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TO ALL EMPLOYEES:

The announcement on Saturday, December 16, that the federal government
had approved a grant of $40.5 million to CTA was a milestone in CTA history.
Coupled with a $20.2 million grant from the State of Illinois, the $60.7 million
will enable us to implement the second year of CTA's Capital Renewal Program.

Some of the projects made possible by these grants are the purchase of an
additional 525 new buses, environmental improvements for 1100 older buses,
new service vehicles and maintenance buildings, more rapid transit station re-
modelling and track and structure rehabilitation, plus cab signal equipment to
complete signalling on the rapid transit system.

Besides providing much needed capital improvements, the announcement re-
affirms the faith that the U.S. and State of Illinois Departments of Transporta-
tion have in CTA. It also fulfills a commitment I undertook when I arrived here,
to obtain the funds necessary to restore and modernize CTA properties.

Sincerely,

Michael Cafferty
Chairman

CHICAGO TRANSIT BOARD

Ernie Banks

Michael Cafferty, Chairman

Clair M. Roddewig

Wallace D. Johnson

Lawrence G. Sucsy

James R. Qu.nn

Donald J. Walsh

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

CTA emergency crews lauded

for aiding IC crash victims

iVITfflN MINUTES after CTA's Operations Control
[Renter learned of the disastrous IC crash on Monday,
3ctober 30, emergency crews and trucks from both
;he Utility & Emergency Service and Electrical De-
foartments were at the site of the crash near 27th
street and King drive. Using their heavy duty cutting
Equipment and power jacks, CTA crews assisted in
i;he removal of those trapped inside the tangled
wreckage.

Emergency measures were also effected to carry
thousands of stranded IC commuters from standing
trains to the Loop. Many buses were diverted from
South Side routes to serve IC stations. Jackson Park-
Howard rapid transit trains remained at their eight-
par length for several hours after the A.M. rush be-
cause of the heavy influx of regular IC commuters.

"I am especially proud of the way CTA employees
responded to the catastrophe on the IC," CTA Chair-
man Cafferty said, "Our employees contributed valu-
able service to the Chicago public. It is unfortunate
that a disaster such as this was the basis for several
iirecent commendations."

Alan S. Boyd, president and chief executive officer
)f the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, in a letter to

Chairman Cafferty said, "You must know what a
terrible time these past few weeks have been for all
of us at Illinois Central Gulf. After nearly a half
century of almost flawless operation, a tragedy of
massive proportions almost crushed our fine organi-
zation in spirit and outlook.

"It probably would have, but for the sympathetic
help and courage given us by many organizations like
yours. We put an advertisement in the Chicago
papers to thank everyone — and predictably missed
some to whom we owed much.

"But I still wanted to say 'thank you' in a more
personal way than that public advertisement. We
were in great need. You and your people helped. My
associates and I at Illinois Central Gulf can only
thank you and promise to remember."

Two other commendations, both in the form of
resolutions lauding those who provided immediate
assistance were proposed by Mayor Daley and other
members of the City Coimcil and also by the Illinois
House of Representatives. Both documents cited CTA
emergency crews as well as doctors, nurses and or-
derlies at Michael Reese and Mercy hospitals, Chi-
cago firemen and policemen, civil defense crews and
others.

Senior citizens receive new CTA permits

AN INTENSIVE effort to issue CTA reduced fare per-
mits to senior citizens began December 4 at 23 regis-
tration centers throughout Chicago. By December 19,
49 locations in Chicago and suburbs were cooperating
in the program.

The first permit was issued at the Civic Center by
Chairman Michael Cafferty and Mayor Richard J.
Daley. A regular CTA rider, Mrs. Jessie Barnes,
was the recipient of permit No. 1. She is 94 years
old.

When paying reduced fares, senior citizens must
display the new CTA permit rather than the Medicare
Card which had been used previously for identifica-
tion. Senior citizens were afforded 24-hour reduced
fare privileges starting November 5, 1972.

\olume XXV CTA TRANSIT NEWS Number 9

Published monthly by and for employes of the Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction of the Public Information Department.

C. William Baxa, Director of Public Informalion

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor

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DECEMBER, 1972

Limits, Forest Park, Skokie

ESC winners named for third quarter of 1972

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FINAL STANDINGS for the third quarter of the Employee Safety
Contest (ESC) were announced recently naming the winners in eacl
of three competitive groups within the Shops & Equipment Depart-
ment.

ESC gives recognition to men at work locations achieving the
best safety performance during each quarter of the year, as de-
termined by the number of injuries per million man-hours worked

Winning the surface garage competition with a frequency rate oj
zero was Limits Garage. In the picture top left, Foreman Edwarc(
Murray (right) is accepting the award from Supervisor of Garagesi
Tim Riordan.

Taking first place in the rapid transit maintenance terminal
competition. Forest Park Terminal had a rate of 57.4. In the pic-
ture at left, Foreman Aaron Swoope (left) is displaying the award
presented to him by Superintendent of Rapid Transit Maintenancee
Terminals Anthony Porcaro.

First place in the shops competition was won by Skokie Shopf
with a rate of 53.1. In the picture below. Superintendent of Skokiee
Shop Robert Winther is displaying the award before nine shop safetyy
coordinators, from left: Mitchell Faczek, Michael Connolly, Mich-
ael Fabian, Ted Lesniak, Mr. Winther, Donald Prendergast, Kennethh
Blocker, Joseph Flanagan, Gary Wilson and Thomas Torrey.

B. P. Dinter, CTA property accountant, dies at 63

MASS FOR Bruno P. Dinter Jr., 63, property account-
ant for CTA, who died suddenly on December 6, was
said December 9 at St. Matthias Catholic church,
2310 W. Ainslie street.

Mr. Dinter joined the Electrical Department of the
former Chicago Surface Lines on May 22, 1934, as a
laborer. He subsequently served as a rail bonding
foreman and clerk within that department until trans-
ferring to Property Accounting in June, 1950. Mr.
Dinter was a valuation engineer until January, 1968,

when he became assistant property accountant. He
was appointed property accountant in September, 1969.

Mr. Dinter was on military leave twice during his
transit career, serving in the U.S. Navy for three
years during World War II and 16 months during the
Korean conflict.

Survivors include his father, Bruno P. Dinter Sr.,
a brother, Michael F., and a sister, Kathryn Shufli-
towski.

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Medically Speaking

by Dr. George H. Irwin

COLD FACTS — The common cold is an acute disease
of the upper respiratory tract which includes the
nose, throat and the upper part of the breathing tubes.
The signs of a cold usually appear within three days
after exposure and last five to eight days.

Why are colds called colds ? It may be because
chilling causes the symptoms or because a feeling of
cold is a prominent symptom or because they occur
during the cold season. "Old King Cold" is a king-
size troublemaker causing much human suffering and
costing the people of the United States many billions
of dollars annually in lost wages, material produc-
tion, school absenteeism and medical expenses.

The common cold has been one of the most elusive
illnesses in medical research. The common cold of
itself has probably never been fatal but its impor-
tance lies in serious complications and the many days
of disability it produces. For over 2,000 years, doc-
tors have been trying to find out what causes colds and
how to cure them, and, so far, they have had only
limited success.

In ancient times, people blamed their colds on
night air, decaying leaves, face powder, cats, or the
influence of the comets. Colds have been fed, starved,
ignored and treated with more remedies than any
other ailment of the human body. However, some
progress has been made. We now know that colds are
caused by viruses, but viruses are tricky. When a
vaccine which kills them is found, another breed of
viruses is developed which is not affected by the vac-
cine. A vaccine was found for polio, in time medical
research will discover one to cure the common cold.

The number of colds during the cold season will
run between 25 and 50 million at any one time and can
therefore be considered a most important public
health problem.

As stated before, we know that a cold is probably^
actually caused by one of many viruses. However,,'
just being exposed to a virus is not enough to start a
cold. A second factor is needed — a lowering of gen-
eral body resistance to infection. A few of the con-
ditions which lower our body resistance are getting
overtired or chilled, also overeating and not dressing
properly to maintain an even body temperature.

The symptoms of the common cold most everyoneej
knows. Briefly, the onset is usually accompanied by."
loss of pep, a chilly feeling, a head cold with ajl
running nose, sneezing, sore throat, headache, gen-
eral body pains and a fever. If complications occur,,
symptoms will vary depending upon what organ is in-
volved— the ears, sinuses, lungs, etc.

The treatment or management of the common coldc
should be considered in two parts — preventative pro-
cedures and active measures after the cold hasi
started.

Preventative procedures include keeping in thd
best physical condition possible by following the
simple rules of good hygiene. Namely, adequate resi
and sleep, moderate diet with plenty of fluids, reason-
able exercise, proper clothing, and correct heating;
and ventilation of living and working quarters. Avoicf
the twin dangers; chilling and overheating, either oi
which can weaken body resistance. You may improvej
your physical condition by avoiding fatigue anc(
crowded places.

Cold shots or vaccines for the common cold and(
flu are a controversial subject. Some statistics show
that vaccine will successfully immunize against about
50 per cent of certain types of viruses. It is espe-
cially advised for the elderly or chronically ill per*
sons who have lowered body resistance.

Active measures after the cold has started includes

1. Stay home and rest in bed, especially during thai
early stages; this is the period when colds arei
spread most easily.

2. Cover all sneezes and coughs. When blowinfi
your nose, do it gently and use disposable tissues
or a clean handkerchief. Use your own towels!
dishes, etc.

3. Take a warm bath or shower frequently.

4. Eat a well-balanced diet with emphasis or
more fluids than usual.

5. Use a steam kettle or vaporizer to relieve
nasal congestion.

6. Don't experiment with cold pills or nose dropss
Aspirin frequently relieves headaches or general
body aches. Penicillin and various other anti'
biotics should be reserved for complications.

7. If you are no better in a few days or the feve:
persists, call your personal physician and folloiji
his instructions.

CTA TRANSIT NEWH

Service anniversaries in December

30 years

L. Jacobson, Office Services

J. Korzen, Stores-North Division

J. Kunka, Beverly

R. J. Arendt, South Shops

A. Kusiak, Electrical Distribution

C. Bowman, Keeler Garage

E. Levee, Schedule & Traffic

G. 1. Campbell, Law

J. Mickovic, Schedule & Traffic

F. Corpino, Kedzie

S. Mocarski, North Avenue

P. R. Colucci, Limits

J. Reinhart, Forest Glen

A. T. Cooper, Kedzie

Rini, Security

J. P. Cosgrove, North Park

T. Skiba, Forest Glen

J. D. Craig, District C

Strzeiecki, West Section

J. A. Cunningham, Treasury

Tarantino, 52nd Street

C. A. Drozda, Research & Planning

Tignac, Forest Glen

C. E. Eugene, Kimball Maintenance Terminal

S. Turek, Skokie Shop

E. J. Evans, South Shops

C. Vidmont, South Shops

P. J. Fidanze, Security

Wegl, Power Operations

25 years

Z. Artis, Track

E. Cooke, 77th Street

W. B. Duren, District D

J. E. Durr Jr., Electrical Distribution

0. ErtI, Utility & Emergency Service

J. E. Foley, South Section

T. E. Freeman, West Section

G. Hann, North Avenue Garage

J. Hennelly, North Park Garage

J. Hudale, Shops Squad Car

J. J. Mortorano, Forest Glen

W. 0. McDaniel, Limits

J. McPartlan, North Park Garage

J. S. Mule, West Section

W. J. Murray, Electrical Distribution

G. C. Olson, South Shops

L. F. Powell, North Park Garage

A. G. Rizzuto, Beverly Garage

R. E. Ryan, North Section

S. J. Salamone, Electrical Distribution

E. J. Superczynski, Substation Engineering
W. E. Walker, 77th Street

G. Woodmore, West Section

F. W. Zoloudek, Forest Glen Garage
H. F. Ziolkowski, Instruction-Surface

Archer-expressway bus service expanded on weekdays

EXPANDED HOURS for the route 62A Archer-
Expressway service started Friday, November 24,
just in time for the busiest downtown shopping sea-
son of the year.

The service previously operated during weekday
rush hours only from Archer/Harlem to the Loop in
the mornings and from State/Wacker to the Southwest
Side in the evenings. The route operates non-stop via
the Stevenson Expressway for about six miles.

The new mid-day Express provides two-way ser-
vice every 15 minutes between rush hours, operating
to the Loop from Archer/Cicero in 27 minutes, from
Archer/Harlem in 42 minutes.

Buses leave Archer /Harlem from 6:10 a.m. to
3:0.:^ p.m., routed via Archer, Pulaski, Stevenson Ex-
pressway, Cermak and State to Wacker. Buses leave
Wacker/State from 9:30 a.m. to 5:51 p.m., routed via
State, Cermak, Stevenson Expressway, Pulaski and
Archer. During rush hours, certain buses serve
Cicero avenue between Archer and the Stevenson Ex-
pressway.

The Archer-Expressway service makes all local
stops between Harlem and Cicero and limited stops
from Cicero to the Stevenson Expressway. All local
stops are also made on State street between Wacker
and Harrison; limited stops will be made at Roos-
evelt, 18th and Cermak.

DECEMBER, 1972

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AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY'

ACCOUNTING (Payroll) -

MAUREEN HOULIHAN took part of her vacation at elec-
tion time so she could campaign for her father, Represent-
ative JOHN J. HOULIHAN. Although she worked hard, she
said it was very interesting; an interview and her picture
were in the Joliet Herald November 8. She was also a dele-
gate to the 1972 Democratic Convention which she found
most educational. ..CLOTILDE FRANKIEWICZ spent some
pretty interesting days on some fascinating ca^L ; while
serving on jury duty...ERNA KARGE, who took an early re-
tirement, paid us a visit last week. Now that she has more
leisure time, she has traveled a great deal around the
United States. She also had a pleasant surprise to reveal —
she is now Mrs. DEDERT. Best wishes, Erna! ..JEANNE
and JACQUELINE BIZIK, Revenue, had a marvelous va-
cation in Hawaii in October. They flew from Chicago to
Los Angeles on a new TWA 1011, then boarded a 707 to
Honolulu where they spent a week in the Hawaiian Village
hotel. They enjoyed some time on the other islands of
Kauai, Maui, and the big island of Hawaii before returning
to Oahu and flying back to the mainland. The weather was
good and everything was so enjoyable that they highly rec-
ommend a visit to these lovely islands to everyone.

(General) -

On a lovely autumn day HELEN FRANSON, a retiree of
the Revenue Accounting Department, and WANDA BEKIER
dropped in on RUTH HUGHES, another retiree from Rev-
enue, who is confined to Oak Forest hospital. Ruth is well
and as witty as ever. Ruth's door is always open for vis-
itors at Oak Forest hospital, 159th and Cicero, Oak Forest,
Illinois, Room H-22. Helen and Ruth asked to be remem-
bered to all of their CTA friends. .. MARTHA NEFFAS be-
came ill while on vacation in Asia. She is now at home
recuperating after surgery. We all wish you a speedy re-
covery, Martha!. .Our condolences to ESTHER ERMANN of
Revenue Accounting in the death of her brother. . . Best
wishes to LORRAINE FALK who went on a disability re-
tirement October 1. Hope you're feeling lots better soon.

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(Tabulating) -

October 1 marked the date of retirement for MARIAN
BUCKLEY. A very nice luncheon was given in her honor at
the M&M Club. Among the guests were her husband, JIM,
their son, JIM Jr., and daughter-in-law, MARY ANNE.
Also, our former boss, HERB ROHDE, interrupted his busy
schedule to attend. Marian was gifted with a nice check
from her many friends. Good luck, Marian, and enjoy -
enjoy. .. After 15 years, HELEN ROMAS decided that she
wanted to be a full-time stay-at-home housewife. Friends
and co-workers presented Helen with a lovely gift, and on
November 10 she bade us a fond farewell. .. We extend a
warm welcome to ROSA MARIA BENEDICTO who was em-
ployed on October 11. Glad to have you aboard, Rosa...
Santa Claus came early for EMIL RUSINAK when he
brought Emil a new 1973 Ford Custom 500 automobile.

Come to think of it, Santa Claus probably is Emil Rusinak.
Happiness is a new car. Many happy miles, Emil.

CONGRESS (Agents) -

Janitor AUSTIN YOUNG will begin the New Year by
joining the pensioner's ranks. We wish him many happy
years. Working with him has always been a pleasure. . .
Janitor JAMES CLARK took December for his vacation. He ■
will probably spend it hunting, feasting and showing his •
grandson a good time by starting out with a visit to Santa i
Claus. Guess who will have the most fun?.. Our sincere
sympathy to FRANK ELIA and his family in the loss off
their beloved father, EUGENE ELIA of Schiller Park.. .We;
also wish to extend our sympathy to EVELYN STOFFERi
and her family in the loss of their beloved father, OLIE:
KING, who passed away in Florida... GEORGE HALL and hisi
wife, CORRINE, had a pleasant and memorable vacation ini
Washington, D.C. George's brother and his family live;
there and they made sure that the happy couple saw all!
the places of interest. ..December 18 was an eventful day ati
Janitor BEVACQUA's house because his daughter, IV ANA, ,
had her first birthday party. . . FAY CAPRIO's poodle,,
Taffy, surprised her with two black puppies. Fay's beauti--
ful little granddaughter will be a very happy little girl wheni
Santa brings her one. ..Pensioner MARY NOLAN and her-
sister, ELIZABETH, just returned from their trip to Flor--
ida. They plan another in the near future. .. Pensioner ■
MARY DOYLE came home from an extended stay in Wex--
ford, Ireland... MARY GALLAGHER is still home in Ireland,!
visiting with her parents. .. One evening I met Pensionerr
HELEN McMAHON in the Cermak Plaza shopping center.
She looked as glamorous as always... Trainman SAM PAR-
RILLI is home on the sick list and we hope that he will be
up and about to enjoy the holiday season... My New Year 'Sj
resolution is going to be that I keep my column filled withi:
news.

- ^uUa SlauitJi

BEVERLY -

Received a nice letter from BILL (Red Devil) RAD-
LOFF. Bill and the Over the Hill Gang, Pensioners CHAR-
LIE SUNBLAD, RUDY KOPOWITZ, RALPH LAYTON and
WALTER (Hagen) BAROWSKY live about ten minutes from
one another. They fish, play golf and old maid, and talk.;
about their leaders and followers on the streetcars and thee
good old days. Bill's address is 29 Pilots place. Gulf Har--i
bors, New Port Richey, Florida 33552. We hope to see all!
of you next year and drink from the fountain of youth. Good '
luck, brothers. ..Operator OLIVER LEE Sr. is taking hisaj
pension after 27 years. We will all remember Lee for hisa|
sermons on the mount every morning in the depot. Every--'
one has to do his "thing", and Oliver is going to continue
his good work by being a Jehovah Witness, and like St. Paul
he will spread the word of God. Keep the faith, Lee. ..Pen-
sioner FRANK BLACK visited the depot recently and looks

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in good shape. Frank's address is 934 Maxwell Terrace,
Bloomington, Indiana. Frank was scribe for the Union
Leader for many years and did a fine job. Pensioner FRED
RAPP was a frequent visitor at his home. . . Clerk BILL
LEWIS is back home at Beverly on the night shift. He is
always glad to help the operators — if they have a cigar...
Operator DAN LEAHY celebrated 30 years with CTA by
going for a bus ride. ..We extend our sympathy to the family
of WALTER PYPER. Walter was an instructor for many
years and was always a kind, soft-spoken gentleman. He
will be missed by all of us. ..Operator GONZALO GARZA
is helping out the Employment Department by taking care
of the Spanish speaking people... Box Puller HARRY LEWIS
vacationed at French Lick, Indiana, and really enjoyed it...
Operator CHARLES GILTMIER celebrated 35 years of
wedded bliss by taking his wife, JENNY, out to dinner as a
reward for faithful service. You are a brave girl, Jenny...
We wish a speedy recovery to Operator W. BAILEY who is
on the sick list. ..When you send in pictures, please send
black-and-white photographs as they reproduce better.

Boy oh boy, a trip to Atlanta in November is just what
the doctor ordered. It was super. Your co-reporter,
AMOS FOSTER, ran into Operator DAVE YOUNG of 77th
Street, and he wants everyone to know that his son,
CHARLES, is the proud father of twin boys, CHARLES Jr.
and MAURICE, who weighed in at 6 pounds ... Operator WIL-
LIAM KELLEY lost his sister, LEATHY STEVENSON, in
Greensboro, Alabama. Our sincere condolences to him
from all of us at Beverly. . . Operator O. G. SCROGGINS
wants to get back on Pullman so bad he can taste it. We
take all the good runs before he gets a chance to pick. His
whiskers are too short.. .So long!

- Ham VoMidi & /ImM "^aiteft

CTA SECURITY -

Silence is golden, but not so when it comes to the news.
After a lapse of a few months, we are resuming our col-
umn. I hope all of you men will help me out and send any
news you might have to me. .. Chief BOB MILLER had a
successful cataract operation and is now home recovering.
We all hope your leave of absence is short, Bob, because
we miss your presence at the old homestead... Acting Su-
> perintendent NORM GRAVER recently took a vacation and
spent most of his time at his most favorite spot in the
world — the golf course. Now that you're all rested, wel-
come back into the swing of things. . . HOWARD PERRY,
chief clerk, said he just stayed home on his vacation and
waited for the Indian Summer which never came. Howard
did take his daughter, NOREEN, for her driving test and
she passed with flying colors... Sergeant TOM SULZER and
his wife, MARY, had a couple of surprise visitors this
month. Their son, THOMAS Jr., and his wife, PERCY,
stopped by for a few days while on leave from Washington
where he is stationed with the navy. ..Mr. Stork recently
made visits to three of our officers. To the home of
MARIA and HARVEY BELL he delivered an 8 pound 6
ounce bundle of blue named JASON ROBERT. To the home
of BETTY and GEORGE EVANS he delivered a 6 pound 2
ounce bundle of pink named KRISTINE MARIE. A bright
pink package named ELIZABETH CLAUDETTE weighing
in at 7 pounds 6 ounces was brought to the home of the JIM
LaFOLLETTES... Sergeant SAM RINI has been giving organ
concerts nightly at the Oleander Opry. Play it again, Sam.
..Congratulations are in order for Stenographer JOAN CUCI

NEWS

CELEBRATING THEIR
golden wedding anniver-
sary with smiles to match
are GEORGE DEARING
and his charming wife,
MARY. George retired from
the Rapid Transit Signal
Division May 1, 1963. He's
already saving to give
Mary a diamond for their
75th on May 27, 1997.
Congratulations!

and her husband, JOE, who works in Methods and Pro-
cedures. They both reached their goal weight through
Weight Watchers. You both look fantastic!

- Pat "PO^Mt

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

Signal Engineer C. L. WKSTEN was feted at a farewell
party at Slowik's hall on November 10. Len is leaving CTA
after 20 years of service to join De Leuw, Gather & com-
pany as an engineer in charge of signals and communica-
tions. He will remain in Chicago for one year, then he and
his wife, CAROL, will be making their home in Washington,
D.C. Best wishes for success in your new undertaking. We
will all miss you. ..To brighten her dreary November days,
MARIE HAVLIK flew to Florida for a mini-vacation. She
visited St. Petersburg and Disney World in Orlando. ..We
welcome PARKER HAND, electrical engineer I, to the de-
partment.

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

Superintendent C. L. WIKSTEN has resigned from CTA
after more than 20 years of service in the Signal Depart-
ment. He will head the Train Control Communications Di-
vision of DeLeuw Gather International, a consulting firm.
A party was given in his honor on November 10 at Slowik
hall, 3200 North Milwaukee avenue. Some of the people
there to wish him well were: Superintendent of Shops and
Equipment G. J. CLARK, Electrical Engineer A. R. SAND-
BERG, Superintendent of Transportation D. M. FLYNN,
Superintendent of Utility & Emergency Service J. J.
ROCHE, Ironworker Foreman E. P. WADE and Local 9
President FRED HINGE. Best of luck, Lenny, in your new
position.. .No one had a better excuse not to attend the party
than LEON WILSON. The night before, someone burglar-
ized his home and stole all his clothing. If any of you guys
were wondering what to get Leon for Christmas, take no-
tice... JOSEPH (Jack) WILLIAMS and LINDA JOHNSTON
exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, November 16. The
wedding was at St. Charles Boromeo church in Bensen-
ville. Jack is the son of Signal Maintainer ROY WILLIAMS,
and is now serving in the U.S. Navy with the Seabees, sta-
tioned at Davisville, Rhode Island. We congratulate this
lovely couple and wish them many years of happiness...
JACK PIPP is back in the hospital. As you know, he spent
considerable time in the hospital last summer because of a

DECEMBER, 1972

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serious operation. Jack re-entered this time for treatment
of a back ailment. We all wish him a speedy recovery. ..A
dinner party will be given for PATRICK J. DOYLE, North
Section signal foreman, on Saturday, December 30, in honor
of his retirement. The party will be held at Zum Deutshen
Eck, 2924 North Southport avenue, at 7 p.m. Anyone de-
siring to attend may contact ELMER J. STOKES as soon as
possible. He can be reached at the relay room, 1036 West
Montrose avenue, telephone north 464. This type of party
is given for each of our retiring employees and all Signal
Department personnel are invited.

- 7«

^atttcuf

(Chicago Avenue) -

HOBBS does it again. JACK and VICTORIA announced
the arrival of number four, REBECCA LYNN, on October
28 weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. How is that for almost
trick or treat... BRIAN PATRICK MURPHY wishes to an-
nounce that his parents, the JOHN MURPHYS, have pre-
sented him with a baby sister, MAUREEN THERESE, who
arrived on November 2 weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. She
just missed coming in on a broomstick. ..VITO RACANELLI
brought down a birthday cake on November 2 to celebrate
his 39th(?) birthday. .. Again after advertising about pen-
sioners it paid off. CHARLIE PAXTON, former telephone
repairman, wrote me from Pomona, California. Charlie
has been retired about 17 years residing in California
where he has been active in civil defense work as an ama-
teur radio operator assisting in emergencies. .. LARRY
SHELBY is flying again after getting the needed parts for
his airplane. I don't know how good Larry is at flying, but
from what I hear he is very good at landing. Larry re-
ceived a first place award for proficiency in precision
landing at Gary airport. He touched down nearest to the
white line. Didn't bounce once. ..JOE STUDLEY, RON NEL-
SON and TONY RIGLER were all in Florida at the same
time and spent one day together fishing. I guess one day
was enough. Too many fish?

- Sat TiceUac

ENGINEERING -

Once again we find ourselves welcoming another new-
comer to our department, KATHY LEBAHN, replacing
DARLENE JANSEN who left us a few months ago. Kathy is
probably better known around CTA as KATHY MOSER as
she is a recent newlywed. She has worked in a round of
various departments since her employment with the com-
pany in '68. Kathy's most recent department was Special
Investigations. We're glad to have you move upstairs
again, Kathy, and we're sure that your old department is
going to miss you much... It's good to hear that GEORGE
SULLIVAN is out of the hospital and doing fine after having
surgery. Hope you're feeling much better, George, and that
you'll be returning to work soon. ..Our sincerest sympathy
is extended to the family of KSAVERAS KAUNAS in his ac-
cidental passing. We shall all miss him very much. ..LEO
LIZAK flew to New Jersey and New York for a week vis-
iting with his brother. Talk about picking up strange eating
habits, I hear he ate fish every day. Since his return, it
has been reported that he is starting to grow gills. Next
thing you know he'll be swimming around in the water
cooler looking for a mermaid. ..BILL HUTCHINGS has sug-
gested that ED HESS enroll in a juggling class. Maybe it
will help when he's trying to balance the capital budget for

NEWS

this year. ..Every department should have a Santa Claus to
keep in season. Well it seems that we have two well-
qualified candidates— BILL HUTCHINGS and KEN HOLST.
We'll have to have a "ho-ho-ho" contest one of these days
to see who is better suited for the job. Maybe DUFFY,
Mr. LUEBECK's new secretary, can volunteer to be one of
Santa's helpers, if Santa wouldn't mind having an extra
hand around the house.. .DICK BRAZDA, BOB VANCE and
DAVE PHILLIPS went to North Dakota for a weekend. They
arrived there via the Empire Builder. Hope you fellows
enjoyed your train ride. ..HOWARD BENN and his wife vis-
ited his folks in New York over the Thanksgiving holidays.
Hope your Thanksgiving dinner was super delicious, How-
ard, and you brought along your exercise book to work off
some of the extra "stuffings. "..BOB VANCE is planning to
visit his family in Westerville, Ohio, during the Christmas
holidays. Maybe he can surprise them by arriving through
the chimney. Anybody got an extra Santa Claus suit he can
borrow ?.. Best wishes and congratulations are among the
farewells extended to MARY ELLEN RUSS, JOHN O'CON-
NOR'S secretary, who left us to take up that good old mar-
ried life. Her husband, JAMES McKINLEY, is in the navy
and stationed in Millington, Tennessee. A Florida honey-
moon is planned where they will visit some of Jim's rela-
tives, and of course Disney World. Mary Ellen was quite
surprised at the number of people who attended the limch-
eon in her honor. John O'Connor gave us a short scare by
his late arrival, nevertheless a good time was had by all.
Mary Ellen wishes to thank all of those who attended and
says she will miss all of you very much. ..Glad to hear that
GEORGE MACAK is feeling much better after his stay in
the hospital. ..We'd like to welcome two newcomers to our
department: KATHY KUDELKA, former telephone opera-
tor, who is replacing MARY ELLEN RUSS, and DAISY
FORTE, clerk-typist. Welcome aboard!

(West Shops) -

BERNIE HOLTANE, ironworker, was at the airport to
welcome his wife, MARY, when she returned from a 22-day
tour of Austria, Yugoslavia, Greece and Italy. Mrs. Hol-
tane's roommate on the tour was RITA DEAKDSt. Bernie
has shown us the many pictures that were taken, and all I
can say is that I wish I was there with them. .. Welcome
back to JOHN IWANSKI, plumber apprentice, who has been
away too long. Good to see you back, John.., A special get
well quick to WAYNE HANSEN, machinist foreman.. .We bid
a fond adieu to BOB STAVINGA who worked for Superin-
tendent of Track and Structures T. L. WOLGEMUTH. Good
luck. Bob, wherever you are... Happy to see ROCKY FER-

A CHIP OFF the old block
is WILLIAM HENRY, the
12-year old son of Forest
Glen Station Inside News
reporter W. A. HENRY.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

NEW PENSIONERS

WILHELM A. BEHNKE, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue, Emp. 5-9-42
ALVIN S. BLOOMQUIST, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 7-6-37
GEORGE F. BRICHACEK, Operator,

Lawndale, Emp. 1-13-36
MICHAEL T. CONDON, Electrical Worker,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 1-9-46
STANLEY J. DEERING, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 10-24-45
RAYMOND HIGH, Janitor,

West Section, Emp. 10-5-51
ALBERT J. HOFER, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 11-5-42
PATRICK J. KANE, Collector,

77th Street, Emp, 1-2-45
JAMES M. LUNDY, Bus Repairer,

69th Street, Emp. 6-10-42
DANIEL C. MOODY, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 1-15-34
STANLEY A. OSIKA, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 1-26-46
JOHN P. WALSH, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 7-8-43
JOHN F. ZARAZA, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 3-10-37
CATHERINE A. ZIEMBA, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 7-23-66

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

CLARENCE D. BAKER, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 11-7-60
OTTO KLEIN, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 7-17-46
FRED I. STOWELL, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-15-46
EUGENE T. SULLIVAN, Darkroom Technician,

Reproduction Services, Emp. 12-11-50
PETER J. WEBER, Bus Repairer,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-2-47

RARA, labor foreman, back from his short vacation. You
do look a little rested. Rocky... A speedy recovery to BOB
HODGETTS, resident engineer. We are rooting for a quick
recovery, and hope to see you soon.. .We extend our deepest
sympathy to FRANK ROSS, machinist, and his family in the
death of his mother.

- XadUeK SrtuOf & ^ouUt Satt

FOREST GLEN -

Belated happy 25th wedding anniversary to Operator
BOB and Mrs. BUEGE. By the way. Bob, how come the
tuxedo ? Is that what you were going to show up in for in-
spection?..Supervisor PAUL LOCASSIO is now back on the
job working our terminal board after having open heart
surgery. It so happens Paul takes after "Chappie," another
fine gentleman. Keep that smile, brother Locassio, and
you'll never lose. ..Did anyone happen to see smiling ED
KRATZKE with his cleaning equipment at Jefferson Park?
What a job he was doing!. .WOODY OWENS is wondering

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why his wife isn't working. I believe Woody is looking for
early retirement. Good luck!. .Supervisor GEORGE HAND
and his lovely wife are back from their vacation touring the
East. Of course, George showed his bride all the good
night spots on the trip. George says it was like a second
honeymoon. . . Operator GEORGE SPORLEDER had a little
work done on one of his eyes. It seems he can see all the
pretty girls even better now. ..Operator BOB and PEARL
EVERS had a late vacation, but the weather was bad... BILL
WITKUS went hunting and with much luck got his limit
again. . . Did you ever hear of anyone coming to work and
forgetting his teeth? Well, ANDY KOSINSKI did It one
morning. .. BILL LEMKE and his lovely wife just passed
their 31st year of togetherness November 8. ..It so happens
yours truly and Mrs. HENRY just made 16 years November
25. ..Operator W. BARRON is still looking for a live one, so
beware all... Operator BOWERS is coming up with names
for some of the boys who meet in the corner of the depot.
He is now calling CHILDERS "Sparky. "..Please take notice
of PAUL CHRISTINO who operates with his seat belt on...
Operator T. POLITOPOULOS and his Mrs. announced the
birth of a baby girl named KATHERINA. She was born on
October 27 at Ravenswood hospital weighing 8 pounds 8
ounces and is their first child... Operator "POOPSIE" and
Mrs. ANN NELSON really rubbed it in telling about all the
fine weather on their trip to Florida in November. ..Our fine
credit union officer, JOHN KURINEC, was an outstanding
model for the Ladies Sodality of Divine Savior parish. At
present we are not sure if it was underwear or outer gar-
ments, but I am quite sure he was very outstanding, and
did the church proud.

- TV. fi. '»emif it«,.-...,(,..,,b..,

GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -

The welcome mat was extended to DIANE (Ritrovato)
PECORARO who transferred from the Claim Department.
She became Mrs. JOSEPH PECORARO on October 7 and
honeymooned in Jamaica. Her husband is a bus repairman
at North Park Station. Her father, FRANK, is an instruc-
tor for Shops & Equipment at Archer Garage.

(Insurance) -

RONALD KRAMER and his wife flew to Disney World
for a two-week vacation.. .MARJORIE HOLMES, along with
three other girls took a Greyhound to Atlanta, Georgia, to
attend the Morehouse college homecoming. They were ex-
hausted when they got there from the long trip, and decided
to fly back after spending three days sightseeing... MARIE
CRAWLEY has been advancing in her swimming lessons.
She has now learned to dive, and the exercise is doing
something for her figure. Keep up the good work.

(Personnel) -

The welcome mat was extended to MARIA LOPEZ,
clerk-typist, and JOE KINAHAN, file clerk, who trans-
ferred from 77th Street Shops & Equipment where he for-
merly was a repairman... DON RIESS and his wife drove to
Disney World in Florida touring the east and west coasts
for two weeks. He said they had a marvelous time and the
weather was ideal. ..Have you noticed JOE O'SULLIVAN's
face is redder than usual ? In last month's issue of the
Transit News, he said PATTY JOE JACOBSON was thrilled
with her shamrock from Ireland. She was thrilled alright,
but not by the way her name was spelled. Her name is
PATTI JO JACOBS. Sorry, Patti. . . LEN LOHN spent a

DECEMBER, 1972

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week in Rochester, Minnesota, undergoing tests at the
clinic. Although he didn't get a clean bill of health, he
found out he is not as sick as he thought he was. ..We re-
ceived a letter recently from Pensioner WALTER GAR-
BUTT stating that he has completely recovered from his
heart attack. The only thing he can't do is shovel snow.
He says his wife will do that for him. 1 wonder ? . . RAY
FLEMING showed off his new home by having an open
house for the members of the Training Department... PAT
DUNEK toured the Pacific Northwest and said she had a
wonderful time. She liked it so well she is thinking of
going back. . .EVELYN, the wife of BURT BOSAN, took a
trip to Rome, Italy. She said she had a good time and is
now back home— wiser but poorer. ..RICHARD FABRY, the
husband of KATHY FABRY, has started his new job. Rich
is now production clerk, MC&OP, at Skokie.

(Public Information) -

Our deepest sympathy is extended to QUENTIN MI-
CHALCZEWSKI in the death of his beloved grandmother.

KEDZIE -

Superintendents M. HARRINGTON, A. TABEL and J.
McEVlLLY would like to take this opportunity to wish all
the personnel at Kedzie a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year. . . Congratulations to EMANUEL D. PORTER,
p.m. foreman, and his wife, ORA, on the birth of a baby
girl, KIMBERLY ANN, October 14. . . Operator A. DOMI-
NICK received a surprise telephone call from Pensioner
E. ZIELKE, who says hello to all his friends at Kedzie.
The only street Zielke ever worked out of Kedzie was Har-
rison street. ..I received a card from Pensioner NICK
(Money Bags) PAPPAS who said he attended the wedding of
his grandson in Wilton, New Jersey. He said he also vis-
ited Reading and Trenton, New Jersey. We are sorry to
report that Nick passed away on November 13. Our sin-
cerest sympathy to his family. ..ELINOR COLLINS, the wife
of Operator R. COLLINS, recently underwent surgery but
is now home recuperating satisfactorily. We wish her a
speedy recovery. Also at this writing. Operators T. SHEV-
CHUCK and RALPH POTTS are hospitalized in Presby-
terian-St. Luke's hospital. FRANK VONDRASEK is in
Loretto hospital, and G. PAPPAS is in West Lake hospital.
..MARY FIORITA, the aunt of CARM GRAHAM, your re-
porter's wife, passed away on October 30 in Dayton, Ohio.
She was also the aunt of Pensioner MIKE FIORITA, Fore-
man JOE FIORITA of Archer, and Instructor of Garages
ADAM FIORITA. We extend our deepest sympathy to their
families here and in Dayton... The mother of Operator M.
GAYLORD passed away in Plymouth, North Carolina. Our
deepest sympathy is extended to her family. ..Don't forget
your credit union — save a little each payday.

KEELER -

Hi guys and dolls. I found this witty observation after
my Thanksgiving dinner— there are more gluttons than
drunkards in Hell. Of course, I'm lost either way. ..Last
Issue your old scribe pulled another boo-boo. I acknowl-
edged that the JARECKIS were vacationing in Florida, but
failed to mention that Operator DON BABER and his lovely
lady were the Jarecki's travel partners. Don forgave me

NEWS

and took JOHN off the hook. He will suffer enough now that
LINDA is taking clarinet lessons... Superintendent KE AG is
very proud of his son, KEVIN, who is the quarterback for
the Wright Junior college football team. He led them to a
28 to 19 victory over Rockford, remaining undefeated as
the undisputed champions of the Northwest Community
Conference title. Kevin was also chosen ail-American
quarterback for junior colleges throughout the nation. Boss
man, please steer him in the direction of the Chicago
Bears. . .Another father-son happening involves my good
buddy. Supervisor LEE OAK. Lee's son, DON WILCOX,
with the aid of his wife, MARGARET, made Lee a grandpa
recently. Don is also one of our good garage servicemen...
Not to be outdone. Serviceman BYRON LeVAULT boasts of
his son's very extensive vocabulary. GREGORY BYRON,
at the ripe old age of 16 months, can very plainly say da-
da... Mechanic A. M. PARILLO owned up to 53 miles on the
birthday odometer November 16. ..Mechanic JOHN ZAJAC
will shortly leave the garage force to join the ranks of the
courageous men in blue. ..Glad to see CHESTER FILIPEK
off the sick list. We do, however, miss MELVIN STOKES
who, as of this writing, is hospitalized. No one can take
Stokes' place as no one can take up that much space. Hurry
back, Stokes...! heard a rumor that T. J. (Boerwinkle)
JONES has his leg in a cast, the result of the strenuous
practice basketball coach C. BLAKENEY puts his team
through. We want a running team, coach, but at that price?
..Received a nice long letter from ZIELKE, and his letters
never fail to give us a lift. By sheer coincidence, one of
Zielke 's favorite operators, CHACHERE, was visiting his
old buddies at Keeler and was tickled to see his name men-
tioned in Zielke's letter. Zielke didn't know that Satch had
abandoned us Keelerites for Limits Station... These fellows
are really on the ball. Operator G. KARRAS remembered
that his wife, DONNA, had a birthday on November 16, or
was it her 16th? Operator O. HAMPTON had to buy a pre
Christmas gift for his Mrs., ADDIE, when she birthdayed
on December 2. Clerk RONNIE MILLER isn't so smart
He tells me that his wife, BARBIE, can now go dancing at
the 30 and over club following her birthday on October 19.
Barbie is no dummy either. She's letting Ronnie go deer
hunting in upper Michigan with her cousin as guide. Ronnie
will definitely hunt deer— not dears. ..SY GOLDMAN and his
wife, NELLIE, are taking a second honeymoon in West
Palm Beach, Florida. Just in case things are a little dif-
ferent the second time around, they will also do some
sightseeing at Disney World in Orlando. ..Say, fellows, have
you noticed the svelte look of Operator M. WIDEN-
HOEFER? He has lost 20 pounds, and I can't lose two
One of our new operators, PHILLIP DAVILA, and his wife,

THESE THREE leisurely
fellows are Pensioners
BILL RADLOFF, WALTER
BAROWSKY and RALPH
LAYTON enjoying a "cool
one" by the pool at Bill's
home in Newport Richey,
Florida.

CIA TRANSIT NEWS

INSIDE

HOCKEY IS a year-round
sport for Forest Glen Bus
Operator CARL BENOIT
and his son, VICTOR, who
looks like a typical de-
fenseman. Carl has been
teaching and coaching
junior hockey teams for
over a year at Rainbo
Arena.

THERESA, just celebrated their second wedding anniver-
sary and didn't bring us a piece of cake... A hearty welcome
is extended to FRANK TORRES and CARMELO MONTA-

NEZ.

LAWNDALE -

Well, fellows, as I am writing this the weather is giving
us an indication that we're in for a long, cold winter (but I
sincerely hope not). Station Superintendent JACK MORRIS
recently reminded us that for the first month of the last
quarter we're in first place in the system for the least
lamount of accidents. This is a very good sign that we're
all trying harder to improve the overall safety record of
CTA. Keep up the good work!. .A hearty welcome to these
new men at Lawndale: Operators CHARLES E. WILLIAMS,
PADERON MAURO DeLEON, ANTONIO LOPEZ and MAN-
UEL DeLaCRUZ. All of us here at Lawndale extend a wel-
come to you, and we also hope that you'll enjoy your stay
here. ..P.M. Foreman CLARENCE MILLS is preparing for
the 1973 model airplane championship matches. Clarence
is looking for a couple of new models for Christmas. Good
luck. ..Clerk JIMMIE KORLONIS of the repair department
recently returned from a three-week vacation, but on a sad
note. During the last week of his vacation his mother
passed away. Our deepest sympathy is extended to you and
your family. . . Our condolences are extended to Operator
IRVING CUNNINGHAM in the recent passing of his mother,
and to Operator TOMMY HARPER, whose mother also
passed away. ..We recently received a beautiful card from
Pensioner BILL and EM KLECKA who are vacationing in
Florida. . . Operator ABE WILSON is challenging anyone
capable of playing the game of chess. Abe must admit,
however, that checkers is not his game. ..Congratulations to
Operator SOLOMON DAVIS and his family on their new
home. . . DARRYL D. PENDLETON, the son of Operator
JOHN PENDLETON, recently received a scholarship to St.
Francis de Sales High school. Congratulations to you,
Darryl, from the men of Lawndale.. .Congratulations to Op-
erator EDDIE McCUTCHEON who recently took his MARY
in matrimony on October 13. ..Glad to see Operator JAMES
FITCHPATRICK back with us after his recent illness...
Former Operator PETE MOLFESE of Lawndale has been
ill for some time now. We hope that Pete is doing better
at this writing.. .Also back on the job after his illness is
Operator EXCELL BENN... Personnel on our sick list as of
this writing are: Operator TILLMON SHAW in Mary

NEWS

Thompson hospital; Operator GEORGE M. O'DONNELL,
and Cleaner ROBERT WALKER. ..On December 1 Operator
GEORGE F. BRICHACEK retired after 36 years of service.
We're all wishing George loads of good luck on his retire-
ment... Fore man JOE RITROVATO will retire on January 1
after 38 years of service. Joe spent 18 years as a fore-
man. You've been a very nice guy to know and will be
missed around Lawndale. Good luck on your retirement...
Our condolences are extended to Operator LENZIE AL-
FORD in the recent passing of his brother. ..Here are the
men on the 1972-73 basketball team from Lawndale: Coach
ROSEY WRIGHT, Assistant Coach RONNIE McKNIGHT,
Captain GREGG CROOM, JAMES BURRIS, IRVING CUN-
NINGHAM, RALPH WILLIAMS, ARLANDER MARTIN,
JOHNNY PAIGE, TOMMY ARTIS, DAVID JOHNSON and
DUANE SMITH. Good luck for the season, fellows, I hope
that as many of us as possible can get out to see the games.
. . Wedding anniversary congratulations go to Operators
WILLIAM and ANN MILLER on their 15th, October 26;
JOHN and ANN HAWKINS on their 3rd, October 28;
ARTHUR and MELVITA WILLIAMS on their 11th, No-
vember 10; JEROME and EVELYN JOHNSON on their 12th,
November 27; ROBERT and SANDRA BRAXTON on their
2nd, December 5; EDDIE and ROBERTA JOHNSON on their
11th, December 10; and it's going to be eight years of
wedded bliss for HAYWARD and JOYCE BORDERS January
9. Many happy returns to all!. .Congratulations are in or-
der for Clerk CLARK and MARGIE CARTER on the recent
birth of their son, CLARK LEE CARTER Jr., on November
2. Little Clark topped the scale at 7 pounds 65 ounces...
Happy birthday to the following personnel: LOU J. KAZDA,
ALLEN H. JACKSON, C. McQUAY, TILLMON SHAW,
ROBERT C. DILLARD, ROBERT WILLIAMS, WALTER
JENTSCH, ROY JENKINS, DAVID O. CARROLL, CHARLES
F. HILL, ERNEST BURNETT, MANUEL NAVARRO,
MAURICE A. WALTON, E. BROWN, C. A. AUGUST, W.
STUBBS, WILLIAM PRICE, T. COLEMAN, H. E. MOORE,
LEROY WILLIAMSON, R. L. LAY, J. KETCHUM, W. A.
LEE, H. DAVIS, TOM BYRNE and JOHNNY L. McCLAIN...
On Sunday, October 29, the St. Joseph Branch of the Little
Flower Society held it's communion breakfast at St. Pat-
rick's church. Lavnidale personnel in attendance Included
Mr. and Mrs. EDDIE KAWCZYNSKI, Instructor and Mrs.
DAVE HINMAN, their son and his mother-in-law, and Clerk
and Mrs. WILLIAM KELLY. Former Assistant Superin-
tendent of Lawndale STANLEY BITEL and his lovely wife
were there. We also had a chance to see Pensioner and
Mrs. ARCHIE DILLON, who are both looking very well.
Archie happened to win a prize in the drawing— a statue of
the Madonna of the Kitchen. Other winners from Lawndale
were EDDIE (Cookie) KAWCZYNSKI and yours truly. Ev-
eryone really had a wonderful time. ..We extend our deepest
sympathy to Assistant Superintendent H. P. BRAUN in the
recent passing of his brother, WALTER BRAUN... Our
hearts go out to Operator A. A. HADAC who sustained an
injury recently en route to work. We all wish you a speedy
recovery.

LIMITS -

Time marches on, and the time has come when your
scribe has reached that golden age of 65. As of January 1,
1973, I will be retired. I thank the good Lord who has seen
fit to keep me in good health and strength these many
years. I want to thank the men at Limits for their coopera-

DECEMBER, 1972

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tion In writing our column, for without their help there
would not have been a column. I also want to thank Bob
Heinlein, Mel Alexander and the Transit News staff for
their help. They have all done a fine job of getting the
Transit News out regularly to all of the employees, active
and retired. Your new scribe beginning with the January
issue will be CHARLES TURNER, who is most capable.
Please keep the Limits column alive by giving him the co-
operation that you gave me. Thank you. ..The Limits credit
union annual business meeting and party will be held on
January 28 at 3 p.m. in Weigelt's hall, Byron and Damen
avenues. All members and their families are invited to
attend. Prizes will be given after the meeting, and deli-
cious food and beverages will be served... Superintendent
M. DeWITT and his dear wife returned from a refreshing
vacation down in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where they enjoyed
themselves to the fullest... Operator STANLEY DEERING
took his pension on December 1. He and his dear wife are
planning to tour the good old U.S.A. and visit the many
places of historic interest. ..Mechanic KEITH KLEIN and
his dear wife, DIANE, became the parents of a cute baby
girl, KAPRICE MARIE. This is the first girl in the Klein
family after having eight boys. Congratulations to the very
proud parents. .. P.M. Foreman E. KUKLEWICZ and his
dear wife , FRIEDA, celebrated their 30th wedding anniver-
sary on November 16, and it was also his 31st year with
CTA. Congratulations and best wishes to this fine couple.
They are planning a trip to San Antonio, Texas, to mark the
occasion... Our sincerest sympathy to Operator MITCHNER
in the death of his beloved mother; also to the families of
Operators SAM WILSON, JESSE BROADNAX and HARDY
CARLSTEDT, formerly of Devon and North Park, who
passed away. ..In closing this column, as it will be my last
one, 1 will not say goodby but just "au revoir." May all of
you and your families enjoy good health, happiness and
prosperity in the years that lie ahead.

- ;e. S. ^ouM

LOOP ■

Clerk ED PFANNKUCHE celebrated 39 years with CTA
in October, and he and his wife, VI, celebrated their first
wedding anniversary on November 26. Our congratulations
on both occasions. On October 27, Ed and Vi flew to Chat-
tanooga, Tennessee, and enjoyed a boat ride dovra the Mis-
sissippi river... Motorman GEORGE EASTMAN said so long
to CTA and his co-workers when he resigned recently to
open his own business, a hardware store. If any of you are
in the vicinity of Madison and Western, drop in and give
George some business... Janitor CRUMPLER spent his va-
cation in New York this year. He said he really had a great
time. ..CHESTER GAVIN is back to work after his four-day
holiday. Tell us, Chester, is it who you know or what you
do?. .Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family of re-
tired Assignment Agent ANTHONY BALKAS who passed
away recently. Anthony was with CTA for 25 years. High
mass was celebrated for him at Our Lady of the Ridge
church on October 11. ..Our sincere condolences are also
extended to Agent MARTHA BLEERS who recently lost her
grandson, and to Clerk RON SORENSEN in the death of his
mother. ..Agent TONI STIPATI, the wife of Agent SAM STI-
PATI, is recuperating nicely. We hope to announce her re-
turn to work shortly... JOHN FILIPEK has asked us to thank
all his co-workers who so kindly remembered him with
cards and gifts during his hospital stay. He was deeply
touched. .. Agent W. RAJEWSKI and his wife happily an-

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nounced the birth of their fifth and sixth grandchildren,
born just three weeks apart. Their daughter had a little
girl, VICKI, and their daughter-in-law had a little girl
named DEBBIE. Moms, dads and grandparents are really
proud... We just can't seem to keep the DOYLE name out of
the news for one issue. This time we announce the 33rd
wedding anniversary of DAN and Co-reporter MILDRED on
November 11. May they enjoy many, many more years
together. Congratulations from all of us. ..It is with deep
regret that we announce the retirement of Janitor E.
SCHULTZ, Lake Street. He will be greatly missed and,
hard to replace. Schultzy, as he was affectionately known
by his many friends, never idled away his time. He man-
aged to keep busy at all times, and his stations showed it.,
Good luck and many happy retirement years to a truly fine
gentleman. Don't forget to let us hear from you. ..We are
happy to see BILL CUSACK back at the old stand after his j
recent illness. Stay well. Bill, and don't let anything get
you down... Agent MINNIE DIKE MAN is much too humble to
tell anyone, but we found out that she received an "Employ-
ee of the Year" citation for 1972. Minnie certainly de-j
serves this honor as she is a most conscientious andgra-^
cious lady. . . Belated birthday greetings to Chief Clerkt
HARRY BAKER and retired Agent PIERRE FLECK. . . Oht
November 4 a retirement party was held for Agent MARY\'
JO OHNESORGE at Weigelt's hall on Damen avenue. Those*
who attended enjoyed a lovely dinner and an enjoyable eve-^
ning of dancing. Mary Jo was presented with gifts whichl
she accepted graciously. Everyone was moved by her ac-i
ceptance speech when she said looking around this roomn
and seeing all these people as her friends was the greatesfcl
gift of all. ..Agent ED ROHDE retired on November 1. May)
he enjoy his retirement in good health. ..Electrician JOE^
HOBBS is back on the job and really looking great. Joe had(
open heart surgery at Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospital. ..,|
Agent OPAL (York) WOZNLAK is home recuperating fromi,
her recent surgery at St. Anthony hospital. We will be glad^
to give her number to all her friends who would like to calllj
her. ..In closing, our grateful thanks to Transit News Editor^
BOB HEINLEIN and his staff for all their hard work and(
efforts in putting out our magazine in 1972. Thanks, gang...j
May 1973 be a blessed and happy year for all of us. Keepn
smiling.

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

Anyone interested in a puppy or kitten for a Christmas)
gift? Please contact MATTIE ANDERSON. Don't ever telll
her when your birthday is, or you will be sure to get one om
the other as a present. ..Speaking of pets, KATY MORLAR-ll
TY, your co-scribe, has a big beautiful Irish setter whc«
was graduated from obedience school in November. Con-«
gratulations...JIM GEORGE spent his vacation in Wiscon-*
sin working on his cottage there. .. DOROTHY FORD hasij
some new glasses, and had a two-week vacation whicli
started the week of Thanksgiving. Gee, what a nice time tt
be off and get ready for the upcoming holidays. .. JUNi
BAREKMAN and her family had a wonderful vacation ii
Hawaii in August... Relief Superintendent R. SUTA said h(
had a nice "honey-do" vacation. He did everything his wife
told him to do. Knowing Mr. Suta, he enjoyed every minut(
of it. ..Congratulations and good luck to all the newly-hire(
agents. Those hired as conductors recently are: JOSEPI
C. MARTIN Jr., J. LOPEZ, S. VICENS, M. BISHOP, E
HOWARD, P. DIAZ, TOM RAMOS and JOSE LAM. . . Ou)

CJ/K TRANSIT NEW,

- ^tuce ^(xwrf^ & "KiUtf TH'i'Uaittf

iRTH AVENUE -

Congratulations to Operator LAWRENCE ABRAHAM who
;Icomed his second granddaughter, LAURIE, born Octo-
T 23 at McNeal hospitaL..On February 1, Clerk EDWARD
KEEFE will be joining the ranks of pensioners after 39
lars of service. He has some great plans. First, a trip
Hawaii with his wife and sister-in-law. Then an auto-
Qbile trip and some sightseeing. Good luck, Ed, keep in
^ch. . . My co-reporter, WALTER BLIX, had open-heart
irgery. He is at home recuperating and will be back at
)rth as soon as the doctor gives him the OK. He would
to hear from all of his friends. See ya' purty soon,
klter... Operator RALPH POTTS from Kedzie is in Oak
irk hospital. Operator HERB LINDEMANN is on the sick
fet. We hope you both are well by the time you read this...
are happy to report that Bus Dispatcher BILL KOSEK,
)uth Shops, is back to work after surgery. ..Pensioner JOE
EBEL and his spouse, CATHERINE, vacationed in San
•ancisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. According to
eir card, they were having a ball. Joe says, "Old bus
ivers never die, they just drive away. "..Clerk WAYNE
lEDEMA and his wife, BONNIE, paid Day Foreman ALEX
MA and his wife, ROSE, a visit during their vacation,
ayne and Bonnie enjoyed the local forest preserves and a
licious dinner prepared by Rose. Alex and Rose are big
id owners in Wisconsin — they have a nice farm. Wayne
d Bonnie are also new property owners. They bought a
me on the Northwest Side of Chicago. ..Congratulations to
2 September members of the Courtesy Caravan Club.
ley are; Operator W. JOHNSON for assistance of handi-
pped. Operators R. COVYEAU, H. FIELDS, E. BRYANT,
FLIENT and J. DUBIN for exceptional courtesy... Pen-
oner WILLW.M BUETOW lost his wife, ANNA, November
Operator WADE SIMMONS lost his father October 13.
iOerator NICK DE FINA passed away October 13. Operator
:J SUKIS lost his wife October 13. The sister of Operator
illED COOPER passed away October 11. We extend our
tiepest sympathy to these families. The Bible tells us
P.'sus said, "I go to prepare a place for you that where I
!:n, there ye may be also. "..Superintendent LES KEAG of

iECEMBER, 1972

NEWS

TOMI JEAN GRIESEN-
AUER, the daughter of
North Avenue Station In-
side News reporter WAL-
TER BLIX, was a recent
graduate of the Ravenswood
Hospital School of Nursing.
She will be working at
Swedish Covenant hospital.

Keeler Station and his wife, LORETTA, are very proud of
their son, KEVIN, who is quarterback on the Wright Jr.
college football team. They beat Rockford 28 to 19 to win
the Northwest Central Community Conference for junior
colleges. He threw two touchdown passes and scored a
touchdown himself. Last year he received the award for
the ail-American quarterback for junior colleges all over
the U.S.A. ..We received a welcome letter from Pensioner
NEIL COTTER in Portage, Wisconsin. The duck hunting
and the deer hunting are good there, but Neil doesn't care
to take advantage of it. He asks to be remembered to all
and tells all, "Stay well. "..In the January, 1953, issue of
Transit News, there was a feature story on BILL LOUB-
SKY', the son of Pensioner BILL LOUBSKY. At that time
Bill, age 12, was building scale models of CTA buses as a
hobby project. In 1963 our magazine announced that Bill,
age 22, was a graduate engineering student at the Univer-
sity of Illinois. Now 1973 is coming up and we have a letter
from his father telling us that Bill is now attending Stan-
ford university to obtain his Ph.D. He is considering many
offers of teaching, one of which is at M.I.T. in Boston, or
to go into research at Los Alamos, New Mexico. He also
has an offer to teach in France. He has worked part time
at NASA and gave a televised talk to NASA and Lockheed on
November 7. Bill went to Russia August 12 to attend the
13th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics held at the University of Moscow where scien-
tists from all over the world met. There were 4,000 in
attendance, 2,500 Russians and 1,500 foreigners. Bill
wrote a technical paper, and out of 400 entered in the
U.S.A., 48 were accepted. Two were from Stanford univer-
sity, and Bill's was one of them. This trip was paid for by
Stanford and the U.S. Academy of Science. Bill visited
The Red Square, St. Basil's church, Lenin's Tomb, Lenin-
grad, Province of Georgia, Armenia, and the Russian Riv-
iera on the Black Sea. The Russian buses are very much
like the old "Queen Mary", only gasoline versions. They
have many trolley buses and streetcars. People there ride
on the honor system and some of the fares are 3 cents. He
said Russian subway stations are the most beautiful in the
world, made of marble, many paintings, sculptures and
golden chandeliers. Whatever Bill's plans are for the
future, we wish him luck. ..I want to thank all of you who,
like JULIUS BISWURM, let me know the news that gets into
this column. One little problem has arisen. When I moved,
I put my new address in the column but many of you didn't
keep it and a lot of my mail is still being sent to my old
house. Send it to Bill Miedema, 3900 North Pacific avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60634. Write it down right now before

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you forget! And use it to let me know all of the things your
friends would like to read about. I can't print things if
nobody lets me know about them. Just drop them in the box
at the depot, or, if you are a pensioner, write to me.

- TViJtUam TtUaUma. & TVattm ?&t

NORTH PARK -

The North Park credit union annual business meeting
will be held Friday, January 12, at River Park Fieldhouse,
5100 N. Francisco avenue at 8 p.m. Dividends will be de-
clared and refreshments will be served with drawings for
door prizes. All members are urged to attend... Operator
HAROLD BASON and his wife, NORA, became grandparents
for the eighth time when their daughter, Mrs. JANICE AN-
DERSON, gave birth to a daughter named GWEN MARIE on
November 1 at Lutheran General hospital weighing 7 pounds
7 ounces. ..CHRISTINE CHRISTENSEN, the daughter of Op-
erator CHARLES and GRACE CHRISTENSEN, was married
on Saturday, December 15, to STEVEN KOIS at Evangelical
Free church of Wauconda, Illinois. The reception was held
at the church and was attended by 200 guests... BOB and
EMELIA CIESLA became grandparents for the second time
when their daughter, CAROL ANN COLBURN, gave birth to
a daughter named CHRISTINE MARIE on November 4 at
Wesley Memorial hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. . .
Hospitalized at this time are Mrs. MILDRED SHER, the
wife of Operator IRVING SHER, at Weiss Memorial for
major surgery, and Mrs. CONNIE DiGIOVANNI, the wife of
Clerk JOE DiGIOVANNI, at Forkosh hospital tor major
surgery. The ladies are recuperating satisfactorily and
our prayers are with them for a complete recovery... Going
on pension November 1 were Operators RICHARD HALLI-
GAN with 43 years of service and Operator RAYMOND
BLAA with 33 years of service. On December 1 Operator
ALVIN BLOOMQUIST with 35 years of service started his
pension. In the near future we expect to hear from Richard
who is expecting to move to Florida. Ray will be at home
at 1706 Rogers avenue in McHenry, Illinois. Alvin will be
found playing golf on many of the Chicagoland golf courses
when weather permits. We at North Park wish to express
our sincere appreciation to these fine gentlemen and their
wives as they enjoy their leisure years together. ..Operator
JAMES HALL and his wife, VIRGINIA, traveled throughout
the West and Southwest. Points of interest visited were
Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park
and several stops in the Ozarks with a boat ride at Bagnall
dam... Operator JOHN HALL and his wife, MARIE, drove
their new '72 Buick LeSabre to Dallas, Texas, to visit Miss
NANCY NANN, who is attending Southern Methodist univer-
sity. Also on the agenda was a trip to Ellington, Missouri,
for a two-week rest period... Superintendents ALEX JOHN-
SON, VICTOR JOHNSON, WARD CHAMBERLAIN and LOUIS
MUELLER and their wives spent two weeks on a Caribbean
cruise visiting islands in that area. ..Operator SAM POS-
NER and his wife, ETHEL, flew to Los Angeles, Califor-
nia, where they stayed with Ethel's mother, Mrs. MINNIE
MOLL. On the agenda were visits to San Diego, Long
Beach, and three wonderful days at the Executive Sweets
motel at Las Vegas, Nevada... Operator JERRY BUDZICZ
and his wife, HELEN, traveled to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for
their traditional visit with Helen's relatives. While there,
Jerry challenged the relatives to a golf match and won
some Wisconsin money... Operator PLEAS (PG) SMITH and
his wife, MADELYN, wish to announce that they are dis-
tributors of Amway products. The phone number is

NEWS

539-9358 and the Smiths will be happy to come out an(
serve you. ..Pensioner ROY PEDERSEN of 310 John street
Decatur, Michigan, has another champion beagle namec
Black Hawk Billy. Billy has won two seconds and one firs
place trophy in competition against other beagles. Roy
who is an avid hunter and fisherman, along with his wife
BERNICE, invites his many friends to stop by for a visit..
Happy anniversaries are extended to: Street CoUectoi
TONY GLOPPE and his wife, JENNIE, their 37th; Signa
Maintainer JAMES NESBIT and his wife, MARGE, thei):
34th; Pensioner STANLEY ZALE and his wife, MARIEi
their 44th; Sanitary Engineer STANLEY GUSTAFSON ami
his wife, RUTH, their 33rd; Operator CONNIE SCHMIT anti
his wife, FRANCES, their 41st; Operator FRED BOLD'J
and his wife, AGNES, their 40th; Operator FRED STOWEL]
and his wife, WILMA, their 37th, and Paymaster MlKl
KOMPANOWSKI and his wife, JOSEPHINE, their 38th..
Happy birthdays are extended to: Pensioners BILL SEI
FERT, BILL STEINSPRING and VERN WENNERBERG
Clerk BOB PETERSON, Operators LEO HARA, ME]
HORNING, CAROL, BILLY and EILEEN STRITZEL, an
JOE DiGIOVANNI... Our sympathy and condolences are ex
tended to the families of Pensioners WILLIAM KROSS:
ARTHUR SEPKE and FRANK WIESHAAR, and Paymaste
MIKE KOMPANOWSKI in the loss of his father-in-law
Mr. ALEX KAWALSKI. . . Repair Department Chit Chat
Congratulations to the garage personnel on their seconr
award-winning performance. For their safety recori
coffee and rolls were served... Repairman C. TICE was Ini
jured in an automobile accident, and at this writing is rei
covering satisfactorily. . . Enjoying December vacations
this time are the following: DANIEL LOHSE, ANDY KARR
OLICH, ED OLENDER, FRANK SCHENDL, EDWARD BA
KANOWICZ, DONALD SPARKS, GEORGE WITT and MAT!
HEAVEY. ..Watch your money grow by saving each paydali
in your credit union. You can save through payroll deduo(
tions every two weeks... Remember to change your bene(
ficiary on your insurance and pension plan as soon as youi
circumstances change.

I
NORTH SECTION -

North Side employees were shocked by the sudden deaHJ
of our pensioned North Side Station Superintendent KE>B
NETH MANAUGH who passed away on November 7. Oin
sincere sympathy to the members of his family. . . OO,
deepest sympathy also to Agent TONY ABBANATI in tli
death of his aunt. Tony is now caring for his 86 year o^
uncle. ..On Saturday, November 4, agents from all sectioii
had a farewell dinner for Agent MARY OHNESORGE
Johnnie Weigelt's banquet hall. There were many formi
and retired employees in attendance. Among them wei
Former Division 308 President JOHN BURNS and h
brother, CHARLIE BURNS (with his good jokes), MIKt
CRONIN, Mrs. McMANN, retired Agents ELSIE REIME:
BETTY HAWKINS, MARGARET CASPER, MARGARIl
LAVIN, Mrs. CASSELS and JOSEPHINE COVENY. A fo
of our North Side agents (names withheld) showed everyo:
how to do the Irish jig. A good time was had by everyoD
and we wish Mary many happy years of retirement. ..Age*
MINNA KING flew to Florida for a few days to visit wi' \
her parents... Agent ANN TOMLINSON was in Las Vegas
vacation and managed to make the machines pay out. G1.I
you had a good time, Ann. .. Birthday wishes to retiri
Agent BETTY HAWKINS. May you have many more. All

C7/\ TRANSIT WEW

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

ANTHONY C. BALKAS, 65, South Section,

Emp. 9-3-42, Died 10-7-72
ARTHUR A. BREEN, 82, Lawndale,

Emp. 2-16-35, Died 10-7-72
JESSE BROADNAX, 57, Limits,

Emp. 3-15-51, Died 11-9-72
OLAF H. CARLSTADT, 73, North Park,

Emp. 1-21-44, Died 10-7-72
PETER F. DALEY, 75, Archer,

Emp. 2-23-17, Died 10-5-72
AUGUSTA S. DALY, 76, Transportation,

Emp. 8-27-23, Died 8-25-72
NICK F. DeFINA, 61, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-4-42, Died 10-13-72
JOHN DROBENA, 73, South Shops,

Emp. 3-30-37, Died 10-2-72
FREDERICK C. GOETZ, 74, South Division,

Emp. 9-21-37, Died 10-27-72
FLOYD N. GRAHAM, 87, Engineering,

Emp. 4-1-27, Died 10-24-72
ALBERT E. GRUENLER, 72, Stores,

Emp. 2-3-37, Died 10-24-72
WALTER HOGG, 80, Track,

Emp. 9-17-30, Died 10-1-72
PAUL JAKSEBOGA, 88, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 5-1-20, Died 9-13-72
PETER JOCIUS, 78, Kedzie,

Emp. 6-28-23, Died 9-30-72
JOHN Y. JOHNSON, 75, Howard Street,

Emp. 6-3-26, Died 10-28-72
THEODORE A. KAWOL, 81, Electrical,

Emp. 1-5-10, Died 10-5-72
CONSTANTINE C. KLOSTER, 80, Armitage,

Emp. 1-27-25, Died 9-25-72
EMIL C. KROSS, 65, North Park,

Emp. 12-7-36, Died 10-23-72

TOM LOMBARDO, 83, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-13-19, Died 11-2-72
JOSEPH M. MATEVICH, 78, South Shops,

Emp. 9-6-27, Died 10-17-72
PATRICK McAREE, 83, 61st Street,

Emp. 4-24-41, Died 10-19-72
MARGARET M. McBRIDE, 64, North Section,

Emp. 3-9-51, Died 10-4-72
JOHN W. McGUIRE, 65, South Shops,

Emp. 6-7-24, Died 10-17-72
WILLIAM Q. MERRIOTT, 69, North Section,

Emp. 8-26-26, Died 10-6-72
THOMAS MORAN, 77, Devon,

Emp. 3-8-23, Died 10-15-72
PATRICK J. O'REILLY, 89, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 10-2-17, Died 10-25-72
CLARENCE E. OVERMAN, 70, West Section,

Emp. 6-11-26, Died 10-8-72
ELISABETH A. PAYSEN, 80, West Section,

Emp. 9-7-18, Died 8-26-72
WALTER F. PYPER, 67, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-1-33, Died 10-19-72
HENRY E. RENKEN, 84, 69th Street,

Emp. 6-23-09, Died 11-1-72
ARTHUR H. SEPKE, 77, Devon,

Emp. 6-4-24, Died 10-21-72
JOSEPH SUSMAN, 61, District D,

Emp. 10-3-45, Died 10-9-72
ALOYSIUS L. TUCHOWSKI, 65, West Section,

Emp. 3-14-28, Died 10-16-72
GEORGE B. TYRIVER, 75, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-5-29, Died 10-26-72
SAM WILSON, 51, Limits,

Emp. 2-1-65, Died 10-26-72

o Agent CATHERINE ZIEMBA... North Section Motorman

OE WACKER went on pension October 31. He started with

he Chicago Rapid Transit as a station watchman; his duties

eing to spend the midnight hours at a station which was

losed due to the depression and the loss of riders. When

lassenger traffic began to pick up, he was transferred into

rain service as a guard-conductor. Later he became a

fnotorman on the South Section. During the last system

lick, Joe transferred North, finishing his days on the

I 'Jorth-South route. His total service spans some 37 years,

j :.ll of which Joe said he enjoyed very much and would

I [ladly do over again. Joe was taken to lunch at the Kon-

'riki Ports by one of his former student motormen following

'lis retirement, where he told some interesting tales of the

■'Id rapid transit. The former student is Supervisor BOB

*fANZ...On the sick list at this time are Agents JERRY

^!)LSEN and DOREEN HORN. Our best wishes to you both

-'or a speedy recovery... Agent CLESEN and his wife and

laughter took a trip to Algoma, Wisconsin, and brought

lack 272 pounds of potatoes. Well there is one wife who

loesn't get a chance to use instant potatoes... Everyone was

;lad to see Agent ROSE O'CONNELL who returned to work

iter her long illness. ..Our best wishes and good luck to

:onductor CARL SCHERIERMAN on his retirement after

jnore than 30 years of service. Carl says he is just going

o goof around and take it easy... Birthday greetings to Mo-

torman ANDREW CROUT, Collector JOE GOLDBERG, and
to Agents DOREEN HORN, MYRTLE OTT and DORTHEA
DAVIE S. . .Wedding anniversary congratulations to Agent
GERDA MATTHEWS and her husband, BILL, on their 27th
year. May they have many more.

- 7<W« ■»em4e

OPERATIONS (Transportation) -

Our sympathy is extended to the families of AUGUSTA
S. DALY, retired stenographer from the Transportation
Department, who passed away on August 25 and KENNETH
MANAUGH, retired superintendent at Howard Street Rapid
Transit, who passed away on November 7... JACK TCHELE-
BIAN, his wife and a guest from Europe drove to St. Pe-
tersburg, Florida, for a vacation. They spent some time in
Disney World and were quite amazed at the things they
saw there. The weather was in the 80's all the time and
was beautiful, just like the whole trip... We would like to
extend a warm welcome to JEANNE ROHE, clerk-
stenographer, who is replacing ELKE MOLINA who trans-
ferred to the Insurance Department. We also wish the best
of luck to LORRAINE BRAZZLE who transferred to the
Claim Department and KATHY KUDELKA who transferred
to Research and Planning.. .CHARLES E. KEISER, retired

:)ECEMBER, 1972

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ONE LOOK at this hand-
some young lad and you
can easily understand why
DAVID MARTIN, line
supervisor in Operations
Control, is so proud of
his 8'/2 month old son,
DONALD.

operating manager, recently came to the General Office
and visited with many of his friends. It was good to see
him and to know that he is feeling fine and enjoying retire-
ment.

(Transportation Instruction) -

Our condolences are extended to the family of WALTER
F. PYPER, retired supervising instructor at 77th Street,
who passed away on October 19.

(Utility and Emergency Service) -

JAMES ROCHE and his wife recently vacationed in the
east and said that Connecticut was very pretty. They en-
joyed the great weather and the beauty of the fall colors.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. JOHNSON went to Iowa for their vaca-
tion and had a real nice time. . . Congratulations to J. J.
ROCHE who celebrated his 35th anniversary vrith the CTA,
and to N. GEWELKE and F. BECKER with 30 years of
service each. ..A word of thanks for a job well done to O.
ERTL, C. ROCHAN, J. PAULSON, J. SHELDON, G. IS-
DALE, V. LANDES, A. WORKS, W. WALTON, E. SHIELD
and J. ROCHE who worked at the site of the I.C. train crash
on October 30.

PURCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -

We missed wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving in the No-
vember issue so we hope that you all had a very happy day!
..On October 22, our office attended the wedding of MARY
BETH (Murray) MROZ. Everyone had a real swell time
dancing the different dances, and JOANNE BOETTIN is
still saying that she could have danced all night. After the
wedding, Mary Beth and her husband, JERRY, flew to Aca-
pulco, Mexico, for a seven-day honeymoon. They stayed at
the Contessa Del Mar hotel, toured the bay, shopped in the
market, and swam in their pool. The weather was very
hot, 90 degrees every day, and after that it was hard to
return to the rainy weather in Chicago. They both say they
had a wonderful time. . . Get well vrishes are extended to
BECKY COUSIN, Purchasing, who is in the hospital. Hope
you have a speedy recovery ! ..We received word from Pen-
sioner FRED LOITZ who attended the Softball champion-
ships in Texas and also stopped to see his daughter. Fred
reports that he is feeling fine and says hello to everyone...
Glad to see LEE DE SUTTER, Specifications, on her feet
again. Hope she is having a great time on her vacation in

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Florida. .. MARY ANN BURNS, Stores, and her husband,
JIM, purchased a new 1973 Oldsmobile Royal. It is bur-
gundy with a burgundy vinyl top. They took their first trip
in the new car to Wisconsin to spend Thanksgiving weekend
with their family... JIM TOOLIS, Purchasing, has moved
into his new home. Jim and his family spent Thanksgiving
day in the new home. He likes the house, but Jim says he
is tired of painting. Jim and BOB MCCARTHY, along with
their sons, attended the "Dad's Day" football game at
University of Illinois in Urbana. . . Congratulations are ii
order for KEN SIPICH, stock clerk I, who received a 10(
per cent on his Red Cross training program. You fellows
in Storeroom 20 must feel awfully safe with Ken around!.
As of this writing MARVIN CASTLE, stock clerk I, is on
vacation in Florida. ..A big welcome is extended to RALPH
LOUIS and JAMES QUALLS, our two new stock clerks at
Storeroom 42. ..Divisional Storekeeper MIKE KORZEN is
vacationing in California. ..SAM CANELLA, fork lift opera-
tor, and his wife flew to Las Vegao on a 747 Jet. This was
their first time in an airplane. Hope you had a nice quiet
flight! . .Assistant Divisional Storekeeper GEORGE LIN-
DEN went fishing with his two sons on the Chippeflow
River. George informed us that he was the cause of letting
the "big one" get away. It seems that George's son, GARY,
caught the fish and George tried to help by grabbing the
line. The line snapped and the fish got away. This sounds
just like another fish story... We are sorry to report that
one of our co-workers, GRANVILLE CHEATHAM, stock
clerk I, is in the hospital. Granville helps us gather the \
news from the Stores Department, South Shops. Hope you
are feeling better soon as we miss you! ..Belated happy
birthday wishes are extended to CHARLIE BENNETT'S
daughter, SYLVIA, who celebrated her 13th birthday on
November 5. . . The WEATHERSBY brothers, HOMER and
RICHARD, spent a week touring the West Coast. ..Congrat-
ulations are in order for RICHARD WEATHERSBY and i
JAMES RILEY who both became the proud fathers of 9
pound 8 ounce baby boys.

- Cecilia ItMca. & ffoAx l}iU

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Our condolences to the family of Pensioner FRANK|!
FORNIER who passed away at the age of 73. ..Congratula-
tions are the order of the day for some of our 61st Street''
men: JESSE CROSS on the purchase of a 1973 Cadillac;
FRANK LEWIS on the purchase of a new home; M. LALLY
who also bought a new home, and MICK MALLOY who
bought a new Buick convertible. We can all go for a ride
in the new cars to see the new homes... The opening of
hunting season is the start of vacations for L. STRYSZAK
and S. NETTLES, 61st Street. Wonder if they bag anything
or do they end up in the bag?. .Happy to see ED SHIELDS,
Dan Ryan, back at work. He and his wife spent a two-week
vacation soaking up the Florida sun and they've already put
a reserved sign on a retirement spot. ..The gang was all out
to wish F. PICKETT, Dan Ryan, a happy birthday. His fel-
low club members gave him a party to remember. . .j
GEORGE NICHOLSON, Dan Ryan, is getting his Santa'ffr
helper suit ready and collecting contributions for the an-
nual Christmas party... Enjoying a holiday vacation are A,.
CITRO, E. WITKOWSKI, T. BRANDON and J. O'TOOLE,
Forest Park.. .Best wishes for a very joyous holiday seasoBi
from all the boys who keep those trains neat and running!

- ^<Uf StfOft/i

CTA TRANSIT NEWSi

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SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

DOROTHY ETSCHEID flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
to rest and enjoy the sun and surf. She returned sporting a
beautiful tan... RUTH HAVLIK, along with her mother and
sister, MARIE, of Electrical, flew to Tampa, Florida, for
a short vacation. However, most of their leisure time
these days is being spent readying a recently-acquired
summer home. ..Pensioner JAY KELLY sent a letter and
pictures of his new mobile home in Sun City, Arizona, and
says he and his wife are really enjoying living there. Mrs.
KELLY also sent a poem she wrote which we all enjoyed...
We also received a letter from Pensioner PAT LENIHAN
who is also enjoying California living. . . Our newest pen-
sioner. Retired Superintendent L. C. DUTTON, is keeping
us abreast of his happy wanderings with a card from the
West Coast. Another retiree, BILL DEVEREUX, is happily
wandering southward with stops in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Atlanta, Georgia, and various points in Florida. ..Welcome
to new Traffic Clerk JOE LYNCH, Checker GUADALUPE
NAVARRO, and Statistical Clerk BILL STANLEY who is
just off the graduate trainee program.

SKOKIE SHOPS -

News from the Upholstery Department! Upholsterer
KEN METTLER's wife, MARG, is recovering at home after
undergoing surgery at Augustana hospital. Take it nice and
easy, Marg, and get well soon!.. Upholsterer JOHN ZDU-
NEK and his wife, VIRGINIA, celebrated their 27th wedding
anniversary with dinner and a play at the Rustic Barn.
John claims he picked up the tab (but we know you better
than that)... Upholsterer LARRY VANDERHORST's daugh-
ter, JANICE, was married on October 21 to WAYNE OR-
LOWSKI at St. Veronica's church. Janice also works for
the CTA in the Claim Department... Phew! The stork must
be exhausted. He's really had a busy schedule! Electrical
Worker Apprentice MICHAEL KEELE and his wife, MARI-
ANNE, had their first son, MICHAEL, born on November 1
weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. They also have a daughter,
MICHELLE. Shopman JIM GOLDEN and his wife, JOAN,
had a little girl, TERESA, born September 26 weighing 9
pounds 8 ounces. Material Handler DAN PROZANSKI and
his wife, VALERIE, had their second son, ROBERT MICH-
AEL, November 7, who weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. Our
hearty congratulations to the proud parents !.. Congratula-
tions to Electrical Worker CHESTER BUJNOWSKI and his
wife, MARY, on the birth of their first grandchild! Ches-
ter's daughter, ALICE, and her husband, ROBERT YEARS-
LEY, had a baby boy, CHAD, born November 7 weighing 5
pounds 15 ounces and 19 inches long.. .Machinist JIM PAO-
LICCHI reports that he and his wife, MARY, had a wonder-
ful two weeks in St. Petersburg, Florida. To their sur-
prise. Electrical Worker ROBERT BINNIE and his wife,
CAROL, were vacationing close by and they had a chance to
visit each other. While he was there Jim took time out
from fishing and swimming to visit Skokie pensioner
friends, WILLIAM MICHALK, airbrake axle foreman,
GEORGE RATEKE, engineer, and PETE EHMKE, machin-
ist. Jim's happy to report they are all enjoying good health
and look wonderful. ..Electrical Worker LOUIS KARIOLICH
and his wife, RUBY, spent 15 days island hopping In Hawaii.
They visited Maui, Kauai, Hawaii and Oahu. They saw
many interesting places and things and enjoyed every min-
ute. They went to a Luau and even tasted poi (ugh). Talk
about a small world — they met retired electrical worker

NEWS

JOHN McGEE on the island of Maul... Skokie Celebrity-
Electrical Worker BILL BUERGER sings with the World
Champ Golden Throat Medinah Chanters. This outstanding
group was on FM radio on November 12 and previously ap-
peared on Channel 5 TV. Line forms to the right for auto-
graphs, fellows!.. We'd like to welcome Material Handler
DAN PROZANSKI to Skokie, and congratulate RICH FABRY
on his promotion to production clerk. Good luck, fellows!..
Electrical Worker ED MAY and his wife, ALYCE, clerk III,
were happy to be in California to celebrate their grand-
son's second birthday. Their grandson, GREGORY RYAN,
is the son of DAN and KATHY RYAN. Kathy was formerly
in Public Information. Alyce and Ed had a great time and
enjoyed every minute they could vrith Gregory. It's hard to
return to work after such a wonderful vacation... We were
sorry to hear that retired shopman OTTO LINK passed
away. Our sincere condolences to his family. ..I'd like to
thank all the fellows In the shop for the help they've given
me with the column!

SOUTH SECTION -

The South Section has done itself proud once again. In
the third quarter of the Interstation Safety Contest, 61st
Street finished in first place, Ashland Avenue in second
place, and 95th Street in third place. We took the whole
show. On November 2 61st Street received its award and
coffee and rolls were served and keychains were given to
the men. Director of Personnel F. C. KNAUTZ presented
the plaque to Assistant Station Superintendent JAMES
WALSH. Ashland Avenue broke their par for more com-
mendations than complaints for the third quarter and they
had free coffee served also. Keep up the good work, men...
Conductor STANLEY ZIELINSKI had a big smile recently
when he told us about his new grandchild, a baby girl
named CHRISTINE MARIE. This makes three grandchil-
dren for the happy grandma and grandpa. ..We welcome
back to work from the sick list Conductors SCOTT GIVENS,
JAMES FOLEY, JESSE OWENS, and JOE DOYLE... The
office force at Ashland Avenue was treated to a delicious
chocolate cake for Clerk BOB STEWART'S birthday. That

THESE FOUR guys really had a lot to talk about when they got
together at the home of Pensioner STEVE HERMAN in Forsythe,
Missouri. Pictured left to right are: North Park Operator BEN
NEUMAN, Pensioner ART MUIR, North Park Station Inside News
reporter MEL HORNING and Steve.

DECEMBER, 1972

INSIDE
sure was nice. Oh boy, all the weight I lost when I was
sick is coming back, so I'm going to have to cut down on
my eating. But I love to eat as everyone knows... We were
shocked and saddened to hear that Agent VELMA HUS-
BAND'S husband passed away suddenly. Velma is a real
lady and our hearts go out to her in her sorrow... It was
real super to see Retired Yard Foreman WALLACE (Wally)
BROWN when he stopped in to see us at Ashland. He lives
in Riverdale, Michigan, and just loves it up there. He was
in Chicago for a few days and said Mrs. BROWN had been
ill and was in the hospital but is now home and feeling
much better. We talked over old times with Wally and
that's a sure sign we're all growing older. No, I'll take
that back. Now they call it nostalgia... This is a little late
in reporting, but I just received the news, and it is better
late than never. Our Division 308 Softball team did itself
proud for the second successive year when they beat 69th
Street Station 9 to 2. The championship team was managed
by Motorman JOE RAYBURN. Everyone who attended had
a swell time and a picnic was held after the game. ..Hi to
newly-hired Conductors JOHN MARTIN, HAMP JOHNSON,
HENRY LESLEY and RICK MOORHE, and to newly-hired
Janitors LUIGI MAZZA, ROMUALDO SALINAS and LEON-
IDES RIOS. Also glad to see Student Conductor CHARLES
WILLIAMS Jr. who decided to stay with us as a full-time
conductor... We received a nice postcard from Retired Con-
ductor JOSEPH MASCOLINO out in San Bernardino, Cali-
fornia. He said he was getting a good rest and trying to
get his mind off his daughter who had passed away recently.
While there, he was also planning to visit Retired Tower-
man CHARLES RUMMEL and Retired Conductor JOHN
LOUGHLIN...Well, women's liberation has hit our clerks'
staff when the first woman clerk started on the South Sec-
|tion November 12, KAREN DOMINO, who transferred from
an agent. Congratulations, Karen, and much good luck on
your job. You know all us women are looking at you, so do
a good job. ..We went to a wonderful retirement dinner for
West Section Agent MARY JO (Fergus) OHNESORGE on
November 4 at Johnnie Weigelt's hall on the North Side. It
was a complete surprise for Mary Jo as she thought she
was going to attend someone elses retirement dinner. She
said this was the first time she was at a loss for words. It
was really heartwarming. My hubby. Clerk ROLAND, and I
had a chance to see many North and West Section employ-
ees we hadn't seen in a long time. It was fun to renew old
acquaintances. We were so happy to see our old boss. Re-
tired Station Superintendent RICHARD MEISNER, and we
:alked over old times. Former president of Division 308,
JOHN BURNS, was the master of ceremonies. Our hats are
off to West Section Agent DELORES BERO and the other
igents who arranged this dinner. The food was good and
ibout 250 people attended. Division 308 was well repre-
sented with President LEONARD BEATTY, Vice-president
:HARLIE LOUGHRAN and Secretary-Treasurer HUGH
iEGARTY. We talked to quite a few pensioners : Retired
^signment Agents LULU HAMANN and ROSE HEIDEN-
3LUT, Retired Agents PEG WENSTROM and HELEN
)HA>JNON, Retired Conductor JERRY HANAFIN, Retired
Division 308 Board Member CHARLES BURNS, and many
nore. Our very best wishes to Mary Jo and her husband,
Retired Supervisor GEORGE, for a happy retirement life,
vlay good fortune always smile on them... We were at a loss
or words when we heard that Retired North Section Station
Superintendent KENNETH MANAUGH passed away sudden-
y. We had just seen and talked to him and his wife at Mary
■o Ohnesorge's party, and now to hear this sad news. Mr.
4anaugh was a real gentleman and will be missed by all his

NEWS

friends and co-workers. Our sincere condolences to Mrs.
Manaugh and the family. ..We had a delightful visit at Ash-
land from Retired Conductor WILLIAM RUEHL whom I
haven't seen in ages. He brought us a nice apple pie which
he baked himself for the office, and it was enjoyed by all.
He has been on pension almost 15 years. He worked with
my father, deceased Motorman ARON ROTHSCHILD, for
quite a while. Mr. Ruehl looked just great and spry as
ever... Recently two of our foot collectors were on televi-
sion. On October 30 Collector LYN FLOWERS gave blood
to the injured in the Illinois Central train wreck and was
interviewed on Channel 2 on the p.m. news. Also Collector
THOMAS BRAGGS was on Channel 9 for the 10 p.m. news
on October 31. He was interviewed by Jack Taylor, "Man
on the Street," and was asked what he thought about the
"Watergate Incident" in Washington. Our men are really
making headlines... Motorman DOMINIC CESARE is on the
sick list at this writing. He was in the hospital but is now
home recuperating. Motorman SIDNEY EDWARDS had an
operation but is now home getting stronger. We hope they
both return to work soon. . . Our deepest condolences to
Agent LEOLA CULPEPPER whose husband passed away
recently... Received a nice letter from Retired Conductor
HARRY ANTONION who has been on pension 12^ years
after having worked 40 years. He and his wife are now re-
siding in Oak Lawn. Harry said "hello" to all his old
friends and co-workers... Conductor JAMES HOWARD re-
ceived a second commendation within a short period of
time for his good announcements. Keep those commenda-
tions coming in.

- 't'euta "^aiUxtif

SOUTH SHOPS -

It's time to report all the things that have been hap-
pening here at South Shops. . . Congratulations to LENNY
WIENCEK and WALLY FEULNER on a successful hunting
trip that saw them take their limit of pheasant in Illinois.
Unfortunately they were the only ones in their party to take
the limit. The only other bird taken came when Len's
brother, RICH, tripped on a cornstalk, thereby firing his
shotgun and striking a nesting hen pheasant. The fourth
member of the party, TONY PLATTA, didn't take any
birds, but was photographed by Outdoor Life for the cover
of their November issue as the best dressed hunter in Illi-
nois...We would like to welcome GAIL HATHAWAY back to

THEY SAY that when you
retire, that's the time to do
all the things you never
had time to do before. This
seems to be the philosophy
of OTTO MOSER, retired
Skokie Shop electrical
worker pictured here de-
ploning in Cusco, Peru.
Since his retirement Janu-
ary 1, 1967, Otto has
traveled all over the world.

DECEMBER, 1972

INSIDE

our office after her furlough. We would also like to bid a
short goodbye (we hope) to JEAN ROHE. We surely do
miss you, Jean. The first week you were gone, the coffee
machine broke down three times!. .Now for the out in the
shop news. Our hearts are heavy due to the sudden death
of JOHN McGUIRE, formerly of Area 344. John retired on
October 1 after 48 years of service and passed away only
17 days later. We extend our deepest sympathy to the be-
reaved family. ..It sure is good to see the smiling face of
GEORGE CHRYSANTHOPOLOS, Area 346, again. George
had been recuperating for the last eight weeks from sur-
gery. . . We extend our deepest sympathy to WALTER
STREET, Area 333, in the passing of his aunt, Mrs. L.
GLENN. ..We also extend our sympathy to CHARLES BREl-
SHIS, Area 333, in the passing of his brother-in-law. ..JO-
SHUA JAMES, Area 333, can now translate — HanloEspanol,
Joshua?.. A speedy recovery is wished to O. ELLIOTT,
Area 333. Hurry back, Elliott. ..ERIC SMITH and his wife,
PAMELA, recently celebrated their third wedding anniver-
sary at the Millionaire's Club. Wow! What a star. ..HEN-
RY MILEWSKI, Area 333, and his wife, BERNICE, spent a
wonderful vacation and a combined 32nd wedding anniver-
sary In Orlando, Florida, jaunting to Nassau by boat for
two glorious weeks. ..LEON GRIFFITH, Area 317, is sport-
ing a new Cadillac. He says it's white on white in white...
Also in the Cadillac crowd is CHESTER ZIELINSKI, Area
312. How about that?. .A happy retirement is in store for
J. ZARAZA of Area 312. Congratulations! ..HARRY HOL-
LANDER and his wife recently returned from a vacation in
the Bahamas. ..CLARENCE DIDOWSKI, Area 321, spent a
fun-filled week in Las Vegas recently, taking in all the
gambling casinos and all the glamour that town could offer.
Maybe Clarence has a hidden shoe box of silver dollars...
Congratulations are extended to BOB MARRION, Area 318,
on the arrival of a new baby boy, GARY JOSEPH. . .JOE
CARROLL, Area 313, is recuperating from a recent ill-
ness. We all wish Joe a speedy recovery. ..Tragic news —
winter fires are upon us again. A recent tragedy happened
when fire destroyed GEORGE WRIGHT'S, Area 312, father-
in-law's home. ..STEVE SLUZINSKI, foreman of Area 336,
is extending the welcome sign to all his good buddies at
South Shops to patronize the new resort he will be opening
next year near the Manitowish waters in Wisconsin. It will
have a nice community size recreational area and cabins,
with good fishing for walleyes and trout. To make it com-
plete, Steve will have scales to prove your catch. So, who
is the best fisherman of South Shops ?.. Sorry to hear that
Mrs. DOMIKAITIS, the wife of R. DOMKAITIS, is ill. We
wish her a speedy recovery... CHARLIE KARKO Jr. is the
new owner of a 1973 Dodge. Maybe he will offer all his co-
workers a ride with their work clothes, shoes and screw-
drivers in their back pockets... Congratulations to N. SI-
MONETTI, A. BEAUCHAMP and S. SARNA on their recent
promotions to Methods & Standards technicians. A number
of applicants applied for the positions, and all who parti-
cipated should be complimented. The new technicians are
well qualified. So with a positive connotation we say — on-
ward!..RAY EVANS, Area 349, and his wife recently spent
eight days in Ohio visiting his father and relatives... DAVID
MAGEE, Print Shop, is recuperating from a recent heart
attack. Get well soon, Dave... TILLIE MOORE, Print Shop,
is at home recuperating from a recent illness. A speedy
recovery is anticipated. ..It's good to see the smiling face
of JIM FORREST AL, foreman of Area 334, who has re-
turned to work after a short illness. . . Congratulations to
KEN ROSSOW, MC&OP, on his promotion to shipping clerk.
..PATRICK HANNIGAN, MC&OP, was married to KATH-

NEWS

THIS HANDSOME young
lad is GREGORY ALAN
RYAN, the two-year old
grandson of ED and
ALYCE MAY of Skokie
Shop. Gregory's mother,
KATHY, formerly worked
in the Public Information
Department.

LEEN HUNDRIESER on October 10. Pat Is a newcomer to
MC&OP and we wish much luck in his new job and mar-
riage. Incidentally, Pat's dad is a painter in the Paint
Shop. . . I wonder why JOE LUKOS is known as the "Big
Trapper" of Bay 6. Maybe another Pied Piper, eh?..AL
SAMASKA Jr. is now known as number 201 after a recent
bowling tournament. I wonder why ?..We extend our sincere
condolences to I. WOODS, Area 345, on the sudden death of
his sister, Mrs. ANNIE MAE TAYLOR, in Memphis, Ten-
nessee...On Sunday, November 12, the annual CTA South
Shops Bowling Party and Turkey Shoot was held. CARL
LIDZBINSKI and E. KRAVUDIS who headed the committee,
wish to thank each and everyone for making this affair a
success. Loads of fun was had by all. Winners of turkeys
were: R. AXTMANN, EDWARD EVANS, DAN HANRAHAN,
J. LARSEN, F. lACONO, E. RADAKOVITS, F. GUADERAS,
FRANK MAY and TOM COATES. JOSEPH LUSKO was the
winner of the low scratch turkey shoot trophy. Joe was
elated when he received a standing ovation from the group
for his outstanding participation... No more for now. See
you next month.

52ND STREET -

Our credit union's annual meeting is tentatively set for ■
Friday, January 19, 1973, at 7:15 p.m. All members are •
urged to attend. There will be awards, refreshments, and I
honored guests. Treasurer TYLER M. PHILPOTT prom-
ises something symbolic to all members who attend.. .Op-
erators ROBERT B. HOLMES, ALVIN POTTS Jr., FRED I
POWELL, WILLIE WORD, MILTON DUFFIE, WILLIAM I
MACK and WILLIAM HILL recently attended seminars ••
sponsored by the Illinois Credit Union league. Applications
for membership are available and may be obtained from
Philpott or Potts. Now is the time to join. ..Operator L.
GARMONY purchased a new car last month. When asked
what it takes to get one, he said, "Just a little sport."..
Operator WALTER FALLS Jr. returned from a four-week i
vacation that took him all the way to Greenwood, Missis-
sippi, with a lot of stops along the way. ..Western Electric-
held their second open-house in 100 years of existence.'
during the week of October 3 through November 5. Invitedi
as special guests to attend this occasion were Division 2411
Secretary-Treasurer JAMES PATE and his wife; HOSEA*
JOHNSON, assistant day foremtm at 52nd Street, and hisi
wife; DORSEY GARNER of 52nd Street garage; MEL.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

ALEXANDER of the Transit News; Division 241
JMember JAMES MOONE and his wife; Circuit Court Judge
Russell Debow and his daughter, Deloris; Dr. Jeff McGehee
jOf the Chicago Board of Education, and Calvin Hill, a Chi-
bago public school instructor. They were greeted by Gen-
eral Manager Wylls Rheingover and Assistant Superintend-
3nt Robert Strohm, representing Western Electric, and Leo
Becker, president of Local 1859 I.B.E.W. and Executive
Board Member Thomas Dillon. After a delicious dinner,
;he group was shown movies and taken on a tour through the
jlant by Mrs. Rose McDonald, shop steward of Local 1859.
:t was a very informative and enjoyable evening.

>9TH STREET -

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. LEO USPEL on the
jirth of their second grandchild, CHRIS ANN SAVIANO.
She weighed In at 7 pounds 12 ounces on October 16 and is
he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ROCCO SAVIANO... PADDY
?ITZ GERALD is heading for the sunny land of Florida and
vill spend the winter there. ..PAT HAFFEY is enjoying the
ife of leisure as are LUKE MORLEY and DENNY GRIFFIN
vho also followed the birds to Florida... MARTY GRIFFIN
low resides in Fox Lake, Illinois, and is becoming quite a
isherman.. .WILLIE COOPER took advantage of his vaca-
ion to visit his father who is ill down in Tennessee... BILL
aiMAS, ROBERT BARNEY and JOHN VINE are on vaca-
ion at this time and we hope they are enjoying themselves.
.We all wish RALPH GRAGIDO and FRANK HIGGINS a
ipeedy recovery. Frank is the son of SCOTTY, the bus
hriver, a real nice guy... Is it true that HARVEY BROCK 's
riends bought him water wings for Christmas ?..SWANSON,
OHNSON, ROSS and O'DONNELL remind everyone to take
t easy and drive safely in the months ahead.. .By the way,
lupervisor N. TRIFFON is the former 69th Street bus op-
rator known as Nick the Greek. . . CHARLEY (Drawbar)
lOLLAND and his Mrs. celebrated 38 years of marriage
ast October... With TOM GROGAN on pension, ED BEHR-
;NS and JOHNNY MORNAR are trying to take his place by
unnlng on their leader's time. This makes HANK RISCH,
SILL DONAHUE and TONY VANDENBURG the most honest
aen on Marquette. . . LEROY MARSHALL, custodian, took
Is wife for a quick weekend vacation to Las Vegas. He
laims to have won enough to pay for it all. ..Mr. and Mrs.
(EORGE JAROS were surprised how much Acapulco, Mex-
20, has built up since the last time they visited there three

INSIDE NEWS

Board

WEDDING BELLS rang for
ARTHUR and KAREN
HUBACZ on June 10 in
Hales Corners, Wisconsin.
The groom is the son of
ART HUBACZ of the
Training and Public Safety
Deportment.

A FOUR-WEEK trip to the
West Coast was enjoyed
recently by Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. BRZECZEK. Breezy,
on operator at Forest Glen
(right), is shown at the
home of retired District D
Superintendent JOHN

JACOBY in Scottsdale,
Arizona. John retired

December 1, 1968.

years ago. ..MAT SCHNEIDER, who has been on retirement
since 1954, has moved to Sun City, Arizona. His address
is 9438 Raintree drive. ..From back of the "bars" in the
clerk's cage comes a cry by "B.B." for cement work. He
said he tried it and liked it... Heard tell that Head Custo-
dian RAJ is getting clerk FORD's paper so as to keep him
abreast of the stock market. They say a big windfall is
coming.. .The clerks wonder why Mr. PETYON isn't sport-
ing that McGovern grin anymore. ..Is it true LARRY HEL-
INSKI, that you have moved to Florida? Send us your ad-
dress and we'll send the beer. ..WALTER PYPER, former
instructor, died, as did the father of R. RAJ, custodian. To
all their loved ones we extend our deepest sympathy... Your
co-reporter, ART BUESING, is on sick leave again due to
a pinched nerve in his neck and hopes to be back by the
time you all read this. ..God bless you all.

77TH STREET -

I know that I speak for all the operators at 77th Street
Station when I say we appreciate the additional new equip-
ment...I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate
a very fine lady and mother— my wife— upon the birth of
our daughter, RUTH SERENE DeBONNETT... Congratula-
tions to Operator and Mrs. W. SHEPPARD who celebrated
their 23rd wedding anniversary on November 5. . . Led by
Coach R. PLATT and Assistant Coach E. GRESHAM
(there's that name again), our basketball team is off to a
promising start with such dazzling ball handlers as E. J.
TILLEY, C. HOLT, G. STUTTLEY, E. POPE, P. NOR-
FLEET, H. RAGSDALE, D. WILKENS, C. DAVIS and W. L.
SOCKWELL. There's also ASKEW SHAVERS and SIMMS to
give us added firepower. With this fine array of gladiators
of the wood floor how can we lose!. .Our bowlers are second
to none with rollers like MAC (Mr. 642) PORTER, followed
by such stars as J. C. WHITE, GIPSON WARDELL and Mc-
CANTS.. .Let's get a running start in 1973 by supporting
Local 241 and attending meetings... Propane JOE tells us he
bagged two pheasants on a recent hunting trip, but not the
two he was looking at. They count just the same, don't
they, Joe?. .My New Year's resolution is not to miss any
deadlines for the Transit News in '73. ..So long for now.

ECEMBER. 1972

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CHAIRMAN

CHICAGO TRANSIT BOARD

1971-1973

TRANSIT NEWS

MAR 3 0 1973

JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1973

CTA Chairman Michael Cafferty

taicen by death at 4t

MICHAEL CAFFERTY, 48, CTA Chairman and one of
the nation's best known public transportation figures,
passed away January 17 after a short illness. Mr.
Cafferty was appointed to the CTA Board by Mayor
Richard J. Daley in April, 1971.

From 1969 to 1971, while with Secretary John
Volpe at the U.S. Department of Transportation, he
helped to establish the new office of Assistant Secre-
tary for Environment and Urban Systems. He was
Acting Assistant Secretary of Transportation at the
time he left the Department to come to Chicago.

It was ironic that Mr. Cafferty's passing should
coincide with a fare increase and a reduction of ser-
vice at the CTA. He was emphatically on record in
behalf of reduced fares, and often cited as his long
range goal — free fares for the citizens of metropoli-
tan Chicago.

Mr. Cafferty believed that the mobility of citizens
in a free society was essential to the well-being of
that society. He was particularly concerned that the
aged, the handicapped and the poor suffered the great-
est inequities from insufficient and expensive public
transportation.

Mr. Cafferty believed that raising fares beyond
certain levels was counter-productive. The CTA,
however, determined that it could not survive as a
system without some form of financial subsidy. Its
Board was forced to vote a fare increase and cuts in
service, along with other economies, in order to keep
the CTA operative.

His environmental concerns, a carry-over from
his Department of Transportation days, led to pro-
grams controlling rapid transit noise pollution and
providing environmental improvements for both old
and new CTA buses.

Recognized as one of the chief spokesmen on pub-
lic transportation for the nation's cities, Mr. Cafferty
led the crusade for operating assistance (subsidies),
a battle that some think is close to being won, largely
due to his efforts. He was frequently called to Wash-
ington to testify before various Congressional com-
mittees on urban problems.

It was Mr. Cafferty who organized a summit meet-
ing of transit industry leaders in Chicago last Novem-
ber. The objective was to mount a campaign aimed at
obtaining subsidies during the upcoming session of
Congress. A subsidy bill narrowly failed during the
last session.

In less than 22 months as CTA Chairman, M
Cafferty put his own indelible stamp on the CTA. I
inherited antiquated equipment and a staggering deb
but a system he stoutly defended as one of the best :
the nation.

He saw two immediate goals: a more modern sys
tern and obtaining the funds with which to operate i
He accomplished the first and was in the thick of tl
battle over the second at the time of his untimely ill
ness and death.

He believed that his first mission was to restoi
CTA's aging physical plant. He was eminently sue
cessful, personally spearheading a CTA task fore
that obtained $140,000,000 in Federal, State. and loc:
funds for the most extensive capital improvement
program in Chicago's transportation history.

As proud of that as he was, Mr. Cafferty took £
much pride in finding a method by which passengei
could communicate their views to management. I
called it "Project Suggestion Bus." It was a massi\
elaboration of the corporate suggestion box theor
"Project Suggestion Bus" featured CTA buses circi
lating throughout the city allowing people to mai
suggestions on how to improve the CTA and enablir
them to give opinions on what they wanted in the ne
buses which today appear throughout the system. Tl
concept received the plaudits of public officials froi
coast to coast, including accolades from Secretai
Volpe.

Mr. Cafferty was keenly concerned about the mc
rale of CTA employees and often toured various loca
tions, sometimes turning up at night in a remote paj
of the system, to the surprise of the employees.

He considered himself more than the Chairman (
a transit system. He felt he was at the heart of tl
nation's urban problems — all of them. Thus, hi
views generally ranged far beyond the ramificatior
of transit. Pollution, noise, parking and the automc
bile all received his vigorous attention. He cor
sidered automobile traffic a threat to urban Americ
and insisted it should be better regulated — particular
ly in terms of its entry to downtown.

He advanced the theory of downtown transportatic
that would resemble a horizontal elevator. A pas
senger would pay one fare and be permitted to trans
fer unlimitedly. He thought of this as a way to pr€
serve the vitality of downtown, a concept to which I
was greatly committed.

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

SHOWN DURING his tenure of oHice
OS CTA Chairman, Michael Cafferty
is pictured on our cover:

• In November 1971 standing at the
entrance to one of the suggestion
buses he created.

. In March 1972 in Washington, D.C.,
testifying in favor of federal aid
for transit systems before U.S.
legislators, with American Transit
Association President Carmack
Cochran.

• In October 1971 presenting CTA's
Chairman's Award to Bus Opera-
tors eleven Wordlow ond James
McWilliams.

• In August 1972 with U.S. Secretary
of Transportation John A. Volpe,
Mayor Richard J. Daley and bus
operators who drove the first of
525 new buses delivered to CTA
in 1972.

Mr. Cafferty is also shown at right
on a few of the many visits he mode
system-wide to CTA locotions.

, Mr. Cafferty believed that public officials should
a more involved with their transportation systems,
p kindle that theory, he established the Chicago
jransit Authority Technical Institute (CTATI). This
rogram gave a crash course in CTA operations to
^presentatives of industry, government officials and
chers who were willing to invest several days in
Imiliarization.

i Mr. Cafferty had a special regard for his Board.
!e felt that some had prodigious talents that had
jever been given sufficient latitude, and he sought
pw ways in which to have those talents put to their
ptimum use. It was a source of pride that while he
■as incapacitated, it was Board members who stepped
ato the breach to keep the CTA functioning well.

I He firmly believed that while other systems might
je newer or have better financing, none were better
.lanaged.

, Though a Democrat, who came to Chicago from a
Republican administration in Washington, D.C., he had
. unique capacity as a brilliant analyst of the political
cene. Yet he was able to remain free of the en-
angle ments of partisan politics. He got along well
f'ith Governor Ogilvie and stated that Mayor Daley's
inly mandate to him was to give the city the best pub-
ic transportation in the country. He had met Gov-
irnor Walker on several occasions and was optimistic
pat since the Governor had campaigned against the
trosstown Expressway, he would be very sympathetic

to public transportation. He was looking forward to
working with the new administration.

Mr. Cafferty served with the President's Task
Force on Transportation after the 1968 election.

From 1965 to 1969, Mr. Cafferty, while engaged in
the practice of law, served as personal advisor to
Mayor Dorm Braman of Seattle, who was heavily in-
volved in national urban transportation policy. From
1961 to 1965, he served as special assistant to Alan
Boyd, then chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board
and later secretary of transportation. From 1959 to
1961, he served as counsel and legislative assistant
to Senator Henry M. Jackson of the State of Washing-
ton.

Mr. Cafferty was a naval aviator during World
War II and held the rank of Commander in the United
States Naval Reserve.

He was a graduate of the University of Washington
from which he received a degree in economics, and
from its law school he received a doctor of juris-
prudence degree.

He is survived by his widow, Pastora; three grown
children by a previous marriage, Michael and Terry
of Seattle and Christine of Boston; a brother, Frank of
Seattle, and a sister, Mrs. Henry (Joan) Wittman of
Seattle.

A funeral mass for Mr. Cafferty was said on Jan-
uary 19 at St. Ambrose church, 47th and Ellis.

lANUARY, 1973

SPECIAL SAFETY awards were
presented recently to ten Trans-
portation Department operating
stations which established new
safety records during 1972. Each
of the stations — six on the surface
system and four on the rapid
transit system — broke their own
previous safety record and made
1972 their safest year.

The surface operating stations
include Archer, Forest Glen,
Kedzie, Lawndale, Limits and
69th Street.

The rapid transit operating
stations include Ashland, Forest
Park, Jefferson Park and Kimball.

Accepting the safest year
plaques in behalf of operating
employees at their respective
stations are the superintendents
pictured here. Making the pre-
sentations is Superintendent of
Transportation D. M. Flynn.

70 stations cited for safety in 1972

Above: holding safety awards
for surface operating stations are
Superintendents M. F. Harrington,
Kedzie; G. D. Peyton, 69th Street;
W. J. Moser, Archer; Mr. Flynn;
G. W. Daubs, Forest Glen; M. H.
DeWitt, Limits, and J. B. Morris,
Lawndale.

Below: holding safety awards^
for rapid transit operating sta^
tions are Superintendents T. D.
Boyle, Forest Park; M. V. La-
Velle, Kimball; Mr. Flynn; M. J,l
Veltri, Jefferson Park, and E. J,l
Heatter, Ashland.

Transit News mailing, frequency revised

TO REDUCE costs related to production and mailing,
Transit News will be published bi-monthly starting
with this issue for January -February, 1973. The
mailing to homes of active employees will also be
discontinued; magazines will be distributed internally
at each employee's work location. The mailing of
Transit News to pensioners will continue.

Volume XXVI CTA TRANSIT NEWS Number 1

Published bi-monthly by and for employees of the Chicago
Transit Authority, under the direction of the Public
Information Department.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

C. William Baxa, Director of Public Information

Distributed free of charge to all active and retired CTA
employees. Annual subscription price to others, $2.00.
Address communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room
742, Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

lecond largest year

' Suggestion awards total $5,950 in 1972

JJGGESTORS ACCEPTED cash awards totalling
$,950 during 1972, a dollar amount which ranked the
var second in the 28-year history of the suggestion
I stem according to the annual report issued recently
1 the Employee Suggestion Plan. The top ranking
;iar was 1968, when cash awards totalled $6,183.

The cash awards were presented to suggestors in
1'0 categories: $2,720 represented the amount pre-
cnted as a result of the adoption of 103 suggestions
(Xing 1972 and $3,230 was presented to five sugges-
Irs whose ideas adopted in 1971 continued to produce
SLvings to CTA.

According to the suggestion plan report, 904 em-
joyees submitted a total of 1,233 suggestions during
Li72, bringing to 29,700 the number of suggestions
Dceived since an employee suggestion system was
«tablished in 1945. During the same period, 2,898
iiggestions have been accepted and awards of $65,338
live been presented to employees.

When it began in November, 1944, only Shops De-
jirtment employees of the former Chicago Surface
'Lnes participated in a suggestion system which pro-
'ded cash awards for accepted ideas. Since then, the
!,iggestion plan was expanded system-wide for all
mployees (October 1, 1952) and the anonymous sug-
listion system became effective (September 1, 1965)
Foviding awards of up to $10,000 for adopted sugges-
Ijns.

Estimated value of the first-year savings realized
through the adoption of suggestions during 1972 was
$29,040. Total first-year savings realized on all
suggestions adopted since the plan went into effect in
1952 amount to $400,770.

In its announcement of award winners during the
month of December, the suggestion system named two
joint suggestors who split a $230 cash award, a $25
cash award winner, and four winners of $10 gift cer-
tificates. Additionally, winners of supplemental
awards for $90 and $50 were also announced.

Sharing the proceeds of their $230 award-winning
suggestion were two Shops & Equipment Department
employees at Skokie Shop, Anello Digianfilippo and
David Fuereca. Winning his $25 cash award for hav-
ing a second suggestion adopted within a year was an-
other S&E employee, Daniel R.Watson of South Shops.
Among the four winners of $10 Jewel/Osco gift cer-
tificates were three more S&E employees, Albert
Bonick of Forest Park Terminal, and Max Kuchan Jr.
and Joseph A. Wydra of South Shops. Mary Jane
Johnson of Payroll Department in the General Office
also won a gift certificate.

The two supplemental award winners are also
Shops & Equipment Department employees, both of
whom are assigned to Skokie Shop — Kenneth Blocker
who was awarded $50 and Joseph Sarata who received
$90 as a result of previously adopted ideas.

loard member C. M. Roddewig elected acting chairman

AT A special meeting on January 19, Board Member Clair M. Roddewig was
elected acting chairman of Chicago Transit Board to fill temporarily the
position held by the late Chairman, Michael Cafferty. Mr. Roddewig will
serve xmtil a permanent chairman is elected.

Mr. Roddewig, an attorney, was appointed to the Board by Mayor Richard
J. Daley in August, 1970, and filed his oath of office on October 8, 1970.

A veteran railroad executive, Mr. Roddewig was a former president of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad and of the Association of Western
Railroads. He has also served as a member and president of the Chicago
Board of Education and was a member of the Metropolitan Fair and Ex-
position Authority. He is vice chairman of the Chicago Committee on Urban
Opportunity.

During World War II, Mr. Roddewig was general counsel of the federal
government's Office of Defense Transportation in Washington.

ANUARY. 1973

MEDICALLY SPEAKING by Dr. George H. Irwir

ACUPUNCTURE is a procedure which, because of its
newness in this country, is arousing much public in-
terest.

For your better understanding, acupuncture means
therapeutic insertion of needles. Acus is the ancient
word for -needle so putting it together we have the
word acupuncture meaning puncture with needles. It
signifies the old method of Chinese needle treatment.
According to some statistics its origin dates back to
207 B.C.

The old Chinese opinion is that there were several
nerve routes and sensitive spots in the human body.
It is also believed there are connections between the
nerve routes and sensitive spots. There are, in fact,
about 14 main nerve routes and their names are de-
rived from various parts of the body; the routes of
the lungs, heart, pericardium, spleen, liver, kidneys,
small intestines, large intestines, stomach, gall
bladder, urinary bladder and the routes to the head,
back and extremities.

Furthermore, the theory reveals that there are two
interacting antagonistic forces along these nerve
routes. It is also believed that if a person is healthy,
these two forces are in balance. If the balance is dis-
turbed and one of the forces suppresses the other,
then the person becomes ill.

In view of the above explanation it becomes a little
more clear what the technique of acupuncture involves
and how its use may be divided in two general clas-
sifications: first, health control through stimulation
or suppression of nerve routes by electrical or drug
agents ; second, application of these principles for
anesthesia.

In September 1971 there was an article in the
American Medical Journal relating to a visit to China
by Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. E. Grey Diamond.

Acupuncture was one of the medical subjects tl
Chinese doctors demonstrated. A typical case stoi
or example follows:

A man 40 years old walked into the operatii
room. He had no previous or preoperative medics
tion. He removed his clothing and got on the operal
ing table. The diagnosis of a large tumor of the th}
roid had been made. The needles were inserted :
the forearm and proper electrical current appliei
This point or nerve route had been selected for tl
most effective in thyroid surgery. A skilled surgici
team completed the operation. The man, fully awal
all the time, sipped a glass of milk when surgery wj
over, got off the table, thanked the doctors and walkt
out.

Spinal puncture has been used in the U.S. for
long time and is very efficient in operations on tl
lower abdomen and lower extremities.

In the classification of health control acupunctu]
is used to control or cure certain illnesses. Not a
diseases are helped but the following conditions air
said to have been helped or cured by acupunctun
certain types of paralysis, neuralgia, epilepsy, tootl
ache, headache, tonsillitis, asthma, stomach disoi
ders, diarrhea, constipation, high blood pressur
urinary tract disease, gonorrhea, arthritis, menstru
problems, skin rashes, eye infections, deafness ai
influenza. Duration and number of treatments va:
according to the nature of the illness.

Conclusion: acupuncture is an old method usf
chiefly by the Chinese doctors. Its use in diseas
control and anesthesia is safe as far as I know. Re
suits are not always 100 per cent beneficial accordii
to the literature reviewed. There are some medica
legal problems about its use in the United State
Only time and further medical research will detei
mine what the practical use or value of acupunctui
will be.

Eight-car trains serve Lake-Dan Ryan route

SINCE DECEMBER 18, about 160 of the 450 trains
operated each weekday on the Lake-Dan Ryan rapid
transit route are eight cars in length.

The one-third longer trains provide increased
passenger capacity and greater freedom from service
irregularities. Traffic on the Dan Ryan line has been
growing constantly. On the first weekday of its oper-
ation, September 29, 1969, about 35,000 riders entered
the stations south from Cermak through 95th. Cur-
rently, about 63,000 persons enter, an increase of 80

per cent. Counting passengers travelling from dow
town makes total riding about double this amount.

Preparations for eight-car train operation includ
the extension of 20 platforms which previously cou
accommodate a maximum train length of only s
cars. This work was carried out at a cost of abo
$500,000 as part of the 1972 capital improveme
program funded by the Illinois and U.S. Departmen
of Transportation. Fourteen other platforms on t
route were built new for eight-car trains since 196

CTA TRANSIT NEV>

Combined service totals 616 years

14 transit veterans retire Jan. 1

A.MONG THE 112 January 1 retirees listed on pages 12 and 13 of
Jhis issue of Transit News are 14 CTAers whose transit service
extended over periods of 40 to 47 years each. Combined service of
'he 14 transit veterans is 616 years.

Topping the list in length of service is Paul L. Spolec, a South
;5hops electrical worker who was hired on February 3, 1925. Also
retiring with 47 years of service was Edward P. O'Connell who
■vas hired on July 6, 1925, and retired from the Claim Department
is supervisor of legal investigators and statementmen and William
F. Hansen who was hired July 13, 1925, and retired as a South
Shops electrical worker.

j The careers of the 14 retirees have taken diverse paths and at

.he time of retirement they were employed in seven different de-

jartments; four were in the Shops & Equipment Department, three

^t South Shops and one at Skokie Shop; four were in the Transpor-

.ation Department, one on the North Section, one on the South Sec-

ion, one at North Park, and one in District D; two were in the

Ireasury Department at Central Counting; and one each was as-

jigned to the Claim, Electrical, Public Information and Schedule-

fraffic Departments.

P. L. SPOLEC

47 Years

W. F. HANSEN
47 Years

M. STOMNER
46 Years

E. P. O'CONNELL
47 Years

E. F. POTENBERG
46 Years

S. L. LECK
44 Years

L. E. AGIN J. F. DiGIOVANNI

45 Yeors 43 Years

P. J. DOYLE
43 Years

. C. WALKER

A. R. BROMAN

J. M. CONNORS

A. A. KREUTZER

42 Years

40 Years

42 Years

41 Years

JANUARY. 1973

Service anniversaries in January

35 years

C. C. Cacioppo, Mechanical Maintenance Division

30 years

p. J. Cannon, Stores - South Division

D. J. Coughlin, Investigation & Claims

J. Dennesaites, 69th Street

E. J. Hammond, Forest Glen

R. F. Horning, 69th Street

R. G. Illion, North Park

C. J. Kcsal, Lawndale

T. P. Lyons, North Section

F. A. Madaj, Forest Glen

P. S. Marchisotto, North Park

T. F. McGuire, 77th Street

J. T. Mollo, Forest Glen

W. J. Murphy, Treasury

W. J. O'Brien, 77th Street

D. A. O'Leary, Limits

N. J. Ouimet, Kedzie

R. Sheldon, Archer

A. F. Shimkus, District A

W. M. Sieron, Kedzie

L. Vanderhorst, Skokie Shop

J. G. Wolf, North Avenue

F. A. Zemaltis, Beverly

25 years

J. H. Brown, Kedzie Garage

P. M. Coliff, Substation Engineering

P. Cleary, Archer Garage

A. DeBuono, Forest Glen

A. J. DlGiovanni, Stores

L. E. Ford, North Avenue

J. B. Forrestol, South Shops

S. G. Gorski, North Park

W. Griffin, Kedzie Garage

E. P. Grzenia, Stores - South Division

J. L. Heffernon, Beverly

L. D. Holmgren, West Section

S. Kieldyk, South Section

A. G. Kiopocz, North Park

H. Lindberg, Kedzie

J. E. Mojka, Kedzie

S. Montrose, Transportation

A. E. Muirheid, Stores - South Division

0. I. Porter, Kedzie

V. P. Shoyer, Limits

G. A. Silicani, Skokie Shop

R. A. Tannhcuser, Building Wiring Division

J. R. Tyk, West Section

A. Voss, Limits

M. Wenger, Operations Control

M. F. Wesely, West Section

New appointments announced

GENERAL MANAGER Thomas B. O'Connor recently
gave approval to the appointment of eight CTAers to
new supervisory positions within three CTA depart-
ments in the General Office.

Taking new posts within the Electrical Department
effective November 12 were Signal Superintendent P.
C. Cleaver, Senior Signal Supervisor T. M. Szewc,
Supervisor of Signal Maintenance G. E. Matejovsky,
Senior Signal Design Engineer K. D. G. Bisset, and
Senior Design Engineer C. R. Hayes. The appoint-
ments were made by Electrical Engineer A. R. Sand-
berg.

Effective December 7 P. J. Clifford was named
property accountant and J. R. Boland became assist-
ant property accountant. The appointments were
made by Manager of Finance P. J. Meinardi.

The appointment of E. W. Tobin as assistant su-i
perintendent of stores effective January 1 was madd'
by General Superintendent of Purchasing, Specifica-i:
tions and Stores G. S. Graybiel.

Superintendent of Transportation D. M. Flynn alsc
announced the appointment of five CTAers to nev
posts at Surface System District Offices effectivt
January 1. T. A. Hildebrant became District C su-
perintendent, P. J. Kehoe became relief superintend-
ent of Districts C & D, W. J. Rickert became Districi
D supervisor, J. E. Ohse became relief supervisor ol
C, D & Central Districts and J. Thrower became re-
lief supervisor of Districts A, B & C. The appoint-
ments were approved by Operating Manager G. Kram-
bles.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ACCOUNTING (Payroll) -

j Cupid did it again! He shot his arrow and MARY
BLACKMORE was his target. You can imagine what happy
confusion occurred when Mary came in after Thanksgiving
with a beautiful diamond sparkling on her left hand. We
would like to extend our very best wishes to Mary and her
fiance for much happiness. ..The bad weather, with the ice
and cold, has taken its toll. Poor CHRISTINE CAMERON
slipped and fell. Result — a broken arm, and right before
Christmas too ! We hope she will mend quickly and that
the cast on her arm didn't hamper her enjoyment of the
holiday festivities. Best wishes for a speedy recovery,
Chris, from all of us.
I

{(Tabulating) -

The Key Punch Section held a very nice Christmas
limcheon on Thursday, December 14, at Henrici's. MARI-
AN BUCKLEY came down to join us and we liked having
her. The consensus of opinion was that, "Luncheons are
great, but it's sad to have to return to work. "..We welcome
CAROLYN HASKELL who joined us on November 27. Glad
to have you with us, Carolyn. ..Not to be outdone by others
who have fallen on the ice this year, MARGE DORGAN took
a nasty spill one Wednesday evening spraining her left
Iwrist. She is mending nicely, but is still wearing the dec-
jOrative bandage.

'CTA SECURITY -

It was really nice seeing all the officers at our annual
Christmas party. I would like to thank all of them for being
the greatest bunch of guys all year long, not only at Christ-
mas. Among the familiar faces was Pensioner MATT
HOWE, who stays home and relaxes by serenading his fam-
ily on his new organ. ..RAY LOHSE is enjoying his retire-
ment doing what everybody would like to do most — nothing
at all. ..Little JOHN McGRATH spends his time taking trips
to the old sod just to look at the 40 shades of green... A few
|0f our alumni who have graduated to the Chicago Police
Department also stopped by to wish a Merry Christmas,
BILL GROSSMAN, ROCKY COLUCCI and BOB McHUGH all
looked good in their Christmas blues. . . Officer JOHN
HIGENS has been appointed Illinois State Vice-president of
the American Federation of Police. Anybody who wishes to
iDe a member can join through him. Good luck to you, John.
'. . Officer JOHN PARKS took a vacation before the big
Christmas rush and went to Traverse City, Michigan, to
see his niece begin many years of wedded bliss... Officer
[JOHN LEAHY spent his vacation at Our Lady of the Snow
(Shrine in Belleville. Jack said its beauty and elegance was
a sight to behold. I think it sounds like a worthwhile trip
for anyone. . . Sergeant PETE GENUTIS spent his three
weeks of relaxation looking over his new property in India-
na. Pete says it will be nice when he retires as the man-
made lakes and other beautiful sights are absolutely
breathtaking... We of the Security Department wish to ex-
|tend our sympathy to the family of Sergeant CHUCK BERG-

LUND in the loss of his grandmother, MARY KUNZELMAN.
..The new face in the department is that of KENNETH PAV-
LAK who transferred from Shops and Equipment. Glad to
have you aboard, Ken, and we hope your stay is pleasant...
December was a big month for hospital hopping. As of this
writing FELIX ROBINSON is recuperating from a very
painful operation on his sinuses. We all hope you're feeling
chipper and back on the job soon, Felix. ..Graduate Trainee
DICK GROSS, on loan to this department, also had a little
visit to the hospital. A case of walking pneumonia walked
right into him. It's good to see him recovered and back in
the groove of things... Lieutenant BILLY BUTLER suffered
a slight stroke. Thank goodness it wasn't too serious as
he was back to work in no time.

ELECTRICAL (Blue Island) -

Here we are into a new year and looking forward to new
things. We'll start our column with something brand new.
SHANE MICHAEL RUNDLE was born on November 12 to
the daughter of PAUL and LaVERNE SAUVE, LINDA, and
her husband, JAY. He is the fifth generation in the Sauve
family. . . Congratulations to ARTHUR ARDUINI who was
elected commander of Republic Post of the American
Legion. .. MILDRED and JOHN FELHABER celebrated 30
years of marriage on November 30. Best wishes to both of
you. ..It seems like the pensioners are doing a little travel-
ing. RALPH and MILLIE JOSSI vacationed in Hawaii, and
JOE NAGRODSKI also said "aloha" from the 50th state.
Joe said he forgot to take his scissors which he could have
used while watching the hula girls. Received a card from
BRUNO CZANSTKOWSKI and his wife. He was trying to
break the bank at Las Vegas, and then moved on to San
Francisco. .. Off sick at this writing are MIKE WHITE,
ROMAN PRIESBE, ALBERT FENNEMA and NORMAN
WALLACE. Fellows, if you can't visit them, please send a
card... ROBERT BOOTH would like to thank everyone for
their contributions to the Christmas buffet... Welcome back
to BILL TIMMERMAN... Best wishes to AL BRONZELL who
retired on January 1.

- TOiUiam "ReUei

(Chicago Avenue) -

It is with deep regret that we report the passing of
TRUMAN SHELBY, the son of LARRY SHELBY, on Novem-
ber 30. Services were held December 4 at New Friend-
ship M.B. church. We extend our deepest sympathy to the
Shelby family... HARRY BUERGER, one of our pensioners,
is convalescing at Fairfax Convalescent home, 3601 South
Harlem, Berwyn. I am sure cards would be appreciated...
CHARLIE SALVATORE visited with BILL EGAR, another
one of our pensioners. Bill would appreciate hearing from
his old friends. He lives at 9529 S. Sacramento, Ever-
green Park... PATRICIA SHEAHAN, the daughter of BILL
SHEAHAN, is a public health nurse for the City of Denver.
Pat was recently the recipient of further schooling by the
City of Denver. She was graduated from Colorado univer-
sity as a pediatric practitioner... ED WHITING is back to

ViAHUARY. 1973

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work after getting the works in the hospital. Also recently
returned to work is SANDY BOCZKO.

- Sen TtutiM

(General Office) -

We were pleased to learn of the recent appointments in
the department; PAUL CLEAVER was appointed signal
superintendent; TED SZEWC, senior signal supervisor;
GEORGE MATEJOVSKY, supervisor of signal maintenance;
KENDRICK BISSET, senior signal design engineer and
CLYDE HAYES, signal design engineer. Congratulations to
you from all of us. ..We also extend our best wishes to the
parents of two new arrivals ; KATHLEEN JANICE PIENTO
was born December 8 and weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces. She
is the daughter of CHRISTINE and JOSEPH PIENTO, power
supervisor. She was warmly welcomed by her brothers,
JOSEPH, MICHAEL and DAVID. . . KATHY and CLYDE
HAYES, signal design engineer, flew to New York to meet
their chosen baby daughter, KIMBERLY SUSAN, when she
arrived from Da Nang, Vietnam. The Hayes' little son,
CRAIG, was also on hand to greet his new sister... HERMAN
SMITH, engineering assistant III, decided to get away from
the January weather for awhile. He and members of his
family boarded a 747 and took off for Miami. They planned
to visit Key West and then fly to Nassau. What a wonderful
way to forget about the long Chicago winters.

FOREST GLEN -

Happy New Year to all, and may this be the year all
your dreams come true. . . Operator CHARLIE FRASSICO
and his wife celebrated 28 years of marital bliss on Sep-
tember 16. Charlie and the Mrs. had a night out on the
town, dinner and dancing until the early morning hours...
Box Puller BILL DEVITT and his wife, ETHEL, celebrated
their 39th wedding anniversary on December 1. A surprise
party was given for them by their four children and close
friends. Everyone had a wonderful time — in fact. Bill
didn't even have a drink. . . A proud father was FRED
KRAWCZYK when his wife gave birth to a baby boy on De-
cember 26. Mother and baby are doing fine, but Fred,
we're not so sure. Fred said he will give us the name of
the baby later... The boys in the repair department also
believe in night work along with their day jobs. J. BES-
KOON, L. SANDORA, R. STENZEL, R. KAESE and JOE
WARD are all expecting the stork to visit their homes in
the spring. What gives in our garage?. .JOHN JOYCE is
one of the finest fellows in the repair department. He
treated all the boys to a Christmas drink at their club. The
boys all say thanks, John, and a Happy New Year to a fine
gentleman... While we are freezing here, Supervisor GAL-
LAGHER is enjoying five weeks in sunny Florida. Boy,
what fish stories we will hear when he returns... Operator
LEIVA RICARDO wants us to say a good word about him.
Well old buddy, just keep up your good record and watch
the road. Also, your hair looks 100 per cent better.. .Yard-
man WOODY OWENS is in the hospital. Here's hoping he
will be well soon and back to work. Woody, your smile is
very much missed.. .We welcome JOHN MAHNKE and JOHN
PLANTHABER back to Forest Glen. You were missed in
your absence. ..CHARLES LATHAM'S daughter, SHERRY,
gave birth to a 10 pound 7 ounce baby boy named SHAWN
CHARLES on December 9. Charles says he is a young
grandfather at the age of 37... GEORGE STOVE took his

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pension January 1. He will be missed on the trolley buses.
Good luck.. .On December 24 GEORGE KUBANDA and his
wife went to Hawaii for a week of sunshine and relaxation...
ROBERT VELINSKI and TERRI ZEMAN announced their
engagement on Christmas eve. All the boys said it was
about time... The Christmas and New Year's party at Park-
side included a big surprise when Relief Foreman DAN
LOHSE, North Park, stopped by and bought a round. ..ED
KRAUSE retired on January 1. No one believed that Eddie
was old enough to take a pension. Anyway, Eddie, we will
all miss you on Austin.

- "UJ. A. »«<«* ,D.. . „„ ». .,n...

ENGINEERING -

First off, I would like to welcome 1973 to the Engineer-
ing Department by wishing everyone a healthy and prosper-
ous New Year. . . I've heard a few strange rumors about
some of you fellas being on diets (not mentioning any
names, of course). Well, anjrway, I hope those "what have
you got to lose" pounds are coming off well. ..I would like to
join with my father, FRANCIS L. BRADY Jr. of Placement
Department, in congratulating my grandfather, FRANCIS L.
BRADY Sr., who retired on January 1 after 30 years of
service. Gramps worked with Way & Structures of the
Engineering Department for eight years before transferring
to South Shops in 1953. Best wishes from both of us and
grandma, too. .. The Engineering Department joins in ex-
tending our sincere sympathy to EVAN E. OLMSTEAD,
general superintendent of Engineering, in the loss of his
wife, RAJEANE... CAROL HART, a former employee of our
Real Estate Division, paid us a visit over the holidays. Ev-
eryone was happy to see her again and glad to hear that
she is enjoying her leisure time. Glad you stopped by,
Carol. ..LINDA and BILL LEMONNIER are the proud new
owners of a duplex in Hometown. Linda, with those two
extra rooms you inherited, you should find ample space to
house those two cats of yours... Congratulations to all the
fine bakers in the department (plus a few of the wives) who
baked up some super delicious cookies to spread the holi-
day cheer among the co-workers. .. DLANNE TRAXLER's
husband, SCOTT, is the proud winner of two tickets to the
Chicago Rock concert. All he had to do was be lucky
enough to call in third on the WLS news switchboard.
Dianne said they enjoyed the concert, but their ears were
ringing for days to follow. . . Hope CHARLIE DROZDA is
feeling better after his fall. It couldn't have been too much
fun bringing in the holidays with a cast on your leg. Hope
you're on your feet and out of the cast soon.. .Well that's all
there is folks. I hope all of you will make a resolution to
stop by with some interesting news for the column.

(West Shops) -

On November 17, JOE MARSZALEK and his bride cel-
ebrated their 26th wedding anniversary. Congratulations
and many, many more happy years together. ..Happy to see
J. BAJIC, tinner, back to work again. Also WAYNE HAN-
SEN, machinist foreman, and WILLIAM SMITH, our mail-
man. Stay well, fellas. ..JOHN HEFFERNAN is back from
his vacation spent painting at home and getting ready for
the holidays. Not my idea of a vacation though... Now Mr.
and Mrs. DON EDWARDS, laborer, have the right idea for
a vacation — spending it in Florida at the height of our very
bad weather in Chicago. ..I heard that the farewell party for
Superintendent C. L. WIKSTEN was a beautiful success.
Mr. Hallahan and his band of renown were there, and TOM

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STAUNTON, track foreman, helped with the serving of the
liquids. ..At the end of December we said goodbye to two
new pensioners, CHARLES SCHREY, assistant mason fore-
man, and V. SCHUBAT, painter. Many happy years of re-
tirement, fellas... We want to welcome two newcomers to
the West Shop, HELMUT SCHWEITZER and JOHN KRO-
NEK. Welcome aboard, men, and hope your stay will be a
happy one. ..We want to wish ROCKY FERRARO, labor
foreman, a happy birthday. You don't look a day over 39,
Rocky. . . I'm wondering how the turkey tastes that M.
SMITH, steamfitter, won. We didn't ever get a sandwich.
Happy eating, Smithy.

KEDZIE -

First, I would like to wish the office staff, operators
and repair department a very healthy, happy and prosper-
ous New Year. ..To start the New Year off right at Kedzie, I
hope everyone will obey the "No Parking" signs in front of
the depot. This is an order from the General Office. In
case of an emergency, the buses won't be able to move to a
safe area. So please, NO PARKING ! . . Operator JACKIE
HAYES received a letter from Pensioner ED McCALLUM
who is enjoying his retirement in Colorado City, Colorado.
Ed says hello to all at Kedzie. Ed, all I can say is, "Have
a nice day, operator. "..Pensioner DAVE CLARK underwent
surgery in Northwest hospital. We hope you are up and
well very soon, Dave. ..Our clerk, C. (Red) O'CONNOR is
back to work after suffering a broken shoulder. It's good
to see you back on the job... Operator A. LOHMEIER took
his pension January 1. We wish you the best of health on
your retirement, and let us hear from you now and then...
Our deepest sympathy to Mrs.R. POTTS in the death of her
husband. Operator RALPH POTTS, who was laid to rest
December 23. Also to Mrs. B. BRUNO whose husband. Op-
erator T. BRUNO, formerly of Kedzie, was laid to rest on
December 7.

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KEELER -

Happy New Year to all you lovely people. Now that we
1 have shelved the last of those idiotic resolutions we made,
; let's relax and be our over-indulgent selves. Seriously
; though, my last paycheck came through a total blank. At
; first thought I felt no need to bother our new chief clerk,
i ANTONIO J. ARNIEKI, as I figured my deductions finally
j caught up with my salary. ..The welcome mat is out for our
entire clerk force. Chief Arnieki's staff includes ED
(Curly) STENZEL and JOHN WALTHIER. Reliefers are
ART COOPER, H. STANKEVICIUS and W. GERRISH. We
will give you a bit more on our new office force in the
I near future. Keeler lost Clerk J. O'BRIEN to Limits, and
I as of this writing Clerk JOHN SIMKO will have joined the
ranks of the retired. ..Rumor has it that since former Sta-
• tion Superintendent R. W. CHRISTIAN dropped by, the sta-
tion has been extolling the attributes of Phoenix, Arizona...
I'm gonna miss my follower, JOHN KREBS, who turned in
his punch on January 1,..SY GOLDMAN will have to train
another man to replace recent retiree JOHN MARTEN.
Here's wishes for many happy years of relaxation to all
you nice guys. ..Would you believe that Mechanic CHARLEY
BOWMAN has 31 years of service and all of it at Keeler ?..
Seems that January is a very popular month for birthdays.

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The following operators share birthday salutations: E.
LATIMER, W. FORD, C. MONTANEZ, A. J. DAVIS, A. L.
BOOSE, R. E. WILSON, T. JOHNSON, F. TORRES, S. A.
BRASWELL, C. M. ANDERSON, L. W. HOUGHLUND, A. L.
HAMPTON, F. HOLDEN, T. N. MOSELY, W. P. DABROW-
SKI, C. GRECO and L. G. KUMBERA. Operator CHARLES
LEE remembered that his wife's birthday was January 20,
and wisely forgot which one. ..Meanwhile, downstairs in the
garage. Chief Clerk MULCAHEY PATRICK'S daughter,
LAUREEN, reached the ripe old age of five years January
30.

LAWNDALE -

Hi again fellows. Well, we're well into the new year and
I hope that 1973 will be everyone's year for good luck...
Christmas arrived a little early for Operator DAVID and
MARJORIE HARRIS, who were blessed with a son, DAVID
HARRIS Jr., on December 20 who tipped the scales at 9
pounds even. Congratulations ! . . We extend our deepest
sympathy to the family of Repairman JOE JAGOS who re-
cently passed away. Our condolences are also extended to
the family of Retired Operator JOHN PATER who recently
passed away. ..Our deepest sympathy to Operator TILLMON
SHAW in the recent passing of his brother, CALVIN SHAW.
..We sincerely hope as of this writing that Retired Operator
ART KENNEDY is up and around since being confined to
St. Anthony's hospital... On January 1, Lawndale said fare-
well to one of its finest operators. OTTO TORK retired
after 37 years of devoted service. We hope you enjoy your
retirement Otto, and stop by to see us sometime. ..We sin-
cerely hope at this writing that Operator GEORGE BROWN
is doing much better. George is now convalescing at home
and would like to see some of his old buddies. ..Received a
card over the holidays from former Operator PETE MOL-
FESE. Always nice to hear from you Pete. .. Operator
RUDY HOLAN, recently back from a vacation just before
Christmas, said that it was the best yet and he's sorry he
didn't pick his vacation this way 20 years ago. Well I
learned early, Rudy, I also just got back from vacation and
enjoyed the rest. We'll be going again in a few more
weeks. ..Amvet Post No. 247 held its annual family Christ-
mas party on December 15, and it was a huge success...
Happy birthday to the following personnel: R. E. BELL, E.
SHIELDS, P. L. HOLLINS, L. C. CHATMAN, D. BROWN-
LEE, M. GRICKI, R. F. JONES, T. FVERY Jr., R. A.
GREEN, T. C. STUCKEY, J. WILLIAMS, I. P. CUNNING-
HAM, T. E. GUMBUS, J. A. DANIEL, J. W. STAHULAK,
R. J. FAY, I. L. DAVIS, C. HARRIS, J. A. GIBSON, A.
REESE, C. C. KONOPACKI and C. GREEN Jr.

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LIMITS -

To start off my first column I would like to wish every-
one a very happy and rewarding new year. . . Now to the
news. The drivers who worked the free State Street buses
during the holidays said they enjoyed it very much even
though it — now get this — was hard work. ..And a big hand
goes out to our great basketball team with a win-loss
record of 2-1 at this time. Stay on the ball fellows... A
speedy recovery is wished Operator LAMONT UPTON who
was injured in a gallant play in our first game. ..Wishes for
a quick recovery also go out to the wife of Operator B. H.

JANUARY, 1973

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LAWRENCE E. AGIN, Blacksmith,

South Shops, Emp. 6-4-27
ALVAR H. ALSTERLUND, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-31-47
CARL M. ASCHENBRENNER, Carpenter A,

Engineering, Emp. 10-21- ;2
FRANK J. BECKER, Line Truck Chauffeur,

Utility & Emergency Service, Emp. 10-3-42
JASPER BELLAFIORE, Tire Repairer,

Tire Center, Emp. 5-25-47
ROBERT S. BENSON, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 7-2-42
ROY G. BERGLUND, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-15-36
PLATO L. BIBBS, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 10-21-43
ANTON J. BOBER, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-11-34
GEORGE T. BONKOWSKI, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 5-20-46
FRANCIS J. BRADY, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 4-17-42
JAMES J. BRADY, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 2-4-37
ARTHUR D. BRINDLEY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 1-31-34
ALFRED R. BROMAN, Supervisor,

Central Counting, Emp. 7-30-32
ALFRED H. BRONZELL, Lineman,

Electrical, Emp. 12-28-44
LOUIS BRUNO, Trackman II,

Engineering, Emp. 6-26-42
HENRY BUIKEMA, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 10-31-42
LYNN H. BUTLER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 9-9-42
DONALD D. CARLSON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-24-36
ROSS CARTER, Operator,

Kedzle, Emp. 10-11-45
PAUL A. CEROTZKE, Laborer,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 11-18-42
HUGO J. CINCETTI, Platform Man,

North Section, Emp. 2-18-42
DENNIS P. CLIFFORD, Shopman I,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 9-20-40
STEPHEN COLLINS, Bus Repairer,

77th Street, Emp. 1-19-41
JOSEPH M. CONNORS, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 1-6-30
FLOYD T. CREAL, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-30-36
JOSEPH R. DAVIDSON, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 11-28-42
JOSEPH G. DECKER, Electrician Foreman,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 7-17-29
JAMES L. DENNARD, Janitor,

North Section, Emp. 2-1-51
GEORGE H. DlGlORE, Material Handler,

South Shops, Emp. 8-5-36
JOSEPH F. DiGIOVANNl, Clerk,

North Park, Emp. 4-23-29
RAYMOND J. DOWDLE, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 11-30-36
PATRICK J. DOYLE, Signal Foreman,

Electrical, Emp. 6-18-29
JOHN R. DUDEK, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-18-42

CLIFTON E, EBENHOLTZ, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 6-20-45
CHESTER L. ELKE, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-3-42
GARFIELD L. FRANCIS, Photographer,

Reproduction Services, Emp. 8-11-41
EDWARD T. FREDERICKS, Bus Repairer,

Archer, Emp. 4-29-42
RAYMOND L. GOLDSTEIN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 3-12-48
GEORGE C. HAAK, Operator,

Keeler, Emp. 11-28-41
WILLLVM F. HANSEN, Electrical Worker,

South Shops, Emp. 7-13-25
DANIEL P. HAYES, Supervisor,

South District, Emp. 2-20-36
ANDREW J. HOLZMAN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-8-41
JERRY J. HURT, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp, 8-26-42
LEONARD T. JOLLY, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 7-25-46
THOMAS JONES, Painter A,

South Shops, Emp. 7-6-42
HAROLD L. JULITZ, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 1-20-42
BENJAMIN E. KAMKA, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-25-33
DAVID L. KELLY, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 11-16-36
JOHN A. KENT, Box Puller,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-2-42
THEODORE R. KINDERMAN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-19-37
HOBART E. KNIGHT, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-12-42
JOHN W. KREBS, Operator,

Keeler, Emp. 9-5-45
ARVIN A. KREUTZER, Supervisor,

Schedule & Traffic, Emp. 11-2-31
EDWIN J. KRUSER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-7-52
STANLEY L. LECK, Supervisor,

District C, Emp. 5-22-28

THE 31-YEAR transit coreer of GAR FRANCIS came to o close
January 1 with his retirement from CTA. Gar started with Chicago
Motor Coach as a bus driver in 1942. He become a photographer
for CTA in 1959 and through his knowledge of photography has
produced many interesting pictures for the pages of Transit
News. Gar is shown here accepting congratulations upon his
retirement from Manager of Finance P. J. MEINARDI (right) and
Coordinator of Reproduction Services T. C. HAANING.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

AUGUST W. LOHMEIER, Operator,
Kedzie, Emp. 11-26-45

JOHN J. MAHONEY, Supervisor,
District D, Emp. 10-1-33

JOHN W. MARTENS, Janitor,
Keeler, Emp. 4-24-43

EDWARD F. MEYER, Operator,
69th Street, Emp. 9-18-45

MAYNARD J. MORAN, Senior Radio Operator,
Operations Control, Emp. 3-13-34

MICHAEL J. MORAN, Bus Serviceman,
69th Street, Emp. 6-6-51

BON H. MULLINAX, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-19-43

EDWARD P. O'CONNELL, Supervisor,
Claim, Emp. 7-6-25

JOHN D. O'DONNELL, Bus Serviceman,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-11-42

GEORGE G. OSTERMEYER, Towerman,

Howard Street, Emp. 6-1-36

EDWARD L. PFANNKUCHE, Clerk,

West Section, Emp. 10-27-33
VALERIE R. PFANNKUCHE, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 5-7-60
ERNEST F. POTENBERG, Chief Clerk,

Central Counting, Emp. 9-3-26
WILLIAM POWELL, Communications Technician II,

Electrical, Emp. 2-3-36
DANIEL F. REBMANN, Box Puller,

77th Street, Emp. 2-11-36
RALPH D. REGNIER, General Clerk,

Executive, Emp. 11-17-36
PAUL W. REID, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-18-37
RAYMOND F. REIGHARD, District Superintendent,

District C, Emp. 2-20-36
NORMAN U. RIDDLE, Supervisor,

Central District, Emp. 12-7-36
VITO RISCOSSA, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 4-21-43
JOSEPH RITROVATO, Day Foreman,

Lawndale, Emp. 9-26-35
CARL E. SANDBERG, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 4-16-34
CARL F. SCHEUERMANN, Conductor,

South Section, Emp. 7-1-42
EARL W. SCHNEIDER, Collector,

Limits, Emp. 7-7-47
CHARLES SCHREY, Assistant Mason Foreman,

Engineering, Emp. 11-18-42
ERWIN T. SCHULTZ, Janitor,

West Section, Emp. 9-27-37
ALOYSIUS B. SERGEY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 6-27-42
VINCENT SHUBAT, Painter A,

Engineering, Emp. 6-19-41
JOHN A. SIMKO, Chief Clerk,

Keeler, Emp. 5-22-35
OTTO J. SMITH, Machinist,

South Shops, Emp. 10-7-47
CHARLES E. SOUTHARD, Supervisor,

North District, Emp. 7-1-42
PAUL L. SPOLEC, Electrical Worker A,

South Shops, Emp. 2-3-25
GEORGE W. SPORLEDER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-28-42
THOMAS J. SPRATT, Instructor,

77th Street, Emp. 2-12-42

ROBERT A. STEWART, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 7-29-41
MARY STOMNER, Stenographer VI,

Public Information, Emp. 6-24-26
EDWARD H. STRZYZEWSKI, Supervisor,

District C, Emp. 6-25-37
GEORGE R. STUEVE, Bus Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 5-12-43
JULIUS B. SUKIS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 4-18-44
STANLEY J. SWIEC, Bus Repairer,

77th Street, Emp. 11-14-42
ANDREW E. SZUREK, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 11-25-42
LOUIS TIGNAC, Clerk,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-22-42
OTTO S. TORK, Operator,

Lawndale, Emp. 1-14-36
PHILLIP N. WAGEMAN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 4-17-34
FRANK M. WAGNER, Janitor,

Kedzie, Emp. 5-10-45
MARCUS C. WALKER, Motor man.

South Section, Emp. 10-28-30
ELMER W. WEIDENHAMER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-24-41
CHARLES E. YOST, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 11-1-45
AUSTIN E. YOUNG, Janitor,
West Section, Emp. 9-29-37
PETER G. ZACHARIAS, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 8-18-36
STEVE ZITTMAN, Carpenter A,
South Shops, Emp. 8-6-42

DISABILITY PENSIONERS

ANDREW M. LEE, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-11-55
HERBERT K. LINDEMANN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-30-37
STANLEY J. LUKASZEWICZ, Lineman Helper,

Electrical, Emp. 12-26-50
PETER MARINO, Laborer,

Engineering, Emp. 5-26-41
ANTOINETTE E. STIPATI, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 4-18-52

CLOSING OUT his 30-year
career with CTA end the
former CSL, ROBERT S.
BENSON retired January 1
as a bus operator from
Limits Station. He started
as a motormon at Devon
Station in 1942 and be-
came a bus operator in
1957. Bob has also served
as a reporter for Transit
News since May, 1967,
representing Limits Station.

JANUARY, 1973

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SMITH who had a recent stay in the hospital... Now I have to
report some news which is both sorrowful and happy. Su-
perintendent M. H. DeWITT is going to retire February 1.
We will all miss him very much. He has worked 31 years
with the company, the last ten of which were as a super-
intendent. He said he has enjoyed working with the men at
Limits, and has always had good cooperation from the
drivers and the board members. He and his wife want to
see much of this great country, then they plan to take it
easy around the house. Happy days to you, sir; you deserve
the best... Another new retiree is Operator R. S. BENSON
who retired January 1. He was my leader on this column
and always did an outstanding job as a scribe. Hope you
are enjoying retirement too. Bob. ..Our sincere condolences
to the family of Operator H. L. WASHINGTON who passed '
away January 1. He will be missed by everyone. ..Before
closing for January I would like to introduce myself, I am
CHARLES TURNER, Badge 9509, and I have run 180. If you
have any news, give it to me or just leave it with the clerk
in the station.

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We would like to give out a loud word of praise for
Painters JACK FLYNN, JIM KEEGAN, STAN RYCZEK and
DAN DIGNAM. These fellows did a very commendable job
of painting the offices at the 54th Street Terminal. ..VI and
ED PFANNKUCHE retired on January 1 and are now enjoy-
ing a life of leisure in Florida. Have fun, kids, you have
earned it. Keep in touch with us. ..We offer our sincere
sympathy to the family of PAT O'BRIEN, retired trainman,
who passed away recently... Retired Janitor PETE NAUGH-
TON Sr. is seriously ill in Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospi-
tal. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
We hope he will be back on the road to recovery soon...
Jovial Janitor DOMINICK CASSELINO is on vacation at
this writing. We know whatever he is doing he is having a
ball. Don't burn the candles at both ends, Dom, for soon it
will be back to the salt mines. ..KAREN DOMINO has left
the central assignment office and is now working as a clerk
on the South Side. Congratulations and best wishes to
Karen in her new job. ..Student Agent TOM CAHILL cer-
tainly likes to be different, and goes from one extreme to
another to prove it. Tom is now wearing a short-short
hair style, and believe me, it is really different... We are
sorry to report illness in the DAN and MILDRED DOYLE
family. We hope everyone will be back in good health by
the time our news is in print. The Doyles planned to leave
on January 13 for Florida if everyone was well. More
about this in the next issue. . . Hearty congratulations to
LEONARD BEATTY and HUGH HEGARTY who were re-
elected as president and financial secretary of our union.
May 1973 be an extremely good year for all of us with your
help.. .Agents FAY CAPRIO and OPAL (York) WOCZNIAK
are on the sick list at this time. Hurry back to good health,
girls, we miss you both... ADAM WAAS will retire on Feb-
ruary 1 but he does not intend to let the old rocking chair
get him. Adam plans to find part-time employment to keep
him busy. Good luck and many happy years to come are
wished for Mr. and Mrs. Waas...By the time we read this
the new pick will be in effect. We hope everyone is happily
settled in their new station.. .Superintendent J. ZUPKO en-
joyed a week's vacation at home resting up after the holi-
days, and enjoying the sports programs on TV. ..Agents
BETTY RUSSO and ELEANOR HASBROUCK also enjoyed a

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restful week at home after the Christmas holidays. . . On
Saturday, December 23, Agent JULIE MATTRAN had a pre-
holiday get-together at her home. Everyone enjoyed the
refreshments and gay chit-chat. Among the invited guests
were EDITH MORROW and your Loop co-reporters. It was
a most enjoyable evening. Thank you Julie and RAY. . .
That's all for now gang. We would appreciate any news
contributions you may send in.

- TKMfied t>«fU & TKaruf TOixttd

VlfLWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

Congratulations to JUANITA EDEN who lost 36 pounds
through Wei^t Watchers and received a pin for reaching
her goal. ..EILEEN CARMODY was in the hospital in De-
cember but is now home recuperating. Hope to see her
back to work soon.. .Good to see ELEANOR HASBROUCK
back to work after a short illness. . . VERN NORDSTROM
had his vacation during the holidays. Also BETTY RUSSO
had a week's vacation before Christmas. It must be nice to
have seniority... Conductor TONY WOLFE and his wife are
the proud parents of a baby boy, TIMOTHY, who weighed in
at 8 pounds 5 ounces... JIM SCHUMPP had the misfortune of
breaking his arm recently but is now back at work and
doing fine... Janitor DOMINIC CASALINO started his vaca-
tion on December 24. That sure was a nice Christmas
present... Congratulations to IRWIN WIECZOREK who made
Employee of the Year. Keep up the good work, Irwin, we
all knew you could do it. . . ED PFANNKUCHE and his
charming wife, VI (Moehring), took their pensions on Jan-
uary 1, and will spend some time in Florida. Also taking
their pension January 1 were AUSTIN YOUNG and ERWIN
SCHULTZ. We wish all of you a long and happy retired
life... Station Superintendent T. D. BOYLE enjoyed a vaca-
tion to Florida and stayed right in Disney World.. .My co-
reporter, GRACE MOUNTS, and her husband, CLEM,
ushered in the new year by joLning in on the celebration at
Mangam's Chateau.

^ime TKouHti & 'Kaiif ^aiin/iiif

NORTH AVENUE •

Congratulations to our new Courtesy Caravan Club
members for October. For exceptional courtesy, J.
JONES, A. FRENCH and R. THOMAS; for assistance to the
handicapped, R. JACKSON and L. SANFORD; for being
helpful in recovering a lost article, C. REDEMSKI; for at-
tention to duty, K. CHRABASZ, and for being considerate in
curbing, A. JACQUES. For November: for attention to

duty, M. McCarthy, m. bystrek, r. spakowski, t.

OPFERGELT and C. AIKENS; for assistance to the handi-
capped, C. LESTER, J. LYNCH and F. KONOPKA; for ex-
ceptional courtesy, J. GREEN, D. SKOWRONEK, A. KISZ-
KA, R. PEACOCK and H. FIELDS; for a heroic act, P.
GONZALEZ, and for excellent street announcements, J.
BACON. ..A number of the boys are taking their pensions.
Bus Hiker JOHN P. WALSH from Archer left on December
1, and he and his wife, FLORENCE, are planning on trav-
eling around the U.S.A. Now for our January 1 pensioners.
Operator ARTHUR BRINDLEY and his wife, MARINA, plan
to visit California for a second honeymoon. Supervisor
EDWARD STRZYZEWSKI and his spouse, CATHERINE,
plan a trip around the states and more time with their
hobby raising tropical fish. Operator CHESTER ELKE
leaves us after 30 years of service. He and his better

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half, CLARA, plan a fishing trip down South. Also headed
for the easy life are Supervisor STANLEY LECK, District
Superintendent RAYMOND REIGHARD, Storeroom Clerk
GEORGE DeGIORE, Repairman JOHN O'DONNELL and Op-
erators ROY BERGLUND, JERRY HURT, G. BONKOWSKI,
PHIL WAGEMAN, J. SUKIS, DONALD CARLSON, E. WEID-
ENHAMER, C. MULLINAX, FLOYD CREAL and HERBERT
LINDEMANN... Received a postcard from Pensioner VIGGO
WINDFELD and his wife, ZORA, who spent their vacation in
Los Angeles, California. They visited Hollywood and Bev-
erly Hills where they saw some movie stars' homes and
Universal Studios... Pensioner JOHN SENKO and his spouse
visited Russia and Poland... Operator JERRY HURT became
a grandpa for the seventh time when his son, EDWARD, and
his wife, KATHY, became parents of a baby girl on October
27. Jerry now has six granddaughters and one grandson.
Our congratulations to all. ..I met Pensioner TOM SCAN-
LON who is looking and feeling better than ever. He asked
about "Otto Mobile" who, you may remember, is Pensioner
BILL ECHOLS who wrote a column under that name years
ago. I'm also certain you remember Tom's antique car
with a mind of its own, and ran with or without gas. Tom
finally retired it to the junk pile. ..Pensioner NEIL COTTER
writes that they had so much autumn rain in Portage, Wis-
consin, that the farmers couldn't get some of their corn
harvested. The deer hunting was good. . . Pensioner JOE
REINHART and his wife, VIOLET, have a new address:
513 School street. Harbor Beach, Michigan 48441. Joe was
in the hospital in November, but he's home now and doing
well. ..A note from Pensioner BARNEY CALLAHAN tells us
that he and JOSEPHINE spent the holidays in Wichita, Kan-
sas. They visited their daughter, MARGARET, son-in-law,
and ten grandchildren. ..Pensioner LARS PEARSON and his
wife, ANNA, are keeping busy. Lars is keeping up with his
trout fishing at his home in Mountain Home, Arkansas...
Pensioner ART MOILANEN and his spouse, BETTY, visited
Chicago in November. They bought some Rosen's Jewish
rye bread, which they can't get in L'Anse, Michigan. When
they got home, the bay was full of lake trout, rainbows,
brown trout, etc. The Indians had put out their nets and
got hundreds of pounds of fish. They couldn't sell them so
they threw them back into the water. There were dead fish
all over. ..Bus Hikers RALPH POTTS of Kedzie and FRANK
KNORR of 77th passed away in December. Ralph was an
old school pal of mine from Morton High... Pensioner BILL
BUETOW lost his wife, ANNA, after a long illness. Last
May she was confined at the Mayo Clinic. Until this fall,
they thought she would make it, but she passed away in the
hospital and was buried on November 4. We extend our
sympathy to the families of these departed. Jesus said, "I
go to prepare a place for you that where 1 am, there ye may
also be. "..We received a Christmas card from FLORENCE
BLAKE, the widow of our old friend, JERRY BLAKE. She
is well, but lonesome. She comes to Chicago frequently to
visit her family. ..Thanks to all of you who sent me lovely
Christmas cards. They came from Pensioners E. BOCK,
B. CALLAHAN, F. COLEMAN, N. COTTER, E. DEEGAN,
W. ECHOLS, J. HDEBEL, H. HABBESTAD, A. KOEHN, J.
KULLOWITCH, H. LEMIEUX, R. MAU, A. MOILANEN, G.
MAY, L. PEARSON, L. PLUSKOWSKI, J. REINHART, J.
SENKO, W. STRAUBING, V. WINDFELD, O. WIKRENT and
E. DIETZ. Elmer Deegan has a mobile home in Payson,
Arizona. It's good fishing country. Living near him are
Pensioners PETERSON, CHRISTIAN, JACOBY, MACHOW-
SKI and PARADISE. Frank Coleman gets around fairly well
after his illness. Now to the operators, I have cards from
Operators E. GUNDLACH, D. KISSANE, H. LINDEMANN, |

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J. RICHARDSON, R. STEELE, F. DWIEL, A. AMOS, G. DI
MEO and R. SHOLTENS. Also cards from Bus Dispatcher
BILL KOSEK, Clerk E. LOTITO, and last, but not least, my
friend and co-reporter, WALTER BLIX. I hope he will be
back at work soon, also helping me with this column. See
you purty soon, Walter. And cards from Garage Clerk
BILL MIEDEMA, Forest Glen, and Garage Clerk WAYNE
MIEDEMA, North Avenue, who also happen to be my No. 1
and 2 sons...I want to thank the pensioners who have been
so helpful sending me news. I wish I could do as well with
the operators. How about it? Thanks to Operator JULIUS
BISWURM for his contribution. ..Here's hoping you're all off
to a good start for the New Year.

- TVaUoM THUdcma & "UJaUm SUt

NORTH PARK -

Hope you all had a Happy New Year. May you find 1973
to be healthy, happy and prosperous. .. The North Park
credit union's annual business meeting was held on Friday,
January 12, at River Park Fieldhouse. Dividends were de-
clared and refreshments were served. There were also
drawings for door prizes. . . The Sambruca Club dinner
dance was held on Saturday, November 4 at the Chateau
Royale. Operator PAT SCIORTINO, who was chairman of
this fine event, would like to add his thanks to the many
CTA families who patronized this event. ..Clerk JOE Di-
GIOVANNI retired on January 1 after 43 plus years of ser-
vice at the age of 58. Joe, who is one of our most respect-
ed and congenial clerks, plans along with his lovely wife,
CONNIE, to do a lot of traveling in the future. ..Also going
on pension January 1 were Operators CARL SANDBERG,
38 years; TED KINDERMAN, 32 years; ANDY HOLZMAN,
31 years; HAROLD JULITZ, 31 years; LYNN BUTLER, 30
years, and RAY GOLDSTEIN, 24 years. We at North Park
take this opportunity to wish these fine gentlemen many
years of happiness in their golden years. ..BOB ZIENTARA,
the son of Operator EDDY ZIENTARA, shot a large buck
deer while hunting near Westfield, Wisconsin. The Chicago
Tribune showed a picture of Bob and the deer in the sports
section of the Sunday, November 26, edition... JOHN STEIN-
BEISS, the son of Instructor WALTER STEINBEISS, along
with his wife, VICKIE, spent the holidays with his parents.
John, who is a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, will be
stationed at Rapid City, South Dakota. John was working as
a bus operator at North Park when he was inducted into the
service. . .SHELDON BAKER, the son of Operator SAM
BAKER, has accepted a position with Montgomery Ward as
a copywriter working on advertising. .. JOHN GUZALDO,
who has been off sick, is now back to work as a street col-
lector. We are all happy to see John back on the job again.
..Operator FRANK SAUCIER, who is a patient at Veterans
hospital, has gone on disability pension. Our prayers are
with Frank for a complete recovery.,. Happy anniversaries
are extended to the following: Pensioner WILLIAM
STINESPRING and his wife, DOLLY, their 43rd; Pensioner
MIKE PARK and his wife, GLADYS, their 19th; Pensioner
LARRY BENNETT and his wife, JULIA, their 32nd; Pen-
sioner ELY PESTINE and his wife, RUTH, their 40th; Pen-
sioner IRVING WEINER and his wife, IDA, their 42nd; Pen-
sioner WALTER LINDEMAN and his wife, ELEANOR, their
45th; Operator LEO HARA and his wife, ANN, their 36th
Operator JESSIE GILMORE and his wife, ROSE, their 16th
Operator JOHN WAIT and his wife, LUCILLE, their 34th
Operator SAM BAKER and his wife, HELEN, their 32nd
Operator ALLEN LIGHTER and his wife, SUSAN, their

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31st; Operator BUCKY WALTERS and his wife, DORCAS,
their 36th; Operator SAM POSNER and his wife, ETHEL,
their 34th; Operator JOHN EISELT and his wife, LOUISE,
their 15th; Operator DAVE ARREGUIN and his wife,
THERESA, their 16th; Operator JIM HALL and his wife,
VIRGINIA, their 22nd; Operator BILL HODGSON and his
wife, LORRY, their 23rd, and Instructor WALTER STEIN-
BEISS and his wife, MARY, their 36th. .. Happy birthdays
are extended to: Supervisor GEORGE HAND, Operators
PETE MARCHISOTTO and HAROLD ANDERSCHAT, Pen-
sioners CARL SANDBERG, ROY LEMKE, TOM CONROY,
MERVA HAND and JIM KURCZEWSKI, DEBORAH and
MONICA AYOTTE, BARBARA ANDERSCHAT, WILLIAM
and TAMMY RAY, Mrs. EULALIE DOWEY, Mrs. MARY
HOLZMAN and Pensioner JOE Di GIOVANNI. .. Our sym-
pathy and condolences are extended to the family of TONY
BRUNO who passed away suddenly on Monday, December 7.
Tony was assistant treasurer of the North Park credit
union and a most respected and likeable person. Also to
the family of Retired Supervisor HUBERT JIMMY MORAN
we express our condolences...! would like to take this op-
portunity to thank all the pensioners who sent me Holiday
Greetings. . . Repair Department Chit Chat: Repairman
FRANK SIBLEY and Electrician RICHARD ROCK were
winners of turkeys at the Wauconda Gun Club shoot-out.
Repairman BUCKY BAKER is in charge of the charity
project. .. Enjoying vacations this month are Repairmen
BOB JOHNSON, PAUL SCHREVES, LEN TROZANOWSKI,
FRANK SCHENDL and GEORGE WITT, and Servicemen
GENE DRZEWICKI, JOE MAREK and ROBERT BOTH.

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

CHARLES KEELER, traffic clerk, and his wife flew to
Los Angeles, California, and celebrated Thanksgiving with
friends. ..GEORGE HANUS and his wife drove to Redington
Beach, Florida, and other parts to visit... WALTER THOM-
AS, assistant superintendent of schedule makers, and his
wife flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to spend Thanks-
giving...The Schedule Department was blessed with many
Christmas season birthdays. Best wishes to KAY BATINA,
ED REILLY, WALTER THOMAS and JOE SABOL.. .WILLIE
SCOTT was promoted to schedule clerk... RUTH HAVLIK
and her sister flew to Spain to spend the holidays there.
They became part of the jet set when they stayed in the
sunny resort area of Costa Del S0I...ARVIN A. KREUTZER,
supervisor of traffic data section, retired on December 29
after 41 years of service to CTA and the CSL. Better
known as Fritz, he started as a traffic checker November
1, 1931. He worked as a traffic checker and traffic clerk
imtil transferring to Burnside Station in 1933 as a conduc-
tor and one-man car operator. He returned to the Schedule
Department in 1942 and was promoted to schedule clerk. In
1961 Fritz became supervisor of traffic clerks and was
promoted to supervisor of the traffic data section in 1965,
the post he held at retirement. His dedication to his work
and his candor will long be remembered in the Schedule-
Traffic Department.

- 'Kai/i.iifH SutOta

PURCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -

Now that 1973 has begun and all of you have started in
an honest effort to live up to your resolutions for the year,

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John and I would like you to add one more resolution to
your list; we can't invent news, we need your help, so let's
all resolve that 1973 will be the best year yet for news...
Congratulations are in order for EDWARD W. TOBIN,
Purchasing, who has been promoted to assistant to super-
intendent of stores. Good luck, Ed!. .We have a special note
for BECKY COUSIN who has been on the sick list for quite
sometime. Dear Becky, HELP! Signed, Jill. Hope you're
feeling better real soon! . . Congratulations to JOANNE
BOETTIN, who became an aunt for the third time. Joanne's
nephew, DAVID W., was born on December 5 and weighed
7 pounds 3 ounces... The welcome mat is extended to WIL-
LIAM DOERING, stock clerk 1, Stores Department. Bill
transferred from the Treasury Department. Welcome
aboard. Bill. . . Congratulations to JAMES WHITTLEY,
stock clerk 1, and his wife who were blessed with a beauti-
ful daughter, LATASHA, on October 29. ..ANDY CUNNING-
HAM spent his vacation traveling with a jazz band while
on vacation. Andy also stopped at Monte Carlo Bay. ..DAVE
SMITH, laborer, has returned from his "honey-do" vaca-
tion...GRANVILLE CHEATHAM, stock clerk I, is off the
sick list and back to work. While recuperating at home
Granville received a surprise visit from his son who is on
leave from the army. Your son's visit was probably just
what you needed for a speedy recovery. Glad to see you at
work once again.

SOUTH SECTION -

Happy New Year to all! May 1973 be a good, happy, and
healthy year for everyone. ..Congratulations to Conductor
NEIL SULLIVAN who had such a big smile when he became
a grandpa again. His son and daughter-in-law had a baby
girl named TAMMY. This makes two grandchildren for the
Sullivans. . .Relief Station Superintendent ED MITCHELL,
West Section, and his wife. South Section Agent SAUNDRA,
celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary at the Playboy
Club in Lake Geneva over a weekend. Best wishes to the
happy couple. ..Hooray! Back to work from the sick list
are: Work Train Conductor THOMAS SCHWARZ, Work
Train Motorman DOMINIC CESARE and Motorman SIDNEY
EDWARDS... Agent ALBERT HOFER, who has been on the
sick list for some months, went on pension December 1.
We sincerely hope Albert regains his health real soon and
enjoys his pens ion... Retired Conductor JOSEPH MASCOLl-
NO stopped by recently upon his return from a trip to Cal-
ifornia. While out there he visited with retired Conductor
JOHN LOUGHLIN and retired Towerman CHARLES RUM-
MEL. They said hello to everyone. Joe looked great for
his 83 years young; he's been on pension 18 years. ..Our
heartiest congratulations to the winners of the Division 308
election: President LEONARD BEATTY, Vice-president
CHARLES LOUGHRAN, Secretary-Treasurer HUGH HEG-
ARTY, South Section Board Member WILFRED SPEARS,
and to all the other people elected.. .Our Ashland parking
lot attendant, STAN from 69th Street Depot, went on pen-
sion December 1. He is one swell guy and everyone misses
him. Happy retirement, Stan. ..Hello to newly-hired Con-
ductors RONALD HENDERSON and LEWIS STEWART.
We're also glad to see Student Conductor CARL DAVIS who
decided to return and be a full-time conductor... We were
very shocked and saddened to hear that Agent CHARLES
GRIFFITH passed away quite suddenly. Our deepest sym-
pathy to his family... Retired Conductor PHARAOH (Mother-
in-law) CAIN dropped in to see us. It sure was good to see

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RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

CLIO E. BERGER, 85, North Section,

Emp. 7-15-36, Died 11-16-72
WILLIAM BETSANES, 86, 61st Street,

Emp. 10-16-42, Died 11-6-72
WILLIAM H. BONNE FOI, 70, North Park,

Emp. 11-10-25, Died 11-7-72
VASSILIOS BOUSIS, 77, South Shops,

Emp. 8-8-26, Died 10-22-72
TONY BRUNO, 50, North Park,

Emp. 10-4-43, Died 12-4-72
HARRY C. CROSS, 83, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 3-6-13, Died 11-17-72
BRUNO DINTER, 63, Property Accounting,

Emp. 5-22-34, Died 12-6-72
MARCO DUNDEVICH, 61, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 3-19-29, Died 11-27-72
CHARLES GRIFFITH, 53, South Section,

Emp. 1-2-58, Died 12-9-72
MILDRED I. HUMES, 84, Executive,

Emp. 12-4-05, Died 11-7-72
MAURICE T. HYLAND, 72, Kedzie,

Emp. 8-31-27, Died 11-11-72
JOSEPH J. JAROS, 58, Lawndale,

Emp. 5-8-42, Died 12-8-72
ARTHUR P. JOHNSTON, 73, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-25-27, Died 11-16-72
FRANK C. KNORR, 64, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-11-42, Died 12-18-72
MICHAEL J. KOHUT, 74, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 6-3-42, Died 11-10-72
ARTHUR LAVIGNE, 81, West Section,

Emp. 11-17-11, Died 11-11-72
BERNARD J. LAZISKY, 62, Beverly,

Emp. 2-2-38, Died 11-29-72
OTTO A. LINK, 76, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 3-18-43, Died 11-4-72
KENNETH L. MANAUGH, 67, North Section,

Emp. 9-21-26, Died 11-7-72
EDWARD J. MARSH, 68, Kedzie,

Emp. 5-18-28, Died 11-6-72
WILLIAM McTIGUE, 73, 69th Street,

Emp. 12-16-24, Died 11-14-72
WILLIAM MITTELSTAEDT, 62, Archer,

Emp. 11-2-36, Died 12-10-72

EBERT C. NYBERG Sr., 78, West Section,

Emp. 6-25-17, Died 11-22-72
THOMAS F. O'BRIEN, 68, Internal Auditing,

Emp. 10-18-23, Died 11-5-72
JOHN D. O'LEARY, 89, Halsted Yard,

Emp. 5-15-08, Died 11-15-72
ADOLPH PAOLINI, 73, North Avenue,

Emp. 5-22-43, Died 11-11-72
NICHOLAS PAPPAS, 74, Kedzie,

Emp. 1-17-24, Died 11-14-72
VINCENT PENDOLA, 71, Engineering,

Emp. 6-23-41, Died 11-13-72
RALPH S. POTTS, 58, South Shops,

Emp. 4-10-43, Died 12-19-72
JOSEPH RAGGI, 59, West Section,

Emp. 10-29-46, Died 11-27-72
MICHAEL J. REGAN, 76, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-25-19, Died 11-19-72
PATRICK ROCHE, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-28-15, Died 11-25-72
JOHN H. SCHEID, 68, South Shops,

Emp. 8-20-36, Died 11-23-72
KATHRYN T. SEGALE, 89, West Section,

Emp. 6-8-20, Died 8-24-72
CALVIN SHAW, 31, Limits,

Emp. 5-5-69, Died 11-25-72
EDWARD SMITH, 72, South Section,

Emp. 10-3-27, Died 11-24-72
THEODORE M. SOLOVEY, 84, West Shops,

Emp. 2-23-45, Died 11-11-72
JAMES J. STANTON, 57, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-26-41, Died 12-15-72
HILTON C. STEWART, 56, West Section,

Emp. 6-22-48, Died 11-17-72
GEORGE STRICKLAND, 80, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-4-21, Died 11-30-72
CHARLES C. SVOMA, 85, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-5-07, Died 11-3-72
MICHAEL J. TAYLOR, 84, Devon,

Emp. 9-16-19, Died 11-9-72
WALTER C. TRINKL, 62, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-27-45, Died 11-23-72
FRANK H. WEISHAAR, 64, North Park,

Emp. 8-14-41, Died 11-11-72

him. He and his wife had just returned from New Orleans
where he visited with Retired Conductor MOSES GILES and
his wife, who live there. They really enjoyed New Orleans.
Moses says "hello" to everyone, too. New Orleans is one
of my favorite vacation spots. ..The officers of the South
Side "L" credit union and their wives were feted at a din-
ner at David's restaurant recently. My hubby, ROLAND,
president, and myself really enjoyed the diimer and get-
together with the other officers and their charming wives.
My little quote for today is: "Put a little money away in
the credit union every payday for a rainy day. "..Mrs.
IRENE DOUGHTY, the wife of deceased Conductor RAY,
has moved to Van Nuys, California. She said the winters
were getting too hard here and she wanted to be in sunny
California. Good luck to you, Irene, all your many friends
here in Chicago will miss you. ..Agent CORRINE DALMAS
;was in the hospital recently for an operation but is home
jnow recuperating. We all hope you can get back to work
Isoon, Corrine. . . Retired 308 Board Member CHARLES

BURNS has left Chicago for the winter to stay in Phoenix,
Arizona. He sure is lucky to escape this ice and snow...
The agent's pension club held their Christmas dinner on
December 3 at Sharko's East restaurant and a good time
was had by all. We take this time to thank retired Assign-
ment Agents LULU HAMANN and ROSE HEIDENBLUT for
the wonderful parties they put out each year. Retired Agent
MARY KLUMPP, who lives in Jacksonville, Illinois, was to
be honored at this dinner having gone on pension this year,
but she took a trip to Florida and wasn't able to be here for
the festivities. We had a Christmas grab bag which every-
one enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE RILEY, superintendent
of operating stations, were there to help us celebrate.
Talked to all the retirees and they looked wonderful: Re-
tired Clerk JOE BRENNAN and his charming wife. Retired
Yard Foreman JOHN LEMKE and his missus, Retired
Agents CECELIA MORAN, GRACE GRIFFIN, KAREN
FRIDDLE, HAZEL DUNN, MAE DRISCOLL, CATHERINE
COLLINS and HELEN SHANNON, Retired Towerman PAT

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HICKEY and his missus. Retired Motorman JERRY HANA-
FIN and his wife, and many more. ..On the sick list at this
writing are: Agent LEONARD HEILBRONNER. Janitor AL-
PHONSO NERl, Towerman ADAM MODELSKI and Supervi-
sor JAMES FAHEY... Assignment Agent LILL CULLINAN
is in the hospital at this writing. Hope you get home real
soon, Lill, and also hope that all our ailing people have a
quick recovery and be back to work soon. ..Mrs. VERNON
(Alice) AMMONS, the wife of deceased Conductor AMMONS,
who worked in the South Section office at 61st Street years
ago, passed away. She was a wonderful person... Conductor
LONNIE PERRY received a passenger commendation for
his efficiency and good announcements. Keep up the good
work you South Siders... Former employee ALFRED CRIS-
LER, who was sick for many months, passed away recent-
ly. Our condolences to the Crisler family. ..Retired Con-
ductor CARL MAGNUSON called the other day to tell ev-
eryone hello and to say that he is well. ..Resigning recently
for other positions were Clerk ROBERT HARVEY, Switch-
man ROBERT BRADFORD who went with Standard Oil,
Motorman JONATHAN GIBBS, Switchman JOHN PRINCE
and Conductor WILLIAM TALLEY...Our sincere sympathy
is extended to Towerman ADAM MODELSKI in the loss of
his mother; Conductor GARY GLEASON who lost his moth-
er, and Motorman ALEX KOMIS whose brother passed
away... Clerk JOHN BARRY was elated when his son, who
was in the air force, came home from the service with his
family to reside in Chicago.

SKOKIE SHOP -

Congratulations to Laborer FRANK PIENTO and his
wife on the birth of their granddaughter, KATHLEEN
PIENTO, on December 8. The proud parents are FRANK'S
son, JOSEPH, and his wife, CHRISTINE. Joe is a power
supervisor in the Electrical Department in the Merchan-
dise Mart. ..Electrical Worker KERRY HOWE and his wife,
MARGARET, had a baby boy November 28. Little KERRY
weighed in at 8 pounds 8 ounces. . . Machinist Apprentice
GREG MARSHALL and his wife, BEV, are happy to an-
nounce the arrival of CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM, born De-
cember 14. Christopher weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and
was 22 inches long. ..Machinist Apprentice HORACE GREEN
and his wife, BEVERLY, had a son born at home November
16. KYLE weighed in at 9 pounds 12 ounces. Congratula-
tions and best wishes to all the happy parents! . .FLASH
from technical services — Stenographer MARY JANE HAR-
NETT surprised everyone when she arrived the day after
Christmas wearing a lovely diamond ring. The lucky fel-
low is BILL ARSENEAU of McHenry. A fall wedding is
planned. Our best wishes to the happy couple... Congratula-
tions to Carpenter GEORGE KIMMSKE and his wife, FRAN,
on their 20th wedding anniversary on November 29. ..Happy
retirement to Laborer PAUL CEROTZKE, Electrical
Worker DENNIS CLIFFORD, and Motor Line Foreman
JOSEPH DECKER. You are going to be missed, fellows,
and we hope to hear from you. Best of luck! Attending the
retirement doings were Pensioners CHARLIE QUALIARDI,
CASEY LASKOWSKI, MARTY GRIFFIN, JOHN McGEE and
JOHN LEAHY. Nice to have had you with us, fellows!
Speaking of pensioners— JULIUS ELENBOGEN keeps him-
self very active. Julius can be found making lovely latch
hook rugs in his daughter's handcraft shop in Long Grove.
The shop is called "The Slipped Stitch." Julius received
quite a writeup in the Long Grove papers. Thanks for

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letting us in on your activities, Julius... We were very sorry
to learn that Retired Welder WILLARD LUCAS passed
away. Our sincere condolences to his family.

SOUTH SHOPS -

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
in the CTA a healthy, happy and prosperous year ahead.
We also hope the future will bring joy to all of our fellow
employees... GAIL HATHAWAY, South Shops receptionist,
just bought a new 1973 Camaro. It's bright red with a black
interior. Gail says it's running great. Gee, it must be nice
to be rich!.. We in the South Shops office are bidding a sad
farewell to EDNA WALKER, secretary in Technical Ser-
vices. We wish her the best as she leaves us to go to the
Mart as secretary to GEORGE RILEY, superintendent of
operating stations in the Transportation Department. Do
keep in touch, Edna. ..Now for the Out in the Shop news...
A banquet was held on December 21 for seven of our re-
tiring co-workers. Sharko's East was the place. Plenty of
fun, food and Christmas cheer was had by all. Best of luck
for a long, happy and healthy retirement to OTTO SMITH,
Area 342, PAUL SPOLEC, Area 317, Foreman BILL HAN-
SEN, Area 317, FRANK BRADY Sr., Area 317, LAWRENCE
AGIN, Area 314, STEVE ZITTMAN, Area 312C, and JOHN
ZARDZA, Area 312C. Believe it or not, these men com-
piled a total of 240 years of service with the CTA.. .LOU
DRINKER, mechanic of Area 335, and his wife, IRENE,
were invited as guests to witness the launching of Apollo
17 at Cape Kennedy. In his own words, Lou said he was
awed by the spectacular lift off. Lou is such a pro, that in
case of any mechanical failure or an attempted hi-jacking,
they could depend on him. Congratulations, Lou. ..MADON-
NA GUSTAFSON, the daughter of JEAN GUSTAFSON, Print
Shop, and GEORGE HOLLENDONER recently exchanged the
holy vows of matrimony at St. Thomas More church. The
reception was attended by co-workers in the Print Shop
and from the rapid transit. . . Congratulations are also in
store for JEFF JANKUS, Area 313, and his new bride,
MARYANN. Best of luck, Jeff. .. BULLETIN! Christmas
comes but once a year, especially to GENE PAGE, Area
348. Gene recently tore the wrappings off his 1973 Ply-
mouth station wagon. Since he is single, we wonder what
his need is for a station wagon. Maybe he's contemplating
giving CTA competition at the bus stops... Congratulations
to AL YODUAL, dynamometer room, and his DOLORES on
their 25th year of wedded bliss. Wonder why he wears his
hard hat home. ..The DENNIS FERGUSON family is elated
on the birth of their daughter, GINA LYNN, who weighed in
at 7 pounds 14 ounces. Congratulations ! ..Congratulations
also go out to JOHN LASKEY, Area 312C, and his wife on
the arrival of BRIAN JOHN, 7 pounds 8 ounces.. .The stork
was really busy as he also made a delivery to the JOSEPH
REED household and presented them with their third beau-
tiful daughter... Congratulations to LEROY HUNTER and his
lovely wife on the adoption of a baby boy, ANTOINE. With
the tender loving care of the Hunters, I know he is wel-
come in their home.. .And now for the grandfathers--The
proud ones are RAY SPATZEK, Area 342, with a grand-
daughter, JENNIFER NORAE; Pensioner FRANK BRADY
Sr. has a new grandson, BRIAN McGUlRE, and last but not
least is JOE LUKSO, Area 349, with a grandson, PAUL
JOSEPH. . . Good luck to RICHARD BRYAR, formerly of
Area 317, on his new assignment in Technical Services.
Don't work too hard, Dick. ..ED MYSKOWSKl has returned

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INSIDE

after spending ten days visiting relatives in Phoenix, Ari-
zona. Ed said the temperatures were about 76 degrees
most of the time. Quite a difference from Chicago; right,
Ed?..IRV KRAULEDIS, Area 348, and his wife, PAULINE,
jetted to Mexico City for the Thanksgiving weekend. Irv
says there are a lot of beautiful sights to see and the
people are very congenial. Irv and Pauline visited the
Floating Gardens, the Lost Pyramids and took in a few
night clubs and the bits Mexico City has to offer. Irv and
his wife are planning to make another trip around Easter
time... Nice to see the smiling face of SAVARINO BIAGIO
back on the job in Area 312C...The watermelon business
must be very lucrative because AL COX, Area 344, man-
aged to buy a 1973 Pinto wagon. I wonder how many melons
will fit in the back of that car?. .We wish a speedy recov-
ery to JOHN BROADNAX, Area 333, who is recuperating
from surgery at St. Francis hospital in Blue Island. Hurry
and get well, John... Congratulations to RICH STANTON and
JAKE WEBER. Both men received honorable mention
awards from the Chicago Area Camera Club Association
on their fine art work.

69TH STREET -

To begin with, we would like to thank everyone who
helped us out during the cold spell. ..Those enjoying winter
vacations are: FRANK ANDREK, STEVE MURRAY,
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, JIMMY LEE and J. (Dick) DICK-
ERSON...We heard from Pensioners DENNY GRIFFIN,
LEO GLOMBICKI, FRANK KERMAN and BILL LOREN-
ZEN who are doing well. We wish them many more years
of happy retired life. . . Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
FRANK HIGGINS on the birth of a son. We also hope that
Frank will recover soon from his illness and return to
work hale and hearty. ..Good luck and good health to JIM
LUNDY and JOHN WALSH who retired on. December 1, and
to MIKE MORAN who retired on January 1. They all
started with the CSL...We also heard from Pensioners JIM
DONALDSON, MATT BASSO and MARTY GRIFFIN who are
doing well and enjoying their pensioned life.

We may be in the middle of winter, but one look at the
fish that Superintendent PEYTON caught will warm the
dearts of all fishermen. He even cut it open so we could
see it was real. ..We certainly lost five good men via the
oenslon route; E. MEYER, L. JOLLY, A. SZUREK, D.
KELLY and J. DAVIDSON. May all these men have many
iappy and healthy years of the easy life... JOE and ETHEL
DAVIDSON celebrated their 43rd anniversary January 20.
rhey have nine grandchildren, and the youngest just born
December 9 is called JACQUELINE REBECCA. ..I met aa
R. A. PAUL of Orland Park who has a lifetime badge from
I local in Fort Wayne. He worked for us from 1947 to
1951 and Is now foreman of quality control at Electro-
motive. He says hello to all his old friends. ..One of our
Jowling teams out of 69th is fighting for first place at the
3ak Lawn Lanes. Only eight points out are WALTER
iVANTROBA, STEVE CHATLOS and WILLIE WILLIAMS.
Lay it in there fellas and go all the way. ..The 69th Street
Credit Union will hold its annual meeting on February 16 at
3 p.m. In the depot clubroom. Something new has been
idded in addition to the meeting, election and raffle. A
juffet lunch from soup to nuts will be served. ..Is it true
;hat Instructor SWANSON is getting ready to put a for sale
3ign on his uniform?.. Superintendent Peyton had Instructor

NEWS

O'DONNELL, Clerk CLARK and Sanitary Engineer RAY
try their darndest to open his locked car (the keys were
inside) Along came Operator RICHARDSON, and with a
little twist here and there with a coat hanger, bingo the
door was open. ..The instructors ask us to slow down during
the winter as the streets can get mighty slippery. They
also remind us to check for fire extinguishers and to be
sure to write up any defects in the buses. ..Haven't heard
much from the Gout Club lately only some soft moans and
groans. ..KUNIGUND (Olga) GREEN, the wife of Operator
R. GREEN, spent 11 days in Intensive care. She is now
home and well on the way to recovery. ..Instructor JOHN-
SON became a grandpa again as did SCOTTY HIGGINS who
passed out cigars when his son's wife gave birth recently...
We regret to report that the mother of retiree JOHN
LYNCH died. JAMES J. STANTON, a supervisor and
formerly of 38th & Cottage Grove barn, passed on. The
family of your co-reporter, ART BUESING, also suffered a
great loss when my eldest son passed on suddenly at the
age of 34 on the day before Christmas. Please accept my
thanks for all your kind expressions of sympathy... One wish
for the new year would be that all you operators keep my
mall box filled with news.

77TH STREET -

Congratulations are in order for the new treasurer of
the 77th Street Depot credit union, REDO HALL. Mr. Hall
is replacing a fine man. Former Treasurer TOM SHEE-
HAN, who has retired. The assistant treasurer's post was
filled by BEN GULLEY. In Mr. Hall and Mr. Gulley our
credit union has two competent and deserving men. And for
the first time in history, our credit union is paying six
per cent interest quarterly... Another first at 77th was a
holiday drawing sponsored by Executive Board Members
A. BUTLER and E. GRESHAM. The prizes were five
hams. The winners were Operators O. C. COLEMAN, E.
L. CHANEY, A. J. FOWLER, LEON DAVIS and H. A.
WILLS. Congratulations to the lucky ones and thanks to the
board members for the prizes and the drawing.. .If you note
a certain air of pride about ANTIONE AYERS nowadays,
it's because of the lovely baby girl presented to him by his
charming wife, JOYCE. The little lady. Princess ANTION-
ETTE ANDREA AYERS, was born November 28 and has
Antione and Joyce well trained for 2 a.m. feeding... On Jan-
uary 23 Mrs. PAT DeBONNETT will have been married to
this reporter for 13 years. When we were married I prom-
ised her a long honeymoon, so she's hanging around to see
that I keep my promise. ..Mrs. CLAUDIE MYERS, the wife
of Operator CHARLES MYERS, spent the Christmas holi-
days with her grandmother, Mrs. OZIE McCLURE in Pul-
aski, Tennessee. Hope her trip was pleasant and her re-
turn safe. ..DORA, the wife of Operator ROBERT L. BAR-
CLAY, is recuperating from illness. Mrs. Barclay is em-
ployed by the U.S. Postal Service. We would all like to
take this opportunity to wish her a speedy recovery. ..We
were all saddened by the passing of a fellow operator,
FRANK KNOR, on December 18. Mr. Knor was also a
respected officer of the 77th Street Depot credit union...
Good luck and Godspeed to retiring Instructor TOM
SPRATT. Speaking of retirees, JOHN SHAW, on pension
since 1964, received his gold union membership card on
January 1.

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MARCH-APRIL, 1973

$18.9 million operating subsidy approved for CTA

ON MARCH 27 the Illinois Legislature gave final approval to an operating subsidy
for CTA which assures that operations will continue at the present level and rates of
fare until June 30, 1973. The legislation provides financial aid for CTA totaling
$18.9 million; $12.6 million from the State of Illinois and $6.3 million from the City
of Chicago and County of Cook combined.

TO ALL EMPLOYEES:

During the month of May, CTA will conduct its annual campaign to acquaint em-
ployees with the benefits of purchasing U.S. Savings Bonds through the payroll sav-
ings plan. All employees will be contacted and given the opportunity to begin a sav-
ings program or increase their present programs.

Give something to yourself each payday! U.S. Savings Bonds can provide money
for your children's college education, a down payment on that new home, extra com-
fort for retirement, PLUS a bonus — extra security for your country. All it takes is
regular saving, and that's where the Payroll Savings Plan comes in. You name the
amount you want to set aside each payday for U.S. Savings Bonds and the pay office
does the rest; it's automatic, sure and painless. Write your own ticket.

Bonds are better than ever, with a bonus interest rate of 5| per cent when held to
maturity of 5 years 10 months.

I urge you to sign up for this saving program, or increase your present deduction.

Very truly yours,

m^Q^

T. B. O'Connor
General Manager

Volume XXVI CTA TRANSIT NEWS Number 2

Published bi-monthly by and for employees of the Chicago
Transit Authority, under the direction of the Public
Information Department.

Robert 0. Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

C. William Baxa, Director of Public Information

OUR COVER: Nearly 6,000 CTA employees are saving
for the future by participating in the payroll savings plan.
Bi-weekly payroll deductions currently amount to $97,500
and result in the production of 3,300 U. S. Savings Bonds
every two weeks. Inspecting bonds which have been
imprinted is Mary Ann Bandur, programmer trainee in
CTA's Computer Operations Room.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

I>C, ESC award winners
lamed for fourth quarter

ISC

ESC

Keeier Garage

Lawndale Station

61st-Racine

Maintenance

Teiminals

Forest Park Station

South Shops

OURTH QUARTER winners of safety contests among groups of Transportation and Shops & Equipment Depart-
lent employees include three locations which had won awards previously in 1972.

First place winners in the Interstation Safety Contest (ISC) pictured above include Lawndale Station, which
laced first among 12 surface operating stations, and Forest Park, which took the lead among nine rapid transit
perating stations. Forest Park's first and fourth quarter wins in 1972 were accomplished with perfect scores of
5.00. Lawndale's second win of 1972 was accomplished with a point score of 61.40, exceeding its second quarter
/in with 58.26. Displaying Lawndale's plaque are, from left. Superintendent J. B. Morris, Relief Superintendent
. J. Lahey and Assistant Superintendent F. J. Vitek. Station Superintendent T. D. Boyle (right) is shown accept-
ng Forest Park's plaque from Assistant Superintendent of Operating Stations C. W. Gibes.

Holding the No. 1 spots in the three areas of competition within the Employee Safety Contest (ESC) are Keeier
Jarage, 61st and Racine Maintenance Terminals and South Shops. The winner within each group had the lowest
lumber of injuries per one million man-hours worked. Keeler's rate of zero for the fourth quarter and 43.7 for
he year made it No. 1 among surface garages. A fourth quarter rate of 29.9 and 1972 rate of 56.7 made the com-
bined 61st-Racine Terminals No. 1 among rapid transit maintenance terminals. South Shops, first and fourth
(uarter winners in 1972, had a frequency rate of 38.0 in the final quarter and 64.9 all year, placing it first in the
ihops competition. Accepting Keeler's award from Supervisor of Garages T. Riordan (left) is Garage Foreman
I. F. Vance. The award presented to 61st and Racine Terminals was accepted by Foreman J. J. MoUoy (left)
;rom Senior Foreman of Maintenance Terminals R. E. Flowers. Holding the South Shops award is Superintendent
^f Surface System Shops J. A. Rosendhal who is being congratulated by Superintendent of Surface System Shops
ind Garages J. J. Repplinger.

MARCH-APRIL, 1973

MEDICALLY SPEAKING by Dr. George H. Irwir

CLIMATE and its good and bad affects on health have
been the concern of the people for centuries. And
this is surely instinctive, as most of us would like
to live in an area which adds to our comfort, good
health and longevity.

In looking over literature on this subject it has
been interesting to learn what medical researchers
and weather experts say about climate and health.
Before leaving your native land for an extended vaca-
tion or a permanent change of location, it would cer-
tainly be wise to do some investigating first yourself.

While it has been said that thousands of individuals
have been helped, health-wise, by a change of climate,
the experts say there is no guarantee attached to such
a change. It is well to remember that there is no
such thing as the perfect climate. The purpose of
this article will be to inform you of the general view-
points, good and bad, of climate and your health.

Research has shown that a temperature of 66 de-
grees is the best for the normal functioning of the
human body. Temperature range, variability of
weather, suddeness of weather change, humidity and
atmospheric conditions are all strong influencing fac-
tors.

Age is an important factor in considering the af-
fect of climate on health. Studies show that persons
under 25 are not strongly affected by weather
changes. Persons between 25 and 50 are moderately
affected, and those past 50 years of age are strongly
or seriously affected. This does not mean, however,
that younger people are more resistant and more
physically adaptable to weather fluctuations. The
study on disease resistance also points out that cool-
zone people in the U.S. withstand disease better than
do the warm-zone people up to the age of 50. Above
50 the person in the south has a longer life expectancy
than his northern counterpart. The ideal climate for
the older citizen is a place where outdoor living is at
the maximum, where weather changes are slight,
where the temperature stays a little below 80 degrees
during the day and seldom goes below 50 degrees at

night. Healthy people bear up under weather change
better than those in poor health. It is also true th£
women are less affected by weather changes than mer

What the weather does to us: Man is notorious!
weather sensitive. Every change in the weather, ai
temperature and velocity, degree of electric activit
and of positive or negative ionization, barometri
pressure or relative humidity brings about alteration
in the acid-base (chemistry balance) and changes i
body metabolism. These changes are reflected in th
functioning of the nervous system, circulatory systei
and body temperature and indirectly affect body re
sistance and disease control.

It is generally known that cardio-vascular (heart
and arthritis cases do better in an equable warn:
dry — but not too hot — climate. Tuberculosis, respir
atory cases such as bronchitis, asthma, emphysem
and allergy patients are also definitely benefited. Ex,
tremely high altitudes are not favorable for hear
cases. To confirm the advantages of a warm climat
one recent study showed that respiratory infection
are four to five times more frequent in January tha
in July. Other statistics reveal that diabetes, ulcers
heart disease, arteriosclerosis, stress diseases, in
eluding mental diseases and even cancer (exceptin
skin cancer), occur less frequently in the south an
are also more controllable.

In conclusion, I wish to emphasize the following,
some of the information in this article may be helpfui
to you in selecting the proper climate to live in. It i
well to remember that even though your friends ma
have been helped by certain climates there is n
guarantee that you will be. Before moving to a dif
ferent climate discuss the change with your famil.
doctor. A short visit to the area in question may nO'
give you the proper evaluation so you may want fct
make several trips before making a permanent de-
cision. In addition to the climate factors, one ma;
wish to consider schools and medical facilities. Fo:.
certain people, cost of living and availability of worl
may be important factors.

Package found on bus

yields $2,500 reward to operator

LIMITS STATION Operator John Cradick is $2,50(
richer now because he made a routine terminal in-
spection of his bus. The reward was presented tt
him by Edward F. Blettner, vice-chairman of th<
First National Bank, for recovering a package con-
taining $375,000 in negotiable bonds. Operator
Cradick found the package at the Union Station ter-
minal of the No. 156 Wilson-LaSalle route only min-
utes after a bank messenger left it on a seat.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Old yoke not such a tough egg to crack

IXCAVATION ALONG Clybourn avenue hasn't exactly
jncovered the archeological find of the century, but it
,id produce some relics of early Chicago history
ating back over 80 years.

And the truth is, the team of "archeologists"
ren't too happy about what they're finding. They're
/orking between the old streetcar tracks digging a
'rench to bury a duct line for Commonwealth Edison
ables and the job went smoothly north of FuUerton
venue. As the crew worked south, however, they
:egan to uncover huge castings right in the path of
le duct. Unable to identify the objects which looked
.ke ornate ruins from a long-lost civilization, they
pnsulted CTA. The objects were promptly identified
is cable yokes — 400 pound cable car track supports
[lat should have been removed 65 years ago.

I It may be hard to believe now, but Clybourn avenue
''as once one of nine busy transit routes that war-
anted use of cable car trains. CTA predecessors
lay well have copied the travel mode from San
'rancisco where it was originated in 1873, but in
Ding so they formed the largest cable car network in
le world — totalling 86 track miles.

' Chicago's first cable cars served State street in
'882 between Madison and 21st streets; by 1887 cars
ent through to 63rd street. Cottage Grove service
itarted late in 1882. North Side service began on
jlark in 1888, Lincoln-Wells in 1889, and finally
'lybourn in 1891. West Side lines included Mil-
waukee and Madison completed in 1890 and Blue Is-
^nd and Halsted which were opened in 1893.

I Incidentally, the introduction of cable cars to Chi-
3,go was in no way occasioned by geographic features
f the area, as was the case in San Francisco. Rath-
f , the cable system was chosen because the seem-

ingly limitless power source had the capacity to move
more people faster than was ever possible with
horsecars. Frequent trains of three to five cars in
length were not uncommon, each one carrying up to
250 people.

Installation of the cable car system proved to be
an expensive venture in itself though — costing in ex-
cess of $100,000 per mile, including the powerhouses,
boilers, engines, pulleys, continuous cables and
special track. Cable car track was unusual in that it
included an underground slotted tube to enclose the
moving cable. Supporting the running rails as well as
the tube were a series of yokes set in concrete every
45 feet. The cast iron yoke was designed to maintain
a constant slot opening at street level while resisting
side pressure from packing of soil under the weight
of heavy wagons and expansion due to freezing.

Added to the cost of the fixed plant was the con-
struction of more than 500 cable cars, each of which
was equipped with a grip mechanism suspended be-
neath the car into the slot. The moving cable passed
through the open jaws of the grip even when the train
was standing; however, by pulling a lever the grip-
man tightened the jaws, gripping the cable and accel-
erating the train to its maximum speed.

San Francisco's cable car system is now 100 years
old; Chicago's lasted only 24 years. Conversion to
electric streetcars brought the last cables to a stand-
still in October 1906. Except for a few remaining old
car barns, powerhouses, and a grip car at the Muse-
um of Science and Industry, little evidence remains of
Chicago's cable car era, save for the occasional dis-
covery of a buried treasure from bygone days.
Buried treasure, hah — at 400 pounds each you could
almost say the yoke's on the guy who finds one.

tISTALLED IN 1891 on the Clybourn
l^enue coble cor route, yokes like the
le below ore being removed to moke
ay for on underground electric duct
.ne. Positioning of the yokes, spaced
/ery AVi feet along cable routes, is
iown in the inset of the coble cor pic-
ire at right.

\1ARCH-APRIL, 1973

March

Service anriiversaries
in February

30 years

J. R. Boland, Property Accounting

J. W. Bruen, North Avenue Garage

C. A. Desch, North Park

J. J. Dubinski, 69th Street

J. J. Duffy, North Park

J. P. Esposito, Keeler

A. Fricono, Archer

P. P. Gerame, North Avenue Garage

C. R. Giltmier, Beverly

0. Goers, West Section

R. J. Howe, Archer

R. N. Jewett, 52nd Street

T. P. Kcminski, Archer

E. S. Kawczynski, Lawndale

C. J. Lochner, West Section

T. J. Lenihan, Forest Glen Garage

J. D. Lombardo, Forest Glen

S. V. Lukasik, 69th Street

J. J. Madigan, Electrical Distribution

E. W. McLaughlin, Lawndale

C. P. O'Connor, Kedzie

J. Pope, Treasury

R. J. Redding, Insurance & Pensions

A. F. Reszotko, Forest Glen

A. Tranchito, Archer

R. D. Zielinski, North Avenue

25 years

L. F. Ashley, Investigation & Claims

J. Capaccio, Congress Maintenance Terminal

D. L. Casalino, West Section

J. J. Cirino, Electrical Distribution

H. J. Clark, Investigation & Claims

N. M. Clesen, North Section

G. W. Deuter, Investigation & Claims

M. G. Gilmartin, Kedzie

C. A. Haynes, 69th Street

E. Huffmon, 77th Street
R. C. Jerozal, 77th Street

C. C. Jones, 52nd Street

F. M. Kaisher, Kedzie

E. C. Kennord, 77th Street
E. P. Killian, Skokie Shop
M. Kissel, South Section
J. Kovctz, 69th Street
J. Marecek, Limits
N. Murden Jr., 77th Street

D. F. Noncek, District D

W. A. Schmarje, South Shops

C. E. Skorc, Stores

L. Smith, 52nd Street

A. M. Tennelle, District A

G. H. Ward, North Park

E. White, Instruction - 77th Street
T. W. Wieczorek, Power Operations
H. Williams, District A

R. K. Williams, Travel Information
A. J. Wolowiec, Forest Glen

45
years

J. A. Lohrmcnn,

District D

35 years

H. G. Geler, Power Operations

30 years

E. G. Baden, North Park
A. DelGiudi, Kedzie

T. Friend, Don Ryan Maintenance Terminal

J. A. Gorecki, Archer

L. S. Mora, North Pork

W. D. Hart, Utility & Emergency Service

W. J. Kenna, Kedzie

J. A. Malloy, 69th Street

R. K. O'Collaghan, South Shops

W. R. Peters, North Park

C. F. Pieiuszynski, Archer

S. S. Polniaszek, Forest Glen

J. F. Radloff, 69th Street

T. J. Roan, Forest Glen

F. W. Schode, Limits

H. Schumer, Mechanical Maintenance Division

P. J. Sciortino, North Park

M. W. Seredo, Limits

A. D. Stahl, Stores - South Division

G. W. Steigelman, North Section
S. Steinberg, North Park

F. P. Stelnmetz, 77th Street

C. P. Vandervest, Forest Park Maintenance Term,

J. J. Vioitt, Lawndale

W. F. Wantroba, 69th Street

R. H. Williams, 69th Street

25 years

L. P. Anosenes, Building Wiring Division

V. Burgess, Rapid Transit District - North

C. W. Dupass, Kedzie

R. D. Green, 69th Street

A. M. Hinton, Track

M. Imbraguglio, Building Wiring Division

W. F. Knabe, 77th Street

J. Moore, 52nd Street

F. D. Riggins, 77th Street

E. F. Saenger, 69th Street

J. A. Siebert, Stores - South

E. L. Smiley, West Section

N. F. Suero, Congress Maintenance Terminal
M. B. Vasquez, Congress Maintenance Terminal

F. A. Wilson, Utility & Emergency Service

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\pril

45 years

m €rk

J. C. Williams, T. Guiheen,

nvestigation & Claims Building Maint. Division

30 years

p. Alessi, 69th Street

C. J. Bachara, Forest Glen

F. Benanti, Kimball Maintenance Terminal

A. J. Canova, Limits

A. F. Delcorse, South Section

S. Glanpicolo, North Park

J. S. Guzaldo, Limits

V. F. Guzniczak, Forest Glen

E. J. Juric, Schedule-Traffic

F. T. Karl, North Park

D. P. Leahy, Beverly
P. J. Miaso, Kedzie

W. L. Nelson, Electrical Distribution

J. E. Rusnak, Power Operations

S. Scellato, 69th Street

J. R. Sutherland, Archer

A. W. Szymell, Keeler

A. J. Tcheleblan, Operations Control

R. J. Valerious, 52nd Street Garage

R. Wenzel, Limits

H. W. Zych, North Avenue

25 years

J. D. Brown, Archer

J. S. Chambers, Operations Control

M. W. Chatman, Beverly

M. J. Fitzgerald, Electrical Distribution

J. Gilliam, 77th Street

P. M. Haralamos, Electrical Distribution

W. S. Harvey, 77th Street

C. G. Honath, Archer

A. J. Jackson, 77th Street

I. Lewin, Limits

J. H. McCarty, West Section

P. J. Meinardi, Finance

F. W. Nichols, 52nd Street

J. A. Ryan, West Section

J. T. Summerson, North Park

C. J. Urbik, 69th Street

1972 Retirement Plan report

■ 386 take pensions

■ April distribution announced
for cards showing Plan credit

SYSTEM-WIDE DISTRIBUTION of report cards show-
ing each employee's credit Ln the Retirement Plan as
of December 31, 1972, will be made between April 11
and 19, according to W, A. Ashley, Plan secretary.

Information provided on the face of each employ-
ee's card may be used in the formula on the reverse
side to estimate retirement benefits and total credit
with the Plan as of the last payday of 1972. Employ-
ees with LESS than five years of service, for whom
no "estimated five year average earnings" is pro-
vided, can make the projection by using the earnings
credit for 1972. Employees are advised to retain the
cards for ready reference.

Mr. Ashley also announced that during 1972 ap-
proval was given by the Retirement Committee to 386
retirement applications of CTA employees. Of that
total, 139 applicants had reached the normal retire-
ment age of 65 years, 207 were early retirements in
the age group under 65, and 40 were disability re-
tirements.

Exercising survivorship options were 42 retirees;
five of whom chose the "all" option, ten the "2/3"
option, and 27 the "1/2" option.

Contributions to the Retirement Plan during 1972
totaled $29,092,692 — contributions by employees were
$10,182,466 and CTA contributions amounted to
$18,910,226. Approved during the year were dis-
bursements totaling $13,875,899 covering payments to
retired employees, refunds to employees who termi-
nated their services and to deceased employees' ben-
eficiaries and expenses of administration.

During 1972 assets of the fund increased $20,278,-
387, making a total of $118,709,385 as of December
31 held by the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust
company, trustee for the Plan.

These funds held by the trustee are invested in
U.S. government securities. Farm Home Administra-
tion loans, corporate bonds and notes, common stock
and CTA revenue bonds.

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ACCOUNTING (General) -

Congratulations to TONY and KATHY SCARDINA who
were married in St. Francis DeSales church on November
25. A lovely reception was held at Fontana D'Or for about
300 relatives and friends. Among those attending was your
scribe who was lucky enough to catch the bouquet!.. ANDY
and LEONA FITZSIMONS sent greetings to all their friends
at CTA from beautiful Hawaii, where they spent a 16-day
fall vacation. The message was sent via FRANK McGUIRE
of the Specifications Department who enjoyed the company
of the Fitzsimons on the tour. ..Among other fall and winter
vacationers were LOIS JAHNKE who toured South America
and ESTELLE KALECKAS who visited Panama City and
Costa Rica. ..Get-well wishes are in order for TOM Mc-
GRATH, DENNIS McFADDEN, BILL PARRILLO and GI GI
GARMISA. We hope by the time this reaches print you'll
all be feeling lots better!

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(Payroll) -

Our sympathy is extended to JOSEPfflNE COLEMAN
whose father, ROMAN CARBONELL, passed away February
6. Josephine and her family would like to thank all their
friends who sent cards, monetary gifts and Mass cards.
All were greatly appreciated... We were glad to welcome
CHRISTINE CAMERON back on deck after her bout with a
broken arm and hand. She is still sporting a bandage, but
we hope it will soon be discarded and she will be as good as
new.

CTA SECURITY -

The Security Department would like to express its sym-
pathy to the family of Sergeant ANTON MOKSTAD in the
death of his mother-in-law, CONCETTA LA CATA.. .Offi-
cer HARRY LAATSCH spent some of his vacation time at
the Playboy Club and visiting friends. ..We've been hearing
rumors of a brown flash being spotted on the North Side at
various times. It's not your imagination, it's none other
than Officer AL COOPER sporting his new 1973 Cutlass
Supreme. Yes, he finally got rid of his red jinx. Happy
motoring. Coop. .. Sergeant TOM SULZER and his wife,
MARY, and their son and daughter-in-law, TOM Jr. and
PERCY, recently took a vacation to Tampa, Florida, as
guests of the Tampa Police Department. Tom said one of
the most thrilling parts of the trip was flying down on a
private jet. ..Officer JIM SYNN and his wife, DIANA, have
decided that raising children is too expensive so they have
switched to breeding Samoyeds. They're beautiful dogs,
Jim, and I wish you a lot of luck.

Pat'^OfK.

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

Retired Estimator ADOLPH KUTZ sent us greetings
from Florida where he vacationed for a few weeks this

winter. What happened to that sunny weather in Hot
Springs, Adolph?.. Welcome to JERRY GUTH, draftsman I.
He was formerly a signal malntainer.. .MICHAEL KELLY,
testing engineer, had a surprise visit from his brother,
JOHN, of Green Belt, Maryland. Mike's look-alike is
student at DePauw university in Greencastle, Indiana.. .Have
a happy springtime.

- Xaif '>Kc^U4tn

(Blue Island) -

Congratulations and best wishes to WILLIAM POWELL,
AL BRONZELL and JULIUS CICHON who retired on Jan-
uary 1. They were each presented with a $100 bond. A
breakfast was held for them, and A. R. SANDBERG pre-
sented them with their riding cards and folders and gave a
nice short speech. Also present were R. SWINDELL, G.
CHRISTENSEN, J. J. HARTL, J. STEWART and MIKEi
RICKSON, all from the General Office. Pensioners presenti
were: W. YOCIUS, C. SCHUMACHER and W. SPITZOCK...
We want to remind everyone that the annual corned beef and
cabbage dinner for retired electrical employees will be
held at Harringtons on Friday, May 4. Contact the follow-
ing men for tickets: H. COYNE, W. BECKMANN, L. ANA-
SENES, K. MIKOTA, R. DORGAN or R. BOOTH. ..Received-
a card from our traveling pensioner, JOHN DARCY, and
we don't know why he has an apartment as he lives out of a;
suitcase... SAM GAFFEN, another pensioner, is vacation-
ing in sunny California... BRUNO CZANSTKOWSKI and his
wife are spending their time in the various cities of Flor-
ida...Off sick at this time are HANK GABAUER, ROBERT
O'BRIEN and ROMAN PRIESBE. Drop them a card or.
make a visit; I am sure they would appreciate it.

- TVaUam ■SdUm

(Chicago Avenue) -

KEN and KATHY HOFFMAN announce the arrival ofi
JULIE MARIE on December 31 weighing 6 poimds 7?
ounces and 19 inches long. How's that for timing — a taXi
break for the whole year. Julie Marie is the second grand-i
daughter of SIGGY DOBOSIEWICZ...I talked to CHARLIE
PAXTON via amateur radio and he sends his regards to all
his old friends back here in snowland. Charlie resides in
Pomona, California, where he has been retired for many
years. ..JIM ROEBER paid a short visit to the hospital and
returned to work to take over for CHARLIE SALVATORE,
who also went to the hospital. Charlie is now resting at
home. Help!.. CHARLIE NOLTE is now off sick. Return-
ing _?_... On January 26 Local No. 9 held an Old Timers
party at Plumber's Hall on Washington Boulevard. A
corned beef dinner with liquid refreshments was enjoyed by
all. The party was given to honor all members who had re-
tired during the past year. CTA men honored were C.
KNUTSON and C. SCHUMACHER. The retirees received a
gift in a wallet from the union. I was glad to see many CTA
men: BILL WATERS and WALLY YOCIUS were there, and
TOM HENRY came in by Greyhound from Minnesota for the
party and returned to St. Paul afterwards. ..There are many •
new faces around the shop now. Many fellows that were

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Ijver at Blue Island are now at Chicago Avenue. If you have
Lews items please let me know, and WELCOME. ..February
12 was the 24th anniversary of the BILL MAROSES and
klso the birthday of HARRY BUERGER who is still con-
valescing...CHARLIE KNUTSON has been in the shop a few
imes and I had forgotten to mention it in the column. For
:his I was soundly reprimanded. Purely an oversight,
Charlie. Really.

- Sen "HieluK

[Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

At our union meeting prior to the holiday season, PAT
DOYLE and LUKE HOWE each won a 13-pound turkey in a
raffle... The burglar alarm system installed at the 47th
Street "L" Station on the North-South turned out to be more
like a body alarm system when it sounded bringing security
men to the area. They found the alarm equipment case
lying on the ground by the "L" structure with a man lying
hext to it. He apparently fell from a train knocking it to
the ground with him. No one could explain how it happened,
neither could they explain how the person could get up, in-
sist he was not hurt, then just walk away. ..FRANK HAL-
■PER, JOHN GAY and D. TOPOLINSKI returned from jury
duty without serving on any exciting cases...! heard from
Pensioner GEORGE E. WAGNER who says he and his wife
are fine. ..I talked with TOM NOLTE who is in the hospital.
He sends his best regards to all the fine fellows in the Sig-
nal Department. ..HOWARD HELT is now living in Florida...
GEORGE DEARING and his wife are now residing in the
Chicago area and doing fine...VlCK ZASTERA ran into
some very unusual weather conditions during his four-day
excursion to the ski slopes near Salt Lake City, Utah. Be-
cause of something called a temperature inversion, it was
il5 degrees at street level with choking smog, while high on
^he ski slopes it was clear and sunny with a temperature of
[32 degrees. I always thought there was an advantage to
Iskiing, but wasn't able to figure it out until now... A dinner
party honoring PAT DOYLE on his retirement after more
than 43 years of service was held on December 30 at Zum
Deutchen Eck restaurant. Signal Engineer PAUL CLEAV-
ER presented Pat with a gift, and a congratulatory letter
from General Manager T. B. O'CONNOR was read. Our
thanks to FRANK HALPER and DAVE GREIG, the party
committeemen, as well as to the m.c, DENNIS DOBBYN,
!for a fine evening. We wish you a long and healthy retire-
:ment, Pat. ..JEFFREY M. KEATING, blacksmith, was in the
fhospital with a back ailment, but is now home. Watch it,
'Jeff, let's keep those vertebra properly stacked so you can
toe on your way toward lower Wilson Avenue again. ..Please
;say a prayer for little KIMBERLY ANN WOULFE, the 11-
month old daughter of JOHN WOULFE, who suffered burns
on her chest and tummy when something hot spilled on her.
•Doctors contend that she will be alright, but it will take
^time,..LEON WILSON and SUSAN DANN exchanged mar-
riage vows on November 18 at First St. Paul Lutheran
church. The maid of honor was COLEEN WARD and the
■best man was T. HARTSOUGH. The reception followed
iimmediately with over 150 guests in attendance. The Wil-
sons joined in with the other guests in dancing to music
'provided by a jazz band. Their favorite tune, "We Are
iLovers Together," was very appropriate. Congratulations
land best wishes. ..FRANK BONK and his wife, MARGE, and
:their daughter motored to Disney World in Florida during
the Christmas holidays. They enjoyed the visit very much.
So much in fact that his 19-year old daughter elected to
stay on awhile. This, of course, worked out fine as Frank

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has a sister living in Florida. Frank has some suggestions
for those who want to visit Disney World in the wintertime;
go, but not at Christmas time. The place is too crowded
with schoolchildren... Apparently there are better jobs in
this department than signal maintainer. At least JERRY
GUTH thinks so. He recently applied for and was promoted
to signal draftsman I. Congratulations! . .Signal Helper
LEON WILSON recently became a journeyman, filling the
vacancy created by the retirement of PAT DOYLE. Con-
gratulations and lots of luck to you, Leon. ..DONALD WOR-
CESTER on his return from Europe said he had a wonder-
ful time traversing the country of Switzerland. He also had
a lot to say about their railroads, how you can travel any-
where by train. He did it, and enjoyed every moment of it.
..FRANK GUAGENTI, BILL BAKER and JEFFREY KEAT-
ING were off sick for awhile and Jeff has already returned
to the daily grind. Bill and Frank are still recuperating at
home. ..JACK PIPP, who has been struggling against a per-
sistent back ailment for some time, went on disability pen-
sion March 1...A bigger and better Old Timers' Party was
held Friday, January 26, at the Plumber's Auditorium.
This was the seventh annual dinner given by Local No. 9,
with about 600 men attending. As always , a number of our
signalmen were there: Pensioners CLARENCE ZAK and
PAT DOYLE, CLYDE YOUNT, DANNY WATERS, ROY
WILLIAMS, ROBERT BROWN, FRANK HALPER with his
father and brother-in-law, RICHARD GAVRYS, DAN MOR-
lARlTY, RICHARD VIETH, CHARLES LASKOWSKl, DAVE
GREIG, DENNIS DOBBYN and yours truly, to name a few.
The men devoured tasty corned beef and cabbage dinners
and drowned their cares with beer. Each of the 25 retiring
members received a leather wallet containing $20. 1 talked
to TOM HENRY, a retired lineman from Chicago Avenue
who is 81 years old. He was making his rounds looking for
old buddies. He said he traveled by bus from Minneapolis-
St. Paul, Minnesota, for this affair. Our sincere thanks to
J. A. McCann and President Fred Hince and the other union
members who made all this possible.

ENGINEERING -

A hearty welcome is extended to DOTT HUDGIN, our
first lady co-op trainee. Dott is a senior at Lake Forest
college and is majoring in economics and mathematics.
After graduation this June, Dott is considering employment
with the CTA. Hope you decide to join us, Dott (hooray for
women's lib). ..We also wish to welcome RAYMOND SHEA,
graduate trainee, who is presently working for G. KRAM-
BLES...Our sincere sympathy is extended to JOE DUGO and
his family in the passing of his mother, MARY DUGO. ..ED
HESS has been wearing a proud smile since the arrival of
his second grandchild, JENNIFER. You're giving away
your age, Ed.. .Sorry to say that DIANE TRAXLER, FRANK
MISEK's secretary, has left us to go to Public Information.
We shall miss you much, Diane, and hope you will stop by
once in awhile. By the way, who's going to fill the candy
dish now ?.. Congratulations to JOE DUGO on his retire-
ment. May you enjoy it in the best of health and happiness.

(West Shops) -

Many happy retirement years to JAMES SINCLAIR,
steamfitter foreman. We will miss you, Jim. ..The credit
union held their annual meeting January 26. Many thanks
to TONY SPAK and his wife, JUANITA, for the delicious
buffet. It was good to see MARY GALLON again, and she

MARCH-APRIL, 1973

F. R. ZIMMERMAN
41 Years

T. RIORDAN

45 Years

R. L. MANVILLE
42 Years

H. L. HEIL
43 Years

J. A. WITKUS
44 Years

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired during the months of
February, March and April were the ten employees pictured
here who had 40 or more years of transit service each with
CTA and its predecessor companies.

ANDREW J. ALEXANDER, Bus Repairer,

Archer, Emp. 12-10-44
HAROLD A. ANDERSON, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-14-34
JOSEPH J. BADALUCO, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-25-42
ALEXANDER J. BISSING, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-17-45
M. I. BLAKE, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 1-13-42
ALBERT CALABRESE, Operator,

Lawndale, Emp. 12-12-57
ARNOLD P. CHRISTIANSON, Operator,

77th Street, Emp, 10-31-42
JOSEPH C. CISZEK, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 9-1-37
CECIL R. CLINE, Assistant Foreman,

Keeler, Emp. 11-18-36
ANDREW DALSTROM, Bus Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-3-40
CONSTANTINE A. DESCH, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-6-43
MILES H. DeWITT, Superintendent,

Limits, Emp. 10-16-35
GEORGE J. DIPPLE, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-13-36
HAROLD R. DONim, Coordinator of Office Operations,

Treasury, Emp. 10-14-26

LEONARD A. DONOFRIO, Chief Operator,

Electrical, Emp. 2-19-41
JOSEPH DUGO, Senior Clerk,

Engineering, Emp. 7-10-25
JOSEPH DURCZAK, Trackman I,

Engineering, Emp. 5-16-40
FLORLAN C. DWIEL, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 5-5-42
MARINUS H. DYKHUIZEN, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 12-2-43
ANTON GASPAROVICH, Electrical Worker A,

South Shops, Emp. 9-15-27
HARRY A. GINTER, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 6-17-41
OTTO GOERS, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 2-15-43
EDWARD J. GOETTERT, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-9-37
ROBERT GOTTLIEB, Bus Repairer,

Keeler, Emp. 10-26-37
ROBERT S. GRAY, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 4-22-42
FRANK GUAGENTI, Signal Maintainer,

Electrical, Emp. 8-27-48
GEORGE P. HARPER, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 9-28-36
PATRICK J. HARRISON, Laborer,

Stores, Emp. 7-27-59

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HARLAN L. HEIL, Assistant Foreman,

Howard Maint. Terminal, Emp. 6-24-29
HENRY W. HELLER, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 7-12-43
JOSEPH P. HENNELLY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-20-42
HENRY M. JARECKI, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-26-42
ROSCOE P. JONES, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-28-44
THOMAS P. KAMINSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 2-24-43
GEORGE T. KELLY, Switchboard Supervisor,

Transportation, Emp. 2-5-25
WILLIAM H. KEOUGH, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 1-13-36
JOHN A. KOCHER, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-16-34
ROBERT A. KOSTECKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-27-42
WILLIAM H. KUGELBERG, Operator,

Keeler, Emp. 9-2-42
WILLL4M H. LINGL, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 2-24-42
ROBERT L. MANVILLE, Superintendent,

Purchasing, Emp. 8-18-30
VICTOR E. MARINO, Box Puller,

77th Street, Emp. 9-4-41
WARDER C. MARKS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 1-7-57
NEIL McGILL, Car Repairman A,

Wilson Maint. Terminal, Emp. 2-8-51
EDWARD L. MELANT, Collector,

Archer, Emp. 9-20-45
GEORGE MIKOTA, Assistant Superintendent,

Stores, Emp. 5-8-25
JOSEPH A. MILLER, Machinist,

South Shops, Emp. 2-23-42
ANTHONY J. MULLEN, Clerk,

North Section, Emp. 9-28-35
JAMES NASTI, Yard Foreman,

West Section, Emp. 7-27-29
MARGARET M. NOLAN, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 1-18-46
EDWARD W. NOVAK, Superintendent,

District B, Emp. 9-4-41
JAMES B. O'BRIEN, Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 3-24-47
EDWARD J. O'KEEFE, Clerk,

North Avenue, Emp. 2-27-34
DANIEL A. O'LEARY, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 1-27-43
JULIA T. O'MAHONEY, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 8-11-56
DAVID O'MALLEY, Motorman,

South Section, Emp. 11-6-45
HENRY C. PETERSON, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 12-30-66
GUSTAV F. PETRUS, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 7-9-48
CHARLES F. POSCH, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 11-22-46
JAMES P. QUAIN, Blacksmith & Welder,

South Shops, Emp. 9-8-47
JOSEPH RE ILLY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-24-37
CAROL J. REYES, Tire Repairer,

Tire Center, Emp. 1-22-47

WALTER E. RICHARDS, Mechanic Foreman,

South Shops, Emp. 8-11-47
TIMOTHY RIORDAN, Garage Supervisor,

South Shops, Emp. 9-13-27
FRED W. SCHMIDT, Night Foreman,

Keeler, Emp. 11-29-33
CONSTANT P. SCHMIT, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 3-27-34
PETER SCHULTZ, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-25-42
PATRICK SCULLY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-30-43
ELIZABETH M. SEGERSON, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 6-7-46
JAMES L. SINCLAIR, Mason Foreman,

Engineering, Emp. 11-7-50
JOSEPH A. SWIATEK, Traffic Checker,

Schedule & Traffic, Emp. 8-21-41
CARMEN TARANTINO, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 12-12-42
GEORGE L. TYSL, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 9-11-42
JAMES VICEK, Group Leader,

Engineering, Emp. 4-2-29
ANTHONY VIDMONT, Upholsterer,

South Shops, Emp. 12-23-42
ADAM H. C. WAAS, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 9-23-40
JOHN P. WALTHER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-1-52
BOOKER WATSON, Trackman H,

Engineering, Emp. 12-15-45
WALTER A. WEISSGERBER, Switchman,

Kimball, Emp. 4-29-42
JOHN A. WITKUS, Electrical Worker A,

South Shops, Emp. 12-5-28
FRANK R. ZIMMERMAN, Adjuster I,

Claim, Emp. 4-16-31
BERT E. ZODY, Box Puller,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-21-36

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

LORRAINE D. BUEHLER, Revenue Clerk,

Accounting, Emp. 1-22-52
ALEXANDER W. FARLEY, Painter,

Engineering, Emp. 6-12-47
JAMES JACKSON, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 9-6-56
HIAWATHA M. MOSS, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 3-4-52
EDWARD F. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-6-41
SAMUEL W. PARRILLI, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 1-11-46
CONNIE PEOPLES, Collector,

Archer, Emp. 2-16-45
JACOB C. PIPP, Signal Maintainer,

Electrical, Emp. 2-14-40
FRANK L. SAUCIER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-16-42
PETER A. SCHMANSKI, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 1-22-62
EDWARD L. SMITH, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 9-19-57

1ARCH-APRIL, 1973

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DEBERAH E. JACKSON,
the daughter of Archer
Station Operator JAMES
JACKSON Jr., received her
bachelor of science degree
in education from Chicogo
State university on Jonuary
15. Commencement exer-
cises were held at the
Chicago Civic Opera House.

just happened to have a picture of her son, SEAN. Sure is
a doll (Sean I mean)... Our deepest sympathy is extended to
WAYNE HANSEN and his family in the loss of his father...
A get-well cheer to J. BEDNARIK, electrical worker.
Keep the faith!.. We want to welcome AL BOFFICE, a new-
comer to the West Shops, and at the same time bid a fond
adieu to HELMUT SCHWEITZER who will be working at the
Mart. .. Congratulations to C. D. ALBERTS, steamfitter
helper, whose wife presented him with a beautiful daughter.
Babies are wonderful! .. M. STRAKA, machinist, returned
from a three-week vacation in San Salvador, Central Amer-
ica, where he visited his family. He had nothing but praise
for this beautiful country.

GENERAL OFFICE (Internal Auditing) -

The Chicago Legal Secretaries association, of which
DENISE BENSHISH is president, celebrated its 25th an-
niversary on January 16. Denise formerly worked as a
stenographer in the Law Department and is the daughter of
GEORGE BENSHISH and RONALD'S sister.

(Medical) -

We wish a speedy recovery to HARRY SOREGHEN,
whom we hope to see back to work soon after his unfortu-
nate accident. While being a good "boy scout" and taking
the garbage out for his wife he accidentally turned on
his ankle, sustaining a good sprain. ..Birthday greetings to
our karate nurse, MARY LEDWITH, February 21; EARL
BOYD, X-ray technician, April 16, and HARRY SOREGHEN,
medical technician, April 25. ..We welcome EARL BOYD to
the department as an X-ray technician. He previously
worked as a ticket agent on the West Side.

(Personnel) -

BILL SHOLDICE and NANCY ARNOTT, an employee of
Rothschild Securities Corporation, announced their engage-
ment to their families. ..We understand it's a little difficult
to live with IRWIN WIECZOREK, ticket agent at Jefferson
Park and the father of MARIE CLINE, who was one of the
"Employees of the Year" for 1971-72. He and his family
are proud of this award. BILL and MARIE CLINE cele-
brated a new addition to their family on February 3, a 3
pound 6 ounce tri-color wirehaired terrier named Sparky.
They have only one complaint, they now must purchase all

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four daily newspapers; that wouldn't be so bad except thee
don't get a chance to read them all. ..Our deepest sympatht
is extended to ERVIN HARRIS in the recent death of hit
mother, MATTIE HARRIS, who passed away on February
at Jackson Park hospital... JOE O'SULLIVAN and his wlfei
HELEN, flew to San Francisco on a 747 jet. They rented
car and drove to Fresno to visit with their son. Dr. MAR
TIN O'SULLIVAN. While traveling they fell in love with
model house in Mesa, Arizona, and put a down payment o
a lot and will probably build at the end of 1973. It lookli
like Joe and Helen are going to spend their retiremeci
years down there. ..JESSE RODRIGUEZ, acting superintendt
ent of Employment and Placement, and his wife becamij
proud grandparents when their son, DANIEL PAUL, and hii
wife presented them with a baby girl named VALERIE LEx
weighing 7 pounds. Daniel is stationed with the ArmC'
Forces Institute of Pathology at Walter Reed General hos-
pital in Washington, D.C. While Jesse and his vrife wen
visiting in Washington, D.C, they also visited with thei
other son, GLENN R. RODRIGUEZ, who is stationed on th?
USS Kitty Hawk and was recently married on February 3..
CINDY SYKORA and her husband, BILL, had a home builtn
a two story colonial in Wheaton, Illinois, and plan to rnovi
in by May 1. Good luck to both of you in your new homi:
and lots of happiness .

(Public Information) -

We are proud to report that Brother TIMOTHY NAVU
(a former summer employee), now at St. Procopius Abbee
and a senior physics major, was among 49 students whil
earned first honors and made the dean's list at lUinoli
Benedictine college in Lisle. ..A small luncheon was hell
and a gift presented to QUENTIN (Ski) MICHALCZEWSKf
who left CTA to enter mortuary school. Lots of success II
your new profession. ..RUSS WARNSTEDT, CTA employe*
suggestion coordinator, has been named first vice-pres ideal
of the National Association of Suggestion Systems, Chicag
Chapter. Congratulations.

(Insurance & Pensions) -

Things and happenings are popping in the departmer
again. To start with, RITA OPFERGELT became Mrs'
WILLIAM KRUEGER on January 10 at Las Vegas, Nevada
JOAN LISAGOR received a sparkling diamond ring on Feb
ruary 2 from KENNETH STAIR, an electronics technicia'
for the FAA at O'Hare Airport, and they were wed o
March 22 at Unitarian church in Evanston, Illinois. MAR''
LABUS received a sparkler on February 12 from RUSSELI'
BLATCHFORD. Wedding plans are indefinite at this time..
EMMA HUDGINS became an aunt again on January 25 whe
her brother, JAMES, a bus operator at Forest Glen Sta
tion, and his wife became the proud parents of a baby bo
named GARY DEAN weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.

KEDZIE -

The Kedzie Federal Credit Union held their annua
meeting on January 20 at 937 N. Pulaski. The meeting wa
presided over by our president, WILLIAM LARSEN, an
reports by all the committees were read and acceptec
Treasurer and Manager T. J. HEFFERNAN gave his repor
and said he's still keeping up the insurance for our mem
bers, but this can only be on a year to year basis...! hear
that the wife of Pensioner JACK WILLIAMS was hospital
ized after a fall and now Jack has to do all the housework..

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|iood luck and good health to Operators V. RISCOSSA and
t. CARTER who retired on January 1. Keep in touch,
allows... Our deepest sympathy is extended to Super intend-
nt M. HARRINGTON in the loss of his brother, JAMES
(ARRINGTON; to Clerk C. (Red) O'CONNOR in the loss of
is brother, MAURICE O'CONNOR; the family of retired
anitor P. NAUGHTON who was laid to rest on January 8;
)perator W. CANDY Jr. in the loss of his mother, Mrs.
1ARY CANDY, and the family of FRANK VONDRASEK who
lassed away in February... To everyone on the sick list we
Tish you a speedy recovery and hope to see you back on the
bb real soon. ..Don't forget your credit union — save a little
lach payday.

EELER -

; Hi all you wonderful people. It is with heavy heart that I
jen what is probably my last Keeler column. Perhaps as
ou read this, I'll be giving my all at Kedzie depot. Truly,
tver the years I've made some wonderful friends through
ais column. Some I've had the pleasure to meet and some
^ve had beautiful words by proxy. So continue to think
|ood things of me and all your neighbors... A special thanks
b a good friend. Big LOU OLANDESE, who has been a
iource of much of my garage writings. We missed Lou on
anuary 4, but discovered that he was taking a much needed
est in preparation for starting his 27th year with CTA...
,'he new face in the repair department belongs to ALDAN
.IURPHY...That big smiling face belongs to JOHN COLE-
IAN. He and his "missus" are expecting a new tax ex-
[mption...The sad faced one is R. GOTTLIEB whose wife
nderwent a serious operation. We hope that all will be
miles soon. ..It seems that only the garage foremen were
ermitted to have birthdays in February. Happy returns to
I. VANCE, February 2; C. CLINE, February 22, and FRED
CHMIDT, February 17. Fred also joined the ranks of the
etired on March 1 after 39^ years of service. ..Our good
ustodial constituent, SY GOLDMAN, commemorated 29
ears of service on February 2. Pensioner GLONKE
xopped by the station to give Sy a tew pointers. ..Operator
.'. DA VILA was really proud of his wife, THERESA, who
resented him with a daughter, LIZITTE, on January 12...
,etired Chief Clerk JOHN SIMKO dropped us a letter from
daho where he is enjoying himself... Well guys and gals, it
^.s been a good relationship over the years. To one and
|11, may the good sunshine of life shine brightly upon you,
enceforth, now and forever.

- Zttt^ 6 ^attvt

AWNDALE -

Well, fellows, Lawndale won the Interstation Safety Con-
3st for the fourth quarter in 1972. That made it twice for
972. On January 25 the men of Lawndale were congratu-
ited for their efforts. Winners of ISC gift certificates
'ere: A. SIMS, E. B. DUFF, C. WHITE Jr., R. J. HEN-
-EY, J. L. FORD, F. LESCZYNSKI, S. R. HYERCZYK, M.
tRICKI, I. L. DAVIS, R. F. JONES, J. J. VIOLLT and E. L.
flHA. Our congratulations to all of the winners. ..Congrat-
ilations to Operator RONALD and ANDREA JONES who
elebrated their first wedding anniversary on March 8...
fetired Operator EDWARD WISS and his wife recently re-
urned from a vacation in sunny California... Our deepest
ympathy to Operator SAM HARDY and his family in the

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recent passing of his brother. ..Condolences are also ex-
tended to Operator THOMAS HOUSTON and his family in
the recent passing of his step-father in Champaign, Illi-
nois...Personnel on our sick list this month are MARTY
KARIOLICH and TILLMON SHAW. ..Operator CLEM KACZ-
OROWSKI's wife is doing much better at this writing.. .Op-
erator DOMINICK PAPA'S wife is still in the hospital. . .
Happy birthday to all the Lawndale personnel celebrating
this month.. .That's all for now fellows, see you next time.
Don't forget where the news box is.

LIMITS -

A real good guy took his pension on February 1 after 30
years of service. He is Operator DANNY O'LEARY. His
wife, BERNICE,who worked for another company, also took
her pension. They are planning to live in Florida. So to
Danny and Bernice we wish you both many years of health
and happiness. ..We were sorry to hear of Operator CAR-
TER'S misfortune. A fire destroyed his home. Just 14
months prior to this he had a fire in his home. Board
Member R. GOLDMAN, with the help of Operator CRUMP,
took up a collection to help Carter and his family. We all
wish them well. ..We would like to wish a speedy recovery
to Operators ANDREW McDANIEL, WILLIE MITCHNER
and EDDIE DAPPEN who were all hospitalized for a short
time. ..Our sincere condolences to Operator UMBRA in the
loss of his grandmother, and to Operator BALLARD in the
loss of his mother. ..The annual credit union meeting and
dinner was a big success. The dinner was served buffet
style. Door prizes were awarded. Winners were: Mrs.
BETTY BAXTER, Superintendent DeWITT, Mrs. KONIG,
Mrs. COLUCCI, Mrs. BUCHWITZ, Mrs. DIEDEN and Mrs.
MULLER. Some of those attending were Operator RUFUS
MORRIS and his wife, DAISY, Operators VOSS, WENZEL,
GLASBY, OTIS and his wife, ELLA, WILLIAMS, and GART,
Instructor KADOWAKI and his wife, and Sanitary Engineer
TUREK. The honored guests were Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD
URBAN from Downers Grove and Mr. and Mrs. BOB
QUETSCHKE. All the retired personnel attending looked
very well. Those like LYNN, SYDELL and BOB BENSON,
our former Transit News scribe. ..Congratulations to Op-
erator ODOM on the birth of a 6 pound baby girl, and to Mr.
and Mrs. DIEDEN on their sixth grandchild... Get this — we
have some guys here who really love their job. I won't
mention any names, but Operator GLASS came down on his

WEDDING BELLS rang for
DERRICK and EVADNE
HUGHES on January 13 at
Our Lady of Peace church.
The groom is a bus service-
man at Lawndale Station.

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anniversary day, and everybody got in a line to shake his
hand for being so loyal. A couple of days later Operator
SANDERS came in on his day off but didn't stay long enough
to make a dent in the air. Don't mention Operator CAN-
NON, he got a "What are you doing here" stare from the
clerk, and was last seen running out the door. ..A very
happy birthday to Repairman H. ZDRAVKOVIC.

- &ianUA '?im<m

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

There really isn't much news for this time of year,
other than that we are all wondering what will happen to the
CTA if we don't get some help. ..Your Co-reporter GRACE
MOUNTS was able to stay at Irving Park, so please send
your news to me there or to KATY...Our sincere sympathy
to JOHN CAROLAN in the loss of his wife. ..ADAM WAAS
took his pension on February 1, and your co-reporter,
Grace Mounts, and his daughters gave him a surprise party
on January 28 at DiLeo's restaurant with about 50 CTA
friends and relatives attending. Adam's wife, FLORENCE,
also retired as a secretary and bookkeeper in a real estate
office in Addison... Grace Mounts and her husband flew to
Florida for a ten-day vacation where she visited her sister
and brother. . . DOROTHY ADLER and a couple of other
agents also visited Florida in February... The North Side
credit union held their annual dinner on February 11 at the
Queen Anne ballroom with about 300 attending. Everyone
had an enjoyable evening. .. Don't forget to send me the
news, folks, or the next issue will be shorter.

- f^iaC£ THoUHti & 'K<Utf ^O-K^T/^

NORTH PARK -

North Park's annual credit union meeting was held on
January 12 at River Park Fleldhouse and a fine report was
delivered by Treasurer JOHN O'BRIEN. The officers de-
clared a dividend of 6 per cent on savings, and all mem-
bers are urged to bring in their books so that they may be
brought up to date. BEN NEUMAN, JOHN COSGROVE and
FRANK KOZIOL were elected to the credit committee,
while John O'Brien, DALE PETERS and GENE DRZEWICKI
were elected to the board of directors. Refreshments were
served and the following won door prizes: Mrs. HELEN
COSGROVE, Mrs. LILLIAN GILL, Mrs. HAZEL RENTSCH-
LER, Mrs. LEE GALLAGHER, Mrs. ANN WISNIEWSKI,
Mrs. FLORENCE KOZIOL, Mrs. BARBARA BRUNO, Mrs.
ASTRID ABERNATHY, Mrs. FELICIA MARCHISOTTO,
Mrs. FLORENCE LEIDIG, Mrs. LEE UHLEMANN, Mrs.
VIOLET HORNING, Miss JOAN STEINBERG, Pensioners
PAUL LEIDIG, JULIUS MERSCH, VICTOR MICETIC, BILL
STINESPRING and SIDNEY DUKE, Operators JACK
BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN FIESTERMAN, ED BADEN, IRV-
ING RICHMAN, BILL SMALL, JAMES DOLAN, ROBERT
KESSLER, SAM POSNER, BOB MOSKOVITZ and BUCKY
WALTERS, Receiver ED STENZEL, Bus Transferer JIM
RENTSCHLER, Supervisors DAVE HINMAN and JOHN Mc-
EVILLY, Division 241 Clerk WARREN SCROLL and Oper-
ator CHARLES WISNIEWSKI. Our congratulations to
Treasurer O'Brien and Dale Peters for a very efficient
job. A minute of silence was observed for our late assist-
ant treasurer, TONY BRUNO, and PAUL COOK. A prayer
was delivered by Operator FRANCIS GALLAGHER... Pen-
sioner HARVEY GERMAN and his wife, INGEBORG, were
in Chicago for their annual visit with their children, TED,

PICTURED IN Bangkok,
Thailand, visiting with
their son are EDWARD and
ANTIONETTE PSIODA.
Sgt. EDWARD PSIODA Jr.
is stationed at Camp Same-
San on the southern tip of
Thailand. Ed is with the
Electrical Department at
Blue Island.

HELEN and MARIE. Harvey is living in Spring Grovii
Minnesota, and invites his many friends to stop by for ■ '
visit when in the area. ..Pensioner HAROLD JULITZ au'
his wife, ANN, were honored at a surprise retireme:
party on December 31 hosted by their sons, BRUCE ac
DICK, and their wives, SHIRLEY and PAT. The eveniii
was supposed to be a babysitting job for the Julitzs, but
turned out to be a grand evening for all concerned. ..Tt
medical bus was stationed at North Park for the month i
January. Doctor BOLES PIERZYNSKI and Medical Exam-
iner HARRY SOREGHEN are to be commended for thefe]
part in the examinations. The two gentlemen would like )
take this opportunity to thank the personnel at North Pan
for their cooperation and promptness. ..Operator HAROL!
NIEMIEC and his wife, MARY JO, became parents of theii
first child when a son, TIMOTHY EDWARD, was born o
October 3 at Gottlieb Memorial hospital weighing 9 pound
5 ounces... Super visor ROY RIPKA and his wife, IRIS, be
came parents of their fifth child when a son, JOHN PAT*
RICK, was born on December 22 at Edgewater hospitii
weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces. ..Pensioner IRVING WEINEf
said his third grandchild, MINDY JOY WEINER, will i
one year old on IV[arch 21... At this writing Operator Ef
McDonald is hospitalized at Northwest hospital with \
broken leg suffered from a fall on the ice. While confine
to the hospital, Ed had a major of)e ration due to ulcers an
at this writing is recovering satisfactorily. . . Operata
JUNIOR BROADBENT fell in his kitchen and suffered l'
broken wrist. ..Operator ZEKE JAGST and his wife, HILDA
celebrated their second anniversary with a two-week skiin
trip to Koloster and Grindenwald, Switzerland. The Jagsft
are accomplished skaters and skiers. .. Pensioner RA'
DONESKl and his wife, EVELYN, along with their grandsor
RAY-RAY, came from Forsyth, Missouri, to spend th]
holidays with their daughter, Mrs. LINDA MOOLWINE..
Pensioner STEVE HERMAN and his wife, HELEN, also c
Forsyth, enjoyed their holidays with their daughter an
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O'TOOLE, and their children-
Operator STERLING O'NAN and his wife, BETTY, are al
smiles these days. The reason— the 1973 Delta 88 Olds
mobile they are driving. Sterling's brother, HARRY, an
his wife, LYDIA, presented the car to the O'Nans as a gifl
Harry, a former CTA bus operator at Limits Depot, is no'
vice-president and board member of Davis Brothers Foo
Service of Atlanta, Georgia.

Repair Department Chit Chat; Repairman ROBER'
VANDERMEIR Jr. and his wife, SHARON, became parent

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If their first child when a son, ROBERT GUSTAV III, was
prn on December 16 at St. Joseph's hospital weighing 9
■ounds 14 ounces. Robert Ill's grandfather is a bus repair-
man at North Park, while his great-grandfather is a pen-
loned supervisor. The CTA is well represented by this
ine family... Enjoying vacations at this time are Repairmen
.EN TROZANOWSKI, FRANK SIBLEY, ROBERT BOTH,
OE MAREK and ALBERT KALLISH... Pensioner JULIUS
lERSCH donned his Santa Claus suit again and gave his
even grandchildren another wonderful Christmas party...
lepairman PAUL (On the Ball) SCHREVES entertained his
eighbors with his annual Christmas concert on his theatre
rgan... Remember the credit union is ready, willing and
ble to help all who need cash to meet those Christmas
ills and income tax problems. So see JOHN or DALE for
eady cash... Happy anniversaries are extended to the fol-
ding: Operator JOE SCALETTA and his wife, DOREEN,
; leir 15th; Operator HENRY NEUMAN and his wife, LEO-
I lA, their 41st; Operator MEL HORNING and his wife,
jlOLET, their 35th; Operator ARTHUR OLSON and his
"ife, LENORE, their 33rd; Operator ED ZIENTARA and
|is wife, ROSE, their 37th; Operator ROGER AYOTTE and
'|is wife, HELEN, their 14th; Pensioner JOHN KARASEK
[nd his wife, LILLIAN, their 43rd; Supervisor ROY RIPKA
pd his wife, IRIS, their 9th; Superintendent EDWARD
iRODD and his wife, ANN, their 36th, and Utility Chauf-
bur JOHN MILLER and his wife, ROZIA, their 39th.. .Happy
[irthdays are extended to the following: Pensioners IRV-
NG WEINER and WALTER LINDEMANN, Clerk BILL
ERKAN, Operators ARMAND DELGADILLO, SEYMOUR
TEINBERG, ED NEWTON, CHARLES KEMP, GARY
OONAN, NICK GASPER and JOSEPH GUZZARDO, IRIS
IPKA, GARY KEMP, FRANCIS NEWTON, SHIRLEY PAO-
I, JULIA ZAHN, LINDA DIEDEER, BONNIE NEUMAN,
LIKE SCHRAMMand MIN SEIFERT.. .Pensioner ART MUIR
Drtrayed his role of Santa Claus for the sixth year in
orsyth, Missouri, where he passed out candy and presents
I the children... Our sympathy and condolences are ex-
mded to Operator PAT BROWN in the loss of his father; to
iperator CHARLES SILAS in the loss of his father-in-law,
ir. JEFFERSON DAVIS, and to the family of Pensioner
AUL COOK.

ORTH AVENUE -

, Congratulations to Operator CHESTER CORDEK and his
Ife, WANDA, who became proud grandparents for the fifth
me when their daughter, MARY, and her husband, RICH-
RD ODWAZNY, had a baby girl, ANNETTE, on December
9... December Courtesy Caravan members are H. FIELDS
2), N. SCOTT, G. TAYLOR, W. WADE, F. DANIELS, W.
ERRY, A. BATTLE and C. LEWIS.. .A letter from Pen-
ioner ERNEST PEARSON tells us that he and his wife,
jNNA, are well. He says that Pensioner PAUL DAVIS and
is wife are well and happy in Florida and send along their
reelings to all, along with Ernie and Anna. ..Two more of
nr old friends are joining the ranks of pensioners, FLOR-
IN DWIEL and Operator JOSEPH BADALUCO. Florian
IS been thinking of moving to Florida, but I hope he
aesn't because I hate losing a good fishing partner. We
ish many happy years and the best of everything to him
ad Joseph... Operator RAY JACKSON and his wife cele-
rated their silver wedding anniversary at Mangam's
ihateau in Lyons with their children, LINDA, 23; ALLEN,
^; SARAH, 17 and ROBIN, 11. They enjoyed a good dinner

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TRYING HARD to suppress
a happy smile is TOM
LORENZ, enjoying his
Hawaiian vacation as he
escorts a beautiful native
girl to a luau. Tom is a
traffic technician in the
Traffic Planning Depart-
ment.

and show. We wish them many more happy years together.
..We wish all of you a blessed Easter. We are so thankful
that our boys are home from those POW camps, and that
our boys in the armed forces are leaving Vietnam. We
pray that it is the beginning of a period of peace for the
entire world. ..GEORGE HAAK sent a card from the Florida
Keys to let all his old friends at North Avenue know how
much he is enjoying retirement. He retired January 1 as
an operator at Keeler.

A great big HELLO to everyone from your co-reporter,
WALTER BLIX, after an absence of several months. The
operation was a success and the patient will live and con-
tinue to annoy you in every issue from now on. ..During our
absence there were others who were confined to various
hospitals; Custodian RAY JABLECKI, Operator AL
JACQUES, and the mother of Operator JERRY DUBIN. . .
Some well earned retirements went to District C Super-
intendent RAY REIGHARD, Limits Station Superintendent
MILES DeWITT and Clerk EDDIE O'KEEFE. Good luck to
all of you and be sure to drop in occasionally. ..AH of us
that knew or worked with Retired Clerk ART BATES (at
one time Art was quite a matinee idol, having appeared in
several silent movies), and Retired Operator FRANK CAL-
DRON of Keeler Station, were sorry to hear of their death
and we extend our deepest sympathy to their families. . .
President Richard Nixon wasn't the only one to run for of-
fice and win. Our own superintendent, WARD CHAMBER-
LAIN, did the same thing, only in the Kiwanis club. Next
time you see him ask him about it. Congratulations, Ward.
..Once again the flying HICKEYS took to the air. This time
TOM and his wife, BE A, headed for Hawaii. They had a
great time, but it's just too bad we don't have a picture of
Tom doing the hula in his bikini. They weren't home very
long before Bea decided to take to the air again, this time
to Rochester, New York, to visit their grandchildren. . .
Senior Station Instructor JAMES and Mrs. BROGAN were
treated to dinner on their 34th wedding anniversary by their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE WAGNER.
Wonder if they had Dolly Madison goodies for dessert. ..In
1972 Operator RAY ZIELINSKI had the distinction of oper-
ating one of Chicago's oldest streetcars — the old red Pull-
man No. 144 at Union, Illinois, and one of CTA's newest GM
diesel buses on his Armitage avenue run... To all of you who
are celebrating your birthdays during the months of April
and May, we send out best wishes and hope you all have
many, many more. ..I almost forgot to thank all of you for
those scads of get -well wishes that I received. They helped

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immensely. I am also very grateful to those of you who
donated blood, or wanted to but were prevented from doing
so for some reason or other. A special note of thanks to
Carpenter BILL CROSS of South Shops, Operator and Mrs.
OTIS HALL of Keeler, and LINDA and MARIANNE KOCAR.
..See you all purty soon.

- "UJiUiam THiedema & -WaUei ^Ut

OPERATIONS (Transportation) -

On January 1 MAYNARD (Pinky) MORAN, radio-
telephone operator, retired from CTA with 38 years of
service. Coffee and cake were served in Operations Con-
trol where many of his friends came to say goodbye and
wish him well. We all extend our wishes for the best of
everything and a wonderful retirement. ..December 3 was a
very big day in the lives of BOB and JUNE QUETSCHKE.
This was the day their first grandchild, KIMBERLY ANN,
was born. She came into the world weighing 7 pounds 8
ounces and was 19 inches long. The proud parents are BOB
and JEANIE QUETSCHKE. Bob was formerly a car cleaner
on the West Section. Congratulations to all. ..We want to
welcome MARIE M. CASILLAS as a clerk-stenographer in
the Transportation Department and EDNA WALKER, steno-
grapher, who transferred from the Shops & Equipment De-
partment at South Shops.

(Traffic Planning) -

TOM LORENZ recently flew to Honolulu, Hawaii, where
he stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. He did a lot of
sight-seeing which included a tour of the city and Pearl
Harbor. It was a wonderful vacation... MICHELE ALEX-
ANDER, the daughter of MEL ALEXANDER of the Transit
News staff, was married on February 3 to CHRISTOPHER
LLOYD. Congratulations and good luck to the happy couple.

(Transportation Instruction) -

On January 17, Senior Station Instructor RAYMOND
TREZISE became a grandfather for the second time.
KRYSANNA TREZISE, his first granddaughter, weighed 6
pounds 13 ounces at birth. The happy parents are STEVEN
and CATHIE. RAY PRYOR, supervising instructor at 77th
Street, became a grandfather for the eighth time. RAY-
MOND W. PRYOR HI was born to RAYMOND and MARY
PAT on February 13 weighing 7 poimds 4 ounces, and is
their first child. Ray now has six grandsons and only two
granddaughters. Congratulations to both families.

(Supervision) -

District B Superintendent EDWARD NOVAK retired on
February 1 after 31 years of service. A luncheon was held
in his honor at the M&M Club on January 31. Also honored
was Station Superintendent MILES H. DeWlTT. Ed intends
to relax and enjoy himself, spending much time in Florida
and Arizona. We wish them the best of health and happi-
ness for a wonderful retirement... District C Superintendent
RAYMOND F. REIGHARD retired on January 1, after al-
most 37 years of service. Congratulations and best wishes
for a happy retirement.

(Utility and Emergency Service) -

On December 1 BUD BECKER retired with 26 years of
service. We hope he has now and will continue to have a
happy retirement. Among those present to wish Bud well
were JOE MULREE and MATT STIGLIC...PETE CARPINO
stopped in to say hello before returning to Florida where

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he and his wife will stay until the weather gets warms
here. ..PAT PORCELIUS and his wife vacationed in Call
fornia. He said the weather was ideal and Disneyland wa
wonderful... TONY CANDELA and his wife spent their vaca
tion in the Los Angeles area, visiting their daughter an
grandchildren. They went sight-seeing and to Disneylai
and Santa Anita, but didn't say whether he made expense
or not. ..Others on vacation were HAROLD FELTZ, WIL
LLAM MOOG, RALPH PELUSO, LEO DREWNIAKOWSK
LARRY LINDNER, JOE HAAS, LARRY HEISE, FRAN
FIORE, ED SHIELDS, MILFORD CUMBERLANDER, TON
KRAUS, HOWARD SURRETT, JULIUS KUTA and DON S
JOHN. ..Congratulations to OTTO ERTL who celebrated hi
25th anniversary with the CTA, and LARRY HEISE wl
celebrated his 43rd anniversary. .. JAMES ROCHE's soi
SP4 MICHAEL, was recently discharged from the U.!
Army after serving for two years, and JAMES was gradu
ated from Illinois State university... Mr. and Mrs. HOWAR
SURRETT had a chilly but enjoyable vacation at Niagai
Falls. ..Our sympathy is extended to JULIUS KUTA whos
brother recently passed away; to SAM McCULLER whos
sister passed away at Dowoglac, Michigan; to CHARLE
GAGE in the death of his mother-in-law; to A. C. WORK
whose mother-in-law passed away; to Pensioner BO
GILMORE whose wife recently passed away, and to th
CHARLES MARTENS family in the death of Mrs. MABl
TENS. Mrs. Martens was the sister of JOE MULREE.

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Our condolences to the family of LEONARD STRYZAI
61st Street, in the passing of his father. . .Wishes for
speedy recovery are sent to ABEL CASPER, 61st Stree
who is at home recuperating after an operation, and to JO
HASSMAN, 61st Street, who is watching the bones in h;
broken arm knit. . . Best wishes for years of a happy an
healthy pension are sent to H. L. HEIL, foreman at How
ard, who retired on March 1, and also to NEIL McGILl
Wilson, who retired on February l...The C. WILLLAIV
family had a wonderful winter vacation in Texas... Hope ,
KOGER, Dan Ryan, will be up and around soon after h:
illness. ..J. ARMSTRONG, Dan Ryan, enjoyed a lovely sui
prise birthday party given by his wife, ANGELA. M, Mc
INTOSH and F. PICKETT also enjoyed themselves at tl
party. . . Our sympathy to JOHN CANNELLA, Congresi
whose brother passed away recently. . . Congratulations I
VITO COLLYARD, Congress, on his promotion to "B" re
pairman. Hope Vito likes Dan Ryan Shops. . .Welcome i
JOHN HOFFSTEAD from all the boys at Congress...!
VANTOR, Congress, spent a glorious two-week vacation ;
Hawaii. ..Others enjoying vacations were C. B. BROWN, i
WATSON, W. MAJEWSKI, M. BOGLRA, 61st Street; .
ARMSTRONG, F. PICKETT, T. FRIEND and L. STEWAR:
Dan Ryan... Surprise visits were paid by Pensioners LOUI
RICCARDI, CONNIE RIORDAN and WALTER WITKOWSK

^<jy Stjec^ei

SKOKIE SHOP -

Our sincere sympathy is extended to the family of MAB
TY DUNDOVICH, electrical worker who passed away c
November 27. Marty was a fine man and will be missed t
his many friends here at Skokie. Marty's son, MARK, ar
brother, JOHN, are also electrical workers in the mote

CTA TRANSIT NEW.

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

EDWARD ADAMS, 62, West Section,
I Etnp. 8-28-41, Died 1-2-73
IHENRY BADE, 52, North Section,

Emp. 2-5-68, Died 1-30-73
iJOHN T. BARRETT, 64, West Section,
I Emp. 2-16-51, Died 1-14-73
i)ENNIS P. BARRY, 80, South Section,
' Emp. 1-7-20, Died 1-25-73
HARRY F. BARRY, 70, 77th Street,
, Emp. 12-18-22, Died 1-20-73
EUGENE BOHANNON, 56, Forest Glen,
Emp. 1-24-57, Died 1-21-73
jJAMES P. BRANNAN, 66, 77th Street,
Emp. 6-18-29, Died 12-27-72
jCARL F. BRUNN, 68, North Avenue,
. Emp. 7-18-23, Died 1-23-73
[JOHN F. BURNS, 80, Keeler,
?Emp. 7-17-34, Died 12-29-72
MICHAEL CAFFERTY, 48, Transit Board,
.Emp. 5-11-71, Died 1-17-73
iFRANK P. CALDERON, 68, Keeler,
I Emp. 6-27-27, Died 1-17-73
eUCARPIO CAMPIONE, 77, Way /Struct.
|Emp. 5-7-23, Died 12-15-72
JOHN J. CARBONEL, 86, North Section,
'Emp. 4-21-08, Died 12-26-72
JERRY F. CERNY, 73, South Shops,
Emp. 9-10-17, Died 12-24-72
ALEX D. CHALIKIS, 81, Devon,
Emp. 8-4-26, Died 1-9-73
DOMINICK T. CONDELES, 79, West Shops,
Emp. 1-28-20, Died 1-26-73
PAUL F. COOK, 64, North Park,
Emp. 2-5-30, Died 1-4-73
FRANCIS J. CRUMB, 78, West Section,
Emp. 9-24-23, Died 1-31-73
ANDREW J. DINNELLA, 66, Spcl. Invstgns.,
'Emp. 5-10-34, Died 12-27-72
tVILLlAM J. DORAN, 77, 77th Street,
iEmp. 10-1-26, Died 1-14-73
.lAROLD T. DOYLE, 78, 61st Street,
,Emp. 3-24-42, Died 1-13-73
rOSEPH DUDAK, 84, West Shops,
Emp. 2-6-24, Died 12-3-72
George a. ENGER, 73, office services,
'Emp. 11-22-23, Died 12-13-72
tlMOTHY FALAHEE, 69, Stores,
iEmp. 4-2-28, Died 12-18-72
:.EONARD W. GIERKE, 76, North Section,
Emp. 9-22-22, Died 1-26-73
JAMES HALLEN, 51, Forest Glen,
Emp. 9-13-48, Died 12-29-72
^EIF O. HALVORSEN, 76, West Shops,
Emp. 3-13-23, Died 1-20-73
i.LVIN F. HANSEN, 77, Kedzie,
Emp. 3-12-23, Died 1-6-73
'ATRICK HENEGHAN, 72, Devon,
Emp. 10-13-42, Died 1-7-73
VILLLAM B. HENN, 68, West Section,
:Emp. 5-23-44, Died 1-15-73

MAURICE HICKEY, 54, North Section,

Emp. 2-21-45, Died 12-28-72

JOHN W. HOBAN, 77, Forest Glen,

Emp. 6-12-25, Died 12-29-72

GEORGE HOBERG, 94, Blue Island,

Emp. 10-24-44, Died 10-25-72

BERNARD HOJNOWSKI, 78, Lavradale,

Emp. 10-13-22, Died 12-29-72
RAYMOND W. JOHNSON, 73, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-10-43, Died 1-30-73
RICHARD G. KENDALL, 71, Electrical,

Emp. 4-29-24, Died 1-18-73
JAMES J. KESSNER, 82, Devon,

Emp. 5-29-25, Died 1-20-73

CHARLES R. KIEHN, 74, Devon,

Emp. 5-23-24, Died 12-8-72
JOSEPH G. KLEIN, 76, Devon,

Emp. 3-8-23, Died 12-13-72
VINCENZO LAMPIGNANO, 74, Way /Struct.

Emp. 5-4-22, Died 12-31-72
SHERMAN LANEY, 31, 52nd Street,

Emp. 9-24-64, Died 12-28-72
ALEX LAPINSKI, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-15-14, Died 12-23-72
WILLIARD LUCAS, 68, Skolde Shop,

Emp. 2-7-39, Died 12-16-72
MICHAEL J. MALONE, 85, Devon,

Emp. 4-9-18, Died 1-22-73
RUSSEL MILLER, 59, Archer,

Emp. 5-6-46, Died 2-19-73
DAVID B. MITCHELL, 78, West Shops,

Emp. 11-15-26, Died 12-26-72
HUBERT J. MOHAN, 69, District C,

Emp. 2-7-24, Died 12-9-72
WILLIAM E. MULLINS, 78, Limits,

Emp. 11-28-25, Died 1-9-73
JOSEPH F. MURPHY, 74, Transportation,

Emp. 10-23-19, Died 12-27-72
MULDREW J. NASH, 67, Track,

Emp. 8-13-42, Died 1-23-73
PETER J. NAUGHTON, 70, West Section,

Emp. 12-23-42, Died 1-4-73
JOHN O. NELSON, 83, Devon,

Emp. 7-29-25, Died 12-26-72
PATRICK J. O'BRIEN, 72, Office Services,

Emp. 11-23-22, Died 12-22-72
DENNIS O'CONNOR, 73, Constr. & Maint.,

Emp. 3-27-43, Died 12-31-72
LEROY A. PARKER, 66, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-13-28, Died 11-25-72
JOHN PATER, 64, Lawndale,

Emp. 2-11-48, Died 12-13-72
LAWRENCE PAWLAK, 68, Executive,

Emp. 7-29-25, Died 1-19-73
GUSTAV C. PELZ, 80, North Section,

Emp. 6-13-13, Died 12-28-72
BROR T. PETERSON, 87, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-18-25, Died 1-20-73
THOMAS W. PILITAUSKIS, 80, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-8-24, Died 1-30-73

WILLIAM B. REDDICK, 75, North Section,

Emp. 4-7-43, Died 12-19-72
GREGORIO RIZIO. 78, Way & Structures,

Emp. 6-26-28, Died 11-24-72
JOEL ROBINSON, 38, Kedzie,

Emp. 6-21-56, Died 12-25-72
MATHEW ROSGA, 89, North Avenue,

Emp. 6-23-20, Died 12-14-72
RICHARD H. RYAN, 66, 69th Street,

Emp. 3-11-25, Died 1-12-73
VULE SAVOVICH, 82, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-6-29, Died 12-23-72
NELL SCHNEIDER, 71, Executive,

Emp. 1-2-48, Died 1-7-73
THEODORE SHADBARAS, 80, So. Garages,

Emp. 4-25-14, Died 1-28-73
RAYMOND R. SIERS, 63, 62nd Substation,

Emp. 9-2-30, Died 12-18-72
LOUIS L. SMITH, 70, Security,

Emp. 4-17-29, Died 1-2-73
EDGAR K. SNLDER, 77, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-15-26, Died 1-17-73
HOWARD B. STORM, 70, Ins. & Pensions,

Emp. 9-30-24, Died 1-5-73
EARL STUMP, 71, Forest Glen,

Emp. 3-21-57, Died 1-24-73
LEO SWEIDEL, 63, Engineering,

Emp. 11-19-45, Died 12-11-72
LOUIS J. SZACIK, 68, Archer,

Emp. 9-6-23, Died 12-22-72
FRANK SZYDLOWSKI, 85, Armitage,

Emp. 2-8-13, Died 9-8-72
PATRICK TILLAPAUGH, 75, Lake Street,

Emp. 4-7-43, Died 1-10-73
GUST TRAINA, 74, Shops & Equipment,

Emp. 5-9-24, Died 12-12-72
SAM VITALE, 85, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-24-29, Died 12-14-72
ANTHONY VITTORIO, 68, Engineering,

Emp. 8-14-46, Died 1-7-73
FRANK VONDRASEK, 58, Kedzie,

Emp. 1-4-49, Died 2-12-73
NORMAN WALLACE, 57, Electrical,

Emp. 9-18-44, Died 1-1-73
HENRY WASHINGTON, 40, Limits,

Emp. 1-6-64, Died 1-1-73
RAYMOND WEVERKE, 59, Spcl. Invstgns.,

Emp. 8-3-48, Died 1-22-73
KENNETH R. WHITE, 79, North Section,

Emp. 4-16-20, Died 12-22-72
CHARLES R. WILKE Jr., 80, Armitage,

Emp. 3-3-21, Died 11-12-72
JAMES V. WILLIAMS, 76, Way /Struct.

Emp. 1-31-47, Died 1-12-73
JAMES WYATT, 26, West Section,

Emp. 5-15-70, Died 2-15-73
LEONARD ZAGAGLIA, 80, Way & Structures,

Emp. 11-5-20, Died 12-17-72
JOHN S. ZYCK, 69, Keeler,
Emp. 7-27-27, Died 1-21-73

ine. I'd like to apologize for the delay in reporting this
lews. . .Congratulations to ROBERT BUEGEL, machinist
ipprentice, and his wife on the birth of a daughter,
pAMANTHA HOPE, February 5. ..Electrical Worker STAN-
LEY RAVEN became a grandfather again when his son,
DANIEL, and his wife, PEGGY, announced the arrival of
WILLL^M JOSEPH RAVEN on January 21. Little William
veighed in at 11 pounds 9 ounces. Congratulations, gramps.
'.MARY JANE HARNETT and her fiance, BILL ARSENEAU,

were in a car accident on January 21 in which Mary Jane
suffered a sprained ankle... KATHERINE SUSAN BUERGER,
the daughter of Carpenter ROBERT BUERGER, has been
wearing a POW bracelet for Captain Howard Hill for the
past two years. Kathy was very happy to see that Captain
Hill was among the first POW's to be released. He had
been held prisoner since December 16, 1967. ..Some of the
men from the motor line that take Addison street to work
reported seeing an old friend up bright and early. Pension-

iARCH-APRIL, 1973

INSIDE

er MIKE CONDON bought his wife a 26-Lnch three-wheel
bicycle for Christmas, and apparently Mike uses it to go
for the morning paper. Happy cycling, Mike... Speaking of
pensioners, we'd like to wish a speedy recovery to HOMER
DOUGLAS. Homer had been in the hospital but is now home
recuperating.. .LES REICHARD, retired superintendent of
shops and terminals , recently visited us. Retired engineer
TED NIENABER also stops by every now and then to say
hello. ..The North Side "L" credit union held their annual
meeting and party at Johnny Weigelt's Sunday, February 11.
They had a great turnout and a wonderful time was had by
all. Our congratulations to the board of directors for all
their time and hard work in planning this fine affair. ..Shop-
man ANGELO VENTICINQUE and Electrical Worker
FRANK DELAQUILA are on the sick list as of this writing.
We hope you'll both be back and feeling better soon.

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

PHIL LEAHY was one of the guests at the Governor's
Inauguration in Springfield. Phil is also sporting a new
1973 Plymouth Fury HI with all the extras... JOE SABOL is
sporting a 1973 Plymouth Valiant. Congratulations to Joe
who was promoted to supervisor of traffic clerks on Janu-
ary 15. ..Best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement go
out to JOE SWIATEK, traffic checker. . .JOE LYNCH and
his family took a winter vacation by driving down to the
Florida Keys. ..Mr. and Mrs. BILL STANLEY celebrated
their third wedding anniversary. Congratulations ! . . We
welcome NICK ZAHN and WAYNE SUSSEX as traffic
clerks... Pensioner BILL DEVEREUX has moved to Wau-
watosa, Wisconsin, with his family.

- 'KatiiufK 'SaUmi

SOUTH SECTION -

Congratulations to all our South Siders for making 1972
our third consecutive safest year in the history of the CTA.
Ashland, 61st Street and Dan Ryan all received plaques to
commemorate the event, and coffee and rolls were served.
Also, Ashland Avenue received a plaque for making 1972
its safest year. ..Retired Supervisor HUGH KELLEY was in
town from Florida visiting his sister and called us. He's
doing fine, but his granddaughter passed away several
months ago and he is still broken up about it. ..Super con-
gratulations to our newly appointed supervisors on January
21: Motormen OLLIE WINSTON and MYRON WOODS, and
Yard Foreman ROBERT GRAHAM... Retired Division 308
Board Member CHARLES BURNS is back from Phoenix,
Arizona, where he spent a couple of months. He said the
weather was rather cold there this winter. While there he
visited with Retired Motorman ED HENNESSY and THOM-
AS and NANCY McINERNEY, retired collector and former
assignment agent... Motorman MARCUS WALKER went on
pension January 1 after 42 years of service, and the men at
61st Street gave him a nice send-off. They had a get-
together with sandwiches, cake and coffee and they pre-
sented Marcus with a nice radio. He will be missed by all
his co-workers... Agent RUTH LOVELL has just returned
from a nice vacation In Colorado Springs where she visited
with her daughter and her family... Just heard that Retired
Agent BRIDIE MULDOON and Retired Conductor DENNIS
BARRY passed away ... Happy , happy news — back from the
sick list are Motorman McRAYFIELD CALDWELL, Tower-

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men ADAM MODELSKI and IRVING RAMEY, Conductol
JOSEPH MITTLER, Assignment Agent LILL CULLINA1\
and Agents CORRINE DALMAS, LEONARD HEILBRONNE:'
and BENNIE HARRIS. ..Also going on pension January 1 wa
Conductor CARL SCHEUERMANN. Carl had 30 years c
service and will be missed at Ashland Terminal. Coffe
and rolls were served and a token of remembrance wa
presented to Carl from his co-workers. ..Isn't this a won
derful bit of news — Retired Svritchman and Mrs. GEORGl
LaFAIRE, the parents of Switchman RAYMOND, came u
from Florida to celebrate their 70th (yes 1 said 70th) wed
ding anniversary with their family at the Millionaire'
Club on February 11. Congratulations to the "young
couple !.. Motorman TONY JAGLA and his wife, MARIE]
vacationed in beautiful Hawaii. They said that everyon
should take a vacation once in Hawaii as It is so beautiful.,
We were sorry to hear that Retired Station Superlntender
RICHARD MEISNER was in an auto accident and was in th
hospital. We sure are thankful to hear that he's home noi
recuperating. . . Two of our well-known supervisors als
went on pension January 1, DAN HAYES and CHARLE
SOUTHARD. They were feted at the district office betor
they left. Our heartiest wishes to them and to all our nei
retirees for a happy pensioned life. ..Last month I forgot t
mention the nice notes and letters we received during th
holiday season from Retired Clerk and Mrs. JOHN HEFi
FERNAN, who live in MUbank, South Dakota; from Retire
Conductor WILLIAM DOHERTY who lives in St. Peters
burg, Florida; from Retired 61st Street Shop Clerk CLAR
ENCE and Mrs. BIRMINGHAM, who live in Algonquin, Illi
nois, and from Retired Superintendent of Operations am
Mrs. JOHN HIGGINS, who live in California. Thanks loads
..Agent VELMA HUSBAND wishes to thank all her friend
and co-workers who were so wonderful to her during th
time of her bereavement when her husband passed awa
suddenly... Retired Conductor WILLIAM ROWE told us h
was going to take a trip to St. Petersburg to look at house
and see if he'd like Florida. .. We were all saddened t
hear of the untimely death of Ticket Agent ANTOINETTI
STIPATI, who went on disability pension January 1. Tod
had been off sick for several months. Our deepest sym-
pathy to her family. She will really be missed. ..Our con
dolences to Conductor ARTHUR FOREST whose mothe:
passed away recently. ..Retired Yard Foreman CLlFFORl,
BECKER stopped by Ashland recently and he looks wonder!
ful and is enjoying life. Also, Retired Towerman FRAN!
PINTA and Retired Motorman ANGELOS YPSILANT
stopped by not long ago to say hello. ..Clerk JOHN BARRY'
wife was in the hospital, but is home now recuperating
John is sure glad she's home... Retired Assistant Statlo
Superintendent JOSEPH TVRDIK called me and stated he'
really enjoying pensioned life, just fishing and traveling

WEST SECTION -

Dear readers: I would like to apologize for not writln
often enough. With the magazine coming out every othe
month, LOU and I promise to have a column in each Issue
..The passing of MIKE BELLEZZO, JOHN BARRETT an
Pensioner BILL HEN has saddened all of our lives, fo:
they were all fine men. All of us send our sincere con
dolences to all their families... Now for a bit of glad news
Shopman DAN RENO'S lovely wife, FLORENCE, gave birt
to a beautiful girl named DAWN MARIE. With the signin
of the peace treaty we hope Dawn will never have to sei

C7/\ TRANSIT NEWt

INSIDE

THIS HAPPY little cherub
is SHELLY RENAE
MILES, the six-month old
doughter of DONNELLY
and DEBORAH MILES.
Donnelly is o clerk in the
repair department at 52nd
Street.

ar... EDWIN SCHULTZ, one of our fine janitors, has gone
ji pension and hopes to reside in Arkansas. We wish him
ealth and success. To DAVE JOHNSON and his wonderful
few, thanks a lot for the great party you gave Schultz...At
ji unusual hour of the morning when I report to work, I
Jce the steps three at a time just to greet the many fine
fople working at Lake Street. The comedy act of JAMES
Southern) HOOD and Yankee ROBERT L. CflAWFORD
laying checkers puts a smile on everyone's face. Mid-
ible sits JOHNNY BRIGHT holding everyone spellbound
ith his knowledge of the world. He has helped us all get a
jttle smarter. JOHN CIMMERER and LEROY HASLAM
fe holding fort at the other end of the table selling coffee.
I feel sorry for anyone who forgets to put a dime in the
pffee can. Their screams pierce the air. Coming up the
fairs are the ding-a-ling pair, STEVE DUDASIK and AR-
|HUR NEWMAN who carries his rosary with him every
corning since he rides in with Steve. Sitting and not saying
pything is GEORGE WOODMORE who everyone would like
> be like when we get older. JIM LANE also sits there for
p one wants to hear his old-time jokes and it sure has
^ddened him. And standing behind us all is DAN CAW-
HORN, all nine feet of him. The great Dan is the best
Lnitor of them all. Any may God bless anyone who drops
aper or cups on the floor. And there I sit not saying any-
(ling and enjoying it all, ..My motorman, BARNEY CHROM-
|ZAK, is calling me to get on the train so see you all in a
puple of months.

- StuUa SudiAHa & ^ou 'Patftu

OUTH SHOPS -

Congratulations go out to SUE JURKATUS on her new
5b as secretary in the Technical Services Section of the
outh Shops. Good luck on your new job. Sue. ..Word has it
nat WALLY FEULNER will soon be offered a pro-Hockey
ontract with the Chicago Cougars purely on his skating
bility. Keep up the good work.. .The "Muff Divers" of the
jouth Side Milkman's Bowling League at Ford City Bowl
.oared to three big wins on Wednesday, February 7. The
aam was led by JIM FELTZ's 683 scratch series and the
|lutch spare-making of his teammates: D. ROHE (318), H.
pLLENDONER (312), and J. LASKEY (312). ..And now for
fie "Out in the Shops" news. ..Well, let's begin by wishing
lome of our fellow employees a happy wedding anniversary.
8est wishes go out to FRANK GRAY, Area 336, and his
|rtfe on their eighth; MAX HAMILTON, Area 348, and his

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wife on their 34th; JIM LARSEN, Area 348, and his wife on
their fifth; ED NAUSIEDAS, Area 348, and his wife on their
18th, and RALPH BERNDT, Area 348, and his wife on their
eighth. .. Brace the walls fellas! FRED PETROZZ, Area
348, known as "Groovy" by his friends, is seriously con-
templating getting a haircut, What'U it be, Fred? Flat top
with fenders? Well, anyway, happy 30th birthday to you
from the boys. . . Birthday greetings also go out to TOM
PORTER, Area 345, and JOHN TARCZUESKI, Area 338. I
won't give their age, I don't think I can count that high...
Gee, it's sure nice to see DAVE MAGEE, Print Shop, back
at work after being off sick for three months. ..It also was a
welcome sight to see TILLY MORA back at the job after
her illness. ..BOB HACKBARTH, Area 344, and his wife,
MILLIE, returned recently from spending a week in Puerto
Rico. Bob was filled with words of joy describing their
fabulous vacation. Boy, it's a good thing they put limita-
tions on how much booze you can take out of that country,
huh. Bob?.. Due to a recent illness the smiling face of
HENRY STUVEE has been missing in and around the engine
line area. Your fellow employees and friends miss you and
wish you a speedy recovery, Henry. ..The same feelings go
out to CARL LIDZBINSKI of the air gang who was hospital-
ized recently. Get well soon! ..Best of luck and a long,
happy and healthy retirement go out to these men who will
be leaving us soon: WALLY RICHARDS, Area 345, with 26
years of service; JOE MILLER, Area 348, retiring after
31 years of service; JIM QUAIN, Area 314, retiring after
25 years of service, and TONY VIDMONT, who put in 30
years. Best of luck fellows! ..Congratulations go out to
GEORGE LACEY and his wife, MARY, on their first grand-
child, JOHN GEORGE, who weighed in at 6 pounds 8 ounces.
Grandma, grandpa and grandson are all doing fine... Final-
ly, if anybody tells you that you can't buy a house by selling
peanuts, let them talk to E^^L (Peanut Man) VELICAVRH,
Area 31 8D. Business must be terrific Emil.

52ND STREET -

The 52nd Street Depot Federal Credit Union heldits 12th
annual membership meeting on Saturday, January 20, at
Bethel A.M.E. church center, 4448 S. Michigan avenue, with
President ERNEST A. HILL presiding. Reports were given
by the president; TYLER M. PHILPOTT, treasurer; ALVIN
POTTS Jr., assistant treasurer; ROBERT B. HOLMES,
chairman of the credit committee; WILLIAM HILL Jr.,
secretary of the supervisory committee, and CHARLES
O'KANE, chairman of the membership committee. All re-
ports were well received and reflected the continuing prog-
ress being made. The membership re-elected LAWRENCE
M. BARNES, TYLER M. PHILPOTT and SAMUEL E. WIL-
LIAMS to the Board of Directors, and elected BYRON D.
DEAN and WILLIE HENRY Jr. to serve on the credit com-
mittee. The meeting was well attended by our lady mem-
bers and it was gratifying. Among the honored guests were:
Mrs. LAWRENCE BARNES, Mr. and Mrs. H. BEY, Mr.
GEORGE BROKEMOND, Mrs. WILLIAM HILL Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. E. HIMMEL, Mr. and Mrs. DAN McFADDEN, Mr. and
Mrs. JAMES A. PATE, Mrs, LAWRENCE ROCKMORE, Mr,
WARREN E. SCHOLL and Mr. and Mrs. JOHN TIFFY. Re-
freshments were in abundance and 12 prizes were awarded.
To those members who didn't attend, you missed a very
nice affair.

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bus of the future

AM General Corporation

Rohr industries

GIMC Truck & Coach Division

Milton Pikarsky

elected CTA Board Chairmar

ADDRESSING MEMBERS
of the news media after
his election os Transit
Board Chairman on
May 24, Milton Pikarsky
is shown beside Clair
M. Roddewig who served
as acting chairman since
January 19. At right,
Chairman Pikarsky is
congratulated upon his
election by Mayor

Richard J. Daley.

MILTON PIKARSKY, former commissioner of public
works for the City of Chicago, was unanimously elect-
ed chairman of Chicago Transit Board on Thursday,

May 24.

Mr. Pikarsky, 49, was appointed a member of the
Board by Mayor Richard J. Daley. He succeeds the
late Michael Cafferty and completes the term of Mr.
Cafferty which expires September 1, 1973.

Since 1964, Mr. Pikarsky had been commissioner
of public works for the City of Chicago. He joined the
public works department in 1960. As commissioner,
his position covered the management and control of
all matters pertaining to the department of public
works and its bureaus— engineering, architecture and
building maintenance, and maps and plats. He had the
responsibility for the design and construction of cap-
ital improvements, participation in the planning of
future public works requirements, beautification of
the city, and continuing performance of a variety of
essential services to the public.

Prior to joining the city government, he was proj-
ect coordinator for the Blue Island Railroad Group
(B&O) which involved liaison between four railroads,
and for the railroads with municipal, governmental
and administrative agencies.

From 1956 to 1959, Mr. Pikarsky was a partner in
the firm of Plumb, Tuckett and Pikarsky which de-
signed and supervised construction of highway and
railroad bridges, roadways, office buildings and park-
ing facilities. As assistant engineer for the New York
Central railroad from 1944 to 1956, he was respon-
sible for design, field engineering and construction of
the LaSalle street station in connection with the Con-
gress expressway work in Chicago.

Mr. Pikarsky received a bachelor's degree in en-
gineering from the City College of New York and i'
master's degree in engineering from the Illinois In-'
stitute of Technology.

Mr. Pikarsky is registered as a structural engi-i
neer in Illinois, and as a professional engineer in Il-i]
linois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Texas. '

He is a member of the Urban Mass Transportatioj-
Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation and of the standing policy committee on Trans-^
portation and Communications for the National League
of Cities. He was co-chairman of the Transportatioi
Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1972

Mr. Pikarsky holds memberships in the America.
Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society
Professional Engineers, the Illinois Society of Pro
fessional Engineers, The Western Society of Engi
neers, the American Public Works Association, th,
Highway Research Board and the State of Ulinoi
Transportation Study Commission.

The highest tribute paid to professional engineer
in the United States was conferred on Mr. Pikarsky o
May 3, 1973. He was installed as a member of th
National Academy of Engineering. Only 429 engineer
have been elected to the academy, a private organiza
tion established in 1964 to advise the federal govern
ment on engineering matters. Mr. Pikarsky wa;
honored for his achievements in urban transportatior

Other awards held by Mr. Pikarsky include the To
10 Public Works Men of the Year, presented in 196
by the American Public Works Association, and th
Townsend Harris Medal for Outstanding Achievement
presented in 1969 by the City College of New York.

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

CTA Board approves experimental fare reductions

free fare experiment
in Evanston rapid transit

. THREE-WEEK experimental Free Fare plan for
leal riding in Evanston and Wilmette on the Evanston
:ipid transit route was approved June 7 by Chicago
Iransit Board, The test period will be from June 11
t June 30.

"We are experimenting with this Free Fare plan to
itermine whether we can lure people out of their
irs in favor of public transit. Tests like this have
len made in other cities throughout the world, but we
int to try it here in metropolitan Chicago to gather
ir own data. At present, there are about 120 round-
ip local weekday riders on the Evanston service,"
Jd Chairman Milton Pikarsky.

The free rides are available 24 hours a day, seven
iiys a week, for persons boarding and alighting be-
\feen South Boulevard station in Evanston and Linden
.irenue station in Wilmette.

On southbound trips, all through riders into Chica-
|i continue to pay their fare at their boarding station
lid obtain a transfer or identification check. They are
necked at the South Boulevard station for identifica-
ton proving that they have paid their fares to Chica-
f». Those who do not have identification are required
^ pay the regular rate of fare, 75<? without transfer
lid 85<;; with transfer, for the continuation of the ride
i;to Chicago,

On the northbound trips, no checks are made be-
luse all through riders have already paid the cor-
ijct fare when boarding in Chicago,

Test 2 for 1 bus fare

on So. Western, 83-95 routes

MIDDAY RIDERS on two South Side bus routes. No.
49A So. Western and 95 83rd-95th, receive two rides
for the price of one under an experimental reduced
fare plan which began June 11.

"We are experimenting with this program for a
90-day period to determine if riding can be increased
by lowering the fares," said CTA Board Chairman
Pikarsky. "By offering a round-trip ride for the price
of a single ride , we hope to encourage more people to
take advantage of midday bus riding for shopping,
business, and pleasure trips.

"The No. 49A So, Western and 95 83rd-95th bus
routes were selected for this test because they travel
through high-density population areas and serve major
business cores along 95th Street and Western Avenue,
the South Chicago shopping area, and Evergreen
Plaza," added Mr. Pikarsky.

A person boarding a bus on either the So. Western
or 83rd-95th routes and paying a full fare (45<;! ) be-
tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, ex-
cept holidays, will receive a check good for a return
ride anytime on the same day. The special rate is not
applicable to children, students, and senior citizens
who already ride at reduced rates of fare, or persons
desiring transfers.

The So. Western route operates between 119th
Street and 79th Street via Western avenue. The 83rd-
95th route operates between 83rd-South Chicago and
Evergreen Plaza at 95th-Western.

Contracts let for escalator renewal, construction, diesel fuel injectors

ITS meeting on June 7, Chicago Transit Board ap-
•oved the awarding of contracts for escalator renew-
', the new Kimball-Lawrence transit terminal, the
tlth avenue inspection shop, and for anti-pollution in-
?ctors for 1,050 buses, all being purchased under
(TA's $140 million capital improvement program.
i

' Contracts amounting to $1,346,589 were awarded
!r the renewal of 38 escalators at various rapid
ansit stations.

"Escalator renewal has been given top priority be-
luse of the inconveniences that our patrons have
^en subjected to because of their frequent break-
i)wns," said Chairman Pikarsky. "Some of these
scalators are 30 years old and are beyond repair."

The contracts were awarded to the Otis Elevator
Company for the renewal of 35 escalators at a cost of
$1,285,777, and the Haughton Elevator Company, Di-
vision of Reliance Electric Company, for the renewal
of three escalators at a cost of $60,812.

The escalators to be renewed are: State Street
subway— 22 escalators; Dearborn Street subway— 12
escalators; State-Lake escalator from street level to
elevated station; and escalators at the Central, Austin
and Oak Park stations on the Lake service of the
West-South route.

All of the escalators will be treadle operated which
will allow them to run in the direction desired. When

(continued on page 4)

'AY-JUNE, 1973

A CONTRACT for the purchase of 545 air-conditioned
buses at a cost of $22,719,093 was signed April 16 by
Acting CTA Chairman Clair M. Roddewig (left) and
Edward Stokel, assistant manager, coach sales, of the
Truck and Coach Division of General Motors. Looking
on, from left, are Frank Bates, GM sales representa-
tive; CTA General Manager Thomas B. O'Connor;
Board Member Lawrence G. Sucsy; Assistant Secre-
tary Bernard G. Cunningham, Illinois Department of
Transportation; Board Members Wallace D. Johnson
and James R. Quinn, and E. Jar vis Ransom, GM re-
gional sales manager.

The buses are being purchased as part of the $140
million two-year capital renewal program being

Award contract to GM

for 545 air-conditioned buses

funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation an
the Illinois Department of Transportation. This is th
largest single order of passenger equipment in CTA'
history.

General Motors corporation, of Pontiac, Michigai
was the successful bidder with a cost per bus (
$41,686.49. Other bids were received from AM Ger
eral corporation, Wayne, Michigan, with a price (
$42,850 per bus for 500 and $42,950 per bus for ac,
ditional vehicles, and from The Flxible company, (
Loudonville, Ohio, with a price of $43,194.80 per bm

The buses will be similar to the 525 purchased]
1972 and will have the latest type anti-pollution dej
vices in order to meet all federal, state and locfj
standards for exhaust emission and noise control.

Delivery of the first 100 buses will be complete
by mid-October and the total order is to be complett'
in late December.

Escalator renewal (contd. from page 3)

not in use, the escalators will shut off automatically.
The automatic operation will enable CTA patrons to
use them 24 hours a day.

A contract for the construction of a new terminal
for the Ravenswood rapid transit route at Kimball-
Lawrence was awarded to the B. R. Abbot Construc-
tion Company at a cost of $830,900. An entirely new
complex consisting of a ground-level station, train
platform and transportation office for operating em-
ployees will replace present facilities constructed in
1907 on the southeast corner of the intersection.

The modern station will include fluorescent light-
ing, radiant heating and an attractive barrier and
landscaping which will screen the platform and stand-
ing trains from the surrounding area. The project is
scheduled to be completed in March 1974.

A contract for the construction of a modern rapid
transit car inspection facility near CTA's 54th avenue
terminal in Cicero was awarded to J. W. Halm Con-
struction Company of Elk Grove Village at a cost of
$891,857. The building will provide inspection and
maintenance facilities for rapid transit cars serving
the Douglas-Milwaukee route, and will replace an out-
moded, open-pit operation now in use at this location.
The building will be constructed of steel and masonry
and will include two parallel inspection tracks, 4-

cars long each, with a depressed floor througho'
their length making the entire running mechanis-
visible and easily accessible. The single story she
building includes an adjacent two-story structure wr
basement for a shop office, employee facilities, ai
parts storage. Located at the southeast corner of tl
present car storage yard north of Cermak road be
tween 54th and 56th avenues in Cicero, the shop
scheduled for completion in June 1974. i

As part of CTA's continuing program to preser^
the environment, a contract was awarded to Interstai
Diesel Service, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, for the pui
chase of diesel engine fuel injectors for 1,050 bus<
at a cost of $178,992. The contract includes the pui
chase of 800 new injectors and 5,800 rebuilt injector
all of the lo-sac needle valve (LSN) type similar
those in use in CTA's 525 new buses purchased durii'
1972.

The LSN injectors are to be installed in busi
manufactured between 1960 and 1967, replacing lei
efficient injectors. Each bus contains six injector
one per cylinder. Experience with the LSN injecti,
has shown that pollutant-causing unburned fuel b|
been virtually eliminated in the combustion chamber
resulting in significant reductions of smoke, unburni
hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.

CTA TRANSIT NEW'

ON OUR COVER

TRANSBUS models introduce
latest bus design advances

CHICAGOANS WERE given the opportunity to view
three models of the bus of the future during the week
jf May 24-30. The five-foot scale models were dis-
played at the Civic Center, Museum of Science and
Industry, and the Merchandise Mart lobby.

Known as TilANSBUS, the new vehicle will contain
the first basic changes made in urban transit buses in
more than 15 years. The scale models were of three
rRANSBUS designs now being developed by AM Gen-
eral corporation, CMC Truck & Coach Division, and
Rohr Industries.

The program to develop TRANSBUS is being funded
with a grant of about $25 million by the Urban Mass
rransportation Administration (UMTA) of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. In 1971 contracts were
let to the three corporations to develop their own de-
signs for a new-generation bus and produce three
prototypes each. Evaluation tests will be conducted
Ml all three designs, and UMTA plans to select the
Dest design in mid-1974.

The project also includes the manufacture of about
100 buses of each company's selected design. The
first few of these buses would undergo additional test-
ing, some on city streets, resulting in final TRANS-
BUS design specification approval as early as 1976.
rransit operators such as CTA would then apply under
Ihe normal capital grant assistance program for funds
;o purchase the new buses.

' The nationwide tour of TRANSBUS models is being
sponsored by UMTA and the American Transit Asso-

ciation. The primary objective of the display is to
give transit users a preview of the engineering ad-
vancements setting TRANSBUS far apart from any
mass transit vehicle yet manufactured. From its
sleek exterior and low profile to its countless pas-
senger comforts, TRANSBUS is an all-new bus.
Wider doors and lower steps will enable riders to
board and leave the bus more quickly. Seating will be
roomier. Speakers inside and out will enable the op-
erator to assist passengers with current route and
stop information.

TRANSBUS will be safer, too. Its broad tinted
windows will be resistant to the high impact of thrown
or falling objects. Bumpers and extra strong body
construction will minimize damage in traffic acci-
dents. The design will also incorporate environmen-
tal advances making TRANSBUS quieter and cleaner,
inside and out.

In the picture above. Central District Supervisor
John Grayer is shown answering questions on the
TRANSBUS display in the Merchandise Mart.

?edgwick station reopened on Ravenswood 1'

iFTER UNDERGOING complete renovation, the Sedg-
rtck Station on the Ravenswood rapid transit route
/as reopened for passenger service on Monday, April
;3. The reopening was approved by Chicago Transit
5oard on April 20.

The interior of the station, the stairways, and the
ilatform area have been newly painted and the exteri-
■r of the building has been tuckpointed and sand-
lasted. The cleaning and brightening of the station
'/as done to determine if a more attractive atmos-
'here will help to generate increased riding.

I The station was closed January 13 as an economy move. Financial assistance
ptaling $18.9 million from the State, County and City made the reopening possible.

t AY- JUNE, 1973

September 2 departure arinounced for 1973 CTA group tour

A GROUP tour being planned for this fall will once
again afford CTA employees the opportunity to visit a
distant part of the world at a considerable cost-
savings.

A 22-day tour leaving Chicago on September 2 in-
cludes scenic and historic stops in England, Hungary,

Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland and France
The return flight from Paris will be on September 22

Active and retired CTA employees who are inter
ested in obtaining complete details should write t
Miss Jane Mitchell, CTA, Merchandise Mart-Roor^
734, P.O. Box 3555, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

Safety Council
cites 8 stations
for improved safetl

FOR OUTSTANDING safety performance during 1972, eight surface system operating stations were recently pri,
sented Transportation Awards by the Greater Chicago Safety Council. Shown here with Superintendent of Tram
portation D. M. Flynn are superintendents who accepted the awards in behalf of operating employees at their r(
spective stations: from left, Lawndale Station Superintendent J. B. Morris, 52nd Street Station Assistant Supei
intendent H. P. Braun, 69th Street Station Superintendent G. D. Peyton, Limits Station Assistant Superintende
L. R. Mueller, Mr. Flynn, Archer Station Superintendent W. J. Moser, Forest Glen Station Superintendent G. \
Daubs, Kedzie Station Superintendent M. F. Harrington, and North Avenue Station Assistant Superintendent W.
Chamberlain. The awards were presented in recognition of reduced accident experience over 1971.

Appoint four to new posts

NAMED TO new supervisory positions during the
months of May and June were four CTA employees in
two departments.

Effective May 1, W. C. Roman was appointed su-
pervisor of accounts payable & material accounting.
The appointment was made by General Accountant
H. F. Brown and approved by Comptroller P. J. Kole.

Appointed to new posts at Transportation Depai
ment surface operating stations effective June 1 wei
Beverly Station Superintendent J. E. Will, and Assit
ant Superintendent F. E. Zeiger. Named as relief s
perintendent of 52nd Street and Beverly Stations w
E. R. Swanson. The appointments were made by
perintendent of Transportation D. M. Flynn and a]
proved by Operating Manager G. Krambles.

W. W. McKenna, former CTA board member, dies at 67

MASS FOR William W. McKenna, 67, a former member of Chicago Transit Board,
was said on Monday, May 14, at St. Barnabas church on Chicago's South Side. Mr.
McKenna died Friday, May 11, after an extended illness.

Appointed in 1945 by the late Mayor Edward J. Kelly as one of the original
members of the Board, Mr. McKenna served as a member until November, 1971.
He was an attorney and had served as executive assistant to the Mayor of Chicago,
secretary to the assistant superintendent of the New York Central railroad, sec-
retary to the staff attorney of the Public Service company of Northern Illinois, and
executive assistant to the president of the Chicago Board of Education.

Survivors include his widow, Pauline; three sons. Dr. William Jr., Robert D.,
and Michael J.: three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Simon, Mrs. Mary Lou Gravier,
and Barbara Jean, and 16 grandchildren.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

aiELER STATION, the last of
Ive depots to be activated by the
Id Chicago Motor Coach com-
any, locked its doors for good on
larch 24 after 40 years of service.

The building was originally erect-
d as a boiler factory in 1923. In
933, it was purchased by the Motor
loach and used as the general office,
verhaul shop and bus garage. CTA ac-
uired the property, as well as the Rav
nswood, Rosemont, Wilson and 52nd
treet Garages, in 1952 when it purchased
le system. Only 52nd Street remains open
)day, and it, too, is scheduled to be closed

Two bus routes requiring a total of 90
uses were serviced by Keeler Station, 152
.ddison which has been transferred to North
'ark and 76 Diversey which has been trans-
srred to North Avenue. Closing of the station
5 a move that CTA has wanted to make for many
ears to reduce operating expenses; until fueling
icilities were expanded at other stations, how-
ver, the change could not be made.

A few of the last-day activities at Keeler Station
re depicted in the photos reproduced here. Top— a
roup of Keeler operators chatting just one last time
efore departing for new stations on the system pick,
econd row, left— Station Superintendent L. M. Keag and
lerk Tony Arnieri displaying two of the station's many
afety awards. Right— Keeler Station Reporter Ernest
arter gathering news for the station's last Inside News
slunxn. Bottom— Superintendent Keag locking the door to
16 station closing out Keeler 's 40 years of service.

Keeler station closed

Fanfare marks start of Rt. 64 extension

HE INAUGURATION of service on an extension of
le 64 Foster-Lawrence bus route was marked by a
sremony on May 28 at Lamplighter Towers. The
eekday route extension began operation Tuesday,
.ay 29, serving the densely populated area within
hicago and Norridge bounded by Cumberland, Hig-
ns. East River Road and Lawrence.

No regular transit service had previously been
•ovided to the area which includes such activity cen-
Ts as the Lamplighter Tower and Catherine Court
ipartments. International Towers, AU-American
jailding, O'Hare Plaza and the Marriott Motor Inn.
I

I The Foster-Lawrence route operates to and from
(e Jefferson Park Transit Center and provides local
trvice to the area from about 6:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.
kpress service to the area is provided in rush hours,
derating to and from Jefferson Park via the Ken-
idy Expressway.

Breaking a champagne bottle to christen the new
service are newly-elected 41st Ward Alderman
Roman Pucinski and Jean Arrigoni of Lamplighter
Towers. Others pictured are, from left, Hobart
Radewagen, manager of Lamplighter Towers, State
Senator Edward T. Scholl and CTA Supervisor of
Research/Planning Frank J. Misek.

'AY- JUNE, 1973

MEDICALLY SPEAKING by Dr. George H. Irwin

PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS are depend-
ent upon the selection of the proper personal or
family doctor— a very important and necessary de-
cision. And the time to select a physician is now, be-
fore illness strikes. All persons should have a family
doctor in whom they have great trust and confidence.
Regular visits and checkups are helpful. Put your
doctor's name, address and phone number with other
credentials in your wallet or pocketbook and next to
your telephone.

How to select your personal physician. If you live
in a small town or city where you have grown up there
is usually no problem. Your family doctor will be the
one your parents had and may be the one who brought
you into this world. However, in this day and age with
so many families on the move, a new location is pos-
sible every few years. In that case you should find
yourself a doctor as soon as possible. Before you
move, ask your present doctor if he knows anyone in
your new location. If the recommendation proves
useful, it will also give you an introduction as you can
use your former doctor as a reference. Incidentally,
to save money and needless tests in the future, ask
your doctor to write a letter describing an effective
form of treatment for whatever tends to ail you.

If you are seeking a doctor on your own, discus-
sions with friends may help. If not, contact the local
or county medical association. Often you may locate
a good doctor by calling the community hospital for a
family doctor. If he is on the staff he has to be well-
trained and in good medical standing.

Having selected a physician, the next step is to
make an appointment for a pre-illness checkup. This
will give you a chance to become acquainted with the
doctor and determine whether or not you like him.
This will also give the doctor information which will
help him in your future care. Every doctor realizes
the disadvantage of seeing an unconscious patient in
the home or hospital without any previous medical
record. It would be a great help to the doctor if he
knew in advance whether the patient was, for instance,
a diabetic on insulin, an epileptic, or heart case on
certain medications. A complete and mutual under-
standing between the physician and patient before an

Volume XXVI CTA TRANSIT NEWS Number 3

Published bi-monthly by and for employees of the Chicago
Transit Authority, under the direction of the Public
Information Department.

Robert D. Hemlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

C, William Baxa, Director of Public Information

emergency arises could make the difference betwee
life and death.

A house visit by the doctor may turn out to be help
ful. For example the cause of a patient's asthma ma
be noted by a pet animal or the bed of plants c
flowers in the house to which the patient may be al
lergic. Furthermore, the illness may be related t
the husband, wife, their children, in-laws or relatives
Without a house visit these factors would not be know
to the doctor.

Physician-patient relationships in the hospital ar
very important and frequently misunderstood. Ac
cording to an article by the Colorado Medical Societ
bulletin, a lot of "invisible doctoring" goes on in ever
modern hospital. Good patient care these days doe
not always equate directly with the amount of time tt
physician spends at the patient's bedside. Upon enter
ing and during the hospital stay a tremendous amoui
of paperwork is necessary. After examination of tb
patient, orders for the nurses and interns must h
written. Laboratory tests. X-ray requests necessar
for proper diagnosis, pre-operative and post-operativ
orders, and daily progress notes are the responsibil
ity of the attending doctor. Interpretations and cor
sultations with the laboratory people and the X-rs
department take a great deal of time. Study of tl
patient's chart and recording orders before and aftc
the doctor visits the patient in his room are neces
sary. All of this information becomes a part of tl
patient's hospital medical record and as such it i
a protection to the patient. It is estimated that foui
fifths of a doctor's time on any individual hospit;
case is spent outside the patient's room.

In conclusion, these general remarks should t
remembered:

(1) Don't be afraid to see your doctor. Often p£
tients postpone the visit to their doctor because the
think he may find cancer or some other serious ail
ment. Often these fears are unfoimded. On the othe
hand, the earlier the illness is diagnosed, the bette-
the chance is for a cure.

(2) Don't expect the doctor to present inflated bill
or unrealistic disability claims in accident cases.

(3) Take the medicine the doctor prescribes aii
also follow his other orders. Don't let it stand on tl
shelf unused. It if helps you, tell him, and if it doe
not help he will want to know that also. Try not 1
withhold any medical information from your doctor.

(4) Remember, doctors are here to help peopl
Perhaps the best plan is to have a close relationsh
with your doctor so you can think of him as a friei
as well as your doctor. If you don't have confidenc!
in him you should consider changing physicians. Wil
your faith and the doctor's efforts, much good can I '
accomplished. Without it, the best medical treatmei
will be valueless.

CTA TRANSIT NEW.

Service anniversaries in May

30 years

J. G. Bieniek, Forest Glen
G. DeMatteo, Stores
J. J. Corcoran, Forest Glen
P. Geoghegan, South Section
E. J. Hojnacki, Lawndale
R. Kershaw, Forest Glen

W. J. Lakofka, Forest Glen

J. LeMond, Building & Construction

B. Pulick, 69th Street

R. B. Rose, Kedzie

J. Sabol, Schedule-Traffic

A. F. Strosser, Forest Glen

J. F. Wojclk, Forest Glen

A. R. Zchumensky, Employee Relations

1 25 years

McGuire, South Section

1 ... ,.. —

L. Mednus, Archer

W. Mulree, Electrical Distribution

! L. A. Bates, North Pork

Noga, Archer

1 S. Battle, 52nd Street Garage

F. Petersen, Beverly

1 J. W. Crusoe, Stores-South Division

P. Porter, 69th Street

' P. J. Frank, West Section

Powers, Schedule-Traffic

A. Grimaldi, South Shops

H. Sexton, North Avenue

• S. Hoffman, North Park

A. Siclllano, West Section

i F. B. Jenkins, Special Investigation

J. Sommer, 77th Street

1 V. E. Kee, Power Operations

T. Speer, Limits

A. E. Lubke, Archer

Streeter, Limits

G. T. Mathews, Lawndale

A. Thurman, Kedzie

1 S. A. Maturo, Forest Park Maintenance Terminal

M. Ward, Archer

June

45 years

F. Pavesic, Building Maintenance Division

35 years

J. C. Kovarik, Mechanical Maintenance Division

30 years

A. Kelley, North Section

S. LaMorco, Building Maintenance Division

P. A. Molfese, Lawndale

N. P. Aleo, Track

R. T. Nielsen, Archer

W. C. Bahl, Limits

J. J. O'Connor, Employment & Placement

M. T. Barris, 69th Street

1. S. Schank, Forest Glen

S. W. Dockus, 52nd Street

A. M. Selvage, North Section

D. E. Doyle, West Section

R. W. Slingerland, Kedzie

H. V. Forbes, Kedzie

M. Vitoie, Investigation & Claims

N. E. Gnodt, North Avenue

R. W. Workman, Signal Division

R. M. Helnze, South Section

E. W. Zlentara, North Park

25 years

T. J. Basgall, Forest Glen
E. Blakely, 52nd Street

A. R. Habich, 77th Street

L. Jackson, Instruction-Kedzie

B. A. Jones, Electrical Distribution
W. E. Kelley, Beverly

P. J. Klelty, South Shops
B. Konlarskl, North Park

\/IAY-JUNE, 1973

C. J. Kotara, Low

J. D. Lasinski, Instruction-Archer

J. T. Lynch, Transportation-General Office

A. J. ManonI, West Section

C. D. Mays, 77th Street

J. M. Melster, North Park

P. C. Owens, 77th Street

J. D. Rlordon, Building Maintenance Division

L. Rockmore, 52nd Street

H. Thomas, 52nd Street

A!^ REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ACCOUNTING (General) -

On April 27 a luncheon was held in the M&M Club honor-
ing TOM McGRATH who retired as supervisor of Accounts
Payable and Material Accounting on May 1 after 31 years of
service. The number of pensioners, as well as present
employees attending, was a tremendous tribute to Tom's
popularity, not only as a supervisor, but also as a co-
worker and friend. Also present were Tom's wife, ROSE,
his daughter and son-in-law, CAROL and RICK SWETT, and
his son, TOM Jr., who flew in from Boston for the occa-
sion. Among the retirees present were former general
accountants ANDY FITZSIMONS and BILL FOLTA, HELEN
FRANSON, ELEANOR BROWNE, HARRY LAWRENCE, JOE
McCLOWRY, and many more too numerous to mention
here. A special guest seated at the speaker's table was
Father TOM of Assumption church who has been closely
associated with Tom over the years. Tom was presented
with an AM-FM radio-television combination, a golf cart
and golf accessories, along with a monetary gift. Tom, may
you enjoy all your gifts during a long and healthy retire-
ment... Congratulations are in order for BILL ROMAN who
is replacing Tom as supervisor of Accounts Payable and
Material Accounting... LORRAINE BUEHLER, Revenue Ac-
counting, recently took a disability pension. A wish from
all your friends at CTA is extended to you for an enjoyable
retirement and improved health. . . JUNE NOREN recently
returned from a vacation in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
where she visited her nephew who is stationed at the Air
Force academy. She suggested the beautiful chapel as a
"must see" for anyone visiting that area.. .Congratulations
to CHUCK DAVIS, General Accounting, who recently earned
his B.S. degree in accounting from DePaul university... Our
sympathy is extended to ESTELLE KALECKAS, Revenue
Accounting, in the death of her husband, and your scribe
would like to thank all who sent cards, masses, or mone-
tary gifts at the time of the death of her father. Your kind-
nesses were sincerely appreciated by the entire family.

- ^ucOf ^««

(Tabulating) -

MARION SUTHERLAND flew to California to visit with
her daughter and friends. On the way she stopped in Las
Vegas where she saw the Elvis Presley show. Nice stop-
ping, Marion. She also visited Travis Air Force Base
where she saw some of our POW's returning from Vietnam,
something which she will always remember. After a boat
cruise along the southern coastline of California, they
stopped at Carmel by the Sea for a day, wishing they could
stay longer... If DAN PROFFITT seems to be a bit "puffed
up" these days, it's with good reason. His son, PAUL, was
on the winning four and eight relay teams for Morton West
High school in the tough Oak Park relays. Paul also ex-
cels in football and baseball. A June graduate, Paul will
attend Drake university in the fall on a football scholarship.
And girls, he is most handsome. A sad note for Dan, was
the death of his father, AREA PROFFITT. We extend our
deepest sympathy to Dan and his family ...MARY GRACE
CASTRO is recuperating at home after an unfortunate auto-
mobile accident. Hurry back, Mary Grace, you're really
missed.. .We wish CLARENCE BUTHMAN and his family

many happy smiles in their new Ford Galaxie 500. Also
his son, BRAD, is now walking around minus his tonsils...
Her many friends will be glad to hear that Pensioner MAR-
IAN BUCKLEY is recuperating at home after eye surgery.

(Payroll) -

MAUREEN HOULIHAN had the pleasure of attending the
Governor's dinner at the Conrad Hilton hotel on March 16.
She had a wonderful time and was especially proud when
Governor Walker was presenting his cabinet and introduced
her father, JOHN J. HOULIHAN, as director of the State
Veteran's Commission... VICKI LEPEK was all smiles and
proud as could be to show us a picture of her ninth grand-
child, TINA MARIE, who weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces on
March 21. Her parents, CAROL and JOE TOMASZEWSKl,
are doing well and everyone is happy... YVONNE ZAJAC is
all excited about driving her beautiful new Pontiac Catalina.
Lots of luck and happy motoring, Yvonne! .. DORIS and
FRED YOST and friends enjoyed some time at King's lake
in Northern Wisconsin. They also joined the Chicago
fishermen at Montrose harbor for a little smelt fishing...
We had another pleasant surprise when MARY BLACK-
MORE announced her marriage to JAMES LYALL on March
31. A luncheon at the M&M Club was held in her honor on
April 5 by her co-workers and friends. She was very
pleased with the rotisserie and steam iron which were pre-
sented to her. We extend best wishes to Mary and Jim for
a long and happy life together... JOSEPHINE COLEMAN'S
daughter, JOYCE, was graduated from the Academy of Our
Lady on May 22. Commencement exercises were held at
the Arie Crown Theatre. Joyce will enter St. Norbert's
college in DePere, Wisconsin, in the fall.

BEVERLY -

Operator HERB COBB is mighty proud of his daughter,
CARMELITA, a sophomore at Academy of Qjr Lady High
school who made a sculpture of Cub pitcher Fergie Jen-
kins and presented it to him. The work will be entered ir'
the Scholastic Art Awards in New York. . . Pensioners!
FRANK PIERSON, LeROY ERICKSON and ED O'SHAUGH-'
NESSY were observed holding up the corner at 111th anc
Kedzie, talking of the good old days when they separatee
the men from the boys... We wish a speedy recovery to the
men on the sick list: Supervisor FRANK McGLYNN. Al
SCHROEDER, JOHN SUTTER. FRANK CALEK, and also tc
Operator HARRY LEWIS' wife, who is on the critical list..
We express our sympathy to Operator H.AROLD FREl-
WALD in the loss of his wife; to Operator JOHN KING ii'
the loss of his sister, and to Pensioner HARRY BERR^
who was union steward at 77th for many years. .. BILI
SHIPLEY of the repair department had his car tuned up foi
a vacation but didn't know where to go. ..Pensioner ILAl^OLI
ERICKSON celebrated his birthday in Orhmdo, Florida, b
going fishing. Harold is quite a handyman and is fixing uj
his new home. Good luck, Harold, and say hello to all th(
brothers in sunny Florida. . . We will all miss Operate)

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THIS SMILING little bundle

of joy is
CRAWLEY,
month old
CLARENCE
CRAWLEY.

MAUREEN
the eight-
daughter of
and LOIS
Maureen's dad
is a statementman in the
Claim Department, and her
mom is the former LOIS
POTTS who also worked
for the Claim Department
before becoming o full-time
housewife and mother.

WILLIE TRASK who was shot and killed while working the
Pullman night bus. . . Pensioner BILL McCONNELL cele-
brated his 78th birthday with a visit to Beverly Depot. . .
JEANETTE FORTUNA, the daughter of Mechanic EDWARD
and SOPHIE FORTUNA, has been named to the "Who's Who"
of high school students in America. She also won the Illi-
nois State Scholarship award. Their other daughter, MARY,
was graduated from Morraine Valley Community college
this spring.

,CTA SECURITY -

June is the big month for pomp and circumstance, and
we have a few graduates in our department. CARRIE ANN
.HIGENS, the daughter of Officer JOHN HIGENS, was grad-
uated from Healy Grammar school and will attend St.
Barbara's High school in the fall. . . Officer PAUL WAL-
iLACE was graduated at the end of the spring quarter with
a bachelor of arts degree in administration and criminal
justice, and a minor in political science. He graduated
magna cum laude with high departmental honors from the
University of Illinois, Circle Campus... Officer BOB NAIF
graduated at the end of the fall semester with a bachelor of
arts degree in law enforcement. Let's apply all that good
knowledge to help the betterment of the Authority... Officer
iFRANK INGRASSIA recently bought a new home in Hoffman
Estates, and Officer BILL McKENZIE moved to a new
domicile in Chicago... A welcome back is extended to JOHN
ACTON who was off sick with an injured foot. ..JOHN HIG-
ENS' son, WILLIAM, is a very brave ten year old. He was
in the hospital for four days after he was pushed into a
parked car and had to get two fingers operated on. He is
doing just fine now. . . Officer ED TOKARCZYK's wife,
JUDITH, was recently operated on and we hope she will be
well soon. . . Officer JOHN FIRLINGER has been strutting
iround with his pearly whites showing. The reason being
Ms son, JEFF, who seems to be winning more medals than
Mark Spitz for his swimming ability. Congratulations and
teep up the good work.

- PiU JO^mt

■LECTRICAL (General Office) -

I Congratulations to PHYLLIS RAPPOLD, the daughter of
jto. and Mrs. WILLIAM RAPPOLD Sr., power supervisor,
vho has a lot going for her at the tender age of 17. She is

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a member of the National Honor Society, Tau Epsilon and
the Emblem Club of Morgan Park High school. She also
won a scholarship and plans to attend the University of Il-
linois at Urbana in September... TONY ANDREWS, engineer
assistant III, became a proud father when his wife, CAROL
ANN, gave birth to a baby girl, CHRISTY LYNN, on March
25 weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. Best wishes to the An-
drews family. ..AL MORE, retired estimator, who under-
went surgery recently, passed away on April 21. Our deep-
est sympathy to his family. . . We welcome former signal
maintainer PERCY ERVES as a signal draftsman I. ..MARIE
HAVLIK, general clerk I, flew to Denver, Colorado, for a
spring vacation. She visited Colorado Springs, the Royal
Gorge and rode the cable cars and did a lot of sightseeing,..
HERMAN SMITH, engineer assistant III, and his wife went
to Hawaii in April. The Smiths celebrated their 25th wed-
ding anniversary and the trip was a gift from their chil-
dren. That was really a beautiful present. . . While BILL
REHDER of Blue Island is on vacation, your scribe has
taken on the task of reporting his copy. The news from
Blue Island is that BILL STAUNTON Sr. spent St. Patrick's
day on the mainland, while his son, JAMES, celebrated the
day in Hawaii. MARGARET LOUISE, the youngest of Bill's
seven children, was graduated from grammar school and
will enter high school in the fall.. .When little CHRISTINE
LOUISE KORSGREN was born on February 15 weighing 8
pounds, she became the sixth grandchild for DICK and
HELEN DORGAN. She was the third granddaughter born
in four months... When JOE and JANET ZALUD vacationed
in Florida they visited Disney World, Busch Gardens and
the Ringling Brothers Circus. They were in New Orleans
for the Mardi Gras and also visited with their niece and her
family. ..Pensioner BILL LOOS and his wife, LEONA, also
enjoyed a winter vacation. They toured Florida at their
leisure, while ANDY BOURNE and his wife cruised the
Caribbean. ..We hope that JOE LAMB is recovering rapidly
from his recent illness... Best wishes for good health and
happiness to LEONARD DONOFRIO who retired on March
1. The fourth annual dinner for retirees of Local 134 of
the CTA is to be held on Friday, June 8, at the Diplomat
restaurant. The honored guests will be W. CARLSON, B.
TOAL and L. Donofrio. . . Our sincere condolences to the
families of Pensioner JOHN DARCY and NORMAN WAL-
LACE who passed away recently. We also extend our sym-
pathy to M. COOK, J. ZALUD, R. TAUSCH and H. CORDT
who lost their mothers recently... JOE PIENTO, power su-
pervisor, and his wife and family vacationed in Florida.
They visited Disney World, Busch Gardens and also visited
with ART HANSEL, retired chief substation operator, at
Homosassa Springs, Florida. They enjoyed a boat ride
down the Gulf and had a great time.

- "Katf "TKcAliitm

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

When I last heard from GEORGE WAGNER, retired
blacksmith helper, and his wife, CLARA, they were living
it up in Hawaii. This trip was a dream come true for
George. The last obstacle was removed when his wife
agreed to ride on the airplane. Remembering the fun-filled
hours he spent in Hawaii during the war, George longed to
get back there and start where he left off. I wouldn't try it
if I were you, George. They stayed at the beautiful Kaana-
pali Beach Resort on the Island of Maui. ..Little KIMBERLY
ANN, the daughter of JOHN WOULFE, is now home from
the hospital with only a hint of a scar to show for her
ordeal. She's walking, climbing and getting into all sorts

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of things just like a 14-month old should, for which John
and TERI are thankful. ..KENNETH KLEICH, signal main-
tainer, resigned to become a water plant operator for the
City of Des Plaines. This job is much closer to home he
said. And besides that, his wife, GERRY, thinks it's ok.
Best of luck to you and your family, Ken, and please keep
in touch. ..We extend a big welcome to our new signal
helpers. They are DONALD GRUDECKI, JOHN G. LONG,
ALEX D. NESBITT, GERALD THIVEL and JOHN ODDO.
Congratulations, fellows. .. M. T. NOLTE, retired signal
foreman, passed away on February 16 after a series of
minor illnesses. He had been in retirement over nine
years. Tom began working August 15, 1919, and was a
signal maintainer until December 1, 1942, at which time he
became signal foreman. His retirement of May 1, 1963,
ended over 43 years of employment with the company. . .
Since I last talked with you, the following signal helpers
were promoted to journeymen: ROGER COMER, ART
LUPESCU, BIRNEST HICKS, RONALD OCKLON and RON
BEDOE. These men who are now officially classified as
signal maintainers will find their work a little more inter-
esting. Congratulations, fellows, I know you can handle it.
. . PERCY ERVES, signal maintainer, was recently pro-
moted to draftsman I. He took his place alongside JERRY
GUTH, another former signal maintainer, who now occupies
space in the front office... JACK PIPP, who went on dis-
ability pension, would like very much for some of the fel-
lows to come around and talk with him sometimes. His
wife, LEONA, said he's still unable to move about but does
a bit of reading. When you go by there, fellows, take some
reading material with you. Thanks a lot. ..Regretfully we
report the death of THOMAS PATRICK STAUDT, the son of
Signal Foreman PATRICK STAUDT. To the bereaved fam-
ily, may you know an imending source of strength in your
hours of sorrow.. .Signal Maintainer FRANK GUAGENTl re-
tired and a dinner-party was held in his honor on Friday,
March 2, in the beautiful Alpine Room of the Zum Deutschen
Eck restaurant. The guests included Frank's two sons,
DOMINIC and FRANK L., and Mr. LENNY WICKSTEN,
former head of the Signal Department. The food was ex-
cellent and there was a good turnout of young signalmen.
He was presented with gifts which included a wallet with
one full day's pay; his free riding pass was presented by
PAUL CLEAVER, head of the Electrical Department's
Signal Division. Our sincere thanks to FRANK HALPER
who did a good job of putting it all together. Thanks also
to Big LOU and BIRNEST HICKS for the entertainment.

- Commie ^OiMruf

(Chicago Avenue) -

It is with deep regret that I report the passing of TOM
NOLTE, the father of CHARLIE NOLTE. Big Tom, who
served for many years as a signal foreman, passed away on
February 16. ..On the sick list are CHARLIE SALVATORE,
BARNEY JAUMAN, HANK GABAUER and MEL FELTON...
Had a card from SAM GAFFEN who is having fun in Cali-
fornia...It was reported to me that April 1973 was the 25th
wedding anniversary for the BOB HORMELS and the BAR-
NEY JONESES. ..On April 1 TERRY McANDREWS entered
two Italian greyhounds in the dog show at the Amphitheater.
Terry's dogs, Kimbe of Kashan and Jubilee of Kashan, won
prizes in the toy group, then competed against a field of
3,490 for best of show. Last year they won two best of
show prizes. . . CLARENCE MALOTTKE dropped by for a
visit. I guess the weather down in Florida isn't too good...
Congratulations to JANET MICHALSKI, the daughter of

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BERNIE MICHALSKI, who received her first communion it
May. ..Late Flash: As I was writing this article I receivec
a phone call from JIM BERGEN. His wife, PATRICIA, hac
just presented to the world JAMES RICHARD weighing in at
8 pounds 8 ounces and spanning 22 inches. Mother, son and
father are all doing well. How is that for good luck on Fri-
day the 13th?

- 'Sai TtieliM

ENGINEERING -

We bid adieu to PATRICIA REED of Real Estate who
transferred to the Specifications Department, and bring out
the welcome mat for SANDRA KILTZ who took Pat's place.
We also say hello to JILL MISE who replaced DIANE
TRAXLER as Mr. MISEK's secretary. Good luck to you
all... A big thank you from CHARLIE DROZDA tor all the
get-well cards while he was recuperating from a brokei
leg. We're glad to see you back... Congratulations to both
GENISE JONES and MARSHALL lACONO who were grad-
uated May 27. Genise, the daughter of WILLIAM JONES,
was graduated from Chapman college, Orange County, Cal-
ifornia; Marshall, the son of GRACE and FRANK lACONO,
South Shops carpenter, was graduated from St. Ignatius
High school. Good luck to you both in your new endeavors.'
..DARLENE JANSEN, former Transit News reporter, gave
birth to a 7 pound 8 ounce baby girl named KATHY ANN otf
April 3. Mother and daughter are both doing fine. Con-)
gratulations from all of us. ..KATHLEEN BRADY has been.''
transferred to Governmental Programs and left her Transit'
News reporter job vacant. 1 have been elected to take her'
position as reporter, so be sure to save up all your news
for later editions.

(West Shops) -

Our deepest sympathies are extended to: T. J. QUAL-
TER and his children in the loss of his wife and their
mother; to JOSEPH and MARION MILOS in the loss of their
mother, and to C. J. MAGEROWICZ in the loss of his
brother-in-law. ..Sorry to hear that DAN BALANDIS, car-
penter foreman, is on the sick list. Get well soon, Dan...'
Happy to hear that Mrs. MARSZALEK, the wife of JOEf
MARSZALEK, is back home after a stay in the hospital/
Stay well, Mrs. Marszalek. . . JEAN REDD has celebrated'
her first year with CTA. Seems like only yesterday, Jean,
and hope it will be many, many more anniversaries you
will celebrate with us... Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
T. L. WOLGEMUTH on the birth of a son; also to Mr. an*
Mrs. R. HAMPTON on the birth of a daughter, LARHONDA'
MICHELLE, weighing in at 7 pounds 8 ounces. I still say^

CELEBRATING THEIR

50th wedding anniversary
on April 29 were FRANK
and FLORENCE PORCARO.
Frank worked as on up-
holsterer at West Shops
before his retirement Oct-
ober 1, 1962. Their son,
TONY PORCARO, is
superintendent of rapid
transit maintenance ter-
minals.

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babies are beautiful. ..Mr. and Mrs. E. P. WADE celebrated
jheir 36th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to you
(Oth, and may you have many, many more happy anniver-
ariesahead...! wish to apologize to Mr. JAMES SINCLAIR.
p our last issue 1 listed him as being a steamfitter fore-
nan. Mr. Sinclair is a retired mason foreman. Sorry
bout that, Jim... Seems like a lot of us have been and some
re going on vacations — but no matter — we all seemed to
ave enjoyed ourselves. Your scribe enjoyed one in Flor-
la; lovely weather, lots of fish, and even a trip to Disney
/orld. J. W. LEMOND, J. J. MARSZALEK, W. HANSEN,
/. HASKINS, W. MESSER, W. C. HALLFORD, LEE AN-
DERSON, J. P. UITZ, E. P. WADE, J. FLORES, P. AN-
jERSON and A. W. MALMQUIST all were on vacation,
iope you all had a smashing good time and all are rested
ad ready to start all over again.

- "Kai/uf ^aiaii & ^ouiU Salt

OREST GLEN -

The stork presented Supervisor GEORGE HAND and his
ife with their first child, a son born March 31 weighing
pounds 4 ounces named DANIEL CHARLES. Many more
) follow according to Papa George... Operator BEN GAR-
,ER and his wife, SHELLEY, greeted 9 pound 6 ounce son
jO. 1 on March 30. Baby makes three and all is well...Re-
iirer JIM HALLEN passed away suddenly. Our hearts go
at to his beloved family. . . Our old friend, Box Puller
HESTER BACHARA, transferred to North Park Station,
jour smile will be missed by all of us. Good luck and the
est to you. ..JIM and DOLORES STEED welcomed little
AMES on January 13. He is the grandson of Operator
DSEPH and HELEN GRZELAK. Mrs. Grzelak was a for-
er ticket agent. . . Big AL ALSTERLUND is now retired
om Milwaukee avenue. He and the Mrs. have been visiting
lorida for most of the printer. At least MARTHA is feel-
g better having Al home with her. Good luck on your
ptirement — come and see us soon. . . Recently Operator
|VCK MURPHY and his lovely wife, ANNE, visited Hawaii,
understand Anne saved her money for a long time to take
ick on this trip... Operator LES DANDERS and his wife
■|Ured Europe. He says the wine was out of this world,
ley also dipped into the Mediterranean Sea. . . Operator
DM ROAN is back on the job after being off due to a heart
yndition (which turned out to be love). Anyway, Tom, wel-
i>me back... Operator ED MERK invites us all to his church
tjhear him sing in the choir... Operator PLACKO also be-
feves in a winter vacation. He enjoyed some sunshine in
Jorida. Of course he got a nice tan... Our white-haired
lerk, SAM GIRARD, will not use "Color Back. "..The "Gray
iiost", REINHART, recently came out of the hospital and
lans to retire June 1. We will miss you, ..Our outstanding
<5rk, RAGE, spent some time on the West Coast, but the
Irses weren't up to par. ..Clerk MILLER'S wife still puts
1/e notes in his lunch.. .Loader JOHN MAHNKE was in the
Ispital for a short rest. He's now back on the job and
l;ling fine. ..To Operator WEBSTER who went back to
i'cher Avenue, we all will miss your pool games. Sorry
ju left us but do visit once in awhile. ..Welcome to all the
lin who came over to Forest Glen on the system pick, and
god luck to the ones who left us... ANDY KOSDSISKI lost his
tather, STANLEY. All our hearts go out to you, Andy, and
JJr dear ones. ..CHARLES LATHAM'S daughter, SHERRY,
ive birth December 9 to a 10 pound 7 ounce baby boy
rmed SHAWN CHARLES. Could Charlie be a young grand-
fher ?..If you will take time, please notice our young re-

MY-JUNE, 1973

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lief superintendent, Mr. BARHAM. This fine gentleman is
doing a very fine job. The best to you, Mr. Barham..,Our
retired clerk, LOU TIGNAC, had open-heart surgery and
from last report is doing quite well. ..Use your credit union
for saving; it's always there when needed.

GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -

Congratulations are in order for MARY LEDWITH, our
Irish nurse who received her yellow belt in karate. Keep
up the good work, Mary. ..Well it seems like spring is here.
Dr. ARNOLD PECK flew down to New Orleans to spend a
few days for the Easter season. ..Dr. MOSNY and his wife
and grandson took a two-week vacation motoring through
New Orleans, Biloxi and Gulfport. A good time was had by
all and the weather was wonderful.

(Insurance) -

The welcome mat was extended once again to DONALD
P. LEMM who was appointed assistant superintendent of
insurance and pensions. Don worked as assistant station
superintendent on the West Section and previously was in
the Insurance Department. . . Congratulations to JOHN
BOYCE who was appointed director of industrial safety and
fire prevention... Welcomed to the department was MARY
ANN PRATT, clerk-typist, who was assigned to work in the
Industrial Safety and Fire Prevention Section... Wishes for a
speedy recovery were sent to KATHY KOHLMAN who re-
cently underwent gall bladder surgery. ..We see FRANCES
CALPIN motoring to work every day in her new 1973 Mus-
tang. Looks like she gave up riding the CTA, but she will
be back when gasoline rates go up. Never say "die. "..JOAN
STAIR left the services of the CTA to take up full-time
household duties.

(Personnel) -

JOANNE FERLITO, receptionist at Limits Station, spent
a four-day holiday at Las Vegas with her girlfriends, and
we understand came back broke... A speedy recovery is
being sent to DONNA SCHWAMB, clerk-typist, after her
surgery at Resurrection hospital. ..On January 3, ARTHUR
J. HUBACZ, national zone III commander, Polish Legion of
American Veterans, represented National Commander
Richard Gralinski at a plaque presentation on the U.S.S.
Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With him
were his wife, BERNICE, daughter-in-law, KAREN, and his
son, ARTHUR G. HUBACZ, E/T 3rd Class, who is present-
ly stationed at the naval communication station in Hawaii.

(Office Services) -

MELVIN SCHEINER and his wife were very proud par-
ents when their son, EDWARD SCHEINER, was promoted to
Lieutenant JG in the U.S. Navy. Their son received the
Thomas Jefferson award for editing a cruise book while
aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea on a ten-day cruise in Vietnam.
His son is presently stationed in Hawaii. Congratulations
to the proud parents and their son... Well, it looks like our
boy, LENNY SKRINE, got a raise, as he is now sporting a
1973 Oldsmobile... LARRY SHIELDS, mail clerk, spent six
beautiful weeks down in sunny Florida. Have you noticed he
has been wearing a bright sunburst colored tie with a royal
blue shirt to show the folks the beautiful tan he inherited?..
Sympathy is extended to SIDNEY JACOBSON, mail clerk,
in the passing of his mother. ..JOHN PHILLIPS of the mail
room recently became a proud uncle when his niece, SHAR-

PASTORIA AGUIRRE 111

TERRIE ANDREWS

TOM ANDREWS

FRANK BAILEY Jr.

STEWART BAILEY

SYLVIA BENNETT

JANICE CHRISTI El

P. Aguirre Jr.

S. Andrews

F. J. Barley

F. J. Bailey

C. J. Bennett

G. Christens

Lawndale

Forest Glen

77 th Street

77th Street

Storeroom 30

Electrrcal

DENISE DESVIGNES

MAUREEN DORGAN

JERI ANN FALLEST

BENNY FLENAUGH Jr.

JEANETTE FORTUNA

MICHAEL FOSTER

SANDRA GRA2(0

R. Desvignes

R. Dorgan

P. Fallest

B. M. Flenaugh

E. Fortuna

S. Foster

S. Grazian

South Section

Electrical

South Shops

North Avenue

Beverly Garage

Limits Garage

North Aveni

PATRICK McNAMARA

ROBERT MOHR

WILLIAM MOORE Jr.

STEVEN MORROW

DONNA MURRAY

PATRICK NALLY

PETER NEC

J. McNamaia

W. Weber

W. Moore Sr.

R. Morrow

J. Murray

P. Nally

J. Negro

South Shops

District B

77th Street

South Shops

South Shop

DEBRA ANN RITROVATO

ANNE MARIE ROCHE

CASIMUIR SIMMONS

TIM SIMMONS

MARY PAT SMITH

NANCY K. SOEURT

MARGARET STAW

F. Ritrovato

J. Roche

W. Simmons

F. Simmons

M. Smith

Dr. G. Slier

W. StaunK

Archer Garage

Utility & Emergency Service

North Avenue

South Shops

Engineering

Medical

Electiica

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

KE COLEMAN

EUGENE CORKER

KATHLEEN CURRY

MARLEEN CURRY

DALE DAUGHERTY

VICTOR DAVIS

J. Coleman

E. Corker

T. Curry

R. Daugherty

L. Davis

Payroll

South Shops

Specifications

77th Street

BONNIE HEFFERNAN
R. Heffernan
Treasury

JANET HELFERT
H. Helfcrt
South Shops

CHARLENE HENDRICKSON

M. Hendnckson

Skokie Shop

CARRIE ANN HIGENS
J. Higens
Security

JANICE MARIE HOBSON

E. Hobson

North Avenue

JOHN HOGAN

T. Hogan

Operations Control

LUKE HOWE Jr.

MAUREEN HOWE

THOMAS HOWE

MARSHALL lACONO

HOLLY KING

BETTY LOU KRUM

L. Howe

G. lacono

F. King

E. Krumprey

Electrical

Engineering

Electrical

South Shops

MICHAEL LaVELLE Jr.

LYNNE LAZZARA

KAREN MAIDEN

MADELEINE MAJKSZAK

VANESSA MANN

M. LaVelle

J. Lazzara

D. Maiden

E. Majkszak

W. Mann

Howard Street

General Accounting

South Shops

Skokie Shop

South Section

KATHY NOLAN

LEON POE

P. Nolan

L. Poe

South Section

South Shops

TIM POST

C. Post

South Shops

BONNIE LEE PSZCZOLA
S. Pszczola
South Shops

PHYLLIS RAPPOLD
W. Rappold
Electrical

DENNIS REDMOND
J. Redmond
Skokie Shop

BENJAMIN THOMAS III

W. Odoms

West Section

MAY- JUNE, 1973

JOSEPH VODVARKA
J. Vodvarka
Transportation

CHERYL WEATHERS

G. Weathers

Beverly

THERESA WIECZOREK
I. Wieczorek
West Section

VERANDA WILLIS
E. Willis
77th Street

VADA WOODS
G. Woods
Lawndale

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ON RICH, took her marriage vows on January 13 at St.
Petronille Catholic church in Glen EUyn.

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MARY NASTI, dictaphone typist, and her husband flew to
Italy to spend a few weeks meeting and getting acquainted
with her new in-laws. Hope everything was alright.

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INGRID JANKOWSKI traveled with her husband, PAUL,
on his smelt fishing jaunts to the lakefront and caught their
fair share of the little fish. ..It was a happy Friday the 13th
when PATRICIA (Mrs. JIM) BERGEN, a former employee,
gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, JAMES RICHARD,
weighing 8 poimds.

- 1B.et}uui T><VUH & S'ift^ "HtwuuUm

KEDZIE -

The Illinois Credit Union League held its 43rd conven-
tion in Chicago at the Conrad Hilton hotel. TED HEFFER-
NAN, president of the Illinois League for the past two
years, was presented a wristwatch as a token of apprecia-
tion. Ted is the treasurer and manager of the Kedzie credit
union.. .FRANK SKRZENSKI now lives in Carol Stream, Il-
linois, just one of those happy suburbanites... It was like a
reunion in the repair department when LESTER SIMPSON,
JOHNNY NORTON and JOE PORCELIUS stopped in to say
hello to all at Kedzie. It was sure good to see all of you...
Operator ROBERT LEGG, formerly of Kedzie and now at
North Avenue, wants to know why Box Puller TOM MUR-
PHY bought a new hat since he says he is going on pension.
..Operator PETE MAISO's wife, WANDA, is In the hospital.
I hope you're home by the time this issue comes out. ..Op-
erator J. RICHARDSON'S wife is home from the hospital
after a series of tests. Also home from the hospital is
Operator ED BARRY'S wife, MARGE. Janitor RAY JAB-
LECKI is back to work after an operation. He looks good
and is doing fine. Janitor ED BREAST is home from the
hospital resting. I wish all on the sick list and in the hos-
pital a speedy recovery. ..Mrs. ALICE KATHRYN HENDER-
SON, the sister of Operator B. COLLIER, was laid to rest
on March 10 in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Pensioner WIL-
LIAM WEBER passed away on March 21, and JEAN LOM-
BARDO, the wife of TONY LOMBARDO of the Archer Re-
pair Department and a close friend of your reporter, was
laid to rest on April 3. Our deepest sympathy is extended
to their families... Don't forget Division 241's golf tourna-
ment on July 6 at St. Andrew's golf course. WILLIAM
(Bill)LARSEN is chairman.. .Don't forget your credit union,
save a little each payday.

"RaifmoHti (^loAotM

KEELER -

Surprise! Yes 'tis your ole scribe again. I've been
given the opportunity to indulge in a few last nostalgic
moments. The feeling 1 have, penning this last Keeler
column, is reminiscent of my high school graduation emo-
tions. The old gang is separating, each to go his different
way, some of us never to meet again. But we did have fun
and unforgettable days together ! ..There will never bean-
other fountain of knowledge on all subjects like ALLEN
JACKSON, nor a family that could provide news for an
entire month like the WHITEY SZYMELLS...Then there was

NEWS

"Mr. Smooth Operator", WILLIE McGANN. the hipster,
"Ole Satch", and downstairs we'll never forget LOU and his
American Legion affairs. .. Who can remember seeing a
frown on the face of L. BANKS, or a smile on BABER's ?
We really can't forget the hardest working street super-
visor, AL OCHWAT, who still owes me some time! Where
else will we find another scoutmaster, part-time police-
man, and an all-around good guy like JARECKI?..No sta-
tion can boast a succession of such real good bosses like
Mr. LOUGHRAN, Mr. CHRISTIAN, Mr. BITEL and Mr.
KEAG! When the going got tough, we could always depend
on a much-needed charter from Chief Clerk ELMER RIE-
DEL...SY GOLDMAN and ZIELKE were the best Christmas
tree decorators — especially Sy with his Kosher touch!. .I'll
never forget J. J. JOHNSON, the quiet one, FREDDIE
HOLDEN, a true bible scholar, and DON SEGAR or his
brother, ANDY. ..There are so many names I wish space
would permit me to remember here, but all you "Keeler-
ites" rest assured I haven't forgotten a single one of you...
And now, If I can insert the regular news: Foreman CHAR-
LEY CLINE was fortunate to finish out his last days here,
retiring April 1. .. Material Handler TONY BLAZEVICH
opened the birthday package with his wife, CINDY, curtsy-
ing prettily April 15. TONY Jr. bowed handsomely June 9,
and dad stumbled up the rear June 10. ..Clerk DUANE KU-
CHENNY actually remembered his wife, MARIANNE'S,
birthday was March 9. . . NAOMIE ELLIS really tries to
please our serviceman, WILLIE, because she presented
him with little LEMANS ELLIS March 19. He's just the
sweetest little tax exemption. . . Earlier I mentioned good
scoop, WHITEY. Well, here goes again! The missus,
HELEN SZYMELL and daughter-in-law, BARBARA, are
both on the recuperating list. Son-Ln-law, RALPH ANTON,
one of Chicago's finest, birthdayed March 8 and grandson,
RALPHIE ANTON, celebrated his 12th on March 26. Last
but by no means least, Whitey celebrated 30 years with the
CTA April 21, 22 of which were spent at Keeler... Would
you believe that your old scribe and his VIRGIL saw 35
years of togetherness April 27? And they said it wouldn't
last! . . Did you know that ANDY SEGAR never worked
another station till now? Fox is no longer number one!..
After arriving at Kedzie and seeing so many of my past
students, boy do I feel old! Say, fellows, do you think we
can have a class reunion in about ten years?. .This column

GOOD THINGS happened (as you can see by the containers in
their hands) when CTA pensioners gathered to talk over the good
old days at the home of BOB CHRISTIAN in Sun City, Arizona.
Pictured left to right are: RAY REIGHARD, GEORGE MAY,
Bob, JOHN JACOBY and EARL PETERSON. Kneeling is
RALPH VEN.

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was co-written by my helpmate, VIRGIL, who said, "Actu-
I ally, I really only tried to correct some of his mistakes

this time, as I have been doing for 35 years! I really en-
I joyed meeting all of the grand guys of Keeler and hoped
I until the last minute that the station would never close. I'll

just have to return to reading JIM MARSHALL'S column.

His was second to my husband's, I thought. Anyway, the

best of luck to all the guys and a word of advice — A very

wise man once said, 'If your wife really wants to learn to

drive, please don't stand in her way'."

- ZiMOt 6. daiUci

LAWNDALE -

Hello there again fellows. As I am writing this the
warmer weather is beginning to pamper us a little more
each day. March was a very good month at Lawndale. We
managed to break our pars again, and the Lawndale Credit
Union showed its appreciation by treating us to coffee and
rolls on April 5. We thank the credit union for its kind
gesture. The Instruction Department at Lawndale also
thanks each and every individual who took part in striving
for that goal. Let's keep up the good work, men.. .We re-
cently received a postcard from Pensioner CLIFFORD
LUNDIN and his wife who are now residing in Phoenix,
Arizona. Always nice to hear from you Cliff, you'll be
hearing from us very soon. ..Our heartiest best wishes go
out to Pensioner ALBERT CALABRESE who retired on
iApril 1. Drop by and see us sometime, A1...0n March 31
the Lawndale Credit Union held its annual meeting at the
Lorraine Ballroom, 2801 South Hamlin. There were so
many present that I'm unable to mention everyone, but we
saw many of our active as well as retired personnel. Ev-
eryone enjoyed himself because it provided us with time to
reminisce, and that can really be an experience in itself.
On that same afternoon I met a friend of mine whom I've
oad the pleasure of working with for the past four years,
former reporter of Keeler Station, ERNEST C. CARTER.
We'll all remember those gassing Keeler articles that
we've been chuckling over through the years. Well, the
Duke is now at Kedzie Station where they already have a
reporter, but had he known that Archer Depot needed a re-
oorter, he might have gone there on the system pick. So
wherever you are, good luck.. .Our deepest sympathy is ex-
:ended to Superintendent JACK MOflRIS in the recent pas-
sing of his wife, DOROTHY. Condolences are also extended
o Operator CLARENCE SPEIGHTS in the passing of his
grandmother. . . Personnel still off sick as of this writing
ire: MARTY KARIOLICH, CASIMIR WISNIEWSKI, CHAR-
:.IE SANDRICK and CHARLIE WAIR. . . We welcome back
COU KAZDA and VINCE PATELLARE. It's good to see
:'ensioner GEORGE MILLER up and around again. . . Pen-
lioner JESSE CINKUS is still under the weather. .. Mrs.
lOSE WISS, the wife of Pensioner ED WISS, recently won
^100 from National Foods' Fun at the Races. Congratula-
ionsL.We extend our sincerest condolences to the family
<i Operator WILLIE TRASK who met with a fatal accident
n.^ril 15.. .We recently saw MICHAEL SHELTON, the son
f Repairman MELFORD SHELTON, displaying his artwork
n Chicago's Channel 26. ..We welcome at this writing all of
le personnel who have transferred to Lawndale from other
tations during the recent system pick. We hope that
ou'U enjoy your stay here. There are also quite a lot of
jew faces in the repair department, and we welcome you
ilso...For those of you who are celebrating birthdays, an-
^versaries, or any other special occasions — we wish you

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CELEBRATING THEIR
golden wedding anniver-
sary on Moy 6 were
JOSEPH and HELEN
KAREL. A (ornier motor-
man out of Lawndale
Depot, Joe retired in
April 1962 offer more than
38 yeors of service. Their
son, JOE, is a stotisticion
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Deportment.

the very best... Drop your news articles in the News Box
near the clerk's window, for everyones participation is ap-
preciated...We'll see you next time around.

LIMITS •

Hello guys. It looks like we're going to have a long, hot
summer this year, but coming from reliable sources it will
be kind of cool on the new buses we're getting this year...
Well, on to the news. ..First of all I would like to personally
congratulate Operator JOHN CRADICK on his honesty and
the reward he got for being that way. All the newspapers
wrote about him so there isn't much more I can say other
than I'm glad he works out of my station. Hey, John, don't
spend it all in one place. ..Our sincere condolences to Op-
erator BAHL in the loss of his mother. ..Congratulations to
our very fine board member, R. GOLDMAN, on the birth of
his grandchild, TRACY; also to Repairman FRANK GUAR-
DERAS on the birth of little CHRISTINE... Happy retirement
to Operator RETVEN...Well, they finally closed Keeler, and
they did it by having a closing-out party. The funds for the
party were collected by raffling off a TV set to the men at
the station. . . Once again we welcome a very fine super-
intendent, Mr. KEAG. . . The Limits Credit Union board
members had their annual dinner at the Club Martinique.
Honored guests were: Mr. and Mrs. L. KEAG; Mr. and
Mrs. L. MULLER, and Mr. and Mrs. flAGE. A good time
was had by all. ..Hey guys — we have another forget-me-not
in our midst. This flower of wit played a joke on himself —
he came down on his company anniversary, March 7, at —
get this — 4:30 A.M. What a time to find out you don't have
to work, huh, DAVID BUTLER?. .A speedy recovery is sent
to Operator MARR who is hospitalized at this writing... Sor-
ry to hear the bad news about Operators LeDREE and
SEREDA. They both were victims of acts of vandalism.
Both are doing fine now, but let's all take notice and watch
ourselves on the street. . . If there is any news of fishing
trips or vacations of interest, please let me know. I'll be
glad to put it in the Transit News.

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Since we didn't make the last issue, our greetings and
condolences are belated but nevertheless sincere. ..Birthday

^ AY- JUNE, 1973

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of
the retired during May
ond June were the three
employees pictured here
who hod 40 or more
years of transit service
each with CTA and its
predecessor corrponies.

L. L. KAJPUST

46 Years

G. E. CARLSON
44 Yeors

MICHAEL T. AMBICKI, Box Puller,

77th Street, Emp. 7-17-37
JOHN T. BERQUIST, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 10-22-56
THOMAS J. BUCKLEY, Janitor,

77th Street, Emp. 8-17-37
FRANK J. BUGLIO, Bus Serviceman,

North Park, Emp. 10-1-47
JOHN A. BURNS, Representative,

Community Relations, Emp. 6-17-27
GEORGE E. CARLSON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-27-29
VICTOR G. CELEBRON, Shopman I,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 2-22-42
WILLIAM COOK, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 1-20-42
DANIEL E. COUGHLIN, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 12-10-40
JOHN S. DANEK, Conductor,

South Section, Emp. 9-6-45
ALBERTA M. DAVIS, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 5-21-69
VINCENT DENTAMARO, Car Serviceman,

Forest Park, Emp. 10-19-56
JOHN A. DePAULA, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-5-46
ANTHONY J. DeVAUX, Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 5-8-47
GEORGE E. EVANS, Superintendent,

Beverly, Emp. 8-14-41
SAM S. FIORITO, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 5-10-45
LEO J. FORD, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 7-25-45
SAM GIANPICOLO, Janitor,

North Park, Emp. 4-24-43
TIMOTHY GUIHEEN, Laborer,

Building, Emp. 4-3-28
MATTHEW V. HEAVEY, Bus Repairer,

North Park, Emp. 3-28-41
ASTRID V. HEDBERG, Assistant Secretary,

Transit Board, Emp. 12-15-36
DAVID T. HENNINGSEN, Transit Technician V,

Engineering, Emp. 4-5-45
BERTRAND E. JOHNSON, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 12-2-46
HALVARD O. JOHNSON, Painter Helper,

South Shops, Emp. 1-27-42
RAYMOND W. JOHNSTON, Car Serviceman,

Wilson, Emp. 12-29-49
LEON J. KAJPUST, Electrical Worker,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 7-21-26
FRANK T. KARL, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 4-14-43
JACK LAPIDUS, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 1-12-42
DANIEL J. LEMERY, Bus Repairer,

69th Street, Emp. 9-5-47
JOHN LOCASIUS, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 5-26-34

MALCOLM C. LYONS, Supervisor,

Central District, Emp. 1-13-36
DAVID E. McGOWAN, Box Puller,

69th Street, Emp. 5-24-41
THOMAS F. McGRATH, Supervisor,

Accounting, Emp. 12-1-41
JOHN A. MOHAWK, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-12-41
JOHN F. NOLAN, Janitor,

Limits, Emp. 11-12-41
FRANK J. PELZMANN, Foreman,

Campaign Area, Emp. 9-7-25
CHARLES W. PETERSEN, Steamfitter,

Engineering, Emp. 8-22-46
LEONARD S. RE IN HART, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-2-42
CHARLES M. SHEEHY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-11-41
BRUNO J. SHIMASHUS, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 4-30-42
ANTOINETTE R. SMAGON, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 1-21-56
JOHN S. SPOO, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 9-29-36
MICHAEL SULLIVAN, Bus Serviceman,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-17-47
CLARENCE L. TAYLOR, Janitor,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-16-51
JOHN E. THOMPSON, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 6-30-37
HAROLD W. VonLAVEN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-8-36
LOUIS WEINCORD, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 4-24-46
HAROLD C. WILLIAMSON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-1-37

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

HENRY BARBEE, Trackman I, k

Engineering, Emp. 8-25-48
JOSEPH BEDNARK, Electrical Worker,

Building, Emp. 9-21-36
JOSEPH CARROLL, Painter A,

South Shops, Emp. 5-12-47
OARY ELLIOTT, Bus & Truck Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 11-20-50
WILLIAM R. MOONEY, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 1-27-49 |

GEORGE PAPPAS, Operator, |

Kedzie, Emp. 1-3-44
ALFRED M. SCHROEDER, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 1-9-46
TILMAN SHAW, Operator, i

Lawndale, Emp. 9-24-53 I

MICHAEL L. WHITE, Lineman Helper,

Electrical, Emp. 8-27-45

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

INSIDE

wishes to Foot Collector ARTHUR SCOTT, and Agents
JOYCE BROWN and DORTHIE THOMPSON. .. Congratula-
tions to Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM PFEIFFER on their second
wedding anniversary. May 8. ..Your co-reporter, M. WIX-
TED, enjoyed her ninth company anniversary on April 11 by
having dinner and attending a play with her four daughters.
. . MONICA LAMPKE celebrated her tenth company anni-
versary on April 20. Since it fell on Good Friday, she
started the day at church. Monica also had a pleasant
March vacation in Florida with her sister and family. She
is now marking off the calendar in anticipation of a return
trip next year. ..Our sympathy is extended to SAM STIPATI
and his family in the loss of TONI STIPATI, South Section
agent, who passed away February 23. Also to the families
of Clerk E. ADAMS, Pensioner P. NAUGHTON, Janitor J.
BARRETT and Chief Clerk JOHN CAROLAN in the loss of
his wife, IRENE. May they rest in peace. ..Get well wishes
to W. STRASSER who is on the sick list at this writing.
Please hurry and get well and stay healthy... We hear that
Foot Collector VERN NORSTROM is recuperating nicely
from recent surgery. It should be interesting to have Vern
tell us all about the operation so we can compare notes.
Hurry back... Everyone had a marvelous time at the retire-
ment party held for ADAM WAAS and his wife, FLORENCE.
The party was given by his daughter, DIANE, at DiLeos
Banquet hall. Adam and Florence have asked us to thank
everyone for their gifts and attendance. . . We understand
ELEANOR HASBROUCK hated to end her vacation in the
Virgin Islands this year... BETTY RUSSO is now enjoying
a restful vacation at home. .. DOROTHY ADLER resigned
from CTA on March 16. Several of us enjoyed a pleasant
evening with her at the Metropolitan "L" Credit Union
dinner at Nielsen's restaurant on March 17. Dorothy is
now living in Clearwater, Florida. We had a card from
her and she asks to be remembered to all her friends.
Dorothy's mother is recovering from a stroke and respond-
ing well to therapy. We hope she will soon be well enough
to join Dorothy in Clearwater. ..BOBBY DUBOSE is hap-
pily settled in her new apartment, but says no more moving
for her. Bobby and her husband have been working so hard
painting and furnishing the new home, but the end result
was well worth the effort... HATTIE ROHR was a vision of
loveliness in her new blue gown at the wedding of her son,
WAYNE, to SHEILA DERET, at St. John Birchman church.
A reception was held afterwards at Robert Allen Regency
Inn where 200 guests attended... Good luck to BETTY SE-
GERSON who retired on April 1. All your friends will
really miss you. . . Congratulations to Janitor DOMINICK
CASALINO who just completed 25 years of service with
CTA. .. ROSEMARY ROBERSON has a special glow these
days. The reason? Her son is in town visiting her from
California... MORA HAASE is as happy as a lark these days.
Her 1969 Chevy is back in running order and she is having
a ball driving. If you are in the area of Circle and Lake,
please drive defensively, that's where Mora parks. Just
kidding. Mora... In closing: one and all, send us some news.
We need your help to put forth a newsworthy column. We
are counting on your cooperation. In the meantime, keep
smiling.

- TftUiOia VotfU & THtntf TOitted

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

Hope everyone is satisfied with their new stations. It's
hard to please all of the people, but we try. Your co-
reporter, GRACE MOUNTS, will be working midnights, and
KATY will still be in the assignment office. Let's hear

NEWS

about those vacations.. .HUGH HEGAflTY was in the hos-
pital in March for surgery. He is now back at work and
doing fine. Hugh would like to thank everyone for all the
cards, calls and visits he received.. .FRED FRIEB was with
CTA for 27 years on March 11; BETTY RUSSO follows
with 26 years on March 13, and DOROTHY FORD celebrat-
ed her 19th year with CTA. Congratulations to all of you...
MARY WIXTED was off for two weeks with walking pneu-
monia but is back to work now and feeling better. ..SONNY
and EILEEN CARMODY are the proud owners of a new
Chevrolet Caprice. They're riding around in real class
now. ..DOROTHY ADLER has resigned and moved to Florida
where she is now employed by the phone company. We all
wish her the best of luck in her new venture. . .SHEILA
MURPHY vacationed in Florida for a week and came back
rested and ready for work.. .BETTY RUSSO spent her two
week's vacation at home. I wish I had taken my vacation at
this time of year, but when you have five weeks coming it's
easy to carry two over into the next year. I had two weeks
last year but will get three weeks this year, and would you
believe — nothing planned... Superintendent JOHN FLYNN has
returned from a three-week vacation in California. He had
a great time just taking it easy and was eager to get back
into the swing(?)... Superintendent JIM ROBERTS just re-
turned from a two-week vacation in Hawaii with a beautiful
tan. . . Superintendent BOB ROESING spent a week in Hot
Springs, Arkansas... Our superintendents are being moved
around again. TOM BOYLE has been assigned to the Mart
as management training coordinator; JIM WALSH came to
us from the South Section as superintendent at Forest Park;
DON LEMM was appointed assistant superintendent of In-
surance and Pension Department; ED MITCHELL was
transferred South as assistant station superintendent; KEN
BROWN was appointed relief superintendent of the West
Section, and BOB JANZ replaced Ken as senior station in-
structor. Congratulations to all of you and good luck in
your new positions.. .BETTY SEGERSON took her pension
April 1. We all wish her a long and happy retirement...
HAYWOOD OWENS has been on the sick book for awhile.
We all wish him good health and hope he returns soon...
Former assignment agent JEAN WASHBURN has been sick
for some time. We hope to see her back on her feet and
feeling fine soon. . . Congratulations to former assignment
agents KAREN DOMINO and LUDARISH BUTLER who are
now regular clerks. BARB COLWELL was appointed to
take Karen's place, and CYNTHIA FLORENCE was appoint-
ed to replace Luddie. . . We extend a big welcome to the
newly qualified assignment agents: BARB REEVES, DO-
REEN SORENSON, DELLA RICHARDS, SIDNEY TURNER
and H. ISACK.. .Agent IRWIN WIECZOREK has a lot to be

THE REVEREND CLEM-
ENS HAMMERSCHMITT
was ordained on May 12 at
the Cathedral of St. Mary
in Miami, Florida, and said
his first moss on May 20
at St. Senedict's church
in Chicago. He is the son
of Pensioner CLEMENS
HAMMERSCHMITT, a for-
mer electrical worker at
Skokie Shop.

MAY-JUNE, 1973

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proud of. On May 21 he celebrated his seventh year with
CTA, on May 25 it was his 33rd wedding anniversary, and
on May 27 his daughter, THERESA, was graduated with
honors from St. Stanislaw Kostka High school and wore the
gold ribbon of honor at the ceremonies. Irwin was very
proud of her. ..Janitor CARDINE SMITH performed an act
of heroism on February 25 when he caught a purse snatch-
er at Kedzie-Congress and held him until the police ar-
rived. Congratulations, CardLne...JlJNE BAREKMAN, the
vamp of Van Buren, gave her partner, JOHN DALY, a card
and a box of candy for Valentine's day. This will be in-
teresting to watch — what happens when a Swede meets an
Irishman.. .Well, the Transit News Staff has done it again —
they goofed. ADAM WAAS' retirement party was strictly
a "family affair", whereas we inadvertently stated that your
CO- reporter, GRACE MOUNTS, took part in planning the
party. Sorry Grace, we hope this has exonerated you!

NORTH AVENUE -

Congratulations to our Couresty Caravan Club members:
J. BRAZILE, W. JOHNSON, C. SMART, H. FIELDS, J.
GREEN, J. DUBIN, L. PUGH, C. MADDOX, J. WHITSELL,
E. NEAL, R. HAflRIS, and E. AGUAYO. Let's all get busy
with a good deed each day and put North Avenue Depot at
the top of the list... The North Avenue basketball team took
first place this year and the members hope to keep us on
top in the future. They are Coach WADE SIMMONS, Cap-
tain TOM COLLINS, ALLEN GORDEN, BILLY STANBACK,
BOBBY BARNES, CARLOS MADDOX, KENNETH BLUE,
WILLIE BAKER, and LOUIS GARNER. Great work, boys!..
Pensioner RUDIE KANNEWURF writes that he is enjoying
life in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When he retired, he
and his wife enjoyed a trip to Hawaii and would like to visit
there again someday. They lived in Roswell, New Mexico,
for awhile but it was too dry and hot for them. Pensioner
GEORGE HAAK finds life great in the Florida Keys, but he
neglected to send us his address. From Mountain Home,
Arkansas, Pensioner LARS PEARSON and his better half ,
ANNA, write that they vacationed in Florida. A fishing trip
on the Gulf of Mexico yielded no fish because of the strong
winds. They had a visit from Pensioner W. HALLFORD
and his wife, and they all spent some time with Pensioner
GEORGE ROHRHUBER and his Mrs. Neither George nor
his wife were very well for awhile but we hope both are
back in the pink by now. In Florida Lars and Anna stayed
with Pensioner PAUL DAVIS and his spouse and they had a
nice visit with Pensioners R. O'BRIEN and ELMER TET-
CHOW. Pensioner FLORIAN DWIEL and his Mrs., EVA,
are in Florida deciding whether they want to make their
permanent home there or live back here. . . Repairman
HENRY JARECKI joined the ranks of pensioners April 1.
We wish him the best. Keep in touch, Henry. ..Chief Clerk
WILLIAM PINASCO and his wife are terrific on the dance
floor. Bill skips some of his fishing trips to attend square
dance festivals arranged by groups all over the United
States. Maybe now I'll have a chance when Bill isn't catch-
ing all the fish from the lakes... Superintendent LES KEAG
is now at Limits Depot after being superintendent at Keeler
which has now been closed. The red carpet was rolled out
to welcome him back... We hope all of you have a safe and
happy Fourth of July.

A great big HELLO to everyone! Here we are again,
just as we told you we would be, every other month. Fel-

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lows, don't forget to pick up your copy of Transit News at
the station when it comes out. The only ones who still get
it by mail are the pensioners. ..Speaking of pensioners, I'd
be more than happy to hear from any of you, and you can be
sure that your names will be mentioned in North Avenue's
column... Maybe some of you old-timers can help me out.
I'm looking for a picture of "Cook County #1", the old green
streetcar that used to haul the inmates from the County
hospital out to Dunning and Elgin State. Also, old CSL or
West Town transfers. ..By this time all of you who trans-
ferred to North Avenue from other stations should be pret-
ty well settled. We've seen a lot of our old buddies from
Keeler and Forest Glen roaming around the driver's room.
We wish you all a lot of luck and never mind asking, "When
is the next system pick. "..On the last clerk's pick I lost a
mighty good partner when AL (Elkhorn) ROHDE decided he
wanted to see how the other half lived and picked the token
job. Come back, Al, all is forgiven. In his place I've got
BOB ARENDT (who took up cigar smoking two weeks before
he came; what a pity), and BENNIE (Please) MAZALEWSKI
for his relief. . . The last two trolley buses to operate on
Chicago streets were chartered by the Omnibus Society to
make an eight-hour trip under existing wire on Sunday,
April 1. Operators SPAKOWSKI and ZIELINSKI had the
honor of pUoting about 100 transit buffs throughout the city.
In spite of the inclement weather, everyone had a ball.
They also proved the statement that "it takes two hands to
handle a whopper." Since Ray Zielinski pulled into North
Avenue behind Spakowski, he has the honor of having op-
erated Chicago's VERY LAST trolley bus. The end of an
era. ..With the closing of Keeler Station, this magazine lost
the column written by Operator E. CARTER. I want to say
that you did a great job while it lasted. I only wish you had
picked here instead of Kedzie, I could really use you. ..An-
other fatality was the column "Keeler Klusters", written by
SY GOLDMAN for In Transit. Yours truly had the pleasure
of originating that column and the name for the old UnioD
Leader on July 15, 1955. After more than 17 years we
sure hate to see it go, it's just like losing an old friend...
Our deepest sympathy is extended to Clerk JACK HESTER
in the loss of his father, who was a streetcar man from
way back. Also to Lawndale Station Superintendent JACK
MORRIS in the loss of his wife... By the time you read this,
Supervisors CLEMENTE, FAY and I should be quite busy
comparing the incisions we have from open heart surgery.
..After a stay in Jackson Park hospital. Relief Sanitary
Engineer BILL OLIVER should again be with his two best
friends, Assistant Station Superintendent WARD CHAM-'
BERLAIN and me. ..Has anybody ever figured out why Re-
lief Superintendent J. McEVILLY is off every St. Patrick's
day ? That shouldn't be too hard, it happens to be his
birthday. ..To all of you who are celebrating birthdays or
anniversaries in the coming months, we extend our most
sincere best wishes for many, many more. . . Last May
while Clerks E. WITEK, T. HICKEY, B. ARENDT and my-
self were all on vacation, who stayed and watched the store
during our absence?. .The Scandia House is a great place to
run into such people as Instructor JOHN CRAIG and Re-
tired Operator BILL LOUBSKY, who really looks great and
is certainly enjoying his well-earned retirement... A recent
station visitor was Retired Supervisor CONNIE (Smiling)
O'SHEA. He really looks like a million... Instructor WEIE
is doing a great job here at North Avenue, and Instructor
HOEPPNER has been making quite a few surprise visits
recently.. .A few lines to congratulate my own pride and joy,
my daughter, Mrs. TOMI GRIESENAUER, who recentlj
passed her Illinois State Board exam. This makes her a

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full-fledged R.N. at Swedish Covenant hospital. If you're
ever there, look her up on three south. Tell her 1 sent you.
Also best wishes to Tomi and hubby, BILL, in their new
four-bedroom, seven-room house. Wow, thatsa' house!
..Three last-minute communiques will tend to end this
column on a rather somber note. Our vacation relief clerk,
HANK ZYCH, was involved in a serious automobile accident
that landed him in St. Mary's hospital. (Hank, that's NOT
Swedish Covenant.)... Our most sincere condolences are ex-
tended to the family of Retired Instructor ED WEHMEYER
who passed away April 14. Also to the family of former
North Avenue Operator WILLIE TRASK, who was fatally
injured while operating a night bus on Chicago's Far South
Side. ..See you all purty soon.

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' We welcome back Agents M. GRAFFELO and C. STEV-
ENSON who have been on maternity leave... We wish a
speedy recovery to Agent ED PORTER who underwent eye
surgery on both eyes. Agent SHIRLEY KNIGHT is home
after having been in the hospital for surgery, as is Agent
MINNA KING, who was in the hospital with pneumonia. We
send our well wishes to Agent LOLA DuCREE, who has
been off work because of surgery. May you all have a
speedy recovery. . .Agent BETTY FIFE and her husband,
ART, flew to Las Vegas for four days. Betty said she was
going to try and beat the system. We wonder how she did...

' Former Agent FEDELMA HENRY sent a brochure of the
New Burlington hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Fedelma is em-
ployed there as a head cashier in the main dining room at
the top of the hotel. The place looks fabulous. She sends
her regards to all her CTA friends. . . Conductor LOUIE

' WIENCORD retired May 1. Louie has been with CTA for
27 years. Good luck, Louie, and may all your problems be
little ones. .. Congratulations to Motorman C. PISZCZEK
and his wife on the birth of a baby girl. They now have

; one of each, a boy and a girl.. .North Side Clerk ANTHONY

■ MULLEN went on retirement March 1. May he enjoy a

' long and happy pensioned life. .. North Side Motorman C.
EBENHOLTZ retired recently. Mr. Ebenholtz finished out

' his years on the Ravenswood line. . . Congratulations to
Student Agent JEFFERY THOMPSON upon his marriage to
IRENE TUCKER. May they both have many years of

; wedded bliss. ..Agent DOROTHY HARRIS is one happy per-
son, but these days she's just about popping her buttons.
Her son, RONALD, received a $500 scholarship from the
Sunbeam corporation. Ronald also has his own band, "The
Nation Survivors. "..Agents H. ISACK and D. SORENSON are
in training for the assignment office. We wish them both

. luck. . . Agent LINDA LINDSEY and Motorman MORRIE
SCZCZIN are now in the clerk's pool and are doing a ter-

' rific job of it. Good luck to you both. . . ANNABELLE
DREW'S daughter, CATHY (a former student agent), and
her husband, GERRY, presented Annabelle with her ninth
grandchild, JILL MARIE . This is four grandchildren in one
year. Annabelle says she now knows what they mean by
population explosion... Our sympathy is extended to Agent

! JANE JOHNSON in the untimely death of her son, THOM-
AS, who was fatally injured trying to help a holdup victim.
Our sympathy also to Janitor J. BROWN in the death of his
father who was killed in an automobile accident. May they
both find comfort in fond and loving memories. . .Agent

; SARA SIMMONS, who sings with the "Caravans", recently
performed with the group at the Arie Crown Theatre at

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McCormick Place for the 20th anniversary celebration
held in honor of Gospel singer Albertina Walker.

NORTH PARK -

With the coming of the college students, your help Emd
consideration will be appreciated by the instruction force.
The hiring of these young fellows makes summer vacations
possible for most of us, so let's give them a hand.. .Super-
visor GEORGE HAND and his wife, MERVA, became par-
ents of a son, DANIEL CHARLES, born March 31 weighing
7 pounds 4 ounces... Operator FRANK VON SCHWEDLER
and his wife, BETTY, became grandparents for the first
time when their son, FRANK Jr., and his wife, DIANA, be-
came parents of a daughter, LISA MARIE, born February
24 at Lutheran General hospital weighing 7 pounds 10
ounces. ..GARY KEMP, the son of Operator CHARLES and
HELEN KEMP, was married on Saturday, February 24, to
DEBBIE MEACH at St. John's Lutheran church of Niles,
Illinois. The reception was held at the American Legion
hall with 100 guests attending. The young couple will be at
home in Streamwood, Illinois, where they have purchased a
new home. ..PATRICK KENNY, the son of Operator FRANK
KENNY, was awarded his masters degree in education from
Loyola university on February 4. Patrick is an English
teacher at Cooley High school. . . KARREN PAOLI, the
daughter of Operator GINO PAOLI, was graduated from
Kelvyn Park High school in June where she ranked fifth out
of 392 graduates. Karren, who was president of the Nation-
al Honor Society, will be attending the National College of
Education in Evanston, Illinois, this fall. Gino's son,
KENNETH, who is a music major at DePaul university, was
cited again for his musical scores in several dramas that
were presented around Chicago recently. . . Clerk STEVE
PALLADINO recently resigned from CTA and is now with
the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. We at North
Park wish Steve much luck and happiness in his new posi-
tion. . . Operator GREGORY ANTHONY rolled a 598
"scratch" plus a 75 pin handicap in the recent Beat the
Champs tournament... Operator JOHN COSGROVE has been
off sick for two months. At this writing he is convalescing
and hopes to be back to work soon. . . Operator ALLEN
LIGHTER has a new '73 Pontiac Safari station wagon to
park alongside his new home in Skokie. He is a very proud
person nowadays... Pensioner JOHN KARASEK enjoyed his
ninth visit to Palo Alto, California, to visit his son who is
teaching at Stanford university. ..Pensioner LYNN BUTLER
and his wife, ANNE, enjoyed a winter vacation in various
parts of Florida where they hauled their camper trailer
along with them... Operator LEN BAEUCHLER enjoyed his
annual vacation in Phoenix, Arizona, and Balen, New Mexi-
co, where his daughter, LYNN, and her husband, ROBERT
WILLARD, are living. Len reports that the weather in the
Southwest was very poor. . . Operator ULISES RUIZ and
SIDNEY HUTNIK were deer hunting in Elizabeth, Illinois,
and Ulises bagged a 130-pound 8-point buck. Sidney wasn't
so fortimate, but we believe Ulises will give him a few deer
steaks... Operator SAM POSNER and his wife, ETHEL, cel-
ebrated their 34th wedding anniversary by going on an
eight-day tour and cruise. They spent three days sight-
seeing in Florida and five days aboard the SS Emerald
Seas cruising the Bahamas and stopping at Nassau and
Freeport... Beginning retired life on March 1 were CON-
STANT SCHMITT, 39 years; EDWARD GOTTERT, 36
years; CONSTANTINE DESCH, 30 years, and Sanitary

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Engineer SAM GIANPICOLO, 30 years. We at North Park
wish these fine gentlemen many years of health and happi-
ness in their retirement. ..Our sympathy and condolences
are extended to Lawndale Station Superintendent JACK
MORRIS in the loss of his wife, DOROTHY; Operator MEL-
VIN COLLINS in the loss of his mother, Mrs. COLLINS;
Operator WILLIAM KNUDSON in the loss of his mother,
Mrs. MABEL KNUDSON; Operator JOHN HALL in the loss
of his mother, Mrs. ADA HALL; Operator PAT BROWN in
the loss of his mother, Mrs. MARGARET BROWN; Opera-
tor JAMES DOLAN in the loss of his mother, Mrs. BRIGET
DOLAN; Operator EDWARD JENKINS in the loss of his
brother, SAMUEL JENKINS, and to the family of Pensioner
FRANK SAUCIER... Repair Department Chit Chat; Foreman
PHIL O'CONNOR welcomes the 24 men who picked North
Park in the recent seniority pick and states that the door to
his office is open at all times. ..Retiring May 1 were Bus
Dispatcher FRANK BUGLIO who did an outstanding job of
scheduling buses in the A.M. rush, and Tire Repairman
MATT HEAVEY... Enjoying vacations at this time are the
following: ART CARLSON, ANDY KARIOLICH, JOHN
HENNELLY, GUST HENNELLY, ALEX FRITZLER, LEN
TROZANOWSKI, FRANK BUCK, ED PALA, CARL OTTEN,
RAY LEONHART, JOE JOHNSON and DONALD SPARKS.

OPERATIONS (Transportation) -

On April 1, GEORGE T. KELLY, supervisor of tele-
phone operators and information clerks, retired from the
CTA with 48 years of service. An open house was held in
his honor, attended by many of his friends. We all wish
him the best of everything for a wonderful retirement. . .
Congratulations to JOSEPH, the son of JOSEPH and MARI-
LYN VODVARKA, who was recently installed in the Nation-
al Honor Society at a banquet held at Conant High school in
Hoffman Estates. . . The Transportation Department four-
some in the sport of golf are at it again. The teams of
CARL GIBES/FRANK WSOL and RAY PRYOR/TOM STIG-
LIC began their golf rivalry early this year. Getting a
head start on the weather they went to Callaway Gardens in
Pine Mountain, Georgia, where they enjoyed a full week of
golfing. The weather was beautiful and the winners in the
first competition were Ray and Tom. ..Your scribe, COL-
ETTE SZCZEPANEK, flew to Florida for two weeks of
rest, fishing, swimming,
etc. I only caught one
fish this trip, but it sure
was a dandy and quite a
thrill. In fact, it's the
biggest fishl ever caught.
What was it — a 49-pound
cobia. I caught it while
fishing at Haulover in
Miami Beach, Florida,
with a gig and balahoo on
a 20-pound test line. It
really put up a good fight.
I had to have help to hold
it up and Wayne Conn,
captain of the boat, gave
me a hand. As usual, I
had a real good time. . .
Our sympathy is extended to WALLY OQUIST and his fam-
ily in the death of his mother, EMMA, who passed away on
April 3, and to the family of retired supervising instructor

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at North Avenue, EDWARD WEHMEYER, who passed away
on April 15.

(Traffic Planning) -

On April 7, FRANK and ETHEL, the parents of FRANK
BARKER, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. A
party was held in honor of this wonderful occasion, which
was attended by many friends and relatives. We extend our
congratulations and best wishes for many more years of
happiness together.

(Utility and Emergency Service) -

Florida, that wonderful land of sunshine, draws vaca-
tioners like a magnet. ED KENNEDY spent his vacation in
Florida, JOE RICCARDO went to Miami and NORBERT
GEWELKE stayed at Fort Lauderdale. ED SLAMP vaca-
tioned in Las Vegas where he said the gambling was fair,
whatever that means, and then went to Salt Lake City, Utah.
After he returned he won $100 in the National Supermarket
"Fun at the Races" contest. If you happen to see Ed be
sure to ask him for the address of Blue Island Garage.. .A
couple of fellows on pension paid us a visit recently. BILL
COLEMAN, who lives in Moimt Olive, Illinois, when he is
not traveling, stopped in to say hello. He plans to visit
Hawaii and Mexico in the near future. BOB GILMORE also
dropped in after his return from California where he spent
the winter. ..MARTIN RICCARDO made the dean's list in
communications at the University of Illinois in Urbana.
Martin is the son of JOSEPH RICCARDO... DAN St. JOHN
has been elected alderman of the third ward in the City of
Burbank... Pensioner DAN BOAL passed away April 16. We
extend our sympathy to the Boal family. ..Our sympathy to
GENE HILL whose mother-in-law passed away.

PURCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -

A big farewell and best wishes are extended to pension-
ers ROBERT MANVILLE and GEORGE MIKOTA. Mr.
Manville is now living in sunny Florida. Hey, Mr. Mikota,
we have new buses on the Kedzie run now. ..More goodbyes
to CECELIA (Trucco) PARENTI, MARY ANN BURNS and
JILL MISE. Ce is now working in the Methods and Pro-
cedures Department. She was also co-reporter and will be
missed by many of her readers. An acknowledgement of
applause, Ce, for a fine job. Mary Ann has gone to the le-
gal side of matters, and is now working in the Law Depart-
ment, and Jill has gone to work in Research and Planning
as a stenographer II. Best of luck on your new jobs. ..To
JEAN O'NEILL who is Mr. J. T. HARTY's new secretary,
and to PAT REED, our new Specifications stenographer II,
a big welcome. . . After a speedy recovery, we were very
happy to see ANN JOBARIS smiling back at us through the
window of the Purchasing Department reception area... We
also wish a speedy recovery for JANICE SMITH, the daugh-
ter of DAVID SMITH, laborer, who is recuperating at
Jackson Park hospital. Janice is a former ticket agent...
Our department received deep thanks from the Wally Phil-
lips Neediest Children's Christmas Fund for its contribu-
tion...Our condolences are extended to the family of JIM
WALLACE in the loss of his son. ..If you didn't believe it at
No. 26, you're not going to believe that JOHN SPRINGER,
stock clerk I, South Shops, is a granddad for the 27th time.
WILLL^M RUDOLPH, 6 pounds 15 ounces, changed the 13
to 13 figure to 14 boys and 13 girls. Congratulations,
granddad, again and again and again. ..And it's a first for

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GRANVILLE (Chico) CHEATHAM, stock clerk I, and his
wife, MILDRED, ticket agent (Dan Ryan), who became
igrandparents of a baby girl, CATINA, born Feburary 8.
Chico, we suggest if you need any grand-parental advice,
give John a call. Congratulations... Storeroom 59 sends a
big hello to everybody. . . DALE DAUGHERTY, the son of
ROD DAUGHERTY, specifications engineer, will be a June
graduate of Chute Junior High school. Dale and his class
just returned from a t3rpically beautiful spring week in
Washington, D.C, and reports all is well with the Presi-
dent... Another graduate is SYLVIA DENISE BENNETT, the
'daughter of CHARLES J. BENNETT, Stores, South Shops.
Sylvia is a student of Horace Mann Elementary school.
Like her father, her uncles CLEVELAND BENNETT of
Storeroom 48 and Operator JOSEPH BENNETT of 52nd
Street are very proud of her achievement... Mr. and Mrs.
ROBERT McCarthy are very pleased with the academic
achievement of their daughters, MARY, a junior, and
THERESA, a sophomore. Both made the honor roll at York
High school. Theresa, congratulations upon making the
girl's varsity basketball team. May you have many vic-
tories...We sadly report that LITA TOOLIS, the daughter of
JIM TOOLIS, buyer, broke her leg during tryouts as a
cheerleader for Mt. Carmel High school. We will all be
cheering for you Lita...And now if I may introduce to all
our readers your new co-reporter, MARY ANN JOBARIS.
We hope you will continue to enjoy reading our column.

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Our condolences to the family of DON SANDUCK,
Congress, who passed away on March 7. ..Congratulations
are in order for JOE LaBELLARTE who was promoted to
assistant day foreman at 61st; to GEORGE BARNES on his
promotion to night foreman, and to R. M. STOWELL who
was promoted to terminals instructor I. ..A hearty welcome
to C. VIEIRA, C. RAMIREZ, P. GAZA and G. DIMITSAS
from the crew at Forest Park...T. TOGHER and J. TRACY,
Forest Park, enjoyed a spring vacation... Anniversary and
birthday wishes to HERMAN and JOSEPHINE SWOOPE,
Forest Park, who celebrated their second wedding anni-
versary; to EDDIE SHIELDS, Dan Ryan, who celebrated his
birthday at the London House, and to FANNIE PICKETT
who was honored at a surprise birthday party given by her
husband, FRANK, Dan Ryan... Best wishes for a speedy re-
covery are sent to LEROY STEWART, Dan Ryan. ..Dan Ryan
personnel welcome V. LINDSEY, H. BIGGS, C. JOHNSON
and Y. PATE. ..The Dan Ryan Softball team, under the lead-
ership of G. NICHOLSON, is getting in shape tor the com-
ing season. The boys sure look professional in the new
uniforms obtained with the help of Q. BONDS. Their first
game will be with Skokie Shop.

- "Raif Sv.

SKOKIE SHOPS -

Laborer JOHN BEHOF and his wife, EVIE, had a won-
derful vacation in Florida. They were given the royal
;reatment by Pensioner WESLEY WILSON and his wife,
MARIE. They had a great time sightseeing together. . .
WEDDING BELLS—Painter MITCH FACZEK and his wife,
MARY JANE, announced the marriage of their son, MITCH,
;o PAULA GREELEY on April 7. The happy couple was
married in the First Congregational church in Des Plaines

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with a reception following at Heuer's restaurant... Machine
Shop Foreman RALPH KEMPE and his wife, NORMA, spent
a few weeks in Saipan and Guam in the Mariana Islands.
They visited all the sites of World War II battles, and were
entertained by the Trust Territory people who live there.
Boy, it's nice to have a son working for the airlines! ..Con-
gratulations to Shopman DAVE GUERECA and his wife,
JOSEPHINE, on the birth of their first grandson. LAM-
BERTO FIGUROA was born March 30 and weighed 6 pounds
6 ounces. The happy parents are Dave's daughter, MARY
ALICE, and her husband, LAMBERTO FIGUROA... Carpen-
ter GEORGE KIMMSKE and his wife, FRAN, announced the
arrival of a great-grandson, CHRISTOPHER RASKINS,
born March 8 weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces... Skokie Shop
will have its fourth annual picnic July 21 at the North-
western Woods in Des Plaines. Everyone had a great time
last year, so we'll look forward to seeing even more of you
out there this year! Tickets are $4.00 per family (free
beer, pop, ice cream, cracker jacks and pony rides). The
Skokie Softball team will play the Mart team again! We'll
also have games, races, horseshoe pitching and dancing.
The picnic committee has worked hard all year to make the
picnic a success, now all you have to do is buy a ticket and
come out and enjoy yourself. Remember that date —
July 21. .. Congratulations to Electrical Apprentice DON
MOTYKA and his wife, PATRICE, on the birth of a son,
BRIAN MICHAEL, February 25 weighing 8 poimds 8 ounces.
Operator JOSEPH MOTYKA of Forest Glen is the proud
grandfather. . . Congratulations to Electrical Apprentice
EDMUND DELANEY and his wife, CAROLLE ANN, on the
birth of a son, EDMUND DELANEY III, April 4 weighing
6 pounds 3 ounces... Proud father Painter PABLO CARIDE
reports that his son, PABLO Jr., won a trophy for first
place at Spry school and in the district for his science
project entitled, "Science Behavioral." His project went on
to be displayed for four days at the Museum of Science and
Industry during the science exhibition. He also received a
letter of congratulations from the board of education.
Pablo will be enrolled in the honor class of Harrison High
school. Congratulations!

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

JOE SABOL was one of the first to receive a new pass
holder from the Suggestion Department during their new
promotion. ..BILL WORCESTER and his wife drove to Cal-
ifornia, Arizona, Texas and many other points west. ..Happy
birthday to CHARLES KEELER, traffic clerk, who cele-
brated on March 2. , . Happy birthday to DOROTHY ET-
SCHEID, April 1, who celebrated by going on vacation. . .
PHILIP LEAHY became a great-uncle when his niece gave
birth to a baby boy...WALLY THOMAS and his wife, FRITZ,
entertained their daughter and son-in-law who were here
recently from Colorado... JAKE SUMNER, schedule maker,
is home recuperating from ear surgery. We wish him a
speedy recovery... BERNIE KINCANNON and his wife and
son drove to Washington, D.C, and South Carolina.

'Kat^vufK ^aiiHO.

SOUTH SECTION -

Now that we only write our column every two months,
some of the news may seem old, but many of our people and
pensioners haven't heard it and I think it bears reporting...

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We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Conductor
LEONARD SUCECH, of Ashland Terminal, who passed
away suddenly on May 2. It was really a great shock to
all his co-workers and friends. He was a wonderful per-
son and will really be missed at CTA...Good luck to all our
janitors who transferred to other sections on the system
pick, and hello to all the janitors who transferred to the
South Section. . . Congratulations to Switchman THOMAS
ANDERSON who was appointed yard foreman on March 18.
..Everyone was shocked and saddened to hear that Switch-
man JAMES CALDWELL passed away suddenly on March
3. Our sincere sympathy Is extended to the Caldwell fam-
ily. He was a good worker and a fine person and will be
missed by all. ..We had several changes in our station su-
perintendents on April 1. Assistant Superintendent DON
LEMM was transferred to the Insurance Department; As-
sistant Superintendent RON BAKER went from the P.M. to
the A.M. at 95ch Street, and West Section Relief Super-
intendent ED MITCHELL was transferred as P.M. assist-
ant superintendent at 95th Street. Also, temporary changes
were made at Ashland and 6tst Street: Assistant Super-
intendent JAMES WALSH, 61st Street, was transferred as
superintendent of Forest Park; Assistant Superintendent
ROBERT DESVIGNES went from the P.M. at Ashland to the
A.M. at 61st Street; Relief Superintendent JOHN TAGLER
was transferred as assistant superintendent at Ashland
Avenue, and DAVID MARTIN was transferred from the Line
Supervisor's Office to relief superintendent. So our fond
goodbyes and best wishes to all who transferred to other
sections, and congratulations to the new appointees... The
trainmen and agents at 95th Street had a nice get-together
for DON LEMM. The agents baked a cake for him and he
was presented with two nice gifts. Don said it was a won-
derful send-off. . .Ashland Motorman DAVID O'MALLEY,
who was on the sick list for a couple of months, went on
pension March 1. We take this time to wish Mr. O'Malley
a wonderful retired life and a return to good health.. .The
South Side Credit Union held their 36th annual meeting on
March 11 at Robert's motel and the crowd that attended had
a swell time. They had a nice room and a buffet luncheon.
There was an election of officers and my hubby. Clerk
ROLAND, who had been president, declined the nomination
again as he no longer has the time that the position re-
quires. Motorman CHARLES SPEARS was elected presi-
dent. Retired Towerman PATRICK HICKEY, vice-presi-
dent, and Motorman FRED GRONEMEYER, treasurer.
Quite a few pensioners turned out, including Retired Mo-
torman and Mrs. MARCUS WALKER, Assignment Agent
LULU HAMANN and Division 308 Board Member CHARLES
BURNS. Division 308 was represented by President
LEONARD BEATTY and Board Member WILFORD SPEARS
and his missus. ..Back to work off the sick list are Motor-
men PAUL DUCAR and WILLIAM MOUNT, Switchman
RAYMOND LaFAIRE, Work Train Conductor THOMAS
SCHWARZ, Supervisor JAMES FAHEY and Conductor
CLARENCE HARRIS. ..Received a card from Retired Con-
ductor PHAROAH CAIN who went down to New Orleans for
the Mardi Gras and spent some time with Retired Conduc-
tor MOSES GILES and his wife. They went fishing, but the
fish weren't biting... The Agents' Pension Club spring din-
ner was held on April 8 at Sharko's East restaurant, and as
usual everyone had a great time. The dinner was good and
I won first prize for the ladies — a lovely pearl necklace.
Enjoyed talking to Retired Agents CECELIA MORAN, MAE
DRISCOLL, CATHERINE COLLINS, HAZEL DUNN, HELEN
SHANNON, Retired Clerk JOE BRENNAN and his lovely
wife, and Retired Conductor JERRY HANAFIN and his wife.

NEWS

Also attending the festivities were Superintendent of Oper-
ating Stations GEORGE RILEY and his wife. Division 308
Vice President CHARLES LOUGHRAN and Secretary-
Treasurer HUGH HEGARTY. A big thank you to Retired
Assignment Agents LULU HAMANN and ROSE HEIDEN-
BLUT for putting on such a good party... Assistant Station
Superintendent JOHN TAGLER was jumping for joy when he
told us about his new grandson, MICHAEL JOHN, born Feb-
ruary 23 to his son and his wife... Received a letter from'
Retired Motorman ED and VIOLA HENNESSY from Phoe-
nix, Arizona. They said the winter was cool and wet, which
is unusual, but they are doing fine. They saw Retired
North Section Conductor FRED BECK who had been in the
hospital but is now home, and would love to hear from some i
of his old co-workers on the North Side. His address is
4140 N. 4th avenue. Phoenix, Arizona. ..Clerk JIM CAREY
and his wife spent their vacation at the Wagon Wheel re-
sort in Rockton and had a super time... Received a note that
former CTA Policeman CHARLES BURKE who now lives,
in Fairmont, California, suffered a terrible tragedy when
his only son, CHUCK, a Vietnam war veteran, died in a
tragic accident. He was sky diving and his chute failed to
open. Our condolences to the Burke family. ..West Section
Superintendent of Agents and Janitors BOB ROESING and
his wife, ALICE, went to Lake of the Ozarks and Hot
Springs, Arkansas, for a little spring vacation and took the
baths while in Hot Springs... My hubby, ROLAND, and I at-
tended the Metropolitan Credit Union Meeting and Smor-
gasbord at Nielsen's restaurant on St. Patrick's day and
had a nice time. Saw many people from the West Section I
haven't seen in a long time. The Metropolitan Credit Union
has nice dinners... Our condolences to Conductor LEOTHA
PATTON whose father passed away recently. ..On the sick
list at this writing are Motorman ROBERT RAWLINGS,
Switchman LEWIS REED and Conductor FRANK PONZIA-
NO. Hope they all are able to return to work in good
health soon... Retired Supervisor DAN HAYES was around
to see the boys at Ashland recently wearing the latest
men's style — a big bowtie. He and his wife spent some
time in Arizona this winter. He said he's really enjoying
his pension.

- t/euca "^atiHOf

SOUTH SHOPS -

Congratulations go out to the winners of the 1973 picnic
raffle held on March 16: 1st prize— CASEY of Area 349;
2nd prize— FITZGERALD of Area 321; 3rd prize— WIEN-
CEK of Shops & Equipment office. Happy drinking, fel-
lows! . . Congratulations also go out to the winners of the
South Shops golf outing raffle: EDWARD GRZENIA, Store-
room 57, a portable TV; IRA FARMER, Area 312C, and
JOHN GUZAITIS, tinner, a half gallon of whiskey each.
Congratulations, boysL.ELROY BLAKE of the Paint Shop
did his civic duty by serving two weeks on jury duty. ..RITA
O'CALLAHAN, Print Shop, was recently married to BOB
NELSON. The marriage took place at St. Patrick's church
on St. Patrick's day. The happy couple plans to buy a home
on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Congratulations I Well,
FRED, this makes the third bride in your area in less than
a year. Fred is reported as saying there are still four
more widows, so maybe he'll have a few more weddings...
Now for the out in the shops news. . . Let's start off this
month by welcoming back to work some of the fellows who
had the misfortune of being laid off. It's sure nice to see
HOWIE (True Grit) GOERNER and MORTON OWRUTSKI
back on the job. ..Wedding bells have been ringing lately, as

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYEES

IjOHN W. BACKHOLM, 73, Devon,
|Emp. 10-12-28, Died 2-27-73
CHARLES J. BAKER, 85, South Section,
Emp. 12-18-18, Died 3-5-73
i\NTON F. BARKAUSKAS, 83, 77th Street,
Emp. 9-13-23, Died 4-13-73
^TONE G. BEDALOV, 78, Way & Struct.,
Emp. 3-12-24, Died 3-11-73
DANIEL T. BOAL, 66, UtU. & Emerg. Serv.
,Emp. 12-20-40, Died 4-16-73
iVILLIAM E. BOHLEN, 64, Lawndale,
■Emp. 1-9-36, Died 4-16-73
jEORGE E. brown, 97, North Section,
Emp. 9-4-01, Died 3-11-73
3LENN BYERS, 76, West Section,
Emp. 5-19-47, Died 3-19-73
JAMES CALDWELL, 53, South Section,
'Emp. 7-20-53, Died 3-3-73
THOMAS P. CARROLL, 68, Lawndale,
■Emp. 12-18-29, Died 2-10-73
MATAUSAS CEPLAUSKIS, 85, Devon,
lEmp. 4-29-26, Died 3-8-73
JAMES CERMAK, 81, 77th Street,
,Emp. 12-28-18, Died 2-12-73
MICHAEL CLANCY, 81, North Section,
Emp. 3-22-17, Died 4-18-73
bLAUDE B. COBB, 78, Devon,
Emp. 2-22-23, Died 4-17-73
BERNARD COHEN, 66, Lawndale,
lEmp. 3-6-43, Died 2-9-73
DELIA CROWLEY, 80, Employment,
.Emp. 3-29-43, Died 3-11-73
JOSEPH A. CUCI Sr., 58, Engineering,
|Emp. 10-2-41, Died 3-12-73
JOHN J. DARCY, 67, Electrical,
Emp. 1-8-29, Died 2-16-73
3E0RGE J. DOERR, 81, Skokie Shop,
Emp. 11-23-21, Died 1-31-73
PATRICK DOOLEY, 52, Engineering,
Emp. 8-1-60, Died 3-23-73
■FRANK DORSEY, 83, North Section,
:Emp. 4-1-26, Died 4-2-73
LEW P. ELLAS, 73, West Section,
Emp. 10-8-41, Died 3-20-73
LOUIS FRANKLIN, 74, Engineering,
Emp. 8-12-47, Died 3-18-73
THOMAS E. GARY, 65, Kedzle,
Emp. 4-17-37, Died 2-13-73
ftlCHARD A. GROLIG, 67, South Shops,
'Emp. 7-31-29, Died 1-5-73
aOBERT O. GULICK, 82, Limits,
Emp. 12-31-19, Died 2-19-73
FRANK HAAS, 89, 77th Street,
Emp. 9-9-20, Died 3-4-73
JAMES M. HATAWAY, 74, Kedzie,
Emp. 7-5-27, Died 2-7-73
HARRY H. HAYES, 75, Lawndale,
Emp. 12-16-19, Died 3-4-73
DANIEL HEAFEY, 70, North Avenue,
iEmp. 1-30-34, Died 4-5-73
TIMOTHY HEALY, 74, Limits,
Emp. 1-15-29, Died 2-10-73
JOHN J. HESTER, 72, Kedzie,
Emp. 4-28-26, Died 3-1-73
JOSEPH H. HILL, 81, 61st Street,
Emp. 1-7-24, Died 12-30-72
ROBERT L. HILL, 73, Revenue Accounting,
Emp. 12-3-19, Died 3-28-73
FRED JALLITCH, 79, 39th & Halsted,
I Emp. 5-26-42, Died 3-27-73
JOHN G. JOHNSON, 81, Devon,
Emp. 5-23-16, Died 2-28-73

JAMES M. KALAL, 75, Devon,

Emp. 4-16-23, Died 3-15-73
ARTHUR F. KENNEDY, 65, Lawndale,

Emp. 3-15-34, Died 2-26-73
EDWARD J. KOWSKE, 68, Lawndale,

Emp. 7-22-29, Died 4-24-73
VALENTINE J. KNOPFEL, 70, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-6-25, Died 3-30-73
JOSEPH M. KRUK, 80. West Section,

Emp. 7-22-11, Died 2-13-73
EDWARD LAECHELT, 82, Devon,

Emp. 9-29-21, Died 4-11-73
MATTHEW A. LAFFERTY, 74, Beverly,

Emp. 7-2-23, Died 3-5-73
JOHN M. LALLY, 75, District A,

Emp. 2-21-23, Died 4-8-73
ARCHIBALD K. LANGOHR, 76, Sched.-Traff.

Emp. 9-25-16, Died 3-16-73
PATRICK LENAGHAN, 82, Kedzie,

Emp. 2-20-20, Died 2-22-73
JOHN B. LIPINSKI, 66, South Shops,

Emp. 11-20-42, Died 2-3-73
ADOLPH F. MAMPE, 92, Armitage,

Emp. 4-30-13, Died 2-8-73
PATRICK J. MASTERSON, 65, West Section,

Emp. 11-22-43, Died 4-15-73
MARY A. McGEE, 81, North Section,

Emp. 7-12-44, Died 2-24-73

WILLIAM J. McLaughlin, 75, 77th street,

Emp. 9-19-39, Died 2-17-73
PERRY W. MILLAR, 85, Wilson,

Emp. 6-22-14, Died 3-12-73
ALFRED G. MORE, 69, Electrical,

Emp. 4-29-29, Died 4-23-73
BRIDIE MULDOON, 83, South Section,

Emp. 4-8-18, Died 1-30-73
RUDDY F. NEBELSIEK, 80, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-25-10, Died 1-5-73
MALCOLM T. NOLTE, 75, Electrical,

Emp. 8-15-19, Died 2-16-73
JAMES H. NUGENT, 81, West Shops,

Emp. 2-9-21, Died 2-1-73
DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, 81, District B,

Emp. 2-12-20, Died 2-1-73
WILLL4M OCCLESHAW, 84, West Shops,

Emp. 2-13-28, Died 2-25-73
MICHAEL B. O'NETLL, 71, Sched.-Traff.

Emp. 8-23-22, Died 4-27-73
DAVID P. PAPIC, 70, Track,

Emp. 7-6-27, Died 12-15-72
ELMER T. PETERSON, 73, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-17-26, Died 2-13-73
IVAN FOLIC, 90, Track,

Emp. 10-6-20, Died 2-10-73
JERRY PRAZAK, 77, Congress,

Emp. 4-12-15, Died 3-6-73
ANTON J. PRAZSKY, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-23-20, Died 2-3-73
ROMAN PRIESBE, 58, Electrical,

Emp. 9-7-44, Died 4-16-73
CLARENCE E. RANDALL, 73, South Shops,

Emp. 1-15-37, Died 3-13-73
WILLIAM REDICAN, 89, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-18-19, Died 2-22-73
JOHN ROGERS, 33, 52nd Street,

Emp. 12-17-62, Died 5-3-73
JOHN A. ROJESKI, 92, Blue Island,

Emp. 6-7-07, Died 3-12-73
MARTIN RONAN, 73, 69th Street,

Emp. 3-12-23, Died 3-25-73
GEORGE ROSENKILDE, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-1-22, Died 6-6-72

WILLIAM J. RYAN, 80, Way & Structures,

Emp. 6-24-42, Died 3-23-73
ANTON SALZER, 84, Keeler,

Emp. 8-16-20, Died 3-6-73
DONALD SANDUK, 44, Congress,

Emp. 5-29-50, Died 3-8-73
JOSEPH SATKOS, 88, South Shops,

Emp. 8-20-24, Died 2-12-73
FRANK L. SAUCIER, 60, North Park,

Emp. 2-16-42, Died 3-16-73
CAROL T. SCHILDT, 69, West Section,

Emp. 3-9-51, Died 2-27-73
JOHN SCHLEICH, 81, North Section,

Emp. 10-12-43, Died 3-18-73
ANTONIO SCIMECA, 79, Way & Structures,

Emp. 7-26-28, Died 2-28-73
HARVEY W. SHEPARD, 48, North Section,

Emp. 7-11-52, Died 2-5-73
ANTHONY SKARZENSKI, 76, North Park,

Emp. 6-26-23, Died 2-23-73
JOHN W. SMITH, 82, Douglas,

Emp. 11-1-19, Died 2-19-73
ROBERT SMITH, 59, Lawndale,

Emp. 12-9-57, Died 3-24-73
WILLIAM E. SMITH, 77, 39th & Halsted,

Emp. 9-20-19, Died 3-12-73
FREMONT R. SNYDER, 69, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-18-37, Died 2-23-73
PETER C. SPOO, 67, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-23-34, Died 4-29-73
ROBERT A. STEWART, 64, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-29-41, Died 4-27-73
ANTOINETTE STIPATI, 59, South Section,

Emp. 4-18-52, Died 2-23-73
HENRY P. STRETCH, 65, Claim,

Emp. 6-1-42, Died 4-7-73
LEONARD SUCECH, 55, South Section,

Emp. 11-23-42, Died 5-2-73
ELLEN A. SULLIVAN, 85, North Section,

Emp. 10-8-25, Died 3-27-73
GEORGE P. SULLTVAN, 58, Engineering,

Emp. 7-6-38, Died 4-22-73
CHARLES M. THOM, 80, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 10-21-11, Died 3-1-73
OTIS O. THOMAS, 65, West Section,

Emp. 12-10-43, Died 3-4-73
JOHN T. TOMS, 72, Kedzie,

Emp. 4-8-24, Died 2-11-73
SAMUEL TUTTOLOMONDO, 58, District B,

Emp. 11-5-42, Died 4-5-73
WILLIE TRASK, 36, Beverly,

Emp. 10-10-60, Died 4-15-73
GEORGE TRIUNFOL, 91, Keeler,

Emp. 3-25-36, Died 3-16-73
JOHN TUREK, 82, West Section,

Emp. 12-29-10, Died 3-20-73
PETER J. WEBER, 58, Forest Glen,

Emp. 4-2-47, Died 2-24-73
WILLIAM F. WEBER, 65, Kedzie,

Emp. 8-19-41, Died 3-21-73
EDWARD J. WEHMEYER, 69, North Avenue,

Emp. 1-16-29, Died 4-14-73
RALPH R. WOLFF, 83, Devon,

Emp. 4-13-21, Died 4-27-73
WILLIAM J. YOUTS, 79, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-14-21, Died 4-14-73
ALEX ZAWISTOWSKI, 82, South Shops,

Emp. 9-22-19, Died 3-20-73
STANLEY ZERDEL, 76, Way & Structures,

Emp. 11-22-30, Died 12-28-72
PETER ZTELEN, 85, Division,

Emp. 10-4-19, Died 4-17-73

VI AY- JUNE, 1973

INSIDE
some of our co-workers can attest to. Congratulations and
best wishes to BOB and LA VERNE SMITH, Area 346; TOM
and CAROLE CICIURA, laborer, and to my co-reporter,
DENISE, and RICHARD COX who recently tied the knot...
Congratulations are also in order for those who have wed-
ding anniversaries soon: RONALD and PATRICIA BLAIR,
Area 336, their 25th: JOHN and JEANETTE DOPAK, radi-
ator repair, their 25th; RICHARD and MARGE ZAJAC,
radiator repair, their 25th; ATLAS and TINNY HORN, radi-
ator repair, their 29th, and JOHN and WILMA NEWMAN,
Area 312, their 30th.. .PAUL and MARGE SUNDBLAD, Area
346, became the proud parents of a daughter, PATRICIA
LYNNE, who tipped the scales at 7 pounds 14 ounces. Nice
going, Paul. . . Retirees this month include ANTHONY
(Johnny) DEVAUX, Area 346, 26 years' service, and SAM
S. FIORITO, Area 318, 28 years' service. Good luck and
the best of health to you guys. We'll miss you. ..Sure is
nice to have CARL LIDZBINSKI, Area 349, and BOBBY
BYRNES, Area 348, back to work after their recent oper-
ations...! know you guys aren't going to believe this, but
how's this for a fish story. TOM PORTER, Area 345, told
me he and OSCAR LANDOR pulled in a 150-pound smelt on
a recent fishing trip. Come on, fellas, that's stretching it
a little too far. It must have been loaded with mercury...
CARL POST finally came back from a vacation in one
piece. Carl and his wife and son had a fabulous time in
their Winnebago touring Florida. Disney World, Kennedy
Space Center and the Alligator Farms were just a few of
the sights they took in.. .Warning to the Paint Shop: JAMES
HAYNIE is going to recruit some new members now that he
was elected the 21st district commander of AMVETS,
Cook County Council. Congratulations, Jim. ..BILL EL-
DRIGE has a good reason to be proud of his daughters,
RENEE and LORRIE LYNN. They took second and third
place in the recent Indiana State Open musical competition.
Good show. Bill. . . Good news from AL SAMASKA and
HARRY POCES. Their wives are both home and doing well
after recent operations at Holy Cross hospital. ..That's all
the news for now, and we hope that the warm weather
brings nothing but the best to you and yours.

52ND STREET -

The St. Mark United Methodist Fellowship presented
its annual Man of the Year Banquet Sunday, February 11, at
the Beverly House. This year St. Mark selected Operator
BYRON DEAN Sr. as their man of the year. Dean has been
an active member of St. Mark church for 15 years, serving
well in both performance and gifts. He was president of the
St. Mark Usher Board for four years, past chairman of the
Commission on Missions, former scoutmaster of Troop
730, and cubmaster of Pack 3730. ..Well, it's vacation time
again and Operator STANLEY PHILLIPS is taking what I
would call a very outstanding one. Starting August 3 he's
heading for five weeks in South America, with stops planned
in Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; Buenos
Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and
Caracas, Venezuela. Stan says if his money lasts after re-
turning to Miami, he'll head for Puerto Rico or San Juan,
making a total of 30 days. ..Clerk TIM HALL just returned
from a one-week vacation in San Francisco, California. He
said he really enjoyed the time away. . . Operator BRENT
HANDSPIKE and his wife, ETHEL, are jumping with joy at
the arrival of their new baby girl, BRHONDA, weighing 6
pounds 3 ounces. ..Superintendent JOHN LYNCH took a two-

NEWS

WEDDING BELLS rang on
March 31 (or DENISE and
RICHARD D. COX at
Lansing Presbyterian

church. The bride is the
former DENISE PATHEI-
GER, typist I at South
Shops and Tronsit News
reporter.

week working vacation, moving into a new home. . . Chie:
Clerk ARNOLD HILLSTROM had three weeks— "Didn't dc
nothing, didn't go nowhere. "..Man-power Clerk BILL RI-
DELL had three weeks that started on Easter Sunday — it'i
all over now. Bill. . . Sometimes you win, sometimes yoi
lose. This time we lost. Janitors, that is: C. MONCRIEFI
J. JAROSZEK, T. JOLLY, H. GARNER, G. BUTLER; we
won: LARRY PAGE and LEE LANEHAM. . . By now tht
baseball team is in full swing. Your reporter, JOHN LI,
HUDSON, is coach, and the team is managed by Operators
ROBERT RILEY and JOHN REYNOLDS. So come on out or
Sunday morning and give some support !.. For the first time
in the history of CTA the repair department had a systen
pick. This resulted in losing some old friends that we hac
worked with for years. We welcome new additions to 52nc
from other garages and campaign areas... GUS PAVELKA
day foreman, picked his vacation in July to attend his armj
reunion with World War U buddies. ..HOSEA JOHNSON, as-
sistant foreman, picked August to go to points unknown...
DORSEY GARNER, clerk, will go to East St. Louis to picl
up his mother and journey south to her birthplace... On sick
leave at present are L. AVERY, who is confined to a hos-
pital, S. CRAWFORD, and R. TURNER.

69TH STREET -

So, some of you fellows missed our column in the last
issue of Transit News. Glad to hear that you noticed that
and 1 hope now you will drop a little news in my mail box...
Received a nice postcard from Pensioner J. DAVIDSON
from Tombstone, Arizona. . . CHARLEY (Drawbars) HOL-
LAND is now using his police influence on poor FRALE.
Can't get blood from a turnip, Charley. By the way, Frale
says he can see his way clear to get married again, now
that he can use the club room as a hall and we bring our
own food and drink... 1 would like to welcome all the new
men who came to 69th Street on the system pick, and wist
those who left the best of luck. We have a great team here
starting with Superintendent G. D. PEYTON, the station
instructors, all the way to the men in the garage. ..M. A.
McLOUD Jr., formerly of 69th, is one of the finest super-
visors in the entire system and does a fine job. . . TOM
O'SHEA bought a condominium in Boca Raton, Florida. ..The
Gout Club was observed comparing medication. Trying to
get in the act were Superintendent Peyton and F. ROONEY
asking for a supply of gout pills. ..RAY CARSON, former

C7/\ TRANSIT NEWS

INSIDE
;lerk at 69th, is now working in the Insurance Department
in the Mart...G. E. MELANDER, R. D. GREEN and Opera-
:or STEVENS are all hospitalized at this writing. Hope you
ire all back and well when you read this... Retired Instruc-
;or FREEMONT SNYDER passed away; DOROTHY INEZ
CROSS, the sister of Operator PRICE, died, and J. DAN-
ELS lost his wife after a long illness. To all their fami-
ies and loved ones we extend our deepest sympathy... G. P.
HARPER went on pension March 1. Best of luck and a
lealthy, happy retirement are wished for you. ..Have you
bellows noticed my new look? Watch me smile, boys, your
icribe has new choppers. ..It is really something to hear
WUKE BARRIS and F. C. STAWINSKl greet each other at
I A.M. ..Box Puller McGOWAN, "the fastest key at the
vaults", retired June 1. What wUl ED TEERNEY, the
japerman, do without you.. .Believe it or not, ROY HORN-
NG, the Hollywood Kid, told DAKE he didn't want any more
charters. ..EARL WATSON is now back at work after being
)£f sick. Good health to you, Earl...R. GREEN was opera-
;ed on and will probably have to stand up for awhile.. .GENE
HOWE is commuting to the Texas Gulf, keeping an eye on
^s property there.. .IRENE HAMMERSCHMIDT, the daugh-
.er of RAY HAMMERSCHMIDT, will marry WILLIAM
OURRANT on June 30 at St. Bedes church. . . En route to
:<orea, CLINTON LEWIS, the son of Operator JOE LEWIS,
was killed. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Joe and
lis family. ..OTIS PEARS' mother passed away in Missis-
sippi, and ESTELL BERZEK, the wife of Pensioner WAL-
TER BERZEK, passed away. To their families, we at 69th
extend our deepest sympathy... B. E. JOHNSON has taken
ois pension and is now the owner of Barney's Tap, 3350 W.
55th street. Best of luck, and save me a beer. ..Pensioner
iVALTER NORTON was a passenger on my bus and he cer-
tainly looks good. He says hello to all his pals.. .Pension-
er HARPER was operated on recently and is now feeling
■:ine.. .Would you believe that ED BERENS and his dog get
heir haircuts with the same clipper and for one price?.. I
TOnder if HARVEY BROCK will catch his first fish this
/ear, even if it is a carp... From the repair section JIM
\HERN reports that CARL ASCHENBREMMER took his
jension. Carl was a carpenter for many years... We also
leard from ELMER COBEILLE, retired transportation
;lerk, who took a trip out west. ..BILL RYAN is doing well
>n pension, as is TOM TOOMEY who now resides in Colo-
rado. Many happy, healthy years to all our retirees. . .
DICK DICKERSON, FRANK HIGGINS and TEDDIE NIE-
5ABIT0WSKI are on vacation at this time. Hope they en-
loyed it. ..We extend our sympathy to WALTER CICIURA
ivho lost his brother recently. ..It's good to see BERNARD
Vic BRIDE, WALTER KWLIKAUSKAS and RAY SCHEID back
0 work after their illness. . . Pensioner EDDIE GAYNOR
laid us a visit and looks good. Congratulations to his son,
3ILL, who was recently elected clerk of Orland Park.. .We
vere saddened to hear of the death of Retired Janitor MAR-
TIN RONAN; Pensioner JOE CUCI, formerly of the Track
Department; the mother of Repairman BILL McCRAY; the
)rother of JIM CASEY, and the father of ANDREW JONES,
fo their families we extend our deepest sympathy. . . To
General Foreman TIM RIORDAN who retired on March 1,
Ve wish you many happy, healthy years of pensioned life.
VJid to all our retirees we wish them the same. ..Good luck
ind Godspeed to all those who transferred to other ga-
■ages, and the same wish to those who came to 69th in their
)lace. . . Congratulations to LOUIS BLAUGH who came to
i9th as relief foreman, and to TERRY SHORT and TEDDIE
^lEZABITOWSKI who came as repairman... On vacation are
A. BARNEY, R. GRAGIDO and R. BOSCO. Hope they have

NEWS

a good time fishing... Thanks to all who participated in the
St. Patrick's day parade, in spite of the inclement weather.
My daughter, MARGARET, was runner-up as "Queen of
St. Patrick's Day". We hope everyone had a good time.

77TH STREET -

The 77th Street Credit Union is sponsoring a free base-
ball ticket drawing for its members. Those members de-
positing $40 or more in their shares beginning April 2,
1973, will receive a ticket for the drawing for free box
seat tickets to a White Sox game. As of this writing the
lucky winners are T. ROBINSON, D. SCOTT, E. GARRETT,
M. GRAY, W. WILLIAMS, D. JOHNSON, A. NEAL, W.
WASHINGTON, J. PINKNEY, W. LOWERY, H. GRANT, T.
SPENCER, J. LARRY, and W. COLEMAN. Congratulations
all, and an added thanks to 77th Street Credit Union Presi-
dent NEAL KINNISH and board members for making the
drawing possible... The world is always in need of another
beautiful girl, and so we welcome the birth of NOTRIE
HOSETTE SCOTT, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH
E. SCOTT, born February 20. Congratulations and best
wishes to the Scotts... Congratulations are in order for Op-
erator CHARLES CLARK and his lovely wife, GERALDINE,
upon the March 21 arrival of fullback MICHAEL A. CLARK
weighing 10 pounds 8 ounces. WOW!.. Operator and Mrs.
BAILEY are doubly proud having two fine sons graduating
in June, STEWART and FRANKIE. Congratulations! ..Re-
turning from an extended leave earlier this year. Operator
SAM FAVRE once again joins the ranks of the operating
employees. Welcome back, Sam, Port au Prince, Haiti,
must have been beautiful this time of year. ..Smelt fisher-
man ED MROZEK informed this reporter that he's pre-
paring for his late spring fishing trip to Wisconsin. The
big ones that got away last year had better watch out this
year. Lots of luck, Ed. . . The fabulous Wheelers Social
Club, headed by president DAVID L. DURDEN and others,
staged their extravaganza at the Palmer House, Saturday,
May 12... The CTA Bowling League held its 1973 banquet
May 4 at the Palisade Bowl. It was a well-deserved affair,
they had a good year... Operator BOOKER BYERS and his
wife are bursting with pride and rightly so. Their daughter,
ELLEN, has received straight A's in her studies at Brad-
ley university. Right on, Ellen; keep on pushing.. .Operator
ANTON DRELLE is looking forward to going on pension
next month. But after giving it some thought he quickly
added maybe, maybe not. Well, whichever way it turns out,
the best of luck to Mr. Drelle...It is with deep sympathy
that I report the loss of Board Member E. GRESHAM's
brother. Mr. Gresham informed this reporter that he
would like to thank his fellow operators and friends who
made donations and attended the funeral... Our condolences
are also extended to JOHN DeGROAT in the loss of his son,
JOHN Jr., and to Operator CECIL H. SIGGERS who lost his
lovely wife. ..Well, it's spring again, and that means base-
ball. At 77th, Softball is the name of the game. Team Cap-
tain R. PEEL has stated our team is shaping up very well,
and that this year as in past years, first place is the objec-
tive. I know we have the best players in the league, so let's
put it all together and make it the best team in the league...
Our 77th Street Transit News mailbox is still attached to
the west wall inside the depot. Use it for news items about
you and your family. ..So long for now.

- AUii(ui Ve SoHKctt

\/IAY-JUNE, 1973

Announce ISC-ESC standings
for 1st quarter of 1973

INTERSTATION SAFETY CONTEST

Surface System

1st Limits

2nd Kedzie
3rd Lawndale
4th Archer
5th Beverly
6th 52nd Street

7th 69th Street
8th 77th Street
9th Forest Glen
10th North Avenue
11th Keeler
12th North Park

Rapid Transit System

1st Kimball

2nd Douglas
3rd Forest Park
4th Congress
5th Howard

6th Ashland
7th Dan Ryan
8th Jefferson Park
9th 61st Street

EMPLOYEE SAFETY CONTEST

Surface Garage Competition

1st Beverly

2nd 52nd Street
3rd Archer
4th Limits
5th Keeler
6th North Avenue

7th Kedzie
8th 69th Street
9th 77th Street
10th North Park
11th Lawndale
12th Forest Glen

Rapid Transit Maintenance Terminal Competition

1st Dan Ryan

2nd Forest Park
3rd Congress,
54th, Foster

4th Kimball
5th Wilson,

Howard, Linden
6th 61st, Racine

Shops Competition

1st South Shops 2nd Skokie Shop

JULY-AUGUST, 1973

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• Bus routes
■ Rapid transit route
and stations

25C fare, free transfers

Evanston subsidizes
bus service on
4 new CTA routes

FOUR NEW CTA bus routes and the Evanston rapid
transit route were combined to form a transit network
serving the entire City of Evanston starting Monday,
September 10.

Evanston has been without bus service since April
24 due to a strike by employees of the Evanston Bus
company. On August 20 the Evanston City Council ap-
proved the new bus routes and authorized CTA to op-
erate the services. By underwriting financial losses
incurred up to the amount of $300,000 annually, Evan-
ston became the first Chicago suburb to subsidize
public transportation.

The basic fare on all five Evanston services is
251;^, which includes a free transfer for a combination
of rides using buses or bus and rapid transit services
anywhere within Evanston. AU passengers must pay
251?, except CTA employees who ride free. Through
riders using rapid transit to Chicago pay 25(^ on
buses, the regular 75i;^ when boarding southbound
trains within Evanston, and 45i? when starting the
northbound return trip within Chicago. Riders using
connecting buses at Howard street pay 25^ in Evans-
ton and the regular 45(;* fare in Chicago (SSi;* with a
transfer).

All four bus routes operate six days a week, Mon-
day through Saturday. Service on routes 201, 202 and
203 operates from about 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with

buses every 15 minutes in weekday rush hours, eve
20 minutes during mid-day Saturday and every )
minutes at all other times. Service on route 204 (•
erates from about 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with bus 1
every 15 minutes during weekday rush hours ili
every 60 minutes at all other times. Routings dep •
ted on the map above are as follows:

201 Central-Grant operates to and from Centr;
Crawford providing two-way service in a loop '
Central, Sherman, Noyes, Green Bay, Grant ai
Crawford.

202 Emerson-Dempster operates clockwise in a k 1
via Church, Grey, Emerson, Asbury, Church, Chicai,
Dempster and Pitner; counterclockwise in a loop'.
Church, Pitner, Dempster, Chicago, Davis, Asbu;,
Emerson and Hartrey.

203 Main-Oakton operates from South Boulevard ' '
station via Oakton, Dodge and Main to a loop via C ■
cago. South Boulevard, Sheridan and Main.

204 Dodge operates from Howard via Asbury, 0: ■
ton. Dodge, Simpson, Bridge, McCormick and Grei
Bay to Central.

The Evanston rapid transit operates 24 hours da
between Howard street, Chicago, and Linden aven'.
Wilmette; however, the 25i;! local fare applies only
stations from South Boulevard to Central, inclusive

CTA TRANSIT NEVi

ii Woodlawn area

Break ground for substation
to power North-South "L"

(CA CHAIRMAN Milton Pikarsky along with representatives of The Woodlawn Organization (TWO) on July 18
larticipated in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new electrical substation in the Woodlawn area at 862 East
63rd street. Addressing those in attendance in the picture at right, Chairman Pikarsky is also shown in the
I picture at left turning the first shovel of dirt with the aid of (from left) TWO President E. Duke McNeill,
TWO Chairman Andrew Smith, TWO Housing Committee Chairman Edward Grady, Mr. Pikarsky, and Sen-
ator Cecil Partee (26th). Looking on are Representative Lewis Caldwell (24th), Alderman Leon Despres
(5th Ward), Representative James Taylor (26th), Chicago Urban Transportation District Trustee Pastora
Cafferty, and Manja Miles, administrative assistant to Representative Robert Mann (24th).
"This project is especially significant because it is part of
the Affirmative Action Program in which contractors have
agreed to hire area residents for the work," said Pikarsky.

The general contractor for the substation building is G. H.
Halm Construction company. The cost of the substation is about
$726,000 with one-third being provided by the Illinois Depart-
ment of Transportation and the balance by the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of
Transportation.

"Our relations vwth The Woodlawn Organization have cer-
tainly made us feel welcome in the area," said Pikarsky. "This
facility has been designed with the community in mind and when
it is completed, I know that you will be proud of the product of
our combined efforts. The substation will serve a function not
unlike the heart within the human body. It will provide elec-
tricity, the lifeblood of a rapid transit system, to keep trains
running.

"In turn, public transportation provides opportunities for
people in Woodlawn and surrounding communities to get to
1] work, to enjoy recreational activities, and to continue their

•] education. A substation is more than brick and mortar. It is

indeed, an essential part of the total CTA system and necessary
for a viable community and in turn a viable Chicago metro-
politan area," added Pikarsky.

The new substation with remote control operation will re-
place antiquated equipment housed in a Commonwealth Edison
building at 62nd and Cottage Grove.

'iLY-AUGUST, 1973

ON OUR COVER: 'L'ephant Special-new 10C shuttle to Lincoln Park

A NEW 10<? shuttle bus service called the 'L'ephant
Special began operating weekends between Lincoln
Park and the Fullerton 'L' station on Saturday,
August 11. Riders on the first buses were greeted by
the Lincoln Park Zoo residents pictured on our cover,
chimpanzees Jo-Jo and Henry.

According to CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky, th
new low-fare shuttle service is being offered to mafc
visiting Lincoln Park easier and to encourage moi
people to enjoy the many activities and amusement!
available there. In addition to the world-famous zoc'
the shuttle bus serves the following points of intere,
identified on the map: (1) Theatre-on-the-Lak;
(2) Conservatory; (3) Cafe Brauer; (4) Farm in tlj
zoo; (5) Augustana hospital; (6) Grant hospital; ('[
Children's Memorial hospital; (8) McCormick Thee'
logical seminary; (9) Fullerton Branch library, ai
(10) DePaul university.

Buses operate every 10 minutes between 9 a.m. aa
7 p.m. on weekends over the route shown. The fai,
for those using just the shuttle bus is lO*;!. Persoi
transferring to or from other CTA services pay tl
55^ fare and request a transfer.

For CTA pensioners only: the "hot line"-(312) 467-6033

AS AN added convenience for CTA pensioners, a new
"hot line" was recently opened direct to the CTA Pen-
sion Section according to Retirement Plan Secretary
W. A. Ashley.

The "hot line" enables retired CTA personnel to
dial direct and thereby avoid placing calls through the

busy CTA switchboard. For information regarding t)'
Retirement Plan call (area code 312) 467-6033.

Calls for information regarding other services ;
pensioners, such as insurance, hospitalization, ridii^
cards, etc., must be made through the regular Cli
number— (312) 664-7200.

Supervisory personnel attend

CTA Management Institute

FORTY-FIVE CTA employees representing ten de-
partments recently attended the first CTA Manage-
ment Institute at the invitation of General Manager T.
B. O'Connor.

The Institute consisted of weekly eight-hour ses-
sions over a ten-week period starting May 7. To en-
sure equal opportunity for participation, the group
was broken into three sections of 15 each which met
on consecutive Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays.

Participants were familiarized with the latest in
management techniques through the use of films, case

studies, and group discussion. The primary emphasi
of the Institute centered on the application of managii
ment principles. i

The Institute included a wide range of manageme
topics including the responsibility and authority
management, motivation, leadership, employee rel
tions, training and communicating, performance r
views and evaluation, and problem solving. Sessio
were also devoted to problems and procedures with
various CTA departments and included tours of t.
General Office as well as Shops & Equipment, Tran
portation and Engineering Department locations.

Participants hailed the Management Institute
being enlightening, informative, and time well spe:
CTA will be conducting the CTA Management Institi
on a regular basis. .

New appointments announced

BULLETINS WERE issued recently announcing the
appointment of seven CTA employees to new posts
within the Transportation Department.

Effective July 1, E. J. Heatter was named district
superintendent of Operations Control and the follow-
ing assumed new positions at rapid transit operating
stations: South Section Superintendent S. C. Christ,
Forest Park & Jefferson Park Assistant Superintend-

ent R. Suta, and North Section Relief Superintended
D. T. Martin.

Effective August 1 the following assumed new poi
at surface system operating stations: Kedzie Stati
Superintendent W. H. Chamberlain, North Avenue St
tion Assistant Superintendent J. P. McEvilly, a'
Lawndale Station Acting Superintendent F. J. Vitek.

The appointments were made by Superintendent
Transportation D. M. Flynn and approved by Open
ing Manager G. Krambles. i

CTA TRANSIT NEV

HVE SUGGESTERS, all employees at South Shops, were simultaneously presented cash awards totalling $920 (or their suggestions which
ire adopted recently. Pictured here (from left) with CTA supervisory personnel, the suggestors and dollar amounts of their individuol
lards include: Superintendent of Job Classification R. J. Ruzich, Ted Pietrus ($150), Alfred Haas ($150), Maurice O'Connor ($150),
iberintendent of Shops & Equipment G. J. Clark, John Tarczewski ($350), Woyne Staples ($120), and Operating Manager G. Krambles.

Suggesters reap $2,275 for adopted ideas

eiGGESTION AWARDS totalling $2,275 were approved
CjTing the first half of 1973 according to E. E. Olm-
Esad, chairman of the Executive Decision Committee
c the Employee Suggestion Plan. Paid to individual
Eiployees in amounts of from $10 to $350, the break-
dwn of awards for 64 adopted suggestions is as

RIOWS:

■ ■ One award of $350

I ■ One award of $450 split three ways

I ■ Three awards of from $120 to $225

'[ m Fourteen awards of from $15 to $45

■ Sixty-three $10 gift certificates

Winning all of the three-figure cash awards were
Sops & Equipment Department employees assigned
tf South Shops. The largest single award ($350) was
v'n by John Tarczewski. Splitting a $450 award three
vys were joint suggestors Alfred Haas, Maurice
CConnor and Ted Pietrus. Also winning a $150 award
ws Frank Sprovieri. Wayne Staples won a $120
aard for his adopted idea.

Other cash award winners include Herman Johnson
o' the Engineering Department Track Division who
wn $45 and the following $25 award winners: from
tl General Office, John Hoffman of Travel Informa-
tia and Herbert Schomer of Internal Auditing, and
fim Shops & Equipment Gary Olsen of Skokie Shop.
To $15 cash award winners were Alan Hall and Rob-
e: McCabe, both of S&E at North Avenue Garage.

.Seven employees also received cash awards of $25
e:ih for having a second suggestion adopted within a
oii-year period: General Office— John Billis of the
Amounting Department, Regina Daren (recipient of
tVi $25 awards) of the Medical Department, and Mary
J'le Johnson of Payroll Accounting. Shops & Equip-
ant— Louis Alleva of South Shops, Terrance Muellner

of 69th Street Garage, and David Passarella of Skokie
Shop. Transportation— Sidney Edwards of South Sec-
tion rapid transit.

In addition to their cash awards, gift certificates
worth $10 at Jewel/Osco/Turnstile stores were pre-
sented to each of the above suggestors and also to the
following 41 employees: Louis Alleva, James Cer-
venka, Vernon Howe, John Kalinowski, Mario Mariano,
Edward Meskimen, Maurice O'Connor, Jerome Pavel,
Henry Peterson, Juan Sinclair, Wayne Staples and Bill
Tetyk, all of South Shops; Michael Healy, David Pas-
sarella (winner of two gift certificates), Thomas Tor-
rey, Jim Zazula and William Zimos, all of Skokie
Shop; Steven Butler of Racine Rapid Transit Mainte-
nance Terminal; Roger Clemens of Archer Garage;
Clarence Forbes of 77th Street Garage; Ernest Guedel
of Lamon School; Arthur Lowder of Forest Glen Ga-
rage, and Thomas Rafferty of Kedzie Garage. Gen-
eral Office— John Billis of the Accounting Department;
Regina Daren (winner of two gift certificates) of the
Medical Department; Rita Krueger of the Insurance
Department; George Laica of Internal Auditing; Jos-
eph Sabol of Schedule-Traffic; Marjorie Schintz of the
Claim Department; Olivia Thompson of Reproduction
Services, and William Winters of Traffic Planning.
Transportation-rapid transit— Minnie Dikeman, Pat-
rick Mclnerney, J. R. McLane and Harold Thurbush,
all of the West Section; Lemuel Kemp of the South
Section, and Donald Liberko of the North Section.
Transportation-surface— Arnold Hillstrom of 52nd
Street Station and Leo Stern of North Park Station.
Electrical— Richard Gavrys of the Signal Division.
Stores— John Springer of South Shops.

Another cash award winner was William Rafferty
of S&E, South Shops, who was presented a $225 sup-
plemental award on his suggestion adopted last year.

I\LY- AUGUST, 1973

WANT TO cut your medical bills? Like most other
living expenses, the price you pay for medical care
has been rising in recent years. Wages, food costs,
clothing and automobiles in many instances have in-
creased even more than medical costs. Hospital ex-
penses account for the greatest increase in medical
costs.

In a recent article by the American Medical As-
sociation they list several common ways you can
stretch your medical dollar.

One of the most important steps is for the family
head to evaluate his insurance status. By that I mean
he should determine what health insurance he is eli-
gible for. His age group has much to do with pre-
miums and insurance income.

As you all know, after 65 Medicare will pay a good
part of your hospital and doctor bills. There are
certain limitations, but generally speaking it is well
to be covered by Medicare, Space does not permit a
detailed discussion of the benefits of various insur-
ance policies here.

Briefly, there are two parts to the Medicare cov-
erage: Part A has to do with hospital coverage; Part
B is voluntary and helps to pay doctor bills and for
medical supplies not covered by Part A. Your local
Social Security Office can help you enroll for Medi-
care.

If you are under 65 it is wise to buy enough health
insurance to protect you and your family in case of
prolonged illness or injury. Unfortunately, too many
people insure against minor illnesses, disregarding a
long-term serious illness.

The Chicago Transit Authority Group Hospital,
Surgical and Major Medical Program provides excel-
lent coverage for persons under age 65. The program
insures employees against minor illnesses and long-
term serious illnesses. For information regarding
eligibility or coverage refer to your Group Policy
Booklet and Certificate of Insurance or contact the
CTA Insurance Department.

Volume XXVI

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Number 4

Published bi-monthly by and for employees of the Chicago
Transit Authority, under the direction of the Public
Iciformotion Department.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editodal Assistant

C. William Baxa, Director of Public Information

Distributed free of chorge to all active and retired CTA
employees. Annual subscription price to others, $2.00.
Address communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, P.oom
742, Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

The following suggestions will help to cut you
medical expenses:

1. Have a family doctor: select him carefull*
based on his reputation in the community, the type o
practice he has, his hospital association and privi
leges and his availability. Be sure you are comfort'
able with him and trust his judgment. Don't hesitati
to ask your doctor about his fees. This will result i.
a good mutual understanding.

2. Arrange for regular checkups. Detection of a'
illness in its early stage may reduce the duration c
the illness and the number of doctor visits, and there|
by the medical costs.

3. Don't wait too long to call the doctor. Remeni
her "a stitch in time may save nine."

4. Go to the doctor's office: house calls are mon'
expensive and less efficient. With his office equip
ment and trained staff he is able to make a muci
better examination.

5. Use the telephone: this will save you money ai
makes good medical sense. Your family doctor a.
ways has your medical record available. Consequen
ly, he can frequently advise you over the phone f(,
minor health problems. If it is something serious 1
will most likely arrange an office or hospital appoin'
ment.

6. Follow your doctor's orders: you might 1
surprised to know how many people don't. For ei
ample, if he tells you to take off weight, exercise aij
take certain medicine — you should do it. If you don
you are wasting your money.

7. Buy your drugs carefully.

8. Take allowable tax deductions. Doctor bill
hospital and drug bills beyond certain percentages
your income may be claimed as deductions for t
purposes. Medical expenses for senior citizens, wh
paid for by their children can be deducted by t
younger citizens.

9. Don't waste your money on "quack cures." T
American Medical Association estimates that Amei
cans spend more than two billion dollars each year
quacks and quack products. When in doubt ask yo
family doctor.

10. Finally, stay healthy. It is the best way
hold down medical expenses. To a certain extent yo
health is determined by the kind of life you live,
try to avoid excess of all kinds and mix proper re
reation with your work. This will help your doctor
head off emergencies.

By following these suggestions you will spend le
for medical care and get more mileage out of yo
medical dollar.

CTA TRANSIT NE^'

lervice anniversaries in

35 years

W. Malmquist, Track & Structures

30 years

.. Batina. Schedule-Traffic

,. M. Brzeczek, Rapid Transit Terminals

'. F. Collopy, 77th Street

. Durfee, Forest Glen

. Dvorak, Lawndale

. 0. Frey, North Avenue

. R. Gosick, South Shops

. F. Gill, Building Maintenance Division

. A. Grezlik, North Avenue

. Meer, North Section

, M. Mendyk, Utility & Emergency Service

, G. Reich, Forest Glen

. P. Robe, South Shops

1 J. Staunton, Building Wiring Division

s J. Tool, Power Operations

. P. Walsh, Archer

'. H. Weiss, North Avenue

25 years

D. Bolandls, Building Maintenance Division
W. Blix, North Avenue

J. Bobko, South Shops

P. Brennan, Forest Glen Garage

L. A. Brubach, North Park

R. A. Buege, Forest Glen

W. Cooper, 69th Street Garage

G. D. Ephgrave, Beverly

J. Glynn, Archer Garage

R. Grod, 77th Street

G. J. Gullery, Skokie Shop

F. Higgins, 69th Street

J. lacono. District C

E. F. Kendzierski, North Avenue Garage
H. V. Koepeke, Limits

S. J. Majka, Building Maintenance Division
P. J. Maroncelli, West Section
E. McDonnell, Limits Garage

E. A. Mrozek, 77th Street
J. R. Miller, Forest Glen

F. J. Neubouer, North Avenue
W. T. O'Brien, 69th Street

W. Odom, 77th Street

P. O'Shea, Electrical Distribution

P. O'Sullivon, South Shops

T. Rowlings, 77th Street

W. Schneider, North Park

F. T. Sloter, West Section

E. Turner, Archer

ugust

iS years

A. Sumo,

iCampaign Area

40 years

L. C. Burns,

Finance

35 years

W. Unwin,

Insurance & Pensions

30 years

F. AdelizzI, Reol Estate

R. 1. Apitz, Limits

W. Bonicki, Power Operations

V. A. Bowman, General Accounting

R. Dolke, Forest Glen

M. E. Hovlik, Electrical Engineering

J. Kocolowski, 77th Street

F. J. Koss, Electrical Distribution

R. H. Kramer, 69th Street

J. Krzok, North Avenue

D. P. Popo, Lawndale

J. Poponek, North Avenue

F. M. Portlpilo, Forest Glen

H. F. Prosser, West Section

W. J. Steinbeiss, Instruction-Surface

G. J. Zastresek, Archer

ii5 years

M. Fahey, Rapid Transit District-North

D. Oddo, Plant Equip. Maint.

P. Henry, Training & Public So

ety

H. Parker, 77th Street

Jacobs, Forest Glen Garage

C. Parr, South Shops

HL. Beoty Jr., 77th Street

F. Joglo, South Section

Peters, North Park

^F. Blume, North Avenue

S. Kazmiercz, Limits

Pletrowski, West Section

J A. Chunowitz, Investigation & Claims

Keone, Mech. Maint. Division

E. Ruroede, Skokie Shop

J E. Chwistek, Power Operations

Kivlehan, South Shops

C. Rusakiewicz, Civil Engineering

LH. Collins, 77th Street

Leibovitz, West Section

R. SmolinskI, 69th Street Garage

MCunnone, South Section

Mimms, Investigation & Claims

A. Stochovic, Archer

SjL. Donk, West Section

J. Nolly, South Shops

C. Staudt, Rapid Transit Signal Div.

C|A. Draper, North Avenue Garage

P. Nichols, 77th Street

G. Uginchus, 77th Street Garage

R|L. Eichelberger, North Section

Motyko, Beverly

H. Vernon, CTA Security

JIY- AUGUST, 1973

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORIP

ACCOUNTING (General) -

Your scribe is proud and happy to announce her engage-
ment to Mr. CHARLES WEIER. The wedding date has been
set for January 19, 1974. ..Good luck to CHUCK DAVIS who
left CTA recently for another position; and to ESTHER
ERMANN who resigned to become a full-time housewife...
A warm welcome is extended to MAUREEN DORGAN, tem-
porary file clerk, who has joined us for the summer
months. ..Our condolences to JEAN WRIGHT in the death of
her mother, and to BILL ROMAN in the death of his father.

- ;7««V ^««

(Payroll) -

STANLEY MAILUCK, payroll accountant, and his wife
were on the move again to one of their favorite areas, the
Smoky Mountains, where the rhododendron grow so lovely
in the spring. They looked at some lake property on their
trip, and it would not be surprising if they planned to settle
there some day. . . Our deepest sympathy is extended to
MARGE ORGAN upon the loss of her mother, Mrs. MARIE
ORGAN, who passed away June 14. ..DORIS YOST became a
grandmother for the third time when PEGGY and LEO
PARISEAU welcomed another baby boy into their household.
BRIAN PARISEAU arrived at Great Lakes Naval hospital
June 18 weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Doris proudly showed
us a picture of her and Brian when he was just four days
old.. .Your scribe took advantage of a spring vacation and
made short trips to Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and Sandusky,
Ohio. The foliage looked so fresh and green and the dog-
wood was beautiful in full bloom. We considered ourselves
very fortunate that we were not in the path of a tornado
which caused a great deal of damage in Ohio on May 10...
DOROTHY NYCZAK and her family spent another delightful
vacation at their favorite spot. Saddle Island, Michigan.
The time always flies so fast when things are enjoyable,
and Dorothy said the vacation seemed like just one day.

BEVERLY -

Congratulations to JOE WILL, our new day superintend-
ent who replaced GEORGE EVANS who retired on June 1...
F. ZEIGER is our new night superintendent. We hope Mr.
Evans will enjoy "the golden years", and all the men from
Beverly wish him good luck, health and prosperity. We
couldn't have had a finer boss. ..Pensioners BOB GRAY and
MEL STOLET are living in Arkansas. .. Pensioner BILL
RADLOFF of Florida should write to ED DUNNIT, his
neighbor in Chicago... We express our sympathy to the fam-
ily of PETE SPOO of the 69th Street Station.

liuK "DmUU & ,4'>u>4 'Psitn

CTA SECURITY -

We would like to extend a big welcome to FRANK DRISH
who transferred from the Shops and Equipment Department.
It's nice having you here, Frank, and we hope you're not
sorry about transferring. Frank started out right by taking

a two-week vacation. He flew to New York where he joine
some of his relatives for camping and a little R&R...Chie
BOB MILLER also took a vacation — a "honey-do" vacatior
He and Bud just stayed home and did the spring cleaning..
Sergeant BOBBY GENE CULBERTSON drove out West o
his vacation. He spent six days with his son, ROBERT, i
Las Vegas. Other places visited were: the Rain Forest
Redwood National Forest, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Disneyland and the Grand Canyon. He spent three days i
Colorado where he went on a sightseeing ski ride, and als
visited Four Corners where you can see four differer
states at one time, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizo'
na...The department would like to extend their sympathy t
the family of former Lieutenant MANLEY (Matt) HOWE i
the death of his wife, LUCILLE. Matt, to our dismay, re
tired from our department after working with us for 1
years... Sergeant CHUCK BERGLUND has moved his troo
to Elk Grove Village. Best wishes. Chuck, to you and CAR
OLYN at your new location... Sergeant TOM SULZER's so'
re-enlisted and was assigned to sea duty on a submarin
tender based in Spain. What a job!..l would like at thii
time to welcome my brother, JOHN FLYNN, to the com'
pany. He is working at Howard Street — more Irish Power
..Sergeant CHUCK RIMMELE's wife, PHYLLIS, had one c
the best Mother's days ever. On May 13 she delivered a
pound 11 ounce boy, JASON. To say the least. Chuck is i
little exuberant as this is his first boy. Best wishes to a
the Rimmeles... Sergeant CHUCK BERGLUND had a reunio
with an old army buddy not long ago after 13 years. Chuc
and his wife, CAROLYN, took a one-week vacation to Juai
rez, Mexico. They visited some old friends In El Paso
Texas, and went to the dog track while in Juarez. Chuck i
also the proud owner of a 1973 Chrysler New Yorke'
Brougham. It's regal blue with a midnight blue top ai-
equipped with everything but the kitchen sink. ..During Eas
ter week, Officer HARRY LAATSCH and his wife, BER^'
ICE, went on a second honeymoon and took a tour of Floi
ida with some friends. They drove through Venice, F
Lauderdale and Miami among other places. Harry saidth
water was beautiful but the fishing was terrible. On thews
they drove through Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee.
Clerk HOWARD PERRY also took a vacation during Easte'
week. He stayed home and enjoyed the mere thought of dc
ing nothing, while his daughter, NOREEN, was rompii
around Florida with her high school band.

- Pat "PtifHK

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

Recently KEN MIKOTA, engineer of building mainte^
nance, and his wife took a Caribbean cruise aboard tl'
luxury liner Carla C. Among the ports of call were S;
Thomas, Trinidad, Martinique, Caracas and Curacao
Netherlands Antilles. Just hearing of all these beautlf'
places gives you the urge to book passage for the nej
sailing date. . . BERNIE KIZIOR, stenographer, and KA'
BATINA, Schedule Department, drove through Centr
Florida. They visited Disney World, Cape Kennedy, Bus(/
Gardens, St. Augustine and Sarasota. They had a wondei<
ful time even though their schedule was a busy one. ^

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lEORGE MATEJOVSKY, supervisor of signal maintenance,
nd his family drove to Missouri. They visited Six Flags
ver Mid-America in Union, Missouri, took a ride on a
'lississippi river boat, and went to the top of the Arch
rhich is part of the Jefferson Expansion Memorial. The
.ttle Matejovskys loved every minute of their vacation, but
lie rides at Six Flags and air-conditioned waiting lines
liade the biggest impression on them. ..JERRY GUTH, sig-
al draftsman, joined five other fishermen for a week of
shing at Nestor Falls, Canada. The walleye, bass and
ortherns were really biting, and Jerry brought home a
lood catch for his wife to fry... Condolences to DONALD
/ALSH, chief testing engineer, whose mother passed away;
Iso to the family of CARL W. WOLF, retired electrical
ngineer, who passed away in June. ..A retirement dinner
jr the retiring members of Local No. 134 was held Fri-
ay, June 8, at the Diplomat restaurant. The four honored
uests were BERNARD TOAL, substation operator, LEON-
ilD DONOFRIO, substation chief operator, WILLL\M
lARLSON, B maintainor in building and wiring, and WIL-
iIAM POWELL, communications technician. A short
peech was given by Operating Manager G. KRAMBLES.
L. SANDBERG, electrical engineer, made the presentations
0 the retirees. Local No. 134 was represented by business
gents J. MOORE, L. CELENO and fellow members. Fath-
X Donahue, Chicago Building Council chaplain, said grace
lefore the great meal. Needless to say, everyone had a
jreat time.

Chicago Avenue) -

I am sorry to report that CHARLIE KNUTSON won't be
topping in to visit anymore. Charlie, who had retired as
oreman of the line construction gang, passed away May 3.
[e retired on July 1, 1971. ..BILL KURTIN has returned to
fork after a three-month layoff. With some of the older
pUows taking their pensions, we expect to see a few more
pys back on the job. ..LUKE and PAT HOWE are grand-
^rents again. This time it is a grandson, THOMAS ED-
WARD... CHARLIE and DOROTHY SALVATORE are grand-
arents for the fifth time. Their daughter presented them
fith another granddaughter. Charlie has been off for some
^me and will be retiring shortly; we will have more on that
^ter...PETE GRAF, DON LUKAS, BOB CHRISTENSEN and
IIKE RICKSON are familiar names in the Electrical De-
artment because they are the sons of employees. Me-
(links that they will get a good look at Chicago's subways
^is summer, and the lights should be brighter down the
^bes. . . GEORGE (Tarzan) COX dropped in for a visit,
eorge is still on crutches, but he looks fine. Trees and
reorge just don't get along.. .JACK HOBBS is in the hos-
ital getting straightened out. 1 hear that he is doing fine...
•OB MONSON has just a few days left to work. He is re-
ring early and will soon be leaving for Louisiana where
e plans to spend his retirement. Good luck, Bob. ..JACK
I'RAZIER recently completed Red Cross training for basic
nd advanced multi-media instructors. Jack is looking for
dummy to practise on. Any volunteers ?

- Sm TtuUcK

[tapid Transit Signal Division) -

Hello there! Glad to see you. I bet you're looking for
ews about summer vacations and stuff like that. Well, so
m I. Looks like both of us will have to wait. You see, all
f our men get a late start on their summer vacations.

NEWS

HELLO THERE! I just
had to call and tell every-
one that my name is
JEANETTE MARIE MA-
ZURKIEWICZ and I re-
cently won the "Baby of
the Month" award. My
dad is Officer CHET
MAZURKIEWICZ of CTA
Security, and my mom's
name is JO.

Traditionally, our fellows take advantage of the mild sum-
mer weather to get their equipment shipshape after the long
winter. Only a few of our guys are away at this time. And
they're too busy enjoying it to talk about it. ..Another spring
fishing trip comes to a close for FRANK HALPER, CLYDE
YOUNT, EDDIE DURELL, CHARLIE SEMON, DENNIS
DOBBYN and RICHARD VIETH. For two years now, these
gallant fishermen have ushered in the fishing season with a
full week fishing trip to Leech Lake at Walker, Minnesota.
The men I talked with didn't boast of having made any unu-
sual catches or breaking any records, but they had a very
good trip. Their comfortable stay at the beautiful Forest-
view Resort made this trip as close to perfect as one could
expect... PETE SMITH, formerly with signal maintenance,
has had a series of major illnesses and Is now going on
disability. We understand he is now showing some signs of
full recovery. All of the fellows here wish you the best of
luck, Pete... Our sincere condolences to the family of Pen-
sioner CHARLIE KNUTSON who passed away recently. He
has been a friend of the signal department for a long time
and will be greatly missed. ..Back again for another summer
of "earn in the sun" are: MICHAEL HASTING, ROBERT
GAY, DOMINIC A. GUAGENTl and SYLVESTER (Sly) LOW-
ERY. Along with Foreman CHARLIE SEMON they make up
the Electrical Department's paint gang. It's nice to have
you guys back — make like an artist, you'll feel better. ..We
must be doing something right in this department. New
men keep coming all the time. Our newest additions are:
W. ALBRECHT and A. COLI. Congratulations, men, and
lots of luck... DENNIS DOBBYN, who underwent a minor op-
eration, is now back on the job. You said you didn't miss
him? Now that's not a nice thing to say ! Welcome back,
er, what did you say your name was ? Oh yes, Dennis. ..Sig-
nal Helper AL PELUSO was recently promoted to signal
maintainor. While his promotion is to fill vacancies
created by an expansion of the CTA signal system, it also
means an increase in pay for Al, ROSE, and those twins
born to them some time ago. Congratulations, Al, there
are a lot of guys ahead of you, but none better... My partner,
FRANK HALPER, at the time of this writing was recuper-
ating nicely from a minor operation. He entered the hos-
pital without my permission (I call it an escape). After all,
with the 90 degree heat and all, I'm the one that's in the
most misery. Get well soon, Frank, we have a lot of
goodies waiting here for you... There are clear indications
things are going exceptionally well with JERRY GUTH and
PERCY ERVES. In the purse at least. Recently both of
them went shopping. Jerry came back driving a Cadillac
Eldorado while Percy came back towing a new 22-foot

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travel trailer. Jerry is up in Canada now getting better
acquainted with his Caddy, while Percy will be putting him-
self at the mercy of his home away from home later this
summer. . . COY CAUSEY received a nasty cut on his leg
when he became entangled with his power saw recently.
After some stitches to close the woimd and a week or so off
from work to think about it, he is as good as new... Local
No. 9 of the IBEW recently gave 50-year pins to those men
having 50 or more years of continuous membership with the
union. Included in the line-up were some of our retired
personnel: FRED CONNALY, FRANK CONNALY, WALTER
MESSER and TOM NOLTE (deceased). In the case of Mr.
Nolte the pin was given to CHUCK NOLTE, Tom's son, who
is also a member of No. 9. We congratulate this select
group of youngsters.

ENGINEERING (West Shops) -

Our deepest sympathy is extended to JOSEPH SEDIVY,
Frog Shop, in the loss of both his mother and his wife
within a two-week period.. .PAUL and MARIE ANDERSON
celebrated 37 years of wedded bliss. Congratulations to
you both, and may you have many, many more happy years
together.. .Congratulations to ED AMUNDSEN, ironworker,
on becoming a grandfather for the first time. It was a boy.
Babies are beautiful. . . "A pat on the back for a job well
done" to E. P. WADE and his ironworkers on the Dan Ryan.
..Clancy is his name, and he rules the roost at the home of
E. P. Wade, ironworker general foreman. ..We bid a sad
adieu to AL BOFFICE, student engineer, who went back to
school and we welcome back JOHN HRONEK. It was nice
knowing you, Al — study hard. Hope your stay will be a long
one, John... From all reports a good time was had by all who
came to the 11th annual retirement party on May 18 which
was held In the Peacock Room. We saw many new faces,
and the committee headed by TONY SPAK wishes to thank
all of you for coming and hopes to see you again next year.
Thanks to Mr. HALLAHAN and his group for some beauti-
ful music. ..I would like to welcome back those returning
from their vacations and wish the ones going a happy vaca-
tion. Drive carefully, bring back lots of fish; I have my
freezer empty and waiting. ..We would like to congratulate
CONLEY DOWNING, the son of AL DOWNING, steamfitter,
who was graduated from DeLaSalle Institute. Conley made

CORNED BEEF and cabbage topped the menu this year just as
it has in the past 26 years. As always, active and pensioned
Electrical Department employees turned out in force to honor the
year's retirees at their annual dinner held this year at the Diplo-
mat restaurant. Three of the four pensioners honored ore pictured
here. The group includes, left to right, Electrical Engineer A.
SANDBERG, Pensioner B. TOAL, Power Engineer J. STEWART,
Pensioners W. CARLSON and L. DONOFRIO, and Operating
Manager G. KRAMBLES.

NEWS
quite a name for himself in basketball. He was a forward
in his sophomore and junior years, and was guard in his
senior year. He was voted MVP in his junior year. He
represented DeLaSalle in the Catholic all-star game and
tied as high scorer of the game. Conley 's efforts helped the
North easily take the South in the all-star game. He has
been involved in the Pep Club, intramurals and pep rallies.
He ran a concession stand for the Father's Club Las Vegas
Night. In his spare time, Conley teaches drums to under-
privileged children for the Operation Impact Youth Organi-
zation. During the summer Conley was in management
training at Church's Chicken. This year Conley is starting
as assistant manager at Church's and Conley's goal — a
chain of restaurants. You know something — I know he'll do
it!

- "Katitf ^a6aiit & ^ouiU Scott

GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -

EARL BOY'D, X-ray technician, together with his wife
and family are spending their vacation in New York for a
much-needed rest... Dr. B. PIERZYNSKI and his wife en-
joyed a vacation in Wisconsin and riding the cable cars in
San Francisco, California. . . Birthday greetings are being
sent to DIANE PECORARO who celebrated July 28.

(Office Services) -

JOHN PHILLIPS, mail clerk, vacationed at the Wiscon-i
sin Dells and received a nice sunburn.

(Personnel) -

The welcome mat is extended to GERALYN MILLER,
KAREN SCHULTZ and JERRY TAPLING, our summer re-
placements. . . Well, SUE MUCHA and her husband have
finally moved into their new home in Glendale Heights,
Illinois. At the same time an addition was made to the
family, an 11-week old German shepherd-collie known as*
Teddy Bear. Things are sure happening in that family...
MARY ANN McMAHON and her husband moved into a new
ranch home in Edgebrooke, where the elite reside. Con-
gratulations and good luck to both of you. ..SUE HESS, to-
gether with her girlfriends, flew to Hawaii for eight days
and visited Pearl Harbor as well as the Don Ho show in
Walkiki. She sure came back with a beautiful tan and can'ti'
wait to go back next year... RITA HURLEY and her family
flew to San Francisco, California, and visited Disneyland...
The welcome mat was extended to JEAN KELLEHER.f
clerk-stenographer. . . On May 24 MICHAEL RAYMOND
FLEMING arrived at Evanston hospital weighing 6 pounds'
1/2 ounce. He is the son of RAYMOND and PHYLLB'
FLEMING. . . The welcome mat was extended to MARY-
JOHNSON and JIM BLANCHARD. Mary is a new hire and-
Jim is a graduate trainee... LEN and JULLA LOHN cele-
brated their 33rd wedding anniversary on June 9. Len had
his semi-annual checkup at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and
came away with a fair bill of health. Congratulations. . .
FAITH BOSAN, the daughter of EVELYN and BURT BOSAN,
started a chain of graduations by graduating from Ruggles
Public school kindergarten. Faith had to wear an extra
special dress for the graduation exercises. ..BILL SHOL-
DICE is sporting a 1973 green Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
with a white top and white interior. Good luck. Bill, with the
new car...KATHY FABRY is home recuperating from her
long illness. She would appreciate hearing from her
friends. . . Congratulations are in order for RUSSELL
WARNSTEDT who was elected president of the National
Association of Suggestion Systems.

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[Treasury) -

' The welcome mat is extended to MAUREEN O'CONNOR,
he daughter of JOHN O'CONNOR of Research/Planning,
vho joined the ranks of the CTA for the summer months...
liAY CORCORAN, together with friends, flew to London,
ilwitzerland, Germany, Brussels and of course Ireland, for
hree weeks. A good time was had by all. . . LORETTA
LYNN McBAY, the daughter of ZANE McBAY, money
landler, was graduated from Thornwood High school. South
iolland, Illinois, on June 9. .. After five weeks of pinch
litters and substitutes, we finally got our real boss back.
|/Ir. PALILUNAS and his wife, SHIRLEY, took off for the
jTeat Southwest as have quite a few of our fellow workers
jecently. Unlike the others, however, he skillfully avoided
''egas. Something to do with frugality. That word comes
ut tightwad in some interpretations. Nothing cheap about
he living quarters he utilized though, as his trip was well
ocumented in pictures which he is proudly displaying to
veryone. He visited with some of our pensioners in Sun
f'ity, Arizona: HARRY POLLAND, VERN and HILDA OL-
ON, Mr. and Mrs. CLYDE NORTH and Ms. BETTY SHUR.
.On the debit side we lost a long-time co-worker to the
[Omputer. Automation is really something. TOM OLENICK
,as transferred to the computer programmer department.
lS a last favor to Tom, we would like to ask that all his
ew fellow workers bring all your crickets, living or dead,
> Tom. He feeds them to his tarantula... Also hitting the
,acation trail recently was J. McGANN, W. MURPHY, J.
HURROW and J. DUFFY. Welcome back, fellows, your
eplacements were awful... On the sick list we have MIKE
JCAI and CHARLIE DERRICK. Hurry back fellows for the
ame reason we mentioned above. ..Central Counting now
Jas a bowling team. After many attempts to get into the
Iready established 77th Street league, we finally broke
irough when the house granted them four more lanes,
jnyone else interested should contact Z. McBAY. ..DENISE
jARTER, the daughter of WILLIE CARTER, money hand-
;r, was graduated from South Shore High school on June
jl and will attend Northern Illinois university at DeKalb,
jlinois.

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SUE (Pierce) GILLESPIE paid an office visit showing off
pr daughter, ERIN, with that bright red hair which really
pings out the Irish in the family.

psurance & Pensions) -

: The welcome mat is extended to KATHY KILGALLON
iho is working for the summer months, and JENNIFER
flCKMAN, the granddaughter of GEORGE WICKMAN, Ex-
putive, who will be a permanent employee. .. JEANINE
ERARD and her girlfriend drove to Elmyra, New York,
•r a two-week vacation, and are also taking in New York
jity...A visit was made to the office by CATHY MURRAY,
^rmer stenographer, with her three-month old daughter,
HARISSE...We welcome MARY BETH MROZ, who trans-
Tred from the Stores Department, as a clerk-typist. Good
ick to you in your new position.

j - '^e<)iKa 'Vaiteti & SUeen Tteuxeiutet

PREST GLEN -

( Sorry about the lateness of this good news, but congratu-
j.tions to Operator JOSEPH and LAUflETTA MOTYKA on
jie birth of an 8 pound 8 ounce grandson, BRIAN MICHAEL
OTYKA...A wedding is planned for the CHRIST PANTOS

NEWS

THE REVEREND JAMES
T. KACZOROWSKI was
ordained on May 9 at St.
Mary of the Lake seminary,
and said his first rross on
May 20. He is the son of
Lawndale Station Operator
CLEM and HELEN
KACZOROWSKI.

family next year. Their son, STEVE, has announced his
engagement. Either it was excitement about the engage-
ment or the fact that he loves his job so much that caused
Christ to report to work on his anniversary date. . . LEN
MALICKI was taken off the bus and placed in the hospital.
At last report he was doing very well. Also, AL DREWKE
is on the sick list and in the hospital. We wish them both a
speedy recovery... Our best wishes for a long and happy re-
tirement for Operators LEONARD (Gray Ghost) REINHART
and JOHN MOHAWK. You will be missed.. .Belated birth-
day wishes to JEFFREY MILLER, the son of Clerk MIL-
LER, who was nine years old May 15. ..WARREN G. (Woody)
WOOD Sr. and his great helper, JACQUELINE, celebrated
their 35th wedding anniversary June 10. We wish you many
more happy years together. ..Instructor HANK ZIOLKOW-
SKI will be defending his title at the CTA Open... We may
have a budding artist in our midst. DEBBIE SW ANSON, the
12-year old daughter of Supervisor RALPH SWANSON,
cleaned up on an Easter coloring contest co-sponsored by
the Free Press Newspaper and Businessmen of Carpen-
tersville. Debbie won an Easter basket from CID Realty;
an Easter basket from the Jewel Food Store and a $15 check
as first prize from the Free Press. Congratulations!.. Now
the news from some of our vacationers. Our great fisher-
men, GEORGE DILLAS, GEORGE WICKMAN, GEORGE
SPORLEDER, BREEZY, WALTER MIELA, ED DIETZ,
BILL LYNAM and FRED HERMANN really had a good time
on their trip this year. I guess a lot of bottle bass were
caught, too! . .A postcard was received from SWEDE who
was enjoying the climate and scenery in the Scottsdale and
Phoenix areas... A card was also received from HENRY
WISINSKI who was having a wonderful time touring other
parts of Italy after visiting awhile in Florence, Mrs. Wis-
inski's native city. They also visited Switzerland, France
and Belgium. Sounds like something that the rest of us
only dream about. ..Your scribe will be up north getting in
some fishing as this goes to press. I'll tell you all about
the ones that got away when I get back.

KEDZIE -

Congratulations to Superintendent MYLES HARRING-
TON who went on pension August 1. He'll be greatly
missed at Kedzie for his fairness in dealing with the opera-
tors. His friends had a party for him. Everyone enjoyed
himself and wished him and his lovely wife, BEA, the best

ULY- AUGUST, 1973

V. J. MOORE
48 Years

M. F. HARRINGTON
46 Years

JOINING THE
ranks of the retired
during July end
August were the
six employees pic-
tured here who had
40 or rrore years of
transit service

eoch wIthCTA and
its predecessor
companies.

J. I. GUSOVICH
44 Years

G. T. SPASOJEVICH
42 Years

NEW PENSIONERS

PETER ALESSI, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 4-7-43
LOUIS P. ANCHOR, Box Puller,

Beverly, Emp. 7-17-37
ALICE ARKIN, Clerk I,

Revenue Accounting, Emp. 7-18-57
GEORGE BERRESHEIM, Laborer,

South Shops, Emp. 11-17-36
WALTER B. CHASE, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 10-28-42
FORREST B. CLEMENS, Substation Operator,

Electrical, Emp. 8-4-42
EDDIE DAVIS, Derrick Car Laborer,

Stores-South Division, Emp. 10-19-43
JOHN DEIGNAN, Shopman I,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 8-13-46
ANTHONY J. DIELLE, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 4-6-42
STANLEY W. DOCKUS, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 6-30-43
MELVIN A. FELTON, Lineman,

Electrical, Emp. 6-3-36
WALTER A. GIRA, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-24-52
FRANK A. GRICUS, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 11-15-45
VINCENT F. GUZNICZAK, Janitor,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-7-43
JOHN I. GUZOVICH, Frog Shop Foreman,

Engineering, Emp. 3-23-29
ALDEN M. HANSEN, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 6-21-56
MYLES F. HARRINGTON, Superintendent,

Kedzie, Emp. 10-12-26
WILLIAM D. HART, Service Truck Helper,

Utility & Emergency Service, Emp. 3-2-43
JAMES A. HUNT, Janitor,

69th Street, Emp. 3-7-39
ROBERT N. JEWETT, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 2-20-43
JAMES A. KAIN, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 5-6-29
EDWARD J. KELLY, Collector,

Kedzie, Emp. 7-13-37

ANDREW J. HLGORE, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-13-41
EDWARD KRATZKE, Bus Serviceman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-11-42
RALPH H. KUGELARD, Superintendent,

District D, Emp. 8-19-36
HARRY G. LANG, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 7-29-41
OLIVER M. LANG, Painter Foreman,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 1-8-49
ANDREW G. LENARD, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-19-47
LOUIS E. MARCINEK, Bus Repairer,

Lavnidale, Emp. 9-4-47
JOHN J. McCarthy, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 6-24-36
WILLIAM J. McGOVERN, Fork Lift Operator,

Stores-South Division, Emp. 11-16-36
GORDON D. McGRATH, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 11-25-42
JOHN H. MELODY, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 11-12-41
ROBERT C. MONSON, Lineman,

Electrical, Emp. 9-20-40
VINCENT J. MOORE, Adjuster III,

Claim, Emp. 9-3-24
JACK B. MORRIS, Superintendent,

Lawndale, Emp. 3-13-34
EROL T. MURPHY, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 10-17-52
LESTER NULLMEYER, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 4-29-41
VINCENT A. OBORSKI, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-7-53
ARTHUR J. O'BRIEN, Machinist,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 10-6-42
ALBERT J. PATEREK, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 7-24-45
ELMER B. PETERSON, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 7-17-41
LEO F. POWELL, Bus Repairer,

North Park, Emp. 12-10-47
CHARLES D. SALVATORE, Lineman Helper,

Electrical, Emp. 4-17-47
JOHN E. SCHILTZ, Bus & Truck Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 9-17-46
ARTHUR A. SIM, Supervisor,

South Rapid Transit District, Emp. 4-10-42
WILLIAM H. SMTH, Laborer,

Track, Emp. 7-10-46

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■I J. A. KAIN

I 44 Yeors

GOJKO T. SPASOJEVICH, Section Foreman,

Engineering, Emp. 10-2-30
EDWARD J. STAHOWIAK, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 8-19-37
JOHN J. SUDA, Information Clerk,

Transportation, Emp. 9-30-37
EDWIN W. VAN CLEAVE, Clerk,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-19-36
JAMES P. WALSH, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 1-11-52
WILLIAM P. WHELEHAN, Supervisor,

District C, Emp. 11-10-36
THEODORE J. WOSS, Machine Shop Foreman,

South Shops, Emp. 8-1-29
CHARLES A. WROBEL, Token Clerk I,

Treasury, Emp. 10-15-41

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

LYLE J. BLACK, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 5-10-62
FRANK J. DELAQUILA, Electrical Worker A,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 11-20-39
MICHAEL GORCZYNSKl, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 9-27-45
JOHN W. KOGER, Car Repairman A,

61st Street, Emp. 1-12-54
JOHN J. McGOVERN, File Clerk,

Claim, Emp. 3-18-46
JOHN NANNINGA, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 1-15-37
HAYWOOD S. OWENS, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 6-5-45
NATHANIEL T. PERKINS, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 8-20-47
ROBERT A. RAWLINGS, Motorman,

South Section, Emp. 3-19-62
RAYMOND B. SCHEID, Bus Repairer,

69th Street, Emp. 2-18-42
FRANKLIN F. SPECHT, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-11-52
RICHARD M. STANTON, Supervisor,

North Section, Emp. 7-1-42
JOHN E. SUTTER, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 8-7-41
JOHN R. VITELLO, Trackman 1,

Engineering, Emp. 5-1-36

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of health, an enjoyable pension, and the hope that they can
do all the things and see all the places that they always
wanted to. . . Operator JOHN LOCACIUS took his pension
June 1. He'll be going to Canada to do some fishing and to
enjoy life at its best. Good luck, John!. .Operator L. NULL-
MEYER, formerly of Lawndale Depot, went on pension July
1 after 32 years of service. We wish you the best of health
and good luck... I saw WALLY SERAFIN, retired operator.
He looks good and says hello to all at Kedzie... Clerk ART
COOPER got a hole-in-one, his first in 45 years of golfing.
Clerk JERRY BLAKE was with him when he made his
greatest shot. . . CAROL WALLIN, the daughter of Jerry
Blake, has moved to South Amboy, New Jersey; her hus-
band has been transferred there. Jerry and his lovely wife,
SHIRLEY, will visit them on their vacation. .. Operator
JAMES SPRAAGS had a surprise birthday; a few passen-
gers got on his Madison Street bus with a small birthday
cake and a couple of lit candles, singing Happy Birthday to
him. Jim, we wish you many more. ..Congratulations to Op-
erator WILLIAM LARSEN and his lovely wife, JOSEPHINE,
who became grandparents for the third time. Their daugh-
ter, MARGE MAHONEY, had a baby girl, PAMELA ANN,
who was born at Georgetown hospital, Washington, D.C., on
May 29.. .Operator HARVEY BEY's lovelywife, NAOMI, had
an operation on her feet. Naomi was in West Lake hospital
in Melrose Park. She is home now, and we all wish her a
speedy recovery. ..Retired operator A. LOHMEIR broke his
leg in a fall while siding his garage. ..Operator J. RICH-
ARDSON, the number one man at Kedzie, was in the hos-
pital but is now back on the job. ..Retired operator I. BER-
LIN had a memorial service for his wife at Shalom Memo-
rial Park cemetery. Then he and some friends went to his
daughter's home in Palatine for some refreshments. ..Bus
Transferer DAVE KISSANE's aunt passed away May 12.
She lived in Kearny, New Jersey. ..Night Foreman FRANK
GRIMALDI's brother, NICK, passed away and was laid to
rest on June 2 in Mt. Carmel cemetery. . . Operator ED
BARRY, top charter driver for Butterworth Tours, had a
nice viTite-up in the Quad Cities newspaper for his excel-
lent service. They always request Ed for their charters,
and now you know why. . . PAUL BARNETT has resigned
from the repair department and is moving to Yuma, Arizo-
na. We wish you the best of luck, Paul. ..Don't forget your
credit union; save a little each payday.

LAWNDALE -

We extend our heartiest congratulations to Operator and
Mrs. ED CELOVSKY who celebrated their 32nd wedding an-
niversary on May 2. ..Our deepest sympathy is extended to
the family of Pensioner JESSE C. CINKUS who recently
passed away. ..Operator JOHN P. McGARVEY recently re-
turned from the cable car city and the streets of San Fran-
cisco...Good to see Clerk BILL KELLY back to work after
a lengthy illness... Former operator MARTY KARIOLICH
recently returned to work as a janitor. Welcome back,
Marty... We had to give out a chuckle on May 3 when Oper-
ator BENNY J. HERRON showed up for work on his 22nd
anniversary. Well, Benny, it happens to the best of us...
Give all of your cigar coupons to Chief Clerk RUSS GUN-
DERSON. Russ will be spending his vacation this year in
Columbus Park and wants all the cigars he can get. ..Con-
gratulations to the families of all personnel who had grad-
uates this year. Many successful years to all... By the time
many of you read this, vacation time will nearly be over for

ULY-AUGUST, 1973

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many of us. However, I hope that you were able to visit
your favorite places this year and managed to get around
the gas shortage. I'll let you know in my next article if I
made it to Spokane, Washington, or not. You know, that's a
lot of driving on ten here and ten there. ..I'll be looking for-
ward to you telling me about your vacation experiences this
year, so use the news box... Happy birthday and anniversary
to all who celebrate them this month... So until next time
think with safety in mind.

THaiiiaU

LIMITS -

Greetings, fellows, this is your on-the-case reporter...
First, I would like to congratulate you all on your ISC
award... Congratulations are in order for Limits' former
scribe, BOB BENSON, who sent me a very nice letter in-
forming me of the birth of his seventh grandchild. What a
nice way to enjoy your pension. ..The next time you see ART
COOPER, be sure to shake his hand for his first hole-in-
one in 45 years of playing golf. WOW!.. Also, the next time
you see JUDGE LORD, ask him how many fish he has.
From what he tells me, there's a couple hundred in his
freezer — Limits' very own fisherman of the year. ..There
are a lot of our men who are on cloud nine this year be-
cause of graduations. Operator ALLEN JACKSON saw his
daughter graduate from Washington university and is still
feeling the sunny effect of the outside exercise, and Oper-
ator JEROME WALKER saw his daughter graduate from
Jones Commercial High school. She plans to attend college
in the fall. ..Operator RUFUS H. BOYD's number one son,
RUFUS Jr., was graduated from C.V.S. and plans a college
major in electronics. Operator STANLEY FOSTER'S son,
MICHAEL, was graduated from Thornton Township High
school and plans to study data processing in college... A
wish for a speedy recovery goes out to IKE WILLIAMS and
NEWTON MYERS, both of whom are in the hospital at this
writing.. .Hey, here's a good one. AL SCHUSTER dropped
me a line to let me know how great our credit union is, as
if we didn't know. They came to his rescue while he was on
a trip to Florida when all other banks could not help him.
That is really great. ..Sorry to hear that our Softball team
didn't do too good this year. Well, fellows, if it's that bad,
I'll be out next year. Ha, Ha!

(^^tlei licitui

LOOP -

Our sympathy is extended to the family and friends of
GENEVIEVE WASHBURN, former assignment clerk. Gene
was a lovely lady, beloved by all who knew her. She will
long be remembered... Our sympathy also goes out to the
family and friends of former agent EARL GILBERT who
was on disability retirement at the time of his death, to
Clerk KOKOWYNSKI in the death of his mother, and to re-
tired chief clerk HARRY BAKER in the death of his broth-
er, MORRIS. May they all rest in peace. . . Chief Clerk
JOHN CAROLAN has asked us to thank all his friends for
their kind expressions of sympathy at the time of his vrife's
death. . . Congratulations to Agent MARY RITTER's son,
JOHN, who was graduated from the Chicago police academy.
..Conductor JOE FRITZ is on his second vacation of the
year. Poor Joe says he has lots more vacation left, but no
cash. Get out and enjoy Mother Nature, Joe. The best
things are free; hike, swim, camp, fish — try it, you'll like

WEDDING BELLS rang for
RICH and CECELIA
PARENTI on February 17
at St. Angela church. The

bride is the former CE-
CELIA TRUCCO, sten-
ographer in Methods and
Procedures.

it. ..Agent BILL PFEIFFER and his wife spent the weekend
of June 15 up in Free Soil, Michigan, where they attended
the wedding of Mrs. Pfeiffer's nephew. Bill says he ate
too much and increased the Alka Seltzer sales, but all in
all, they had a great time.. .Agent CAROL BOWMAN started
her vacation on June 24. We will get the story on that when
she returns. ..Agent EFFIE ALEXANDER could hardly wait
for June 10, when her vacation began and she left for Mex-
ico...Agent MARY VIDAS celebrated her tenth anniversary
with CTA on July 13. Mary will spend her vacation during
August with her niece and husband in San Bernardino, Cal-
ifornia, where they will also celebrate her birthday on
August 22. Happy birthday, and have fun. .. Speaking of
birthdays. Foot Collector VERNE NORSTROM had one on
June 24. He took off Friday the 22nd, and went to the races
hoping to come home with a nice birthday gift. As of this
writing, we haven't heard the results. .. Agent MARTHA
BLEERS snuck off without leaving details. We'll corner
her on her return.. .Agent JULIE MATTRAN and her hus-
band, RAY, spent the Memorial day weekend at the Arling-
ton Park Towers hotel in Arlington Heights. They wined,
dined, danced, swam in the pool, and had fun in the sun. It
was a lovely way to celebrate their 32nd wedding anniver-
sary. Congratulations! ..Agent JOHN WOODS had an ex-
ceptionally wonderful Father's day this year; he learned
that his son had won a four year scholarship to Tarkio col-
lege in Missouri. John is one proud daddy. Congratula-
tions! ..Agent VIRGINIA TOTCKE is looking forward to her
August vacation. She and retired agent LILLIAN CONROY
and other friends are vacationing in Hawaii this year. We
can hardly wait to hear about this trip. Have fun.. .Agent
JUNE BAREKMAN is having a surprise vacation this year.
She and a friend are going to get in the car and go with no
destination in mind. This should be interesting to hear
about when she returns... Former agent DOROTHY' ADLER
is enjoying the Florida sunshine very much. She sends fond
greetings to all her CTA friends... Keep smiling!

- THUdxtd "DtufU & THofUf TOcttai

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

CLARENCE F. BRIEGER, who retired in 1969 with 42
years of service at Douglas Park, paid us a visit and told
us that his father, WILLIAM A. BRIEGER, who retired in
1952 from Douglas Park, is now 87 years young, and his
lovely wife, FRANCES, is 85 years young. They celebrated
their 67th wedding anniversary on May 12. We wish them

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[many more happy years together. ..MARY GALLAGHER is
leagerly planning her trip to Ireland in July. We hope to re-
port about it when she returns. .. DAVE GRAFMAN and
[fRED FRIEB both celebrated birthdays on May 8. We want
to wish them many more. ..We had a lot of people celebrate
their aimiversaries with the CTA in May. Congratulations
to JIMMY GEORGE, JOE GIBLIN, MYRTLE APITZ, MIL-
DRED DOYLE, MARY STANCZYK and GRACE MOUNTS...
NANCY WIXTED, the daughter of Agent MARY WIXTED, is
the proud owner of a 1973 Mazda. Nancy won the car when
she took a chance for $1. We are all happy for her and a
jlittle green — with envy. ..Congress Motorman A. POULAS is
the proud father of two graduates this year. His daughter,
HELEN, was graduated from the University of Illinois Cir-
:;le Campus, and his younger daughter, KATHEY, was grad-
aated from Foreman High school and plans to attend Circle
|in the fall... Relief Superintendent KEN BROWN spent a two-
week vacation camping with his family in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ihey had a wonderful time... Superintendent JOHN ZUPKO
lad planned a two-week vacation but got sick and instead
i3pent a week in the hospital and three weeks at home re-
cuperating. He is back to work now and feeling fine. He
ivishes to thank everyone who contributed for the terrarium
md the fruit basket which were sent to him from the Ken-
ledy Line, and for the cards and phone calls which he re-
ceived...Co-reporter GRACE MOUNTS plans to spend her
/acation visiting relatives in Indiana and Michigan... Former
issignment agent JEAN WASHBURN passed away after a
.ong illness. Jean was a great lady and a favorite of all the
iVest Side temps. Jean's husband, RAY, wishes to thank
sveryone for the expressions of sympathy he received.. .As-
iSignment Agent JUSTIN MCCARTHY went on pension July 1.
BOB MALONEY is planning to go on pension September 1
,md will move to Florida. We wish both Justin and Bob a lot
:)f happiness. They are two great guys that deserve it...Re-
:ired agents CATHERINE KENNEY and NELLY REDY are
joth residing at St. Andrew's home, 7000 N. Newark, Niles.
;'m sure that they'd both love to hear from some of the
igents who knew them.

. - tfiaa THoutti & "Kattf Tftatiatt^

JORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to everyone! Yes, that's the way
)ur column will begin from now on. Since BILL MIEDEMA
jot the job transferring buses to and from the South Shops,
le no longer writes for North Avenue. We know that you'll
igree that he did a tremendous job of reporting over the
)ast several years, and we will miss him. We hope he will
;ontinue to share all the pensioner news with us. In this
vay North Avenue will continue to be noted for news about
ts retirees. Drop us a line, fellows, we'll be more than
;lad to hear from you. ..Here's a belated welcome and
•oiling out of the red carpet for MILTON PIKARSKY, the
lew CTA Board Chairman. We wish him continued success
n his new position and hope to meet him in the near future.
.After talking to ART HALEK recently, we decided that
ifter IO5 years of retirement, he doesn't look a day older
han when he was working the old red streetcars... Another
;pry retiree is HAROLD JULITZ who chatted with us while
■iding the "L" from the Mart. He sends his best regards to
;ll his old friends... Former North Avenue Trainman TOM
^ALENZIA, now living in San Diego, underwent the same
ype of heart surgery that yours truly had almost a year
j-go. At last report we understand he's coming along OK.
lood luck, Tom... Finally hanging up the phone at Grand and

NEWS
Halsted was Central District Supervisor MIKE LYONS who
took his pension June l...Also going on pension were Oper-
ators CHARLES SHEEHY and GEORGE CARLSON. George,
you now have loads of time to look back over the years
through the bus mirror that was presented to you by your
friends. .. Two other fellows who are going to have more
leisure time will be Station Superintendents MYLES HAR-
RINGTON of Kedzie and JACK MORRIS of Lawndale whose
retirements will become effective August 1. Good luck to
all of you, and please be sure to keep in touch with us. ..Do
you folks realize that on April 26 Superintendent BOB
KEAG became a grandpa? He held up so well under the
strain, that just a little over a month later he and Grandma
KEAG got into their new "autymobubble" and headed for the
southwestern part of the country for a little rest and relax-
ation. Two weeks later Assistant Station Superintendent
WARD CHAMBERLAIN and his wife, MARGE, also deserted
the camp and headed across the border to Montreal, Cana-
da. You can bet they were back in time to celebrate their
30th wedding anniversary on July 30... After a bit of family
roundtable discussion. Instructor MARVIN KOCAR and his
wife, PEGGY, and their two daughters also decided to pile
into their I'll ol' bug and head through Canada... District C
Supervisor M. McLOUD didn't get any further than Gary,
Indiana, but even that's getting away from it all... Just ask
Clerk BOB STACH's daughter, DOROTHY, who it was that
pulled in all the muskies while on their vacation at Leech
Lake, Minnesota. I'll give you a little hint, it wasn't Bob...
Of course there's also Operator FLEISCHAKER's way of
doing it. He let his vrife and son have an enjoyable trip to
Austria while he stayed home and worked to pay for it all...
Operator AL JACQUES and his better half combined a bit of
house painting with their Tennessee vacation. Al, you is a
good boy. ..Operator and Mrs. RAY SPAKOWSKI had an en-
joyable time in Clearwater, Florida... "Honey-do" vacations
were spent by ART ECKER and JIMMY O'BRIEN. ..It would
have been nice to have been able to accompany Collector E.
BRIESKEY and his wife and grandson on their AMTRAK va-
cation to Albuquerque and El Paso. Thanks so very much
for the souvenirs. ..Speaking of trains, who do you suppose
rode the cushions behind Southern railway's steam loco-
motive #4501 when it made the trip from Centralia, Illinois,
to Chicago? None other than Relief Clerk BILL REY-
NOLDS. In our book, that's the way to travel. ..To continue
our vacation varieties we have this "first" vacation taken
by District C Supervisor JOHN HOFF and his wife, DORO-
THY. This was the first vacation trip for their new '72
Impala. It was also the first car of theirs to sport air con-
ditioning. It was also the first time they rented a camping
trailer; all their previous vacations were spent in motels.
August 10 was the day they headed for beautiful Kentucky
Lake. From our own experience we know that this is one
of the nicest places to spend a quiet restful vacation... How
about a one-day jaunt to Union, Illinois, where you can see
four old red streetcars, a PCC car, and an old sweeper.
These were recently acquired by the Illinois Railway Mu-
seum and at one time were owned by the CSL. These new
arrivals should be inducement enough for anyone to want to
go there and relive the "good old days. "..There are three
more reasons for putting out the flag on July 4. It was the
60th birthday of our No. 1 box puller, CHARLES BARA-
GLIA; the 37th wedding anniversary of Custodian JOHN
MARACEK and his wife, and last but not least, the birthday
of the fella who can whip up one of this town's best hot dog
barbeques, BILL (Mr. Clean) OLIVER.. .BOB STACH, JOHN
MARACEK and MIKE LACRIOLA rounded out the rest of
the month with their birthdays. ..The month of August finds

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Pensioner ROLLIE HEAD and MARGE CHAMBERLAIN
blowing out the candles. ..The calorie laden goodies in Sep-
tember will "hopefully" be supplied by Assistant Superin-
tendent WARD CHAMBERLAIN and Clerk AL (Elkhorn)
ROHDE...N0W how about spilling over into October when
EVELYN BROGAN, the wife of Senior Station Instructor
JIM BROGAN, celebrates her birthday on the 10th. This is
closely followed by yours truly on the 13th. (You know,
some of the BEST people are born in October.). ..If you fel-
lows would like to keep yourselves out of the doghouse, take
my advice and don't forget this date — October 20. That's
the day you remember the gals in your life, such as moth-
ers, wives, daughters and sweethearts. Don't say I didn't
warn you in plenty of time. . .By this time the melodious
voice of Switchboard Operator JOHN STICH should be
greeting you again after his stay in Columbus hospital...
We're also hoping to see Operator LUCIUS BANKS out of
Mt. Sinai soon... Operator ED KELLY's wife, JUNE, spent
some time in Resurrection hospital. ..After one false start,
that little ten-year old guy of Clerk BENNY MAZALEWSKI
found out that "the hip bone meets the thigh bone, the thigh
bone meets the leg bone, etc." at Northwest Community
hospital. ..The youngest member of the hospital corps was
the three-year old grandson of Operator MIKE BYSTREK
who underwent surgery at Lutheran General hospital. .. It
was mighty nice to see the return of Clerk BILL KELLY
and Operator A. PALICKI who have been out of action for a
good while... We would like to take a moment to offer our
sincere condolences to those who have suffered the loss of
a loved one recently. To Operator WALTER REMBACK in
the loss of his wife; District Superintendent WERNER STO-
KELL in the loss of his mother; Clerk BILL CERKAN in
the loss of his grandson; Operator ED SZAREK in the loss
of his mother, and to the family of retired District C su-
pervisor JIM O'MAHONEY. Also to the families of two
men who I had the pleasure of working with for many years.
Operator GEORGE DEARMAN and Collector RAY KRUML,
both of Forest Glen Station... Clerk BOB STACH tells us
that during a heavy rainstorm, if water gets up to his new
home, located on the sixth floor, it will have to be carried
up in the elevator.

As an opener for my first article, I wish to express my
gratitude for this opportunity as co-reporter with WALTER
BLIX. I only hope that I shall be able to come up to par
with the thorough job that Walter has and is still doing. 1
aspire, without the expertise of a professional, to report
news that will be both informative and entertaining.
Thanks.. .A romantic courtship ended in "I do" when Opera-
tor TOM YAPELLI and GRACE PESOLA exchanged the
vows of matrimony. Our very best to the two of you. ..In-
structor ED JURCZAK celebrated his 60th birthday on May
2 and received many gifts and was feted on three separate
occasions. . .MICHAEL ENGSTROM, the grandson of In-
structor MICHAEL LACRIOLA, wondered what it was all
about as he observed the candle on his cake May 21, de-
noting birthday number one. His daughter, DORENE, is
proudly sporting her class ring, meaning she will start her
senior year at Resurrection High school in the fall. ..The
domicile of Instructor DAVE EGGERSDORF and his wife,
AMY, turned into a place of academic atmosphere when
their son, DANIEL, was graduated from Stevens school, and
their daughter, PATRICIA, was graduated from kindergar-
ten. The Eggersdorfs celebrated the dual occasion in one
of the finer eateries of the Forest Park area. ..The sliding
of the checkers across the board goes on daily as members
of the "checker set" sharpen their wits to appear on the list

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of the top ten best players. As we gazed upon the face of
Operator JULIO RODRIGUEZ as he was lending his pitch
to the game, this scribe would interpret Julio's thoughts as
"there are some tough hombres to beat, amigos." Accord-
ing to the latest reports. Operators LEON (Cool Tom)
THOMAS and OLIVER (Sausage) WILSON are among the
top contenders. ..From the Repair Department we found the
following repairmen on vacation: Foreman A. PALA at his
farm in Wisconsin; Repairman RICHARD CREAL and his
spouse in that number one city. New York, and Repairman
JERRY ROCHETTE and his spouse at home in Woodstock.
The Rochettes also celebrated one dozen happily married
years on June 17. ..Repairman RONALD FILARSKI played
the role of GI as he fulfilled his military obligations to
Uncle Sam for two weeks at Fort Gordon, Georgia... DALE
WISNIESKI, the son of Repairman FRANK WISNIESKI, and
DONNA DEATHERAGE were pierced by cupid's arrow and
became Mr. and Mrs. in the early part of June. ..The tire
section of the Repair Department brings into focus the ac-
tivities of Repairman JOHN RUDDLES and his wife,
ELAINE. The month of May offered many occasions for
celebration. Elaine's birthday on the 5th and the couple's
wedding anniversary on the 10th (21 years). Sharing the
spotlight with papa and mama Ruddles was their daughter,
MARIANNE, a senior at Good Counsel High school, whO'
was elected president of the organization. Christian Life
Communities Prefect... Operator HORACE BROWNING, 241
board member from the deactivated Keeler Station, camei'
to North Avenue and brought a special smile on the faces of'
North Avenue board members JOHN WEATHERSPOON andr
ANTHONY KEMP. (Nothing like more hands on the oars,
eh fellows?)... Operator BRUCE WILLLfVMS and his wife,'
BARBARA, were wearing that special smile when their son,
BRUCE Jr., was graduated from Maple-Dodge school and
their daughter, BARBARA, was graduated from Crane Highi
school... ALBERT LOWERY Jr., the son of ALBERT and
VERLA LOWERY, is back this summer to help keep the'
fleet rolling. Albert is in his junior year at Arkansas A&M
college majoring in business administration. . . Operator
FRED LABERN, a native of Managua, Nicaragua, was very
elated to learn that members of his family were able to
drive to safety to the nearby City of Jinotepe during the re-
cent earthquake there. ..Operator JOHN (Jack) McNIFF has
returned from a vacation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. i'
Have you observed the similarity of John to Sonny of thei
Sonny and Cher team?. .The ringing of the hammer hitting/
the nail is coming from the shingle going up reading Dr.
ROBERT L. WITT, podiatrist. Robert is the son of Opera-
tor BEN and SALLY WITT, and was graduated from Illinois
College of Podiatry on May 25. Best of luck to you. Doc...
Our sincere sympathy is extended to the family of Operator
HENRY LOCKHART and his wife, PEGGYE, in the death of
their daughter, KENYA, who was the girl of a set of frater-
nal twins born to the couple on November 28, 1972; to Op-
erator PETER and BERNICE DOWDALL in the death of her
brother, DAVID ABBIHIL, and to Operator RAYMOND
SWOPE in the death of his sister, FLORENCE SWOPE...
Operator BEN FLENAUGH is defending his title as city
tennis champ in the senior doubles set. The matches
started at Garfield park and will end in Waveland park.
The winners will go to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the
National Park District Tournament. Good luck, Ben... The
accolades of the fans have long since faded, but we must
mention the quasi-professional teamwork of our basketball
team under the scrutinizing eye of player-coach. Operator
WADE SIMMONS, as he guided the team through an unde-
feated season. Wade said the team's 55 to 45 victory over

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[he Forest Glen team was the sweetest and most revenge-
a\ game of the season. It was Forest Glen that beat them
; n the championship game last season. The team consists
> If Operators WILLIE BAKER, TOM COLLINS, BILLY
: [tANBACK, CARLOS MADDOX, WILLIE STEWART,
: JOBBY BARNES, AL GORDON, LOUIS GARDNER, C. LO-
■: JIACK, PUGH, W. HUNT and KENNETH BLUE. Although
J :he team lost Collins to Archer and Blue to Beverly on the
; jystem pick, the team plans to come back strong next sea-
: iion...From the credit union. Operator PETER DOWDALL,
, reasurer, proudly reminds us that the 6 per cent annual
T ilividend, paid on a semi-annual basis, was paid on June 30.
: .FERN METTLER, the wife of Operator KENNETH MET-
fLER, is now home from the hospital and progressing rap-
, dly. . . Operator JULIUS TEDESCHI was missing for a
i!Ouple of weeks because of jury duty. . . Operator LAWR-
ENCE CASEY is sporting the broadest smile of his entire
;areer. You guessed it right — he moved to the number one
ipot on the seniority list after the retirement of Operator
}EORGE CARLSON... Operator LUCIUS BANKS who was in
Vlt. Sinai hospital is now in the Veteran's Administration
lospital on Damen Avenue. A speedy recovery to you,
, (Lucius. ..Pensioner BEN SCHOLTZ has returned from Sar-
isota, Florida, after attending the funeral of his sister-in-
aw. Prior to the Florida trip, Ben spent a few months in
California where he tried to contact Pensioner OLIVER
WLKBENT, but to no avail. ..Pensioner LEO PLUSKOW-
5KI was in from Wisconsin for a few days recuperating
I'rom a recent operation... Pensioner JOE HEIBEL is still
joing strong. He was observed by Instructor D. EGGERS-
DORF painting vrindows and attending to a few other chores
iround the house. ..Among the many pensioners that still
lave their anchors in Chicago are RAY KUSTOHS, around
;he local pub at Springfield and FuUerton; ART HALLEK
standing tall guarding the money at the bank at Pulaski and
North Avenue, and JOHN TUREK on the opposite corner
around the paper stand... Operator PATRICK GATELY has
been observed keeping close quarters with Operator LOUIS
|F0RD. Ford is the only person we know that opens his
lunch bag, and with the magic of a modern day Houdini,
lays before you a complete seven course lunch that would
he the envy of any gourmet. Nice work if you can get it,
Patrick... Your scribe and his wife, lONE T. PRUITT, were
presented with a new granddaughter, SEQUANDRA, on May
4. ..As vice chairman of the Advisory Council, WGUPC,
Model Cities/Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity,
this scribe was chosen to represent the council at a senior
.citizen award dinner held at the Chateau Royale. As an
added attraction, I found myself seated next to Congress-
woman Cardiss Collins.

NORTH PARK -

GARY KEMP, the son of Operator CHARLES KEMP, is
now a member of the CTA family, Gary is working as a
car serviceman at the Jefferson Park Terminal. ..Operator
BILL OCIEPSKA received his bachelor of arts degree from
Northeastern Illinois university on April 18 and is now
qualified as a physical education instructor. . . Operator
DARNELL WILLIAMS and his wife, GLORIA, became par-
ents of their second child when a daughter, KIMBERLY
NATE, was born on April 30 at Mercy hospital weighing
8 pounds 10 ounces. .. Operator DAVID BENSON and his
wife, JACQUELINE, became proud first-time parents when
a son, ROBERT WESLEY, was born on June 15 at Swedish

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Covenant hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. Robert's
grandfather is Pensioner ROBERT BENSON, former
Transit News scribe at Limits Depot. ..Pensioner EARNIE
BOURBON was hospitalized at St. Elizabeth hospital at this
viriting for major surgery. Our prayers are with Earnie
for a complete recovery... Pensioner FRANK LITTAU en-
joyed his vacation in the great Northwest. Highlights of the
trip were visits to Lake Louise, Saddleback Mountain,
Banff National Park and Vancouver. ..Pensioner GEORGE
KRINKE and his wife, PEARL, along with former CTA em-
ployee RAY MURPHY and his wife, LILLIAN, vacationed
throughout Florida. A visit with Pensioner PETE CUN-
NINGHAM and FRANK POWELL of St. Petersburg was
most enjoyed. Trips to Disney World, Cape Kennedy and
St. Augustine were also on the agenda. ..Pensioner JOHN
CLARK spent a week's vacation in Mountain Home, Arkan-
sas, with Pensioner WENRICK (Blackie) NELSON and his
wife, MABELLE. Blackie operates the Mockingbird Hill
Gift Shop and the largest driftwood museum in the state.
Blackie invites his many Chicago area friends to stop by
for a visit and browse around his novelty shop. ..Pensioner
RAY DONESKl and his son-in-law, BERNARD WOOLWINE,
are the operators of the Tucker Hollow Boat Dock and Ma-
rina located on Lake Bull Shoals in Arkansas. Ray and
Bernard have a complete service — boats, motors, live
bait, free campgrounds, cabins, etc. Their mailing address
is Route 4, Harrison, Arkansas 72601, or phone (501) 436-
5564. ..Operator MEL HORNING and his wife, VIOLET, va-
cationed for a week in Forsyth, Missouri, at the home of
Pensioner ART and RUTH MUIR. Visits with Pensioner
STEVE HERMAN, ROY LEMKE and RAY DONESKl were
also enjoyed... DEBBIE BASON, the daughter of Operator
HAROLD BASON, was graduated from Schurz High school,
and at this time she is still mulling over several college
offers.

NORTH SECTION -

The family of EVELYN (Coveny) MADDEN wishes to ex-
tend their sincere thanks to all who sent cards and flowers
when Mrs. Madden's mother, JOSEPHINE COVENY, passed
away May 23 after a short illness. Mrs. Coveny was a
ticket agent out of North Section for 30 years and had been
on pension for nine years. Our sincere condolences to her
family.

OPERATIONS (Transportation) -

JULIE WILLEM and a good friend flew to Warsaw,
Poland, where they began their two-week vacation. Visiting
with friends and attending an opera and a play were the
first things they did before driving to Krakow where they
took a tour of King's Castle. It was then on to Weliczki, a
salt mining tovm, and a trip that took them below ground to
see a beautiful altar carved from salt. They continued on
to Zakopane where Julie met her cousin for the first time,
and saw Poland's most beautiful mountains. Good weather
helped to make it a very nice vacation... JACK CHAMBERS
and his wife, EILEEN, went on an eight-day cruise on the
MS Boheme. They visited the Islands of Puerto Plata,
where Jack bought some beautiful amber jewelry for his
best girl, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Haiti. Their
home is now decorated with some very nice wood carvings.
They had such a wonderful time that they are planning to go
back again soon. ..JAMES R. TUCKER recently returned

JULY-AUGUST, 1973

ANDREW J. ALEXANDER, 62, Archer,

Emp. 12-10-44, Died 5-14-73
GEORGE ANDERSON, 43, Wilson,

Emp. 10-31-55, Died 5-17-73
EUGENE D. BABCOCK, 90, Auditing,

Emp. 5-20-12, Died 3-31-73
MARIE C. BERNHARDT, 78, North Section,

Emp. 6-5-39, Died 5-1-73
EDWARD J. BLAIR, 90, Engineering,

Emp. 7-7-05, Died 5-20-73
EDWARD BOYLE, 73, Electrical,

Emp. 3-27-29, Died 5-19-73
LEONARD J. BRINK, 89, South Section,

Emp. 2-26-17, Died 6-19-73
ALFRED BUCHANAN, 88, South Section,

Emp. 4-4-07, Died 5-14-73
ADAM M. BULZAK, 77, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-29-42, Died 6-8-73
JAMES J. BYRNE, 67, West Section,

Emp. 10-12-37, Died 5-11-73
PETER CAHILL, 86, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-12-19, Died 5-20-73
JOHN D. CANNADY, 76, Specifications,

Emp. 11-26-46, Died 6-6-73
JOHN J. CARNEY, 76, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-15-25, Died 5-17-73
TERENCE CASSIDY, 75, 69th Street,

Emp. 3-26-43, Died 5-10-73
JESSE C. CINKUS, 66, Lawndale,

Emp. 11-27-28, Died 6-12-73
JOSEPHINE COVENEY, 74, North Section,

Emp. 6-23-43, Died 5-23-73
DOUGLAS C. CRON, 69, Beverly,

Emp. 9-2-27, Died 4-20-73
GEORGE DEARMAN, 47, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-7-55, Died 6-16-73
THERON DYKES, 78, West Section,

Emp. 8-24-45, Died 6-11-73
WALTER A. ECKEL, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-9-23, Died 6-20-73

THOMAS A. EMMETT, 85, Devon,

Emp. 3-20-24, Died 5-31-73

recent deaths.

ELMER J. FEIEREISEL, 64, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-28-34, Died 6-1-73
FRANK FRENZEL, 58, Archer,

Emp. 1-27-58, Died 6-1-73
PATRICK J. GAFFNEY, 69, South Shops,

Emp. 8-8-27, Died 5-3-73
EARL J. GILBERT, 49, West Section,

Emp. 12-27-60, Died 6-3-73
MICHAEL GILL, 81, Limits,

Emp. 4-25-24, Died 5-24-73
GEORGE R. GOULDEN, 83, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-5-14, Died 5-1-73
THEODORE GREENFIELD, 82, Devon,

Emp. 12-9-19, Died 6-11-73
FRANK W. GUNSOLUS, 74, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-26-23, Died 6-7-73
WILLIAM W. HAIG, 72, Howard Street,

Emp. 12-7-44, Died 5-16-73
HARVEY R. HALL, 63, Limits,

Emp. 2-22-34, Died 6-27-73
THEODORE HELLAND, 71, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-30-29, Died 6-7-73
AUGUST L. HILDEBRAND, 92, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-18-10, Died 5-6-73
LOUIS C. HOFMANN, 79, North Park,

Emp. 8-20-13, Died 6-7-73
HOY M. HUSTON, 58, North Section,

Emp. 2-20-48, Died 6-14-73
ANTON IPCZYNSKI, 77, West Section,

Emp. 3-20-21, Died 5-10-73
SAM H. ISON, 42, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-22-58, Died 6-19-73
JAMES JACKSON, 42, Limits,

Emp. 9-6-56, Died 5-21-73
EDWARD J. KALAS, 70, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-30-23, Died 6-19-73
JOSEPH W. KELLER, 72, North Section,

Emp. 12-4-17, Died 5-16-73
ROSEMARY KELLY, 56, North Section,

Emp. 9-17-55, Died 6-27-73
WILLIAM KENNA, 63, Kedzie,

Emp. 3-3-43, Died 5-4-73

from a vacation which included Dallas, Texas, and New
Orleans, Louisiana. He had a good time and hated to come
back. ..CARL GIBES and his wife, HILDE, drove to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, for a week of relaxation. It sure was
for Carl because he played golf and his wife caddied for
him. Of course, he didn't trust her to give him the clubs.
Once after he swung the club he asked her where it went,
and she told him he had to hit the ball first before it could
go anywhere. They had a wonderful time and enjoyed the
baths and massages the most. ..ELSIE SMITH stayed home
on her vacation. Her daughter, MARGIE, and her two
children, CINDY and BECKI, who live in Montana, came to
the Windy City to visit Elsie. They did things together and
had a good time... TOM STIGLIC also spent his vacation at
home with his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren who
were in from Florida. He had a ball even though he didn't
go away... On July 1 JOHN SUDA, information clerk, retired
with more than 35 years of service. We extend our wishes
for a very happy retirement. A very warm welcome is ex-
tended to EDWARD KULPIT who transferred from Revenue
Accounting and is replacing John. We are happy to have

you with us, Ed. ..Congratulations and the best of everything
is wished to GEORGE E. EVANS, superintendent of Beverlj
Station, who retired on June 1 after more than 31 years oi
service, and to RALPH H. KUGELARD, District D super-
intendent, who retired on July 1 after 36 years of service.

(Utility and Emergency Service) -

Graduations were the thing in the CHARLES GAGE fam-
ily this year. MARCIA was graduated from Bradley uni-;
versity with a degree in sociology; GAYLE from Fenger*
High school and will continue her studies at Illinois State
university, and DARRYL from kindergarten at Roselanc
Christian school. His son, CHARLES Jr., just completec
his freshman year at Florida A&M where he is majoring ir
architectural engineering. ..DON EDWARDS and his wife va-
cationed in Mexico City, Mexico. He said he never sa*
such driving, or so many 1930-model trucks and cars. To
his surprise he found that they have a beautiful subways
there. They had a real good time.. .PAT PORCELIUS and-
his wife, LORRAINE, flew to Las Vegas where they stayed
about six days. They took in some shows and did some

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

^mong employes

CHARLES KLICPERA, 88, West Section,

Emp. 2-18-20, Died 5-8-73
ALBERT A. KLINGBEIL, 66, West Section,

Emp. 6-17-41, Died 6-4-73
CHARLES N. KNUTSON, 65, Electrical,

Emp. 3-4-30, Died 5-3-73
RAYMOND KRUML, 61, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-23-52, Died 6-9-73
JAMES C. LALLEY, 67, Limits,

Emp. 6-27-42, Died 6-13-73
WILLIAM J. LANGAN, 85, Devon,

Emp. 4-2-13, Died 6-7-73
WILLIAM J. LEAHY, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-28-05, Died 5-6-73
MICHAEL LEWINSKI, 83, Kedzie,

Emp. 11-5-18, Died 6-28-73
FELIX R. LIENAU, 87, South Section,

Emp. 7-6-10, Died 5-12-73
AUGUST MANTHEY, 83, West Section,

Emp. 3-16-14, Died 5-6-73
CHARLES J. MARTENS, 83, Util. & Emerg. Serv.,

Emp. 11-27-30, Died 5-18-73
FRED S. MARTIN, 75, Claim,

Emp. 12-9-42, Died 5-14-73
JOHN McELWEE, 80, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-9-30, Died 5-20-73
PETER T. MILLOCK, 82, Devon,

Emp. 10-13-27, Died 5-4-73
WILLIAM MITCHELL, 87, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 4-24-13, Died 6-17-73
ROBERT MORRISON, 47, Instruction-Surface,

Emp. 7-21-47, Died 7-13-73
THOMAS MURPHY, 84, Kedzie,

Emp. 12-10-13, Died 5-5-73
FRANCIS O'CONNOR, 84, Devon,

Emp. 8-29-16, Died 6-8-73
KENNETH N. OESTREICH, 73, North Park,

Emp. 6-11-26, Died 5-24-73
JAMES F. O'MAHONEY, 68, District C,

Emp. 4-27-26, Died 6-18-73

CLARE E. OSBORNE, 73, North Section,

Emp. 2-12-44, Died 5-16-73

iightseeing in a car they rented. The weather was very
ot, and evidently Pat was too, because this time he didn't
iome home broke. They really enjoyed themselves... Mr.
nd Mrs. ROY BOWERS went to Arizona for their vacation
adjust to relax... Recently, TONY CANDELLA met JIMMY
;ALAHAN who has been on pension for 19 years. He sends
is best to everyone. .. Our sympathy is extended to the
amily of CHARLES MARTENS, retired supervisory chauf-
eur, who passed away, and to Pensioner BILL COLEMAN
/hose wife recently passed away.

'URCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -

A memorable day it was for CECELL^. TRUCCO who
vas wed to RICH PARENTI on February 17. A beautiful
•eception took place at the Fontana D'Or. We wish you the
oest in life. ..Congratulations are in order for EDDIE DAV-
is, 63rd Street Yard, and WILLIAM McGOVERN, MC&OP,
South Shops, who retired July 1. Best wishes to you both!..

KEVIN J. OSBORNE, 71, Howard Street,

Emp. 7-12-46, Died 5-20-73
NICK PIAZZA, 82, Way & Structures,

Emp. 9-25-24, Died 5-19-73
JACOB C. PIPP, 56, Electrical,

Emp. 2-14-40, Died 6-26-73
RUFUS PORTER, 43, West Section,

Emp. 4-13-64, Died 6-7-73
ANDREW PUDK, 80, South Shops,

Emp. 9-14-43, Died 5-16-73
HAROLD C. RACE, 87, South Section,

Emp. 7-8-41, Died 5-15-73
BENNY RUSSO, 71, South Shops,

Emp. 7-13-43, Died 5-25-73
STEFAN SANDRIK, 75, West Shops,

Emp. 1-16-23, Died 6-18-73
LESTER SILINS, 55, North Section,

Emp. 1-12-63, Died 6-27-73
VITO R. SIMONE, 72, West Section,

Emp. 10-7-47, Died 5-10-73
DOMINIC J. STUCKIS, 80, South Shops,

Emp. 4-23-24, Died 6-29-73
JAMES TAYLOR, 55, West Section,

Emp. 7-19-55, Died 5-29-73
RAYMOND THOMPSON, 75, West Section,

Emp. 2-13-43, Died 5-22-73
ALEXANDER THOMSON, 70, West Section,

Emp. 10-22-45, Died 5-25-73
CURTIS TURNER, 37, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-4-64, Died 7-3-73
JOSEPH WARSHAW, 73, South Section,

Emp. 5-13-18, Died 5-11-73
CHARLES N. WEISSEG, 84, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 3-7-11, Died 6-30-73
RAYMOND J. WINKELS, 74, Schedule-Traffic,

Emp. 7-28-24, Died 4-30-73
CARL W. WOLF, 72, Electrical,

Emp. 6-14-24, Died 6-22-73
GEORGE E. ZIEGLER, 76, Keeler,

Emp. 5-26-34, Died 5-4-73
ANTHONY C. ZIENTEK, 63, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-12-47, Died 5-31-73

Our condolences are extended to LEE DeSUTTER and her
family in the loss of her husband, FRANK. Lee would like
to extend her sincere thanks for the donations and mass
cards... We wish a speedy recovery for two of our fellows
from Storeroom 42, MIKE KORZEN, divisional storekeeper,
and CHUCK SCIMECA, fork lift operator. ..Additions to our
department are TINA RODRIGUES, stores typist I, who
came from the Claim Department, and THEO SCOTT, who
is a stenographer II for Stores. Welcome, and we hope you
will be happy with us. . . PRISCILLA KAMRADT has left
Stores to join the Specifications Department. Congratula-
tions on your new job. ..We would also like to acknowledge
our temporary employees, BARBARA BRADY and ED WIL-
SON. Barbara will be a senior at Marion High school and
intends to study nursing after graduation. Ed is a co-op
trainee in Specifications and has been working with us for
about six months. He feels that firsthand experience is an
important part in education. Ed will get his engineering
degree at Bradley university in Peoria. We hope you will
both graduate with high honors in your areas... There is a
new fad going on, and you'll never guess who started it.

JULY-AUGUST, 7.<37o

INSIDE

JOANNE BOETTIN, Stores, purchased a C-harmonica, and
now she's got everybody doin' it! Not only in the office, but
she also just bought seven more for the kids on her block.
Watch the next issue for concert times... Congratulations to
CASSANDRA BENNETT, the daughter of CHARLES BEN-
NET of Storeroom 30 at South Shops. She has been elected
to membership in the South Shore High school chapter of
the National Honor Society. Induction ceremonies were
held April 19 in the school auditorium. We would also like
to wish Miss Bennett a happy 17th birthday. ..Our congratu-
lations also go out to LEE, the daughter of JIM GILLI-
LAND, who was graduated from grammar school on June 7.
The best of luck. .. At least one person will be riding in
comfort this hot summer in his 1973 air-conditioned car.
CHARLES JUREUS has purchased a Buick Century and
says it's the best car ever. ..Happy anniversary to Mr. and
Mrs. JOHN W. SPRINGER, stock clerk I. They celebrated
their 39th wedding anniversary on June 28 by dining out...
Happiness is being a winner of the Ford City Mother of the
Year as was ROSE TOOLIS, the wife of JIM TOOLIS, buyer.
..Summertime news brings reports of vacations from the
East to the West Coast. FRANK JOHNSON, superintendent
of Purchasing, and his family took a beautiful two-week
camping trip out east. Among the many historic sites vis-
ited were Gettysburg and Charlottesville, Virginia. They
had a wonderful time.. .ED THORNE, stores clerk I, re-
laxed during the entire month of May in Florida. Ed and
his wife traveled to Fort Meyers and Miami Beach, then
looked at homes and condominiums in Newport Beach. . .
FRANK MAGUIRE, buyer, traveled through the Midwest for
one week visiting his three daughters. He and Mrs.
Maguire went to Palos Park and Sterling, Illinois, and Cin-
cinatti, Ohio. ..GENE ROSS, Storeroom 61, vacationed for a
week in Framingham, Massachusetts, to visit his folks and
also for another very special reason; Gene's brother,
WALTER, was graduated with high honors from St. Mark's
High school. Walter has also been awarded a scholarship
and will enter Harvard university in the fall as a medical
student. Best wishes for a very successful future. ..TONY
VELCICH, stock clerk II, Storeroom 30, spent two weeks
between Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and California. He said
he had a terrific time, but there was no mention of how
much money he might have won or lost... BILL DOERING,
Storeroom 42, also made a trip to California and stopped in
Mexico and Las Vegas. ..We hope everyone's vacation was
or will be enjoyable.

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Everyone would like to extend their thanks and apprecia-
tion to RAY BRZECZEK for the fine job he did while serv-
ing as our reporter. . . We wish a speedy recovery to ED
BLICHARZ who is in St. Mary's hospital. .. H. YOUNG,
Wilson Shop acting foreman, and J. ANTONUCCI did a won-
derful job while replacing M. KRISTMAN who was on vaca-
tion...A class was held June 14 in Wilson classroom for all
terminal clerks. The subject was unit exchange material,
and the instructor was RICH FABRY. ..While E. SHIELDS
and H. DICKERSON, Dan Ryan, were on vacation repairing
their houses, T.GUTT was in California visiting his daugh-
ter and G. NICHOLSON was in New Jersey with his Grand
Master Lodge... ANGELA ARMSTRONG, the wife of JERRY,
gave him a lovely barbeque for Father's day. Among those
present were C. WILLIAMS, M. McINTOSH, L. LACEY and
R. LONDON. . . EVELYN WILBORN was given a surprise

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birthday party by her husband, DONALD. Those invite
were J. COLBERT and J. CAMPBELL. .. Congratulation
are in order for J. BUFORD, 61st Street, who lost te
pounds before going on vacation. Others from 61st Stre«
who are on vacation are C. DONLEY, B. SEYWARD, J. La
BELLARTE, W. BROWN and B. KOSIEK...T. SHANAHA
is viewing the sights in Copenhagen while J. SHANAHAN i
doing the Irish jig in Ireland... M. BRINSON spent his tw
weeks in the peach state, Georgia.

- 7■^«^ Pce/iett

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

Retired Schedule Maker SAM DeSALVO visited the offic
on May 17. He has moved back to Chicago from Floric
where he spent the past year. His wife is hospitalized hei
after hip surgery and is showing an encouraging recover;
. . Retiree CLARK V. JOHNSON, former supervisor i
schedule clerks, visited the office on May 18 to give us h:
new address in Largo, Florida. He and Mrs. JOHNSO
were feted with several farewell parties. ..RAY WINKEL;
retired traffic checker, died in Louisville, Kentucky, c'
April 30... Retired Schedule Maker JOE DeGRAZIA visitf
the office. Joe is completely recovered from his rece);
illness and came down to prove his good health... ROBERl
SPOONER, traffic checker, was married on May 19 at S
Gabriel church. Congratulations !.. GEORGE HANUS' so
was promoted to major in the air force. Congratulations!'
BILL WORCESTER and his wife celebrated their 30th wee-
ding anniversary on June 22. Congratulations and mai,
more happy years.. .RUTH HAVLK along with her mothfi
and sister, MARIE, Electrical Department, flew to Califoi
nia to visit with relatives. A misfortune occurred wh<
Mrs. Havlik fell breaking her hip; however, Ruth and Mar ;
were able to fly their mother home after a two-week sta;
and she is now resting comfortably at Palos Communl
hospital. We wish her a very rapid recovery. ..Your scrili;
and BERNIE KIZIOR spent a busy eight days driviii
through central Florida. Every point of interest was saB
pled, including the preparations for the launching of Skyli
at Cape Kennedy. Time was taken, however, in Saraso
for a bit of sun and swim... The Schedule Department ej
tends their sympathy to the family of M. B. (Barne
O'NEILL, who passed away on April 29. Mr. O'Neill, as
sistant superintendent of Schedule Department, retired (
April 29, 1966.

- 'Kat^'UfM ^eUcfUi

GUESTS OF HONOR at the llth annual Engineering Departme
retirement dinner in the Peacock Room, May 18, were depai
ment members who retired during the year ending May 1. Thi
are, left to right: D. RENO, E. FOREMAN, A. MORTELLARl
S. JACOBS, J. GAJEWSKI, V. SHUBAT, C. ASCHEMBRENNEI
T. GUIHEEN and J. VICEK.

i»>

lAROLYN lACONO

F. lacono

South Shops

CATHERINE LEE

J. Lee
69th Street Garage

MICHAEL MULLIGAN
J. Mulligan
South Section

BKUCE CAMPBELL

E. Campbell

Beverly

ESIREE WILLIAMS

' C. Williams
Kedzie

MICHAEL BROWN

B. Brown

South Shops

PATRICIA WALKER
J.Walker
Limits

RUFUS BOYD Jr.
R. Boyd
Limits

June graduates

CTA families

KOKIE SHOP -

NIEL KEMPE, the son of Mr. and Mrs. RALPH KEMPE,
lachine shop foreman, was graduated from the University
■f Illinois Medical Center as a pharmacist. Congratula-
ions, Niel!.. Congratulations to Laborer FRANK PIENTO
nd his wife on their 25th wedding anniversary... Lots of
tensioner news — DAVE GURWICH stopped in to tell us his
irandson, ROBERT YUDLER, was having his bar mitzvah
t the Hyatt House. ..RALPH DuFRESNE recently visited us
<a his way home to Coello, Illinois, after a fantastic trav-
ling spree. Ralph and his wife, JULIE, are the proud
frandparents of 15 and great-grandparents of two. .. BEN
aUCIA dropped in to say hello and visit his friends in the
■'hop. Retirement certainly agrees with you fellows!.. We'd
Ike to wish Pensioner AUGGEE FEINENDEGAN a speedy
let well... This will be my last column as your reporter as
: will have the pleasure of resigning to be a full-time
lousewife! I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you
Ellas, for your help with this column; it was really appre-
ciated. It's been a pleasure working with you.

OUTH SECTION -

As of July 1 Ashland Avenue changed superintendents.
Xir boss, EDWARD HEATTER, was appointed District Su-
perintendent of Operations Control, and STANLEY CHRIST
►f the West Section was appointed South Section station su-
'lerintendent. Also DAVID MARTIN (who was our tempo-
rary relief station superintendent) was appointed relief sta-
tion superintendent on the North Section... One of everyone's
avorite people. Conductor JOHN DANEK, decided to go on
)ension May 1. His cheery disposition will be missed by
.11 his riders and co-workers. Good luck, John, and may
ou enjoy your pension to its fullest... Congratulations and
lest wishes to Motormen RAY RHONE and LAWRENCE
)AVTS who were promoted to supervisors on April 15. . .
'assing out cigars was Collector LYN FLOWERS who an-
lounced the birth of a baby girl, APRIL JEANETTE, born
^pril 20. The happy Flowers family has two girls now. ..Hi
o our newly-hired conductors: CHARLES COLEMAN,
:LIFT0N SATTER field, LARRY walker, VICK SNOW,
TYRONE ALEXANDER, EMANUEL EGESTON, JAMES
)ANIELS, JAMES GARNETT, TERRY GRIFFIN, RONALD

MOORE, EDWARD JOHNSON, ALBERT ROTH, and trans-
feree from carpenter to conductor PETER FLYNN...Many
happy returns to Agent ALBERTA DAVIS who also went on
pension May 1. We know that all her riders and co-workers
will miss her charming smile. .. Good news! GEORGE
RILEY, superintendent of operating stations, who was on
the sick list, is now back to work... Agent RUTH LOVELL
was very happy when she told us about her son, WILLIAM,
who married DEBORAH KOBLALKO on May 5 at St. Louis
DeMontfort church in Oak Lawn. A reception for 200 guests
was held afterwards at the Orland Chateau... Our pension-
ers really do get around — retired supervisor ED MUNRO
went on a trip to Hawaii, toured the four main islands, and
took in all the sights. He said Hawaii is a beautiful vaca-
tion spot. ..Back to their posts off the sick list are: Motor-
men WILLARD DOUGLAS, WILLIAM BROPHY, CLEOPHUS
PARKER, Conductors JOSEPH MITTLER, RAYMOND
JONES, WILL INTOE, STANLEY CALDWELL, and Work
Train Conductor ELLSWORTH WIGGINGTON...Our sincere
condolences to Conductor PAUL DUCAR whose mother
passed away recently. . . Assistant Station Superintendent
JOHN TAGLER is on the sick list at this writing, and we all
hope he'll be feeling chipper soon and back at work. ..Re-
tired towerman LEONARD DeGROOT (the bowling whiz)
helped his team, Bartz Funeral Home of the Southwest
Craftsmen League, win the championship for the 1972-73
season. His team sponsored by Standard Federal Bank of
the Club Lucille League won their championship too with
Leonard's help. Recently, he saw retired clerk THOMAS
O'HARA and retired conductor ERNEST HARDWIDGE, and
they both are doing fine... Chief Clerk JIM MARTINEK and
his wife, DOROTHY, went on a trip to Jamaica, soaked up
the sunshine and dipped into the ocean. Jim says that if
you want to "get away from it all" Jamaica is the place to
go. ..Heard that retired conductor JOSEPH WARSHAW and
retired electrician CHARLES (Bud) KNUTSON, whose
father was OTTO KNUTSON (deceased night trainmaster of
the South Side) all passed away. Our condolences to their
families. . . Former president of Division 308 and former
South Section motorman JOHN BURNS, now in community
relations, went on pension June 1. John had 46 years' ser-
vice and really received a nice send-off. The General Of-
fice gave him and his wonderful wife, KATE, a luncheon at
the M&M Club in the Merchandise Mart where he was pre-
sented with a token of remembrance. On his last day he

JULY-AUGUST, 1973

INSIDE

was feted at the training school where he worked. Kate,
their daughters, his sister. West Section Agent DELORES
BERO, and some old friends surprised him by coming to
the school. Many of the superintendents were there along
with instructors and supervisors. John was presented with
a big radio and a savings bond from his friends. Kate re-
ceived a radio also. Supervising Instructor ART RABEN
did a splendid job running the party. John said that he'll
never forget both parties. Everyone wishes Kate and John
much happiness and a long and healthy retired life. ..Con-
ductor WILLLAM SMITH resigned to join the Sheriff's
Police; Conductor WALTER JOINER resigned to go into
business for himself, and Motorman JOHN HARRIS re-
signed to go back to school. ..Received a nice letter from
retired conductor JOSEPH MASCOLINO, and he said to tell
everyone hello for him... Motor man TONY JAGLA and his
wife flew to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Holland, and had a
nice trip seeing all the sights and doing quite a bit of shop-
ping. ..Receiving passenger commendations were: Conduc-
tor HERBERT DILLARD — commended for good perform-
ance of his duties; Motorman EDWARD TRIBUE— com-
mended for attempting to retrieve a woman's purse and
although unsuccessful, the passenger was grateful; and
Clerk JOHN MULLIGAN — commended for assisting a man
in recovering his briefcase... On the sick list at this writing
and in the hospital is Motorman ALEXANDER KOMIS.
Hope it won't be long, Alex, till you're home and your
health returns... Retired conductor PHAROAH (Mother-in-
law) CAIN was in to see the boys at Ashland. He's going to
make a trip to Mississippi to look around for property...
Clerk JOHN MULLIGAN was throwing out his chest with
pride when he told us that his son, MICHAEL, was gradu-
ated from Indiana State university, receiving a bachelor of
science degree in elementary education, and has accepted
a teaching position in Fort Wayne, Indiana... Back working
for the summer are our former part-time conductors:
ROBERT JARVIS, THORNTON CHERRY, CHARLES HAW-
KINS, JOHN BENNETT, FRANK EDWARDS, CHARLES
GAGE, KENNETH JACOBI, KEVIN HENNIGAN and BRIAN
MITCHELL, the son of Yard Foreman JOHN MITCHELL...
Received news that former agent JEAN WASHBURN passed
away recently. Our sympathy is extended to her family...
Retired supervisor DONALD MURPHY and his wife, GEN,
who live in New Port Richey, Florida, were in Chicago to
attend the wedding of his brother's daughter. He called and
said they really enjoy living in Florida... Agent ANNETTE
GORDON wishes to thank everyone for their expressions of
sympathy when her father, JERRY GORDON Sr., passed
away in Metter, Georgia. ..Motorman HERMAN DUKES was
bursting with pride when he told us about his two daughters
graduating from college with master's degrees — SHIRLEY
was graduated from the University of Illinois and PAT-
RICIA ANN was graduated from Roosevelt university, ..Mo-
torman THOMAS BLANEY was telling us that his daughter.

POSING NICELY for the
cameraman are RAYMOND
and DEANNA THAL, the
two year old and ten month
old grandchildren of JO-
SEPH SARNECKI, mechan-
ic, South Shops.

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SOUTH SHOPS -

Superintendent GEORGE CLARK is quite a fisherman
In April Mr. Clark went to Toledo Reservoir in Texai
where he and GERALD GRAYBIEL, superintendent of pur
chasing, caught some real good size bass. From there the;
went to Cabo San Lucas in Baja, Mexico, where Mr. Gray
biel caught an 80-pound wahoo, and Mr. Clark caught an 8
foot marlin weighing 110 pounds. It took Mr. Clark 58 min
utes to land the marlin. Then in May Mr. Clark and JOl
BOLECH, superintendent of rapid transit shops and term!
nals, went to Atikoken, Canada, where they caught som/
fair size fish such as northern, walleye and lake trout
Congratulations on your fishing, boys. ..On May 17 the Su(
perior Public Service Awards Luncheon was held at th
Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Hilton here in Chicagq
Mayor Daley was present as the National Civil ServlO(
League paid homage to JAMES F. DUDLEY, CTA safefc
coordinator, and to other men engaged in public servioi
careers. That they were selected from thousands of publli
servants employed in nine different areas of government is
in itself, a singular honor. So, a big congratulations goe
out to you, Jim. ..We know what JIM FELTZ, MC&OP, i
going to do on his up-coming vacation. It seems like Jim'
wife, DIANE, is sporting a new set of golf clubs these days
Well, Jim, no more 19th holes for you and the boys, he
Jimbo! Also, sorry to hear of Jim's dad, ERNIE FELTZ,
collector out of Archer Station, who was injured in an auti
accident on his way to Canada for a fishing vacation. Gej
well quick. Big Em!

Now for the out in the shop news. ..Let's start off thii
month with some really good news! FRANK PAPALEO'l
wife, LIBRA, is home after being in the hospital for ei]
days following an operation. . .It's also nice to know th^
HARRIET GURGLE, Area 359, is home and doing fine afte
being in the hospital... Congratulations go out to JIM POLI
LICK, Area 334, and CHUCK KARKO Jr., Area 333, o
making journeymen on June 25. ..Happy anniversary wishe
go to these workers and their wives: STANLEY and EL
EANORE KRUSZINSKI, 36 years; ADAM and STEPHAN!
ZARAZA, 35 years; JOE and JUNE HULL, 17 years; JOH]
and JEANETTE DOPAK, 25 years; HOWARD and JOSE
PHINE WARD, 27 years; ERWIN and CHARLOTTE KRUM-
REY, 35 years; MAX and LORETTA KUCHAN, 26 years
BILL and GENEVIEVE SHAUGHNESSY, 34 years; MIKI
and MARIE KEELE, five years; CASEY and MARIA STR
ZYNSKI, 27 years, and LARRY and DIANE BERNAS, si
years. ..Congratulations go out to the newlyweds: GEORGI
and JOANNE CHRYSANTHOPOULOS, Area 346, and FRANl
and JOAN KLINE, Area 344. ..JOE McNAMARA has reasoi
to be proud of his son, PATRICK, who was accepted to at
tend the University of Chicago in the fall. Pat finished 22ni
in his high school graduating class at Weber and also heli
state honors... Congratulations also go to EMILVELKAVRH
His son, JIM, was graduated from Loyola with a B.A. de
gree. Emil's other son, PATRICK, finished 11th in hit
class at Fenger High school... Looks like RICH STANTOl'

CTA TRANSIT NEWi'

INSIDE
md JOHN VIDAS of Area 333 have done it again. Rich and
fohn both entered the second annual Chicago Lawn Art
Fair. Rich won first prize, and John took third in the photo
livision. John also won an extra prize and one of his photos
vill be in Talman Federal Savings' 1975 Calendar. Rich's
ather, JOE STANTON, who works at 61st, won an honor-
ible mention with his woodcarving at the same fair. Nice
^ing, fellas. ..GEORGE OLSON returned from vacationing
.n the Canadian Rockies. George visited Glacier Park,
Banff Park, Lake Louise, and Jasper Canadian National
Park. . . SHERIDAN (Butch) LEACH drove all the way to
pisney World just to shake hands with Mickey Mouse and
joofy, too. One of Butch's co-workers told him he didn't
lave to go that far to do that... Two wedding anniversaries
■n the Print Shop: ALEX GASICK and his wife, their 34th,
uid MARGE and GEORGE ELLISON, their first. ..Paint Shop
Foreman VERN HOWE's son, S/Sgt. RAYMOND HOWE, was
graduated from the Lowry Air Force Base precision meas-
|iring equipment specialist course which taught repair and
calibration of precision measuring tools. Congratulations
fo your son, Vern... Congratulations go out to the winners
ind players in the annual South Shops Golf Tournament held
^une 23. A big congratulations goes out to JOHN JANKUS
jn winning first place! Big John came in with an 80! Word
las it that Big John has been challenged to play for $5 a
,iole by TED (Fitter -Patter) PIETRUS. The only question
's who will choke first? We sure missed WALLY OLENICK
^t the tournament — the silence was deafening!.. That's it for
jiow from the gang at South Shops.

p9TH STREET -

, It really is news to know that P. A. MANNARELLI de-
liberately picked an eight-hour run for the summer. ..Box
Puller McGOWAN has traded in his fast key for one at
Barney Johnson's Tap. ..Former operator R. M. PERRY has
seen selling New York Life Insurance policies for the last
;hree years... Pensioner DAN CAREW suffered a heart at-
fack, but he is doing okay now... JIM HUNT, formerly of the
Cottage Grove barn, has taken his pension. . . Pensioner
jTHOiMAS O'SHEA moved to 22715 S.W. 66th avenue, Boca
Saton, Florida. ..Our No. 1 custodian's wife, Mrs. RAJ, at-
tended her granddaughter's first communion in Albuquer-
jue. New Mexico.. .CHARLEY (Drawbars) HOLLAND had an
pperation on his nose and now can't see beyond it...Opera-
jor E. ORACKI says that it's a lot simpler in the hot
leather to rub your thumb under your armpit than across
/our tongue. .. Instructor SWANSON's son, RONALD, was
graduated from the University of Colorado. ..Clerks ROON-
EY and BECKER took vacations at the same time. Barney
jTOnt to Hawaii and enjoyed it very much. ..Relief Janitor
JOHN RODGERS passed away and we extend our deepest
pympathy to all his loved ones. . . PETER SPOO was all
,)acked to go to Florida and start a new life when the Lord
jailed him. His brother, JOHN, a supervisor, had just
jaken his retirement and both were going to enjoy it. To
|iim we extend our deepest sympathy... Hey boys, how about
pome news, especially from you fellas on retirement!
I

j From the garage we note that Retiree PAT HAUGHEY
jracationed in Florida. LARRY HELENSKI is down there
(low, and he likes it very much. Larry was transportation
flerk at 69th Street for many years. ..LUKE E. MORLEY
juid FRANK YERMAN are on their way to Florida for the I
fummer months. We wish them and all other pensioners a I

NEWS

good time... JOHN KILMARTIN, PADDY FITZGERALD and
TOM THORPE are also enjoying a life of leisure... Congrat-
ulations to DAVE McGOWAN who retired recently. We hope
you have many long years of happiness and health... Con-
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. FRANK ANDREK on the birth
of their new grandson... To those on vacation, we hope you
all have a nice time: W. COOPER, L. USPEL, B. BURIAN,
J. JANECKO, B. MASON, J. BELL, E. PACZKOWSKI, W.
KULIKAWSKAS, H. BROCK, the well-known fisherman J.
CASEY, C. REESE Jr., P. HARDEN and F. AMBERS. ..JOE
JANECKO Wcis busy on his vacation being commander of
his army post. He was out parading in full colors on July
4.

77TH STREET -

Well, it's that time of year again, with the weather so
warm and the sun its brightest, when our attention natural-
ly turns to the out-of-doors and faraway places. We yearn
for all the rigorous and vital outdoor activity that this sea-
son affords us. So we throw off our shackles and rush
headlong into the sun. There's a word for this type of be-
havior— vacation!.. One of the first to break away was none
other than our superintendent, JOHN KNERR. He and the
Mrs. loved Hot Springs, Arkansas. There are quite a few
former employees and retirees residing there. Perhaps
Hot Springs will have a new resident when Mr. Knerr re-
tires... Board Member ANDREW G. BUTLER informed this
reporter of his recent trip to Atlanta, Georgia, to visit his
ailing mother. I'm glad to report that she is feeling much
better. May she continue to prosper in good health and
with the loyalty of a loving son... Operator FAMOUS HOOKS
couldn't get over those walking catfish deep in the heart of
Texas , so he 's returning this year for a second look. Inci-
dentally, he's also celebrating his birthday on August 14.
Happy birthday!.. Operator G. VAUGHT and his wife will
return to Kansas to visit his in-laws. The Kansas lifestyle
is quite a change from the big city hustle and bustle, and he
welcomes the change. . . Our chief clerk, ED KRAUSE,
spends more time in Pittsburgh than behind his desk. In-
cidentally, he just returned from a three-week vacation...
Clerk HARRY RONS went on a three-week vacation July 1
and enjoyed the hospitality of the State of Florida. ..Clerk
NEAL KINNISH has the right idea for a vacation: work a
week, off a week for five weeks. ..Clerk FISHER recently
went to Fremont, Wisconsin, and had fair luck fishing.
What do you expect using bourbon corks for bait?. .If EARL
SMITH has to visit the dentist again, he'll need a full plate,
so I was informed. Sorry about that. Earl... Operator RAY-
MOND WILEY'S daughter, JOANN MICHELLE, was married
June 20 to Mr. WALTER WILLIAMS. They are residing in
Chicago. Congratulations. . . Operator LAMPTON EVANS
and his lovely wife, CHARLENE, celebrated their fifth
wedding anniversary July 6. Mrs. Evans is also employed
by CTA. May their marital union be blessed with love for
many happy years to come... Congratulations to the LOUIS
R. MARAUILLAS upon the arrival of a son, LOUIS R. Jr.,
on June 4. Operator Marauilla and his lovely wife, SHIR-
LEY, are now the proud parents of two wonderful children.
..The Wheelers Social club presented their annual picnic at
Greenslake. And I know that it was in the typical Wheeler
tradition, and that a good time was had by all who attended.
..Support our Local No. 241 and our hard-working board
members. Attend the union meetings whenever possible.

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A TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

DECEMBER, 1973

Administrative changes-

O'Connor retires;
Krambles, Meinardi
named to top posts

Mr. O'Connor

A MAJOR modification in the top administrative or-
ganization of the Chicago Transit Authority was an-
nounced in conjunction with the retirement of Thomas
B. O'Connor as CTA General Manager.

Milton Pikarsky, CTA Chairman, also announced
that O'Connor, who reached the mandatory retirement
age of 65, has consented to continue serving as a con-
sultant during a transition period in the administra-
tive changeover.

The modification of the CTA's administrative
structure, as concurred in by the Chicago Transit
Board, is based on the following general changes:

* The establishment directly under the Chair-
man of three new divisions designated as (1)
General Operations; (2) General Administration
and Finance, and (3) General Development.

* The creation of new positions of Manager to
head each of the three new divisions.
To fill the new positions of Manager, Pikarsky an-
nounced the following appointments:

George Krambles as Manager of the General Op-
erations Division.

Peter J. Meinardi as Manager of the Division of
General Administration and Finance.

On an acting basis, Pikarsky will serve as Man-

Mr. Krambles

Mr. Meinardi

ager of the General Development Division.

The new Division of General Operations, with
Krambles as Manager, embraces a long established
Transportation Department, a newly organized Main-
tenance Department, and a consolidated Operations
Planning Department (including the former schedule
and traffic, research and planning, and traffic plan-
ning groups).

The new Division of General Administration and
Finance, with Meinardi as Manager, takes In the Fi-,
nance. Personnel, Medical, F>urchases and Stores,-
Claims, and Insurance Departments.

The new Division of General Development, with
Pikarsky as Acting Manager, includes the Depart-
ments of Engineering, Public Relations and Marketing,;'
and Capital Development (including government pro-j
grams), and a newly organized Department of Long;
Range Planning and Studies.

O'Connor, who retired as General Manager on Dec.
1, started his transit career in 1935 with the former
Chicago Surface Lines, another predecessor company
to the CTA.

A nationally recognized expert in public transpor-
tation, O'Connor had served as General Manager of
the Chicago Transit Authority since August 21, 1964.

MILTON PIKARSKY, CTA
Chairman, is presented with
the 1973 Good Scout Award for
his achievements in public
transportation at Lunch-O-Ree
in the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Among those extending con-
gratulations were Joseph R.
Klein (left). Scout Executive of
the Chicago Area Council, and
Norman A. Erbe, former gov-
ernor of Iowa now serving as
regional representative of the
U.S. Secretary of Transporta-
tion.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVI Number 5

Published for employees and retirees of
the Chicago Transit Authority, under the
direction of the Department of Communica-
tions and Marketing.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

Distributed free of charge to all active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $2.00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mort Plaza,
Chicago, lllinoi s 60654.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

QOV. WALKER SIGNS RTA BILL
Referendum March 19

, GOVERNOR WALKER signs R.T.A. legislation on Dec. 12 as Mayor Daley and leaders and members of the
Illinois General Assembly look on. Others besides Governor Walker and Mayor Daley are (left to right)

, Rep. James T. Londrigan (D., Springfield); Rep, Daniel M. Pierce (D., Highland Park), Assistant Minority
Whip; Sen. Philip J. Rock (D., Chicago), Assistant Minority Leader; Rep. Gerald W. Shea (D., Riverside),
Assistant Minority Leader; Rep. Clyde L. Choate (D., Anna), Minority Leader; Sen. Cecil A. Partee (D.,

' Chicago), Minority Leader; Rep. Corneal A. Davis (D., Chicago), Assistant Minority Leader; Rep. Benedict
Garmisa (D., Chicago); Sen. James H. Donnewald (D,, Breese), Assistant Minority Leader; House Speaker
W. Robert Blair (R., Park Forest); Sen. John H. Conolly (R., Waukegan); Langhorne Bond, Illinois Secre-
tary of Transportation, and Mrs. Joby Berman, Director of Office of Mass Transportation.

HOUSE SPEAKER Blair explains how the R.T.A.
will benefit the metropolitan area and urges a fa-
vorable vote at the March 19 referendum. Others
left to right are Rep. Garmisa; Sen. Howard R.
Mohr (R., Forest Park), Assistant Majority Lead-
er; Secretary Bond; Sen. Conolly, and Mrs. Ber-
man.

fin !RK' I iini

MAYOR DALEY tells the news media of the im-
portance of the Regional Transportation Authority
to the entire six-county metropolitan area. To the
right forefront is Gov. Walker and in the back-
ground are Rep, Londrigan and Rep. Pierce.

TA TRANSIT NEWS

On a quiet Sunday!

"CAMERA, ACTION," was the cry that instantly brougl
life to the LaSalle-Van Buren "L" Station, normally close
to traffic on Sundays, but giving every appearance
being in full operation on October 28.

As if on a normal weekday, passengers walk out

the station building onto the platform. A train rounc

the curve at Van Buren-Wells, approaches the sta

tion and stops — the cameras continue to roll — pas

sengers board and the doors of the train close.

As the train starts the seemingly normal rou

is interrupted by a scuffle on the "L" plat

m. Action reaches a peak as four men bat

2 each other and a foot chase ensues dow,

the length of the platform to the Clark Stret

exit.

The activity was all part of a seer

being shot on location in Chicago for th

film "Three the Hard Way." Othe

scenes were shot on Loop streets,

the Old Town area, and on a speedbot

in the Chicago river.

Taking part in the action shot

were the co-stars, Jim Brown, th'

former Cleveland Browns full;

back, and Fred Williamson,

native of Gary who starred i

football at Northwestern uni

versify.

The film is directed bi

Gordon Parks Jr., son of i

former Chicagoan wh

gained fame as a maga

zine photographer, ani

is produced by Harr

Bernsen, a Chicagoa,

who went to Holly:

wood some year

ago.

Stars of the movie, Fred Williamson (left) and Jii
Brovra, assume their positions on the LaSalle-Van Bur
en "L" platform awaiting the approach of the train.

Conductor Aubrey Bates at his post in the charters
train.

The pace hastens as two
Williamson and Brown.

"heavies" assault co-star

Director Gordon Parks Jr. (right) discusses a seen
vnth Robert Heinlein of CTA's Public Relations an
Marketing Department. Coordination of train, actor
and cameras was done with walkie-talkies.

CTA TRANSIT NEWt

Vlovie-making
bn the 'L'

Working at the scene for the CTA were Maurice Murphy,
I rapid transit supervisor; Richard Brown, motorman of
he "L" train; Aubrey Bates, the conductor, and Robert
tteinlein, assistant director of public information, who
ijoordinated the train movements and the filming,
i The LaSalle-Van Buren Station was chosen for the
novie scene because of its locale in the Loop. It
Use offered the advantage of being closed on Sun-
days, thereby giving the director free reign to re-
';reate an actual situation without the presence of
Regular riders.

' "L" tracks on both LaSalle and Wells Streets
ire also unused on Sundays, which allowed the
Irain to be operated to and from the station
■or any number of takes, at the discretion of
:he director.

i CTA accommodated the moviemakers
)y opening the station and also by placing
L two-car chartered "L" train at their
ilisposal. The crew performed duties
Is if in regular train service, and in
loing so joined the more than 20
ixtras with minor roles in the film.
VIotorman Richard Brown and
Conductor Aubrey Bates are as-
signed to Forest Park Station
md regularly work the Lake-
Dan Ryan route.

Scenes for the film will
Continue to be shot over the
lext few months on loca-
ions throughout the
United States. The film
« to be released by
Allied Artists late
nl974.

wo cameras are rolling as the train approaches and
etion starts further down the platform.

'he acceleration rate of the train is an important mat-
BT of discussion between the stuntman posing as a
heavy" and CTA's Motorman Brown, Rapid Transit Su-
ervisor Maurice Murphy, and PR Man Heinlein.

lotorman Richard Brown at the controls of the char-
?red train.

'reducer Harry Bernsen and Script Supervisor Diana
'oung.

nA TRANSIT NEWS

Evanston benefits

THIRD RAILS were energized November
8 on the Evanston rapid transit route,
bringing an end to 65 years of overhead
trolley operation. The new power rail
was installed at a cost of $541,000 as
part of CTA's $140 million Capital Re-
newal Program being funded by the Illi-
nois and U.S. Departments of Transpor-
tation. One of the last trains to use the
trolley is shown above; one of the first
on third rail (below) is passing newly-
Installed automatic track gates that block
entry to the right-of-way.

LATEST ADDITION to the 20-bus fleet serving Evans
ton's four bus routes is this specially-painted 8400 wit
a combined Christmas-Hanukkah greeting. Under tb
sponsorship of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, dei
sign and painting of the bus were done by Evanston Town
ship High school students, Evanston Art Center students'
and a CTA painter.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

RETIREMENT OF CTA's 50-year
old "L" cars on November 8 was
made possible by the electric
power distribution changeover
from trolley wire to third rail.
The cars embodied the last bits of
nostalgia reminiscent of old-time
"L"s and streetcars — bare incan-
descent lightbulbs, window shades,
seats that flip over, and handles
for "straphangers." James Blaa,
superintendent of rapid transit
operations, greeted Motorman
John Hill, North Section, upon
completion of the last run.

from further CTA improvements

;«ilEVISED BUS routings within the City of Evans-
ton which became effective November 26 now in-
clude a centrally located transfer point common to
all four routes. Right in downtown Evanston, the
Sherman Bus Arcade is located on the west side of
Sherman Street between Church and Davis Streets.
Three of the bus routes also terminate in Chicago
at the Howard Transit Center.

A WEEK-LONG Smile-A-Ride promotion to acquaint
residents with new bus routes attracted more than
38,000 riders. During non-rush hours on weekdays
and all day Saturday through December 1, a smile en-
titled each passenger to a free ride. The bus service
operated by CTA has been subsidized by Evanston
since starting September 10.

TA TRANSIT NEWS

TA Sport
. Nevrs

77TH STREET OPERATORS LEAGUE And in the beginning . . .

CALVIN POLLARD, President
STAN McBAY, Secretary

Standings as of 11-29-73

Teams

Pet.

T.P.

Archer Bandits

.714

39063

George's Arco

.667

39153

Poppers

.619

37944

Pin Busters

.572

38531

Road Runners

.572

38250

700 Club

.548

37371

Hot Hands

22i

19|

.536

36995

Boozers

.524

38050

Clippers

.500

38029

Toppers

.476

35973

Manipulators

.452

37095

Tranquilizers

.452

37009

Late Comers

.429

36623

Spartans

.381

36951

Baggers

12^

29|

.298

36786

Misfits

.286

35850

Individual Handicap

Leaders

G. Redd

743

Kemp

268

E. Cooke

672

Love lady

265

J. White

671

V. Johnson

259

George's Arco

3143

George 's

Arco

1129

Archer Bandits

3050

Archer Bandits

1054

Road Runners

2991

ippers

1026

J. Motton

658

Hodge

247

E. Gipson

634

Mc Cants

244

E. Ford

626

Gipson

244

This week's individual stars

High Scratch Game

F. Ba

ley - 225

High Handicap Game

V. Love lady -

- 249

High Scratch Se

ries

L. Warden -

577

High Handicap S

eries

W. Walton - 625

Team High Game

Poppers - 1009

Team High Series

Toppers - 2851

Top Ten Averages

E. Gipson

188

Coleman

179

H. Hodge

186

y Williams

178

E. Ford

185

Collins

176

L. Warden

184

Lee

176

J. Motton

180

Washington

176

ALL GOOD things must have a beginning — and this i
the beginning of the new Sports Section of the Transi
News.

In this column we hope to bring you all the lates
information about CTA's sports program and othe
sports news. We will keep you abreast of what i
happening now and any fu*^ure activities in the sport
program.

77th Street bowling league growinc

THE 77TH Street Operators Bowling League is goin
great guns at Palisades Bowl. With the addition c
four new teams this season, the league now has a
overall total of 16, compared to eight teams when i
first started 11 years ago. And with the acquisitio
of more lanes, we are hoping for more teams nex
year.

Composed of CTA personnel only, the league ha
representatives from every department in the comi

pany. The league president, Calvin Pollard, is fror
the Engineering Department; the vice-presidenl
Booker Byers, is a bus operator at 77th Street Sta
tion; the secretary, Stan McBay, is from the Centra
Counting Room; the treasurer, Talmadge Ireland, is
bus operator at Archer Station, and the sergeant-at
arms, Robert (Bozo) Barnes, is a chauffeur with Util
ity and Emergency Service.

The pictures shown here depict some of the actio
and intense desire of the league members each bowl
ing night.

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

JTA basketball season
;b start in January

E CTA basketball league will kick off the 1974 sea-

Iin January and from all reports promises to be a
ly exciting cage campaign,
ifteen teams, divided into two sections, will go
i:r the championship in the league which plays its
Sularly scheduled games at the Washington Park
edhouse.

;rhe CTA league teams and their respective
jches this season are as follows: South Shops, J.
^.ew Jr.; North Section, R. Mayfield; South Section,
James; Archer, H. Bankston; 77th Street, R. Piatt;
liits, C. Patton; North Park, S. A. Tharp; Forest
In, A. Harris; Beverly, W. Goodes; 52nd Street, J.
^■ry; Kedzie A, Jackie Robinson and Kedzie B, For-
^t McHerron; 69th Street, A. Henson; West Section,
.iVoodard, and North Avenue, W. Simmons.

Agis Bray, former Harlem Globetrotter all-time
tat, is the director of the CTA sports program.

Action shots of last year's championship gome.

CTA Mart team in bowling slump

AS AN entry in the ten team City of Chicago, Bureau
of Engineering Bowling League, the CTA Mart team
is not faring too well.

The team now in eighth place is comprised of Cap-
tain Tim O'Rourke, Claim Department; Burt Bosan
and Lennie Lohn, Training and Public Safety; Jim
Toolis, Purchasing; Charles Drozda, Research/Plan-
ning; Ed Coman, retired, and Mel Alexander, Public
Information.

This league holds a special significance as some
of our prominent CTA officials, at one time, bowled
in this league: the late CTA Board Chairman George
L. DeMent, Superintendent of Engineering E. E. Olm-
stead. Superintendent of Purchasing F. A. Johnson,
and Supervisor of Traffic Planning F. E. Barker.

Even though we are now in a slump, the members
of the Mart team are proud to be a part of this tradi-
tion. We shall do better.

V. Lovelody, C. Henderson, J. Motton, J. Beatty, R. Williams
and Y. Walker.

A TRANSIT NEWS

Birthday party on "L'

Riders surprise conductor
on Evanston Express train

By Russell B, Joseph

LEON HAYWARD is one of those people with a happy
disposition and a pleasant smile for everyone. Dur-
ing the time he was assigned as conductor on the 7:17
A.M. Evanston Express out of Linden Avenue in Wil-
mette, Leon's outgoing personality developed a bond
of friendship with a group of regular commuters from
Wilmette and Glenview who likewise became acquaint-
ed with each other by sitting in the same seats at the
end of the same car each morning.

In the course of the usual greetings and exchange
of banter one morning, Leon announced he wouldn't be
seeing us the next day because he would be off cele-
brating his birthday. Rather spontaneously it was de-
cided to surprise Leon when he returned with a birth-
day cake, which was presented to him along with a
humerous card signed by each member of the group.
Mrs. Carey Wolf provided the beautifully decorated
cake and Nick Wolf did the honors. Russell Joseph
brought his camera to record the event, participated
in by fellow commuters Jim Leahy, Bill Hermann,
Bill Burk, Ken Kiser, Buford Earhart and Craig Han-

Leon was obviously at a loss for words, but with a
broad smile and expression of some bewilderment, he
said, "Nothing like this has ever happened to me be-
fore."

MR. JOSEPH IS assistant secretary for tlie Santa Fe Lines and
one of the small group of Evanston Express riders pictured
above who board the same train together each morning. Conduce
tor Hayward worked Run 511 from Howard Station until the
September pick when he went to Kimball Station.

Service anniversaries
in September

45 years

A. J. Arnieri,

Limits

35 years

A. H. Hillstrom, 52nd Street

30 years

C. Cullen, North Section

W. P. Dobrowski, North Avenue

W. C. Erickson, 69th Street

H. Filip, West Section

A. J. Gorikiewicz, Stores-North Divi

G. S. Graybiel, Purchasing & Stores

R. T. Kuchenny, Forest Glen

W. Prokop, Beverly

W. J. Rapocz, Forest Glen Garage

M. W. Rovella, Archer

25 years

T. Cherry, West Section

S. Crawford, 52nd Street Garage

J. Daniel Jr., 69th Street

J. P. Duffy, Stores

J. Kemnec, Archer

F. J. Lambert, North Avenue

J. J. Levickis, 52nd Street Garage

W. J. McCarthy, 77th Street

W. G. Nessler, Stores

P. J. Nolan, South Section

A. J. Ruane, Kimball Maintenance Terminal

C. H. Siggers, 77th Street

E. N. Souvigny, Limits

T. F. Sweeney, Building Maintenance Division
T. Togher, Forest Park Maintenance Terminal
R. W. Tracy, Transportation

F. A. VonSchwedler, North Park
W. J. White, Forest Glen

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Service anniversaries in October

45 years

40 years

F. J. Norton,

Instruction-Limi

A. C. Peterson,

Engineering

A. W. Eggert,

Stores-South Division

35 years

T. P. McCormock, West Section

30 years

M. F. Ashley, South Section

A. Baron, Kedzie

J. Bloke, Kedzie

W. J. Burns, 52nd Street

J. Q. Corey, South Section

A. W. Gniewek, Kedzie

C. Jacobs, Utility & Emergency Service
R. G. Koster, West Section

D. L. McAdams, 69th Street

E. J. Neurauter, Public Information
J. P. Olszewski, North Park

A. Petok, North Section

J. P. Phillips, Office Services

W. J. Rickert, District D

R. S. Winther, Skokie Shop

J. Wisniewski, South Shops

K. H. McNeely,

General Accounting

A. L. Mazza,

District D

25 years

R. R. Booth, Electrical

M. F. Cioffe, Electrical Engineering

V. A. Ferroresi, North Avenue

R. Fuhrmon, South Shops

G. V. Hortwig, Forest Glen

C. M. Heorns, South Section

A. Hennelly, North Park Garage

E. T. Jurczok, Instruction-North Avenue

E. L. Kruszyna, Electrical

R. L. Kurtz, MC&OP-South Shops

J. C. Lamb, Building Wiring Division

J. C. McPartlan, Kimball Maintenance Terminal

W. J. Rofo, West Section

R. C. Jonkowski, H. R. Gennett,

Archer Archer

R. J. Reding, Skokie Shop

W. Remback, North Avenue

F. Rio, Congress Maintenance Terminal

T. P. Slottery, Skokie Shop

M. Tsuchida, North Pork Garage

D. E. Wilson, Skokie Shop

P. Winnick, Skokie Shop

EPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1973

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ACCOUNTING (General) -

CHU GOSRISIRKUL and his wife and daughter were
lucky enough to visit Thailand recently, where Chu and his
wife were born. They visited Chu's father and brothers,
as well as his wife's family. Although they enjoyed them-
selves very much, Chu said the 30 hours they spent flying
and changing planes was very tiring... Among the recently
retired was ALICE ARKIN, clerk I, of the Revenue Ac-
counting section who took her pension on August 1 after 16
years of service. A luncheon was held in her honor on July
31 at Henrici's restaurant. ..On Wednesday, August 29, a
luncheon was held at Ghisela's restaurant in honor of FRAN
HADDIX and CLARA LAWRENCE who retired on September
1. Fran, of Revenue Accounting, retired after 47 years of
service, and Clara, of Payroll Accounting and former
Transit News scribe, retired after 32 years of service.
Among the guests at the luncheon were Fran's mother, Mrs.
LOUIS HADDIX, who looks great for her 83 years, Mr. and
Mrs. ROBERT WALTHER, Fran's nephew and his wife, and
representing Clara's family was her cousin, Mrs. SHIRLEY
GACKI. Also attending were Pensioners JOSEPHINE TOL-
LAR, JEANNE FITZGERALD, MAE KEARNS, ALICE AR-
KIN and ASTRID HEDBERG. On their last day of work,
Clara was presented with a lovely pink sweater, and Fran
received a charm bracelet and charm of the Merchandise
Mart; along with these they both received monetary gifts.
Also retiring on September 1 was LOUIS MROZ, formerly
of Revenue Accounting and now a janitor at West Shops. To
all of our retirees we extend our best wishes for a happy
and healthy retirement... The Accounting Department is es-
pecially proud of two of its members, RAY CORBEL and
DENNIS McFADDEN, who successfully completed a ten-
week course in the first CTA Management Institute pro-
gram. Ray and Dennis had nothing but nice things to say
about the program and their instructors. ..The welcome mat
is extended to KATHY DAIGLER who joined the ranks of
CTA as a file clerk in our Accounts Payable and Material
Accounting Section. ..Our sympathy is extended to HARRIET
KRYZAN in the death of her brother, and to the family of
Pensioner LORRAINE FALK who passed away recently.

- /7«a^ Sua

(Datacenter) -

Our department has a new name. We used to report
under Tabulating Accounting, but now we are Datacenter...
We wish to extend a welcome to our new "chief," JOHN
HOGAN, a former CTAer who comes to us from Zenith
Radio corporation... We wish a quick recovery for MARIE
FOLZ who is hospitalized at St. Francis hospital in Evans-
ton. ..Good luck to PAT SCHOENBAUM who purchased a. new
home. ..MICHAEL ECKEL, the son of JOHN ECKEL, was
elected "all-star shortstop," and also received a first place
trophy in the Oak Lawn Little League. Congratulations,
Michael. ..ERMA GOARD and her sons, DOUGLAS Jr. and
DERRICK, vacationed in California staying at Seaside.
They visited San Jose, San Francisco and Los Angeles, en-
joying such things as swimming in the surf, sightseeing,
mountain climbing and of course, Disneyland. Something
else the boys will always remember was a visit to Fort
Ord. Needless to say, they can't wait to go again. ..MARI-

ON SUTHERLAND visits California often, but each time sh
manages to see something different. This time she visite
San Simeon, the luxurious estate of William Randolp
Hearst. . . We wish to extend a belated welcome to JIP'
STUCKEY who came to us in June from Spiegel's...A ge
well quickly wish is sent to DAN FRUSOLONE who is re
cuperating at home after a bad fall.

- ^w^« ^eu

(Payroll) -

It is with pleasure I again join the Transit News famil
as a reporter. I would like to extend to our retiring re
porter, CLARA LAWRENCE, best wishes from all her co
workers and pay this tribute to her: To Clara, a fine job o
reporting was done, some serious, some in fun; and ii'
parting I'd like to say, hope you will write again, day b
day. ..As I look around the department I see the cheery nev
face of JERRY KUROWSKI, a graduate trainee. You knov
that old saying, "It's so nice to have a man around," well
too bad, girls, Jerry is a newlywed, recently married t(
his wife, BETTY. Good luck. ..Ah yes, it's vacation time
Isn't it great? That's what I've been hearing from our pay-;
rollers. JOSEPHINE O'KRAY and her husband, GEORGE:
had a full vacation starting at Shafer Lake in Indiana, whert
they enjoyed the resort amusement fair and daily swim-
ming. They then trekked to Las Vegas for a little arn
wrestling (one-arm bandits) and entertainment. Such well-
knowns as Johnny Carson, Patti Page, Don Adams and Rob-
ert CJoulet were appearing. What's this rumor about sell-
ing plane tickets and hitchhiking home, Jo ?..Lake Namaka-
gon, Wisconsin, was visited by MARY LYLE and her hubby
SCOTT, where they stayed at the Duel Point Resort. Th«
men aren't the only ones with a fish story — how big was
the one that got away, Mary?. .DORIS and FRED YOST vis-
ited friends in Wisconsin, doing a little fishing and enjoying
those north woods. ..There's no generation gap for MARY-
JANE JOHNSON and her family. She and her husband, BOBj
drove four generations to Florida — great-grandmother,
HELEN; grandmother, MARYJANE; daughter, SUSAN, ano'
granddaughter, KIRSTEN. All had fun in the sun. ..What
better place is there to have R&R than in big "Chi Town.'

A 31-YEAR transit career
was closed on September 1
with the retirement of
CLARA LAWRENCE as
payroll clerk I in the
Accounting Department.

Clara had been on Inside
News reporter since Feb-
ruary, 1964, and was eighth
on the seniority list of
reporters. The Transit

News staff and her many
friends at CTA extend
their sincere wishes for a
long, happy and healthy
retired life.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

INSIDE

'AJIIE COARI did a little redecorating at home, adding a
Jstive touch here and there. Mine's next, Marie... VI
:EYER took advantage of our city by doing plenty of gal-
l^anting. There were short trips to Twin Lakes and Lake
bliday with her sister, DEE, which included swimming and
I'ating. . . Your scribe stayed home and enjoyed the good
'!ather...To JOSEPfflNE and ALEXANDER COLEMAN we
ilend our deepest sympathy in the loss of his mother,
;aANCES COLEMAN, and to ROSE KENNEY our sincere
imdolences in the loss of her father, WILLIAM EME...
eandmother MARYJANE JOHNSON is singing lullabies
(nee the birth of little RACHEL ELIZABETH HOSTETTER
II July 6 in El Segundo, California. Rachel is the daughter
1 ROBERT and LYNNE HOSTETTER... Happy birthday to
;iu and yours in September and October, The best to ROSE
:ENNEY who celebrated September 9, and your scribe on
liptember 19... See you soon.

I.ECTRICAL (General Office) -

', Six Flags over Mid-America was a popular site to visit
lis summer. RONALD SWINDEL, distribution engineer,
id his family spent a week taking in the highlights of this
bnderland... HERMAN SMITH, engineer assistant III, and
is family also visited Six Flags, then drove along the Mis-
ssippi to Hannibal, the town of Tom Sawyer fame. They
opped off at Grant's home in Galena, Illinois, and visited
ttle Switzerland in New Glarus, Wisconsin. ..BERNIE KIZ-
)R, stenographer, became an aunt again when MARY TEK-
,A was born on June 27. Mary is the daughter of EUGENIA
id JOSEPH ZAWADZKI. The little one's brother, JOS-
PH II, just celebrated his second birthday. ..Congratula-
pns to MICHAEL RICKSON, administration supervisor,
Ad his wife, MARIAN, who recently celebrated 25 happy
!3ars of marriage... From Blue Island we hear that ED-
'aRD BOURNE, the son of ANDREW BOURNE, "B" elec-
;ician, was united in holy matrimony to KAREN PUCTHA
^^ August 25 at St. Stanislaus church. On September 16,
ndy became a grandfather when his son, JAMES, and his
^fe, JOANNE, became the proud parents of WILLIAM
AMES who weighed in at 8 pounds 4 ounces. Congratula-
ons to all... GEORGE UNWIN, retired lineman, was in
'•om Florida recently and stopped by the office to say hel-

ELEBRATING THEIR golden wedding anniversary on May 5
ere ROY KIRCHOFF and his lovely wife, EDNA. Roy retired
om the Purchasing Department on August 1, 1964, and he and
idno now make their home in Boynton Beach, Florida.

NEWS

lo. . . Our sincere condolences are extended to WILLIAM
REHDER, general clerk, whose mother passed away.

- Xtu, THcAtMet

(Ctiicago Avenue) -

June 27 was the last day of work for BOB MONSON. By
now he is happily settled in his retirement home in Louisi-
ana. . . Despite a Fourth of July celebration, KEITH ERIC
KURTIN was not to be hurried. He arrived at 12:08 a.m.,
July 5. BILL and LINDA KURTIN said the new arrival
weighed in at 10 pounds 10 ounces and was 22 inches long.
WOW!. .It was a beautiful summer day, July 7, when FRED
ODROWSKI and LYNN RASMUSSON were joined in holy
matrimony at Faith Lutheran church on Chicago's North-
west Side. The reception was held at Algauer's Fireside
in Northbrook where friends and relatives celebrated. . .
CHARLIE SALVATORE retired August 1. He and his wife,
DOROTHY, celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on
September 29 with a special mass at St. Mary of the Sea
church where they received the Papal blessing. . . HANK
GABAUER, who retired on October 1, dropped in to see us.
He looks good and has lost a lot of weight... GEORGE COX
and JACK HOBBS are now back at work. JIM BERGEN was
in and out of the hospital where they stretched his neck. I
don't know why, he's tall enough. ..PAT GRIFFIN and his
family paid a visit to Ireland, and we also had a card from
BARNEY JONES who also visited the "Old Sod.".. MIKE
BITTOURNA sent us a card from Canada where he vaca-
tioned, and RON NELSON and his family visited the Six
Flags in St. Louis... JOHN MURPHY was hospitalized. We
wish him a speedy recovery. . .JIM and DOLLY ROEBER
are the proud grandparents again. This time of a grandson,
WAYNE. ..Your reporter and his wife, SHIRLEY, are proud
grandparents also. Our daughter, BONNIE, presented us
with a granddaughter, AMY JOY, on August 10 weighing 6
pounds 5 ounces. Her father, TOM, arrived home from
Germany 27 hours before the happy event.

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

STEVEN ZELLNER spent his week of vacation with his
ten-year old son, STEVE Jr., at his camp on Beaver Creek
near the Kankakee river. His only accomplishment was to
beat a path between the beer cooler and a big oak shade
tree. ..JACK PILIP's day in court turned out quite well after
receiving his first traffic ticket. Jack said the judge sound-
ed like a big brother when he told him to go and be more
careful. ..DAVE GREIG and his wife, SANDRA, hit on a good
vacation idea when they threw all the kids in the car and
took off for a camping trip in upper Michigan near Pine
river. I think little 11-year old DAVE had a hand in the big
decision. You see, he's had some experience with summer
camping. They all had fun, even KARVIN, 7, and SUSAN,
2. ..One guy who had enough money left over after his vaca-
tion was DAVE BATTERSON. After his trip to the Smoky
Mountains National Park he bought his wife, PAT, a much
needed major appliance. Dave's 14-year old daughter,
BONNIE, accompanied mom and pop on the trip, while 17-
year old THOMAS stayed home. ..Hey, I found a fellow who
really knows how to save a buck on vacation — JOHN LONG.
1 don't know who made the big decision, whether to go out of
town or not, but John and his wife, PAT, spent the entire
week in their backyard and loved it. ..During your report-
er's vacation, my wife, LENNIE, and I spent the larger
portion of one week at the Smoky Mountain National Park

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1973

N. J. PAOLICCHI
46 Years

J. C. WILLIAMS
45 Years

A. M. KARIOLICH
42 Years

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired during September and October were the
three employees pictured here who had 40 or more years of transit service
each with CTA and its predecessor companies.

ROY E. CARLSON, Box Puller,
North Park, Emp. 10-5-45

WILLIAM G. CARLSON, B Electrician,
Electrical, Emp. 11-5-45

BERNARD J. CONSIDINE, Operator,
Archer, Emp. 4-20-34

RUDOLPH P. DAVIS, Car Serviceman,
Dan Ryan, Emp. 9-16-41

STEPHAN J. DRINKA, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 4-24-47

PETER P. GERAME, Bus Serviceman,

North Avenue Garage, Emp. 2-6-43

SAMUEL GLOVER, Machinist,

Engineering, Emp, 6-20-45

FRANCES HADDIX, Balance Clerk II,

Accounting, Emp. 12-21-26
JOHN HEIN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-8-41
ANDREW M. fCARIOLICH, Day Assistant Foreman,

North Park, Emp. 11-22-30
ANDREW KOCOLOWSKI, Tinner,

Engineering, Emp. 11-1-41
CLARA J. LAWRENCE, Payroll Clerk I,

Accounting, Emp. 12-17-41
FRANK LESZYNSKI, Operator,

Lawndale, Emp. 11-18-42
ROBERT J. MALONEY, Assignment Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-18-36
EDWARD J. McDonald, operator.

North Park, Emp. 8-8-42
SARA M. McDonnell, Payroll Clerk I,

Purchasing, Emp. 11-21-52
JOHN A. McWILLIAMS, Bus Repairer,

Forest Glen Garage, Emp. 9-25-47
WILLIAM MOOG, Chauffeur,

Utility & Emergency Service, Emp. 4-12-34
RUSSELL R. MOOSE, Operator,

Lawndale, Emp. 10-2-51

LOUIS R. MROZ, Janitor,

West Shops, Emp, 11-30-43
MICHAEL J. MUSIELSKI, Acting Foreman,

North Park Garage, Emp. 8-7-47
MICHAEL P. NESTOR, Bus Repairer,

Archer Garage, Emp, 10-19-41
NELLO J, PAOLICCHI, Machinist,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 8-24-27
ANTHONY T, REED, Operator,

Beverly, Emp, 8-11-42
FRANK C, SCHMID, Bus Serviceman,

Forest Glen Garage, Emp, 8-11-42
GEORGE E. SHARPE, Operator,

North Park, Emp, 10-5-45
HARRY A. SMITH, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 2-19-45
MATHEW SMITH, Steamfitter,

Engineering, Emp. 11-14-45
HAROLD TICKELL, Bus & Truck Specialist,

South Shops, Emp. 7-18-36
VIRGINIA M. TOTCKE, Ticket Agent,
West Section, Emp. 1-4-64
HERBERT E. WALTHER, Tinner,
Engineering, Emp. 2-5-42
FRANK J, WASINSKI, Janitor,
Archer, Emp. 1-4-46
EDWARD W. WELCH, Bus Serviceman,
Archer Garage, Emp, 5-13-35
JOHN C. WILLIAMS, Procedures Coordinator,
Claim, Emp. 4-4-28
EDMUND WITKOWSKI, Repairman A,
Forest Park, Emp. 8-23-45

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

EDWARD E, BARTKUS, Sheet Metal Worker A,
South Shops, Emp. 6-4-47

CLARENCE F. BARTS, Operator,
77th Street, Emp. 9-10-46

HENRY C. BORGMAN, Operator,
77th Street, Emp. 1-12-34

RALPH A. CARPINELLI Jr., Operator,
North Avenue, Emp. 4-13-54

HENRY P. GABAUER, Lineman Helper,
Electrical, Emp, 1-12-37

FRANK J, GALEK, Bus Serviceman,

Beverly Garage, Emp. 10-28-48

JOHN H, MACK, Trackman U,

Engineering, Emp, 8-7-52
WALTER C. NORVILAS, Bus Repairer,

Archer Garage, Emp, 7-30-47
STEPHEN M. PLASZCZEWSKI, Shopman I,

Skokie Shop, Emp, 5-24-39
FRANK PONZIANO, Conductor,

South Section, Emp, 6-10-46
ALFRED M, SELVAGE, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp, 6-23-43
JOHN J, STRAKA, Machinist,

West Shops, Emp, 5-22-46
CORTLAND L, TICE, Bus Repairer,

North Park Garage, Emp. 11-30-43
HENRY B. WALLER, Operator,

Beverly, Emp, 2-28-63
RAPHAEL WILSON, Operator,

77th Street, Emp, 2-4-54

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

INSIDE

jlth our three daughters, ANITA, 16, LYDIA, 13, and ROB-
;[, 1. Our relaxing stay at the beautiful Fontana Village
3Sort,with its unlimited recreational facilities, as well as
je breathtaking views of the Fontana Dam and Nantahala
Jitlonal Forest, made our vacation most enjoyable. ..DON-
.LD HAWKINS almost had as much fun with the three
Idles of his household as I had with my four. Don and his
•ife, JAKIE, along with daughters, DONNA and DARLENE,
lUred Toronto and Niagara Falls. At Toronto the rapid
lansit trains provided them with exciting joy rides, while
i Niagara Falls they didn't get Involved too deeply. They
ftose to look on Instead. Girls are a lot of fun on a vaca-
l3n trip if you can keep them out of the souvenir shops and
]iwder rooms... Signal Malntalner ROY WILLIAMS was re-
lintly promoted to electrical signal malntalner specialist,
pnerally referred to as relay repairman. His work In-
ludes repairing relays as well as other more sophlstlcat-
il electronic signal equipment. If I know Roy, better known
:; Chip-Chip, he'll have more trouble pronouncing that big
tie than he'll have spending that raise he will get. Good
Ick, Chip. ..Replacing Roy Williams was A. J. (Tony) Di-
iillSTOFANO. Tony is being promoted to journeyman,
ongratulatlons, Tony, we knew you had it In you. .."Come
(I, Dad, you can afford It," Is what LORI, 17, might have
!iid when she pressed her dad, ROBERT BROWN, for per-
;lsslon to join her older sister, KATHLEEN, on a month-
ing European tour. These two lovely young ladies com-
jeted the first leg of their trip when their plane landed at
1e Dublin, Ireland, airport. Sure, Bob gave Lori a little
nanclal encouragement, but don't expect me to tell you
I'W I found it out. ..Congratulations to RON and VALERIE
:SDOE on the birth of an 8 pound baby girl named MEL-
'SA ANN. This was their first child and Ron was in labor
Inger than any — , well, scratch that one. Apparently no
ie told this little angel about the high cost of food, as she
kes her four-ounce formula and keeps crying for more,
an spent some time at home earlier with a sprained knee.
Real wet Is the way FRANK HALPER and his wife, DOR-
THY, described their camping vacation at St. Ignace on
le Straits of Mackinac in upper Michigan. It rained three
lys continuously, but that didn't dampen their spirits,
rank had a new boat and some new fishing gear he was
leaking In, but they got more enjoyment from their bl-
/cling. A ferry ride and a day or more spent on Mackinac
land was a real treat. . . COY and LITA CAUSEY had a
ost interesting vacation week. They took all of their flsh-
g know-how, along with the "X"-dollars worth of fishing
!ar to Ludington, Michigan, where they entered the fishing
^rby, one of the much publicized events there. The first
Hze catch was a 38-pounder, and the smallest prize was
r a 30-pound salmon. Coy didn't win any of the prizes,
it he was right in there with his two 25-pound chinook sal-
on. If I know Coy, he'll be back next year. ..And all this
me FRANK HALPER and I have been working the Dan
yan rapid transit route, I thought I couldn't do better. I
as wrong! Frank picked off the a.m. trick and a guy
imed ROBERT BROWN picked In to replace him. Halle-
jah and holy peace pipe; this could be the start of some-
ing. Now I know all the other malntainers will be trying
; bump me off the p.m. trick so they can work with Brown.
11 I can say is, the line forms in the rear. ..We join Mrs.
EONA PIPP in mourning the death of her husband, JACOB
. (Jack) PIPP. Mr. Pipp, who was on disability at the
me of his death, had worked for the CTA over 32 years,
/ of which were with the signal division... JACK PILIP and
s family didn't travel the thousands of miles on their va-
litlon that some of us did, but he brought back just as many

EPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1973

NEWS

HI THERE! My name is
BRADLEY DALE KEN-
NEDY and I am the grand-
son of JOHN C. WILLIAMS
who retired from the Claim
Department on September 1.
My mom's name is JUDI,
and my pop's name is RAY.

pleasant memories. Their trek carried them up to New
Glarus near Monroe, Wisconsin. They also visited Little
Norway and Little Switzerland with customs similar to the
old country.

ENGINEERING -

We bid adieu to WALLY PASZYNA of Research/Plan-
ning who transferred to South Shops as a unit exchange
clerk. Best of luck, Wally.. .Graphics Supervisor JOSEPH
J. O'CONNOR, R/P, with his wife and youngest son, PHIL-
IP, spent over three weeks in Spain, Portugal and Morocco,
where they enjoyed the bullfights. Flamenco dancers and
Fado singing. They also visited the Casbah and Medinah
In three of the four Imperial cities of Morocco. Somewhat
belatedly we learned that Joe had three graduations in June,
which Is probably some kind of record. JOE Jr., a former
summer employee of CTA, and his sister, PATRICIA, were
graduated from Northern Illinois university, and THOMAS
was graduated from Little Flower High school and Is now a
freshman at Norther n...LENN HESS and his wife had a re-
laxing vacation at the Wisconsin Dells. They enjoyed a
boat ride at the upper Dells, but spent most of their time
just soaking up the sun by the pool. . . Congratulations to
GENE SULLIVAN who, after 41 years of night school, was
graduated from Roosevelt university with a bachelor's de-
gree In general studies.

(West Shops) -

A happy 18th wedding anniversary to CHESTER MAJE-
ROWICZ, plumber foreman, and his wife, ROSE. ..J. ROGO-
WIC, track foreman, and his wife are the proud parents of
a baby girl born on August 15. Congratulations! ..JEAN
REDD, Building Department, became the proud grandma of
her third grandchild, a baby girl named ERICA. That
makes three to babysit for — enjoy. ..Our best wishes go with
Pensioner JOHN MACK, trackman II, who retired on Au-
gust 31. Enjoy a long and healthy retirement, John. ..A
farewell party was held for JOHN GUZOVICH, Frog Shop
foreman, and TOM SPASOJEVICH, track foreman, who re-
tired. We will miss these two gentlemen, and wish them a
long, healthy and happy retirement. ..A get well SOON wish
for DAN BALANDIS, carpenter foreman. Hurry back, Dan,
we miss you. ..A happy birthday to E. P. WADE, ironworker
general foreman. ..I'm sure that most of us have had our
vacations, and a few are still going to leave on theirs. For
those who have returned, my freezer is still empty — where

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are all the fish?.. We had a surprise visit from Pensioner
J. D. RETZLER and he looks wonderful. Only wish he
could have stayed longer. John lives in Lajolla, California,
and he and his wife, HELEN, were visiting with their son
for two weeks. Come back soon. ..Our deepest sympathy is
e.Ktended to the families of CALVIN THOMAS, trackman,
who died recently, and to N. CINQUEPALMI, ironworker
helper, in the death of his sister. ..The CTA plumbers would
like to extend their condolences to the family of Mrs. JO-
SEPH FRANZONE, who died suddenly. She was the widow
of JOSEPH FRANZONE, former plumber at West Shops. ..It
is with deep regret that we report the death of Mr. and
Mrs. H. SCHUMER, tinner, who were killed in a tragic ac-
cident while on vacation. They were the parents of HENRY
SCHUMER, trackman. ..R. FERRARA, labor foreman, was
certainly happy that he paid attention when J. P. UITZ,
safety and fire coordinator, gave instructions on safety. He
had the occasion to use these instructions recently which
helped save a fellow employee.

FOREST GLEN -

Operator BERG spent a few days visiting all the brew-
eries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wliat some people won't do
for a free glass of beer..."Poopsie" NELSON and his lovely
wife, ANN, vacationed in Florida. They had such a grand
time that they hated to head north... Operator C. WEIL had
company this summer from Monroe, New York. Their old
friends were Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH FRANOISCHINI and
Mr. and Mrs. GUS YAKOS. . .Supervisor AL OCHWAT is
looking forward to his vacation, which will most likely take
him to the East Coast. ..Operator FRANK PRADZINSKI had
a lovely trip to Morocco, then Lisbon to see the bullfights...
Garage Foreman CHARLES KLINE and GEORGE HAAK
were seen in the Pabst Pavilion at the Wisconsin State
Fair. From the looks of them the advantages of retirement
were evident. ..Pensioner S. E. DUKE, who retired in 1969,
just celebrated his 54th wedding anniversary with his beau-
tiful bride who is getting younger day by day. Mr. Duke
started with the Chicago Surface Lines in 1928. The best of
everything to this fine couple and many more years of to-
getherness...Surprise — guess who got hooked? None other
than JOE SOLAN, who was wed on September 21 to the
lovely VIRGINIA. .. Operator WHITFIELD finally took his
wife, GRACE, fishing up in Ontario, Canada. Looks like
Grace fell in love with the sport, and now is looking for-
ward to another trip up to the wild woods. ..J. J. O'NEILL
went back to the "Old Sod" this year. Things are changing
over there too, O'Neill says. ..Operator BARRON visited the
islands instead of Florida this year and boy, what stories
he can tell. Each trip gets more interesting. .. GEORGE
FUENTES and his family had a ball in Ottawa, Ontario. He
just loves to travel but says vacations are too short. ..Chief
Clerk BILL PINASCO and the beautiful Mrs. visited Pen-
sioner WEINRICK (Blackie) NELSON, who has been retired
for 12 years, and lives in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He
rims a gift shop which is called the Mockingbird. 1 under-
stand Blackie is quite handy in making beautiful things out
of wood... Operator TRYGVE BERG and his wife, KAY. have
a new good-luck talisman in the arrival of their 13th grand-
child. Miss CHANTEL CHRISTINE PAYNE, the daughter of
CAROLYN and MICHAEL PAYNE, made her debut at Lu-
theran General hospital on June 23. She has a big brother,
MITCH, 5. Tryg and Kay spent a couple of days' vacation
visiting the Ford Museum and Greenfield Village at Dear-

NEWS

born, Michigan, but passed up the Ford Plant steel mi
tour — a one-mile walk with temperatures up to 130 degree!
..Forest Glen operators feel they have a good chance (
entering heaven, and here's why. Father GREGORY PC'
KLADOWSKI, a former summer operator, was ordaine
May 9. Father Greg's first concelebrated mass of thanks
giving took place May 20 at St. Isaac's church in Nilei
Forest Glen was represented by Instructor and Mrs. LO
BIENIEK and Instructor and Mrs. HANK ZIOLKOWSK
Following the mass, dinner was served at the Hyatt Hous
in Lincolnwood for the legion of friends Father Greg hai
Instructor Ziolkowski says, "We've got it made now." Is
structor Bieniek says, "We can't miss." Father Greg ha
some kind words about CTA and especially Forest Glen an
the many friends he made during his stay and promised t
remember Forest Glen in his prayers. He is assigned
St. Simeon's in Bellwood. God's gain is CTA's loss. E
the way. Forest Glen won the Quarterly ISC award. Sei
it's working already!.. WHITE Y SZYMELL, box puller wt
recently transferred from Keeler Depot, celebrated hi
35th wedding anniversary. His daughter, CAROLE ANTO^
celebrated her birthday Jime 11; his son, DON, celebrate
his June 12, and his daughter-in-law, BARBARA, celebraf
ed her's June 20. His wife, HELEN, is still recuperating
from surgery after a serious illness.

- "W. ,4. "^avuf

GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -

It was 33 years of wedded bliss for HARRY SOREGHE:)']
and his Mrs. on September 25. Keep up the good worlf
Harry. ..Belated birthday greetings are sent to Dr. MOSNl
who celebrated on September 20. ..DIANE PECORARO tor
gether with her husband, JOE, bus repairman at Foreii
Glen, flew to California and Las Vegas where they visitel
Disneyland and took in some night spots in Nevada.. .Df
ARNOLD PECK became an uncle twice in one month whefi
his sister and sister-in-law became proud mothers. Di]
Peck is really beaming... MARY' LEDWITH.our Irish nurse
received her second belt in karate, the green belt, togethe'
with bruises and discolorations to prove it.

(Public Information) -

EILEEN NEURAUTER and her husband, RUDOLPH, ,'
bus operator from Forest Glen, took a three-week Euror

pean tour, taking in London, Germany, Italy, Monte Carli
and Paris, France. A good time was had by both. ..The weli'

THIS BEAUTIFUL little
lady will answer with a big
smile when you call her
SARA JAYNE. She is the
granddoughter of GEORGE
MILLONAS, superintendent
of Building and Construc-
tion, West Shops.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

I INSIDE

cJne mat was extended to ELDA LEAL, clerk-stenogra-
plr, unassigned, who is doing a very good job in the Ser-
yie Section. .. Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH (PAT HALLAHAN)
DSILVESTRO are proud and happy to announce the birth
o/heir first, a little girl, DEANNA MARIE, on October 19.
Dinna weighed in at 6 pounds 14 ounces. Pat formerly
wrked in the Service Section... Another happy set of par-
eis are Mr. and Mrs. BARRY (DIANA BOYLE) WOOD, who
p:iudly announced the birth of their second — DANIEL
L WHENCE — who weighed in at 6 pounds 1 ounce on Sep-
teiber 27 at Elmhurst hospital. Danny went home to join
h' big sister, GAIL LYNN, Si. Diana formerly worked for
Tins it News. Congratulations to all!

(liurance & Pensions) -

The welcome mat is extended to COLLEEN YOUNT,
crk-typist, and THEO SCOTT, stenographer II, who re-
p'.ced ELKE MOLINA who transferred to Industrial Safety
&Fire Prevention Department... JEANINE GERARD took a
f4> to Hawaii with a church group, touring several islands,
aJ came back with a tan. ..Something new has been added to
tl; appearance of KATHY KOHLMAN. She finally had her
e;s pierced and is sporting solid gold earrings. ..MARJO-
EE HOLMES is sporting a 1974 Monte Carlo in burgundy
ad white, plus a new addition to the family — a six-month
ol German shepherd by the name of Topper. . . We were
srry to see RON KRAMER leave CTA to take up residence
i Boynton, Florida, where he purchased a beautiful home
v;h a swimming pool attached and all that wonderful sun-
sine. RAYMOND CARSON replaced him in the department.
Cod luck in your new job, Ray.

I
(hrsonnel) -

LOIS BOOMER, Suggestion Department clerk-typist, is
sorting a psychedelic cast on the left leg due to breaking
abone in her foot as a result of chasing a horse in the
crk...LYNN HARRER was surprised on September 1 when
£e received a beautiful diamond from the lucky man, GUY
ItETZ. Wedding plans have been set for the future. ..JES-
i, RODRIGUEZ and his family spent two delightful weeks
1 Eagle River, Wisconsin.. .STAN TADEVIC and his wife
£d another couple flew to the Adriatic Coast along the Al-
Inian border and across Yugoslavia near the Italian bor-
er and visited with his mother and sisters. The scenery
i,d mountain sights were out of this world, including the
iflages they visited. .. ARTHUR J. HUBACZ was elected
cmmander of the Combined Veterans Association of Illi-
lis. This organization is composed of 13 veteran groups.
..)n August 10 WILLIAM SHOLDICE took unto himself a
Hde, NANCY ARNOTT, who wore an empire style dress
(intily trimmed vidth white lace. They were married in
', Luke's Catholic church in River Forest with the recep-
1>n at Fontana D'Or. They honeymooned in Los Angeles,
In Francisco and Las Vegas. While in Vegas, they met
:vis Presley. .. JOE O'SULLIVAN and his wife, HELEN,
;iwto Phoenix, Arizona, to finalize plans tor the building
I their retirement home in the Veldo Rose area of Mesa,
rizona. Their home will be about 25 miles east of Phoe-
)x and just a few miles west of Superstition Mountain. It's
: the range of mountains that legend says the Lost Dutch-
an gold mine is located in. Joe and Helen travelled to the
'rand Canyon, and on the way back stopped in Sedona, Ari-
ina, the red rock country along Oak Creek Canyon. They
so visited with ELIOT and VAL HIRSCH. They both look
pnderful and are thoroughly enjoying retirement. Eliot,
jio was supervisor of the Training Department, asked to
'i remembered to all his friends at CTA. . .KATHLEEN

NEWS

MCCARTHY, the daughter of MIKE MCCARTHY, began her
scholastic career when she started kindergarten at Kinzle
school this September.. .STU MAGINNIS was one of three
counselors who took a church group of 12 teenagers on a
canoe trip. The trip started in Ely, Minnesota, and made
its way into Canada. The trip took two weeks and covered
125 miles. The group ate dehydrated food most of the time.
However, after a good catch of trout and northern pike, they
really had a feast. It was a memorable experience for all
who went on the trip. By the way, Stu loves canoeing — this
was his third trip over the past few years.

(Reproduction Services) -

Congratulations to JOHN GRITIS, supervisor. Reproduc-
tion Services, who became a grandpa for the third time when
COLLEEN PATRICIA was born September 29 to his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, PATRICIA and PATRICK GILL, at St.
Anne's hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. The proud pa-
ternal grandpa is Paint Foreman PAT GILL, West Shops.

KEDZIE -

We welcome Superintendent W. CHAMBERLAIN who
comes to us from North Avenue Station as our new day su-
perintendent, and also E.WESTON as relief superintendent.
. . Now that winter is approaching don't forget "defensive
driving." Always allow more space between cars and
buses. . .Instructor JACKSON wishes to thank all the line
instructors for the good job they did in training our sum-
mer replacements. .. Congratulations to Superintendent A.
TABEL and his lovely wife, LaVERNE, on their 32nd wed-
ding anniversary. , . Supervisor CARL HICKMAN'S son,
CARL Jr., received his bachelor of science degree in
speech from Northwestern university on June 16. Like
father, like son; a chip off the old block... Congratulations
to AUGUST and MYRA LAZZARA who were united in holy
matrimony on August 11, with a reception at Garden Man-
or. August is the son of Mr. and Mrs. RAY GRAHAM, your
Transit News reporter... Operator PETER MIASO's daugh-
ter, MARYANNE PATRICIA, was united in holy wedlock to
RONALD F. PARTIPILO on September 1. A reception was
held at the Chateau Royale with everyone having a good
time... Operator NORBERT OUIMET became a grandfather
for the fifth time when a girl was born to his son, THOMAS,
and his wife on September 6 at Gottlieb hospital weighing
7 pounds 14 ounces. ..In our repair department, THEODORE
and BERTHA YANCY became the proud parents of a baby
boy, THEODORE JERMAINE YANCY Jr., who was born at
Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospital. . . Street Collector ED
KELLY took his pension on August 1 after more than 36
years of service. To Ed, we wish you much health and
happiness in your retirement. ..We welcome our new as-
sistant day foreman, JAIME MORALES, and relief foreman
JOHN JOHNSON to the repair department. ..WILLIE GRIF-
FIN went to California on his vacation, while CLARENCE
MILLS attended the National Model Airplane meeting.. .Our
sincere sympathy is extended to the family of EDWARD L.
SMITH who passed away on July 28. ..Your scribe and his
wife, CARM, attended the Amalgamated Transit Union con-
vention which was held in Florida, and then went on an
eight-day Caribbean cruise. Going with us was MYLES
HARRINGTON, retired station superintendent, and his wife,
BEATRICE. I had three weeks of beautiful living.

^eUfKOHti (^>l€lA€Ml

EPTEMBER-OCTOBER. 1973

INSIDE

LAWNDALE -

We're saddened at this writing by the recent passing of
Operator ELMEfl SHAW. Our deepest sympathy is extend-
ed to his family. ..Operator JESSE MOORE informs us that
on June 23 he was married to the former Miss SYLVIA
JOHNSON in Orlando, Florida. Jess and Sylvia spent their
honeymoon visiting Disney World. Many years of happi-
ness...Congratulations to Operator MAURICE WALTON who
was married to the former Miss SUSAN TENA on Septem-
ber 10. Many years of happiness... We welcome all of the
new personnel who came to Lawndale on the system pick.
We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay here. The best of
luck to all the men who left Lawndale for other stations
throughout the system... Congratulations to Operators JOHN
McCLAIN and NAMON BROWN for doing such a fine job in
the supervisor's pool. Keep up the good work, fellows...
Clerk EARL MCLAUGHLIN just returned from vacation,
spending a week of leisure in the friendly confines of his
home. ..Clerk CLARK CARTER informs us that on Novem-
ber 2 his son, CLARK LEE, will be two years old. Happy
birthday, Clark Lee. .. Our deepest sympathy to Operator
DOMINICK PAPA in the recent passing of his wife. ..Oper-
ator DAN DeBUONO showed up one Monday morning for
work only to find that he was on vacation... Operator SOL-
OMON DAVIS received a phone call from the clerk one
Monday morning informing him he had missed. Said Davis,
"I'm on vacation." "No," said the clerk, "your vacation
starts next week." Well, we all make mistakes... Operator
TOMIE PHILLIPS still stands at the paymaster's wdndow on
Wednesdays instead of Thursdays, and if it were on
Wednesday, he's there on the wrong Wednesday. ..Operator
EDDIE McCUTCHEON enjoyed his vacation this year in
Jackson, Mississippi. . . Happy wedding armiversaries to:
Operators WILLIAM and ANN MILLER, their 16th, Octo-
ber 26; JOHN and ANN HAWKINS, their fourth, October 28,
and JEROME and EVELYN JOHNSON, their 13th, Novem-
ber 27. ..Operator JAMES and MATTELA BURRIS recently
celebrated their first year of wedded bliss... On August 31,
Operator R. R. MOOSE retired after 22 years of service.
Good luck on your retirement, Moose... Incidentally, I did
make it to Spokane, Washington, this year, and it was a
delightful trip going and coming. . . Operator DOUGLAS
CAMPBELL also toured the Northwest this year with his
family... Well, that's all for now, fellows, I'll see you next
time around.

LOOP -

VIRGINIA TOTCKE and her traveling companions en-
joyed a marvelous vacation in Hawaii. She said the beauty
of the islands is breathtaking and must be seen to be ap-
preciated. Virginia retired October 1 and we all wish her
good health and many happy years ahead... MYRTLE APITZ
and her granddaughter enjoyed a vacation in Florida vis-
iting with her son.. .GLADYS RUEDEGER spent her vaca-
tion visiting her sister in St. Louis... SHEILA MURPHY en-
joyed her vacation in her favorite place — beautiful Ireland
(where else?). ..MARY WIXTED, your co-reporter, and her
daughters had a wonderful time while on vacation in New-
port Beach, California, visiting relatives. ..MINNIE DIKE-
MAN had a restful "at home" vacation this year. ..DAVE
GRAFMAN and his wife drove to Rockville, Maryland,
where they had the time of their life. Dave had so much fun
with his grandchildren he was reluctant to come back home.
..Retired agent ADAM WAAS sent us a card from Arkan-
sas where he vacationed. Shortly after returning home, he

NEWS

became ill and spent a week in the hospital. Adam is doing
well now, with rest and a special diet. ..MILLIE BLAGO-
VICH spent her vacation in Florida. She and her family |
toured Tampa university where her oldest son became a
student in September... Mr. and Mrs. BILL PFEIFFER en-
joyed a great trip through Canada. Shortly after returning
home. Bill entered the hospital for surgery. We are happy
to report that he is well on the way to complete recovery...
Janitor JOE FASO had a bad fall injuring his back. We
hope he will soon be back in good health. ..In closing our
sincere sympathy is extended to the families of Agent A.
MANONI and Janitor R. GIOVANNI... Keep smiling.

- THMted "DoifU & "tHav, 't^/ixted

LIMITS -

The "Hawk" is coming early this year so you better get
those old buUy-woolys out of mothballs. It looks like it's
going to be a long cold winter... Operator J. FORD showed
me a picture of the 85 pound northern he caught while fish-
ing in Ely, Wisconsin. It was a beauty. Congratulations...
Congratulations also to our board member, R. GOLDMAN.j,;
on the birth of an 85 pound baby boy named RENARD ASH--
TON who was born on September l...The next time you guysi
see KEITH in the garage give a warm welcome back. He(
stopped me on the way home one day to let me know he re--
turned to work. ..A speedy recovery is sent to Operatori
WESTBROOK who suffered a heart attack a few months!
ago. ..Our sincere condolences are extended to OperatorsE
W. SMITH and G. MENDYK in the loss of their wives. ..Well I
that's all the news for now, but if you have any news or in--
formation leave a note with the clerk for me. I will seat
that it gets into print. See you next time.

(^A^a lutHct

MILWAUKEE. LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

Now that vacations are over and our fall pick is com-
pleted, your co-reporter, GRACE MOUNTS, is back on her
usual 3 to 11 p.m. shift. ..BOB MALONEY wishes to thank
everyone for the retirement party in his honor which was
held at the Assignment Office on July 26. Among those at- -

WHOOPING IT up at the retirement porty for Assignment Agent I
BOB MALONEY on July 26 was this group of gay revelers. Pic-
tured here, left to right, are: HUGH HEGARTY, treasurer of
Division 308, Superintendents MIKE VELTRI and PAT HALLA-
HAN, Instructor THURBUSH, Bob, Superintendents FRENCHIE
ELLIS, STANLEY CHRIST, KEN BROWN and BOB ROESING.
Standing in front is Ken Brown's son.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

^ovember-December
pensioners

PATRICK CRONIN, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 5-14-29
LOUIS DANZICO, Laborer,

Engineering, Emp. 9-18-29
JOHN DUNNE, Laborer,

Stores - North Division, Emp. 11-12-45
PATRICK GEOGHEGAN, Motorman,

South Section, Emp. 5-19-43
THOMAS S. McGOVERN, Messenger,

Law, Emp. 8-31-37
GEORGE J. MENDYK, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 4-24-44
ROBERT A. METROW, Painter,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 9-23-53
WILLIAM M. MOLENDA, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-3-44
ANTHONY NUTILE, Foreman,

South Shops, Emp. 3-31-43
THOMAS B. O'CONNOR, General Manager,

Executive, Emp. 1-14-36
RICHARD C. O'GORMAN, Service Truck Chauffeur,

Utility & Emergency Service, Emp. 9-15-41
NICHOLAS J. RUPP, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-21-41
FRANK SOLURI, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 6-24-37
FRANK J. SOMMER, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 5-28-48
THOMAS A. TOMASEK, Bus Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 1-13-47
LEONARD J. TROJANOWSKI, Bus Repairer,

North Park, Emp. 2-14-39
GERALD T. WEBB, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 12-18-45
GEORGE J. ZASTRESEK, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-5-43

INSIDE NEWS

tending were: District Superintendent ED HEATTER, Sta-
tion Superintendents MIKE VELTRI, JOHN FLYNN, FREN-
CHIE ELLIS, RON BAKER, KEN BROWN, BOB ROESING,
JOHN ZUPKO, JIM WALSH, R. DESVIGNES, ART RABIN
and S. CHRIST, Acting Superintendent THURBUSH and
HUGH HEGARTY, treasurer of Division 308. A long,
healthy and happy pensioned life is wished for you. Bob...
Congratulations to Conductor CARRUTHERS, Jefferson
Park, and his wife on the birth of a baby boy, MICHAEL
GREGORY, July 17 weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces. .. DAVE
GRAFMAN and his wife vacationed in Rockville, Maryland,
visiting his son and grandchildren. Dave and his vvafe cel-
ebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on October 27.
Congratulations.. .Our sincere condolences to the families
of Janitor ROY DeGIOVANI who passed away in August, and
Motorman JOHNNY JACKSON Jr. who was drowned on Sep-
tember 5. . .Superintendent JOHN ZUPKO's little league
team did it again with 17 wins and 1 loss to take the pennant
and championship for the sixth straight year.. .LEVA SHEL-
TON received three commendations within a three-month
period. Congratulations !. .Agent FRED FRIEB and his wife
spent their vacation taking short trips. They also visited
Union, Illinois, where Fred got a chance to work the con-
trols of old red streetcar No. 144, They visited Joplin and
Kansas City, Missouri, and Fred said he averaged 24 miles
to the gallon in his 1971 Hornet and can prove it. Pretty
good, Fred... Pensioner ADAM WAAS was in the hospital
recently but is now home and watching his diet. ..EILEEN
CARMODY combined her birthday, anniversary date and
vacation and took a trip to Ireland to visit her mother. ..Z.
FUNCHES is now back to work after her long illness. I
hope she is feeling good and will stay well.. .Former as-
signment agent NANCY McINERNEY's mother celebrated
her 85th birthday on August 10 and received a letter of
congratulations from President Nixon... Assignment Agent
JACKIE HOLMES is now driving a red Volvo. Her other
car was stolen in March from 22nd and the Dan Ryan. Her
daughter, TRACY, is now going to nursery school. She
loves to go and hates to come home. I guess she is having
a ball... Believe it or not— by GRACE MOUNTS, not Ripley—
but when she and her husband were on vacation in Holland,
Michigan, there was such a terrible electrical storm, it
started her electric clock going backwards. Her sister
says that every time they have a storm now, it does the
same thing. That must be some clock... We wish all our
students good luck in school and hope to see them all again
next summer. ..In the meantime, keep the news coming in.

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

RAYMOND G. GAIDES, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 1-8-46
STANLEY McCLURE, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 5-25-50
AVA M. THOMAS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-2-63
CURTIS A. WESTMORELAND, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 1-26-45

TA TRANSIT NEWS

^tacc "THoukU & 'Kattf THoii^ittf

NORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to everyone!.. Welcome to our new
assistant superintendent, JAMES McEVILLY. Come on in
and say hello, fellas, he really doesn't bite. We also wel-
come ED WESTON who now has the relief job. On a recent
vacation. Superintendent McEvilly found that he liked Dis-
neyland so much he went back two more times. . . The
CHURCH brothers separated their vacations. VAL headed
for Eagle River, Wisconsin, where he caught enough small
ones to make a big one. His brother, GENE, took his fam-
ily and headed for Georgia. ..Operator H. FISHER and his
son should have taken Mrs. FISHER along to bait the hooks
for them. ..Operator D. FREY and his Mrs. had their vaca-
tion interrupted when she developed a bit of ticker trouble.
..Supervisor RONALD ROY let Uncle Sam foot the bill for
his naval trip to Boston, Hyanis Port and Spain... Operator

1QA

E. GUNDLACH really had a ball riding the merry-go-round
at Six Flags. At least that's what we were told... Repair man
GEORGE SLADEK and his better half, MILDRED, spent two
enjoyable weeks in Charlevoix, Michigan, where he caught
two real good size trout. ..One of the first things Supervisor
WHELEHAN did after his retirement was to head for a va-
cation in Ireland. Amongst those at the Whelehan get-
together was none other than smiling CONNIE O'SHEA,
still looking like a million. . . Operator BARSANO and his
wife say that a $20 bill goes a long way to prove that "hon-
esty is the best policy. "..Our most heartfelt sympathy is
extended to the following men at North Avenue in the loss
of their loved ones: Operators M. ANDERSEN, J. VAL-
TIERRA, F. BELLINO, W. PAMPER, SADOWSKI and R.
TAYLOR, Station Superintendents J. MORRIS and BILL
MOSER, and Switchboard Operator J. STICK. Our condo-
lences also go to the families of: retired security officer
RAY LOHSE, retired mechanic GEORGE BAEHR, retired
operator OMAR HART and Instructor BOB MORRISON. . .
Operator WHITEY SYZMELL decided to give up the box
puller's job and come back and show the other fellows just
how to drive a bus.. .Retired operator CHARLEY WINTERS
was spotted at North Western depot looking in tip-top
shape... Operator MORGAN'S little 18-month old daughter
had mom and dad pretty worried when she spent a bit of
time in West Suburban hospital. Doorman TOM DOBBYN
figured if that place was good enough for her, it would also
be good enough for him. Now that he's out, he's doing very
nicely, thank you... All of us are rooting for Operator LU-
CIUS BANKS and waiting for that smiling face of his to
come through the door... Instructor WEIR and his Mrs. re-
cently became grandparents for the 11th time. It was No. 7
for Operator and Mrs. HARRY (Moe) MOCARSKI when little
ANTHONY JOHN arrived tipping the scales at 8 pounds 2
ounces. Senior Station Instructor JAMES BROGAN and his
Mrs. ran a close third, becoming grandparents for the fifth
time with little MICHAEL ALLEN WAGNER weighing in at
7 pounds 2 ounces... Operator R. WEEMS was passing out
cigars while his wife sang lullabies to their very first little
tyke... Chief Instructor JERRY KNOPF will be observing
two anniversaries ui November. His wedding anniversary
on the 25th, and his 33rd company anniversary on the 26th,
Who says you can't get your name in the magazine for 33
years of service. ..I wish to thank retired instructor FRANK
G. O'CONNOR and all the rest of you who didn't identify
yourselves for all the old transfers you sent me. I'm still
on the lookout for more of them, also old 241 union buttons.
Maybe you have some pictures of the old red streetcars
that you would loan me. Their return is guaranteed... See
you all purty soon.

Collector ELMER BRISKEY lived it up in Mexico, Op-
erator DAN MELENDEZ at Six Flags in St. Louis, and Op-
erator KEN METTLER in Minnesota. These are just a few
who took their well-earned vacations during the peak
months of July and August... LINDA DOWDALL, the daugh-
ter of Operator and Mrs. PETER DOWDALL, gained the
title of Mrs. when she and EDWARD SUTTON were united
in holy matrimony tn June and went to Hawaii for the hon-
ey moon... Now the operators of the early morning pull-out
set can be assured of having all mirrors in place and tight-
ened. Also we can be assured of having transfer bags,
thanks to the instant service and cooperation of Night Fore-
man ALLEN WEBB... Retirement bells broke up that father-
son team of ours as Operator ANDREW KILGORE inked his
name on the retirement list. To the best of our knowledge,
Andrew and JOHN KILGORE were the only father-son team

Service anniversarie
in November

45 years

H. A. Coyne,

Substation Engineering

December

T. J. Culhane,

West Section

F. A. Schueler,

Archer

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0 years

A. E. Bianchini, North Section
J. Flaherty, North Section

D. A. Frusolone, General Accounting
A. M. Golding, Insurance & Pensions

N. C. Kaczkowski, Insurance & Pensions

E. A. Laube, Forest Glen

E. A. Mannlon, North Avenue

C. P. McAlister, Power Operations
M. E. Morgan, West Section
W. F. Shipyor, 69th Street

F. J. Wojcik, Power Operations

25 years

R. L. Barclay, 77th Street

C. Brown, Kedzie Garage

R. L. Brown, Rapid Transit Signal Division

J. Cooney, Stores- South Division

M. H. Daley, Utility & Emergency Service

T. A. Fllipiak, Kedzie

S. Graham, Archer

W. P. Hall, Investigation & Claims

L. E. Howe, Electrical Distribution

A. J. Johnson, 77th Street

F. A. Johnson, Purchasing

W. H. Jones, Kedzie

R. L. Kennedy, 77th Street

C. E. Lowery, 77th Street

C. R. Marchinski, Skokie Shop

K. F. MIkota, Building Wiring Division

A. C. Ochwat, District D

A. A. Petty, 77th Street

R. A. Ptacin, West Section

R. A. Rennhok, 77th Street

A. B. Salvaggio, West Section

J. A. Sowizral, South Shops

35 years

B. C. Becker, 69th Street

M. J. Buckley, Investigation & Clai

R. Jestice, Investigation & Claims

J. C. Martinek, South Section

V. E. Rage, Limits

30 years

A. A. Basedow, Kedzie
J. H. Bishop, 52nd Street
G. E. Garfield, 77th Street
J. L. Goldberg, North Section
J. E. Hall, North Park
R. J. Howard, Central District
E. M. Janio, Investigation & Claims
I. L. Krauledis, South Shops
W. J. Rooney, Kimball

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25 years

Q. L. Bonds, Dan Ryan Maintenance Terminal

A. R. Bray, Beverly

W. E. Coffrey, Property Accounting

D. J. Guest, 77th Street
C. C. Harris, 77th Street

J. Henry, Stores- South Division
J. J. Hoiek, West Section
W. Holland, 52nd Street

B. Holtane, Track & Structures

E. Jenkins, North Park

A. J. Kraus, Utility & Emergency Service

W. A. McGrath, 77th Street

J. H. McManus, North Section

T. P. McNicholas, Building Maintenance Division

J. F. Mikieta, North Park

J. J. Moss, South Section

C. C. Newsome, South Section
J. Perkins, Track

N. Rossille, Forest Glen

D. S. Scott, Archer
J. M. Slavik, Archer
W. Somerville, Archer

F. R. Wiley, 77th Street
T. Wright, 77th Street

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of operators at North Avenue Station. ..On the sports side of
the news, Operator BEN FLENAUGH took second place in
the Chicago Park District tournament, senior men's divi-
sion, on July 8. Congratulations, BEN, you gotta be good
to even enter the tournament. ..Operator-coach WADE SIM-
MONS and members of the Softball team threw the old
spikes in the closet when the season ended August 19. The
gym shoes are being cleaned as the basketball team pre-
pares to launch a new season. With the new system pick,
we can expect to see some interesting changes made. In
spite of it all. Coach Simmons is optimistic and believes
that North Avenue will still have the team of champs. ..Pen-
sioner ELMER DEEGAN was on the sick list. Here's hop-
ing he has fully recovered... Pensioner LEE MUSSARED,
now of Sun City, Arizona, paid us a visit at North Avenue
Station. . . Pensioner VIGGO WINDFELD mailed us a card
from Hawaii where he is enjoying the trade vrinds beneath
the palm trees. The card was mailed to BILL MIEDEMA
who turned it over to us. Thanks for the courtesy, Bill...
Our moments of commiseration are for Supervisor JAMES
DOHONEY in the death of his brother, CHARLES; Pension-
er ARMIN KOEHN in the death of his wife, GENEVIEVE,
and to the family of Operator PABLO MENDES.

- TOaUm 'Slit & /(an»K Piaia

NORTH PARK -

Operator JOHN KIPPES and his wife, VIRGINIA, went on
a 2,300 mile escorted trip through Canada and the New
England states. The ferry crossings and cruising along the
St. Lawrence river were beautiful. The trip took in Mon-
treal, Quebec, New Brunswick and the beautiful Gaspe Pen-
insula. For many days the Kippes were in the wilderness
of the upper St. Lawrence. The salmon fishing around New
Brunswick was excellent, with catches of 20 pounds. ..Pen-
sioner RICHARD HALLIGAN and his wife, JO, and their
prize poodle, Ricky, enjoyed their annual vacation in Flor-
ida. The Halligans stopped off at Bonita Springs, Florida,
to visit Pensioner CHARLES KERR and his wife, ANNIE,
but the Kerrs were in Chicago at the time. Better luck next
time, Richard. . . Operator HOMER REED and his wife,
MYRTLE, became grandparents for the first time when
their daughter, Mrs, CINDA SMITH, gave birth to a daugh-
ter, CHANTEL ERICA, born on July 1 at Illinois Research
hospital weighing 6 pounds. .. Operator BILL SMALL and
his wife, EUNICE, became grandparents for the first time
when their son, RONALD, and his wife, PAMELA, became

UNITED IN holy matrimony
on July 7 at St. Basil's
church were JAMES and
HELEN FIGHTER. The
groom is a motorman on the
South Section.

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NEWS

AS THE bells chimed,
JOSEPH and JO-ANN
PARRILLO were united in
holy matrimony at Queen of
Angels church September 1.
Joseph, a former summer
employee of the Transporta-
tion Department, is the son
of WILLIAM J. PARRILLO,
budget accountant, and the
bride is the former JO-ANN
MITCHELL, the grand-
daughter of CARLO DE-
SIMONE who retired from
the Building Department
in 1966.

parents of a daughter, MARY BETH, born on August 23 <
Northwest hospital weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. ..Operate
JACK URBAN had the misfortune to fall off a ladder ar
broke a bone in his heel. The injury was very serious, an
Jack will be home for a considerable time. ..Our sympatfc
and condolences are extended to the families of Instructo
ROBERT MORRISON and Pensioner FRED BOLDT, and t
Instructor WALTER STEINBEISS in the loss of his mother,
Mrs. CARRIE STEINBEISS. ..The North Park credit unia
annual business meeting will be held on Friday, January 11
at River Park Fieldhouse, 5100 N. Francisco avenue, S
8 p.m. Dividends will be declared and refreshments will b|
served with drawings for door prizes. All members an
urged to attend.

OPERATIONS (Transportation) - i

Congratulations to JEANNE M. ROHE, stenographer
was was united in holy matrimony to ROBERT H. DIEHL o
September 22 at St. Christina's church. Many friends an!
relatives attended the reception at the Cherry Hills Countr. i
club and had a wonderful time. The bride and groom spen'
their honeymoon in Jamaica. Our best wishes for a veri
happy and wonderful life. . . Our sincere sympathy is ex-
tended to Telephone Operator MENETTA FERRARI whosi^
husband, ROBERT, passed away on July 26 after an ex-:,
tended illness... We extend our deepest sympathy to thil'
family of South Section Assistant Station Superintenden',
JOHN V. TAGLER who passed away on September 28; alS(!,
to the family of THOMAS J. McGOVERN, retired norti,
rapid transit district superintendent, who passed away oi
July 31.

(Utility and Emergency Service) -

Mr. and Mrs. ED SLAMP vacationed near Internationa
Falls, Minnesota, where he reported rain and poor fishing
..Recent Retiree WILLIAM HART was traveling in the Nev
York area and said that pensioned life is great... Pens ionei
CASEY DeBOER paid us a visit at Blue Island and said ht
spent the winter months in Florida and returned to Minne-
sota in March. Congratulations to Casey and his lovelj
bride who recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniver-
sary...Good luck to WILLIAM MOOG who joined the ranks
of the retired on September 1 after more than 39 years ol
service. Among those who came to say goodby to Bill were:
JOE MULREE, MATT STIGLIC, PETE CARPINO, WALTER
JOHNSON, LEONARD GALLE, AL EIERMANN and FRANK
BECKER. ..Our sincere sympathy is extended to ROBERT

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lELLNITZ and his family In the death of his brother,
LMUEL...Mr. and Mrs. O. W. JOHNSON vacationed in the
)rth Woods of Wisconsin and said the weather was beau-

ful... Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. STANLEY KAMIN-
;i who are new grandparents... Recently hospitalized and

)W recuperating nicely are PETE PETERSON, LOUIE

ADEK, WILLIE MOOG, Mrs. WALTER WANGERO, Mrs.

ilCHARD BRADY and Mrs. JAMES ROCHE.

JRCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -

A big farewell and best wishes are extended to SARA
tcDONNELL, Purchasing Department, who retired on Sep-
umber 1, and to YOLENE CLAUDE who semi-retired to
wait the arrival of the stork. We have another pensioner
lat we missed in the last edition. He is BILL McGOVERN,
iborer at South Shops, who retired on July 1 with more than
6 years of service. Congratulations to both of our retir-
tes and to our mother-to-be... While we are congratulating
(eople, let's not forget South Shops' latest hero, DONALD
tOWELL, stock clerk I. On August 20 he noticed smoke
oming from an apartment window at 86th and Blackstone.
Ion called the fire department, then rushed into the burn-
ing building, alerting everyone in it and carrying out two
tesidents. Our heartiest congratulations to Don for his
iravery...ART EGGERT and his wife, STEPHANIE, vaca-
ioned in LaJoUa, California. While there, they spent a
>ouple of days visiting with TOM MADIGAN, retired divi-
ional storekeeper, Skokie, and his wife. Art told us that
'om looks great and that the California sunshine certainly
grees with him. We almost forgot to mention that Art and
tephanie celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary while
hey were with the Madigans, and the treat was on Tom.
"he Eggerts had a wonderful time. ..We are glad to see that
::DDIE GREZNIA is out of the hospital and back to work. It
ust goes to show that you can't keep a good man dovni...
"his last bit of information is probably the most difficult
hing anyone ever had to write. TOM SKVARLA, stock
;lerk II at Storeroom 50, South Shops, passed away on Au-
gust 28. To Tom's family, we extend our deepest sympathy.
I.This is the last column for your co-reporters. Please

'EDDING BELLS rang for JOHN and VALERIE DUTTON on
une 16 at Mt. Greenwood Evangelical Lutheran church. The
room is a bus repairman at 77th Street Station, and his dad,
feft, is L. C. DUTTON, former superintendent of Schedule-
fraffic, who retired on October 1, 1972.

NEWS

give all your news items to your new reporter, PRISCILLA
KAMRADT.

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Enjoying vacations during the months of July and August
were Superintendent A. J. PORCARO and Foremen R.
FLOWERS, M. COYLE and J. MOLLOY...H. DICKERSON
and D. NICOSIA did a wonderful job of supervising at Dan
Ryan while Coyle was on vacation. ..Congratulations to L.
FIELDS on his promotion to night instructor foreman. ..Our
deepest sympathy is extended to the family of G. BARNES
who passed away on July 24. ..L. STEWART, 61st Street,
spent a week's vacation in Fresno, California, and then
stopped by to see his old friends at Dan Ryan...L. LACEY,
61st Street terminal clerk, won fourth place in the South
Side "Superfly Hair-do" contest. .. Repairman WILLIAM
SPARKS, 61st Street, and his wife, MARCELLA, became
the proud parents of their sixth child on July 5 when a baby
boy, DAVID WAYNE, was born weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces.
..Enjoying summer vacations were A. WITHERSPOON, A.
MOORE and W. MAJEWSKI...A party was held for Repair-
man E. WITKOWSKI, Forest Park, who retired on Septem-
ber 1 after 25 years of service... Happy birthday to DONNA
MARIE, the daughter of D. RENO, Forest Park, who
reached the ripe old age of one year on September 24... J.
RANDAZZO, Forest Park, the master chef who specializes
in making pizzas, recently made one for his daughter who
visited him from New York... During the week of July 21
through 25, the 90th annual grand session of the District
Grand Lodge No. 22, and the District Grand Household of
Ruth No. 9 was held at the Robert E. Lee Inn, New Albany,
Indiana. Among those present was G. NICHOLSON, Dan
Ryan, District Deputy Grand Master of Gary, Indiana.. .C.
WILLIAMS, Dan Ryan, the barber and beautician, can be
seen nightly doing his thing at the Louis lounge... Congratu-
lations to FRANK and FANNIE PICKETT, Dan Ryan, on
their 11th wedding anniversary. ..Mr. and Mrs. E. SHIELDS
said they really enjoyed themselves at the Skokie Shop pic-
nic, which are getting better every year. ..Everyone vrtshes
a speedy recovery to RUTH NELSON, the wife of CHARLES
NELSON, Dan Ryan, who is in Blue Island hospital. .. V.
COLLYARD and L. RODDY, Dan Ryan, who have worked so
long together as truckmen, are now beginning to dress
alike. ..Those from Dan Ryan who enjoyed vacations during
July were: Q. BONDS, who took his family to see Disney
World in Florida; D. WILBORN who visited his mother in
Arkansas, and T. FRIEND and C. NELSON who bumped into
each other in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. C. DANS-
BY, L. SLAY and W. THORNTON enjoyed their vacations
working around the house... The CTA American Legion Post
1216 held its joint installation of officers for 1973-74 on
Sunday, October 21, at the Fort Dearborn hotel... DAN
MULVIHILL, Wilson, and his wife, CATHY, became par-
ents for the first time when a baby boy, BRIAN KEITH, was
born on August 10 at Northwest hospital weighing 5 pounds
15 ounces.

- '^UMi. Puittt

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

WALTER THOMAS and his wife flew to Oregon to visit
his in-laws, and then stopped to visit with his daughter and
son-in-law in Denver, Colorado. Shortly thereafter, Wal-
ter became a grandfather for the first time when his daugh-

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ter, MARILYN, gave birth to a baby boy, JASON, weighing
7 pounds 5 ounces. Congratulations... JOE BILLIS and his
family drove to Clearwater, Florida. ..RAY CARTER, traf-
fic checker, was elected district commissioner of Midwest
District Boy Scouts of America... GEORGE HANUS and his
wife drove to Washington, D.C., to visit with his son and
family. ..WILLIE SCOTT and his wife and daughter flew to
Jamaica and enjoyed it very much. ..BOB LaVOIE and his
wife and daughter, MICHELLE, drove to New York, Mas-
sachusetts and other eastern places of interest. .. BILL
WORCESTER and his wife drove down to Six Flags and had
an enjoyable time. ..KEN MAREK and his wife and daughter
flew to Florida. They enjoyed Disney World and visited
with Pensioner CLARK JOHNSON who now lives in Largo,
Florida.. .JOE RITROVATO and his wife, RITA, drove to
South Dakota... JOE SABOL received letters from Pension-
ers JAY KELLY, PAT LENIHAN and GEORGE FISHER who
are all enjoying their pensions. Pat is sporting a new Ford.
The mystery of the season is what happened to W. P. DEV-
EREAUX. If anyone has the answer please contact Joe Sa-
bol. . . We extend our deepest sympathy to retired traffic
checker FRED WALPOLE whose wife died while vacation-
ing in Ireland; to GEORGE WEST in the death of his moth-
er, and to JOE BILLIS in the death of his father-in-law,
CLIFFORD HALVERSON.

SOUTH SECTION -

Yours truly and her hubby, Clerk ROLAND, had a super
vacation down in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and through the
Smoky Mountains. Even saw some bears panhandling along
the highway... Motor man ROBERT BUTLER and his Mrs.
took the train to Dodge City and saw the Long Branch Sa-
loon where Wyatt Earp used to hang out. Also went to
Flagstaff, Arizona, and saw the Grand Canyon... Motorman
ROBERT RAWLINGS, who had been on the sick list for
many months, took a disability pension on August 1. We all
hope that Robert will soon return to good health... Hello to
newly-hired conductors JEROME RILEY, MAXWELL BUT-
LER, BOBBY BARBER, EDWARD McSWEENEY (the son of
a former motorman now in the Claim Department — ED-
WARD McSWEENEY Sr.), and JOHN STARKS. . .Ashland
Towerman CARL (Gentleman) BRADLEY and his Mrs. had
a good vacation in Canada, Washington, D.C., and then down
to Disney World, Ft. Meyers, and Tallahasee (his home
town), Florida. They sure covered a lot of miles on their
trip. ..Had a nice visit with Retired Assistant Station Super-
intendent JOE TVRDIK who now lives in Oakland, Arkansas.
Joe loves the Ozarks where he can fish and hunt to his
heart's content. While Joe was here, retired clerk JOHN
MORAN came in to see us. It was "old home week" at Ash-
land...Back to work and off the sick list are: Motormen
DONALD GRAY, OLIVER RIDGE LL and CHARLES POLK,
Conductors ALEX KOMIS, STANLEY HOWARD, WILBUR
COOLEY and LEOTHA PATTON, and Janitor LULLING
WILLIAMS.. .Agent RUTH LOVELL flew to San Francisco
with her sister and rented a car and saw all the sights.
Ruth says she'll still take Colorado to Frisco anytime...
We were so saddened to hear that retired district super-
intendent THOMAS (Terry) McGOVERN passed away re-
cently. Terry had many friends and everyone has fond
memories of him. Our condolences to his family. ..Motor-
man JAMES FIGHTER finally bit the dust and was married
to HELEN KIMAK of Lansing, Illinois, on July 7 at St. Basil
church. The reception was held at St. Michael's Ukranian I

NEWS

hall in Hammond, Indiana. Best wishes for a happy ma:
riagc.Saw retired motorman MARCUS WALKER recent
who said that he and his wife are enjoying their pension ai
taking trips. Marcus had even bought a bike to ride aj
joined a bowling league. Pensioned life must really 1
wonderful. ..Switchman LEWIS REED, who was on the si(
list for several months, became an agent on the North Se(
tion. Good luck, Lewis, in your new position. ..Agent CI
CILE THOMAS'S husband, Trackman CALVIN THOMA
died suddenly. He was also the brother of Janitor CLAf
ENCE THOMAS. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended i
Cecile and Clarence in their sorrow. . . Motorman FRE
GRONEMEYER and his wife have had two vacations in n
cent months. First they drove down to Venice, Florida, ai
then to the Keys. While in Florida they visited with WAf
REN (Sam) HILL, retired conductor, who lives in Po
Charlotte. Recently they drove to South Dakota to vis
relatives and also visited with the JOHN HEFFERNAN,
retired clerk, who live in Milbank. Both the Hills and He:
fernans wish to say hello to everyone. Mrs. Gronemeyer
picture was recently in the Southtown Economist newspape
celebrating 21 years with the Evergreen Park bank...Clei
JOHN BARRY told us he became a grandpa again when h:
son, KEVIN'S, wife gave birth to little JULIE. This no
makes 14 grandchildren for the Barry family. ..Our sincei
condolences are extended to: President of Division 3[
LEONARD BEATTY whose brother passed away recentl'
to retired motorman DAVID O'MALLEY whose son passe
away, and to Agent JAMES PATTERSON in the loss of hi
son. ..Superintendent STAN CHRIST and his children drov
to the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park and sai
that "Old Faithful" was really spouting. They even sa
mules panhandling in the Black Hills just like the bears d(
..Agent BESSOLA JAMES is on the sick list at this writinf
but hopes to return to work soon. She vrishes to thank a
her co-workers for the many calls and cards she receive
during her illness. ..Clerk ELIJAH (Smithy) SMITH and hi
wife returned from a trip to Pennsylvania where they vis
ited relatives, and to Washington, D.C., to see the sights.,
Agent SAUNDRA MITCHELL and her hubby, ED, assistar
station superintendent at 95th Street, are proud godparent
of twin godsons MCHAEL and MITCHELL born July I
They are the children of Saundra's cousin. ..Receiving an>
other passenger commendation, the second within a month
was Conductor HERBERT DILLARD for his excellent an
nouncements. . . The Agents' Pension Club held their fal
dinner on September 9 at Sharko's restaurant. Our pen
sioners looked very chipper and are enjoying life as muc
as ever. Retired Division 308 board member CHARLE;
BURNS, who had been in the hospital recently for an oper
ation, said he's starting to feel better now. Also talked t(
retired agents KAREN FRIDDLE, HELEN SHANNON, CE-
CILIA MORAN, retired towerman PATRICK HICKEY ani
his wife, retired clerk JOE BRENNAN and his Mrs., an(
retired motorman JERRY HANAFIN and his wife. Retiree

MISTAKEN IDENTITY
The nomes of the \ii<
June graduates picture^
here were inadvertenti
transposed in the July
August Transit News
They ore correctly iden
tified here.

BKUCE CAMPBELL

E. Campbell

Beverly

MICHAEL MULLIGAN
J. Mulligan
South Section

CIA TRANSIT NEWS

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

3.MUEL ABRAMS, 77, Way & Structures,
Up. 12-16-43, Died 8-24-73
IQUE ALLEN, 69, 52nd Street,
mp. 10-23-47, Died 7-28-73
tSTER ANDERSON, 68, Keeler,
mp. 6-24-42, Died 10-7-73
^CTOR A. ANDERSON, 96, Skokie Shop,
mp. 3-31-31, Died 7-8-73
(.:ORGE G. BAEHR, 74, North Avenue,
mp. 1106-42, Died 8-9-73
(j:ORGE L. BARNES, 46, R.T. Maint. Term,
mp. 5-8-57, Died 7-24-73
:\TE BEJO, 81, Laborer,
mp. 8-7-13, Died 7-13-73
^lANK J. BEHNKE, 83, Lincoln,
mp. 10-14-26, Died 8-12-73
; O. BOLDT, 65, North Park,
mp. 5-24-51, Died 8-6-73
^)AM A. BONCZKOWSKI, 74, North Park,
|mp. 4-12-44, Died 8-13-73
Lm BRATINCEVICH, 82, Way & Struct.,
[mp. 10-14-23, Died 6-4-73
.•SEPH F. BRZUSKA, 81, North Park,
'mp. 8-25-43, Died 10-11-73
IICHAEL BURKE, 74, Lawndale,
;mp. 1-31-34, Died 8-26-73
PWARD J. BUTLER, 82, 77th Street,
jmp. 1-20-12, Died 10-4-73
i O. CAMPBELL, 77, 77th Street,
mp. 4-27-25, Died 8-3-73
.\NIEL G. CAREW, 68, 69th Street,
'mp. 6-21-29, Died 8-25-73
MANUEL COLLETTA, 87, Way & Struct.,
Imp. 4-8-21, Died 7-12-73
(lARLES CONLON, 74, North Section,
Imp. 2-3-42, Died 7-9-73
|ifDA M. COUKART, 80, North Section,
mp. 9-19-47, Died 7-7-73
\TRICK CREAGH, 91, Kedzie,
mp. 4-6-21, Died 8-28-73
.iMES P. CULLEN, 83, 77th Street,
'mp. 7-22-27, Died 8-26-73
kRLIN E. CUNNINGHAM, 66, North Section,
mp. 12-17-40, Died 10-10-73
pSARIO DiGIOVANNI, 48, West Section,
jmp. 3-5-68, Died 9-2-73
ALTER DOLPH, 65, Archer,
imp. 5-26-34, Died 7-14-73
^MES A. DONALDSON, 69, 69th Street,
.mp. 11-22-22, Died 10-1-73
pBERT J. DONEGAN, 75, 52nd Street,
Imp. 7-31-46, Died 7-18-73
bHN H. DORR, 78, Grand Substation,
imp. 6-15-13, Died 9-19-73
aiLIP F. DWYER, 74, 77th Street,
imp. 12-4-19, Died 8-25-73
DSKO DZIDICH, 82, Way & Structures,
jmp. 5-24-29, Died 4-22-73
;STIN B. EVERTS, 69, Kedzie,
imp. 12-7-27, Died 7-20-73
'. E. FALK, 47, Accounting,
jmp. 6-26-44, Died 8-3-73
I W. FARLEY, 53, Engineering,
jmp. 6-12-47, Died 8-1-73
!UY E. FARRELL, 77, Way & Structures,
fmp. 8-24-26, Died 8-10-73
OHN H. FISHER, 79, Beverly,
".mp. 11-13-25, Died 7-7-73
HERESA A. FOLEY, 80, South Section,
Jmp. 8-15-44, Died 7-8-73
UGH A. GARRY, 77, North Avenue,
Smp. 10-29-20, Died 7-1-73

WALTER L. GRIFFITH, 83, North Section,

Emp. 5-21-09, Died 10-12-73
C. GRIGAS, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-2-26, Died 8-7-73
H. STEPHEN HALL, 33, Law,

Emp. 7-17-73, Died 9-4-73
WILLIAM F. HANSEN, 83, Kedzie,

Emp. 7-27-14, Died 8-26-73
O. C. HART, 67, Revenue Accounting,

Emp. 8-28-42, Died 8-4-73
THOMAS J. HENNEBERRY, 66, Kedzie,

Emp. 12-10-40, Died 7-19-73
GEORGE HEVRDEJS, 74, South Section,

Emp. 3-21-44, Died 7-24-73
JOHNNY JACKSON Jr., 27, West Section,

Emp. 12-26-69, Died 9-6-73
ZENON KASPAROWICZE, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-4-19, Died 10-9-73
JEREMIAH KELLEHER, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-7-12, Died 7-13-73
WALTER B. KUBIAK, 73, South Division,

Emp. 3-18-25, Died 8-8-73
LOUIS J. KUHNS, 63, Limits,

Emp. 11-25-36, Died 7-12-73
STANLEY LABANOWSKI, 68, Lawndale,

Emp. 9-7-43, Died 8-19-73
MIKE LAZICH, 82, Track,

Emp. 8-6-29, Died 7-24-73
JOSEPH R. LISANTI, 60, Lawndale Garage,

Emp. 1-18-38, Died 8-15-73
RAYMOND LOHSE, 62, Security,

Emp. 10-31-33, Died 8-17-73
CHRISTOPHER LUNDBERG, 77, South Shops,

Emp. 5-26-27, Died 7-28-73
JAMES K. LYNN, 78, 61st Street,

Emp. 10-24-22, Died 7-10-73
ROBERT P. LYONS, 56, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-25-41, Died 8-3-73
R. F. MAAS Jr., 67, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-13-42, Died 8-4-73
LOUIS MAGILL, 71, Lawndale,

Emp. 2-1-44, Died 7-15-73
MARY J. MAHONEY, 71, South Shops,

Emp. 7-7-42, Died 8-10-73
JOHN J. MALLON, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-31-21, Died 8-10-73
ALEX J. MANONI, 51, West Section,

Emp. 6-10-48, Died 8-10-73
PETER MARINO, 63, Engineering,

Emp. 5-26-41, Died 7-25-73
P. V. MATSOUKAS, 78, North Park Garage,

Emp. 4-26-44, Died 7-22-73
CHESTER MATU, 84, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 5-27-37, Died 7-15-73
ALBERT MATULIS, 59, Limits,

Emp. 10-11-48, Died 9-1-73
THOMAS McGOVERN, 68, North Section,

Emp. 9-16-26, Died 7-31-73
PAUL MENDEZ, 35, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-20-67, Died 7-24-73
ROMAN S. MENDYK, 78, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-23-29, Died 7-15-73
MAX P. MICETIC, 77, 77th Street,

Emp, 10-12-21, Died 8-22-73
ANTHONY J. MICKOVIC, 64, Sched.-Traff.,

Emp. 12-9-42, Died 7-16-73

ROY H. MOHLER, 86, West Section,
Emp. 12-6-23, Died 7-12-73

WALTER MORIARTY, 75, 52nd Street,
Emp. 4-12-42, Died 10-12-73

FRANK NARDINI, 81, North Section,
Emp. 2-27-12, Died 7-11-73

AMANDA I. NARRANCE, 75, North Section,

Emp. 7-31-44, Died 3-31-73
JOSEPH J. NOVAK, 70, West Section,

Emp. 9-24-28, Died 8-2-73
ARTHUR F. OBERG, 90, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-13-26, Died 7-7-73
PATRICK J. O'CONNOR, 70. Archer,

Emp. 11-3-30, Died 8-14-73
LESLIE A. PAINE, 81, Beverly,

Emp. 7-29-35, Died 10-9-73
SAMUEL W. PARRILLI, 58, West Section,

Emp. 1-11-46, Died 8-7-73
GIUSEPPE PATITO, 78, Stores,

Emp. 6-4-42, Died 7-30-73
GEORGE R. PAYNE, 84, Burnside,

Emp. 3-9-21, Died 8-10-73
HUGH C. PEARSON, 86, West Section,

Emp. 10-14-10, Died 7-12-73
STEPHAN PEKARK, 80, West Shop,

Emp. 2-20-45, Died 6-28-73
FRANK J. PELZMANN, 62, Campaign Area,

Emp. 9-7-25, Died 7-20-73
CHARLES V. PERI, 71, Wilson Shop,

Emp. 6-25-36, Died 8-30-73
LOUIS B. PETERS, 84, North Section,

Emp. 12-19-25, Died 8-23-73
WALTER E. PITANN, 75, West Section,

Emp. 12-12-12, Died 7-10-73
EDWARD REID, 59, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-9-48, Died 9-11-73
RUSSELL E. RICHARDS, 81, Kedzie Garage,

Emp. 4-18-23, Died 8-23-73
HENRY SCHIMER, 59, Engineering,

Emp. 3-30-43, Died 9-9-73
ELMER SHAW, 28, Lawndale,

Emp. 7-11-68, Died 9-3-73
THOMAS R. SKVARLA, 54, South Shops,

Emp. 5-25-50, Died 8-27-73
FRANK SLADEK, 73, Archer,

Emp. 4-21-44, Died 8-20-73
EDWARD L. SMITH, 47, Kedzie,

Emp. 9-19-57, Died 7-28-73
THOMAS P. SOKOL, 72, Douglas,

Emp. 6-21-23, Died 8-10-73
WILLIAM A. STEINER, 74, Kimball,

Emp. 2-27-18, Died 7-26-73
ANTON STIGLICH, 85, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-1-03, Died 7-24-73

LEO TABERT, 76, West Section,

Emp. 11-11-25, Died 7-11-73
JOHN V. TAGLER, 38, South Section,

Emp. 2-20-58, Died 9-28-73

CALVIN THOMAS, 44, Engineering,

Emp. 5-15-51, Died 7-16-73

PETER K. VASEL, 86, 69th Street,

Emp. 10-5-25, Died 7-3-73

ANGELO VENTI CINQUE, 61, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 1-13-41, Died 8-18-73

PATRICK WALSH, 75, Loomis,

Emp. 3-14-22, Died 9-28-73
WILLIAM F. WALSH, 85, West Section,

Emp. 11-10-41, Died 7-23-73

CARL E. WELIN, 73, South Shops,

Emp. 1-15-19, Died 7-5-73

EDWIN WILLIAMS, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-28-16, Died 6-11-73

RUSSELL E. WINGER, 74, West Section,

Emp. 10-4-26, Died 8-18-73
KENNETH L. WITSIEPE, 75, Howard,

Emp. 1-26-23, Died 7-27-73

OTTO H. ZIEGLER, 75, Wilson Shop,

Emp. 11-17-42, Died 7-18-73

TA TRANSIT NEWS

INSIDE

agent CATHERINE COLLINS told us about just returning
from a lovely trip to Montreal and Toronto with her daugh-
ter. Also just returning from a lovely trip to England,
Scotland and Ireland were retired agent MAE DRISCOLL
and her sister. Of course, our president and secretary,
LULU HAMANN and ROSE HEIDENBLUT, were looking as
grand as ever.. .The Traveling TONY JAGLAS, motorman,
were traveling again. This time to London, Paris and
Zurich to see the sights. When they came home they de-
cided to go to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands to finish up
their vacation. Now that's a vacation.. .We were shocked to
hear that retired agent SARAH McEVOY passed away sud-
denly on September 11. We had just seen and enjoyed her
company at the agents' pension dinner. She was a lovely
person and will be missed by all her friends... Returning to
school were our part-time conductors: KEVIN HENNIGAN,
CHARLES GAGE, FRANK EDWARDS, KENNETH JACOBI,
JOHN BENNETT, CHARLES HAWKINS, ROBERT JARVIS,
THORNTON CHERRY and BRIAN MITCHELL. ..Clerk EARL
JONES enjoyed his vacation in Beaumont, Texas, to see his
relatives, and in New Orleans seeing the sights. ..Resigning
recently were: Motorman BENNIE HICKS who went down
south to live and work, and Switchman WINFRED WATSON
to accept a position with the Harris bank. Also good luck
to Conductor MICHAEL WATKINS who was transferred to
Shops and Equipment as a car serviceman on August 27...
Now this is a true fish story — Superintendent of Agents and
Janitors FRENCHIE ELLIS and Assistant Station Superin-
tendent ROBERT DESVIGNES went fishing about a month
ago and Frenchie lost the whole rod and reel trying to
catch a fish up at Three Rivers, Michigan. Then just the
other day they went fishing again at the same spot and Bob,
in casting out, thought he had a fish but instead caught
Frenchie 's rod and reel which had his name on it. I won-
der, Frenchie, if the fish were using your rod and reel that
month?. .Mrs. DANIEL McBRIDE, the wife of deceased mo-
torman DANIEL McBRIDE, passed away recently. ..Clerk
JOHN BARRY and his wife, and Assignment Agent LILL
CULLINAN had a swell summer vacation. They drove
through the Smoky Mountains and then down to Pensacola
and Panama City, Florida, and swam in the gulf. Then on
to New Orleans to see the French quarter and the night life.
..Received a letter from Mrs. THOMAS E. JONES, the wife
of former switchman THOMAS JONES, telling us that her
husband passed away suddenly on July 11. She wishes to
thank everyone for all their kindness in her bereavement...
North Section retired supervisor CHARLES SOUTHARD
called recently to say hello to everyone and to say he's en-
joying his pension. ..Congratulations are in order for INDIA
(Helm) HUGGHIS, former student agent for four years, who
received a master's degree in counseling from Roosevelt
university. India already holds a B.A. in sociology from
the University of Illinois. She is the daughter of Agent
VENETIA and Beverly Bus Operator RAY Sr. Her brother,
RAY Jr., is a conductor at Ashland Avenue. A very proud
CTA family indeed!

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SKOKIE SHOP -

Holy cow! That's what the Milwaukee Brewer fans were
saying when the Skokie gang arrived at County Stadium for
the night game between the Sox and Brewers, August 13.
Everyone had a great time including the Cub fans. Thanks
to BOB BINNIE for the fine job he did in organizing the
trip. Bob says an overnight trip to St. Louis is in the plan-

NEWS

TAKING THE holy vows of
mofrimony on August 5 at
Lilydole Baptist church
were EMMETT and
CAROLYN BROWNE. The
bride is the former
CAROLYN WILSON, dicta-
phone typist in Reproduc-
tion Services, and the groom
is a army staff sergeant
now stationed in Thailand.
The bride's dad, MAJOR
CHATMAN, is a bus opera-
tor at Beverly Station.

ning for next year. ..In their first year in league compet
tion, the Skokie Shop baseball team ended up in fifth plac
The team would like to thank all those who supported the
and promise a much better season next year...Congratul;
tions to GARY OLSON, carpenter, who after six months ■
Emergency Medical Technicians school, recently became
paramedic on the Buffalo Grove Fire Department... When;
did the summer go? We would like to thank all our sum'
mer helpers, DENNIS PORCARO, SCOTT SLATER, STEV'
GREENE and FRED POSKA, and in the office, KATH'
GRAYBIEL and MAUREEN DONNLEY for the fine job th<!'
did.. .Carpenter GEORGE KIMMSKE and his wife, FRA>'
CES, are the proud grandparents of their 14th grandchil:
GEORGE NICHOLAS, born July 11 weighing 9 pounds ]
ounces. The proud parents are S/Sgt. VICTOR and VICE
PERRY. ..TONY ANTHONY, Wiring Department, won tl
first place trophy for men's doubles and singles tenn
tournament at Athletic Field Park. Nice going, Tony.
Happy first anniversary to PATTI and FRANK VUKOVIC
electrical worker. ..Mr. and Mrs. RALPH KEMPE, machii
shop foreman, had a wonderful time on their Caribbe;
Cruise. "Frenchie" REGNIER, South Shops retiree, we
with them and really lived it up...KATHERINE BUERGEi
the daughter of BOB BUERGER, carpenter, was a contes'
ant in the Miss Buffalo Grove pageant. Good luck, KatV
erine...Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family i'
ANGELO VENTICINQUE who passed away recently. Ange;'
will be missed by all here at Skokie. ..Our deepest sympatl
to THOMAS CARRERA, machinist apprentice, and his wif
JILL ANN, in the loss of their daughter, PAMELA ANN.
GENE JANKOWSKI, upholsterer, was a juror for 41 coi
secutive days. Gene said it was an interesting trial and
good experience. ..EVERETT E. ENGLAND, retired Skok
Shop clerk, and his wife, MARCELLA, motored sou
through Illinois, stopping at Coello to say hello to RALF
DUFRESNE, retired welder, who is now the proud owner
a lovely new home. They spent a nice day with EDWAR'
WYNN, retired carpenter, and his wife, who are now livii
at Mountain View, Arkansas. They said hello to some lonj^
time friends at Kinsett, Arkansas, and then went on
Florida where they visited Disney World. They tried to S( ,
JOSEPH BARO, retired machinist, living in Orlando, b
couldn't find any address. Sorry Joe. Then south to tl
gulf side of Florida, they were lucky to find WILLIAM M
CHALIK, retired machinist, and his wife at home. Then
visit with GEORGE RATEIKE, retired engineer, and h
wife, but missed PETER EHMKE, retired machinist. Th(
said it was nice seeing DOROTHY' STEMBRIDGE, retin
clerk-typist, who sends a big HELLO to everyone. The

CTA TRANSIT NEW;

INSIDE

i^d with ERNIE JONES, a pensioner from Wilson Ave-

terminal, and his wife who just returned from St.

linas, Virgin Islands. ..Chairman GENE JANKOWSKI and

tojhairmaa ED REYNOLDS would like to thank everyone

Ived for working so hard to make the Skokie Shop fourth

nial picnic such a huge success. Thanks to all who took

in our raffles throu^out the year.

- patTfivuua

91 STREET -

Congratulations to Relief Superintendent SWANSON who
married in September and celebrated at the Illinois
.fletic Club with more than 30 personal friends. ..Superin-
3 lent G. PEYTON said that Superintendent W. MOSER,
jher, put a $5 bill in the box for a heart and will now
ag it on a peg board and use it for the next ten years.
"1 relief clerk who mistook Mr. Peyton for a janitor has
c,been seen or heard from since. ..Instructor O'DONNELL
a his taste buds all set for a big fish, but was let down
rln Superintendent Peyton said the big one got away.
I.onnell was all smiles when his wife won a big color TV
t at a carnival. He can now watch the football games on
hold one out in the garage. ..Instructor WILLIS GUTHRIE
«ame a member of the grandfather's club when little
GHAEL ANTHONY was born on August 27 weighing l\
cpds... CHARLEY HOLLAND is now the proud owner of a
C|Se trailer and has ROY HORNING for a neighbor. Roy
ij ED STEFFAN took their wives on a tour of South
lerica. I hope it didn't start another revolution. . . The
tl bus operators are taking up a collection for Operator
[BELL to see if he can find out why he holds his jaw all
t time. ..Our sincere sympathy to our No. 1 sanitary en-
jeer, R. RAJ, who had to cut his vacation short due to the
(fth of his father-in-law, JAMES KUCHAR...It's good to
C| S. LANE back on the job after being off sick for two
cnths. .. Farmer DAKE caught a big 15 pound, 45 inch
j'thern in the front yard of his summer home in Wiscon-
;...W. M. BIERNAT had the misfortune to suffer a stroke

is recuperating nicely at home now. ..Box Puller STIL-
.TO has now recovered from his heart attack. ..P. ALES-
i;ook his pension on August 1 after more than 30 years of
-vice. Good luck, Pete... Congratulations to ROBERT L.
iJnEAL who was married to BERNADETTE THOMAS on
■s 28. ..Our sincere condolences are extended to Operator
,E LEWIS in the death of his brother, JAMES LEWIS; to
\ family of Collector ROBERT LYONS, and to the family
pensioner DAN CAREW.

From the repair department we hear that O. J. DAVIS
i JOHN ROBINSON were here from Florida and paid a

it. They both looked fine and would like to be remem-
red by all their friends. Also heard from LUKE MOR-
;y who lives in Florida. We wish them all many years of
alth and happiness. ..Good luck and good health to Repair-
m RAYMOND SCHEID who retired on August 1 after
)re than 31 years of service. ..Our deepest sympathy is
tended to the families of retired foreman FRANK PELZ-
\NN and A. FARLEY who passed away recently. ..To JOE
InECKO and BEN VENHUIZEN, who are on the sick list,
) wish a speedy recovery. ..BEN BUTHIEWICZ, CHARLES
iCKERSON, JOE ATKINS, P. SZAFRANSKI, L. BAUGH,
3M MOORE, JOHN WIGGINS, HENRY HOPKINS, R.DICK-
ISON, B. McBRIDE, W. CICIURA, DENNY PIERCE, J. W.
iLEY and S. ROWELL are all on vacation. Hope you all
ve good luck and good fishing... Congratulations to newly-

NEWS

weds, Mr. and Mrs. DON KRIVICKAS, who honeymooned in
Hawaii. May you both have many years of happiness and
good health... Pensioners MIKE DWYER and MIKE MORAN
paid us a visit and said they are really enjoying their lei-
sure life.

77TH STREET -

Some operators drive because they love to travel. Here
are a few who took advantage of their vacation time to add
another 100 miles or so to their travel log.. .WILLIE JETT
and his family motored to Florida, then sailed to the Baha-
mas for seven glorious days and six nights. Oh those
swinging nights. Welcome back, Jett... Chances are that if
the Jetts had looked, they may have seen Operator BOOKER
BYERS and his family in Florida. Byers informed me that
they had one whale of a time...KENCH BORUM and his fam-
ily went the other way to Washington where they visited
relatives and enjoyed the scenery. ..Big GUINN stopped in
St. Louis where he visited relatives. He said the trip was
most enjoyable and that highway driving "ain't what it used
to be." The road to St. Louis is better than ever... Sanitary
Engineer WALT SHYDLOWSKI took a two-week vacation
late in September. . . Clerk FISHER's wife, ROBERTA,
went to Hawaii for eight days and returned chocolate
colored (I would have said deeply tanned, but I report the
news unaltered)... CHARLEY HALL had his bowling team
organized again this season, only to finish, where else
but last. Sorry about that Charley. ..The switchboard op-
erator was in Florida petting sharks and barracudas.
Never knew his name, nice guy though... Operator RALPH
ZACCARIELLO's wife is sending him to Germany for
awhile to get rid of him. Have a good trip, Ralph, and we
hope they can understand your diction better than we can...
Clerk McGUIRE's family has a very interesting hobby. I
understand they have a zoc.NEAL KINNISH also has an
interesting hobby. He collects stamps and coins. Since the
cages are closed, I don't think he is having too much luck...
Operator R. E. JENNINGS is recuperating at home after
his recent surgery. Lots of luck and get well soon... It is
with deep regret that we report the death of our fellow
worker, EDWARD REED. We also share the grief of WAL-
TER COLEMAN in the loss of his father, and Collector B.
FREEMAN in the loss of his aunt, Mrs. MARIE GUSKIN...I
couldn't close this column without mentioning that Operator
HENRY BEATY had finally reached the 25-year service
mark in August... So long for now.

PENSIONERS

Your new 1974 CTA Riding Card

is being mailed
with your Jan. 1 pension check.

If you did not have a 1 973 CTA Riding Card, a new
photograph must be taken in Room 750, Merchan-
dise Mart, for the 1974 Riding Card.

For further information
call 664-7200, Extension 381.

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CHICAGO TODAY)

Closed gas stations leave me
weak with laughter, and so do
city-living car addicts who turn
pale as Saturday afternoon wanes
on, turning off the supply for
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^^^ ^^ a bus or an "L" on my way to a

movie or back home. Movies
oen all over Chicago, and I don't have a car, so I
ulk or take public transportation. There are lots of
pople like me, and soon there will be more out of
i:cessity.

It's not as bad as it may sound, either. You truly
cm get anywhere in Chicago with public transit, tho
;ime places are harder to get to than others.

Buses take longer than cars, but THEY buy the
;is, and L's go faster than cars. If you can drive
om West Howard and North Clark streets to East
)th Street and South Michigan Avenue for less than
y cents, you're not in a car I've heard about, and
Im're an uninsured driver. Add 10 cents for a
♦ansfer to get to the Beverly or the Evergreen Plaza
tieaters, and I'm still beating (Continued Page 4)

A 'Piece of Humble

By Ellen Warren

(Reprinted with pe

the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS)

Pass me a piece of humble
pie, please.

When the CTA trumpeted its
new transfer plan, I hooted and
howled.

I spewed scorn and derision
on our transit system. Blasphemy
like "publicity grab" issued from
these little lips.
The new system works. But that's because it
doesn't work.

My ire had settled on the CTA's assertion that
shoppers could make a round trip on one slender 55
cent fare.

They'll have to wear track shoes and work out for
a month, I said out of one side of (Continued Page 5)

People Seem Friendlier

By Louis Dombrowski
Editorial Writer

{Reprinted. Cou

o/ the CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

People seem to be friendlier
these days. Ordinarily, this close
to Christmas, it would be easy to
assume that the friendliness re-
flected nothing but the spirit of
the holiday: "On earth peace,
good will toward men."

The friendliness is deeper,
tho, and more lasting. It is the
attitude of people bound together by a difficult situa-
tion. It's the energy crisis, you say. That maybe
part of it— and the heavy snow, too. It is both of
these and more.

My awareness of this attitude began a few days
ago. The commuter trains at Glenview were late be-
cause of an accident up the line. It was cold and the
early morning commuters had overflowed the station
and were huddled in the lee of (Continued Page 5)

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

g> TRANSIT NEWS

FEBRUARY, 1974

Mr. Hirsch Mr. Olmstead Mr. Flynn

Mr. Kole Mr. Graybiel

Mr. Knautz

13 CTA Managers Appointed

The appointments of 13 top-level managers in a
further administrative reorganization of the Chicago
Transit Authority were announced by Milton Pikarsky,
CTA Chairman.

In the CTA's reorganized administration, the posi-
tion of manager is comparable to that of vice presi-
dent in the management of a corporation or company.

The 13 new managers are heads of departments
under three recently created CTA divisions, which
have been designated as General Operations, General
Administration and Finance, and General Development.

In the General Operations Division, the new ap-
pointments are:

David M. Flynn, Manager of the Transportation
Department. Flynn, with 38 years service in transit,
has been the CTA's Superintendent of Transportation.

Evan E. Olmstead, Manager of the Maintenance
Department. He formerly was General Superintendent
of Engineering, and has been associated with the for-
mer Chicago Surface Lines and the CTA since 1937.

Harold R. Hirsch, Manager of the Department of
Operations Planning. Hirsch, who joined the CTA in
1957, has been Superintendent of Schedules and Traf-
fic.

In the General Administration and Finance Divi-
sion, the appointments are:

Fran C. Knautz, Manager of the Personnel Depart-
ment. Knautz formerly served as CTA's Director of
Personnel and has been with the former Chicago Sur-
face Lines and CTA since 1942.

Gerald S. Graybiel, Manager of the Materials Man-
agement Department. He has been General Super-
intendent of Purchases, Specifications and Stores.
Graybiel joined the former Chicago Surface Lines in
1943.

Paul J. Kole, Manager of the Finance Department.
Kole has been Comptroller of CTA since February,
1972,

William A. Ashley, Manager of the Insurance, Pen-
sions and Industrial Safety Department. He has been
Superintendent of Insurance and Pensions. Ashley
was with the former Chicago Surface Lines from 1940
to 1947 and then joined the CTA two years later.

Mr. MuHen Dr. Mosny

Mr. Ashley <

Mr. Sandberg Mr. Buck Mr. Luczak »

Francis J. Mullen, Manager of the Investigation)!
and Claims Department. His former position was SuiJ
perintendent of Investigations and Claims. He ha
been in Chicago transit for 24 years having starte
with the former Chicago Motor Coach Company.

Dr. Stephen D. Mosny, Manager of the Medical De
partment. Dr. Mosny was the former Medical Direc:
tor and has been with the former Chicago Rapii
Transit Company and CTA since 1941.

Appointments in the General Development Divisioi
are:

Miss Joanne Vlecides, Manager of the Departmer
of Long Range Planning and Development. Mis
Vlecides joined the CTA last October after six year
of service on the Washington, D.C., headquarters staJ
of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop
ment.

Arthur R. Sandberg, Manager of the Engineerin
Department. Sandberg has been the Electrical Engi
neer for CTA. He has served 37 years with the for
mer Chicago Surface Lines and CTA.

Thomas Buck, Manager of the Communications an
Marketing Department. Buck joined CTA in Octobei
1973, as Director of Public Relations and Marketing

Ronald L. Luczak, Manager of the Capital Develop
ment Department. Luczak has been Project Manage
for Governmental Programs. He joined the CTA i
1970.

CTA TRANSIT NEWt

rst Woman Executive in Chicago Transit {History

[TE CHARMING voice
thi responded so gra-
biiisly to congratulatory
te phone calls was be-
fit ng a young woman
wl had just become the
fiit woman executive in
Clcago's transit history.

But Miss Joanne Vle-
cifes, 31, would be the
fi];t to say that being a
wcnan has nothing to do
mi her new position.

i'lt doesn't make any
dijerence that I'm a woman when it comes to a man-
agjment challenge," she explains. "I feel I can offer
th Chicago Transit Authority a different perspective
beause I am a newcomer with different points of
viw."

Miss Vlecides, a native of West Hartford, Conn.,
is he CTA's new Manager of the Department of Long
Rage Planning and Development.

Ser appointment was one of 13 appointments of de-
pjtment managers announced by Milton Pikarsky,

CTA Chairman, in a reorganization of the Transit
Authority's administrative structure.

At the CTA, a department manager is comparable
to a vice presidency in the administrative organiza-
tion of a corporation or company.

Miss Vlecides joined the staff of the Chicago
Transit Authority last October after six years of ser-
vice in various administrative positions at the Wash-
ington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.

Her last position with HUD was director of finan-
cial assistance programs for nonprofit sponsors of
housing under the Federal Housing Administration.

Prior to her service with HUD she was associated
with the Aetna Life and Casualty Company in Hart-
ford, Conn.

Miss Vlecides was graduated from Mary A. Burn-
ham School, Northampton, Mass., and obtained her
B.A. degree from Connecticut College, New London.

She also did graduate work in urban and regional
planning at George Washington University in Washing-
ton, D.C.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Constantine
Vlecides, 509 S. Main St., West Hartford.

Isf VIce-Cfia/rman Highway Research Board

MILTON PIKARSKY, Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority, was elected First
Vice Chairman of the Highway Research Board at the Board's annual meeting Jan.
23 in Washington, D.C. He also was re-appointed to a further term on the Board's
Executive Committee.

As First Vice Chairman, Mr. Pikarsky will become Chairman of the Highway
Research Board a year from now. Organized in 1920, the Highway Research Board
is a cooperative organization of transportation technologists of America.

The Board's purpose is to advance knowledge of the nature and performance of
transportation systems through the stimulation of research and dissemination of
information resulting from such research. The Board operates within the Division
of Engineering of the National Research Council, which serves both the National
Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

BECOME A TRANSIT NEWS TIPSTER

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and suggestions to make this publication more meaningful
to all CTA employees.

So become a Transit News Tipster by passing along any
ideas as they occur to you. We are interested mostly in
unusual news items about CTA employees and their fam-
ilies. Telephone us at 664-7200, Ext. 812, or write us at
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CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVII Number 1

Published for employees and retirees of
the Chicago Transit Authority, under the
direction of the Department of Communica-
tions and Marketing.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

JfNUARY-FEBRUARY, 1974

Mary Knoblauch (Continued)

your costs, tho you may beat my time.

I don't go out that way much, because
the round trip takes a good three hours,
but if you live on the South Side, you won't
be trekking up to the Will Rogers much,
either (5635 W. Belmont Av.).

What this city needs is not a Crosstown
expressway, but a crosstown rapid transit
line, as anyone who ever has tried to trav-
el from North Clark Street and West Di-
versey Avenue to Ford City can attest.
(Hanging the cost, the easiest way is a 36
bus to the Palmer House, and airport lim-
ousine bus to Midway, and a Cicero (54B)
to the shopping center, where a true public
transit rider again discovers the tyranny
of the car — no sidewalks to speak of.)

All of this sounds intolerable to a car
addict, I know, but I feel the same way
about their mobile cells. You learn to like
public transit by using it, and I was started
early, during World War II by my mother,
who used to take me for a bus ride on Sun-
day afternoon instead of a drive, when the
ration coupons ran out.

Buses are a great way to discover a
city, a leisurely means of transportation
that permits sightseeing, people watching,
sleeping, reading, or working on handi-
craft projects, as well as moving from one
place to another.

Perhaps withdrawal is the easiest way
to stop caressing a steering wheel unnec-
essarily. First, get a new CTA route map
(send a stamped, self-addressed envelope
to Map, Chicago Transit Authority, Mer-
chandise Mart, Chicago 60654). If you're
a suburbanite, also get map for all the
commuter railroads serving your city.

Then, the next time you want to visit
friends in the city, or vice versa, park
your cars at a rapid transit or train sta-
tion and take a train. On weekends, es-
pecially, the suburban trains make local
stops within the city, and you have a lot
more leeway in getting on. You can, of

course, trek down to one of the main sta-
tions in the Loop, but won't have to if you
have railroad schedules.

Ever since buses instituted the exact
fare plan in Chicago, almost all routes are
safe to ride any time. Rapid transit sta-
tions are not all that secure late at night,
so try to avoid the least traveled hours.

And get over your fear of buses by rid-
ing them just for fun. Try a 10 Lincoln-
Larrabee from the Loop to Peterson (6000
N.) and listen to the spoken language
change about every 15 blocks.

In fact, almost any north-south bus
route is fun to ride— 22 Clark, 36A State,
which parallels the Dan Ryan, the 153 Wil-
son-Michigan, which takes you thru Lincoln
Park and along North Michigan Avenue, 49
Western (the longest, if you take its two ex-
tension routes— 49A and 49B— which make
a three hour jaunt from Howard Street
(7600 N.) to 119th Street).

The Halsted 8 bus is equally fun as the
Milwaukee 56 bus for ethnic neighborhood
watchers. The east-west routes are drags,
requiring needlepoint, plastic knitting
needles (for safety), or a good book.

With its shuttle bus service, the CTA's
Jefferson Park "L" line offers a terrific
day for a family that never has been to
O'Hare International Airport. For 75
cents, you can get on any rapid transit
train, transfer in the Loop to the Jefferson
Park line and take the bus to O'Hare,
where you can spend a fascinating day ex-
ploring and watching the planes. (You can
also catch the bus taking a Chicago and
North Western train to the Jefferson Park
stop, where a protected walkway comiects
you with the "L," too.)

Those coming from the Loop should
take a B train and pause at the Belmont
subway station on the Jefferson Park line—
a beautiful airy, esthetically pleasing re-
minder of how gracious public transporta-
tion can be at its best.

' ftom Ihc bus o( Lin.

CHICAGO TODAY I'holo hy I urn Khinhmi

Riding public transportation is a malf
ter of readjusting your nerves, relaxiij
and taking your time. On unfamiliar bit;
routes, allow about a minute per block t
reach your destination on time. On rapi||
transit — about a minute every three blocblj
The second time around you can judgi
more accurately, but at least you won't b'
late by that formula.

Some of you, I know, will try to call tb
CTA information number rather than sen
for a map to determine how to get ther
from here. Don't, except in an emergencj.
because it's rare when you can get thru i
any reasonable amount of time. Cnbeliev
ers can call MO 4-7220 and be serenade
by a busy signal to their hearts' content.

Using a map is more fun, anyhow, be
cause there are many ways to get ther
from here, and finding different ones i
half the fun.

You'd be surprised what you can do wit
45 cents. Last winter, at least twice
month, I rode a Dlversey 76 bus from th
east to the west end of the line, walke
four blocks south on Harlem Avenue
clutching a brown paper sack full of wine
and two blocks west on FuUerton .'^venu
because 1 am crazy about the Cathay Man
darin restaurant in Elmwood Park, an
that's how you get there, from my house.

From the office, it's a 65 Grand to tb
end of the line (which is on FuUerton) an'
a straight shoot on foot six blocks west
My car happy friends think I'm crazy
Maybe I am. But I feel a lot more self
righteous about eating all that food an'
walking, instead of eating all that gas an'
riding.

Now, if I could just persuade somi
friendly Penn Central freight train ti
pause while I jump off at Phil Smidt';
perch paradise in Whiting, Ind., my lifi
will be complete. That's one place that
as yet, you can't get to by public transpor-
tation. Of course in the summer, b\' sail-
boat. ...

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

ilen Warren
(pntinued)

airk.

iut, I rummaged through Marshall
?j d's until I got bored— after a bus/train

from the Northwest Side— and made it
again on my worn transfer.

lo, I couldn't have made it under the

•hour transfer limit if my original bus
iifer hadn't given me a 10-minute bonus
J less he pimched a bunch of transfers at
)Dtime).

iven then, the bus driver on the final
.e.of the trip back to my starting point
jaj me an extra seven minutes (but he
tiri so confused that he told me the much
ahsed transfer was still good for an hour).

Lltogether, I made it from Belmont and
Cotral Park (3600 West) to the Field's in
;h Loop, back to Belmont and Central
(510 West), then back to Belmont and
Cftral Park.

U Field's, I tried on four sweaters
(bight none), checked out their 'Young
Cbago' collection (kidding myself),
wlzzed through the South American Shop
ar took a leisurely stroll through the
plit department.

3n the way back to the subway for a
fribie return trip, I stopped at Stop &
Sip on Washington to buy a 25-cent apple
(rishy).

^d, in my travels, I bought a birthday
ctti at a shop in the 5500 block of Bel-
mit.

in all, my transfer was honored for Ig
hc^s (three bus rides and two subway
trls). And if my feet hadn't gone numb I
wild have tried— heady with beating the
S3tem— to ride the CTA all day on one
iab.

But I got tired. I figured I'd tried my
lu,i. And the CTA proved its point.

Dombrowski (Continued)

the building seeking shelter from the raw
wind. They did not, as was their usual
practice, grumble about the way the rail-
road was being operated as they buried
their noses in the morning newspapers.
Instead, they were talking to one another.
People who until now had been faces in a
crowd, someone to nod to in the morning,
became human beings with names and fam-
ilies.

Nor did this camaraderie end when the
trains finally arrived. It continued until
the men and women dispersed.

Sure, you say, it was because people
were drawn together by a common prob-
lem— the delayed commuter trains. Then
how can you explain the fact that they re-
sumed their conversations when they met
aboard the homebound trains that evening
and continued their friendliness in the days
that followed ?

Albert Wilson is a service station op-
erator. He is facing all the problems that
are beginning to plague gasoline dealers
because of the energy shortage. I had
been dealing with him for more than a
year and, aside from his courteous "Hello,
may I help?" we had never spoken. The
last time I stopped at his station for gaso-
line, he greeted me by name, something
that has never happened before. As we
concluded our transaction, he handed me
his business card.

"We're closed on Sundays, you know.
President Nixon's orders," he said. "But
if your car won't start or something else
happens— no matter where you are— give
me a call here or at home, and we'll come
get you."

Perhaps, you say, my Mr. Wilson is
trying to provide service to his customers

in the expectation of keeping them when he
may not have as much gasoline to sell.

Everyone has a favorite story about
CTA bus drivers. Many of these tales are
based on rudeness or discourtesy or down-
right nastiness. I don't know the name of
the driver in this story; he wouldn't tell
me.

An elderly woman, carrying a suitcase
and the inevitable shopping bag, boarded
the bus at Union Station. She spoke almost
no English. She had just arrived in Chica-
go to visit her grandchildren and was un-
familiar with the city. Haltingly, she asked
the driver in a mixture of Spanish and
English how to get to her destination on the
Northwest Side. The driver patiently tried
to explain that she would have to transfer
at Chicago Avenue to another bus. It was
clear that she did not understand.

The driver assured her that he would
help her. When the bus reached Chicago
and Michigan Avenue, he stopped at the
curb and set his brake. Helping her with
her suitcase, he walked her to the comer,
waited until the bus came, and then told
the driver of the second bus to make sure
she reached her destination. Instead of
complaining, the other passengers on the
delayed bus applauded their driver when he
returned.

The driver was a rare cat, you say.
Maybe so, but how does that explain the
warmth and friendliness of the passengers
whose travel was delayed by that act of
simple kindness ?

Others have noticed this new attitude,
but they cannot explain it either. If I were
to make an uneducated guess, I'd say peo-
ple were just being themselves— friendly
and basically warm. And I like it.

George Clark Retires as Supt. of Shops, Equipment

GORGE J. CLARK, who was responsible for the maintenance of
a the CTA's trains, buses and other vehicles, retired Jan, 1 as
s'Serintendent of shops and equipment.

Clark began his career in transit in 1939 as a test engineer for
tl former Chicago Surface Lines. He was appointed CTA super-
iiendent of shops and equipment in 1969 after having served as
c ef engineer of equipment, and as superintendent of the South
S)ps.

In recent years, he was chairman of major committees of
Aierican Transit Association, and was active vrtth other industry
Ofanizations at both the national and state levels. He is a member
othe Society of Automotive Engineers, and holds a degree in elec-
tical engineering from the University of Illinois.

He was honored by a large gathering of friends and business as-
spiates at a dinner on Dec. 19. Pictured beside his wife, Ruth,
^•. Clark is shown with Milton Pikarsky, CTA Chairman, and
J^eph Bolech, superintendent of rail vehicle maintenance.

1973,

siNUARY -FEBRUARY, 1974

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

Bowling "Wives Night Out"

THE WIVES of the 77th Street Operators
League will be honored at a "Wives' Night
Out" on Feb. 15 at Palisades Bowl.

Through the cooperative efforts of the
bowling alley management, tables will be
set up behind the lanes to accommodate the
wives for this very special night.

Calvin Pollard, league president, said,
"Since the wives have been so lenient about
giving up their weekend Friday nights, we
thought it would be nice to give them an-
other wonderful night in conjunction with
the last night of bowling."

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Pet.

George's Arco

.683

Archer Bandits

.651

Pin Busters

.587

500 Club

.587

Road Runners

.571

Clippers

.556

Poppers

.556

Boozers

.476

Manipulators

.460

Late Comers

.460

Hot Hands

28i

34|

.452

Tranquilizers

.444

Toppers

.444

Baggers

26^

36|

.420

Spartans

.381

Misfits

.286

CTA Mart team improving

SHOWING A vast improvement over the past month,
the CTA Mart bowling team has won 12 of their last
16 games.

The team captain, Tim O'Rourke, came up wit a
whopping 215 game, combined with a 60-pin handi'P
for a total 275, and sparked his teammates to a swp
over their opponents.

Tim said, "We promised you that we would ih
prove, and now we are beginning to prove it." I

CTA TRANSIT N£l5

jasketball league
Ipens season

HE CTA basketball league opened its
;ason on Friday, Jan. 4, with the North
venue Saints advancing towards their
pcond league championship by defeating
le 77th Street Bandits 49 to 39.
'' With a composite of 14 teams, the
iague appears very strong as they go into
le second round of play.
I The games are played every Monday
id Friday evening starting at 7:00 p.m. in
e Washington Park fieldhouse, 55th and
ing Drive. The crowds at these games,
reraging 350 to 400, are tremendous,
irpassing all attendance marks for the
'evious years.

CTA BASKETBALL LEAGUE

earns

Pet.

prth Avenue
Wzie "A"

1.000

>th Street

1.000

•cher

1.000

)rest Glen

.667

th Shop

.500

)rth Side "L"

.500

)rth Park

.500

idzie "B"

.333

iverly

.333

th Street

.000

uth Side "L"

.000

;nd Street

.000

mits

.000

^K^m'- -JinH

Beverly Operat
ART MULLEN
DUKE SIMS

ors
and

.,^

North Park Operator
ULISES RUIZ

WUARY-FEBRUARY, 1974

Service anniversaries in January-February

45 years

p. A. Comiano,

Law

J. E. Will,
Beverly

on vacation

J. A. Laskey,

Forest Glen

J. P. Wallace,

District D

R. J. Holon,

Archer

E. L. Carlson,

North Park

S. F. Mailuck,

General Accounting

35 years

J. R. Anderson, North Section

P. Hodul, Archer Garage

R. C. Newman, North Avenue Garage

D. E. Riess, Personnel

30 years

J. Burns, 52nd Street Garage

W. E. Cerkan, North Park

D. D. Coney, Archer

A. M. Garrity, Purchasing

H. Goldman, Kedzie

S. H. Goldman, North Park

R. McCabe, North Avenue Garage

W. Molenda, North Park

W. T. Ruddle, 52nd Street

H. R. Schmidt, Forest Glen

R. M. Schneider, South Shops

N. V. Scimeca, Howard Maint. Term.

W. F. Stasulas, West Section

W. A. Taylor, District B

W. Thornton, Dan Ryan Maint. Term.

25 years

M. H. Adams, V/est Section

J. D. Allen, West Section

L. Blake, 77th Street

V. S. Brookins, North Section

L. F. Cook, Limits

R. Crawford, 77th Street

R. L. Crawford, West Section

D. Daly, Garage Campaign Area

R. L. Desvignes, 61st Street

A. DiCionfilippo, Wilson Maint. Term.

F. J. Duczman, Beverly Garage

C. F. Estelle, 77th Street

C. E. Filipek, Forest Glen

R. E. Flowers, R.T. Maint. Terminals

H. A. Fullriede, Specifications

P. Gaza, Forest Park Moint. Term.

W. Green, North Avenue

B. Hill, Building Maintenance C.

B. I. Houzz, Archer J.

C. J. Jones, South Section W.
E. Jones Jr., South Section R.
A. J. Karkoska, Beverly Garage D.
E. M. Kelly, Util. & Emerg. Service J.
W. N. Kinnish, 77th Street W.
W. J. Kosek, South Section D.
P. J. Kourakos, North Pork J.
S. L. Kubicz, North Park J.
S. Kuropas, South Shops J.
J. E. Lone, West Section F.
T. G. LeNoir, 77th Street W.
W. A. Loftlin, South Section W.
R. F. Lorentz, North Park Garage L.
R. Loughran, Communications & Mrktg. R.
L. H. Lykins, South R.T. District R.
E. Marcanton, West Section J.
L. L. Matthews, Districts A-B R.
G. Millonas, Buildings & Const. E.
W. R. Mooney, North Section C.

P. Moore, 77th Street

0. Mulligan, South Section

E. Nash, South R.T. District

E. O'Brien, North Avenue Garage

T. O'Donnell, MC&OP-South Shop

Pilip, R.T. Signal Division

W. Postada, West Section

E. Reed Jr., Substation Engineer!

E. Roberts, Congress-Douglas

Rodriguez, Surface Stations

J. Russ, Skokie Shop

R. Simmons, South Shops

0. Simpson, South Section

Thomas, 77th Street

C. Troken, Executive

R. Troy, Forest Glen Garage

G. Vandermeir, North Park Garagi

T. Virruso, South Shops

N. Walston, 77th Street

H. Washington, Kedzie

Wesley, 77th Street

CTA TRANSIT NE\fi

S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

XOUNTING (Payroll) -

jfew of our payrollers finished off the old
;ar with a vacation. Not a bad way to go
1: JEANNE BIZEK, Payroll, and her sis-
(.-, JACQUELINE, Revenue, when they
■jjted their father, JULIAN BIZEK, who
]sides in Arizona. Besides theexcellence
(dad's home cooking, they enjoyed great
vather while sightseeing in the Grand
myon and Old Tucson, ..VICTORIA LE-
:;K said, "Why not," and took her first
j.'plane ride, venturing to Florida with
Ir friend, MARGE LYNCH, Claim. They
icationed in Tampa and Orlando visiting
Isney World and the famous Busch Gar-
tos. Vickie admits she still prefers hav-
k both feet on solid ground. ..The rustic
•intry of Hilsboro, Wisconsin, lured
jmY CARNEY up north. Mary tells us it
i,s deer hunting season so we wonder if
le was really shooting the "buck" or the
'nil. "..Sometimes the holidays seem even
<.rmer when friends or relatives come
Ime to visit. Assistant Payroll Account-
t ALBERT LATHOWERS was glowing
len his daughter, KATHY', and her hus-
d. Dr. JOHN BERRYMER, an oral sur-
n, arrived from New Orleans for a five-
ly visit. They agreed it was great fun
ling home, but due to the gas problem,
kvelltng was like pulling teeth!.. The JO
OLE MAN household was celebrating when
Ir daughter, JOYCE, returned home from
1 Norbert's college in De Pere, Wiscon-
!i. ..Y'VONNE ZAJAC had her holidays
1 seled a bit with the return of her daugh-
t-, DEBORAH, from Ball State university.
.)ORIS YOST was treated to a visit in the
lirchandise Mart from her daughter,
;;GGY, and her husband, LEO PARISEAU.
lo is a career Navy man who is presently
iitioned at Great Lakes Naval Station,
it-month old grandson, BRIAN, highlight-
f the visit by stealing the show. ..It's al-
I'ys a pleasure to hear the pitter-patter
(little feet, but of 13 dogs ? That's what
IVUREEN HOULIHAN'S mother, VERNAL,
I2ently e.xperienced. Both of the family's
(gs. Senator and Minkie, gave birth to
rps in litters of five and six. It was cer-
tnly a kind gesture when DOROTHY NY-
l)AK offered to place one of the pups in
Ir home. Good luck to all. ..Bring out the
(Ice and light the candles for our January
V-thday people: MAUREEN HOULIHAN
id JOSEPHINE COLEMAN. ..See you soon.

(itacenter) -

'jF sincere sympathy is extended to
l.ULINE TORREY of Keypunch and her
fnily in the loss of her husband, PHIL-
lpE...On a happier note, we wish to wel-
•me NORRIS EVANS who transferred to

the Tabulating Department from 77th
Street where he was a relief clerk. ..DAN
FRUSOLONE and his wife, NETTIE, a for-
mer CTAer, were down for a visit. Dan is
getting along fine and looks great. It was
very nice to see them both... A big hello is
extended to four new employees in the
Systems Section of the Datacenter. They
are: JOHN BONNER, HOWARD CHEN,
JOHN KOLENKO and RON GATELY. We
would also like to welcome JAMES GRIF-
FIN, programmer trainee, who came to us
from South Shops. We wish all of you the
best of luck in your new positions.

BEVERLY -

Received a nice letter from Pensioner
CHARLIE HOOGSTRAAL who retired from
77th Street in 1955. Charlie wishes Pen-
sioner GEORGE EVANS and all the boys
good luck. He says the golden years are
the rusty years. Charlie's address is:
13681 Cedarcrest, Seal Beach. California
90740. Thanks for the pictures and clip-
pings, sorry we can't reproduce newspaper
photos though. Good luck, Charlie. . . Re-
ceived a card from Operator CHARLIE
(Peepers) GLINES and JOHN BARBER who
vacationed in Los Angeles, California.
They went sightseeing on Main Street and
Pershing Square, but found out they were
too old and had to go down on the beach and
watch the girls go by. . . Received a nice
letter and picture from Pensioner ED MO-
LONEY and his wife,
CLARA, who drove ^"k

to Chicago from ^ ,| ■<
Deerfield Beach,
Florida, to celebrate
their golden wedding
anniversary. Mass
of Thanksgiving at
St. Bemadette's,
followed by an open
house at the home of Tde Mo/oneys

their daughter in Evergreen Park, was
attended by more than 100 relatives and
friends. Ed and Clara now boast of 20
grandchildren and seven great-grandchil-
dren. Mrs. ANNALEEN HELMS, the wife
of the late FRANK HELMS of Beverly,
came with them to visit friends and rela-
tives. Ed says that Pensioner JOE O'CON-
NOR, former chief clerk at 52nd Street,
lives two doors away from him in Flori(ia.
..We express our deepest sympathy to the
families of Pensioners JOHN NANNINGA
who worked Kedzie and ANDY BAKER who
had the night bus on Western; to Pensioner
ART RYAN in the loss of his wife; to the
family of MARGE GEARY, wife of the late
JIM GEARY, and to the family of CHES-

TER WILLIAMS, former board member of
69th Street. ..Pensioner JERRY GLEASON
is still doing charity work. You can't keep
a good man down for long. Keep up the
good work, Jerry.

Pensioner RALPH LEIGHTON of Holiday,
Florida, was here to visit his friends and
couldn't wait to go home to the land of sun-
shine. Ralph said he had enough of this
snow and zero weather... We express our
sympathy to the families of the following:
Pensioner LEONARD (Swede) ERICKSON,
Pensioner JOHN BUERGERMEIER, Oper-
ator JOHN PEARSON, Operator DONALD
PETERSEN, and our pal from Kedzie Ave-
nue, Operator CHARLES GLINES who went
to his eternal reward. . . Pensioner WAL-
TER DALY, formerly of 69th, looks in
good shape and would like to say hello to
his many friends. ..Thanks to all the pen-
sioners for the Christmas cards, and to
Pensioner BERNIE ZESCH for the nice
letter. .. Superintendent JOSEPH WILL is
leaving on pension Feb. 1. We hate to see
him leave as we couldn't have a finer boss.
We wish you many years of good health
and happiness.

CTA SECURITY -

Since our last writing we have added a few
new faces. In the field we have GEORGE
MUNYER who transferred from Skokie
Shop; TOMMIE BOSLEY from Kedzie Sta-
tion; BILL TALBERT from Special Inves-
tigations, and BOB SMITH who worked out
of Lake Street as a temporary summer
employee. I would also like to bid welcome
to MARGUERITE RUFFULO who will be
my sidekick in the office. We would also
like to bid adieu to a few people: JAY JO-
NAS who is now with the Chicago Police
Department, FRANK INGRASSLA who
moved to Florida where he wall work for
Bell & Howell, and JOAN CUCI who moved
upstairs to the Law Department. Best
wishes to everyone on their new jobs. ..Our
sincere sympathy is extended to the fam-
ily of retired lieutenant RAYMOND LOHSE
who passed away. ..Our chief, BOB MIL-
LER, is home recuperating after having
one of his lungs removed. We all hope
you're feeling better, chief, and will be
back with us soon. While Bob Miller is off,
Lieutenant BILLY BUTLER is acting chief.

Congratulations to GEORGE and BETTY
EVANS who are the proud parents of
GEORGE MICHAEL weighing in at 8 pounds
4 ounces... It was nice to see some of those
faces that we seldom see anymore at the
Christmas party: JOHN McGRATH, KEN-

MUARY-FEBRUARY. 1974

NYGRIMALDI and ROCCO COLUCCI...The
recent Illinois Police association conven-
tion at the Arlington Park Towers was at-
tended by PAUL WALLACE, GEORGE EV-
ANS, TONY MOKSTAD and CHET MAZUR-
KIEWICZ...RAY WISNIEWSKI is on vaca-
tion enjoying the great comfort of his
couch.

- Pat "^tfHH

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -
DEL TOSH, chief power supervisor, and
his wife flew to England to visit their son
and his family. WAYNE TOSH, a former
CTA employee, has been stationed in En-
gland with the air force for the past year
after returning from Vietnam. The sen-
ior Toshes enjoyed touring the English
countryside, but seeing their granddaugh-
ter, SHERI, was also one of the highlights
of their visit. ..CLYDE HAYES of the Sig-
nal Division has left the CTA and we wish
him good luck. . . Welcome to JAMES
SCHUMPP, engineer assistant, who trans-
ferred to the department recently. Jim va-
cationed in Washington, D.C., during the
Christmas holidays, and he also made news
when he received a $10 suggestion award...
CHRISTOPHER JOHN, the son of DONNA
and KENDRICK BISSETT Sr., signal de-
sign engineer, was bom on Nov. 25 weigh-
ing 9 pounds 5 ounces. Congratulations to
the loving parents. We also learned that
DONNA KAMINSKI and her husband, RON,
are the parents of a daughter, KRISTEN.
Donna was formerly a stenographer in the
department. . . From Blue Island we hear
that OLLIE THOMAS, B electrician, and
his wife, LILLY, are very proud of their
twin daughters. The girls are honor stu-
dents with ANNIE ranking first in their
class, and AGNES following closely in sec-
ond place. They are 17 years old and it
certainly is unusual to have two in one
family take top honors.

- Xax, Wc/ilMei

(Chicago Avenue) -

The retirement party for CHARLIE SAL-
VATORE, STANLEY LUCAS, HANK GA-
BAUER, MIKE WHITE, MEL FELTON and
BOB MONSON at Johnny Lattner's Marina
Towers restaurant was one of our largest
parties. It's a good thing I got there early,
as the fellows started coming in groups.
The bar was overflowing — with people that
is. Pensioner friends who attended were
T. CALMELAT, F. PIONKE, T. HENRY,
R. CONROY, W. WATERS, S. DANECKE,
C. SCHUMACHER, J. CICHON, D. SUCCI-
MORI and C. BUCK. Local No. 9 was rep-
resented by G. SCHMIDTZ, N. BURK-
HARDT, J. FEELEY and F. HINGE. JOHN
SHEA was the master of ceremonies and
kept the program rolling. Electrical En-
gineer A. R. SANDBERG presented all the
retirees with wallets... CHARLIE NOLTE
became a grandfather again when little
JUDITH MARIE BLUM was born weighing

in at 9 pounds 11 ounces. Congratulations,
Charlie... JOHN MURPHY is back to work
after a stay in the hospital. ..ED DEVLIN,
PAUL STAHULAK and JACK HOBBS are
back to work after being hospitalized. 73

- Sett TtutuH

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

ROY WILLIAMS and his wife, MARION,
celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
with a surprise party given by their chil-
dren. Among the guests were GEORGE
MATEJOVSKI and TED SZEWC from the
front office. Congratulations to you and
your charming wife. May you have many
more years of happiness together. ..Regret-
fully we report the death of Mrs. JUANITA
WALTON, the mother-in-law of Signal
Maintainer EARL BELL. You have our
prayers and sympathy in your hours of
bereavement... We congratulate KEN BIS-
SET and his wife, DONNA, on the birth of
their first child, 9 pound 5 ounce CHRIS-
TOPHER JOHN. Ken's broad smile cer-
tainly indicates he's very happy with the
new arrival.. .All the way from Chicago to
San Francisco for a ride on BART, only to
find it shut down because of a strike was
the lot of ROY WILLIAMS and his family
on their recent vacation. ..Back from a wet
vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is VICK
ZASTERA. His drive home took him
through Ava and Van Buren, Missouri,
where he saw HERBY TEMPLE MAN...
CLYDE YOUNT spent a 17-day vacation in
and aroimd Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
and San Diego, California. He said he en-
joyed every moment of his get-away trip
but would rather be there than just talk
about it. He had an exciting side-trip to
Tijuana just over the border.

Congratulations to Signal Maintainer BIR-
NEST HICKS and MARCIA HUPPERICH
who were united in holy matrimony in De-
cember at St. Martha's church in Morton
Grove, and honeymooned in Jamaica. Also,
Birnest is now a draftsman in the Electri-
cal Department in the Mart. Congratula-
tions on your promotion, Birnest... A fare-
well dinner was given by the CTA Electri-
cal Department's Signal Division for EL-
IVLER J. STOKES in honor of his retirement
Feb. 1.. .Returning from a month-long Eu-
ropean tour are LORI and KATHLEEN
BROWN, the daughters of Signal Maintain-
er ROBERT BROWN. They are home now
but will need several more months to fin-
ish telling all they saw on their trip. The
tour, which was quite educational, carried
them to several countries including Ire-
land, England, Holland and France. ..RUSK
SCHAEFFER's wife went out and got a job.
Rusk went out and bought a 1974 Gremlin.
I don't know which one to congratulate, so
I guess I'll just mind my own business...

Hats off to our signalmen who work the
night shifts. Those night hours in the win-
tertime not only can be dreary but very
cold as well. We can't help but smile when

we board an on-time train in the mornii
going to work, because we know it didn
just happen all by itself. Thanks! ..FRAN
HALPER has that far-away look in his ej
again. Frank said, "As we peak the coh
est days we know that our annual fishii
trip (this time on May 19) is not far away
Vera and Orville at Forestview Lodge ne;
Leech Lake, Minnesota, said everything
in readiness for the Signal Departme
spring fishing expedition. . . The Trans
News is taking on a new look and we wi,
all have to put forth a little more effoi
One thing's for sure, we'll have to 1
prompt.

ENGINEERING -

Wedding bells rang on Oct. 13 wh
KATHY KRUEGER, stenographer, Desi,
Section, became the bride of PAUL STR/
NOR. Best of luck with the duties of'
wife, Kathy...A speedy get well is wisb;
for CATHY HANSEN, Research/Plannirl
now home recovering from an operatic;
We hope to see you soon, Cathy.

(West Shops) -

The welcome mat is out to ANNIE LOVEl-
the Building Department. She is small I
mighty. Happy to have you aboard, Ann;:
..Our deepest sympathy is extended to ti
families of J. P. UITZ in the loss of h
father; to A. SUNZERI in the death of 1;
mother-in-law, and to R. SALINAS in ti
death of his grandmother. ..FRANK MOt
TEFALCO, leader A machinist, Frog Shd
was selected for the "Man of the Yea,
award. Congratulations, Frank, it couldl:
happen to a nicer fellow.. .Congratulaticj
to Sheet Metal Foreman STEVE KUDELll'
and his wife on the birth of a son, STi
CEY, and to Track Foreman TOM STAUi
TON and his wife on the birth of MICHAl-
ANTHONY on Dec. 11 weighing 8 poundil
ounces. ..WENDY HALLFORD, thedaughK
of W. C. HALLFORD, supervisor of nr;
chanical maintenance, was a very haf
and thrilled young lady when she was £!■
lected "Queen for the Day" at the Ringli{
Brothers Circus at the Amphitheatre.'

A little note of cheer is sent to DAN BA.»
ANDIS, carpenter foreman, JOHN HEi-
FERNAN, carpenter, and TONY SUNZE ,
track laborer, to get well quick. ..J0|
UITZ had a very exciting vacation in I."
rope visiting Rome, England and m£f
other places. ..PAUL and MARIE ANDE.-
SON have returned from their vacation i
Hawaii. It's getting to be a habit w»
them. ..We bid a fond adieu to AL THOf
AS, clerk in the Track Department, v,i
left us for greener pastures — 77th Strej
It was a pleasure working with you, .b
and don't forget us. (3ood luck. >

- "Katiu^ ^ai<xiH & ^aixie Satt

CTA TRANSIT WElJ

FOREST GLEN -

I'm sorry to report that BOB EVARTS is
;till on the sick list. He was in Northwest
lospital for several weeks but is now home
tying to get his strength back with the
telp of his lovely wife, PEARL. ..From the
•epair department we hear that TONY YA-
COVACCI and his wife celebrated 40 years
if marital bliss. Congratulations... Opera-
ior JOSEPH DIIVLARTINO finally became a
ather when little ALVERA DIANA was
torn on Dec. 1 weighing 6 pounds Sj
funces. Mother, JILL, is doing fine and
:ave dad lots of support. . . Our deepest
ympathy is extended to Operator JOSEPH
JRZELAK and HELEN GRZELAK in the
leath of Father LOUIS TUSINSKI Dec. 17...
'lash — Operator Woody became a grand-
ather for the 13th time when little STEPH-
ANIE WOOD was born weighing 8 pounds
I ounces. ..Happy anniversary wishes are
ixtended to J. R. MILLER and his wife who
elebrated 37 years of marital bliss. Mil-
er says it's only a few years, and that's
l-hat love can do.. .Clerk HERB SCHMIDT
^d his wife also celebrated 40 years of
redded happiness. Married life sure must
.gree with the old boy as he always looks
lappy.

: had a card from GARY NAPIER who says
he girls in Florida are out of this world.
Jo wonder he's walking around in a daze...
Operator GEORGE BARSKI finally took
iinto himself a bride and is very quiet about
t all. At least he has slowed down while
Iriving the coach on Milwaukee avenue...
telief Superintendent W. R. PARNUM was
een one afternoon showing Operator
4IUNTA how to clean the windows in a bus.
Wore power to both of them... TOM MEA-
5HER is finally getting wiser in his old
:ge. He is now picking Irving Park West
hstead of the Milwaukee downtovvm run...
Operator STOBART is talking about taking
lis pension and settling down and doing a
ittle fishing... Loader JOHN MAHNKE is
Is lively as a spring chicken while loading
luses at Jefferson Park terminal... Opera-
pr BERG says to be on the lookout for
nore babies in his family... Operator BAR-
jiAN is still up to his old tricks every
Aorning... Operator HAMMOND is waiting
or another snow storm so he can ride the
ire engine to work. ..Operator LOMBARDO
^as slowed down and it's no problem fol-
owlng him now. ..Our friend, MALFESE,
aid he will be leaving us Apr. 1. He's
banning on going to greener pastures. . .
:)perator WITKTJS is still driving Harlem
venue but says he doesn't see the boys
nymore at the clubhouse. . . Operator
CHRIST PANTOS is getting set for the
'pring wedding of his son, STEVE, and
■aid that we all are invited. Gee thanks,
Christ. ..We have had no report from Op-
rator NELSON since his last Florida va-
ation, but he is still working Elston...Op-
rator LAST is still working nights , but is
till behind in his club dues. ,. Operator
jEE is now trying out the O'Hare runs and
loing a finejob.,.BASGALL is now working

the snow and salt trucks in his spare time.
He always finds time to do extra work as
long as it brings relief to our drivers.

We haven't had any news from Operator
WHITE FIELD for awhile. I guess his Mrs.
is waiting to go fishing again... We really
miss Clerk MILLER each morning since
he was bumped off the night shift. ..Loader
PLANTHABER is still trying to play pool.
..Operator T. HICKEYis contemplating his
pension on Mar. l...The HENRY family
(Don't call me Wilbur) has another son.
My lovely wife and I just adopted a ten-
year old, and now my son, WILLIAM, will
finally have a brother. Our new son's
name is DAVID, and he fits into our home
perfectly. . . Night Clerk RAGE is really
doing a fine job. He always has your
transfers and trip sheet ready when he
spots you in the depot... Our hats are off to
Curly JOE, the young man who assigns our
coaches to us each morning. Sorry, Joe,
for all the tricks yours truly plays on you.
..Operator ARTHUR DAVIS and his wife,
AGGILENE, are the proud parents of a
baby girl born Jan. 8 weighing 6 pounds 8
ounces. This now makes No. 4 for the
Davis family. Congratulations. ..Remember
your credit union — it is always there to
give you aid and for your savings.

- TV. /?. »«!» 0.....i,-..,,b.,

GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -
During the holidays Dr. ARNOLD PECK
flew to Pompano Beach, Florida, to visit
with his folks. Also birthday greetings are
being sent to him for Jan. 23, The years
are creeping up. Doc.

(Insurance & Pensions) -

Congratulations are in order for JAMES
BURKLOW who was promoted to Insurance
clerk V, replacing ANNGOLDING who took
her retirement on Feb. 1. . . FRANCES
CALPIN and her mother flew to California
to visit with her sister, ANNE MARIE.
While there they took a tour of Alcatraz,
visited the wine country where they drank
all the wine they could hold, and also vis-
ited the Christian Brothers company where
they purchased some brandy. A good time
was had by both. ..Congratulations to PAT
AUGDAHL who became Mrs. EDWARD

HOFF on Dec. 1. Mr. Hoff is a supervisor
in District D. A church wedding and re-
ception was attended by many CTA friends
and co-workers. ..TONI MISETIC, recep-
tionist, presented her husband, KRIS, A
electrician at Skokie Shop, with a real
surprise for Christmas. She made ar-
rangements to have his mother and father
take their first airplane flight from Croa-
tia to visit with them starting New Year's
eve for two months. It was really a sur-
prise since Kris hadn't seen his parents
for seven years.

(Personnel) -

MARTHA MORALES, clerk-typist in the
Placement Division, left CTA to await the
stork. ..JOHN O'CONNOR and his wife and
daughter flew to the Bahamas for a week's
vacation and a good time was had by all...
DON RIESS and his wife drove to Texas,
Louisiana and Florida and had an enjoy-
able time. What with the gas shortage, how
did you make it Don?..T&PS sends its con-
dolences to WALTER GARBUTT, formerly
of this department, in the sudden death of
his son-in-law, JOHN O'BRIEN, the hus-
band of KATHIE who formerly worked for
CTA... The welcome mat is out for VIR-
GINIA HARRER, newly assigned to the ac-
cident statistical section. . .Working tem-
porarily in the department is NANCY
SHOLDICE, the wife of BILL SHOLDICE...
LEN LOHN is coming along fine and is now
at home. He would like some cards or
letters as he is unable to go out as yet...
ARTHUR HUBACZ had his son, ARTHUR,
and daughter-in-law, KAREN, home for the
holidays from Hawaii. Arty Jr. is in the
U.S. Navy and he and Karen are anxiously
awaiting the birth of a baby in April.

(Treasury) -

Aloha from ERIC SMITH, maintenance en-
gineer of Central Counting, and his wife,
PAMELA. They spent an 11 -day belated
honeymoon at the Princess Kaiulani hotel
on Waikiki beach in Hawaii. The honey-
moon was only four years late. ..A three-
week vacation for F. C. PALILUNAS, Cen-
tral Counting, and his Missus included a
jaunt to Florida with a stop at Disney
World.. .Assistant Supervisor JIMMcGANN
had to contend with pictures of Disney
World and Fort Meyers, Florida, sent by
his older son and his wife, and granddaugh-
ter, KRISTIN. They also reported that
they met retired North Avenue Operator
JOHN SENKO...The big story out of Cen-
tral Counting is MICHAEL KANE Jr., born
to Money Handler and CC bowling team
captain MIKE KANE and his lovely wife,
TOANIE. Little Mike weighed in at 7
pounds 2 ounces, checking in at Little
Company of Mary hospital in Evergreen
Park. . . Three other vacationers snuck
away under a shroud of secrecy: BILL
LEAHY, JOHN CUNNINGHAM and TOM
COLLOPY. What's up, fellas?

\IANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1974

KEDZIE -

We welcome all the operators who came to
Kedzie on the system pick, and also all the
Lawndale operators. Our board members
are R. HARMON and J. EDWARDS. See
them and let yourself be known...! met
Pensioner TALLEY and his wife who just
returned from Florida, They sure looked
good and said hello to all at Kedzie. ..Con-
gratulations to Board Member R. HAR-
MON and his wife, FLOftENCE, who cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniversary on
Jan. 2. . . Congratulations to MICHAEL
SHEVCHUCK, the son of ANTHONY SHEV-
CHUCK, who took unto himself a wife,
MARCIA JEAN, on Dec. 22. The reception
at Chateau Royale on Chicago avenue was
just great. ..Our deepest sympathy is ex-
tended to Operator EUGENE JOHNSON in
the death of his mother; to Mrs. KENNEY
in the death of her husband, Pensioner M.
J. KENNEY; to Collector JOSEPH GILIO
in the death of his wife, ROSE MARIE, and
to Repairman J. FINLAY in the death of
his wife, VERONICA. . . Don't forget your
credit union, save a little each payday.

LOOP -

Now enjoying the
beautiful Hawaiian
breezes are Mr. and
Mrs. ERWIN A.
STOflKE who now re-
side in Kailua, Ha-
waii. Ed, a former
West Section train-
man, retired in March 1969 after more
than 41 years of service. They are staying
with their son, S/Sgt. E. M. STORKE, and
Ed says he is feeling so much better since
moving to the Islands. We all wish them
the best that life can offer.

■i.^

THa<Oud VoifU & "Wa^ TVuted

LIMITS -

Congratulations to J. ARNIERI, FRANK
NORTON and JOHN LOHRMANN on com-
pleting 45 years of active service. No
other station can top this for active per-
sonnel... Operator ROSS is the proud father
of a 6 pound baby girl. After finding out
that everything was alright, Ross reported
to work his night car. Congratulations to
the new parents... Congratulations to Op-
erator RUFUS BOYD on the marriage of
his daughter, LINDA, to RALPH BUNCH
on Nov. 24. flALPH MUELLER, the son of
Assistant Superintendent L. R. MUELLER,
was united in holy wedlock to CHRISTINA
ROPEL on Nov. 17. Best wishes to all the
newlyweds.. .Retired station superintendent
GEORGE MAY informed us that his son,
G. E. MAY, has been appointed principal of
Linne Elementary school... When you see
Operator DANIEL ROGERS, shake his
hand. Because of his coolness, he pre-
vented his passengers and himself from

being robbed... A warm welcome is extend-
ed to Operators J. CLAY and GEORGE
VLASS who have returned to work after
being off sick. A speedy recovery is
wished Operators L. DANIELE and MARR.
Our sincere condolences are extended to
the families of Operators E. NOWICKI and
E.WESTBROOK, to L.CRAIG whose moth-
er passed away, and to R. BENSON in the
loss of his wife. . . I heard that our great
basketball team lost its first game. Maybe
we should give them more support by com-
ing out on Mondays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m.,
at Washington Park Fieldhouse, 55th and
King Drive... Since the Transit News will
be coming out monthly in the future, I will
be expecting a lot more news from you
guys. Remember, leave a note with the
clerk for the Transit News.

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) •
Conductor THEODORE CARRUTHERS,
Jefferson Park, traded in his badge for a
tag and became a ticket agent. ..Congratu-
lations to Former Agent JAMES SCHUMPP
who went to the Engineering Department
on Nov. 12 as assistant electrician. . .We
extend our condolences to Superintendent
JOHN ZUPKO in the loss of his brother.
May he rest in peace... HARRY COTTON
and CHARLIE GARDEN went on pension
Feb. 1. Best wishes for a long and happy
retirement to both! . . Your co-reporter,
GRACE MOUNTS, celebrated another
birthday (her 29th?) on Jan. 8. Her daugh-
ters took her and her husband to dinner,
then took them home to a birthday cake in
the shape of a bus. The license plate on
the green and white bus read "912" —
Grace's tag number... Glad to see that Co-
reporter KATY MORIARTY is back on the
job after 2j weeks off sick... I'm still at
Irving Park — keep the news coming!

(^laci "yHoitHt-: & "Katcf "THaicaiCcf

NORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to everyone! ..Clerk
ED WITEK and his wife, GLADYS, trav-
elled to Austin, Te.xas, in a small van-type
truck, where they spent an enjoyable vaca-
tion with Ed's sister. Leaving the truck in
Texas, they returned home by plane... What
ever happened to AMTRAK ? That goes to
Te.xas. In fact, that's what District C Su-
perintendent VIC LAULETTA and his wife
used when they spent a holiday vacation in
Kansas City, Missouri. We're real proud
of you, Vic, that's the way to travel. ..In-
structor MARVIN KOCAR's little ol' VW
took him and his wife, PEGGY, and their
two daughters to Canada. Sorry about
missing your birthday, LINDA. ..My better
half and I went to Bloomington, Illinois, to
spend time prowling through the Illinois
Central Gulf railroad yards taking pictures
of a lot of old and new equipment. Also
spent some time at a real great shopping

center they have just outside of town. Yo,
can guess who enjoyed what part of thi
trip the most... Superintendent BILL MO
SER, Archer, and his daughter, KATHi,
celebrated their birthdays in Januan
along with Instructor MARVIN KOCAR. ,

Instructors JAMES BROGAN and ED JUE
ZCAK and their respective spouses cele,
brated their wedding anniversaries in Jaii|
uary. No, we didn't forget that No. 1 dis:
trict superintendent, TOM HILDEBRANl
was also a January baby. February finC:
Supervisor W. GILLIES taking his well
earned retirement. The other big evei
this month is Clerk HANK ZYCH's birtt'
day. ..AH of us should be putting on a littr
more weight on March 13. My wife, VIB
GINIA, and Tom Hildebrant will be cele
bratuig that day together. Her " ? " birtl-
day and his 40th anniversary with the coc;
pany. Clerks ED WITEK and BOB Wli:
TENBERG, along with Mrs. PEGGY KG,
CAR take up the rest of the month wit,
their birthdays. Our congratulations ar,
best wishes to all of you... Some time at
Operators M. LONGTINE and M. WATSOj
found that honesty is the best policy. ..Tb
third man of North Avenue's open-hea;j
team, Supervisor MIKE CLEMENTE, i-
really smiling behind that face mask he'
wearing during the recent cold weather.ii

I
Assistant Station Superintendent J. McEV

ILLY's son is up and around after under.

going surgery. .. The last we heard, otj

genial box-puller, TOM MURPHY, w^

still keeping all the pretty nurses compai^

at St. Anne's hospital... Our sincere syn

pathy is extended to these fellow workeii

in the recent loss of their loved ones: Rt

lief Station Superintendent E. WESTON :•

the loss of his sister; to Operator M. AK;

DERSEN in the loss of his father; to Ofj

erator F. NEUBAUER in the loss of h;

mother; to retired transfer instructCj

BILL KENNEDY In the loss of his wife, aii

to Senior Station Instructor JAMES BRC<

GAN in the loss of his mother-in-law. Ou

condolences also to the families of Distru-

D Supervisor W. HOFF and retired clen

ROLAND HEAD. i

Supervisor JOHN MILLETTE and his wif'i
NANCY, spent a most enjoyable vacatlc
with retired clerk HERBY HARRIS and h,
wife, HELEN, in Tracy City, Tennessee
It's about 75 miles beyond Nashville on tl
way to Florida. The Hari"ises have tl
welcome mat out for anyone who can fii'
enough gas to drive down and visit wH
them. As I remember, Herby, this shou'
be something we would certainly enjoy.'
Operator LEWIS MONTGOMERY and h!
wife, GLORIA, are proudly presentill
their first son to the world. Our congratii
lations to the happy couple. ..The RTA couf
be a mighty successful thing if we com
get all our friends to vote for it. '

i
Special thanks to former reporter BIL|
MIEDEMA who provided the following nevi

CIA TRANSIT NEW\

tout our pensioners. .. FLORIAN DWIEL
liderwent surgery and has fully recovered.
3 and his wife, EVA, are going to make
ieir home in Florida. Now I'll have an-
her pensioner to visit for some fishing...
EIL and BETTY COTTER, Portage, Wis-
insin, are well and happy. Betty was
mder the weather" tor awhile... ART and
teXTY MOILANEN are fine and keeping
isy in L'Anse, Michigan. Art hasn't done
uch fishing, but has been hunting several
mes... FLORENCE BLAKE, the widow of
IRRY BLAKE, Michigan City, Indiana,
sited Las Vegas, New Jersey and the
Wention in Miami. She tells us AUGIE
3HNS0N looks great. He moved to
learwater, Florida. . . GUS and MARIE
AY are happy in Winter Haven, Florida,
id say hello to all their old friends...
ANS and ELLA HABBESTAD, Eatonville,
'ashington, were back east last summer,
hey have 2^ acres of land and are very
ippy...RUDIE and LILLIAN KANNAWURF
re enjoying retirement in Colorado
wrings, Colorado. . . LARS PEARSON,
fountain Home, Arkansas, gets a lot of
'shing done. He and his wife, ANNA, were
1 Chicago and visited with us. Both look
ood...AIl is well with FRANK and MARIE
OLEMAN, Ormond Beach, Florida. ..ED-
A and RUDY MAY, Phoenix, Arizona, are
ell. Edna recently had surgery. ..JOHN
nd JEAN SENKO have been travelling...
esides the above mentioned, we also re-
eived cards from OLIVER and MARGE
VKRENT of Garden Grove, California;
lAROLD LEMIEUX of Wautoma, Wiscon-
in; LEO and EVELYN PLUSKOWSKI of
.rkdale, Wisconsin; ERNEST and EMILY
toCK; BARNEY and JO CALLAHAN;
lERB and MILDRED LINDEMANN; VIG-
;iO WINDFIELD and his wife; JOE and
CATHERINE HEIBEL; JOHN and MARGA-
'vET KULLOWITCH, and ERV and ERMA
ilETZ...We are sorry to report the death
four old friend BILL ECHOLS. Bill had
'een ill for some time. He passed away
lov. 24 in Veteran's hospital. Hot Springs,
Lrkansas. Many of you remember him
rom his column in the Union Leader which
le wrote under the name "OTTO MOBILE."
Ve were also saddened by the death of
5ENE KOEHN, the wife of ARMIN KOEHN
n Westfield, Wisconsin. Jesus said: "I
*o to prepare a place for you that where I
im there ye may be also."

- 7e/aiin Slit & /4a>tMi PtuM

NORTH PARK -

Pensioner HARVEY GERMAN and his wife,
NGEBORG, came to Chicago from Spring
3rove, Minnesota, to visit their children,
ffiLENE, MARIE and TED. The occasion
ilso included the confirmation of their
^anddaughter, CINDY COLLARITSCH. . .
Operator SAM POSNER and his wife,
3THEL, flew to Los Angeles, California,
where they stayed with Ethel's mother,
;Mrs. MINNIE MOLL. On the agenda were
Wsits to San Diego, Long Beach and three

wonderful days at the Executive Suites mo-
tel at Las Vegas, Nevada. ..Pensioner AL
RE MACK and his wife, DOROTHY, vaca-
tioned throughout Europe this past fall.
Starting in London, they toured Holland,
Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and
ended up in Paris, France.

Pensioner JAMES DOWEY and his wife,
EULALIE, and her brother, the Reverend
JOHN NICHOLSON, spent a week in the
Ozark area where they visited with Pen-
sioners RAY DONESKI, ROY LEMKE and
JOHN PAAKONEN. . . Pensioner FRANK
LASKE and his wife, GERTRUDE, attended
a wedding in London, England. The Laskes
were very impressed with the beauty of
England and enjoyed their stay on the old
sod. . . Operator LEONARD QUINLAIN,
while fishing from Operator CLARENCE
VAN MIDDLESWORTH's charter boat, the
Debtors Prison, caught a 32-inch, 17-pound
lake trout off Algoma, Wisconsin... Opera-
tor LEROY CARR and his wife, LOUISE,
became grandparents for the first time
when their daughter-in-law, STEPHANIE,
and their son, THOMAS, became parents of
a son named THOMAS TRENT born on Oct.
29 in the Northglenn Colorado hospital
weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces. . . Operator
flALPH Mcdonald was hospitalized at
Edgewater hospital for major surgery and
at this writing is at home convalescing
satisfactorily. ..Our sympathy and condo-
lences are extended to Pensioner MARTIN
DEVANEY in the loss of his beloved wife,
PEGGY.

NORTH SECTION -

Taking their pensions on Jan. 1 with a
combined total of 95 years of service were
the three trainmen pictured here receiving
a farewell gift from Superintendent M. La-
VELLE and congratulations from Conduc-
tor ABE PETAK. They are, from left to

OPERATIONS (Transportation) -

LESLIE and EVELYN PEASE araiounced
the double wedding of their son, CRAIG, to
CARYL MINCH, and their daughter, PAM-
ELA, to JAMES NAPIER at St. John Lu-
theran church. Leslie is a radio-telephone
operator in Operations Control. ..Line Su-
pervisor JIM LUVlSI's retirement Jan. 1

right. Conductor HOWARD D. BROWN, 32
years, Mr. Petak; Conductor HAL G.
STAATS, 32 years; Chief Foot Collector
JOSEPH L. GOLDBERG, 31 years, and
Mr. LaVelle. Everyone on the North Sec-
tion would like to take this opportunity to
wish these three fine fellows many long
years of health and happiness.

was marked by a party and a gift presented
by Transportation Manager D. M. Flynn.

(Utility and Emergency Service) ■
Our sincere condolences to the family of
Pensioner ELMER FEHLHABER. Elmer
was formerly the president of Teamsters
Local 726 which represents the chauffeurs
in the Utility Department. We also extend
our sincere sympathy to MATT SZAREK,
STANLEY KAMINSKI, ANTHONY KRAUS
and TOM GODFREY in the loss of their
fathers. ..ED KENNEDY and his family va-
cationed in Massachusetts where they vis-
ited Plymouth Rock and other historical
places.. . Pensioner CHARLES BELASICH
called Blue Island during the holidays to
extend greetings to everyone. Charles is
now living in Alsip, Illinois. . . ALBERT
SCHMIDT joined the ranks of the retired
on Jan. 1 after 28 years of service. We all
wish you many years of good health and
happiness.

PURCHASING, SPECIFICATIONS & STORES -
A warm hello goes out to these new em-
ployees: RITA KRUEGER who came to
Stores from Insurance Department, new
Specifications Engineer GENE FREGETTO,
and South Shops Typist MAUREEN SHORE.
At the same time we wish a big farewell to
MARYANN JOBARIS, former co-reporter
who left us to work in Engineering Depart-
ment, and MARY JOHNSON who went back
to school at Indiana university. Last, but
not least, is our former co-op student in
Specifications, DEAN MEYER, who has re-
turned to school at Marquette university...
The holidays meant vacation time to many
of us. BOB PIEPER, Stores, went up to
Michigan visiting relatives. MARGARET
KELLS, Purchasing, was gone for a week.
She had a grand time sleeping, she said.
VIRGINIA RESNICK, Purchasing, was busy
preparing for the Christmas season. Her

[JANUARY-FEBRUARY. 1974

J. A. LOHRMANN
45 Years

T. J. CULHANE
45 Years

NEW PENSIONERS;

WITH COMBINED service totalling 603 years ore the 14 employees pictured here who
retired on January 1 and February 1 with 40 or more years of transit service each with CTA '
and its predecessor companies. i

40 Years

JOSEPH AFFRUNTI, Track Foreman I,

Track, Emp. 5-26-41
ARTHUR V. AMBERG, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-11-41
ESTHER E. ANDERSON, Control Clerk,

Accounting, Emp. 6-1-26
STANLEY J. BARKAUSKAS, Bus Repr.,

Archer Garage, Emp. 1-23-36
HUGH W. BARNES, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 10-16-45
FRANCIS A. BELLINO, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 10-23-44
CHESTER M. BIRD, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 7-15-37
WILLIAM C. BLADES, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 6-12-41
MICHAEL J. BOCIAN, Painter,

Enginee ;ing, Emp. 12-1-45
HOWARD D. BROWN, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 2-17-42
JOHN W. BRUCKER, Superintendent,

North Section, Emp. 1-27-42
BEN E. BRUHNKE, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 10-15-41
MATTHEW BUCHANAN, Motor Blower,

Wilson Shop, Emp. 1-26-51
ERNEST BUCHWITZ, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 11-18-36
CHARLES GARDEN, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 9-8-36
LUTHER A. CARR, Car Repairman,

61st Street, Emp. 10-16-47
LAWRENCE M. CASEY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-6-34
ROBERT J. CASEY, Chauffeur,

Util. & Emerg. Service, Emp. 2-14-44
DOMINIC A. CESARE, Motorman,

61st Street, Emp. 11-4-29
HAROLD W. CHILDERS, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-8-36
GEORGE J. CLARK, Superintendent,

Shops & Equipment, Emp. 4-9-35
JOHN H. CONLON, Investigator II,

Claims, Emp. 12-1-30
LUCIEN J. CONTANT, Janitor,

77th Street, Emp. 8-11-41
JOHN M. COOKE, Audit Clerk IV,

Internal Auditing, Emp. 5-21-46

HARRY C. COTTON, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 5-4-37 I

HARRY O. COX, Operator, 1

Archer, Emp. 11-17-36 \

THOMAS J. CULHANE, Motorman, i

West Section, Emp. 12-7-28 I

RAYMOND DAGENAIS, Superintendent, ;

Surface Operations, Emp. 8-15-41 I

RAYMOND L. DALKE, Operator, I

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-1-43 i
ALPHONSE F. DELCORSE, Ticket Ageni

South Section, Emp. 4-10-43 !
GABRIELE DeMATTEO, Laborer,

Stores, Emp. 5-5-43 I

GEORGE DEMCO, Ticket Agent, i

North Section, Emp. 2-12-29 I

GEORGE W. DEUTER, Investigator, i

Claim, Emp. 2-23-48 j

FRANK A. DISCH, Clerk II, \

Communications and Mrktg. , Emp. 4-3-1
THOMAS H. DOUGLAS, Conductor,

61st Street, Emp. 3-19-51
PAUL P. DUCAR, Conductor,

South Section, Emp. 4-11-41
ARTHUR E. FANSTILL, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 10-5-40
JOSEPH P. FLYNN, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-27-34
OSCAR H. FRIEDEMAN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-19-53
LeROY R. GALLAGHER, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 4-23-45
MICHAEL J. GALVIN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-8-42 I

WILLLAM A. GEDWELLAS, Bus Repr., i

Archer, Emp. 5-15-41 '

WILLIAM A. GILLIES, Supervisor, I

District C, Emp. 9-21-36 ■

ANTHONl L. GLOPPE, Collector, ■

Limits, Emp. 9-15-36 I
JOSEPH L. GOLDBERG, Chief Foot Col.

North Section, Emp. 12-9-43 I

ANNA M. GOLDING, Insurance Clerk, !

Insurance. Emp. 11-17-43 ■

PETER P. GURETZ, Clerk, ''

West Section, Emp. 11-29-40 '

COPSIE A. HAL, Janitor, |

North Section, Emp. 4-17-49 j

CTA TRANSIT NEW'

ORGE HANN, Bus Repairer,

rth Avenue, Emp. 12-29-47
.'mES G. HARRISON, Supervisor,
ttrict B, Emp. 11-1-34
IwRENCE W. HEISE, Chauffeur,
HI. & Emerg. Service, Emp. 3-26-30
JBERT H. HOCHLEUTNER, Operator,
Icher, Emp. 4-19-34
IBUR E. HOLMES, Platform Man,
%st Section, Emp. 12-3-29
Jan p. HOWARD, Operator,

■rest Glen, Emp. 1-29-34
jARLES J. KASAL, Operator,
Iidzie, Emp, 1-23-43
IHN C. KASMAN, Bus Repairer,

th Street, Emp. 2-5-29
IJOMAS K. KAY, Operator,
Irth Avenue, Emp. 5-19-42
("LLIAM P. KELLY, Supervisor,

uth Shops, Emp. 9-16-36
IHN D. KING, Operator,
.jverly, Emp, 3-30-37
'ARLES W. KOENIG, Operator,

mits, Emp. 8-22-41
[iMUALD LAUDANSKI, Car Repairman,

ilson Shop, Emp. 1-21-52
IHN R. LERNER, Operator,

3verly, Emp. 11-20-40
ISEPH M. LEVIGNE, Carpenter,

lilding, Emp. 5-6-36
;HN a. LOHRMANN, Supervisor,

[strict D, Emp. 3-5-28
[.RRY J. LOUIS, Box Puller,

3verly, Emp. 9-21-36
;iVIES J. LUVISI, Line Supervisor,

aerations Control, Emp. 4-24-41
ITER S. MARCHISOTTO, Operator,

Drth Park, Emp. 1-16-43
lMES C. MARTINEK, Chief Clerk,

mth Section, Emp. 12-5-38
itTHUR L. MAZZA, Supervisor,

[Strict D, Emp. 10-30-33
(LBERT C. McKENZIE, Operator,

arth Avenue, Emp. 3-17-54

,iHN C. McPARTLAN, Car Serviceman,

imball, Emp. 10-6-48
l^RIE S. MULVIHILL, Assignment Agent,

est Section, Emp. 11-10-56
:tEDRICK O. NELSON, Operator,

imits, Emp. 8-19-36
DGAR P. NEWTON, Operator,

orth Park, Emp. 9-12-42
^XLIAM NOVOTNY, Elect. Wrkr. A,

)uth Shops, Emp. 8-15-29

LEE R. OAKES, Operator,
North Avenue, Emp. 9-3-47
WALTER J. OLENICK, Mach. Foreman,
South Shops, Emp. 10-16-39
GUSTAVE J. PAVELKA, Day Foreman,
52nd Street, Emp. 8-19-36
CHARLES F. PEARSON, Repairman,
Forest Glen, Emp. 10-22-41
JOSEPH B. PELKAN, Operator,
North Avenue, Emp. 8-22-41
EDWIN H. PLATH, Ticket Agent,
North Section, Emp. 10-5-40
WILLIAM PROKOP, Operator,
Beverly, Emp. 9-20-43
LAWRENCE T. PROVOST, Info. Clerk,
Travel Information, Emp. 3-23-42
RAYMOND W. PRYOR, Supervising Instr.,

South Section, Emp. 2-18-36
CARL G. REDEMSKE, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-25-42
RUDOLPH A. RIEP, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 2-9-37
JOSEPH M. ROCH, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 8-29-41
HERBERT H. RUMSFELD, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 11-19-41
JOHN J. RYAN, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 10-26-36
JOSEPH A. RYAN, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 4-12-48
JOHN SABO, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 7-3-51
STANLEY J. SAGEN, Blacksmith/Welder,

South Shops, Emp. 7-2-45
FRANK J. SCHENDL, Repairman,

North Park, Emp. 6-25-42
ALBERT L. SCHMIDT, Chauffeur,

Util. & Emerg. Service, Emp. 9-25-45
NICHOLAS V. SCIMECA, Car Serviceman,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 1-8-44
ANDREW SKELTON, Bus Repairer,

Archer, Emp. 8-30-47
GEORGE SLADEK, Bus Serviceman,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-30-45
ROBERT P. SORENSEN, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 1-3-46
HAL G. STAATS, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 4-4-41
FRED C. STAWINSKI, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 7-23-46
ARTHUR STERN, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 11-14-45
ELMER J. STOKES, Signal Maintainer,

Electrical, Emp. 7-16-30

ANTHONY TESTA, Plumber,

Building, Emp. 12-27-44
EARL P. TIERNEY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 2-18-42
EDWARD W. TIERNEY, Box Puller,

69th Street, Emp. 8-7-41
JACOB T. URBAN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-18-41
EDWARD A. VANEK, Collector,

Beverly, Emp. 10-29-53
CHARLES J. VLASAK, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-10-36
BRUNO F. WARDA, Conductor,

South Section, Emp. 7-19-40
ARTHUR F. WEINREICH, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-17-41
GEORGE WICKMAN, Receptionist,

Executive, Emp. 7-12-29
JOSEPH E. WILL, Station Superintendent,

Beverly, Emp. 1-9-34
HARRY E. WILSON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-24-45
JOHN H. WILSON, Switchman,

West Section, Emp. 12-20-40
JOHN E. WISNIEWSKI, Upholsterer A,

South Shops, Emp. 10-28-43
GEORGE S. WITT, Bus Serviceman,

North Park, Emp. 4-8-47
FRANK J. WOJCIK, Chief Operator,

Electrical, Emp. 11-22-43
CLYDE E. WOOL, Box Puller,

69th Street, Emp. 8-20-41

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

LUCIOUS BANKS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-6-53
WALTER M. BIERNAT, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-6-58
JOSEPH C. GOOCH, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-15-58
THOMAS F. MCDONALD, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 1-22-46
ROBEY McKAY, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 2-6-51
WALTER RAJEWSKI, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 10-28-42
EARL J. ROCHE, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-25-46
WILBUR J. STRASSER, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 8-19-41

cation provided her with the time she
leded to put her Christmas tree up and
t her shopping done. Mr. HARTY had
0 weeks with his family. He said it was
delightful treat to be with his entire fam-
' for the first time in three years. Mr.
JLLRIEDE, Specifications, spent a won-
rful time with his family. NICK LACOR-
JV, Storeroom 42, spent his vacation at
■me with his family. And last, your new
porter was on a great skiing trip for a
iek in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and nearby
eas. I had fun snowmobilmg too and
ited to leave to come back. ..We were
ippy to see JERRY LEVINE, Purchasing,
ick at work after her stay in the hospital.

..BOB MCCARTHY, Purchasing, is proud
to report that his daughter, MARY BETH,
has been named an Illinois State scholar.
She plans to be a nurse. ..One big announce-
ment I have left for last. ED TOBIN,
Stores, is looking forward to moving into
his new house. Anyone interested in pur-
chasing his present tri-level in DesPlaines
can call Ed.

- "PtUeUtu 'KoMtiadC

RAPID TRANSIT MAINTENANCE TERMINALS -

Unbelievable! Fantastic! Those were the
words describing the winning of the Irish
Sweepstakes by Instructor D. NICOSIA.

His share was $24,000. He stated some of
the money will be spent for a trip to Cal-
ifornia and possibly a new car. The rest
will be taken care of by his financial ad-
visor and bookkeeper, his wife. Keep up
the good work, Do m... Instructor H. YOUNG
is enjoying his vacation doing chores
around the house... Our deepest sympathy
is extended to the family of Repairman L.
CARR, 61st Street, whose sister passed
away, and to J. HINTON, Dan Ryan switch-
man, in the loss of his father... Vacationing
from 61st Street are J. BUFORD, G. BUN-
DLEY and W. SPARKS. ..A party was held
for Car Serviceman M. BUCHANAN, Wil-
son, who retired Jan. 1 after 23 years of

\ANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1974

service. Among old friends present were
C. DANSBY of Dan Ryan and J. LOCKE.

Congratulations to J. ZACCOLI, Congress,
on his new Buick Riviera... Superintendents
J. BOLECH and A.J. PROCARO would like
to congratulate Foremen M. COYLE and
H. DICKERSON and all the employees at
the Dan Ryan Shop on the cleanliness of the
shop which was praised by representatives
of New York City Transit Authority and the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Author-
ity when they visited the shop. With them
from the Fire and Safety Department at
South Shops were J. DUDLEY and W.
FINKLER... Vacationing during December
were Dan Ryan's H. DICKERSON, F.
PICKETT, R. LONDON, V. LINDSEY, Y.
PATE and T. FRIEND. . . J. ARMSTRONG
took his lovely wife, ANGELA, to a Holiday
Inn in Wisconsin on her 21st birthday. . .
Congratulations to Q. L. BONDS on 25
years of service, and to T. FRIEND, now a
great-great-grandfather.

- "Ptaxi Puittt

SCHEDULE & TRAFFIC -

Pensioner ARVIN KREUTZER recently
visited the office and looks very well. Re-
tirement really agrees with him. ..Mr. and
Mrs. NICK ZAHN, Mr. and Mrs. ED
JOYCE, Mr. and Mrs. FRANK CORBETT,
and Mr. and Mrs. DAVID JACOBS all flew
to Hawaii for vacations, and all came back
recommending it highly. ..EUGENE WRO-
BEL is sporting a 1974 Dodge Swinger...
GEORGE HANUS and his wife drove to
Redington Beach, Florida, for their vaca-
tion...DOROTHY ETSCHEID flew to Flor-
ida and really enjoyed it. .. Your scribe,
KAY BATINA, flew to Las Vegas and came
home with empty pockets.

XaUiufx ^oUtM

SKOKIE SHOP -

Good luck to WILLAiUJ CARPENTER,
electrical apprentice, who transferred to
South Shops. Stop in and see us, Willard...
Congratulations are extended to ED MAJ-
KSZAK and his wife who became grand-
parents for the first time on Dec. 23. ..That
old saying about money goes to money, how
true it is I GARY OLSON, carpenter, won
a $600 diamond. Congratulations, Gary!..
Everyone will be glad to hear that DAN
O'BRIEN finally put a muffler on his MG.
Thanks, Dan... Our deepest sympathy to the
family of ED O'GRADY, retired laborer
who recently passed away... The welcome
mat is out for GENEVIEVE BERG who re-
cently joined our office staff, ELMER
FISCHER in the Welding Department, and
all our new electrical apprentices, JIM
ARNOUX, ED SMITH, JESSIE ROBERT-
SON, TED MILLS and DON FREEBAIRN...
Our very best to JEFF BiiADY, technical
services engineer, who left us to become
a car inspector for the Northwest Subur-

ban Mass Transit District. He will be in-
specting commuter cars being built in
Philadelphia for operation on the Milwau-
kee Road. So good luck to a really swell
guy and a real sharp engineer who will be
missed by everyone at Skokie. I think
that's about everything you told me to put
down, isn't it Jeff?

A hardy hello to Electricians ED DELAN-
EY, DON VILLA, RICH FELDMANN and
HERB LINDQUTST, Carpenter DON TEDE-
SCHI and Welder GERALD HORNUNG who
are presently working at the Springfield
Shop. Good luck fellows! ..TOM HOEY and
his wife, ANN, spent two weeks in Florida
visiting Disney World, Cypress Gardens
and Miami. Tom says they had a great
time... I stopped in to see CATHY HEGAR-
TY, former timekeeper and Transit News
reporter, who says hello to the fellows out
in the Shop. It looks like you're really en-
joying your new job as a full-time home-
maker, Cathy!

- Pat'Xaiuuit

SOUTH SECTION -

To catch up on the news, I'll start by re-
porting that the Agents' Pension Club Din-
ner and Christmas Party was held on Dec.
2 at Sharko's restaurant and the honored
guest was former Division 308 president
JOHN BURNS. It was a gala affair with
about 140 people attending, including John's
wife, KATE, their daughter , grandsons , and

John's sister, DELORES BERO, West Sec-
tion ticket agent. Master of ceremonies
was ROBERT ROESING, West Section su-
perintendent of Agents and Janitors, and
he did a bang-up job. Retired assignment
agents and president of the club LULU
HAMANN and Treasurer ROSE HELDEN-
BLUT did their usual super job with the
party and John was thrilled... The 1973 va-
cation for yours truly and husband. Clerk
ROLAND, included stops in Florida with
retired clerk JOE and retired agent ANN
O'CONNOR in Holiday, and retired super-
visor DON MURPHY and GEN in New Port
Richey.. .Accepted for supervisor's school
from the South Section are Motormen
THOMAS OVERTON and FRANK PICK-
ETT, Extra Conductors JERRY JOHNSON,
WILLIAM SMITH and BRAXTON ATKIN-

SON, and Switchman JOHN HINTON. Con-
gratulations! . . Mrs. JOHN LEMKE, thi
wife of retired yard foreman JOHN LEM'~
KE, was in the hospital but is home no\
recuperating and feeling better. . . Retirei
conductor JOSEPH MASCOLINO recentl;
had an operation but is doing fine now.
received a nice letter from Californis
where he is spending the winter. He li
going to see retired towerman CHARLEi
RUMMELL and retired conductor JOHl
LOUGHLIN while there. ..This is a "goof*
on me. I said in my last column that Part'
time Conductor JOHN BENNETT had rei
turned to school in the fall. Well he didn't
he decided to become a full-time conduci
tor and is now working the West Section-
Retired station superintendent MICHAEI
(Mickey) O'CONNOR'S wife, ALICE, wai
in the hospital for surgery, but is doini
fine now. The O'Connors live in Tucson
Arizona, and love it there. . . CoUectoi
GEORGE DeYOUNG was very happy whei
he told us that he was named chairman o
the Boy Scouts Troop 686 of Alsip...Re-.
tired conductor PHAROAH (Mother-in-law
CAIN and his missus were down in Nev
Orleans and they say hello to all of us.

A big send-off was given Chief Clerk JI1_
MARTINEK who retired on Jan. 1. A nicn
luncheon was held at the Ashland office anii

the food was delicious. A token of re-j
membrance was given Jim by all hin
friends and co-workers. Jim's lovel.'i
wife, DOROTHY, his two daughters, DOR-
OTHY and DELORES, two of his grand-,
children, and his son-in-law surprisei
Jim by coming down. Among Jim's for-:
mer bosses who came out were retire(;
station superintendent RICHARD MEIS-i
NER, Superintendent of Rapid Transit Op-|
erations JAMES BLAA and Operationi
Control Superintendent EDWARD HEAT-
TER. Also Superintendent of Operatini
Stations GEORGE RILEY and Chief Clerl
of the Transportation Department JAME!
TUCKER. Pensioners who came include!
clerk JOHN MORAN and conductor FRAN!
PONZLANO. Many thanks to Clerk AI
RAKE STRAW, Janitors MIKE CARUSO ani,
ED FREEMAN, and Motorman TONY JAG-
LA, without whose help we couldn't hav<
managed. Everyone wished Jim a happ;;
and long life of retirement. . .Just hear<,
recently that retired supervisor CHARLE!
SPIELMAN and retired motorman PAT-i
RICK GALLAGHER passed away. Ou)

CT/A TRANSIT NEWS

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

tLIAM ADAMCZYK, 93, Armitage,
p. 10-12-06, Died 11-28-73
(tDERS E. ANDERSON, 83, North Ave.,
up. 4-10-17, Died 11-18-73
(tDREW J. BAKER, 68, Beverly,
■np. 9-9-26, Died 10-14-73
[IrMAN F. BARDWELL, 82, 77th Street,
Tip. 3-24-20, Died 9-10-73
fTER M. BEDALOV, 75, Track,
'•np. 4-13-34, Died 9-16-73
(SEPH BEDNARIK, 58, Skokie Shop,
mp. 9-21-36, Died 12-1-73
:SEPH BERLEN, 82, Way & Structs.,
:mp. 6-28-43, Died 11-12-73
i\LTER H. BERZEK, 71, 69th Street,
■mp. 9-17-25, Died 11-14-73
lANK BOKSA, 77, Paint Shop,
tap. 7-26-23, Died 11-30-73
,1HN A. BUCHANAN, 77, Lake Street,
tap. 7-23-46, Died 9-6-73
,'IHN P. BUERGERMEIER, 67, Beverly,
'mp. 6-26-29, Died 11-20-73
MN BURKE, 90, 77th Street,
tap. 12-1-52, Died 9-23-73
aYMOND BURKE, 71, Throop Street,
mp. 5-6-25, Died 11-18-73
ilARLES J. BURNS, 83, 61st Street,
'mp. 9-27-16, Died 9-26-73
'iTSY CARBONARA, 71, West Section,
mp. 8-5-43, Died 9-20-73
rXO CARMAN, 85, Devon,
mp. 4-6-21, Died 11-21-73
SNNARO CASERMO, 87, Track,
Imp. 5-17-18, Died 11-27-73
.^EPH CIESLA, 87, Elston,
jmp. 4-16-23, Died 10-20-73
:HEL CLATFELTER, 74, North Section,
mp. 7-11-44, Died 12-5-73
XLIAM DIGNAN, 93, Burnside,
mp. 4-17-06. Died 11-9-73
)BERT J. DILLON, 89, Kedzie,
mp. 10-10-08, Died 10-27-73
:iANK E. DIMMICK, 78, South Section,
'mp. 1-11-22, Died 11-11-73
SANK DONNELLY, 76, North Park,
mp. 7-13-23, Died 10-18-73
30NARD C. ERICKSON, 64, Beverly,
■mp, 11-23-36, Died 11-19-73
puis F. EWERT, 80, 69th Street,
■mp. 9-7-23, Died 9-15-73
LMER J. FEHLHABER, 74, Utility,
mp. 5-5-17, Died 11-7-73
, J. FEINENDEGEN, 79, Skokie Shop,
imp. 1-11-13, Died 11-18-73
OWARD W. GADWILL, 75, 77th Street,
:mp. 7-1-26, Died 9-18-73
ALPH GALLO, 75, Constr. & Maint.,
•:mp. 6-6-41, Died 11-17-73
'ALTER GANDOR, 60, Skokie Shop,
Smp. 2-21-51, Died 10-7-73
'ETER GERHARZ, 62, North Avenue,
Jmp. 8-17-37, Died 10-19-73
DWARD GERVAIN, 57, Archer,
Smp. 5-16-46, Died 12-11-73
HARLES GLINES, 60, Beverly,
3mp. 2-3-42, Died 1-8-74
l/ILLIS E. GOODALL, 77, Surface Dist.,
Emp. 10-28-19, Died 9-18-73

DAVID HAGER, 81, Devon,

Emp. 7-12-23, Died 10-16-73
FRANCIS J. HAGINS, 60, Sched.-Traff.,

Emp. 8-25-36, Died 11-11-73
HARRY HANRATTY, 72, 52nd Street,

Emp. 8-25-23, Died 10-22-73
GEORGE V. HARRISON, 65, Kedzie,

Emp. 11-24-36, Died 10-19-73
THERESA K. HAYES, 81, Revenue Acctg.,

Emp. 3-16-42, Died 12-6-73
ROLAND B. HEAD, 65, North Avenue,

Emp. 6-24-42, Died 9-24-73
JOSEPH HOBBS, 53, Electrical,

Emp. 3-25-47, Died 10-23-73
WILLARD HOFF, 57, District D,

Emp. 7-16-46, Died 12-1-73
C. JENNINGS, 76, RT Maint. Terminals,

Emp. 1-22-24, Died 10-20-73
WILBUR JOLLY, 52, Archer,

Emp. 8-2-54, Died 10-19-73
JOSEPH KAJPUST, 88, Limits,

Emp. 11-14-18, Died 10-29-73
MICHAEL KENNY, 76, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-24-29, Died 10-29-73
ANTON J. KIRSZA, 90, South Shops,

Emp. 10-23-18, Died 10-26-73
MICHAEL KOROSY, 87, Executive,

Emp. 7-8-14, Died 10-25-73
CHARLES KRAMER, 83, Devon,

Emp. 8-26-13, Died 9-9-73
JOSEPH P. LADENBACH, 76, North Sect.,

Emp. 10-2-45, Died 10-22-73
VERENA LANGHAMMER, 83, Real Estate,

Emp. 5-1-41, Died 9-20-73
ANTONIO LAPERUTO, 81, Laramie,

Emp. 1-14-19, Died 9-12-73
ALVIN J. LAWSON, 71, West Section,

Emp. 10-5-26, Died 10-15-73
LORENZO LAWSON, 62, South Section,

Emp. 12-5-44, Died 12-30-73
CARL E. LEAF, 94, Devon,

Emp. 7-8-11, Died 10-2-73
ANDREW M. LINKLATER, 94, NorthSect.,

Emp. 8-27-06, Died 9-29-73
PHILIP LOFRESTI, 85, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-1-29, Died 9-24-73
ROY O. LYMAN, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-10-27, Died 12-1-73
SARAH McEVOY, 75, South Section,

Emp. 5-19-23, Died 9-11-73
THOMAS McGILL, 73, North Park,

Emp. 9-20-29, Died 11-22-73
JOSEPH MORLfVRTY, 84, Kedzie,

Emp. 3-13-17, Died 11-5-73
EDWARD J. MURRAY, 87, Transportation,

Emp. 2-15-23, Died 12-7-73
WILLIAM F. MURTAUGH, 79, North Park,

Emp. 6-21-27, Died 9-10-73
JOHN NANNINGA, 61, Beverly,

Emp. 1-15-37, Died 11-2-73
CLARENCE NIMTZ, 60, West Section,

Emp. 10-8-56, Died 10-18-73
E. J. NOWICKI, 63, Limits,

Emp. 10-17-40, Died 10-8-73
ALBERT O'DOWD, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-19-23, Died 11-25-73
MICHAEL J. O'NEILL, 89, Kedzie,

Emp. 5-28-13, Died 10-28-73

JOHN C. PEARSON, 30, Beverly,
Emp. 3-25-68, Died 11-17-73
DONALD PETERSEN, 57, Beverly,
Emp. 5-25-48, Died 12-26-73
JOSEPH A. PORCELIUS, 68, Kedzie,
Emp. 7-3-37, Died 11-2-73
MICHAEL PRIBISH, 80, West Shops,
Emp. 3-2-18, Died 8-11-73
WILLIAM PRUNO, 81, Metropolitan,
Emp. 5-23-27, Died 11-2-73
JAMES RANDLE, 40, South Section,
Emp. 4-12-67, Died 12-15-73
ROBERT A. RAWLINGS, 51, South Sect.,
Emp. 3-19-62, Died 10-13-73
CHARLES A. RITCHIE, 83, North Sect.,
Emp. 1-2-24, Died 9-12-73
MELVIN E. SAYRE, 62, 77th Street,
Emp. 9-5-29, Died 9-30-73
CARL L. SCHUELER, 74, Keeler.
Emp. 1-9-20, Died 10-22-73
OTTO H. SCHULTZ, 76, West Section,
Emp. 1-19-19, Died 8-31-73
ISAAC SEARS, 58, 69th Street,
Emp. 7-5-57, Died 11-21-73
WILLIAM G. SEDGWICK, 84, North Ave.,
Emp. 2-11-20, Died 9-17-73
WILLIAM F. SIMS, 82, South Section,
Emp. 7-16-20, Died 11-14-73
JAMES SIMSEN, 76, North Section,

Emp. 7-1-19, Died 11-27-73
MIRKO SOBOL, 82, Way & Structures,

Emp. 2-25-37, Died 8-28-73
RAYMOND SOMMERS, 63, 69th Street,

Emp. 10-7-42, Died 12-19-73
KAMIR SPARK, 81, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-27-25, Died 10-23-73
ANTHONY SPATAFORE, 64, South Shops,

Emp. 10-17-30, Died 12-6-73
CHARLES A. SPIELMAN, 80, North Sect.,

Emp. 5-6-20, Died 11-30-73
GEORGE STRALLAS, 85, West Section,

Emp. 7-15-12, Died 8-31-73
JOHN SUTHERLAND, 62, Archer,

Emp. 4-3-43, Died 12-19-73
HARRY SWIETLIK, 58, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-12-47, Died 12-8-73
WALTER B. TAYLOR, 78, West Shops,

Emp. 12-3-23, Died 11-5-73
AUGUST THOMAS, 86, Way & Structures,

Emp. 6-4-27, Died 11-23-73
EMILY C. URBAN, 72, Office Services,

Emp. 12-3-19, Died 11-28-73
FRANK VRASTIL, 78, West Section,

Emp. 4-12-24, Died 12-7-73
JOZEF WEGLARZ, 85, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-1-29, Died 9-24-73
EDWIN C. WENDT, 69, South Shops,

Emp. 3-12-18, Died 10-19-73
ELIJAH WESTBROOKS, 58, Limits,

Emp. 10-25-53, Died 10-3-73
CHARLES C. WIDEGREN, 94, North Ave.,

Emp. 7-3-07, Died 10-19-73
BENJAMIN W. WILIEKO, 79, North Sect.,

Emp. 2-6-30, Died 11-9-73
CHESTER F. WILLIAMS, 68, 69th Street,

Emp. 9-11-29, Died 11-6-73
CASIMIR WISNIEWSKI, 58, Lawndale,

Emp. 8-11-42, Died 10-3-73

'ANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1974

sympathy goes out to their families,.. Go-
ing on pension Jan. 1 was Conductor
THOMAS DOUGLAS of 61st Street. The
men gave him a nice send-off and a gift of
remembrance was presented to Tom by
his co-workers. May you have many
healthy, happy years of retired life, Tom.
..Passenger commendations keep pouring
in for our men on the South Section: Mo-
torman ROOSEVELT GRADY and Conduc-
tor MARSHALL MASON were commended
for aiding in the capture of a purse snatch-
er; Motorman THEODIS WELLS was com-
mended for avoiding striking a passenger
who had fallen to the tracks; Agent EN-
GELBERTA CLARK was commended for
doing a good job; Agent WILLL^M PERRY
was commended for performing his duties
in an excellent manner; Conductor MAR-
TIN CUNNANE was commended for doing
a good job, and Motorman DELMUS AL-
LEN and Conductor WILBUR COOLEY
were commended for assisting a woman in
recovering her purse which was snatched.
Keep up the good work everyone. . . Work
Train Motorman DOMINIC CESARE and
Conductor BRUNO WARDA who retired on
Jan. 1 have our sincere good wishes for a
long and happy pensioned life... Our heart-
felt sympathy goes out to Conductor
THOMAS MOORE in the loss of his father,
and to Janitor OSCAR GROSS in the loss of
his mother. It is a terrible loss to lose
someone you love... Last, but not least to
retire on Jan. 1 was Conductor PAUL DU-
CAR at Ashland Avenue. His co-workers
gave Paul a nice send-off and a gift was
presented to him. Good luck, Paul, on
your pension.

SOUTH SHOPS -

In our office here at the South Shops we
have had a few changes. SANDY HOFF-
MAN, who resigned to await the stork, and
her hubby, JOHN, are the proud parents of
a bouncing baby girl named JENNIFER
ANN who weighed in at 9 pounds 2 ounces.
SUE JURKATUS, formerly of Technical
Services, and her husband, STEVEN, are
very proud of little MICHAEL STEVEN
who tipped the scales at 5 pounds 6 ounces.
Congratulations to the Jurkatus and Hoff-
man families... We will all miss Superin-
tendent GEORGE J. CLARK who retired on
Jan. 1 after 38 years of service. A party
was held in honor of Mr. Clark, and it
seemed as though the whole company
turned out for the affair. A good time was
had by all. We sure will miss seeing you
around here, Mr. Clark. Best of luck and
health to you and Mrs. Clark... Our deepest
sympathy goes out to JOHN JANKUS and
his family in the passing of his mother...
In Technical Services we have some good
news and some bad news. First the good
news. Welcome to JIM GEBIS, a graduate
trainee. The bad news — a fond farewell is
extended to BHUPINDAR MALLHl who left
the quiet confines of South Shops to join the

many people in the Equipment, Research
and Development Department in the Mart...
KATIE DUDLEY, the
daughter of J. F.
DUDLEY, safety co-
ordinator, was a-
warded a scholar-
ship for academic
e.xcellence to the
high school of her
choice by Divine In-
fant Catholic school.
Katie chose Immac-
ulate Heart of Mary
High school in West-
chester. ViTlile a Katie Dudley
student at Divine Infant, she was a member
of the senior girls' choir and was lead
guitarist for the school guitar group. . .
Leaving our ranks is KAREN DONDLING-
ER who resigned to go to work at the Tal-
man bank. Best of luck to you, Karen.
GEORGE BARTON also left us to work for
his church. PATTI JO JACOBS trans-
ferred to the Mart and is now working in
the Reproduction Department. JOHN
STEINMETZ also went downtown to work
in Datacenter. Best of luck to all of you in
your new jobs... We extend our welcome
mat to the following newemployees: RENA
SABOL who's dad works in the Mart in the
Schedule Department; JUSTINE JANASEK
who rejoined us after raising her family
(Justine's hubby, STAN, works here in the
Shops); MARILYN HAYWARD who came to
us from the Employment Department; TOM
MARASOVICH whose dad, JOHNNY, works
out here in Storeroom 60, transferred to
us from the Treasury Department, and
JEANNE DIEHL returned to us from the
Transportation Department. Jeanne
worked here in the summer of 1972, and
her dad, BILL ROHE, and her brother,
DENNIS, work here in the Shops too. Wel-
come to all of you and the best of luck...
Congratulations go to STAN SARNA and
ART BEAUCHAMP on their promotions to
Methods & Standards section. We welcome
back GEORGE HAENISCH who is now also
a proud addition to Methods & Standards...
Get well wishes go out to RALPH KEANE
who fell and broke his ankle. Hurry and
get well. ..It is with great regret that your
co-reporter, DENISE COX, is giving up the
job of reporting for Transit News. My
successor will be JEANNE DIEHL. I know
Jeanne will do a fine job, and with LARRY
BERNAS as her co-reporter I'm sure the
column from South Shops will be the best
ever.

OUT IN THE SHOP, we extend congratu-
lations to EDWARD and MARIAN MILKINT
on the birth of a son, EDWARD JAMES,
who tipped the scales at 8 pounds 4 ounces.
Ed is a mechanic apprentice currently
serving time in Bay 6... Good luck to Mr.
and Mrs. IRVIN KRAULEDIS in their new
home and mortgage. Irv and his wife now
live in Richton Park. . . AL SAMASKA Sr.
visited an old friend and former co-
worker, CHARLIE BUZA, down in Angola,

Indiana. Charlie, who worked in the fp
office, hustled Al in a round of golf
won 7 of 9 holes. Charlie is in great hea
and says hello to all his friends... CHARL
STARR visited retired electrician I
KALOUSEK down in Seminole, Florida,!
reports that Irv looks great and says
won't come back to work no matter what
We would like to take this opportunity
welcome WILLARD CARPENTER, elect;
cal apprentice, to South Shops. Wills
transferred to us from Skokie Shop. N;
to have you aboard. ..Stopping by during 1
holidays to say hello were CHARI
TICKELL, ANDY ANDERSON, JIM O'BJ
EN, TED WOSS, BILL WILLENIUS, WA
LY RICHARDS, TONY GASPAROVIC
DAVE WELLEHAN and Father MURPK
All are retirees and fellow workers in I
6. It looked like an "old folks" reunii
Nice to see you fellows. . . Hey anyb<J
lookin' for candy (cheap) see RICH STA
TON in the Brake Department. Sure he
it's not left over from Halloween, Riclt^
Congratulations i
FRANK and SAR.(
CASTIGLIONE vi
celebrated their 5i4
wedding anniverSEi'
on Oct. 30. Befci
his retirement I
December IS'

Frank was a cs.*
penter A at the Wi'.
and South Shojl
The Casligliones .pj^^jj. gQ^_ ^;,(,|

AEL, is a South Shops electrical workei
JOHN WISNIOWSKI, Area 321, upholste'
shop, retired Jan. 1 after 30 years of S£»
vice. His co-workers had a dinner for hi
and presented him with a gift on his b'
day here. Good luck and health, John...ll
and Mrs. ROY EVANS Jr. were blessi
with their second child, TERRENCE, W
weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces. Terreri
is reported as doing just fine. . . Mr. a-.
Mrs. HARRY POCES were blessed W'
their first grandchild recently. Their n'
grandson, CRAIG ANDREWS, weighed'
pounds 7 ounces at birth. . . Our deep*'
sympathy is extended to RONALD BLA
in the death of his father, MARK L. BLAl'
..JERRY MORIARTY, Area 321, and 1'
wife just returned from visiting their s'
in Hawaii. Jerry tells me the islands a
something else. Maybe he would like
retire soon and live there. With all 1
money he could do ft... ED FITZGERAl'
has returned from his vacation in Cottaj
Grove — Minnesota, that is. . . With J('
REED'S new Pinto, MKE KEEL'S m'
Apollo, BERNAL DAVIS' new Buick a'
FRANK GRAY'S new snowmobile, y^
wouldn't think there was an energy oris'
would you. . . Last, but not least. VERI'
HOWE tells me his son, RAYMOND, w'
graduated from Lowery Air Force Bas'
Colorado, as a precision measuring equi;
ment specialist. He now holds the rank
staff sergeant. Good work, Ray!

Vouje Cot S j!,

&ntta4

CTA TRANSIT NEW'

t/^J SECTION -

'- sorry, I'm sorry for not writing the
'.avail, but my mind has been a total
jlik. I know there are many who will
ijee with me. My partner, LOU PAYNE,
u made supervisor and has been shar-
Hing his pencils, but I tear it will not be
:c, writing a column. Congratulations to
Pne, FREEMAN and PEPPER on their
);motions to supervisor. I'm sure they
v.. do a fine job... JOHN CIMMERER and
ji lovely wife, JUDY, took a trip to Flor-
,() and had a real fine time. The only
;uble is that since he left the carhouse
.t been like a morgue. JERRY BOYLAND
ij, ZIG KOPIZINSKI have tried, but they
si never be able to shout as loud as John.
LROY HASLAM also left and they stuck
I with making the coffee and cleaning the
> every day. Hurry back, fellows, we
li losing money. I did have help from
PTTERSON and CRAWFORD and would
,ie to thank them very much. Speaking of
C.iwford, he is confined to the hospital as
)this writing, but hope that by the time
;1> is published, he will be out and feeling
[i;. Alright, he didn't go to the hospital
t)m drinking my coffee. . .We had a new
[ik and two of my buddies are gone, JOHN
BIGHT and STEVE DUDASIK. John vrill
bsorely missed for he has the smarts and
ov we are left In the dark about things.
Sive is missed for different reasons. We
MS his soft voice and those sweet words
bkeeps saying, 'Tou want to buy an egg?"
[sounds like a knife on glass... Did you
I'S see our two movie stars, BATES and
lOWN, In the last Transit News ? They
33 now considered the "Super Fly's" of
Ike Street...! have an original recording
c Janitor AL MONTGOMERY singing "Oh
Ird," and would like to sell it to the high-
K bidder. I'm sure it will bring in a lot
c pennies...! know I should write some-
tng nice about GEORGE WOODMORE, but
!• the life of me I can't think of a thing...
\ FLOYD, one of my old-time students,
sU thinks of me as a young fellow. My
cier students just don't have any respect
1: me as they call me gramps, old man,
if! a few other choice names. ..Say, come
iound on Friday morning at Lake Street
;d see pretty Mrs. BUTLER working the
(irk's job. I know that GRIFFIN is cute.
It Mrs. Butler is a lot prettier. TOM
iJLHANE took his pension on Feb. 1, and
' all wish him much luck and happiness
:his retired life. He was a real nice guy
(work with and know.. .You can't help but
]tice the safety record at Lake Street
.ely, it hasn't been too good. So let's all
V a little harder so we can be number
'.e again. ..I'm really going to try and
•ite more often, but I need your help. I
luld love to put up a suggestion box in the
rhouse but fear what you would write
out me... See you next month, and speak
pdly of me.

52ND STREET -

Night Clerk and Mrs. THOMAS A. RAN-
DALL proudly announced the arrival of
their new son, RAMON DAVID, born Nov.
3 weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces. Also the
Nov. 7 arrival of a granddaughter, MAR-
RIETTA LORRAINE, weighing 4 pounds 8
ounces. This makes seven children and
five grandchildren for the Randalls. Mar-
rietta Lorraine is the first for AARON and
CARMEN BROWN. Carmen is the daugh-
ter of Clerk RANDALL... There was an ad-
dition to the BETTISON family— a boy,
DENNIS WILLIAM, born Nov. 16 weighing
7 pounds 12 ounces. The mother, WARD-
INE, is doing fine... Operator LEROY GAL-
LAGHER pulled out for the last time on
Dec. 31 as he retired Jan. 1 after 28 years.
Now life will be a long vacation. Good
luck, Leroy... Chief Clerk A. HILLSTROM
started a two-week vacation on Dec. 31...
Operators JAMES RIVERS and LARRY
GENTRY had minor setbacks and both are
doing fine at home. A call or a hello would
be welcomed. ..Operators LEYDELL SMITH
and JOHN KELLY at this writing are off
sick. We look for their fast return to
work...ALVIN DAVIS resigned as secre-
tary of our credit union due to illness. We
all wish him a speedy recovery, and thank
him for his long service on our Board of
Directors. . . Join your credit union and
save. In joining you also help another
member who might be in need of financial
aid. A 5j per cent dividend was declared
for 1973. The credit union also has a fam-
ily group life insurance contract at low
quarterly premiums. All men are advised
to take advantage of this plan. See TYLER,
M. PHILPOT or ALVIN POTTS Jr. for de-
tails.

- fain ^ "^udMK

69TH STREET -

I finally found out what MIKE HARRIS
means when he leads you down the street
and wiggles his index finger in the air...C.
THOMA pulled a TONY VANDERBERG and
came to work on his anniversary date. . .
Pensioner H. MILLER is back living in
Palos. He said it was just too hot in Flor-
ida...Farmer DAKE became a grandpa for
the fourth time when little CHRISTINE was
born in Memphis, Tennessee... J. WHITE
and D. SMITH went to Honolulu, Hawaii,
just to play in the Chicago Tribune Print-
ing Trade Golf tournament. They also took
time out to visit four islands... It is always
nice to see M. J. MOORE 's pleasant smile
when my day's work is done. . . RAY
ORACKI, now on disability, paid us a visit
and looks great. He still claims he doesn't
tint his hair. ..ROBERT LANE, the brother
of S. LANE, was hurt in an automobile ac-
cident, but has now fully recovered. ..BOB
DAVIS, former 69th Street operator, is
now doing K.P. in the out-houses. ..Two
retired fellows from 69th Street who are
looking good and say hello are JOE DA-
VIDSON and M. ENSWORTH...E. WATSON

is now back to work after being off 111 for
five weeks. ..J. RADLOFF and CHARLEY
(Drawbar) HOLLAND are still off sick...
A. PORTER and his wife vacationed in
Hawaii, and Al just had to take a ride on
the city buses. They met Al Harrington,
Ben Kokua of Hawaii Five-0, and Al was
kissed by a golden Polynesian. This trip
was to celebrate their 35th wedding anni-
versary...Choo-Choo FRALE is planning a
winter vacation in Hawaii to see if things
look the same after 30 years. He was in
the army there ui 1942-43. I think he had
other reasons as he didn't go alone. ..Op-
erator S. ROGERS was confined to South
Community hospital. We hope he is feeling
much better now. ..Our sincere sympathy
is extended to the family of former board
member CHESTER WILLIAMS, and to the
family of BILLY TAYLOR, former opera-
tor and box puller. Clerk RAY SOMMERS,
SCOTTY HIGGINS, Operator I. SEARS and
Pensioner WALTER BREZEK also passed
away. To their families we at 69th Street
express our sincere condolences.

From the repair department we hear that
Pensioner JOHN LOONEY, that famous
motorman from 63rd Street, was here for
a visit and looks fine. He says he is en-
joying retired life very much. John visited
the "Old Sod" and California, and said he
likes to travel... DENNY SULLIVAN is get-
ting along fine and enjoying his pension to
the fullest, as is DENNY GRIFFIN, MIKE
DWYER and PADDY FITZGEflALD. . . To
Pensioner MIKE McGROARTY we extend
our deepest sympathy In the loss of his
wife. ..On vacation are RALPH GRAGIDO,
Instructor WILLIAM ROBINSON, F. AM-
BERS, S. VINE, DON KRIVICKAS, J. WIL-
LIAMS, W. DOWNS, V. ONDRIAS, G.
BRUNSON, C. DICKERSON and J. LEE.
We hope you all have a good time. . . Off
sick are C. CRACCO, J. JOHNSON, J.
JANECKO, G. GACEK and J. CASEY. We
wish them all a speedy recovery... We wel-
come K. MICHALSKI who recently trans-
ferred to 69th, and say good luck to K.
KARSON who transferred to Forest Glen.

- 74'U Sue4i*t^ £ ^cm*Kif ;4^ei»t

77TH STREET -

Travelling all the
way to his home-
town, Newark, New
Jersey, to take unto
himself a bride was
Operator AARON
CROCKETT. The
lovely bride is the
former ANNETTE
BRANCH of Chica-
go, and the wedding
in the Friendship Baptist
the fellows at 77th Street wish
Annette many long years of

took place
church. All
Aaron and
marital blis

yfUiMH Ve SoHHta

ANUARY -FEBRUARY, 1974

CTA SETS NEW SAFETY RECORD

The Chicago Transit Authority chalked up its safest operational year in
history during 1973.

Milton Pikarsky, CTA Chairman, credited the outstanding safety record
to diligence on the part of operating employees, as well as instructors.

In 1973, CTA buses traveled 89,617,000 miles and rapid transit trains
traveled 48,186,000 miles, for a grand total of 137,803,000 miles.

Overall, the 1973 rate for both traffic and passenger accidents amount-
ed to 6.6 accidents for each 100,000 miles of travel. It was the fourth
consecutive year that the CTA achieved a new safety record.

Safety Contest Standings

4th quarter of 1973
Interstation Safety Contest

1st Beverly

2nd Archer

3rd North Avenue

4th 77th Street

1st Jefferson Park

2nd Douglas
3rd Kimball

Surface System

5th Kedzie
6th Forest Glen
7th 69th Street

Rapid Transit System

4th Dan Ryan
5th Ashland
6th Congress

8th 52nd Street
9th North Park
10th Limits

7th 61st Street
8th Forest Park
9th Howard

Employee Safety Contest

1st Beverly

2nd Limits

3rd 52nd Street

4th North Avenue

Surface Garage Competition

5th Forest Glen
6th Kedzie
7th Archer

8th 77th Street
9th 69th Street
10th North Park

Rapid Transit Maintenance Terminal Competition

1st Wilson,
Howard, Linden

2nd Dan Ryan

1st Skokie Shop

3rd Kimball
4th Congress,
54th, Foster

Shops Competition

5th Forest Park
6th 61st, Racine

2nd South Shops

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II SURE TO VOTE MARCH 19
THE BIG ISSUE - THE RTA

the Primary election March 19, you will be
/en a BLUE BALLOT for the vote on the RTA.

re is a question-answer explanation of the
p^posalto create the Regional Transportation
^ithority for the six-county Chicago area:

C What is the RTA?

t The RTA will be a new Regional Transportation
/thority with the specific purpose of providing more
ad better public transportation — bus, elevated-
sbway and commuter railroad — at fares everyone
ca afford throughout the six-county Chicago metro-
plitan area. The area will include the City of Chica-
g, suburban Cook County, and the other Illinois Coun-
ts of Lake, DuPage, McHenry, Kane and Will,
leryone agrees that it is impossible to charge fares
hjh enough to pay the full cost of public transporta-
tn, so public funds vyill be provided to keep fares at
aow level.

C Does the RTA have any special meaning In
riation to the energy crisis?

/ It certainly does. The energy crisis — the short-
as of gasoline — makes the creation of the RTA an
asolute necessity. We must have improved and ex-
paded public transportation throughout the six-
ciinty area if people are to be able to move around —
t get to and from work and to make all of the many
cier trips that are so essential to everyday living.
^th the energy crisis now upon us, a collapse of our
pblic transportation systems would actually mean a
cllapse of our life in Chicago and the suburban area
£ we know it today.

( Besides improved and extended service at
f-es everyone can afford, does the RTA offer
Cher direct benefits?

t Yes, there are many other benefits which the RTA
iftst provide, in accordance with the recent state en-
Eling legislation.

Ir instance, the RTA must provide for the special
tmsportation needs of senior citizens and handi-
fjpped riders.

The state legislation makes it mandatory that the RTA
protect its riders against crime.

The RTA, through its mass transportation facilities,
will be concerned about protecting the environment.
The RTA will coordinate the planning of transportation
improvements throughout the six-county area and will
coordinate such planning vidth that of regional planning
agencies.

Q. Are there other specific benefits from the
standpoint of the rider?

A. Concern for the rider will be foremost in every-
thing the RTA does.

For instance, through such new benefits as joint fares
and transfer privileges, it will be much easier — and
less costly — for people from Chicago to get to jobs in
the suburbs and for the people in the suburbs to get to
and from Chicago and also to and from the various
suburbs.

Q. How will the RTA operate?

A. Generally, the RTA will contract for transporta-
tion services with the existing systems — the CTA, the
commuter railroads, and the siaburban bus companies.
It also can operate transportation itself, and can
create new systems, such as much needed suburban
bus operations.

The RTA also can set fares and determine transfer
privileges — all for the purpose of guaranteeing the
amount and quality of service the public needs.
The RTA will be required to operate in a fishbowl —
completely open to the public. The state law requires
that RTA proceedings and actions be open for public
disclosure. Budgets and operations of the various
transportation systems — such as the CTA and the
commuter railroads — also will be subject to scrutiny
by the RTA and the public.

Q. What will be the labor provisions of the RTA?

A. RTA employees will have benefits and protections
equivalent to those provided imder comparable federal
laws. Employees will have the right to organize and
bargain collectively. Employees of transportation
agencies acquired by the RTA will lose no existing
rights and benefits. (Continued Page 2)

ilA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

MARCH, 1974

Q. Will there be any new types of transportation?

A. One of the prime responsibilities of the RTA will

be to develop new and better ways for people to travel

by public transportation.

For example, dial-a-bus service will very likely be a

new form to be developed in the near future. This new

dial-a-bus service would be provided both in Chicago

and in the suburban area.

Dial-a-bus already has proved to be very worthwhile

as a result of experiments elsewhere. Under the

dial-a-bus arrangement, a person would telephone a

request for bus service and the bus in a short time

(in less than an hour) would pull up at the person's

doorstep.

It is an excellent t3rpe of personalized transit service

for persons wishing to go to medical centers, to

shopping districts, or to catch a commuter train.

Q. It was mentioned earlier that the RTA would
depend upon public funds to help pay transporta-
tion costs and keep fares at low levels. What will
these tax sources be?

A. First, everyone should realize that there will be
no tax on real estate for the RTA.
Fare collections will continue to provide the largest
amount of money needed for public transportation
operations.

To provide the extra public financial help that i_s^
needed, the RTA will receive most of its tax-source
money from existing state revenues.
The RTA will receive from the state a set percentage
of sales tax receipts and a portion of the existing
state license fees for vehicles registered in the City
of Chicago.

A special $5 million annual payment will be made by
the City of Chicago and other Cook County govern-
ments as a condition of RTA aid to the CTA,
All of this money comes from existing sources. It
also is expected to be supplemented by millions of
dollars in federal financial assistance and in bond
funds.

The RTA may also, after a two-thirds vote of its
Board, use two narrowly defined tax sources. One is
a sales tax of up to 5 per cent on motor fuel sales in
the six-county area (about 2 cents per gallon at
present prices). The other is a tax on the privilege
of parking at parking facilities.

Under the RTA, it is estimated that about 60 per ce
of the funds for public transportation will come fra
fare collections; 24 per cent from existing
sources, and the remaining 16 per cent from the ti
limited tax sources of the RTA.

Q. What will the parking facility tax actually

A. It will be limited to the "privilege" of parking

lots and similar facilities.

The RTA could not possibly tax parking on the str(

or in a private driveway because such parking is

"right," not a "privilege" as specified in the Rl

legislation.

Six-county area to be served by RTA.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\

i What will be the governing body of the RTA?

/ There will be a nine-member Board appointed on
ione-person, one-vote basis. Chicago, with half of
t3 area's population, will be represented on the Board
■\th four members. Suburban Cook Coimty and the
i>e other counties, altogether representing the other
llf of the population, will be represented on the
hard with four members. The Board membership
vll be reapportioned every ten years to reflect pop-
vation shifts.

i'ntnth Board member, who will be the chairman, will
1: elected by a vote of three-fourths of the eight ap-
I'inted members. The ninth member not only will be
1e chairman, but also will serve as the full-time,
(perienced, professional manager of the RTA.

I. Will any one area of the Board control the RTA?

,. Such control would be impossible. The RTA leg-
lation was drafted specifically to protect the in-
vests of all portions of the six-coimty area, giving
iiual rights and representation to the City of Chicago
id to the suburbs.

3Cisions on such major matters as enacting each
;iar's budget and effecting the two limited taxes of
•e RTA will require the extraordinary vote of at
ast six of the nine members of the Board. As an-
ther safeguard, the RTA law requires that proposed
•ograms and budgets must be subjected to hearings
, each of the six counties.

. Who supports the RTA?

. The RTA legislation was passed in the Illinois
eneral Assembly with bi-partisan support, Support-
rs of the RTA legislation included the Governor of
linois, the Democratic and Republican leaderships
' the General Assembly, the Mayor of the City of
hicago, the Mayors of many other cities throughout
le six counties, the Illinois Federation of Labor, the
nited Auto Workers, the Illinois State Chamber of
ommerce, the Chicago Association of Commerce and
idustry, the Illinois League of Women Voters, many
;her civic groups (including especially organizations
3ncerned about the environment and about the wel-
ire of senior citizens), the four major Chicago met-
jpolitan newspapers, other news media, and many
aburban newspapers.

Shades of the 1940' s

North Side Train Crew
On a Journey into History

WHEN BILL ATHANS reported to work at Howard
Street on Friday, Jan. 25, the chatter in the train-
room suddenly turned to silence. Everyone looked on
in bewilderment. Why?

As chief collector. Bill is certainly well known on
the North Section — everyone recognized him.

It's his uniform, one man said, there's just some-
thing different about his uniform. Neatly pressed,
spotless. . . but the color, that's it, the color, , , his
uniform is dark blue.

Bill stood out like a sore thumb among the multi-
tude of CTAers who had been wearing blue-gray uni-
forms since 1968. And to top it off, he took a brass
badge, unused since 1963, and clasped it to his cap.

Ready for a day's work as a conductor. Bill and
Motorman John Hill deadheaded to Wilson Yard where
the mystery of their unusual assignment was to grow
even deeper. Their special train from CTA's moth-
ball fleet was a pair of 1925-model cars.

Riders who might have noticed the old-time cars
and Bill in his unusual attire had still another shock
when passengers dressed in styles of the late 40's
boarded the train at Randolph and Wells.

If you're a regular viewer of Chicago's TV stations
then this setting probably sounds familiar. The Chi-
cago Sun-Times TV commercial with its old-and-new
scenes on the "L" starts out on Bill's train.

In his full uniform reminiscent of early CTA oper-
ations. Bill Athans added a necessary touch of real-
ism to the commercial.

'/ARCH, 1974

100 New L-Subway Cars Ordered

A $29,321,300 contract for 100 air-conditioned
rapid transit cars was awarded by the CTA Board
on Feb. 14 to Boeing Vertol company of Philadel-
phia, the lowest of two bidders.

Purchase of the cars is part of CTA's $140 mil-
lion Phase I Capital Improvement Program being
funded by the Illinois and U.S. Departments of
Transportation.

Delivery of the first four cars is to be made
within 21 months. All 100 cars are to be delivered
in 31 months, or by late 1976.

I«

NEW $391 MILLION CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEC

A PROPOSED new Capital Development Program
costing more than $391 million was announced Sat-
urday, Feb. 16, by CTA.

CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky reported that an
application for 80 per cent fimding has been presented
to the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of
the U.S. Department of Transportation,

A similar request for funding the remaining 20
per cent has been filed with the Illinois Department
of Transportation,

The federal share amounts to $313 million and the
state share would be $78 million.

A public hearing on CTA's proposed $391 million
Capital Development Program will be held on March
22, 1974, in Room 734, Merchandise Mart,

The new program represents Phase II of an on-
going CTA improvement program for which the fed-
eral and state governments are providing $140 mil-
lion for Phase I.

Like the first phase program, the newly proposed
program is aimed at acquiring new equipment and
rebuilding old facilities.

The major equipment acquisition would include
650 rapid transit cars and at least 500 buses.

This new equipment is in addition to the equipment
acquired imder the current program which includes
1,070 buses and for which final plans were made
Thursday, Feb. 14, to acquire 100 modern rapid
transit cars (see above).

Other major features of the proposed $391 million
program Include reconstruction of 18 rapid transit
stations, modernizing 20 other stations, and the in-
stallation of 100 bus passenger shelters.

The bus shelters would be the first facilities of
this type offered CTA riders.

Other major items include a radio network for
rapid transit trains to provide better communication
between train crews and CTA's Operations Control
Center.

Tied in with the improved commimication network
is the installation of coaxial antenna cables in the

State, Dearborn and Kennedy subways. The instal-
lation of the antenna system is required to permi'
radio transmission to, from and within the subwa)
tubes because radio waves will not penetrate the sub-
way structure.

What the new communication system means for the
rider is that passengers will be better informed re-,
garding service adjustments and delays.

Other major items included in the program are tht
reconstruction of tracks and structures, replacemen
of electrical substations, and new passenger informa-;
tion directional signs.

The purchase of 650 rapid transit cars will makfi
CTA's rapid transit fleet totally air conditioned. Th<
cars will replace those purchased between 1950 anc
1960.

The 500 buses Included In the program will mak(
CTA's bus fleet over 60 per cent air conditioned
Buses to be replaced have an average age of 12 years

In the program, 18 rapid transit stations will b<
rebuilt with new facilities — lighting, platform cano-
pies, escalators (wherever possible), and fare col-
lection equipment.

The stations are:

— Morse, Loyola, Granville, Lawrence, Belmont
Cermak, Indiana, 47th Street, 51st Street, King Drive;
Cottage Grove, and Racine on the North-South rapiij
transit route. '

— Pulaski, Polk and Cicero on the Douglas rapiij
transit branch. |

— Medical Center on the Eisenhower rapid transi:
branch,

— Dempster terminal on the Skokie Swift rapii;
transit route. '

— Western on the Ravenswood rapid transit routej

The stations selected for rebuilding are thosi|
which are major transfer points between bus an'l
rapid transit and have between 5,000 and over 14,00 {
daily passengers, I

Twenty other stations will be improved wit
modern lighting and platform heating.

CTA TRANSIT NEW^

Employee Suggestion Awards Total $1,900

plOFIT FROM any ideas lately? The 59 CTAers
i;|ed on this page did — to the tune of $1,900.

And all they did was put their idea down on a sug-
'(tion blank and send it in to CTA. In return, each
ji;gester won from $10 to $195 when the idea was
Kpted.

Top winner was Wayne Matejka, South Shops, who
pcketed $215 from two separate ideas. By adopting
lii suggestions, CTA stands to save over $1,300 each
fiX the suggestions remain in effect.

Good work, Wayne. Keep sending those ideas in.

fash Awards Plus Gift Certificates 1

195 Matthew Spatzek, Skokie Shop
175 Wayne Matejka, South Shops
100 Jerome Pavel, South Shops

50 Chester Seymour,

Congress Maint. Terminal

Wayne Matejka, South Shops
Edward Reynolds & George Wylie,
Skokie Shop

Regina Daren*, Medical
Muzio Ficarella, Skokie Shop
Joan Fitzgerald,

Reproduction Services
Clarence Forbes, 77th Garage
John Friedman, Building Wiring
Richard Gavrys, R.T. Signals
Michael Healy, Skokie Shop
Luke Howe, Telephone Maint.
John Kalinowski, South Shops
Max Kuchan Jr. , South Shops
James McLane & Harold Thurbush,

Rapid Transit Instruction
Dominic Nicosia, Skokie Shop
Maurice O'Connor, Skokie Shop
David Passarella, Skokie Shop
Jerome Pavel, South Shops
Harold Rowbottom*, Street Traffic
Daniel Sagel, Forest Glen
James Schumpp*, Electrical
James Zazula, Skokie Shop

Supplementary Cash Awards

>40 John Kalinowski, South Shops

)20 John Kalinowski, South Shops

John Newman, South Shops

Gift Certificates

$10

Michael Caselman, Kimball
Thomas Coates, South Shops
Raymond Corbel, Accounting
Edward Coyle, Repro. Services
Regina Daren**, Medical
Don Edwards, Blue Island
Sidney Edwards, Dan Ryan
Muzio Ficarella*, Skokie Shop
Robert Hasemann Sr., Kedzie Gar.
Sandalio Hechavarria, North Park
Mary Jane Johnson, Payroll
Frank Klein, South Shops
Stanley Kuropas, South Shops
Evelyn Leu, Accounting
Daniel McClure, Skokie Shop
Eileen Neurauter, Comm, & Marktg.
Dominic Nicosia, Skokie Shop
Daniel O'Brien, Skokie Shop
Timothy O'Mahony, Security
Walter Onysio, Skokie Shop
James Pankonen, South Shops
Nello Paolicchi, Skokie Shop
Kenneth Pott, South Shops
Donald Powell, South Shops
Arturo Rivera, Skokie Shop
Joseph Rombout, Skokie Shop
Lawrence Rosebar, South Section
Harold Rowbottom*, Street Traffic
John Sara, Skokie Shop
Biagio Savarino, South Shops
James Schumpp*, Electrical
William Sholdice, Personnel Dvlpt.
Frank Sprovieri, South Shops
Ted Szymanski, Skokie Shop
Raymond Tieri, Investigation & Claims
Donald Villa, Skokie Shop
Paul Wallace, Security

♦Winner of a subsequent award of amount shown

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVII Number 2

Published for employees and retirees of
the Chicago Transit Authority, under the
direction of the Department of Communica-
tions and Marketing.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

Leonard Skrine, Office Services

\ARCH, 1974

Wives Night Out

Huge Success

THE WIVES turned out in grand fashion on
Feb, 16 at Palisades Bowl as the husbands
honored them with a very special occa-
sion— "Wives Night Out."

Bowling was fast and furious as all the
fellows tried to outdo each other as the
wives watched on their night. It was an
overflow crowd, and extra tables and
chairs were made available to accom-
modate everyone.

League President CALVIN POLLARD
said, "It was really wonderful to see so
many of the ladies come out on this very
special night. I hope they will make every
Friday a special night."

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Pet.

George's Arco

.689

Archer Bandits

,640

Pin Busters

.627

500 Club

.573

Road Runners

.573

Clippers

.573

Poppers

.573

Late Comers

.570

Baggers

34|

40i

.454

Boozers

.440

Manipulators

.440

Hot Hands

32^

42i

,427

Tranquilizers

.426

Toppers

.373

Spartans

.373

Misfits

,293

CTA TRANSIT NEV\/

yorth Avenue Looms as
Jasketball Champs

Is THE basketball season slowly comes to
n end, North Avenue looks like a repeat
,s champion of the league for 1973-74.
I Going into the last two weeks of play,
orth Avenue leads the league with a 7 and
record with only one more game to play.

Playoffs will begin Mar, 8, with the
'jials on Mar. 22 at DeLaSalle High school
ym, 3455 S, Wabash avenue.

Prior to the championship game, there
/ill be an all-star game, pitting the CTA
perators against the CTA lawyers start-
ig at 7 p.m. Tom Stiglic, CTA represent-
tive for the sports program, says he will
lay in this game with the attorneys. You
ill have to see this for yourself, so come
arly if you want a seat. You can be sure
lere'U be standing room only if you're
ite.

:ta basketball league

earns

lorth Avenue
9th Street
ircher
forth Park
[edzie "A"
forth Side "L'
7th Shop
'crest Glen
tedzie "B"
jleverly
outh Side "L'
-limits
2nd Street
7th Street

7
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
0

Pet.

1.000
.800
.800
.800
.715
.715
.600
.572
.287
,287
.200
.167
.000
.000

Softball League Managers
^lan for 1974 Season

THE CTA sports program Softball league
n\l kick off their 1974 season when they
lold their annual meeting in April.

All interested players should contact
heir respective managers.
1 The exact time, date and place for the
neeting will be announced in the April is-
lue of Transit News.

As in the past, the meeting will be re-
stricted to managers or their designated
representatives only.

|W/\RCH, 1974

Service anniversaries in March

'^'^S^g?

E. P. Heidenreich, E. Shields,

North Avenue Utility & Emerg. Service

C. W. Schmook, T. A. Hildebrandt,

Archer District C

J. A. Laskey,

Forest Glen
(on vocation at
time of anniversary
in February)

H. J. Risch,

69th Street

W. H. Lynam,

Forest Glen

J Steizner,

52nd Street Garage

35 years

F. W. Petriekis, 77th Street Garage

30 years

S. Baker, North Park

J. Bedame, Building Maintenance

P. Brown, North Pork

W. H. Dean, Mechanical Maintenance

M. M. Dorgan, Datacenter

J. P. Kmiec, North Park

P. J. Schreves, North Park Garage

25 years

L. G. Anderson, Building Maintenance
G. P. Daly, North Avenue Garage

C. J. Florence, West Section
J. S. Kopinski, South Shops
N. J. Kujawa, South Shops

P. P. Malone, Power Operations

J. J. Molloy, 61st Maintenance Term.

D. A. Murphy, South Shops

P. S. Sauve, Power Engineering
J. Vasa, Mobile Bus Maintenance

CTA is First Stop

by Cleveland Board Member

on Tour of Transit System;

MRS. STELLA G. WHITE, first woman board member of th.
Cleveland Transit System, discusses transit problems wit'
Milton Pikarsky, chairman of the Chicago Transit Authorit)

Chicago was the first city to be visited by Mrs, White in '
tour of major cities in the United States and Canada she i
making as chairman of the advisory committee on minorit
affairs of the American Transit Association.

In addition to being a Transit Board Member, Mrs. Whit'
also is active in the marketing program of transit in Cleve
land. She also is a columnist for the Cleveland Press.

CTA TRANSIT A/EWi

;S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

keOUNTING (General) -

{<T scribe wishes to thank everyone who
)£;icipated in any way in the pre-nuptial
.mheon which was held for her on Jan. 17
itfhisela's restaurant. Special thanks go
»piTA ilACINE, Revenue Accounting,
ilRY CARNEY, Payroll, BARBARA PAR-
ik, Special Investigations, MARY ANN
BINS, Law, and of course to two great
jcses, HAROLD BROWN and JOHN CAN-
"fif. The beautiful wooden salad bowl
»l;hwas presented to her that day will be
I felong reminder of all her wonderful
xnds at CTA. The wedding took place on
fa. 19 at a mass at St. Patricia church in
Jiiory Hills, Illinois. The reception was
lel at the Driftwood Steak House and ev-
sithing went beautifully. After the wed-
il:, the new Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES
V ER spent two beautiful weeks seeing
Diiey World, Miami, and many other
Flrida attractions in lovely 80 degree
leperatures. . . Congratulations to BILL
liiIAN, Accounts Payable, who received
licertificate for completing the 10-week
Miagement Institute program, and to
B-INEY KANE, General Accounting, who
jeime a grandfather for the third time on
Si. 2 when his son and daughter-in-law,
MHAEL and JOAN, became the parents
jfllCHAEL KEVIN Jr. ..Congratulations
u also in order for MIKE CIKARA and
M^YANN JOBARIS who became engaged
rsjntly and will become Mr. and Mrs. on
hi 22. Mike works in General Account-
ji and Maryann in Capital Development.
Bit wishes to both of you.. .A warm wel-
;cie is extended to TERRY LATTIN who
)£ie to General Accounting from Internal
iiiting, and all our best wishes to ES-
l/iR ANDERSON who retired from the
2\ Payroll Department on Feb. 1 after
I'i years of service. Many happy and
ifethy retirement years, Esther!

ij - <7<«<^ TCeie^

P'roll) -

Mir 47 years of service starting with the
R;id Transit and continuing on through
PiiroU Accounting, the achievements of
E. HER ANDERSON were honored at her
Krement luncheon on Jan. 29 in the M&M
Co. Accounting Director HAROLD F.
B OWN expressed the feelings of all her
trnds that she certainly will be missed.
iV jng the many who celebrated with Es-
Ih- were some of our retired friends:

r3ert baxter, naomi bohlen,
S'x:k comstock, jeanne fitzger-

AD, FRANCIS HADDLX, ASTRID HED-
BilG, EDWARD KAROSS, MAE KEARNS,
CUIA LAWRENCE, TOM McGRATH,
S/IA MCDONNELL, GEORGE and LIL-
L'N PELLICORE and MABLE POTT-

HAST. It was a pleasure meeting Esther's
two sisters, ENEZ BEENING and EDNA
ANDERSON. God bless you, Esther, and
we hope to see you soon. . . Pretty little
RACHAEL HOSTETTER visited her grand-
mother, MARYJANE JOHNSON, at the
Mart recently. The baby's mother, LYNNE
HOSTETTER, had been visiting from her
home in El Segundo, California.. .VI MEYER
has been doing a little redecorating at
home fixing things up here and there. Too
bad you didn't win that bingo jackpot you
told us about to help with those little ex-
penses...For those of us who may be ani-
mal lovers, you can appreciate the pride
that JEANNE BIZ IK and her sister,
JACKIE, take in their beautiful Arabian
horses. The girls of J&J Arabians recent-
ly sold their yearling filly, Maryia, and
are planning to again breed their mare,
Fadrina, in the spring. Here's hoping they
get as good results. ..To CHRIS CAMERON
who is ill at home, we send her our wishes
for a speedy recovery. ..Since we can't hide
them, we may as well celebrate them, so
happy birthday to MARIE COARI on March
10... See you soon!

(Datacenter) -

JOE GINGRAS and his wife, CAROLYN,
became the proud parents of a daughter,
JANET LYNN, born Feb. 4. Janet has two
sisters and two brothers. Congratulations
to all of you.. .The welcome mat is extend-
ed to BERNICE CONNOLLY who joined
Datacenter on Jan. 14 as senior applica-
tions analyst. Welcome aboard, Bernice.

CTA SECURITY -

Lieutenant JOE OSTERBERGER is retiring
after 16 years of fine work in our depart-
ment. Joe is very knowledgeable in the
juvenile field and has received many com-
mendations for his good work. Good luck,
Joe, to you and Katy. We all hope you have
many years of happiness in your retire-
ment. Replacing Joe will be SAM RINI who
worked with him in the Juvenile Division
for many years and is also well -trained in
the field. Congratulations on your promo-
tion. . . RAY WISNIEWSKI is now a full-
fledged sergeant and doing quite well.
Best wishes on your new job, Ray. . . Be-
cause of pressing duties, PAUL WALLACE
could no longer be active as department
representative of the Illinois Police As-
sociation. He turned the duties over to
GEORGE EVANS, but Paul is keeping ac-
tive in State IPA af fairs ... JAY JONAS,
formerly of this department, made a visit

to the office not long ago and is presently
working at the 20th District. . . MARGUE-
RITE RUFFULO is trying to stay one step
ahead of the boss. She recently took up
golf. Keep swinging, Marg!

- Vat "pUfM

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

BERNADETTE KIZIOR, Stenographer, is
at home now after being hospitalized with
a broken leg. Bern suffered this misfor-
tune in a skiing accident. We hope it won't
be long until she will be back with us be-
cause we miss her.. .HERMAN SMITH, en-
gineer assistant in, and his family started
the year off right with a vacation In Flor-
ida...Welcome to BIRNEST mCKS, signal
draftsman, who joined us recently. He was
formerly a signal malntainer... Start por-
ing over those seed catalogs now because
spring is on the way. ..Congratulations to
SHIRLEY and WILLIAM WYMAN, B elec-
trician, who became the parents of PAT-
RICIA LYNN on Feb. 3. Baby dear weighed
in at 9 pounds 11 ounces. ..We are happy to
hear that VERNON KEE, substation at-
tendant, and his son, TIM, are doing well
after surgery at Illinois Research hospital.
Vernon donated a kidney to his son and we
hope they will both be enjoying good health
very soon. .. GERALD CHRISTENSEN, B
electrician, is on the sick list and we all

join in wishing him a rapid recovery

Welcome back to FRED DAMROW, unit
supervisor of rapid maintenance, who has
returned to work after his illness. ..Con-
dolences to JAMES BRANDON, substation
utility man, in the loss of his father and
mother. His parents passed away within
three weeks of each other.

- "KtUf 7Kcf4tMm

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

JOHN GAY is back in the signal construc-
tion gang. John, if you can make it there,
you can make it anywhere. Good luck ole
chum. .. Signal Maintainer COY CAUSEY
and his wife, LITA, a ticket agent, cele-
brated their silver wedding anniversary on
Jan. 26 at the Veteran's Tavern and
Lounge, 2532 West Fullerton. The party
was well stocked with food and guests. A
number of our signalmen attended the gala
affair with their wives: BIRNEST HICKS,
ROY WILLIAMS, CLYDE YOUNT, D. W.
TOPOLINSKI, CHARLES LASKOWSKI,
JERRY GUTH, JOHN WOULFE, LEON
WILSON, DAVE GREIG, DANNY HAM-
MOND, DAVE BARR, RICHARD VIETH,
DENNIS DOBBYN and ROGER COMER.
Roy stole the show as he danced with a
little 17-year old doll. Also attending the

WfiCH, ^914

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired on Morch 1 were the
three employees pictured here who hod 40 or more yeors
of transit service eoch with CTA and its predecessor
tronsit companies.

FRANK G. ANDERSON, Clerk,

North Park, Emp. 9-14-46
NELSON P. ANDERSON, Clerk,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 7-16-26
HARRY E. BONESS, Adjusting Director,

Investigation & Claims, Emp. 1-6-26
EDMUND E. BRODERICK, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 2-2-37
JOSEPH S. BRZOSKA, Electrical Worker,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 3-13-29
LOmS BURDZINSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 10-17-42
JAMES BURNS, Bus Repairer,

52nd Street Garage, Emp. 2-21-44
JOHN J. CLARK, Stationary Engineer,

South Shops, Emp. 12-2-52
THOMAS CLEMENTS, Plumber,

Building Maintenance, Emp. 4-20-53
ELMER C. FORMELLER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-8-36
ANTHONY FRCANO, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 2-3-43
EDWIN R. GROESS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 4-6-34
ERNEST G. HAMILTON, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6-7-46
ELWOOD J. HAMMOND, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 1-23-43

WILLIAM HARGRAVES, Bus Serviceman,

Forest Glen Garage, Emp. 1-3-47
THOMAS E. HICKEY, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-10-36
EDGAR T. HIMEL, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 10-17-57
SIDNEY L. JACOBSON, Mail Clerk,

Office Services, Emp. 12-9-42
STANLEY G. KLICH, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue Garage, Emp. 8-2-42
ALBERT J. KUNKA, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 12-5-42
THOMAS J. LENIHAN, Bus Repairer,

South Shops, Emp. 2-10-43
LEROY P. LILLY, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 4-2-53
THOMAS P. MURPHY, Box Puller,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-16-40
ROY T. NIELSEN, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 6-30-43
JOSEPH A. OSTERBERGER, Supervisor II,

Security, Emp. 1-24-57
GLENN D. PEYTON, Superintendent,

69th Street, Emp. 4-19-34
ANTHONY F. RESZOTKO, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 2-10-43

J. S. BRZOSKA

44 Years

MICHAEL W. ROVELLA, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 9-17-43
SYLVESTER SCELLATO, Box Puller,

69th Street, Emp. 4-14-43
WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 9-4-41
HOWARD D. SMALE, Investigator I,

Investigation & Claims, Emp. 8-11-41
IGNATIUS J. SOJKA, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 10-1-45
ALBERT F. SUMA, Bus Repairer,

Campaign Area, Emp. 8-21-28
ROBERT L. TALBOT, Senior Radio Opt,

Operations Control, Emp. 8-26-36
RAYMOND V. ULRICH, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 2-13-36
PAUL P. VASILOPULOS, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 2-13-36

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

DANIEL A. FRUSOLONE,

Senior Tabulating Machine Operator,

Datacenter, Emp. 11-17-43
CURTIS B. ROSS, Janitor,

Archer, Emp. 8-27-59

party were Coy's sons, his sister, VIC-
TORIA, former signal maintainer R. CAU-
DILL and his wife, HOWARD NORMAN and

D. (Andy) ANDERSON, CTA towermen, and
their wives. After exchanging gifts, Lita
received a set of diamond earrings. Coy
said, in referring to his 25 year old mar-
riage, "I'd make the same mistake again,
only I'd make it much sooner. "..Congratu-
lations to four signal helpers who were re-
cently promoted to journeymen: DONALD
HAWKINS, D. L. COOTS, EDDIE McCLIN-
TON and PAUL C. JANKOWSKI. These
fellows have a lot going for them. ..GEORGE

E. WAGNER, retired blacksmith helper,
had a recent operation and is now at home
doing fine. He sends his hello's to all of
his friends here and there. ..Local No. 9's
annual Old Timers corned beef and cab-
bage dinner held on Jan. 25 had the largest
crowd ever. Of the 36 members retiring
in 1973, 24 were present and received a
new wallet containing $20. Among the re-
tired members present were: BILL BAK-
ER, PAT DOYLE and CLARENCE ZAK.
Signal personnel attending were: CLYDE
YOUNT, DANNY WATERS, ROY WIL-
LIAMS, FRANK HALPER, RICHARD GAV-
RYS, DAN MORIARITY, RICHARD VIETH,

DAVE GREIG, DENNIS DOBBYN and yours
truly. Special guest at the fete was Joseph

B, Keenan, executive secretary of the In-
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers who came in from Washington to
attend this gathering. We thank Fred
Hince and Mr. J. A. McCann, president and
business manager, respectively, and the
entire No. 9 staff for an enjoyable evening.

ELMER J. STOKES retired after more
than 44 years of service. A party was
given in his honor Feb. 2 at the beautiful
Zum Deutchen Eck restaurant. Gifts were
presented to Elmer by Senior Signal Su-
pervisor TED SZEWC. Some of those at-
tending were: PAUL CLEAVER, super-
intendent of signals and communications,

C. L. WIKSTEN who now heads the train
control and communications division of
DeLeuw Gather International, and ART
MALMQUIST of the Track Department.
All of us will remember the very fine job
JIMMY NESBIT did as m.c, even if he
doesn't. We thank FRANK HALPER and
Big LOU GONZALEZ, co-hosts of the
party, for such a nice evening. ..The North
Section signal foreman's office has been
moved from the relay room, where it has

been for countless years, to Kimball j
nue on the Ravenswood line. DA]
WATERS, North Section signal foremai
pleased with his new location... We welcq
a new crop of signal helpers. They a
E. WILSON, H. YOUNG and J. J. RQ
BOUT. These three fellows are destil
to be tops in their field.

- Commit ^oweof

(Chicago Avenue) -
Jan. 25 was the big night for the il
Timers party at Local 9. As usual it \ i
held at Plumbers Hall. These partt
have always been big successes and t*
time it was even more so. About !'
people attended. If more people had co )
they'd have had to sit out in the hall.l
wouldn't care to estimate how manygallt'
of beer or pounds of corned beef and c;
bage were consumed. It would boggle
mind. I saw the following pensioners
the shindig: SALVATORE, LUKAS, (
CHON, SPITZOCK, WATERS and SCH
MACHER, and many more. ..We would 1
to congratulate LUKE HOWE who is n
foreman of telephone maintenance... A 1
flash brings us the sad news that WILLD

CIA TRANSIT /V£H

if{, one of our pensioners, passed away
11. We all extend our sympathy to
.mily.

- Sot Ttuhoi

|rAL office (Reproduction Services) -

welcome mat is extended to VERNA
tTLEY, dictaphone operator, who
Iferred from Insurance Department.

e'onnel) -

''e welcome back PEGGY STEVENS,
,e:-stenographer, who had left us to get
la'ied and decided to become a career
ir The welcome mat was also extended
I INDA MARTINEZ and MARIA BASTI-
A who were hired as clerk-typists. . .
1)3 WARNSTEDT spent a week's vaca-
0 in and around Chicago and was busy
Reeling snow. . . Welcome to CRAIG
ZTTER, job analyst, who transferred
.•oi the Vehicle Maintenance Department,
rg's dad, ED HEATTER, is senior su-
entendent in Operations Control. ..Con-
ralations to GEN BERG, who transfer-
di Skokie Shop. We wish her the best of
icon her new job. ..Good luck to GERAL-
\l\ TAPLING who transfered to the
r uate trainee program. She's now a
Icit agent on the West Section as part of
e training program. How's it going,
le:i?

Puerty) -

)I.NE H. BURDA, a former employee of
lu Accounting Department, was recently
ipiinted head tax accountant for the
CtDler Cookie company located in Elm-
lust. He is the son of HAROLD F. BUR-
)iDf Property Accounting.

Instigations & Claims) -

3<ing Grandpa

rtB SCHOMER to
a about his grand-
ic, DANIEL J.
WT Jr., is an
is> task. Dan's
ic, DAN Sr., is a
IE cleaner at Kim-
)£, and his mom,
J -ANN, stays home
u takes care of

(I urance & Pensions) •

MRY LABUS and her fiance, RUSSELL
B\TCHFORD, drove to Florida for two
ivks where they visited Orlando, Disney
Add and Silver Springs. A good time was
1' by both. To her surprise, her mother
tt'owed them, driving her own automobile,
^ acted as chaperone...We welcome to
;1 department PAMELA LLOYD, clerk-
;jist.
1

licutive) -

A-uncheon was held in the M&M Club for
GORGE WICKMAN who took an early re-
ti:ment on Feb. 1. George, a former bus

operator, worked as a receptionist in Ex-
ecutive.

(Communications & Marketing) -

We wish FRANK DISCH loads of happiness
in his retirement years. Frank retired on
Feb. 1 and was a clerk II. Before coming
to the Mart he worked as a bus repairman
at Limits Garage.

(Medical) -

Dr. MOSNY and his wife flew to Massachu-
setts to visit with his daughter, son-in-law
and grandson, STEVE, who are permanent
residents there.

LIMITS -

Greetings fellows, . . The annual credit
union meeting and dinner was held on Jan.
27 at Johimy Weigelt's restaurant. It was
buffet style and very delicious. All of-
ficers were retained. Door prizes were
awarded, and some of the winners were:
Mrs. C. WARDLOW, Mrs. D. MONTGOM-
ERY, Mrs. L. KEAG, Mrs. R. CALLUM
and Mrs. T. O'LEARY. Some of the guests
attending were: BOB QUETSCHKE from
the Mart, Retired Superintendent GEORGE
MAY, A. VOSS and his family, S. TWERK
and his sister, and Operator WINGEL pro-
vided us with songs and jokes, and it was
good to see Mrs. JOE CLAY out after her
stay in the hospital. Retiree DANNY
O'LEARY was also there, as were FRED
PEPKE and his wife, MARY, the daughter
of Big Mike RICHARDS.. .A little note of
interest to our board member, R. GOLD-
MAN, keep up the good work, we never had
it so good. . . As for our basketball team,
get yourself together and good luck. . . If
you have news, let me know.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

A big heUo goes out to COLLEEN THEIR-
BAH, stenographer I, Stores, who joined us
recently to work with ED TOBIN. Ed said
he is very happy with his new stenc.We
are most proud of SOPHIE REYNOLDS,
typist I, Stores, who has performed 500
hours of volunteer work at Holy Cross
hospital. She received her 500-hour pin
on Feb. 17. ..FRANK TAMBURINNO, order
control clerk. Stores, is dreamy-eyed until
his retirement in 203 days. TONY DiGI-
OVANNI, order control clerk. Stores, said
he is helping Frank with the countdown. He
can't wait. Tony, we know how you two like
each other... A hearty hello goes out to
JOHN TOUSSA, laborer, who has joined the
crew at Storeroom 20. ..HANK BRANDEN-
BERG, stock clerk at Storeroom 15, spent
two enjoyable weeks with his wife in sunny
New Port Richey, Florida. He also ex-
tends his best wishes to his sister, Mrs.
SPEIGHT, who resides in Florida, for a
speedy recovery. . . JOHN MARASOVICH,

stock clerk II, Storeroom 60, and his wife
are going to spend one week in Las Vegas.
Don't lose too much, John, and at least
come back with your shirt. John also
wants to report that his son was trans-
ferred from the Treasury Department to
Vehicle Maintenance. .. BERT MULRHEID,
stock clerk I, Storeroom 60, is proud of
his daughter, ROBIN, who completed her
high school training in three years. She is
now working on scholarships. . . DAVE
MURRAY, stock clerk in Storeroom 59, is
looking forward to getting some relaxation
in Freeport in the Bahamas. ..GABRIELLE
DeMATTEO retired from Storeroom 20 on
Jan. 1. Congratulations, GabrielleL.Yours
truly celebrated her second wedding an-
niversary on Feb. 11... CHARLES BEN-
NETT wants to announce that he and his
lovely wife, MARITA, celebrated their 18th
wedding anniversary on Mar. 17. Many
more to you, Charles.

- "PniOiiUA 'Kamxadt

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

Congratulations to MARIE MULVIHILL on

her transfer to the assignment office

CHARLES VLASEK, W. RAJEWSKI, HAR-
RY COTTON and J. ROCH took their pen-
sions recently. To each of them we wish
a long and healthy retired life. ..Congratu-
lations to Assignment Agent LELIA WHITE
and Agent CLIFFORD HINTON who were
united in holy wedlock on Jan. 1. They
were married by Reverend W. HINTON,
Clifford's father, in the Hinton home...
Still on the sick list as of this writing are:
Assignment Agent CECELIA ROPA, V.
JACKSON, MARY GALLAGHER, MARIAN
HANNING, BETTY RICE, JUNE MARTIN,
MILDRED DOYLE, CLEMOWENS, BETTY
FINLEY, GERALDINE CASS, O. FRED-
ERICK, G. MONROE, A. BAISDON, RUBY
WILLIAMS, MARY WIXTED and BILL
PFEIFFER. We hope you are all feeling
better soon and return to work... Congrat-
ulations to BARBARA REEVES who was
appointed assignment agent, and to KAR-
EN BULLOCK who made clerk. Others in
training for clerk are: NATHAN KAPLAN,
SUE MATHEWS and ROBBIE MYRICK. . .
JACKIE HOLMES is really excited about
her first airplane ride to New Orleans to
attend the Mardi Gras. Have fun, Jackie...
Congratulations to Supervisor RICK ARM-
STRONG who was recently graduated from
Arnetta's Beauty college. He was vale-
dictorian of his class and received a spec-
cial award in the science and practice of
cosmetology. As the elected king, he will
travel to Los Angeles with the queen in
April for the national convention. Foot
Collector EDDIE WILLIAMS is also a
graduate of this college. Keep up the good
work, fellows. . . EILEEN CARMODY has
returned to work after being off for nearly
a month. She fell down the stairs at her
home and sprained her ankle. JO DILLON
fell and broke her wrist. . . MARY GAL-
LAGHER, who was in an automobile acci-

MftCH, ^914

dent, has moved into a new apartment in
Forest Park. . . The janitors have been
transferred from the Transportation De-
partment to the Maintenance Department...
Former Ticket Agent ALDA B. CLARK
celebrated her 89th birthday on Jan. 27
with a big cake at the Harding hotel in
Marion, Ohio. Congratulations, Alda, that
is a good age. ..Co-reporter KATY MORI-
ARTY adopted two lovable little kittens
from the Animal Protective Association.
Any of you animal lovers Interested, con-
tact the APA at 248-2410. ..Congratulations
to STANLEY CHRIST Jr. on his engage-
ment to JUDY STACHNIK, a student nurse.
The big day is planned for next year. ..Con-
gratulations to Agent and Mrs. I. WLE-
CZOREK on the birth of their first grand-
child, KATHLEEN MARIE, born on Jan.
22 weighing 6pounds 12 ounces. The proud
parents are BILL, of Personnel Develop-
ment, and MARIE CLINE, also formerly of
that department. The proud godmother is
THERESA WIECZOREK... Recently return-
ing from maternity leave are: TAMARRA
WILLIAMS, JOANNE SAMUELS and VAL-
ERIE BARKER. Still on maternity leave
are: NANCY THOMAS, EMMA RICHARD-
SON and PATRICIA BANKS. ..Keep the news
coming, GRACE is still at Irving Park on
the Kennedy, 3 to 11 p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday.

NORTH AVENUE -

Agreat big HELLO to everyone!.. Recently,
all of us here at North Avenue bid a reluc-
tant farewell to District C Superintendent
VIC LAULETTA who was transferred to
District D. In his place we roll out the red
carpet for JIM KEHOE. Good luck to both
of you. . . Forest Glen Credit Union just
couldn't have had a successful evening
without North Avenue representatives
KENNY METTLER and JULIUS TEDES-
CHI. Chief Clerk RUSS GUNDERSON,
Clerk HANK ZYCH, and I also attended
along with our better halves. ..The month
of April is going to see us celebrating the
birthdays of a few nice people, such as:
Senior Station Instructor JIM BROGAN,
Clerk FRANK PASCHE, Sanitary Engineer
ED KOCIENSKI, and a very special young
friend of mine, MARIANNE KOCAR, the
daughter of Instructor MARVIN KOCAR.
Congratulations to all of you. Also belated
best wishes to RUSS GUNDERSON; we
weren't aware that he was a March baby...
Our most heartfelt sympathy is extended to
Assistant Station Superintendent J. Mc-
EVILLY in the recent loss of his son,
PATRICK. The brother of Archer Super-
intendent BILL MOSER also passed away
recently. . . By the time you read this,
CHRISTINE ENGSTROM, the daughter of
Instructor MIKE LACRIOLA, should be out
of the hospital and looking more beautiful
than ever after her recent surgery. For-
mer Box Puller TOM MURPHY is out of
St. Anne's and feeling much better. His
place in the hospital was taken by Switch-

board Operator LOU DRAPP who should
also be out of there by now. Retired Chief
Clerk FRED MURBARGER, and Clerk
BOB ARENDT are amongst those who
spent some time chasing a few pretty
nurses around. Let's try to stay healthy
folks.. .Judging from all appearances. In-
structor ED HOFF and his wife, PAT, are
sure enjoying being newlyweds. Just an-
other happy CTA family. ..See you all purty
soon.

The following bus operators changed their
status to pensioners as of Feb. 1: LAW-
RENCE CASEY, FRANCIS BELLING, JOS-
EPH PELIKAN, CARL REDEMSKI, T.
KAY, LEE OAKES and OSCAR FRIEDE-
MAN. . . DANIEL, the son of Instructor
DAVE EGGERSDORF, qualified for the
yellow belt in his karate class. ..Repairman
DANIEL COSTLEY and his wife, LINDA,
are the proud parents of a son, DANIEL II.
..DARRYL, the son of Operator GEORGE
MYLES and his wife, ANN, was anxiously
awaiting the end of the month to get to his
third birthday. Mar. l...The Repair De-
partment lost two repairmen to retirement
Feb. l—GEORGE SLADEK and GEORGE
HANN... Repairmen RAY NEWMANN and
JOHN RUDDLE are enjoying vacations at
the time of this writing. Those two fellows
must have some connection with the wea-
therman...Kedzie Station's gain is our loss
as Relief Foreman WEBB has transferred
to the Kedzie Garage.. .A hearty welcome
to Foreman JONES who comes to us from
Archer Station.. .In our constant discovery
of talent among the men of North Avenue
Station, we find Operator HOLLIS LEWIS
holding his own among the contemporary
artists. ..Among the many visitors to the
Station, we were greeted by Pensioner
ANTHONY GLOPPE (known to many as the
"Rlvervlew Kid"), Sanitary Engineer MAR-
TY LUDOLPH (a former Cicero Avenue
operator now at the Training Center), Pen-
sioner JOHN SENKO (who is still talking
about his wonderful trip to Europe), and
Operator CLARENCE BAKER (now working
at 77th Street Station)... We wish much suc-
cess to Supervisor HUGH D. SHORT on
his appointment as Relief District Super-
intendent. . . Our sympathy is extended to
Operator HORACE BROWNING in the death
of his brother, JOHN L. BROWNING, and
to Instructor BOB ANDERSON in the death
of his father. Pensioner FRANK ANDER-
SON. . . Congratulations to Operator KEN-
NETH C. METTLER on his appointment as
treasurer of the North Avenue Credit Un-
ion. He filled the vacancy created by the
resignation of Operator PETER J. DOW-
DALL. The board of directors of the cred-
it union also appointed Operator AARON
B. PRUITT (your co-reporter) as the
secretary-assistant treasurer, and Oper-
ators JOSEPH CHRISTY and ANTHONY'
KEMP as clerks. Operator JOHN W.
WEATHERSPOON was elected president
and Operator JOSEPH PERNICE was elec-
ted vice president. We also wish to wel-
come as new members Operators ED-

WARD STOKES on the supervisory con
mittee and Operator GILBERTO CORRE
on the credit committee. ..The finalists;
the "checker set" have narrowed down i
Operators LEON THOMAS, OLIVER WII
SON and RICHARD LONG. The compel)
tion was going strong as Operator E. WIC'
GINS, a top player, looked on. Wiggins r
not eligible to compete since transferrir
to North Park Station. . . We will see yt
again next time in print.

- TCattm Si^z i i4a/u>H Piuitt '

PLANT MAINTENANCE -

Our deepest sympathy is extended to tl
family of WILMONT SIMPSON, TransJi
Room, in the death of her father in Ri!
Banks, Mississippi.. .R. J. STAVINGA ri
turned from his Las Vegas vacation with
smile on his face. Guess it wasn't so ba
..Janitor GENE RE ID and Carpenter Fort
man JOE FUCARINO chose their vacatio)
wisely. They are sunning in Florida,
haven't heard from JOE KLEIN, Transfl
Room, as to where he chose to go, but
wish them all a very restful vacation..,!
welcome mat is out to Inspectors JO]
MASTERSON and RON GASTROGIOVAI
of building construction.

- QautU SeoCt

RAIL VEHICLE TERMINALS -

Foreman A. SWOOPE, Forest Park,
asking that anyone who would like to dor
blood for Repairman CHUCK MEYERS
do so at Illinois Masonic hospital. Chuc""
will undergo open heart surgery. . .The o
flee personnel wish a speedy recovery 1
Clerk C. VANDERVEST, Forest Park, wll
is home sick. . . Congratulations to I
BRINSON, 61st Street, who was promoti
from B to A repairman. . . Everyone we
comes C. JOHNSON to 61st Street Term
nal...A party was held for Repairman
CARR, 61st Street, who retired Feb
ter 27 years of service. ..Lots of luck to
BUFORD, 61st Street, on his instructo;
training. Hope you make It, James,
surprise party was given for S. NETTLE
Among those attending were A. MOORE al
his lovely wife, ARLENE...C. WILLIAJ
with his new hairdo became Dan Ryan
first "Super Fly. "..Good luck to C. TOWI
SEND and V. COLLYARD on their Instruc
tor's training. .. M. McINTOSH gave tl
birthday party of the year. Everyoi
seemed to be there. Even the weig
watchers, J. ARMSTRONG and his beaut
ful wife, ANGELA.

?i*U Pieittt

SCHEDULES -

Retired Schedule Superintendent L. '
DUTTON visited the office recently aJ
looks very well. Retirement really agretj
with him.. .WILLIE SCOTT'S daughter Wi;

CTA TRANSIT NEW,

risd on Jan. 26. Congratulations to the
;p;oouple... NORMAN OSWALD and his
li) drove to Florida where they visited
at es and Disney World. . . We extend

^artfelt sympathy to Pensioner JOHN
N;S in the loss of his wife on Jan. 9...
oe'ed a short note from Pensioner
;0.3E BRYAN who is living in Califor-

:d doing well after a hernia opera-
a. Congratulations to BILL STANLEY
3 ecame a father for the first time
erhis wife gave birth to a baby girl,
jiBETH ANN, weighing 7 pounds 14
ici. Mother, father and baby are doing
U . Schedule Clerk JOE RITROVATO
1 ;rforming outdoor household chores
d now hopping around with the aid of a
De

lUjI SECTION -

ilitiere it is March and soon the trees
11 3 budding, flowers blooming, and the
:d, singing with spring making her
iiiul appearance. ..Congratulations and
icgood luck to Assistant Station Super-
,e:lent RONALD BAKER who was ap-
ind district superintendent-North R.T.
st'.ct on Feb. 3. ..On Feb. 1 Agent AL-
ICfSO DELCORSE decided to take life
sjind retire. Racine Station on the En-
i\od Branch won't seem the samewith-
fc l...Good luck to Conductor PAUL DU-
Llwho retired on Jan. 1 after more than
;ars of service. An open house was
ICjit Ashland Avenue by his friends and
-jrkers and Paul is shown here re-

ing a farewell gift from Station Super-
;ident STANLEY CHRIST. ..We all had a
e shock when Conductor LORENZO
VSON passed away suddenly. He al-
t; worked and never was sick. Our
Direst sympathy to the Lawson family...
il Foreman JAMIE MORRIS took a win-
ivacation to Florida and enjoyed the
in sunny weather... Greetings to newly
Il employees: MICHAEL GREEN,
SHONY EDWARDS, PERRY TURNER,
ILIAM GIBSON, RONALD PLUMMER,
5DERICK SMITH, ROBERT NELSON,
(IVIN VAUGHAN, JERRY WALTON,
IHER WILLIAMS, JAMES DAVIS and
;n JASPER. ..Our heartfelt sympathy to
!red Towerman PATRICK JOYCE and
(wife in the loss of their daughter,
[iRENCE, recently. .. Received a nice

letter from Retired Assistant Station Su-
perintendent JOE TVRDIK from Oakland,
Arkansas. He says they are really getting
a winter down there. He's just waiting for
the ice to melt so he can go fishing for
trout. He visited with Retired Motorman
CHARLES McMORROW in Mountain Home,
Arkansas, Charlie had just returned from
a trip to Alaska which he said was great.
He even went up to the Arctic Circle by

plane Good to see Conductors ROSCOE

BURBRIDGE and PATRICK NOLAN back
to work off the sick list.

Supervisor ANDY O'BRIEN told us all
about his winter vacation in Phoenix, Ari-
zona. While there he visited with Retired
Motorman ED (Three-star) HENNESSY and
his wife, VIOLA, and Retired Collector
TOM McINERNY and his wife, former As-
signment Agent NANCY. They all had a
good time talking over old times. Ed also
wrote to tell us he had a nice visit from
Retired Conductor JOSEPH (Mr. Sox)
SCHUMACHER and his wife who live in
California. They talked about the Sox and
Cubs. ..Congratulations to Conductor ED-
WARD DAVIS and Agent ROBBIE MYRICK
who recently qualified as clerks. ..Received
news that Retired Motorman DENNIS
O'GRADY passed away. He was 96 years
old. . . Clerk AL RAKESTRAW got away
from it all and had a ball down in Miami
Beach, Florida, on vacation... Stopping off
at Ashland not long ago were Retired Tow-
erman FRANK PENTA, Retired Motorman
DAVID O'MALLEY and Retired Supervisor
DAN HAYES. All three look wonderful and
are sure an advertisement for retired life.
. . My hubby. Clerk ROLAND, and I were
guests at the retirement dinner for HAL
STAATS, secretary-treasurer of the North
Side "L" federal credit union who went on
pension Jan. 1. There was a big turnout to
greet Mr. Staats, and the buffet dinner was
just delicious. Our congratulations to MAE
CRONIN of the credit union on a wonderful
party. . . Good luck to Conductor EUGENE
TRIPP who transferred to Vehicle Mainte-
nance, and to Conductor HENRY TAYLOR
who transferred to Personnel Develop-
ment...Congratulations and best wishes to
CHARLES LOUGHRAN, vice-president of
Division 308, who was appointed special
organizer of the International Amalgamated
Transit Union.. .Our passenger commenda-
tions keep pouring ui: Conductor ROBERT
JORDAN for helping a passenger recover
his wallet; Conductor JOHNNIE PALMER
for his clear and informative announce-
ments, and Conductors MATHEW WIL-
LIAMS and JAMES MINNIFIELD on their
clear announcements. . . Received a nice
card and folder from Retired Towerman
and Mrs. ELMER PIPKORN from Laguna
Beach, California. They live in a beauti-
ful new project with all kinds of recrea-
tional facilities. . . Instructor DARDEN
FULLER'S young daughter, LACARISHLA,
passed away suddenly. Everyone sends
their deepest sympathy to the Fuller fam-
ily...Motorman TONY and MARIE JAGLA

just came back from a beautiful trip to
Hawaii. Oh for those sandy beaches and
warm days. The Jaglas think Hawaii is
just great. ..Received a nice note from Re-
tired Supervisor WALTER HILL and his
Missus from St. Petersburg and they say
hello to all their friends here in Chicago.
. . Taking his pension Jan. 1 after more
than 22 years of ser-
vice was Conductor
THOMAS DOUGLAS.
A luncheon was held
at 61st Street for
Tom and he was
presented a gift by
Assistant Station Su-
perintendent ROB-
ERT DESVIGNES

from his co-workers and friends. ..Collec-
tor THOMAS BRAGGS and Motorman
ROBERT JAMES were elected co-captains
of the South Side "L" basketball team.
Go-go team and let's win some games.

SOUTH SHOPS -

I'd like to start this column by acquainting
you with the administrative appointments
since the first of the year at the Shops: J.
J. REPPLINGER as director of Vehicle
Maintenance; J. A. ROSENDHAL as super-
intendent of automotive vehicle mainte-
nance; R. M. SCHNEIDER as supervisor of
bus shops; J.R. PANKONEN as supervisor
of bus garages ; J. W. DAIN as supervisor
of instruction and O. K. PETERSON as su-
pervisor of personnel relations. Congrat-
ulations and best of luck to all. ..BILL
KELLY, supervisor of material handlers,
retired on Feb. 1 with 37 years of service.
A luncheon was held for Bill on Jan. 31.
Bill will be at the Marquette Bank, and we
all wish him the best of luck. ..Congratula-
tions are extended to JIM RIZZUTO and
his wife, ELEANOR, on the birth of their
daughter, ANGELA MARLA, weighing in at
7 pounds on Dec. 1. Jim works in Material
Control. Eleanor formerly worked in the
General Office and was known best by her
maiden name, Weber. ..The South Shops
Credit Union hosted its annual meeting and
dinner dance on Jan. 26 at the Glendora
House in Chicago Ridge. The entertain-
ment was provided by Ted Grayson. All
officers were re-elected for another year.
The dance was a huge success with approx-
imately 250 people attending... RAY BLAU
was appointed project coordinator to Mr.
Repplinger. Congratulations, Ray. . . I am
happy to announce the engagement of
ELAINE STEWART and WILLIAM Mc-
GREGORY. The couple will be joined in
marriage on May 5. Everyone at the Shops
wishes Elaine and Bill the best of happi-
ness in the future. ..It seems GAIL HATH-
AWAY of Technical Services buys a car
every year. This year she bought a 1974
OldsmobUe Cutlass. The exterior is a
dark green and the Interior is white. Any
plans yet for next year, Gail?.. A warm

Arch, ^Q74

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

EDWIN O. ANDERSON, 72, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-17-27, Died 12-7-73
FRANK A. ANDERSON, 87, North Avenue,

Emp. 6-1-21, Died 12-26-73
HOLGER ANDERSON, 90, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-31-13, Died 12-18-73
BERNARD ARKEN, 58, North Section,

Emp. 3-7-44, Died 12-16-73
HERMAN BALLERSTAEDT, 80, W. Sect.,

Emp. 12-5-24, Died 1-31-74
WILLIAM J. BLISS, 72, West Section,

Emp. 12-29-49, Died 12-8-73
MABEL S. BRADFORD, 84, South Section,

Emp. 9-12-44, Died 1-26-74
IRVING BRIM, 69, West Section,

Emp. 6-14-43, Died 12-29-73
THOMAS BROWNE, 78, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 5-6-27, Died 1-13-74
LOUIS BUSHMA, 83, South Shops,

Emp. 6-25-43, Died 12-25-73
JOHN B. CARLSON, 85, Kedzie,

Emp. 4-2-14, Died 1-1-74
FRANK CONLEY, 91, North Section,

Emp. 1906, Died 1-29-74
FRED CONLEY, 91, North Section,

Emp. 10-30-07, Died 1-27-74
JAMES J. CONLON, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-9-18, Died 12-15-73
THOMAS J. CONNELLY, 68, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-8-29, Died 12-26-73
MARINUS COOPER, 72, Beverly,

Emp. 9-29-27, Died 1-3-74
THOMAS A. CUMMANE, 67, NorthAvenue,

Emp. 7-5-29, Died 1-28-74
RAYMOND DIETZ, 75, Archer,

Emp. 12-17-24, Died 12-27-73
WILLIAM G. ECHOLS, 77, North Avenue,

Emp. 6-14-28, Died 11-24-73
STEPHEN FARRELL, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-9-20, Died 1-26-74
JOHN F. FIALA, 88, West Section,

Emp. 6-15-08, Died 12-10-73

THOMAS FITZPATRICK, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-1-18, Died 12-17-73
MIKE FRANCISCO, 83, Wilcox,

Emp. 4-6-43, Died 1-7-74
PATRICK GALLAGHER, 77, So. Section,

Emp. 8-23-43, Died 12-15-73
MAE I. GEORGOPOULOS, 90, West Sect.,

Emp. 4-20-18, Died 12-21-73
JOHN HEDERMAN, 87, 69th Street,

Emp. 10-25-10, Died 1-27-74
JOSEPH J. HICKEY, 78, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-13-21, Died 12-29-73
ROBERT J. HICKEY, 81, Lake Street,

Emp. 12-7-18, Died 1-21-74
ARTHUR HOFFMANN, 66, Stores,

Emp. 10-8-47, Died 12-21-73
HOMER J. HOLT, 72, West Section,

Emp. 4-4-24, Died 1-10-74
CHARLES KASPER, 88, District C,

Emp. 7-27-27, Died 1-20-74
STANLEY KAWALEC, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-30-19, Died 1-27-74
HAROLD N. KING, 61, North Park,

Emp. 1-9-47, Died 1-28-74
JOHN F. KRIZ, 81, West Shops,

Emp. 2-20-30, Died 12-28-73
GEORGE G. LARSON, 78, Lake Street,

Emp. 6-12-26, Died 1-28-74
THOMAS J. LEAHY, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-4-25, Died 1-5-74
MABEL M. MAGNUSON, 77, Payroll,

Emp. 11-26-17, Died 12-31-73
JOHN J. MANNING, 77, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-6-24, Died 2-1-74
MICHAEL MASTRE, 90, 69th Street,

Emp. 4-16-23, Died 12-17-73
JOHN J. McGOVERN, 60, Claim,

Emp. 3-18-46, Died 12-30-73
OWEN McGRORY, 82, West Section,

Emp. 5-14-14, Died 12-15-73
MARTEN McHUGH, 89, Devon,

Emp. 4-17-13, Died 1-18-74

JOHN MILLER, 83, North Park,

Emp. 7-27-27, Died 12-24-73
EDMUND NONA, 69, West Section,

Emp. 3-6-34, Died 1-13-74
THOMAS NORTON, 83, Devon,

Emp. 3-20-12, Died 12-22-73
DENNIS O'GRADY, 95, South Section,

Emp. 11-15-05, Died 1-22-74
EDWARD J. O'GRADY, 69, Skokie Shop,[

Emp. 2-7-51, Died 12-25-73
EDWIN L. OLSBERG, 75, West Division]

Emp. 9-3-43, Died 1-20-74
CASIMAR PAULLNSKI, 55, Claim,

Emp. 3-10-60, Died 1-9-74
CHARLES PIEKAL, 74, Kedzie Garage,

Emp. 10-29-42, Died 12-14-73
ISADORE PLOTNICK, 74,Constr. & Mall

Emp. 11-30-48, Died 1-14-74
JOSEPH A. RABIG, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-24-18, Died 1-26-74
JOHN J. REILLY, 91, Lincoln,

Emp. 6-20-11, Died 1-21-74
GIOVANNI SARANGELO, 88, Lake Stree

Emp. 12-19-23, Died 1-11-74
EMIL J. SCHREIBER, 74, Limits,

Emp. 6-24-37, Died 12-20-73
MICHELE SORRENTINO, 90, Track,

Emp. 6-1-25, Died 12-29-73
NICHOLAS STAFFORD, 77, Kedzie,

Emp. 5-29-23, Died 12-22-73 ,

ANDREW L. STEVENS, 73, North Sectio,

Emp. 10-7-26, Died 12-23-73
MATHIAS E. STIGUCH, 65, Building, ,

Emp. 7-20-42. Died 12-21-73
JOHN E. SUTTER, 59, Beverly,

Emp. 8-7-41, Died 12-28-73
ELMER H. THIEBEN, 80, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-28-26, Died 1-15-74 ,

MICHAEL J. WATERS, 82, 77th Street, ,

Emp. 11-27-22, Died 1-5-74
MARK R. WEBSTER, 84, Kedzie,

Emp. 2-10-15, Died 12-14-73

vv'elcome is given to AL THOMAS, who
came to us from West Shops.

OUT IN THE SHOP NEWS: JERRY WAL-
TER just had his skis repainted. On the
bottom it says, "if you can read this send
help. "..News from the engine line is that

the fellows are looking for a pie thief

JOE KOPINSKI and his wife, JEAN, have
been married for 35 years now. Congratu-
lations! Ditto for MAX and ADELINE
HAMILTON who also celebrated 35 years
together. ..BOB SMITH is willing to share
his camper with anyone who will supply
the gas. How about IKE WOODS, Bob?..
ED and MARY NAUSIEDAS are celebrating
18 years of marriage this month. In the
Machine Shop, FRANCIS and CHARLOTTE
SOBZAK are celebrating their 34th wed-
ding anniversary. ..Happy birthday to FRED
(Banana Nose) PETROZZ. Fred says "29
and feelin' fine! "..In the convertor area,
anniversary greetings go out to WTLLLAM
and ELSIE PANEK, their 29th. BILL and

ROSE HOWE celebrated their eighth by
taking in a movie and dinner afterwards at
Lum's. They had hot dogs steamed in
beer. ..You can blame a new stereo if you
see BILL RAFFERTY coming to work late
and still half asleep. ..JOHN GAUDIE and
FRANK KLINE figure they'll save over
$100 a year on milk costs since buying that
cow last month. ..Congi'atulations go out to
TERRY REILLY and JIM MARTIN on mak-
ing journeymen last month. ..NICK SIMO-
NETTI and his wife, ANGEL INE, spent nine
days in Greece. While there martial law
was in effect throughout the country and
Nick insists it was purely coincidental...
It's sure nice to have WALTER KAWECKI
and PAT BARRY back on the job after
being off sick. Good health to you guys...
I would like to wish speedy recoveries to
JOE SANDERS and RALPH KEANE who
are on R&R at home (that's not Rock & Rye
either). ..JOE KENNY reports receiving a
letter bomb from the guys in Bay 6. ..ALEX
GASICK, print shop, has good reason to be

proud. His daughter, GAYE, is going;
appear with actress Anne Jeffries in ap'
at the Pheasant Run Playhouse Feb. '■
through Mar. 17.. .RICH and MARGE 2;
JAC are elated over the birth of thj
third grandchild, KEVIN, an 8 pounel
ounce bouncing bundle of joy. . . EUGEi
CORKER, Area 345, is looking for so^
former army buddies who served in f
452nd Anti-aircraft Battalion, D Battoj
during World War U. Please contact GiJ
c/o South Shops. ..Rumor has it that RU,'
GOODE has been getting his shoes shi) 1
at a topless shoe shine parlor. .. HEN,
and BERNICE MILEWSKI enjoyed a wee,l
vacation on the paddlewheeler Delta Que f
They travelled from Minneapolis-St. P.I
to St. Louis. Aboard ship they dinj
danced and were entertained.. .More anf
versary greetings: to ROBERT and CCf
LEEN FUHRMAN on their 25th and A/
THONY and EMILY GRIMALDI onth'
22nd wedding anniversaries.. .We 're clos!
on a sad note. ADAM ZARAZA, Area 3

CTA TRANSIT NEV

Bills mother-in-law this past month, and derful retirement, which will be spent in
irlondolences also to TED W06S, re- the Sunshine State of Florida,
re foreman, in the passing of his mother.

- ^eAHtu T>itM & ^ou/tiHCt ^euuu

(ASPORTATION -

iVvIOND DAGENAIS retired as super-
tcient of surface operations on Feb. 1.
s ad combined service totalling 324
jai with CTA and the old CSL. Ray is
cired with General Operations Manager

ERGE KRAMBLES (left) and Transpor-
itQ Manager DAVID M. FLYNN (right).
Bind his wife, SYLVIA, will now enjoy
i£iselves in the warmth of Arizona,
h'e many of their friends are living,
'eill wish them a very happy and won-
iiA retirement. . .We extend our sym-
alyT to Line Supervisor DARDEN FUL-
E whose daughter, LACARISHIA, passed
w on Feb. 7.

JIty and Emergency Service) -
band Mrs. W. J. (Pat) PORCELIUS va-
ajmed in Las Vegas during the holidays
[I'were greeted by a record snowfall...
[] and Mrs. HOWARD SURRETT vaca-
osd in Mexico where they visited Aca-

10 and did some deep-sea fishing

ARY HEISE with 43 years service, and
G CASEY with 30 years service, joined
K'ranks of the retired on Feb. 1. They
i both be greatly missed and we wish
111 many long years of good health and
aiiness. .. Congratulations to CHARLES
^lE on his appointment as union steward
):Local 726 of the Brotherhood of Team-
ti's...A big "Thank You" is extended to
VH, the wife of O. W. JOHNSON, for all
]i homemade goodies she sends to Blue
ind for the many retirement festivities.
I'ryone extends their appreciation for all
^hard work and generosity.
I

r'nsportation Instruction) -
li'Feb. 1 RAY PRYOR, supervising In-
t'lctor, began his retirement after 38
trs of service. There was a very nice
lorise luncheon for him at 69th Street
tion which was attended by his many
t!nds. He was also presented with a gift,
'ch I know he appreciates and will use a
Jat deal. Congratulations and best
'hes for a very healthy, happy and won-

52ND STREET -

JANINE COURTNEY SKIPPER was the
first baby born in the Kenwood-Hyde Park
area In '74. The proud parents are Oper-
ator and Mrs. J. C. SKIPPER. Janine
weighed in at 8 pounds 12 ounces. The
Skippers will receive gifts from mer-
chants in the area who sponsor the "First
Baby" each year. ..Day Foreman GUSTAVE
PAVELKA retired on Feb. 1 and his co-
workers from all over the system came by
52nd to see him off. H. McGANN has re-
placed Gus as day foreman. H. JOHNSON,
former assistant day foreman, was trans-
ferred to Kedzie Station. . . Our credit
union's 13th annual meeting was held Jan.
25 at Bethel A.M.E. church center and was
well attended. Reports were given by
ERNEST A. HILL, president; TYLER M.
PHILPOTT, treasurer; ROBERT B.
HOLMES, chairman of the credit commit-
tee; FRED B. POWELL, chairman of the
supervisory committee; CHARLES

O'KANE, chairman of the membership
committee, and ALVIN POTTS Jr., assist-
ant treasurer. All reports reflected the
credit union's progress and were approved
unanimously by the membership. ROBERT
B. HOLMES, EUGENE T. JONES and
CHARLES O'KANE were again elected as
members on the board, and WALTER
FALLS Jr. as a member on the credit
committee. Among the guests were Mr.
and Mrs. JAMES A. PATE, Mr. and Mrs.
HARVEY BEY, Mr. and Mrs. JOHN TIF-
FY, and the wives of our attending mem-
bers. Prizes were awarded and refresh-
ments served.. .Best wishes for a speedy
recovery are extended to LYDELL SMITH,
JOHN KELLY, REGINALD TOLBERT,
LAWRENCE GENTRY, JAMES RIVERS and
Mrs. FLORENCE HOLMES. ..Too many
fail to read posted notices — get in the hab-
it of reading them daily. ..Protect your job
and your future. RTA will help, but it all
depends on what kind of service we give to
the public as operators, so pitch in and do
what's expected by our patrons. Better
service will mean more riders, more jobs
and benefits for us .

69TH STREET -

On Jan. 2 my roommate and I were mar-
ried for 36 years. This scribe, ART BUE-
SING, hopes she has 36 more. . . Did you
fellows see the picture of our No. 1 man,
J. R. WILSON, in the last issue on the an-
niversary page ? He was in the 40-year
class. He and I are going to help HANK
RISCH, soon to have 40 years also, get rid
of the insides of those antique whiskey bot-
tles he has stored up. ..Sure miss seeing
Box Puller ED (Paperman) TIERNEY now

that he has retired. . . My elbow-bending
friend. Box Puller CLYDE E. WOOL, also
retired. Clyde was formerly from the old
38th Street barn. ..To make sure it was of-
ficial, about 80 people stuffed themselves
with food cooked by SIG WODARCZYK, and
beans by LEROY MARSHALL, when Super-
vising Instructor RAY PRYOR retired. He
is going down to Florida to play a little
golf. .. Pensioner DAVE McGOWAN, for-
merly the fastest man with a key at the
vaults, can be seen buttering up BART
JOHNSON at his tap on West 55th Street...
Instructor BIRMINGHAM has lost so much
weight (160 pounds), he also lost his pants
when he stretched while painting his house.
..Pensioner F. C. STAWINSKI won't send
me his address in Florida for fear I will
out-fish him and drink all his booze. ..Gee,
G. JAMES, I miss how you operated and
picked me up after I had breakfast with
Marge at Walgreens... GEORGE JAROS will
be taking his pension soon... Former Super-
intendent E. C. TOCCI took about 50 boys
from Leo High school to Notre Dame on
retreat. The boys were fine, but I'm not
too sure of Ernie. ..Pensioner MIKE HEN-
EHAN paid us a visit with his two teenage
sons. He looks like he could lead any of us
down the street. . .TONY VANDENBERG
lost his three-week Florida tan when he
returned to our eight degree weather. ..We
extend our deepest sympathy to W. J.
WITTSTOCK in the loss of his mother.. .It
is dangerous to come around the round
table between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m.; J. J.
KELLY will vouch for that. SCOTTY HIG-
GINS is there on Monday, and between F.
MITTLER, DAKE, THOMAS, CHAMBERS
and myself, you better not miss a meeting.
In fact, MICKEY YOUNG, after indulging in
Dake's picnic basket, has always brought
a good supply of coffee from White Castle
and homemade cake just to stay friends...
Have you noticed the new look of the
Transit News ? How about helping by
dropping a few lines of news in my mail
box by the clerk's window.

From the Repair Department we hear that
TOM CLEMENS took his pension on Mar.
1. Tom will make his home in Ireland...
We offer our sincere sympathy to the fam-
ily of JOHNNY (Pops) HEDERMAN who
passed away recently. . . The best of luck
and happiness in their retirement years to
these new pensioners: BILL KELLY who
retired as supervisor of material handlers;
GUSTAVE PAVELKA, formerly 69th day
foreman, who retired from 52nd, and
JACK COOKE from the Mart. . . HARVEY
BROCK is going on another of his famous
fishing trips. I only hope he brings back
some bass instead of carp this time. . .
Here's hoping JIM CASEY will have a good
time on his vacation.. .To C. CRACCO and
JOHN JOHNSON who are on the sick list,
we wish you both a speedy recovery. ..We
wish KENNY KOELYN and his bride many
long years of health and happiness.

V^RCH, 1974

CTA Provides More

Service for Skokie

13 Southwest Skokie

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^B - CTA bus route
( ) - United bus route

CTA's NEW weekday rush
period bus service linking
downtown Skokie with CTA's
rapid transit terminal and bus
interchange center at Jeffer-
son Park on the city's North-
west Side started Monday,
March 4.

For riders within Skokie,
the new bus service features
a local 25-cent fare as a re-
sult of a subsidy program
provided by the Skokie Village
Government.

Known as No. 13 Southwest
Skokie, the new bus route also
provides residents of Lincoln-
wood and a section of Chica-
go with a new "feeder" ser-
vice to the Kennedy rapid
transit terminal at Jefferson
Park.

The Jefferson Park termi-
nal is also a major transfer
point for ten existing CTA
bus routes, a North Western
railraod commuter station,
three routes of the United
Motor Coach company, and
cross-country service of
Greyhound buses. Connec-
tions may be made at the Jef-
ferson Park terminal with
CTA's No, 40 buses which
serve O'Hare Airport.
Service is provided Monday through Friday every 20 minutes be-
tween 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
For rides other than the local 25-cent trips within Skokie, the
basic fare schedule for the new rush period bus service is as fol-
lows :

Jefferson Pa*
Transit Center

Connecting wrtti:
Rapid Transit to
Loop/West side
arid Bus routes
40^656A,64,68,
81353SAB8.92.
Greyhound.
United Motor Coach
and CNW Rit

Inbound from Skokie— 75 cents.

Inbound within Chicago (originating south of Pratt
avenue)— 45 cents.

Outbound— 45 cents.

Within Skokie, free transfers may be made between the new CTA
bus route and the United Motor Coach No. 16-17 Skokie bus route.

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Cher Station Wins
Crown as Season Ends

ATER AN outstanding season of ten wins and one
Ics, the Archer Station team put it all together to
dieat the highly rated North Park team 80 to 77 to
ivi the coveted CTA Sports Program 1973-74 basket-
b:l crown in a game that spelled excitement from
3irt to finish.

In the final game at De LaSalle High school gym,
Nrth Park led at half time 39 to 38, and at the be-
f ning of the second half they jumped out to a seven-
pmt lead. Archer immediately called a timeout, and
Cich Bankston stressed control of the boards to win,
A:her quickly responded and assumed a three-point
ltd, a margin which was held until the final buzzer.

Throughout the season Coach Bankston reminded
t players that the most disciplined team would win
tl tournament. He feels it did.

High point man for the game was Archer forward
Jnes Reynolds who had a total of 25 points. Backing
"Reynolds during the game was Tom Collins at the
0 er forward post, Ray Garner at center, and James
'Iker and Jackie Paradise, the guards.

iThe fans responded with an overwhelming ovation
tfshow their appreciation to the athletes for their
fe display of sportsmanship and excellent per-
f<mance. (See Page 4)

ardening in Your Yard
an be Fun and Profitable

IF YOU didn't have a reason to grow a garden before,
you sure do now. With prices of vegetables being what
they are it makes sense to turn a non-productive
patch of your back yard into a goldmine for your din-
ing room table.

Begin planning your garden now because the plant-
ing season is almost here.

For some within the CTA's ranks, gardening has
long been a favorite warm weather avocation. Fol-
lowing are the case histories of five such CTA gar-
deners whose experiences can serve as guidelines.

For each one of the gardeners interviewed, toma-
toes have annually been No. 1 on the list of vegetables
in their gardens. Tomatoes come in different shapes
and sizes, but cherry tomatoes are generally the
easiest to grow and require the least space.

Each of the gardeners planted tomato seeds during
March in the protection and warmth of their homes to
give the plants a good head start before transplanting
outdoors during May,

Ed Weston, relief superintendent of North Avenue
Station, starts his tomatoes in six inches of dirt in
peat pots sitting in dirt on the floor of his utility
room. Until they are planted in the garden, he takes
the pots outside into the sunshine for at least an hour
each day. When the plants are about a foot high he
places the pots into the ground,

Frank Vitek, assistant superintendent of 77th
Street Station, starts his tomatoes in a way that in-
sures maximum exposure to sunlight. Seeds are
planted in miniature hothouses — wooden trays filled
with dirt and covered with plastic (Continued Page 2)

Frank Vitek unwrapping a "hothouse,"

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

APRIL, 1974

Gardening (Continued)

food wrapping — which are placed adjacent to the glass
sliding door on the south side of his house.

He also starts a second crop of tomato plants from
seed in April alongside his house under the protection
of neatly arranged storm windows. The "greenhouse"
is removed when the weather warms up.

Art Cooper, clerk at Kedzie Station, plans to move
his 18 or 20 tomato plants outdoors late in May.
During June he will buy another dozen plants to add to
his garden, insuring a constant supply over an ex-
tended period of time.

Preparing the earth for planting is essential to a
plentiful crop according to Weston. Early in April he
rototilled his entire garden, mixing in sheep manure
and peat moss. He says the crust which forms on top
of the earth holds in moisture as seeds germinate.

Paul Cleaver, superintendent of signals and com-
munications, is one gardener who refuses to buy
fertilizer from the store. Instead, he uses such waste
materials as egg shells, used tea leaves, vegetable
skins and even grass clippings which are turned into
the soil.

Besides tomatoes, each of the CTA gardeners sur-
veyed also grows lettuce. But that's where the sim-
ilarity ends. The wide selection of other vegetables
goes on to include beets, brussels sprouts, cabbage,
carrots, cucumbers, green beans, onions, potatoes,
radishes, spinach, squash, sweet corn, sweet pep-
pers, turnips, and zucchini. Vitek's garden offers the
widest selection with a total of 14 vegetables.

Besides six common vegetables, Weston's garden
includes watermelon and cantaloupe. It is, in fact,
Ed's melon farming that has resulted in a 30 per cent
expansion of his garden this year. "The garden was
just too crowded last year," he said. "Cantaloupes
reached the size of a 12-inch Softball and I had to take

Heat and humidity within the
"hothouse" boxes is condu-
cive to early germination and
rapid growth. Frank Vitek dem-
onstrates transplanting into a
peat pot for planting in garden.

a watermelon into the station to show everyone llv
big they got. Besides that, their garden-fresh ta'e
is just beyond comparison." [

Weston's garden measures 50 feet by 20 feet, e
started it four years ago to have a hobby and now i^
one of his favorite pastimes. He would be quick'o
admit there's quite a bit of satisfaction in grow'g
food for the dinner table, especially after walkg
past the produce counter in the supermarket id
looking at the prices.

Cleaver didn't increase the size of his garden t's
year but his wife has already established priorits
for what to grow based on the cost of produ«.
"Onions, lots of onions," he said. "Frozen beans il
carrots lasted until just a couple of weeks ago, 't
the onions hungup in the garage were all gone eay
in the winter." |

What's he leaving off this year's roster? Grti
peas — according to Cleaver they just didn't come 3
to expectations last year. His garden measuis
10 feet by 25 feet. And as for how he began gardt-
ing four years ago. Cleaver says, "That's when ^3
moved from an apartment to our own home. Besidr,
I've always been curious about what makes thirs
grow. And, you know, you can really tell the diffe-
ence between fresh vegetables and packaged ones."'

For Cooper gardening has been a pastime since Is
first victory garden in World War II. Once his enti^
back yard was overflowing with vegetables. Nowti
garden covers 10 feet by 30 feet.

In addition to planting tomatoes at two differs t
times. Cooper also has two plantings of cucumbei,
in mid-May and early June, to stretch out the harveu
"I have always found gardening to be a pleasure. It
seeing the prices of vegetables today really makest
worth my while," Cooper e.Kplained.

Vitek is another long-time gardener, and he sei
aside a 20 foot by 40 foot plot every year. Besidf
starting tomatoes indoors, head lettuce and swe^
peppers take well in his "hothouses." '■

Not only does Vitek reap a savings by not buyi;
vegetables in the supermarket, he also saves on sel
costs. "For a number of years now I have kept t^
seeds from acorn squash, sweet peppers and zucch:i
for planting during the following season," he ex-
plained.

Harold Childers, the reputed "green thumb" "
Forest Glen Station, is another whose gardening da;
go back to World War II. His victory garden w
along the Milwaukee Road tracks near Irving Pai
For the last 15 years though, gardening has been co-
fined to a 15 foot by 25 foot area behind his Norrid
home. On retirement since Feb. 1, Childers will '
moving soon to the warmer climate of sunny Flori
where he hopes to eventually resume his hobby.

Childers liked nothing better than to walk into h
garden and pick fresh vegetables which he could e;
joy with dinner. In fact, the picture on page 8 of th
Transit News shows him in uniform standing in h
garden holding a tomato in each hand.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\/

17 Advance as L-Subway Traffic Supervisors

, SVENTEEN TRAINMEN
- Jcently qualified as traf-

1; supervisors upon com-
,. letion of the Rapid Trans-
P i Supervisor Training
J? |-ogram.

Graduates of the pro-
.„ i-am have been placed in
,j.|e rapid transit super-
j 'sors pool, from which
.. iey will serve assign-
. |ents on a temporary

ksis to obtain valuable

■cperience and be evalu-
,., ed in their progress toward advancement as regular rapid transit supervisors.

I ' Listed alphabetically, the graduates of the training program are: Braxton Atkinson, Roosevelt Cory, John
", pzzens, James Daugherty, Thomas Freeman, John Hinton, Jerry Johnson, Elliot Linne, Joseph Nash, Howard
" 'or man, Thomas Overton, Louis Payne, Walter Peeples, Frank Peppers, Freeman Pickett, Gerald Rhodes and
,, 'illie Wofford.

!^, j Management personnel in the Transportation Department pictured here with the new supervisors are, from
I [ft, Edward Heatter, senior superintendent of Operations Control; James Blaa, superintendent of rapid transit
I perations: David Fl.\Tin, transportation manager; Ralph Tracy, superintendent of operations, and Herbert Low-

istein, superintendent of south rapid transit district.

NEW FORM SIMPLIFIES FILING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS

ISTRIBUTION AND use of a new health insurance
laim form for active and retired CTA employees and
"leir eligible dependents will start April 1974 accord-
\g to William A. Ashley, manager of insurance and
bnsions .

The new form replaces all previous forms except
16 "Disability Notice" and must be completed by em-
loyees for themselves or their dependents when
laking claims for hospital, surgical, diagnostic or
{lajor medical benefits.

The three-page snap-out form includes (1) a cover
page of complete instructions, (2) a page to be filled
out by the employees and (3) a page to be completed
by the doctor.

Active employees may obtain the new claim form
at the location where they work. Retired employees
may obtain a form by calling the CTA Insurance De-
partment at 664-7200 or writing to the department in
Room 746, Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illi-
nois 60654.

CTATI Students See Inner Workings of CTA

THE WINTER session of the CTA Technical Institute
CTATI) acquainted 14 more participants with the
nner workings of CTA. The class included eight
larticipants representing governmental agencies,
ransit properties and private corporations, as well
iS six CTA management-level employees.
; The CTATI is a six-day seminar designed to
icquaint participants with the day-to-day operation of
vTA and its associated problems. It includes ses-
lions with CTA personnel from virtually every de-
i>artment and is conducted by the Personnel Develop-
ment Department.

I Participants also get a first-hand look at transit
pperations by visiting a bus garage, rapid transit
terminals, shop facilities. Limits Training Center,
juid the West Shops base of the Plant Maintenance
department.

The final session included discussion of CTA's
plans for the future anr' a presentation by a repre-
sentative of the Illinois Department of Transporta-
tion regarding coordination with other transit car-
riers and regional planning. CTATI participants and
personnel who served in an instruction capacity are
pictured at the conclusion of the session.

APRIL. 1974

TA Sport

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

At The Cubs Training Camp

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Frank Wsol, assistant sta-
tion superintendent of 77th Street, on a recent visit to
Scottsdale, had the pleasure of meeting Ernie Banks,
CTA Board Member and Chicago Cubs coach, when he
visited the Cubs spring training camp.

Ernie sends his regards to all CTA employees, and
a big hello to all the operators at 77th Street Station.

Noted for his famous quips, Ernie said, "The Cubs
will do more in '74 and also CTA."

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Pet.

George's Arco

.667

Archer Bandits

.622

Pin Busters

.622

Road Runners

.577

500 Club

.577

Poppers

.577

Clippers

,555

Late Comers

.522

Hot Hands

41|

48^

.461

Boozers

.455

Baggers

40j

49j

.450

Tranquilizers

.444

Manipulators

.433

Toppers

.388

Spartans

.377

Misfits

.277

CTA BASKETBALL LEAGUE

(FINAL STANDINGS)

Teams

North Avenue
69th Street
Archer
Kedzie "A"
North Side "L'
North Park
77th Shop
Forest Glen
Kedzie "B"
Beverly
South Side "L'
Limits
52nd Street
77th Street

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Archer Station New CT/
Basketball Champs

CARRYING THE fight to the boards after a gq
"chewing out" from Coach Bankston, the Archer St
tion basketball team outfought and outshot the No:
Park team to emerge as champions of the CTA Btf
ketball League by a score of 80 to 77 in the tournj
ment finale on March 22 at DeLaSalle High schc

gym-

With the quarter finals starting on March 8, elii
inations began with North Avenue defeating 71
Shop, North Park beating 69th Street, Archer knocki '
off Forest Glen and North Side "L" topping Keds
"A". In the semi-final round on March 15, Arch
and North Park were the winners.

The clash between Archer and North Park was fj
and furious with the score being tied 11 times duri
the game. After the final buzzer, the overflow cro'
gave both teams a standing ovation for one of the b(
games of the season.

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THE CHAMPS, Archer Station, had their picture taken prior to the final
buzzer. In a seemingly pensive mood are, kneeling, left to right: Assist-
ant Station Superintendent W. V. Coleman (now station superintendent at
69th Street), J.Walker, J. Paradise, G. Golden, K.Williams and R.Woods.
Standing: Sports Director A. Bray, Assistant Sports Director J. Robinson,
Coach H. Bankston, T. Collins, R. Garner, J. Reynolds, H. Johnson,
W. Caldwell, W. Lewis and K. DuCree.

SOME OF the fast paced action of the championship game is shown in
the above photos, while the bottom pictures depict the action in the
consolation game between North Side "L" and North Avenue. In the
left column, the starting five for Archer are, top to bottom T. Collins,
J. Reynolds, J. Walker, J. Paradise and H. Garner. In the right column
the starting five for North Pork are: B. Barn, C. Brown, C. McGee,
B. Barry and D. Lewis.

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77th St. Superintendent

John Knerr Honored
at Retirement Par

JOHN AND DOROTHY KNERR were presei
to the large crowd in attendance at Club AH'o
by Clifton Servant, chairman of the retirerit
party for Mr. Knerr,

UNAWARE OF what was taking place, Superintendent
John Knerr received a standing ovation when the
doors to the main dining room at Club Allegro rolled
back and revealed the large crowd on hand to honor
him.

On the night of March 16, John Knerr was the man
of the hour. The occasion was a retirement farewell
to a man who had shown much consideration and un-
derstanding to the men who worked for him. All of
them refer to him as "the man who cared."

In addressing the large audience, Milton Pikarsky,

CTA Chairman, had high praise for Mr. Knerr, |
Clifton Servant, chairman for the occasion, reaa
letter from T. B. O'Connor, retired general manag).
The letter read in part: "You were a loyal and der
cated employee — one who accepted, as a mattertf
course, long hours on duty, in bad weather and goo-
in an earnest effort to provide the best possible s -
vice to our patrons." |

A special award was presented to Mr. Knerr j
Operator Robert Holtam in behalf of all the 7h
Street operators.

With Next Paycheck

Report Cards Show Retirement Plan Credit

ALONG WITH paychecks distributed between April 10
and 18, all CTA employees will receive report cards
showing credit with the Retirement Plan and other
valuable information.

According to William A. Ashley, Plan secretary,
information provided on the face of each employee's
card may be used in the formula on the reverse side
to estimate retirement benefits and total credit with
the Plan as of the last payday of 1973. Employees
with LESS than five years of service, for whom no
"estimated five year average earnings" is provided,
can make the projection by using the earnings credit
for 1973. Employees are advised to retain the cards
for ready reference.

Mr. Ashley also announced that during 1973 ap-
proval was given by the Retirement Committee to 334
retirement applications of CTA employees. Of that
total, 116 applicants had reached the normal retire-
ment age of 65 years, 163 were early retirements in
the age group under 65, and 55 were disability re-
tirements.

Exercising survivorship options were 22 retire ;
three of whom chose the "all" option, three the "2 '
option, and 16 the "1/2" option.

Contributions to the Retirement Plan during 1 3
totaled $28,063,452 — contributions by employees Wie
$10,341,877 and CTA contributions amounted b
$17,721,575. Approved during the year were d-
bursements totaling $15,475,740 covering paymes
to retired employees, refunds to employees ^p
terminated their services and to deceased empl(r
ees' beneficiaries and expenses of administration.

During 1973 assets of the fund increased $17,71 -
490, making a total of $136,422,875 as of December J
held by the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust co"
pany, trustee for the Plan.

These funds held by the trustee are invested i
U.S. government securities, Farm Home Administi"
tion loans, corporate bonds and notes, common stc:
and CTA revenue bonds.

CTA TRANSIT W£V

"^S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

a;OUNTING (Datacenter) -

IVRION SUTHERLAND again had the good
fctune to escape Chicago's bitter winter
ft awhile with a sojourn on the West
Cist. Included in her vacation was a visit
t(::.as Vegas (she won but she isn't saying
h/ much) where she saw many of the
crent shows. Among other things, she
tii very impressed not only with the
tent of Liza Minelli but with her beauty.
..AN FRUSOLONE took a disability re-
tijment on March 1 after more than 30
yirs of service. Dan, we all wish you
wl. . . MARIE FOLZ has purchased a
l(ely condominium apartment in Highland
Irk. We wish you lots of luck and hap-
pess in your new home, Marie.

- Six^ 4eu

(lyroll) -

Pppy spring everyone! Wehrner Von
llaun wrote, "Nature does not know ex-
tction. All it knows is transformation."
■VU, we can see this happening as the
viter days roll by and the sun shines in.
ling on vacation, your scribe found it a
frfect time for spring cleanup and re-
I'dng at home...VAL BOWMAN found her
Isure vacationing in Chicago visiting her
inily and friends. ..With time to travel,
IVRGE ORGAN visited friends in Lake
lla during her Chi-Town vacation. ..The
(11 of the wild lured DORIS YOST and her
Ibby, FRED, to Northern Wisconsin. You
cQ't beat those long walks through the
iods!..It is certainly a pleasure to see
IIRIS CAMERON her chipper self again,
iter her recent illness, Chris would like
t| thank all her friends for their thought-
tness during her stay in the hospital...
fe you soon and a happy Easter to all.

1 - ^(aUlde "pztiHieieufie^

^VERLY -

fperintendents H. BRAUN and F. ZEI-
CR wish to thank all the bus operators
Ir winning the fourth quarter Interstation
ifety Contest award for the 11th time,
tetructor CLARENCE HEILBRONNER
oo gives the men a pat on the back, and
Kes a word of caution on the operation of
<T new buses: when you pull a new bus
i|t of the depot and it's running when you
It behind the wheel, be sure to check the
iarshift switch. The bus may be in re-
rse, and if another driver is walking be-
•een buses behind you, a serious accident
«uld occur when you step on the gas. Sure
is nice to see Pensioner JOSEPH WILL,
ijr former superintendent, at the ISC
yard festivities. He deserves all the
'nor due him, and we tip our hat to him.

We are fortunate in having Mr. Braun as
our new superintendent. He knows every
phase of bus operation and understands our
problems. ..We wish a speedy recovery to
Pensioner LEROY LILLY who had a seri-
ous car accident just before he went on
pension. Keep your chin up, Leroy, as we
know it was hard to have a happy birthday.
We hope to see you soon. ..New pensioners
are P. VASILOPOULOS, J. LERNER, W.
PROKOP, and my old buddies from Kedzie,
J. RYAN, JOHN KING and JOE (Squeaky)
FINNAN. We were sorry to see Union
Steward John King go on pension, as he
was one of the best men we had. He was
always ready to go to bat for you when you
had a problem or needed help. Good luck
to all of you fine old-timers, and we wish
you good health in the golden years. We'll
do our best to keep the street straight and
spaced out, and look forward to giving you
free rides ten times a day for your quart
of beer. .. Don't forget the Sacred Heart
Knights of Columbus silver anniversary
dinner dance at the Martinique Garden
Room on Sept. 14. Come out and have an
enjoyable evening.

- 7<w« Z>AHieti & A*wyi 'pastel

CTA SECURITY -

A big welcome back is extended to LES
DEMAN who returned after a long illness.
..There were a couple of housewarming
parties this month. TOMMIE BOSLEY and
JIM WYNN recently purchased new home-
steads. How's the voltage at this one,
Jim?.. Good luck to HARRY LAATSCH,
North Division, and RALPH VERNON,
South Division, on their election to the
position of divisional representative. The
alternates are CHET MAZURKIEWICZ and
HARVEY BELL of the North Division, and
GEORGE EVANS of the South Division.

Pat-pCcfH.

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -
GEORGE CHRISTENSEN's home was gutted
by fire over six months ago. Now the
Christensens are once again back in their
completely rebuilt abode and, judging from
all reports, it sounds like a dream home.
It was a great inconvenience for awhile but
thankfully no one was injured in the fire.
Best wishes for many years of happiness
on Eddy street. ..GEORGE MATEJOVSKY,
unit supervisor of signal maintenance, and
his wife, MARY, accompanied his parents
to Greece to attend the wedding of George's
sister, CATHY. Before the wedding they
visited Athens where they met THAN OS,
the groom-to-be. From there they went to

Thessalomki to see Anatolia college where
the bridal couple teach. The wedding was
on Feb. 10 and the ceremony was celebrat-
ed in the 1,200-year old Agias Sophias
(Holy Word) church. The Matejovskys
rented a car and toured Halkidiki, Kas-
sandra, Pella and Edessa. George says
they enjoyed the food, shopping, and es-
pecially the people during their three-week
stay and plan to return in two or three
years with their three young children.. .We
extend our sympathy to the family of S. S.
DANECKE, retired superintendent of con-
struction and maintenance, who passed
away recently. . . When Pensioner BRUNO
CZANSTKOWSKI and his wife vacationed
in Florida they enjoyed a visit with ART
HANSEL, also retired. . .Keep this date
open — May 3 — for the 28th annual corned
beef and cabbage dinner honoring retiring
personnel of the Electrical Department. It
wall be at Harrington's, and tickets may be
obtained from the following men: H.
COYNE, R. DORGAN, R. BOOTH, K. MI-
KOTA, W. BECKMANN, S. CHARLTON, B.
JAUMAN and P. SAUVE. Come one, come
all. We will have a ball. .. CHARLES H.
PARK, the son of retired substation opera-
tor C. K. PAflK, recently completed a
four-year electrician apprenticeship in
Local #134 I.B.E.W. He was chosen the
outstanding apprentice and awarded a
watch at the dinner-dance graduation cer-
emonies in January.

- -Kcuf THc/iluu-^

(Chicago Avenue) -

Our opening items aren't too cheerful.
It was a sad day when former Super-
intendent of Construction and Maintenance
SYLVESTER DANECKE passed away on
Feb. 22. Syl had been on disability re-
tirement since December 1968. We extend
our deepest sympathy to his family. Our
sympathy is also extended to the family of
Pensioner HARRY BUERGER,, former
lineman, who passed away March 7 after a
long illness. Harry had been on pension
since February 1967. His many friends

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVII Number 3

Published for employees and retirees of
tfie Chicago Trar>sit Authority, under the
direction of the Department of Communica-
tions and Marketing.

Robett 0 Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexamjei, Editorial Assistant

PR/L, ^914

will miss him.. .JACK FRAZIER recently
conducted a seminar on industrial safety
and first aid. The two-day session was at-
tended by 20 men who saw movies and lis-
tened to Jack. ..JOHN SHEA and his son,
JOHN, went with the Amvets to Springfield
for a bowling event. All I could get out of
John was that he enjoyed the scenery.
When I mentioned scores, John just
scowled.. .CHARLIE SALVATORE is in the
hospital again. I'm sure that cards would
be appreciated. Let's hope by the time
this is published, Charlie will be back
home. 73

- go. "HitUeH

FOREST GLEN -

First of all I want to thank the Forest Glen
Credit Union on behalf of all the members
who attended the last party. It was a love-
ly affair, and everyone enjoyed them-
selves. We're all looking forward to next
year. . . I understand Operator UTLEY's
lovely Mrs. is quite a coach operator. She
drives a school bus and is loved by all her
passengers.. .Very proud new grandparents
are Operator and Mrs. GRZELAK. Their
son and daughter-in-law, JACK and
KATHY, presented them with twins on Feb.
21. JACKLYN MARY weighed in at 5
pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long,
and LAURA COLLEEN checked in at 6
pounds and was 19^ inches long. ..Another
proud grandfather is Operator TONY De-
MAY'O whose grandson was born on ieb.
27. 1 understand he was passing out cigars
that day. Oh well, leave it to Tony. ..Hap-
py belated birthday to Operator MILLER.
He claims 38 years. His lovely daughter,
NICOLETTE, saved her allowance for the
past year and treated the old boy to a
night out. ..Received a card from Operator
HAAK. He is enjoying the sunshine in
Florida. Some people just love to rub it
in. Glad you're enjoying the weather...
HAROLD CHILDERS said farewell to all
his co-workers when he retired Feb. 1 and
turned in Badge 3002 after carrying that
number for more than 37 years. He is
shown in one picture as a conductor out of

healthy years of retired life. . . Operator
J. R. MILLER just turned in 37 years of
happy married life with his wife, LU-
CILLE. Of course he's saying his wife got
the best of the deal. Yes, Miller, it must
be love for Lucille to put up with you for
so long.. .We extend our deepest sympathy
to Operator ODELL ZEIGLER whose
mother passed away on Feb. 9. . . By the
way. Operator MURRAY is correct In
everything he says about his new bride...
Operator TONY DeMAYO is planning on a
return trip to Mexico this summer. Looks
like he and the Mrs. found a place they
love. What's down there, Tony?.. BILL
LEMKE is looking forward to visiting Wis-
consin again this summer... LESTER DAN-
DERS, 1 suppose, will take a trip to
Europe. .. Operator HAGERTY thinks he
may use his free time working in our
credit union.. .Operator F. ENGELTHALER
will be leaving us at the end of the month.
He has plans to relax and check us opera-
tors out to see how we are doing. Good
luck, Frank. ..I've heard lots of things in
my life, but when an operator wakes his
wife up in the middle of the night by putting
ice down her back just to talk about in-
come tax, that's taking a tax problem
quite seriously. The operator is none
other than GLEN McCANN. Please, Glen,
take up the subject a little earlier— your
wife needs her rest.

- 7<J ,4. »e«Ty c..,,.„„..,i.„

Limits, and in the other displaying some of
the huge tomatoes he grew in his garden
last summer. His wife, DOROTHi', insists
Harold has a green thumb. All the fellows
at Forest Glen wish them many happy and

GENERAL OFFICE (Personnel) -

Congratulations are in order for BILL
WIEHER and his vrife, who presented him
with a baby boy, WILLIAM.. .LYNN HARR-
ER, her parents and sister took an Il-day
Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas. This
will be her last "singles" cruise, and she
enjoyed herself immensely. Lynn's moth-
er, VIRGINIA, is also a CTAer in Per-
sonnel Development. . . The welcome mat
was extended to MARIA HESS, HATTIE
CHEATHAM and NANCY KUROWSKI in the
Placement Department. . . LOIS BOOMER,
typist, employee suggestions, has an ad-
dition to her family. Don't get too ex-
cited, it's her new pup, Samson. ..KATHY
FABRY, Personnel Development, and her
husband, RICH, of Skokie Shop, bought a
Honda 750 motorcycle. Their new set of
wheels is a good way to save on gasoline
this summer. Kathy and PAT REED,
Specifications, were hostesses recently at
Beverly Station, the fourth quarter winner
of the ISC surface award. Kathy and
REBECCA WILSON of Accounting were
hostesses at Jefferson Park Station, the
fourth quarter winner of the ISC rapid
transit award. The men really enjoyed
the coffee-and...JOE and HELEN O'SUL-
LIVAN flew to Phoenix, Arizona, and then
drove into Mesa to check out their new re-
tirement home. They'll be moving out
there pretty soon and e.\tend an invitation
to all their CTA friends to come visit
whenever they're passing through. .. AR-

THUR HUBACZ, Commander of the C;-
bined Veterans Association of Illinois, |s
present at Governor Walker's signing iia
proclamation designating the week if
March 2 through 9 Veteran Organizai
Week.

(Insurance & Pensions) -

We wish lots of luck to MARGARET Mj-
CHINSKI, typist I, who left CTA to joine
navy and see the world.. .The welcome t
is extended to HOLLY ROSCHMAN, typ;,

(Office Services) -

Best wishes were extended to SIDJi?
JACOBSON who took his retirementfl
March 1. Welcome to EDWARD ;,
O'SHAUGHNESSY, former bus opers*
from Beverly, who took his place. ..L/'-
RY SHIELDS and his wife spent sixw-
derful weeks in sunny Florida. We s ;
envy both of you.

(Communications & Marketing) -

We welcome BILL ROBINSON, clerk, 4
the department. Bill transferred frji
77th Street Station, replacing FRAt
DISCH who retired Feb. 1. Good lucki
your new position. Bill. ..A familiar vai
in the Travel Information Section hunga.
the phone for the last time on Jan. \
LARRY PROVOST officially closed out 1
31-year transit career when he accepl

v;^

his retirement portfolio and a handsha
from Communications and Marketing Ma
ager THOMAS BUCK (left) and Public 1
formation Supervisor JOHN BURGESO

(Treasury) -

Central Counting welcomes RON NORT
CUTT as our new custodial engineer. R
replaced ERIC SMITH who is now ana
prentice electrician at Skokie Shop. R
has been with CTA for three years. ..T
boss, FELIX PALILUNAS, can hardly w:
for the golfing season to begin. He
eager to defend his championship at Ce
tral Counting. He earned the title la
season with a sweep of the South Shops a
Division 241 golf tournaments. .. BERN;
DETTE WEATHERS struck another blc
against bachelorhood when she and GRA>
MOSELEY, Central Counting money hani
ler, announced they will succumb to tl
urge to merge on Aug. 10. Congratulatioi
and the best of luck, Mose... Let's hope tl
Baggers improve on their record in tl
77th Street operators' bowling league. M

CIA TRANSIT NEW

^TRICK J. CANNON, Laborer,
torerooms-South, Emp. 1-23-43

MRLKS M. CHRISTENSEN, Operator,

'orth Park, Emp. 1-9-36

)SEPH B. CURRAN, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 4-30-42

flTER J. DOWALL, Operator,

Jorth Avenue, Emp. 11-9-36

3SEPH P. FINNAN, C^erator,

Beverly, Emp. 6-25-37

NTON HADAC, Operator,

^awndale, Emp. 7-17-41

3HN L. HEFFERNAN, Operator,

Jeverly, Emp. 1-6-48

JANLEY R. HYERCZYK, Operator,

lurcher, Emp. 9-25-42

PHN lOVINO, Trackman II,

Track & Structures, Emp. 7-7-42

EORGE J. JAROS, Operator,

59th Street, Emp. 3-30-42

•■ERCY F. JOSEPH, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 3-26-45

lARION E. KARIOLICH, Janitor,

Kedzie, Emp. 11-29-40

;HARLES E. KEELER, Traffic Clerk,

Schedules, Emp. 8-13-36

foHN A. KNERR, Superintendent,

:77th Street, Emp. 4-27-37

SRWIN D. KRUMREY, Foreman,

South Shops, Emp. 11-30-45

;ARL H. LINDQUIST, Act'gCen'l Foreman,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 3-10-37

lOCCO MALFESE, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-25-42

'ETER M. MOROWSKI, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6-3-47

lAYMOND C. NEWMAN, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue, Emp. 2-8-39
5ARA J. O'ROURKE, Clerk,
(Accounting, Emp. 3-19-42
JOHN PAAKONEN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-13-36
GARNER T. PLEASANT, Repairman,

61st Street, Emp. 11-5-52
EDWARD R. REICHARD, Attorney,
. Law, Emp. 9-3-29
LOUIS SANTINELLI, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 8-12-41
HERBERT R. SCHMIDT, Clerk,

Forest Glen, Emp. 2-19-44
JOSEPH STANTON, Assistant Foreman,

Buildings & Grounds, Emp. 12-3-41
JOSEPH VANEK, Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-30-36
:ELMER C. WILLENBROCK, Operator,
j North Park, Emp. 8-26-42

I DISABILFTY RETIREMENTS

DANIEL BALANDIS, Foreman,
; Buildings & Grounds, Emp. 7-29-48
I MICHAEL J. KORZEN, Div. Storekeeper,
Stores-North, Emp. 12-1-42

Palilunas was really worried when the
Baggers dropped three last week.. .JOHN
POPE took his annual Florida vacation
during March, spending two weeks in sunny
Miami and coming back with a tan to prove
it.

LOOP -

Everyone on the Kennedy line was sad-
dened to hear that Superintendent JOHN
ZUPKO had been transferred to a new
position in the Maintenance Department.
As much as he will be missed, we are
happy to see him move on to bigger and
better things... Agent DAVE GRAFMAN left
on March 16 for a ten-day visit with his
son and family. They just moved into a
new home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Dave had his bags full of gifts and goodies
tor his three beloved grandchildren. Need-
less to say the kiddies were anxiously
awaiting grandpa's arrival... Belated birth-
day greetings to DOROTHY PARKER,
March 14, and our favorite leprechaun,
MINNIE DIKEMAN, who shares the same
natal day as St. Patrick, March 17, begor-
ra!.. Pensioner ADAM WAAS sends greet-
ings to all his CTA friends. Adam is
working part-time now and enjoying all the
comforts of home in his leisure time. . .
Agent MONICA LAMKE enjoyed three
restful weeks of relaxation at home on her
February vacation.. .Transit News Reporter
GRACE MOUNTS and her hubby spent two
active, fun-filled weeks in Florida. They
visited with her sister and her son and
their families. , . Happy retirement to
Agents DOROTHY' FORD, J. VANEK and
ED SEGERSON. Happy days to all of you...
Your co-reporter, MILDRED DOYLE, is
still on the sick list as of this writing.
She sends thanks to all for the many cards
and calls received and says keep in touch.
Mildred is recovering slowly but surely
with the help of therapy treatment. .. I'm
sure you have all noticed a shortage of
news in our column. With one reporter off
sick and the other working midnights, the
news has been hard to come by. Please
lend a helping hand and send in any news
items you may have. Contact MARY WIX-
TED on 2520 between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. Monday through Friday. If you work
different hours have a friend on midnights
relay your news. Thank you. ..In closing,
congratulations and our very best wishes
to all the new agent foremen. . . Keep
smiling!

- THadned Votfte & W'Vuf "U/cKed

LIMITS -

Greetings... The next time you see Opera-
tor GLASS, shake his hand. He's the proud
father of a 6i pound baby boy named EL-
ROY. How about that! Keep up the good
work, fella.. .Condolences go out to Opera-
tor J. CLAY in the death of his mother-in-
law.. .Well, now that basketball season is

over it's time to play Softball. Let's do
better this year, fellows. ..The next time
you see R. BROWN, pat him on the back.
It seems he did a good thing for a change —
he made a movie for the Manor South
Deering girl scout troop which was very
good... Well, that's about it for now. Re-
member, if you have any news, let me
know!

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

We just got the news— YOLENE CLAUDE,
utility clerk in Purchasing, who has been
on maternity leave, is the proud mother of
a lovely little bundle of joy, MARIE RENE,
bom Feb. 21 weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces.
Lucky you to have another baby girl ! . .
FRANK TAMBURINNO, order clerk in
Stores, is still in the clouds. As of this
printing he has 178 days to go. We are all
going to help TONI DiGIOVANNI count the
days for Frank. Toni has left for Las
Vegas. Hope you don't lose too much.
FRANK MAGUIRE, specifications engi-
neer, and his wife, ANN, spent four days
there. They took in many of the shows — a
great specialty of Mr. Maguire. He en-
joyed the "Lido" Follies, along with Abbe
Lane, Jack Carter and Robert Goulet. In
the meantime his wife met Liberace, got
his autograph, and took in the winnings
from the slot machines. Frank says he is
not lending any money to anyone! ..MAR-
VIN CASTLE, stock clerk I in Storeroom
42, can't believe that this scribe doesn't
know who he is. He has been with CTA for
31 years and said everyone knows him.
Marvin is flattered and proud of receiving
a letter from Mayfair college telling him
his son, GEORGE, made the dean's list.
George is also the sports editor of the
school paper. We'll try to save a spot for
George in the sports section. ..CASANDRA
DENNIS, the daughter of CHARLES DEN-
NIS, stock clerk I in Storeroom 30, will be
18 years old on April 19.. .DON POWELL,
stock clerk I in Storeroom 32, blew out the
candles on his birthday cake March 19. On
March 26, he and his lovely wife celebrated
eight years of wedded bliss. . .Welcome
aboard to LOU KASPER, our new stock
clerk I in Storeroom 42. . . Senior Clerk
JOE MICHAUD will celebrate his second
anniversary at Storeroom 42. Hope you
have many more happy years at Skokie
Shop. ..GEORGE LINDEN has climbed the
ladder of success at Skokie Shop. He is
now divisional storekeeper. NICK LA-
CORCIA is following in his footsteps — he's
now assistant storekeeper. . . SAM CAN-
NELLA, fork lift operator, and his wife
became proud grandparents of a bouncing
baby br-, MICHAEL JOHN, who weighed in
at 7 pounds 5j ounces. Congratulations!..
RON TABOR, specifications engineer, went
on a tour of the Pabst brewery in Milwau-
kee but didn't bring anything back. How's
the beer, Ron?. .The third session of the
CTA Management Institute was attended by
JACK GUBBINS, Stores-South Division,

APRIL, 1974

Service anniversaries in April

35 years

C. E. Cameron, Accounting
R. G. Ellerbeck, South Shops
C. W. Guzik, West Section
T. E. Pietrus, South Shops

30 years

J. Milos, Building Maintenance

A. R. Ecker,

North Avenue

R. C. Baird, Building & Grounds
C. Johnson, 77th Street
G. J. Mendyk, Limits
C. Petrella, Datacenter
M. M. Stipati, West Section
M. Sullivan, Limits

25 years

D. J. Carroll, Track & Structures
C. Gillespie, Building & Grounds
M. Murphy, Skokie Shop

K. O'Floherty, West Section

E. A. Sapinski, South Shops

J. W. Stewart, Surface Instruction - SoutI
B. Tetyk, South Shops

and ROD DAUGHERTY of Specifications.
Everyone agreed the time was well spent.
It gave them a chance to get acquainted
with the vast CTA operations. STU MA-
GINNIS of Personnel Development and his
staff are to be congratulated for their ef-
forts in directing the course. ..Let's hear
more from the bench, gang!

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -
The news may be a little short this month
as my co-reporter, KATY MORIARTY, was
training for a new job, and I was vacation-
ing in Florida for three weeks taking in all
the sights and enjoying the sun. I also
visited with my son and his family for six
days as I hadn't seen them for two years.
My driving was limited due to the gas
shortage south of Tampa and along the
West Coast. ..LINDA TAPINS and her hus-
band celebrated 22 years of wedded bliss
on March 16. Congratulations and we hope
you have many more. ..BETTY RUSSO had
a day of leisure on March 13 when she
celebrated 27 years with CTA. DOROTHY
FORD celebrated 20 years of service on
the same day. FRED FRIEB celebrated
28 years on March 11. ..Congratulations to
the Jefferson Park trainmen on winning the
Interstation Safety Contest Award for the
second time in a row. Transportation
Manager DAVID M. FLYNN presented the
plaque to Station Superintendent MIKE

VELTRI while Superintendents JOHN ZUP-
KO, R. J. SUTA, R. A. ROESING and
KENNY BROWN looked on with pride.
Each trainman received a key to the
treasure chest, with the grand prize going
to G. KOLMAN. It was a night on the town
for two, to see the stage play at the Drury
Lane Theatre with dinner at the Martin-
ique. M. COLON won the coffee pot; J.
MORALES won the instamatic camera, and
O. MILLER won the electric fondue. Keep
up the good work, fellows, and let's keep
the treasure chest at Jefferson Park...D.
CASILINO was on vacation during the week
of March 10. ..With Katy moving on to bet-
ter things, I'll be in the market for a new
co-reporter. Anyone interested please
call me at 2513.

NORTH AVENUE -

The good old lunch team of H&M should be
out again trying to find new ways not to
win friends or influence waitresses. ..Won-
der if Clerk BOB STACH's daughter,
JUDY, could tell us why someone would
try to "break in" to their new home. ..Op-
erator HERB OPFERGELT and his wife,
MARIE, would have enjoyed their Florida
vacation much more if they had Florida
plates on their car. It would have made it
a lot easier getting gas. Clerk ART
COOPER and his better half (and his golf
clubs) made the same trip, only by plane.

Wonder how she liked her first plane ric
. . Senior Station Instructor JIM BROG^
and his wife, EVELYN, headed down ,
New Orleans, then to PhoenLx, Arizoi
where their autymobubble broke down. T
balance of the trip to Los Angeles w;
made via the big white dog. They did pi I
up the car again, and made stops at Din
neyland and Knott's Berry Farm. A ve
nice vacation in spite of the problems. i
Retired operator T. KAY writes from Ca'
ifornia that he's enjoying his pensio'
That's probably because he's riding t'
cable cars... Now that Box Puller TO
MURPHY is out of the hospital, he's di
cided to take his pension and leave all 1 1
hard work to his buddy, CHARLEY BAR/:
GLLA...We'd like tooffer belated congrat'i
lations to retired rapid transit superi;:
tendent WILLARD MURBACH and his n{'
bride. ..Switchboard Operator LOU DRAIr
is back at work after an extended illness.
Clerk BOB ARENDT still seems to prefi,
the company of all those pretty hospit
nurses. Let's get well and get back. ..Oil
erator D. M. VILLANUEVA was recent
appointed supervisor. That's great, Pali
cho, but why up in District D?..A belatd
happy birthday to retired trainman AKSE;
WINDFELD who celebrated his 85th birtli
day March 13. ..Instructor JOE DAUGIfl'
serves a good cup of coffee at Mt. Prospei
smorgasbord. .. Our wishes for a speecj
recovery to Operator R. MARTINEZ wll
recently underwent open-heart surgery.;
All of us here at North Avenue extend oi

CTA TRANSIT NEW

Ast sincere sympathy to District C Su-
iintendent PAT KEHOE in the loss of his
v'e, and to Instructors JOHN CilAIG and

^PANIK in the loss of their uncle and
er, respectively.

Cerators ED BRODERICK and ED R.
C.OESS, and Repairman STANLEY KLICK
iig up the working garments and took
tiir well-earned retirement. Operator
Coess' retirement left much speculation
c the part of the Grand avenue operators

to the welfare of Operator LUCAS.

't fret, Luke, you may be fortunate
lUgh to get Operator FRITZ MOELLER
a leader. ..At the time of this writing we
fd Box Puller LEONARD CZAJA enjoy-
i; a vacation.. .Congratulations to Super-
ior L.J.FLETCHER on his new appoint-
imt. ..North Avenue Station's most eli-
ple bachelor. Supervisor DANIEL GILES,
Is committed himself to being engaged,
(les says he has withheld the lucky yoimg
ly's name for security reasons. Watch
lure columns for a revelation of the

e... Belated happy returns of the day to
lerator DORSEY MUMBOWER who cel-
frated his 55th birthday on March 13, and
!io to all the many men of North Avenue
.'ition who were born during that month...
jspeedy recovery is wished for basketball
1im coach. Operator WADE SIMMONS,
inmons had a slight mishap during the
fme with the Forest Glen team... We wish
liafe trip to Operator ARVEL MILLS and
B son as they travel to Corpus Christi,
"xas, due to the illness of Mills' mother.
; Operator JOE KRZAK and his wife,
ELEN, have returned from their vaca-
te. They visited Pensioner JOHNNY
UHUH in Youngstown, Arizona, and Pen-
uner EARL PETERSON in Sun City, Ari-
:oa. Earl is former superintendent of
>dzle and Limits Stations... Our sincere
smpathy is extended to the family of Pen-
iCiner RAYMOND A. KUSTOHS in his re-
i.nt passing. . . Our visitors during the
bnth included Pensioner VITO LOCON-
'i, now residing in McHenry, Illinois, and
msioner JOHN McINTOSH of Chicago...
ie deep, melodious baritone voice in St.
.igela's choir belongs to our talent dis-
'very of the month. Operator JEROME
Brry) DUBIN...We wish you all a very
ippy Easter even if you do have to wear a
rA uniform In the Easter parade. We
Ji't all be off that day. ..See you all purty
on.

- 7Ca4eet Siit & AmoH Ptaitt

)RTH PARK -

10 North Park Credit Union annual busi-
:ss meeting was held Friday, Jan. 11, at
tver Park Fieldhouse. Dividends were
!clared and refreshments served. The
flowing won door prizes: Ms. JOAN
CEINBERG, Mrs. DOROTHY STEINBERG,
ts. ISABEL GOETTERT, Mrs. SUE PE-
ERS, Mrs. ANN WISNIEWSKI, Mrs.
JARY STEINBEISS, Mrs. MARGE TINE-
ELLA and Mrs. SAUER, Pensioners TIM

RIORDAN, MIKE KRAUSE, MARTIN DE-
VANEY and JULIUS MERSCH, Operators
MEL HORNING, HOMER REED, FRANCIS
GALLAGHER, SAM BAKER, CHARLES
McCALPIN, ED BURTON, BOB KESSLER,
BILL SMALL, PETER WILLEMSEN, HEN-
RY SCHRAMM and CHARLES SAUER,
Chief Clerk RAY SIMON, Janitor BRUNO
MENCARINI, Pensioner JOE KARASEK
and Instructor WALTER STEINBEISS. . .
Our congratulations go to Pensioner JOHN
MILLER and his wife, MLDRED, who cel-
ebrated their golden wedding anniversary
March 21 with a party hosted by their sons,
RON and LARRY, who are a.m. clerks for
the CTA... Pensioner GARRETT FOY, who
is living in Jasonvllle, Indiana, has started
his spring garden. With winter hunting ac-
tivities behind him, he is going to be kept
busy harvesting his vegetable output. ..Pen-
sioner WILLARD GILL and his wife, LILL,
have purchased a mobile home and are now
living with the rest of the CTA colony in
Forsyth, Missouri. Will's address is P.O.
Box 83, Forsyth, Missouri 65653. ..Pen-
sioner PATRICK HEIRTY has left Chicago
for warm climates. Pat's new address is
8444 Austin, Pinellas Park, Florida 33565.
..Operator LEN BAEUCHLER spent two
weeks in Belen, New Mexico, visiting his
daughter and son-in-law, LYNN and ROB-
ERT WILLARD. Len's next stop was for
two weeks at Phoenix, Arizona, where he
stayed with his brother, EDWARD, and his
wife, ELEANOR. They enjoyed several
rounds of golf and a few visits to the
races. ..Supervisor GENE ADAMS received
a commendation from Mrs. Bannon of the
Evanston Review newspaper. Gene was
directing traffic around the intersection at
Oak and Church streets and Mrs. Bannon

was very impressed by Gene's action

MARCLA O'BRIEN, the 16-year old daugh-
ter of Operator EDDIE O'BRIEN, was
graduated from St. Mary's High school.
As yet she is undecided on her college
choice. . . Operator JIM DOLAN and his
wife, RITA, became grandparents for the
first time recently. They are proud as
peacocks of the new arrival... The bi-annual
mass and communion breakfast of the St.
Joseph Branch of the Little Flower Society
was held Sunday, AprU 7, in St. Patrick's
church at Adams and Desplaines. North

Park was again well represented Our

sympathy and condolences are extended to
the family of Pensioner HAROLD KING,
and to Operator JOSEPH ESPOSITO in the
loss of his sister, MARY PORTO. ..Super-
intendent ALEX JOHNSON and his wife,
HELEN, hosted a party for Helen's moth-
er, Mrs. EMMA REDKER, on her 75th
birthday. The celebration, attended by
members of the family, was held at
Lancer's restaurant.. .RALPH McDONALD,
who was on sick leave, is now working at
the Mart as receptionist in the E.xecutive
Offices.. .The following have been off sick
and our prayers are with them for a fast
recovery: FRANCIS GALLAGHER, ROB-
ERT CIESLA, WILLIAM PERO Jr., J.
JIMINEZ and Box Puller DAVID YAO. . .

Operator ELMER WILLENBROCK began
pensioned life on April 1. His many early-
rising friends at Clark Street bid him
adieu with lots of gifts.

Repair Department Chit-Chat: The repair
department welcomes TONY KASMAN, as-
sistant day foreman, who replaced new
Pensioner ANDY KARIOLICH... North Park
personnel retiring were Repairman FflANK
SCHENDL, 32 years; Servicemen TOM
LENIHAN, 33 years, and GEORGE WITT,
31 years. A party was held at the garage
and gifts were given to the new pensioners.
. . At this writing Repairman DAN PRIS-
BLE is hospitalized at Bethesda hospital.
The prayers of the men are with Dan for a
speedy recovery. . . Repairmen PAUL
SCHREVES and JULIUS CONLEY are still
home recovering from surgery and hope to
be back soon. .. Assistant Foreman JOE
COUGHLIN and his wife, DOROTHY, va-
cationed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
staying at the Ocean Manor motel where
they enjoyed the sand and sun. . . Clerk
EARNIE LOTITO and his wife, ELSIE, and
their son and daughter-in-law, ALLEN and
BONNIE, vacationed in Las Vegas. They
stayed at the Frontier hotel where they en-
joyed the singing of Wayne Newton. ..Re-
pairman BUCKY BAKER was installed as
sergeant at arms of Wauconda American
Legion Post 911. .. Congratulations to the
North Park garage force on their winning
of a quarterly award... Assistant Foreman
TONY KASMAN had his home and garage
carpeted. Now his new Chrysler feels at
home. . . The welcome mat is extended to
North Park's new garage members who
came on the recent system pick.

NORTH SECTION -

Retired Supervisor CHARLIE SOUTHARD
is in the hospital having undergone sur-
gery. We wish you a speedy recovery,
Charlie, and once out of the hospital we
hope you enjoy your retirement more
fully... The North Side employees held a
farewell party for Superintendent of North

Side Agents JOHN BRUCKER, who retired
Feb. 1 after 31 years of service. Doing
the honors at the Howard Street office was
Assistant Superintendent of Operating Sta-
tions CARL GIBES (right). Our best

\PR\L, 1974

wishes for a long and happy retirement,
Mr. Brucker. We will all miss you! ..Our
deepest sympathy goes out to the family of
North Side Clerk ORLANDO MENNICUCCI
in the recent death of his mother. ..Wel-
come back to North Side Secretary MARY
GALLON and Clerks LOUIE LOEBAKKA
and GEORGE HENKE. All were recently
on the sick list. ..Once again the employees
are beginning to pick vacation time. It
reminds us of a night at the tables in
Vegas. Let's hope the fuel situation will
be better by vacation time so that trips
can be made and vacation dreams can
come true. . . BRIAN
W. ROONEY, the
son of Superintend-
ent BILL ROONEY,
Kimball Station, re-
ceived his master's
degree in psychology
from Illinois State
university at Nor-
mal. It just goes to
show that there are
some brains in the
Rooney family. . .
A question to all

North Side employees — Do you look for
this column ? If so, and you have any news,
send it in so it will appear in Transit
News. You can leave it with the clerks at
the Kimball office.

- 7"<a '»ch(x

PLANT MAINTENANCE -

Apologies first — I mentioned in a previous
issue that STAGEY KUDELKA was the
new-born son of Mr. and Mrs. S. KUDEL-
KA, tinner foreman. Sorry — Stacey is a
GIRL, the first in the family. Three lashes
with a wet noodle!. .A little late but a BIG
welcome to J. J. MARCY', construction in-
spector. He's the good guy with the white
helmet. ..A fond adieu to J. J. MARSZALEK
who left West Shops for the Mart. We miss
you a lot, Joe. ..PAUL ANDERSON retired
Feb. 28 after 48 years with CTA. He was
always there to help anyone with whatever
question they might have. It was a pleas-
ure knowing you, Paul. A long and happy
retirement is wished for you and MARIE.
..STEPHEN EDWARD RIGNEY was born
Feb. 18 weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. The
proud parents are CONNIE and Machinist
JAMES RIGNEY. . . I hope when W. C.
HALLFORD, supervisor of escalator
maintenance, returns from his fishing trip
in Texas, that he brings back a few for
you-know-who. . . I have a big request to
make to all at the West Shops; PLEASE,
how about bringing in some news. Drop it
off in the office. Thanks.

■ Seatt

RAIL VEHICLE TERMINALS -

Congratulations to LARRY MONAGILAN on
his recent promotion from instructor to

general foreman of Springfield Shop. . .
Good luck to DOM NICOSIA on the pur-
chase of a new Ford Maverick. I guess
he's trying to spend some of his sweep-
stakes winnings. . . Congratulations to In-
structor HAROLD YOUNG who became a
grandfather for the second time. ..Foremen
MATT COYLE and HENRY DICKERSON,
98th Street Terminal, surprised their men
with coffee and rolls for winning the safety
award. ..Everyone wishes a speedy recov-
ery to Repairman MARC PAYTvIE, Wilson
Terminal, who is off sick. ..Lots of luck to
R.REUTELL, combination clerk at Wilson,
on his new bid for electrician helper. . .
Good luck to Repairman EARL JOHNSON,
Desplaines Terminal, on the purchase of a
new Ford Maverick. Now all Earl needs is
a wife. . . The office personnel welcome
PHIL ALCONTORS to Desplaines Termi-
nal. Phil was just promoted to combina-
tion clerk. ..Sorry to hear about L. KAS-
PER's transfer. Lots of luck to him on his
new job at Skokie Shop. ..CHUCK MEYERS,
yard inspector at Forest Park Terminal,
is home recuperating after his operation.
Everyone wishes him a speedy recovery...
Clerk ED STAMBORSKI did a wonderful
job in replacing C. VANDERVEST who was
off sick...C. WILLL^MS, 98th Street Ter-
minal, and his pretty wife, LOIS (who did
some modeling), are very happy with the
purchase of their new home in Blue Island.
HAROLD BIGGS was saving his money for
a new car, but decided that he wanted to be
Williams' neighbor. He also bought a
home in Blue Island.. .Lots of luck to our
youngest car servicemen, J. M. O'CON-
NELL and T. E. HURLEY, on their re-
pairman training. . . Enjoying Ms vacation
while working around the house was J.
NICKEL. ..It's system pick time again and
we are all sorry to lose J. ARMSTRONG
and R. LONDON to 61st Street Terminal.
But good luck in your new locations.

SKOKIE SHOP ■

Spring training for the Skokie Shop Softball
team began April 1. Player Representative
WALLY ONY'SIO is predicting a good sea-
son. According to Wally, last season was
the team's first year in league competi-
tion. Team Captain WITOLD SKORUPSKI
says a lot will depend upon the attempted
comeback of one-time star first baseman
DICK WILSON, also known as Tricky Dick.
Anyone interested in playing ball should
contact Skorupski...We would like to wish
good luck to BILL EBERHART who is
learning how to play the harmonica.
Thanks to his instructor, DAN O'BRIAN,
Bill can now play "Home on the Range."
Dan says that with a little luck, Bill will
be able to play "Far, Far Away" in no
time. (The farther away the betterI)...The
welcome mat is out to MIKE O'SHAUGH-
NESSY and S. L. THOMPSON, Paint Shop,
LARRY VANDERIIORST Jr.. Electrical
Department, and Laborers JOHN ZOHN

and STANLEY CALDWELL.. .Our deepe
sympathy is extended to RON PIANTKOV
SKI and his family in the loss of his motl
er, HELEN. ..Sorry to have to report t
early retirement of BOB BINNIE, Electr
cal Department, who will be moving
Redington Shores, Florida. Bob says h
new home will be completed May 1. He hi
been with the CTA more than 39 years
has been union steward of the Control D(
partment for the past seven years. Goi
luck from all of us. Bob... We wish BIl
LITTLE, Paint Shop, a speedy recover
Hurry back, Bill. . . BILL (Big Dadd:
MEANY, laborer, will be in cliarge of tl,
steak dinner at St. Timothy's church
May 17. Have fun, Bill. ..PATRICK METl
LER, the son of Upholsterer KEN METI,
LER, celebrated his fifth birthday Man
15. Happy birthday, Pat. ..We would
like to wish MARY JANE ARSENEAU tl
best of luck. Mary Jane was very hapi
when she announced that she will become
mother for the first time in mid-summe;
The proud father-to-be is WILLIAM Ali
SENEAU of North Park Garage. I wou'
like to thank Mary Jane for her fine ai
sistance in helping your scribe with tl
Transit News.

- Pat "yfivutea

SCHEDULES -

JOE SABOL received a letter from Pe!
sioner PAT LENIHAN and his wife, MO)
LIE, saying they will pay us a visit fra
sunny California.. .Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAC
STANLEY celebrated their fourth weddi'
anniversary on Valentine's day. Congrai'
ulations to the happy couple. . . At th
wi-iting. Typist DOROTHY ETSCHEID
home recuperating from surgery. We wi
her a speedy recovery. . . Pensioner Jt
DeGRAZlA paid us a visit and looks ve
good. He says he is kept quite busy arou
the house. . . The department received
card from Pensioner W. P. DEVEREAl
who is visiting in Chattanooga. From the
it'll be Orlando, Florida. . . Happy East
and a happy springtime to all!

- "^at^iiftt ^atiMA

SOUTH SHOPS -

I am sorry to have to start off this colur'
on a sad note. We extend our deepe'
sympathy to LENNY WIENCEK in the su
den death of his mother, SOPHIE... We
come back to TOM ALFRED who spent
week in Mexico. He did a great deal
sightseeing, sunning and of course spe
some time with some senoritas. . . TB
PIETRUS spent his vacation with his wif
WICKY', and grandchildren in Colorad
He e.\plored the slopes, and I am happy
report that it was a very safe holiday f
everyone... MARTHA JUGIN, unit reco
clerk, celebrated 21 years with the comp:
ny on March 12. ..JOHN LIPKA, Teelinic
Services, and his wife, LOUVAINE, a

CTA TRANSIT NEW.

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

BERT BURNETT, 88, 77th Street,

D. 1-12-10, Died 3-3-74
biPH CRAIG, 92, North Avenue,
Ep. 9-10-10, Died 2-6-74
YVESTER S. DANECKE, 65, Electrical,
Ep. S-13-29, Died 2-22-74
nLIAM P. EGAR, 74, Electrical,
Ep. 7-22-18, Died 2-11-74
■A-£S F. FLYNN, 85, 77th Street,
E'p. 4-28-20, Died 2-14-74
CN J. FLYNN, 82, District A,
Ep. 2-25-19, Died 2-17-74
;i.UDE C. GILLESPIE, 84, District A,
Ep. 5-7-18, Died 3-5-74
JIlNARD J. GRAHAM, 91, Lake Street,
Ep. 4-16-10, Died 2-18-74
SDRUN HANSSENS, 68, Stores,
Ep. 12-8-26, Died 2-18-74
V1LL\M D. HART, 65, Utility,
Ep. 3-2-43, Died 2-16-74
ViLIAM J. fflGGINS, 74, Security,
Ep. 1-12-26, Died 2-19-74
IIIERT O. JOHNSON, 75, North Park,
Ep. 12-28-42, Died 2-6-74

wy to say that the set of bone china
)i;red while Louvaine was in England
.a September has arrived safe and sound.
Wawait their invitation to a formal dln-
M party. . . We would like to welcome
djPH KEANE, Area 334, temporarily
lEfgned to Technical Services, back after
a. ce eight weeks off. Ralph was recov-
eng from a broken ankle after a hole in
th| side-rfalk got the best of Mm. Ralph
wi,ld like to announce the engagement of
hidaughter, NANCY, to GARY MITTEL-
MIER. An October 1975 wedding is being
plined...We also would like to welcome
th, Dynamic Duo, JERRY KILLMAN and
D,'J TARNOWSKI, Technical Services,
b;k from their 55 month stay in Pontiac,
Mhigan. They were top-notch inspectors
oihe new 7400 series buses coming to us
fi.T3 GMC. Don is back to all his tricks
aj is still ready, willing and (maybe) able.
Jiry, on the other hand, was hooked. On
Fi. 8 Jerry wed the former SHEILA
KIDER of Draj'ton Plains. At the time of
h. catch. Sheila was working as a secre-
ti/ for GMC in Pontiac. Congratulations
tooth of you. ..JIM FORRESTAL, Area
3 , is being accused of carrying fishhooks
iitiis pocket. Jim should also be proud
b ausehis son, FRANCIS, was a vrinner of
a Ray Brennan Memorial Scholarship
(ctablished in honor of the Sun-Times re-
Pter). Francis is a journalism student
al once worked for the CTA...Inthis day
a^ age commendations are hard to come
b but WILLIE PICKET received one from
sne of the employees of the Union Oil
cnpany. Here is one of the many nice
tfigs that they had to say about Willie:
'p is friendly and cooperative, and to us
tit means a great deal during these hectic
tjies." So if you've seen Willie with an
era big smile, now you know why. He

HJALMAR G. JOHNSON, 77, Kimball,

Emp. 8-19-18, Died 2-12-74
GEORGE A. KLOPKE, 90, 69th Street,

Emp. 9-7-06, Died 1-30-74
ALLEN E. KRIMBLEBINE, 74, Comptrllr.,

Emp. 1-15-25, Died 2-7-74
RAYMOND A. KUSTOHS, 64, North Ave.,

Emp. 3-6-34, Died 2-27-74
THOMAS E. MALONEY, 78, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-29-17, Died 2-26-74
THOMAS S. McGOVERN, 65, Law,

Emp. 8-31-37, Died 2-14-74
JAMES McREYNOLDS, 79, 69th Street,

Emp. 6-6-18, Died 2-12-74
JOSEPH T. MILLER, 79, West Section,

Emp. 9-6-16, Died 3-1-74
WILLIAM R. MOONEY, 62, North Section,

Emp. 1-27-49, Died 2-8-74
JAMES C. PEDERSEN, 72, West Section,

Emp. 1-9-22, Died 2-13-74
EDWARD J. PEVITTS, 75, West Section,

Emp. 8-23-44, Died 2-13-74

PETER F. PEITSCH, 69, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-6-33, Died 2-28-74
JOHN J. RIORDAN, 84, South Section,

Emp. 9-10-20, Died 2-25-74
CHARLES W. ROSS, 82, Devon,

Emp. 5-14-24, Died 2-9-74
HENRY RUSSO, 80, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-5-22, Died 2-1-74
EDWARD J. SHEFCIK, 77, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-6-28, Died 2-6-74
GEORGE W. SPEERS, 80, Logan Square,

Emp. 5-29-23, Died 1-31-74
GREGORY H. STEPHENSON, 67, Engr.,

Emp. 10-26-33, Died 2-6-74
ANTE SUSNYARA, 78, Track,

Emp. 4-19-21, Died 2-10-74
JOHN SZAFLARSKI, 85, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 10-22-23, Died 2-3-74
DAVID E. WESTERLUND, 83, Lawndale,

Emp. 5-26-20, Died 12-2-73
ERVIN A. ZIELKE, 60, Keeler,

Emp. 6-26-44, Died 2-17-74
JOHN ZIEMBA, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-13-26, Died 2-2-74

certainly deserves it... Welcome back to
our two ace hunters, LENNY WIENCEK
and WALLY FEULNER, who just returned
from a three-day hunting trip at Plata's
Pheasant Ranch in Wood Dale. As you can
see, the first morning's hunt was a pretty

good trip. The only sad note was the ac-
cident that Len's brother, RICH, had. It
seems that while trying to cross a barbed
wire fence he dropped his shotgun and it
discharged accidentally, killing his hunting
dog, Frankie. It was understandable that
Rich didn't feel like hunting for the re-
mainder of the trip. . . Congratulations to
RENA SABOL who received her driver's
license on March 8. Look out, everybody!

Out in the Shop, the Bay 6 Bombers soft-
ball team is getting ready for the coming
season. This year's draft choices will be
Budweiser and Old Style. ..Retired Machine
Shop Foreman TED WOSS has moved to
Hollywood Hills, Florida. Ted is willing to
rent his spare room to any friends who
vacation down there. ..TOM (Gypsy) VUJ-
NOVICH sure is a proud father these days.
His son, MIKE, received trophies for first
and second place and a sportsmanship

award while playing in the Midget Division
of the American Hockey League. Nice
going, Mike. ..LOUIS ALLEVA is another
proud father. His daughter, NANCY, a
senior at Bloom High school, received a
second place award in the Office Education
Association area competition at Thornton
High school. ..Sure is nice to see the smil-
ing face of BEN MALONE, who is back on
the job after being oft for a few months...
Retired Machinist SAM GLOVER stopped
in to see the boys recently. Sam retired
last fall and is looking like he's really en-
joying himself.. .A wish for a speedy re-
covery goes out to FRED MOMMSEN,
foreman of the Print Shop. Ditto to ANNA
KANISAUSKAS, also of the Print Shop...
The Brake Department's three hardest
workers are off sick. Get well wishes go
out to JOE SANDERS, TOM BOWMAN and
HERBIE PUGH... Attention: all little league
managers and coaches. Let's start getting
those spikes and caps out of the closet.
It's just about that time. ..Best wishes go
out to RAY MINOGUE and his wife, ELEA-
NOR, on their 36th wedding anniversary
(oris that 30, Ray ?)... MAURICE O'CON-
NOR has one less mouth to feed now that
his son, DENNIS, has joined the navy.
Dennis will be at Great Lakes for boot
camp. ..RICH STANTON tells me the cam-
era club he belongs to is trying to roundup
some new members. If interested, con-
tact Rich in the Brake Department. ..Memo
from the Electrical Department, Bay 6:
Anyone who is thinking about building a
garage should first contact our resident
architectural design engineer, FRANK
KLINE. Frank's motto — you've tried the
rest, now try the best. . . To TERRY
REILLY: your fellow workers want to
know where you got the fine looking mus-
tache, and what wax you use for it. ..Fact

^RIL,

1974

or rumor ? The guys over in the Body
Shop tell me there are a few streakers
working with them. One of them is slightly
overweight. ..FRANK SPROVIERI's daugh-
ter, JoANNE, won a first place award for
her violin solo at Hiawatha school in Ber-
wyn. . . FRED SIM-

V4^>

MONS, Area 336,
could wear out his
wallet opening and
closing it to show
this picture of
granddaughter TRA-
CY BUSBY to all
18,000 Transit News
readers. He's one
proud grandaddy,
but he sure can't
match the power of
the press. . . HOW-
ARD WARD was

elected Worshipful Master of his Mystic
Star Masonic Lodge. Congratulations,
Howard. He also tells me that his co-
worker, SONNY (Bear) THOMAS, can sure
bake a great Harvey Wallbanger cake. . .
This is news—CASEY NOGA, Tin Shop, has
finally decided to quit tending bar and is
going to get married this summer. Try
and stay awake for the wedding, Casey!..
After 25 years, BOB MARRON finished his
'37 Plymouth. BILL SCHROEDLE has
given up restoring his car and is now
selling the parts for scrap. JERRY DEX-
TER tried to sell his '29 Plymouth for
$2,500, but will settle for $375 and a huff\'

PENSIONERS
MEET

THE DIVISION 308 Pensioners Club
of Chicago will hold its ne.xt regular
meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, April
18, on the 13th floor at 32 W. Rand-
olph street. All retired members of
Division 308 are invited to attend
these meetings which are held the
third Thursday of each month at the
above time and address.

The CTA Pensioners Club of St.
Petersburg, Florida, will hold its
next regular meeting at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2, at the Odd Fellows
Hall, 4140 16th street North, St.
Petersburg. All CTA pensioners
living in that vicinity are invited to
attend these meetings which are held
the first Tuesday of each month at
the above time and address.

bUce in good running condition. . . HENRY
KOLAR has another granddaughter, JUD-
ITH ANN, who weighed in at 8 pounds even.
In his spare time, Henry is teaching BOB
LEE to pick mushrooms. ..Good luck to AL
COX and SHERMAN CAIN on their new
mortgages. . . MIKE and EILEEN ROCHE
were the recipients of a Mayor Richard J.
Daley award in recognition of an outstand-
ing effort to keep Chicago "one of the most
beautiful cities in the nation." The Chica-
go Park District judged their garden one of
the area's best in city-wide competition
last summer. ..HAROLD THOMAS just re-
turned from a balloon trip to Africa. ..Hap-
py birthday goes out to WILLIAM ROHE,
electrical worker and my co-reporter's
father, who celebrated March 10.

SOUTH SECTION -

My column will be shorter this month be-
cause I served on jury duty for two weeks.
It was really an experience and inter-
esting...First of all, congratulations to my
hubby, ROLAND, who was promoted to
chief clerk on Feb. 17, and to Conductor
JAMES FARLEY who was appointed clerk.
. . As of Feb. 25, all the janitors have
transferred to the Maintenance Depart-
ment. Good luck to all and congratulations
to ROBERT ROESmG who was appointed
supervisor of janitors. . . Roosevelt-State
Station won't seem the same without Agent
WILLLAM SHEEHAN who went on pension
March 1. Much happiness and good health
is wished you, Bill. ..Hello to newly-hired
Conductors CURTIS JOHNSON, GARRICK
WASHINGTON, CLARENCE BALL and
AMBRUS CRUMBY, and transferees CLIN-
TON HOLMES and HOWARD MEANS Jr...
Happy news — off the sick list and back to
work are: Motorman JAMES RIORDAN
and Conductors LEE DODD, ELBERT
HARRIS, ROBERT COLEMAN, GEORGE
ROSS and CLARENCE HEARNS. . .
Hawaii seems to
hold a fascinatior
for TONY' JAGLA
and his wife, MAR-
IE. This is theii
third trip to the is-
lands, and they seen
to be really enjoying
the sun and the
warm sand on the
beach at Waikiki. .
We had several departmental changes. As
of March 3, DAVID MARTIN was appointed
a.m. assistant station superintendent at
95th Street; ART RABEN was transferred
from the North Section to p.m. assistant
station superintendent at 95th Street; As-
sistant Station Superintendent ED MITCH-
ELL was assigned to the p.m. at Ashland
Avenue; FRENCHIE ELLIS was assigned
relief station superintendent, and Instruc-
tor ARDIS MORRIS was appointed relief
station superintendent... Our sincere sym-
pathy is extended to Conductor CHARLES

MILLER in the loss of his mother. ..cJ
ductor NATHANIEL MOORE receiveof
passenger commendation for his courteij
ways and good announcements. ..Two il
classifications have been established
janitor foreman and agent foreman. c\
gratulations to all employees who wn
promoted.. .On the sick list at this writ;
are: Switchman ALEX ROSADO, who\i
injured on duty; Switchman EDWARD J-
GUIRE, Motorman WILLIAM BROV,
Conductor GEORGE MAY and Switchui
BERTRAM HARTFIELD who was in i
auto accident. Hurry up and get wi,
everyone, so you can get back to wi;
soon.

- 1/etM "Tfatttai

WEST SECTION -

One of our motormen said that he ' ;
never had his name in the Transit Ne',
So here is your name, JOE PEZZUl,
even though you didn't do anything excitj
(smile). ..My co-reporter, SANTO SlCrj-
ANO, tells me he wants to make it pij-
fectly clear that he loves everyone, ;1
that he has a tape to prove it. It goesf
Like Everyone." It's in Italian, and ;
can't speak his own language yet...Swito-
man JIM ALLEN had his car struck frii
behind and was lucky to escape with milt
damage. After he and the other fellow (-•
changed insurance data, etc., the manwi
recklessly off hitting three more ca.
Watch your rear, Jimmy (and your front ,
Switchman BOB CANE will be off sick •
awhile. We wish him a speedy recovej
Conductor BOB CRAWFORD is stUl L
sick. Hurry back. Bob. Our old frie
Conductor CLARENCE HEARNS, has )
turned to work after a short sick lea
Welcome back, Clarence. Conduc
GEORGE WOODMORE was off sick (
day, and young Conductor PAT NOLAN
worked his run. Then he got sick. We !
checking out Motorman CLARENCE KN
to see if he had anything to do with il
Fair warning, fellows, when Clerk LP
KOKOWINSKI isn't smiling, his leg mi ;
be aching. So don't bug him by banging i
the window. .. Former conductor STE™
JONES got a new Chevy. He sold his 1!>
Caddy. . . Conductor ALTBREY BATES, j
movie star, is either still growing f
getting too big for his pants. That's vf
they're short, fellows. ..Conductor STE'l
DUDASIK wants you to know that he doesi:
sell eggs anymore --just doughnuts £«
rolls. His chickens told him to go lay''
egg. .. Conductor EUGENE EMBRY isk
real snappy dresser. He is known as il
Superfly of the conductors. . .A guy v '
must not be forgotten is Towerman
FARMER at tower 18. He is doing a f ^
job running that place, so wave at hi
some time. . . Switchman CLAREN"
GREEN is really angry with the enei
crisis and all, his car hasn't i-un gc
since he got it. He will take any sugge
tion as to what to get fixed next... We woi

CTA TRANSIT NEV^

Ikjto wish Repairman CHUCK MEYERS
icessful operation while in the hospi-
ll' Get well soon buddy. . . Switchman
niLIE GREGORY cried when Supervisor
;ftRLIE BANZER left for his new ap-
otment at the Rapid Transit Instruction
telrtment. We will send you a cross-
joi puzzle book on ghetto slangs, Char-
iel Good luck.. .Motorman IKE HOUSTON
3(S real fly with his new hairstyle. But
iwife, CHRIS, wishes he would buy his
W curlers. ..I would like to wish Motor-
li JOHN Mccarty a belated happy St.
>£y's day, even though we got no corned
le' and no TV viewing at your house,
'im the little black leprechaun: Ah, 'tis
a laddy. . .Speaking of food. Conductor
illNIE RADCLIFF will start his diet as
ici as the inflation is lifted. He can't
i£i lifting something to his mouth. To
It a person who is really fit, Bernie,
irl don't you check out Yard Foreman J.
t^'INSKI. He is really down to a nice
ir;...Well, gotta run now. So if we missed
'0 this time, who cares, only you. So be
lieful, what you say and do, for if we
tl it out, we will tell the world about it.
k you later.

UNSPORTATION -

36 TALBOTT signed off as a radio dis-
),[;her for the last time on Feb. 28 and he
i: his wife, FERROL, immediately got
llTi to the serious business of planning

ff their retirement to Hot Springs,
fkansas. Making retirement official
Eer Bob's 37 years of service was
'ansportation Manager DAVID M. FLYNN
w presented him a gift from co-workers
:d friends.

!ND STREET -

'r baseball charter driver, LEO POR-
"R, is switching his hobby to hockey
tiying. He's been seen running around
'th hockey sticks. Maybe when he gets
lecked into the boards a few times he will
f back to baseball. ..Maybe the next time
'»erator ROBERT JONES finds a shoe
'le, he might take along a few of his co-
kkers — even though a few of us might
it like those red soles. . . Good service

does not go unnoticed. Last month I re-
ceived two letters of commendation within
three days. Keep up the good work, you
never know when your day will come...
LAFAYETTE GARMONY was appointed to
serve the imexpired term of ALVIN DAVIS,
who resigned as a board member of our
credit union. ROBERT B. HOLMES Jr.
was elected as the new secretary, and
SAMUEL E. WILLIAMS will serve as a
new member on the Executive Supervisory
Committee as will JAMES S. TERRY Jr.
Also re-elected were ERNEST A. HILL,
president; CHARLES O'KANE, vice-presi-
dent; EUGENE T. JONES, vice-president;
TYLER M. PHILPOTT, treasurer, and
ALVIN POTTS Jr., assistant treasurer.
Hill and Philpott are also members of the
Executive Committee. The credit union
is continuously growing. Join today and
participate. It's where you and members
of your immediate family belong. All
members' accounts are fully insured.
Support your union by attending the meet-
ing. The officers deserve our moral sup-
port and cooperation. Their task is not an
easy one. ..Our Ace No. 1 station instruc-
tor, HERBERT WILLIAMS, wants to see
his name in the news. So here it is, sir!

69TH STREET -

Co-reporter ART BUESING became a
grandpa for the second time when little
MICHELLE MASLANKA was born on
March 4 weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces. The
proud mother is my daughter, JUDY MAS-
LANKA...F. MITTLER met W. (Cannonball)
LYNN who has been on pension for the past
ten years. He lives in that beautiful ice-
box and fishing country called St. Cloud,
Minnesota. He loves it there, looks great,
and says hello to all his many friends. ..B.
MOBLEY paid us a visit. He has been
working in the Mart for the past two years.
He said J. THOMAS, formerly of 69th, is
down there too, and feels fine. ..Drawbar
HOLLAND is now a loader at 63rd and
Kedzie. . . RADLOFF is now back driving
after being off sick for quite some time...
CLAUDE GILLESPIE, former superin-
tendent of 69th Street, and his wife,
VIOLET, passed away within a day of each
other. To their loved ones, we at 69th
extend our deepest sympathy. ..Pensioner
FRANK J. SOMMER is now living at RED
Route 1, Princeton Road, Green Lake,
Wisconsin 54941. . . There was a great
turn-out for a great guy and boss at the
Midway Lounge when GLENN PEYTON
retired. 1 know his wife, ANN, realized
how much his drivers respected him and
how much we will miss him. We're sure
VIC COLEMAN will do a fine job in his
place, and we wish him luck. Glenn wanted
me to be sure and tell everyone he will
miss them and that he appreciated their
respect and jobs we did for him. . .
We extend our deepest sympathy to the
family of Pensioner PETER PEITSCH who

passed away. Pete worked at 69th for
many years. ..RAY SCHEID is really en-
joying his life of leisure on retirement...
Congratulations to our new electrician,
JOHN CALVIN. He really has shaped up
the garage since he came. Hope he keeps
it up — as it'll look like a new garage pretty
soon. . . Our assistant day foreman, WIL-
LIAM TOOMEY, is also doing a great job.
..On the sick list at this time are JOHN
JOHNSON, C. CRACCO, A. TAYLOR and
JIM CASEY. A speedy recovery is wished
to all. ..Here's hoping all of our pensioners
and their families are enjoying retirement
to the fullest.

77TH STREET -

It is with pride and satisfaction that we pay
tribute to a good man and a fine gentleman.
JOHN KNERR retired April 1 as super-
intendent of 77th Street Station. He will be
missed by the men who served under him.
We know Johnny to be a man of under-
standing and compassion, qualities which
make a man more than just a boss. When-
ever we were called into his office we al-
ways felt, no matter what the outcome, that
at least we were heard as operators and
respected as men. After 37 years with
CTA Mr. Knerr will now begin a well-
deserved life of leisure. I know we would
like nothing less for this fine man and his
wife, DOROTHY, than continued happiness
and great success in whatever endeavor
they should undertake. . . The Wheelers
Social Club will present their annual
spring affair on April 20. The Wheelers
are known for their "out of sight" affairs,
so if you want entertainment at its best, be
there. ..Operators JULIUS (Red) MARTIN
and ARTHUR JACKSON are confined to the
Veterans hospital. We would like to wish
them both a speedy recovery... We would
like to express our deepest sympathy to
Board Member ANDREW BUTLER and his
family upon the loss of his aunt, Mrs.
WILLIE WALKER BRUCE, who passed
away on March 5. Mrs. Bruce was also
the mother-in-law of former 77th Street
Operators HOWARD MINGO and MERMAN
ELLIOTT. ..We would also like to express
our sincere condolences to the family and
friends of Pensioner C. F. BARTZ, for-
merly of 77th Street Station, who passed
away. ..I would like to take this opportunity
to introduce EDWARD BROWN as a new
addition to the reporting staff at 77th Street
Station. Ed will enable the reporting at
77th to cover a broader area and help to
ensure representation of our station in the
monthly Transit News. We still need the
cooperation of our fellow operators in
giving us items for this column. This re-
porter would especially like to thank
Clerks FISHER and HALL and Instructor
WHITE for their cooperation in submitting
items to this column.

- Mi^iw t>e 'SoHMtt

^PRIL, 1974

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Hill

DIVISION MANAGERS NAMED

NEINARDI TO RETIRE SEPT. 1

TlilEE MAJOR CTA appointments—John L. Aurand
asManager of the General Administration Division,
Tcrell W. Hill as Manager of the General Develop-
mit Division, and Paul J. Kole as Manager of the
Giieral Finance Division — were announced by Milton
Parsky, Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority.

rhe appointments of Aurand and Kole were made
iii;omiection with the pending retirement of Peter J.
Minardi, veteran CTA executive who in a recent ad-
miistrative reorganization became Manager of the
Gieral Administration and Finance Division.

Meinardi, who will retire Sept. 1, was praised by
Parsky for his "long and successful career with the
CA."

"He will be missed by everyone," said the CTA
Chairman.

The appointments of Aurand and Kole, to be effec-
tive July 1, will involve dividing the General Adminis-
tration and Finance Division into two divisions. This
change represents a further refinement in the re-
organization of the CTA administrative structure.

During a transition period in July and August,
Meinardi will serve as a special consultant to Chair-
man Pikarsky.

Hill, a former transit executive of Atlanta, Ga.,
joined the CTA on May 13. The General Development
Division which he heads as Manager includes four de-
partments— Engineering, Capital Development, De-
velopment Planning, and Marketing.

The newly created General Administration Divi-
sion, with Aurand as Manager, will (Continued Page 2)

Pictured af left is one of 28
CTA buses which evacuated
upwards of 1,500 persons from
the Altgeld Gardens area on the
night of April 26 when that far
southeast Chicago neighborhood
was endangered by a chemical
cloud from a leaking storage
tank. In the early morning hours,
the CTA bus drivers also re-
turned the people to their homes
after the area was declared to
be safe again. The CTA was on
the alert for much of the follow-
ing day for a possible recur-
rence of the emergency.

joto Courtesy CHICAGO SUN-TIUES

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

^AY, 1974

Managers (Continued)

include five departments — Personnel, Medical, Labor
Relations, Management Services, and Insurance, Pen-
sions and Industrial Safety.

The newly created General Finance Division, with
Kole as Manager, also will include five departments —
Materials Management, Controler, Treasury, Data
Center, and Management Systems.

The CTA now has four Divisions, the Managers of
which report directly to the Chairman. The Division
Managers hold positions comparable to that of exec-
utive vice-president in a corporate structure.

The fourth CTA Division — General Operations — is
headed by George Krambles as Manager. Krambles
is a veteran CTA executive.

Terrell W. Hill

Hill joined the CTA after having been associated
since 1970 in various executive positions with the
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, His
last position with the Atlanta Authority was Assistant
to the General Manager for Intergovernmental Rela-
tions.

Previously, Hill was active in San Francisco in
work closely related to the construction of the new
rapid transit system by the Bay Area Rapid Transit
District (BART).

In San Francisco, he served as Executive Director
of the Market Street Development Project, a private
association organized to spark public and private de-
velopments in connection with BART subway con-
struction.

Among other activities in the San Francisco area.
Hill was Vice-President and Transportation Commit-
tee Chairman of the San Francisco Planning and Ur-
ban Renewal Association, a private planning group.

Hill also was active with the California General
Assembly for obtaining additional funding for the
BART system, with the planning and funding for an
additional major station for that system, and with a
study program for the possible future extension of the
BART system to the San Francisco Airport.

He also was active in a successful environmen-
talist campaign to "Save San Francisco Bay" from
further landfill. Formerly, he was associated with
contracting, land development and manufacturing
companies in Columbus, Ga.

Hill, who is 44, was graduated from Georgia Tech
in 1952 with a B.S. degree in science. Hill and his
wife, Jennifer, are now home searching here. A
daughter, Paula, is attending school in Italy.

John L. Aurand

Liaison Representative since joining the CTA
October.

Aurand previously was a Regional Representa
in the Chicago area for the Illinois Education Asso^
tion and the National Education Association.

He formerly was a collective bargaining and a
tration consultant to the trucking industry; Supe
tendent of La Harpe Community School Unit No. ;
La Harpe, Hancock County; Principal of the Cr^B
Monee School District 201-U, Crete; and a teachej
the Thornton Junior College Evening School and <; i
ior High Schools in Oak Lawn and Oswego.

Aurand, who lives at 18254 Highland Av., Ho
wood, holds B.S.E. and M.A. degrees from Nortl
Illinois University. He and his wife, Karen, are
parents of two children, John and Nancy.

Paul J. Kole

Kole, who is 40, joined the CTA in February, l'i2,
as controler. He recently has been Manager of y
Finance Department.

Previously, Kole had been associated with the (1-
cago City government since 1956. Among variis
positions with the city, he had served as Directo gl
Data Processing of the Mayor's Datacenter ancis
First Deputy Controler.

A certified public accountant, Kole obtaid
a B.S. degree in Commerce and a Master's >-
gree in Business Administration from Roose'lt
University.

He and his wife, Claire, are the parents of v»
children, Robyn, Sheri, Lori, Michael and La
They live at 2814 Jarvis Av.

Peter J. Meinardi

Aurand, who is 36, has been Administrative
Assistant to Chairman Pikarsky and Legislative

Meinardi joined the CTA as assistant controle ii
April, 1948, about six months after the Transit i-
thority began operations. He was named Controle in
December, 1950, and Manager of Finance in Octolr,
1965.

Prior to becoming associated with the CTA, IV i-
nardi was with the accounting firm of Arthur Anc:-
sen & Co. He was graduated in 1931 from the Ii-
versity of Illinois with a B.S. degree in account?.
During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant Cijr
mander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Bureau of Suppi|
and Accounts.

For the last 10 years, Meinardi has been Trea
er of the American Transit Association, and has bl
elected Secretary-Treasurer of the American Pu!
Transit Association, the successor organization to if
ATA and the Institute for Rapid Transit.

Meinardi and his wife, Edith Marie, live at SI
Sprucewood Lane, Wilmette. They have three daul
ters, Mrs. Thomas S. (Barbara Ann) Ricker, 1V|
William (Donna Marie) Siedhoff, and Mrs. Franc^
(Diane Lucia) Murtha Jr.

CTA TRANSIT NE\S

Suggestions Pay Off

(3ERT ADAMCZYK, bus repairman at the Archer
sage, is presented with the top suggestion award of
t) by P. J. Meinardi, Manager of the General Ad-
liistration and Finance Division, as R.T. Warnstedt,
jgestion Coordinator, looks on.
fwenty-two other CTA employees shared a total of
1)30 in the latest Suggestion System awards.

i8h Awards Plus Gift Certificate

DO Joseph Kovarik, West Shops

j) Michael Granger Jr., Stores

,|5 Paul Wollace, Security

William Rohe, South Shops
' Muzio Ficorella, Skokie Shop

i>.50

Jim Forrestal, South Shops
Henry Kolar, South Shops

ipplementary Cash Award

<Q Mario Mariano, South Shops

it Certificates

i) Jaime Morales, Kedzie Garage

Harold Burda, Property Accounting

Clotilde Fronkiewicz, Payroll

Ernest Johnson, South Shops

Louis Alleva, South Shops

Fred Petrozz, South Shops

Peter Gaza, Forest Park

Williom Caffrey, Property Accounting

Giles Liddell Jr., Limits

Vince Fiorita, West Shops

William Buetow, Claim

Donald O'Sullivan, Claim

John O'Brien, North Park

John Jearas, Limits

Kabala Appointed

Marketing l\/lanager

THE APPOINT-

ment of Stephen J.
Kabala as Marketing
Manager of the Chi-
cago Transit Au-
thority was an-
nounced by Milton
Pikarsky, CTA

Chairman. Kabala,
who has had exten-
sive experience in
marketing in the
railroad and airline
industries, heads a
newly created CTA
Department of Marketing.

Before joining the CTA, he had served as Central
Regional Sales Manager in Chicago for AMTRAK (Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation) since the in-
ception of AMTRAK in 1971.

For eight years previously, Kabala held marketing
positions with Trans World Airlines (TWA) in San
Francisco, New York City, and Chicago. Formerly,
he was Regional Manager in Chicago for the Railway
Express Agency.

A native Chicagoan, Kabala, who is 43, was gradu-
ated from Loyola University of Chicago in 1953 with a
B.S. degree in business administration. He lives at
233 E. Erie st.

The new Department of Marketing is part of the
CTA's new Division of General Development.

In this organizational revision, a previous Depart-
ment of Communications and Marketing, headed by
Thomas Buck, was divided into the Marketing Depart-
ment and a Department of Public Affairs. Buck, as
Manager, heads the new Department of Public Affairs,
reporting directly to the Chairman.

Knautz Heads Association

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FRAN C. KNAUTZ, Manager of Personnel of the
Chicago Transit Authority, has been named national
president of the National Association of Suggestion
Systems (NASS).

Russell T. V/arnstedt, Employee Suggestion Co-
ordinator of the CTA, has been elected president of
the Chicago Chapter of the association.

NASS is a service organization composed of mem-
bers from finance, commerce, industry and gov-
ernment dedicated to the worth, contributions and
benefits of Employee Suggestion Systems.

/»Y, ^Q^4

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

CTA Softball Season
Opens May 19

THE CTA Sports Program will open its 1974 Softball
season on Sunday, May 19, and it promises to be a
highly exciting year.

At a meeting in the Mart on April 9, plans were
formulated for the upcoming season with a maximum
of 16 teams. From all indications the league seems
very strong. Attending the meeting were, alphabeti-
cally: M. Alexander, Transit News; T. Andrews,
General Office; H. Bankston, Archer; A. Bray, Sports
Director; C. Coleman, Kedzie; K. DuCree, Archer;
W. Goodes, Beverly; W. Haulcy, Limits; M. Holmes,
Human Relations; F. King, Human Relations; J. Pate,
Division 241; F. Porter, 69th Street; H. Reed, North

Park; R. Riley, 52nd Street; J. Robinson, Assistant
Sports Director; W. Robinson, 77th Street; B.
Rodgers, Kedzie; W. Simmons, North Avenue; T.
Stiglic, CTA Representative, and R. Wright, Kedzie.

The games will be played each Sunday morning at
10:00 A.M. in Grant Park. The large crowds at these
games come to picnic and root for their favorite
team.

The 1973 champs, 69th Street Station, will have
keen competition this year. Kedzie Station, which
will have its choice of players since combining with
Lawndale Station, will be tough to beat. Runner-up
52nd Street Station will be pushing hard to take it all
this year.

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

(FINAL STANDINGS)

Teams

L '

George's Arco*

37 .1

Pin Busters

37 ,8

Archer Bandits

Clippers**

Road Runners

46 .i2

Poppers

Late Comers

500 Club

Baggers

5li

53g

Boozers

Manipulators

Tranquilizers

57 .7

Hot Hands

47i

57^ .2

Toppers

64 ,iO

Spartans

66 .1

Misfits

77 .3

*Won first place in roll-off
**Won fourth place in roll-off

Mart Bowling Team
Last Place Champs

TRYING HARD to win first place in the City of Chi
go Bureau of Engineering Bowling League, the W
team will get a trophy — as last place champs.

Getting off to a good start at the beginning of
season, the team was beset with injuries and illn
and couldn't get it together after that.

Team Captain Tim O'Rourke is positive that
team will make a better showing next year and wi
all.

Members of the team, along with Tim, are B
Bosan and Len Lohn, Personnel Development; ti
Toolis, Purchasing; Charlie Drozda, Operatis
Planning; Mel Alexander, Communications and M-
keting, and Ed Co man, retired.

CTA TRANSIT NE\i'

||)wling Season Ends,
George's Arco Champs

E; 77TH Street Operators Bowling League ended its
j'(i-74 season with a dramatic finish when George's
rD, the league leaders and eventual winners, lost
ue games to the Pin Busters and were forced into
ill-off to determine first place.
4nishing in third place were the Archer Bandits
h clipped the Clippers three games. This forced
1^ Clippers into a roll-off with the Road Runners
h lost two out of three games to give the Clippers
nth place.

At a meeting on April 19 election of officers was
<d at the Palisades Bowl for the 1974-75 season.
>tured here are the newly elected officers who will
^de the league for the coming year. Left to right,
.:i: Talmadge Ireland, treasurer; Mike Kane, vice
liisident; Calvin Pollard, president; Hank Mosely,
cgeant at arms, and Wilson Washington, secretary,
ttallation took place at the annual banquet on May 10.

George's Arco, first place winners. Left to right, standing; C.
McCants, Captain J. C. White, E. Ford, L. Wardell and E. Gipson.
Kneeling is M. Porter.

Pin Busters, second place winners. Left to right, standing: V.
Collins, Captain L. Lee, D. Williams and R. Meeks. Kneeling
are W. Washington and C. V. Johnson.

ppers, fourth place winners. Left to right, standing: E.
Tidall, H. McMillan, R. Cheatum and Captain A. Joe. Kneeling
: N. Duff and R. Sullivan.

Archer Bandits, third place winners. Left to right, standing: T.
Ireland, J. Motton, H. Hodge and Captain H. Kemp. Kneeling are
J. Coleman and L. C. Taylor.

AY, 1974

Youth Week Celebrated

Name Senn Girl

CTA Chairman for Day

PAMELA KLEIN, a 17 year old junior at Serm High
school, was sworn in on May 6 as Chicago's Junior
CTA Chairman for the day.

One of 34 city youths who served as honorary city
officials during Chicago Youth Week, Miss Klein was
among 18 girls selected. The swearing-in ceremony
took place in the city council chambers.

Miss Klein accepted a Certificate of Merit from
Mayor Richard J. Daley, and is shown displaying it to
Chairman Milton Pikarsky.

Former Stable: Horses Make Comeback at Illinois Garage

ILLINOIS GARAGE, 152 W. Illinois Street, originally
constructed as a stable in 1886 was briefly re-
assigned in its initial capacity on May 8, the occasion
of a Loop parade which included a team of horses
pulling a transit vehicle.

Labeled "The Great Hatsby" by the State Street
Council, the parade was a salute to late spring and
summer millinery by 13 State Street stores. It fea-
tured headgear for men, women and children.

The parade included five nostalgic vehicles — a
1927 Rolls Royce touring car, an old hook-and-
ladder rig, a 1938 beer truck, an Excalibur sports
car and CTA's 1859 model bobtail horsecar.

The horsecar was held in readiness at Illinois
Garage. Two Appaloosas from Country Boy Ranch in
Prairie View were transported to the garage and
hitched to the horsecar.

When constructed in 1886 by the North Chicago
Street Railroad, Illinois Garage was a stable and

wreck wagon barn. The site was selected became
Illinois and LaSalle was the junction for five Noh
Side cable car lines routed to the Loop through f
LaSalle Street tunnel. A cable powerhouse adjacjt
to the stable is occupied today by Ireland's Oysr
House. I

Horse-drawn wagons were housed in the garjb
until the early 1920's when automotive vehicles WfS
acquired. A wreck wagon remained on assignmentt
the garage until the early 1950's when streetc;?
were being phased out.

CTA's HORSECAR is pictured at State and Wacker, ossem ■
area for "The Great Hatsby" parade on May 8. Before para
team was fiitched to tiorsecar (below) at Illinois Garage
Country Boy Ranch fiandlers Normo Rothbart and Paula Wilcia
ossisted by Supervisory Chauffeur Jim Jacobs, Utilitya
Emergency Service. ■

CTA TRANSIT NEW

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5 REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

OUNTING (General) -

March 27 a luncheon was held at the

a Club in honor of SARAH O'ROURKE

retired from CTA after 32 years of

nee. It was a lovely affair and Sarah

I presented with a beautiful gold pend-

p watch and a very generous monetary

from past and present CTA co-

kers. She and her husband, JOE,

•ed here at the luncheon, will be

iving to their new home in Fort Myers,
Frida. The best of luck, health and hap-
)iess to both of you. ..HAROLD BROWN
ijs if you enjoy golfing. Myrtle Beach,
i)th Carolina, is the place for you.
iirold and a few friends enjoyed a week
;lre this spring playing all the 18-hole
;!f courses they could... Congratulations
X BARNEY KANE, General Accounting,
1^1 his wife who became grandparents for
1 fourth time on April 6 when their
lighter gave birth to a baby girl, KATH-
[EN. The proud parents are MARY
•ILEN and BOB McELLIGOTT. Kathleen
,:a very special baby for the Kanes, she
their first granddaughter. ..The welcome
it is extended to SERGIO RODRIGUEZ
rb joined our department as an account-
■ specialist. . . Our sincere sympathy is
:.ended to the family of HELEN FRAN-
:N who passed away recently. Helen re-
;'edfrom the revenue accounting section.

yroll) -

'ith this ring, I thee wed" were beauti-
i words shared by the parents of VAL
WMAN, MARTIN and VIOLET JOHN-
N, on May 7, 1924. On May 4, the John-
is celebrated their 50th wedding anni-
:8ary at a party in the Bowman home,
was an exciting event with many rela-
es visiting from Iowa and Chicago,
rtin Johnson retired from CTA Security
May 1966. Here's a toast of good wishes
Martin and Violet! ..VICTORLf^ LEPEK
8 a happy grandma when she had a sur-
ise visit from her daughter and son-in-
V, CAROL and JOE TOMASZEWSKI.
edless to say, one-year old TINA stole

the show. . . One of the most appreciated
words in the dictionary has to be "vaca-
tion." Several of our payroUers can vouch
for that, like MARY CARNEY who played
Picasso with a brush and redecorated her
apartment on vacation. MARIE COARI en-
joyed her leisure time in Chicago visiting
and relaxing. Marie tells me she's anti-
cipating the occurrence of a happy event.
She plans to elaborate on this at a later
date. We can hardly wait. ..No doubt a
fascinating vacation would be a traveling
one. That's what MARY JANE JOHNSON
did when she visited her family and friends
in California. Though her vacation was
spread over much of California, including
Los Angeles and the San Diego Zoo, Mary
Jane found one of the main highlights of
her trip to be the Hearst Castle tour in San
Simeon. Its vastness and cultural beauty
is difficult to capture in words. To Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst this mansion was
never referred to as a castle, but his
home. It has been preserved as a memo-
rial by the State of California since 1958.
. . A very happy birthday to these cake
cutters: JEANNE BIZIK, April 28, and
MARY JANE JOHNSON, April 26.. .See you
soon.

(Datacenter) -

We would like to extend a warm welcome
to ELBERT LANE, ROGER SHAPIRO,
THOMAS HIGHLY, PAUL INDA, JOHN
KEIL, TONY LEGO, BOB REYNOLDS,
BOB SATHER, DAVE STUDEBAKER, JIM
WONG, DEBBIE WISEMAN, CHRISTINE
ZOGUS and MARLENE TROCK, who joined
the Systems Section. The best of luck to
all of you from all of us.

CTA SECURITY -

PAUL WALLACE went to Reno, Nevada,
where he attended the Academy of Criminal
Justice science conference at the Eldorado
Casino. He visited with his mother and
then gamboled (not gambled) a little. He
went to Oakland and was treated to lunch
by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.
The next day he visited the BART Police
Department and spent a day looking into
their operations, and was treated to a nice
lunch on the waterfront by their chief.
Paul then went to Kansas City, Missouri,
where he spent five days attending the
Conference of the American Criminal
Justice of which he is an executive board
member. He performed his business
duties during the day and skipped a light
fandango at night. If anyone is contemplat-

ing going to Kansas City, Paul says it has
excellent eateries.

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

JOSEPH W. PIENTO Jr., power supervi-
sor, and his family vacationed in Southern
California recently. They visited the San
Diego Zoo, Disneyland, Knotts Berry
Farm, the Queen Mary, Marineland and
the Mission at San Juan Capistrano. While
visiting in California, the Piento's oldest
son, JOSEPH PAUL, received his first
holy communion with his godparents,
JANICE and PAUL LIPINSKI, at St. Law-
rence church. Grandpa, FRANK J. PIEN-
TO of Skokie Shop, was not present for the
happy occasion but telephoned his best
wishes long distance during the day. ..Con-
dolences are extended to the family of
FRED DAMROW, unit supervisor of radio
maintenance, who passed away March 30.
He will be missed by his friends at Blue
Island and the Mart. . . Please send some
news items and let us know the latest.

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -
As you would expect there is a good rea-
son why you didn't find me in last month's
Transit News. I moved. I am now at 58th
Street on the Main Line. During the mov-
ing process I missed my notice of the
deadline date for last month's copy. Nei-
ther were you able to reach me with your
news bits. Results: blank-blank. All is
forgiven now. So if it's OK with you, we'll
get down to work and welcome the recent
additions to the Signal Department, Signal
Helpers JA.MES REIDY and HENRY MUR-
RY. Congratulations, fellows, you have
made a good start.

- 7«

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CIA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIi Number 4

Published for employees ond relirees of
the Chicago Transit Authority, under the
direction of the Department of Communica-
tions ond Marketing.

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
IVIel Alexander, Editorial Assistant

Distributed free o( charge to oil octive
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, S2.00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchondise Mort Plaza,
Chicogo, Illinois 60654.

AY, 1974

(Chicago Avenue) -

I hear that MEL FELTON, one of our re-
tirees, was in Bethany hospital for sur-
gery. Hope all is well now Mel. Let's
hear from you. . . BOB BOSCHERT was
flying on one wing for awhile. The law of
gravity was in full force when Bob took a
fall. Bob is back at work now and all is
well. Right, BEV? . . BILL SHEAHAN's
son, TOM, was accepted for the Air Force
Academy in Colorado Springs after going
through some rigorous tests. Good luck,
Tom. ..BARNEY JONES is back to work
after a sojourn to the hospital for surgery.
Barney looks good and is almost back to
normal ... CHARLIE
PAR HAM took a
long walk on March
16, to escort his
daughter, LINDA,
down the aisle when
she was united in
holy wedlock to
DWIGHT WILSON
at New Friendship
Baptist church. Best
wishes to the newly-
weds. . . PETE FAR-
BER dropped in
sporting a van dyke
mostly white in color. Looks good, Pete...
DINO FUGGITI and his wife attended the
convocation at Northeastern university on
April 9 when their daughter, DIANE, was
honored for her academic achievements.
Diane graduates in May as an elementary
education major. ..Our sincere condolences
to the family of TONY RIGLER in the pas-
sing of his father, ANTON, who was 81
years old. 73

FOREST GLEN -

We 're finally getting warm weather for our
vacations. So, fellows, drop me a line on
what you and the family will be doing.. .Op-
erator D. M. KESKE was seen driving his
coach with holes in his shoes. I guess he
has been too busy to pick up a new pair.
Sorry, Keske, us fellows aren't starting up
a collection. ..We lost a fine clerk to the
retirement rolls — none other than HERB
SCHMIDT, who will be missed greatly
around our depot. Following Herb were
three fine operators who contributed a
good many years of service to CTA —
ROCKY MALFESE, JOHN PAAKONEN and
MARTIN KARIOLICH. These men will all
be missed. Following in their footsteps
on June 1 will be FRANK ENGELTHALER
and BILL LYNAM. ..The young man now
assigning us our buses in the a.m. is
GREG BABICZ. I guess he is getting used
to finding his coat sleeves tied and pockets
stuffed with paper each morning. But he is
good natured about all the tricks yours
truly plays on him. ..Received a card from
GEORGE HAAK who was heading for Hono-
lulu. He says the plane in Miami, Flor-

ida, had the wrong destination sign. I sup-
pose his next card will arrive from China.
Good luck, George.. .Operator LOMBARDO
recently spent several weeks visiting his
son down in Florida. Looks like he and
the Mrs. are planning on retiring there
later. ..At this writing everything must be
pretty quiet in the BERG family. No new
arrivals for the past several months. I
believe they are getting behind... Operator
LYONS has been enjoying his new home.
He and his family are now living inNiles...
LESTER DANDERS has started saving for
his next vacation. Where to this time,
Lester? . . GEORGE SPORLEDER was
around visiting his old buddies. He's
looking fine in his retirement. .. CHI ODO
hasn't made up his mind whether or not to
retire. Al, you look so young, why rush
things? .. COB URN hasn't been spotted
walking hand in hand with RUTH. Keeping
out of my sight, old friend ?..KOMPANOW-
SKI has given up his collecting job. He's
made his bundle and will take it easy now.
..BRZECZEK is looking forward to his
annual fishing trip with the boys this
spring. I wonder if they really catch any-
thing...ED MERK is still doing a good job
singing in church on Sundays . We are all
invited to come and listen.. .See the boys In
our credit union for any kind of help.

- TO. /I. '»iwuf ,

GENERAL OFFICE (Insurance & Pensions) -

We bid farewell to MARIE CRAWLEY who
left the CTA to await a blessed event. A
luncheon was held for Marie at the Red
Onion in Marina City. THEO SCOTT,
stenographer, was promoted to Marie's job
and we wish her a lot of luck in her new
position.

(Medical) -

Birthday greetings are extended to HAR-
RY SOREGHEN, medical technician, and
EARL BOYD, X-ray technician. The years
are sure catching up with you gentlemen.
..Dr. MOSNY and his wife were surprised
by a visit from their daughter, son-in-law
and grandson, STEVE, who came in from
Boston to spend the Easter holidays.

(Treasury) -

The welcome mat is extended to KENNY
McCREA, token clerk, who transferred
from the Claim Department.

(Administrative Services) -

A bouncing baby boy named VINCENT was
born on April 11 to MARY NASTI, former
dictaphone operator. We wish you a
healthy and happy future.

(Personnel) -

JOE O'SULLIVAN takes this opportunity to
say goodbye to all his friends at the CTA.
Joe retired May 1. He and his wife,
HELEN, are moving to Mesa, Arizona, at
the end of May. Their house is ready and

II
waiting. Joe wants all his friends to c t
out and see them. They will be at 20f!
62nd street. Mesa, Arizona 85205..
department welcomes PAUL KADOW
ED MITCHELL and LINDA MARTll
Also welcome to DAN KANE who is 1i
porarily assigned to the Training Secti
Belated (sorry!) congratulations to M^l
CLINE and her husband, BILL, on thelll
of their daughter, KATHLEEN MAi,
Kathleen was born Jan. 22 weighing d
6 pounds 12 ounces. Marie was forirlj
with the Public Safety Section. . . T\
BORCIC decided to become an Eskiir»
his vacation. He flew to Anchorage, A \-
ka, for one week to visit relatives. |i
said the scenery was very impressive tl
mountains, avalanches and rock s'.n
around every corner. With no air 1-
lution to contend with, Tony said it i
warmer there than in Chicago. But
glad to be back in the Windy City, smc
no smog.

(Communications & Marketing) -

EILEEN (Big Murph) NEURAUTER ■
her husband, RUDY, a bus operator Ii
Forest Glen Station, flew to Las Vegai
a few days and then to Los Angeles to
it with Rudy's mother. Don't spend
that money gambling, Murph, save s
for a rainy day. ..Pensioner FRANK DI B
dropped in for a visit after a Florida r
cation. He says he bought a home in Lj)
and will be moving out there during 1 1.
The address is 2000 East Bay Dii,
Colonial Village, #109, Largo, Flo la
33540. Frank invites all his friend :c
come visit him, but not all at one tiil
Gee Frank, are you taking all your ib
with you? You're looking good! i

(Capital Development) - i

Congratulations to KATHY BRADY on!i
engagement to KEVIN MORGAN. The el-
ding date is set for Sept. 21...Welco!S
are ex-tended to GERALD HOFF, direm
of program development, and BE.Jl
WELSH who also joined our crew. B;a
was formerly with the City of Chica's
Department of Public Works.

KEDZIE -

I hope everyone had a happy Easter, a
hope some of you will send me some r
to put in our column. . . Clerk JEl
BLAKE had a wonderful Easter,
daughter and son-in-law, along with t
children, drove in from New Jersey
the weekend. ..Congratulations to (Z^era
C. KASEL and A. AMBERG who wen
pension. We wish you both the best in}
retirement years, and may you enjoy y(
selves and do all the things you alv
wanted to do. ..Operator G. DiMEOanc
lovely wife, DORA, had a part.\' for t
grandson, JOHN DiMEO who was two y<
old. John c;ui do no wrong at grandr

CJA TRANSIT NES

Service anniversaries in May

J. Bejo, E. A. Bole

Track & Structures Employee Relations

35 years

J. J. Heffernan, Building Maint.

H. J. Pcolicchi, Track & Structures

E. A. Vonella, Electrical Maint.

30 years

' J. B. Daly, Claims

' L. W. Drinka, South Shops

J. Giblin, West Section
, J. B. Murnane, 69th Street
1 J. T. Welton, Skokie Shop

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R. Guthrie,

District D

R. W. Peterson,

North Park

25 years

D. DeCook,

North Park

J. M. Fiorito,

Tire Insp. Center

W. A. Ashley, Insurance & Pensions
P. Venticinque, Skokie Shop

ome. . . DORICE MARY PAPPAS, the
aughter of Pensioner GEORGE PAPPAS,
ISLS recently married to ROBERT A.
[ARTLEY. The reception was held at
lajor Banquet hall. The food was deli-
ious and the band was great. Everyone
ad a grand time. ..HELEN HAIMANN, the
rtfe of 69th Street Clerk GEORGE HAI-
lANN, is now confined to Little Company
f Mary hospital. We hope by the time this
ssue comes out she will be home...Oper-
tor P. MAISO was in the hospital and is
oming along fine. Operator ERNEST
;ARTER, formerly of Keeler, is back to
rark after being off sick. . . Our deepest
ympathy is extended to the family of Op-
rator MARTIN KEHOE who passed away
n March 25. ..To everyone having a birth-
lay this month, happy birthday !. .We wish
peedy recoveries to those of you who are
n the sick list. Hope to see you back on
he job soon. ..Don't forget your credit
inion. Save a little each payday.

.OOP -

Velcome to new agents D. GAY, M. De-
=ASS, A. RIVERA, H. HOPKINS, M. PAR-
IISH, S. PHILSON, J. THURMOND, G.
'ACKSON and C. SCOTT. ..Belated birth-

day greetings to Agent HELEN GUTH and
to Clerk JIM HARTIGAN who celebrated
on March 31. All we can say is one can't
tell by looking. We hope both of these nice
people enjoyed their free day. ..We are
happy to report that the young son of Agent
AGNES NOONE is recovering nicely from
his recent surgery. . . Agent DOROTHY
PARKER was indisposed for a few days,
but as always with Dorothy she snapped
back in a hurry and is on the job good as
new. . . It is great to see former Assign-
ment Agent C. ROPA back in good health.
We wish her the best of luck in her new
job...ZITA DOUBLIN had time off due to
an ear infection but she too is back on the
job. . . Co-reporter MILDRED DOYLE is
still at home recuperating at this time.
We hope to see her back by the next issue
of Transit News. Millie's grandson,
JOHNNY DOYLE, 8, is one proud fella.
He and his dad won first prize in a father
and son project for Cub Scout Pack 13 in
Bridgeview. The two Johns created a
colorful totem pole and both shared in the
carving and painting. Congratulations!..
Agent MINNIE DIKE MAN is all settled in
her new apartment. We hope the move
will be a happy one. ..We received a note
from former agent DOROTHY ADLER who
now resides in Clearwater, Florida. Dor-
othy is very happy in her new job with the

telephone company. She plans to spend
her vacation here in early August. We are
looking forward to seeing her. . . Retired
agent LILL CONROY is vacationing in
Arizona. This young lady lets no grass
grow under her feet. Let's hear from you,
Lill, we would like to hear about your trip.
..HARRIET, the wife of DAVE GRAFMAN,
is in Edgewater hospital recuperating from
a mild heart attack. Our best wishes for a
rapid recovery. . . Mother of the bride,
GRACE MOUNTS, was really busy getting
ready for the wedding of her daughter,
EVA, on April 13. It was a lovely affair
wdth 125 guests attending the reception...
In closing we would like to e.xpress our
sincere sympathy to retired agent VIR-
GINIA TOTCKE and her family in the death
of her brother. May he rest in peace. . .
Once more we appeal to our friends.
Please send us some news, we need your
help. ..Keep smiling!

- '>HiUru<C Vi»fU & MlVUf tOCxttd

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

FRANK TAMBURRINO, order clerk in
stores, has set up a countdown pull-apart
type calendar on his desk for days left to
go till his retirement. Well, this scribe
was really serious, Frank, when she said

M/AY, ^Q74

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired on May 1 were the
three employees pictured here who had 40 or more years
of transit service each with CTA and its predecessor
transit componies.

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BARBARA ANTHON, Clerk III,

Treasury, Emp. 4-1-68
WALTER M. BANICKI, Substation Oper.,

Electrical, Emp. 8-12-43
ROBERT G. BINNIE, Electrical Worker,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 9-14-34
LESLIE W. DEMAN, Security Offer. I,

Security, Emp. 11-5-29
DOROTHY E. FORD, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 3-13-54
EDGAR E. GRAHAM, Box Puller,

Limits, Emp. 11-12-51
THOMAS V. HICKEY, Clerk,
North Avenue, Emp. 7-1-42
JOHN R. HOFFMAN, Information Clerk,
Communications & Mrktg., Emp. 12-17-40
RUDOLPH J. HOLAN, Operator,
Archer, Emp. 1-3-34

your countdown will go down in print—
138 days to go. ..TONY DiGIOVANNI didn't
seem to have too much to say about his
vacation in Las Vegas. Like FRANK MA-
GUIRE of specifications, he took in the
shows. At least Frank's wife, ANN, took
in some winnings. I guess you men don't
have much luck. Liberace and the "Lidos"
were the highlight, Tony said.. .BOB MC-
CARTHY, purchasing, and his wife were
fortunate enough to travel to England and
Russia the first week in March. GEORGE
CLARK and his wife were also in the
group, and a good time was had by all.
Upon his return Bob had many stories and
experiences to tell about Russia. The high
point of the trip was in Moscow where Mr.
Clark set off the buzzers as he passed
through customs in the airport. ..We have
some newcomers to this department:
ALEX FRITZ LER gets a big hello at
Storeroom 61 as a service attendant; the
welcome mat at Storeroom 42 is for
JAMES WHITTLEY, stock clerk II, in
Skokie, and in purchasing, a big hello goes
out to DONALD HEPNAR, the new buyer...
In the meantime, some new changes have
taken place. BARNEY GAGNON says he
was moved because the next move is out
the door. We have a new department es-
tablished called Contracts, which includes
LEE DeSUTTER, JOAN THOMAS, MAR-
GARET KELLS and TINA RODRIGUEZ.
The seating arrangement is changed some-
what, so look around when you go through.
Superintendent ED TOBIN, stores, said he
is pleased with the scenery since this
scribe, instead of JOHN GILL, order

itritfTi

R. J. HOLAN

40 Years

STEVEN J. IPPOLITO, Security Offer. I,

Security, Emp. 7-15-63
WILLIAM KROPP, Material Coordinator,

South Shops, Emp. 2-25-42
MARTIN H. LUDOLPH, Janitor,

North Park, Emp. 5-31-46
THOMAS E. MACE, Radio Dispatcher,

Transportation, Emp. 8-17-37
JOSEPH R. O'SULLIVAN, Training Ass't,

Personnel Development, Emp. 4-24-41
PETER C. PETRULIS, Machine Operator,

South Shops, Emp. 10-17-45
STEPHEN S. POLNIASZEK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-20-43
HAROLD F. PROSSER, Conductor,
West Section, Emp. 8-5-43

L. W. DEMAN
44 Years

J. R. TUCKER

44 Years

WILLIAM J. STRATTON, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 10-12-44
ARSHAG J. TSCHELEBIAN, District Supt.,

District D, Emp. 4-10-43
JAMES R. TUCKER, Chief Clerk,

Transportation, Emp. 6-17-29

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

HARRY W. JABLONSKI, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 12-30-54
THOMAS E. REED, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 10-11-56
JAMES RIVERS, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 4-25-45
CARL H. RYDELL, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 5-6-53

clerk in stores, is located outside his of-
fice. Sorry to deseat you, John. ..A few
retirees in the past month are enjoying
sleeping late. MIKE KORZEN retired
from Storeroom 42, and PAT CANNON
from Storeroom 48. Congratulations to
both of you. ..Our deepest sympathy goes to
JOHN SHERIDAN, stock clerk HI, Store-
room 7, in the recent death of his mother.
..A hearty hello goes to JAMES QUALLIS,
who recently joined us. And a big wel-
come is sent to RALPH PODGORSKI, stock
clerk I, who transferred back to South
Shops from Skokie. I guess Skokie didn't
agree with him. BILL DOERING, stock
clerk I, Storeroom 42, is being transferred
to Building Maintenance in West Shops.
Good luck to you.

- PiuciUa XanieuU

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -
First of all we would like to congratulate
all who were promoted to new positions...
EVELYN BETTS' brother Is in the hos-
pital with a kidney ailment. Hope he is
well soon. . . Our sincere condolences are
extended to R. KLACZYNSKI in the death
of his mother. May she rest in peace...
BILL PFEIFFER vacationed in Florida
for two weeks. When he returned he
worked for a week and then had a day off
to celebrate his 28th anniversary with
CTA. How lucky can a guy be. ..Speaking
of anniversaries, we have quite a few for
May: J. GIBLIN, J. GEORGE, M. APITZ,
M. DOYLE, M. STANCZYCK, G. MOUNTs'

L. RUSSELL, S.HILL, J.CASS, E. JAMES,!!
B. TRIBBLE, M. BARNARD and bJ
GRANT. Let's all have a good time on our '
day off...JUNE BAREKMAN had the mis-
fortune of having her home burglarized
recently and suffered quite a loss. ..It was
a very happy day when EILEEN CAR-
MODY's daughter, NORA TERESA, pre-
sented her with a grandson, KEVEN SE.\N,
bom April 5 weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces...
Agent iMYRTLE APITZ announced two '
graduations in her famUy. Granddaughter
DEBBIE SZCZEPANIK, left, will graduate
from Fremd High school in Palatine and
join Kemper Insurance company. Daughter
MARGO SZCZEPANIK will graduate from

Harper college as a registered nurse, and
is now with Northwest Community hospital
in Arlington Heights. Myrtle has a right
to be doubly proud. ..Had a nice telephone
visit with retired North Side agent MARIE
TOWNSEND. She attended Mr. BRUCK-
ER's retirement party last month and says
she had a wonderful time. She lost her

CIA TRANSIT NEWS

lakhter earlier this year, and we extend
ni sincere sympathy to her. . . EVA
iflMIDT, the daughter of your reporter,
Jjk.CE MOUNTS, was married to HENRY
iOAUER on April 13 at St. John's Lu-
hran church. A reception followed with
.i guests joining in the celebration.
J:.ce's two sisters from Michigan vis-
it her for the Easter holiday. ..Hope ev-
jjane got what they wanted on the new
pis. Your scribe is still at Irving Park
U has a new co-reporter, ZITA DOUB-
L . She'll be at Damen in the P.M. and
Ljan Square #2 in the A.M. Be sure to
B(d us some news!

LITS -

G;etings. Your on-the-case reporter

h-e, letting you know spring is sprung

p-manently, 1 hope, if only for our great

stball team. They're out to get it all this

yir, so let's get

blind them. Let's

g. out and root for

tm every Sunday.

.Sey, speaking of

Ecing, one little

seet bug of joy is

^.NESSA BROWN,

t: 20-month old

aghter of Operator

l.)NALD BROWN...

\;11, it's vacation

tne soon, so if you are going anywhere

t.s year let me know. Even better, when

ju get there drop me a line and I'll tell

1^ whole system about it.

DRTH AVENUE -

J great big HELLO to everyone! ..This
onth we have a few days to remember
.ch as Mother's day, Polish Constitution
ty, Norwegian Independence day, and of
'jurse Memorial day. . . Vacation time
lUed around again for Clerk ART COOP-
R and his Mrs. They headed down to
ishville, Teimessee, to visit Opryland.
'nis time the trip was limited to ground
ansportation even though Mrs. Cooper,
ler her first plane ride, thinks it's the
reatest thing since the invention of the
heel... Another vacationer was Clerk AL
:ikhorn) ROHDE. He didn't let us in on
ly of his plans so we'll have to wait till
3 gets back. ..Yours truly and Mrs. BLIX
ill be down in the Jacksonville, Illinois,
rea visiting some of her kinfolk around
le end of May. That always makes for an
njoyable vacation. ..We have two fellows
ho have decided to take a permanent va-
ation. Clerk TOM HICKEY retired May

^and ART ECKER will go on pension
el. All of us here in the office will
;ertainly miss these two grumpy old
omedians. We have nothing but the ut-
iiost sympathy for their wives who will

have to put up with them all day, every
day. Good luck, fellows, be sure and keep
in touch with us. ..In addition to celebrat-
ing his birthday. Instructor ED JURCZAK
and his family are telling everyone about
the five little pups their pet poodle, Lacey,
presented them with. How come no cigars,
Ed?.. JEAN LACRIOLA, the wife of In-
structor MIKE LACRIOLA, and their
grandson, MICHAEL ENGSTROM, will
both be celebrating their birthdays this
month. Operators RAY ZIELINSKI,
FRANK KOLCZ, and their better halves
will be celebrating wedding anniversaries.
Congratulations and best wishes to all of
you. ..TOM and BEA HICKEY will probably
be spending a lot of time around Minne-
apolis with their brand new granddaughter,
KIMBERLY MADER. Kim and her two-
year old brother, BRIAN, should be able to
keep grandma and grandpa hopping... We 're
hoping Clerk HELMUTH STANKEVICIUS
has a real good news item for us ne.xt No-
vember...By this time we hope Instructor
CHARLEY WEYER, Clerk BOB ARENDT
and Janitor JOHN MARACEK are all out of
the hospital and well on the road to re-
covery ...Our most sincere sympathy to the
famUies of Supervisor WILLIAM YOUNG-
LOVE and retired District D supervisor
ART MAZZA, who passed away recently.
Both of these men were well liked by all of
us who knew them. Condolences are also
extended to Relief District Superintendent
JOHN MILLETTE In the loss of his
brother. ..We understand retired janitor
CHARLEY ANDERSON is down in St.
Louis, Missouri, recovering from open
heart surgery. There are getting to be
more and more of us in that club, aren't
there?. .Our first high school graduate of
'74 is DOREEN LACRIOLA. She'll don
the traditional cap and gown on May 29,
her Mom's birthday, when she leaves
Resurrection High school. . . See you all
purty soon.

Now that the gloom of winter is gone, in-
come taxes have been filed and spring is
definitely in the air, we look forward to
many activities shaping up among the op-
erators. Your reporters will strive to
have any and all the news of such gomgs
on right here for you in print. ..The path to
retirement on April 1 was not a crowded
one. Operator PETER J. DOWDALL was
the only operator from North Avenue ink-
ing his name on the retirement list. ..Op-
erator S. NICPON is minus his famous
handlebar mustache. He said it was by
the missus' request (or order). Kissing
must have been a difficult task, I guess...
Operator HORACE BROWNING was brag-
ging about the fish he caught during the
Easter weekend. A picture or two may be
a bit more convincing, Horace. ..While we
are on the subject of Easter, you can
really see the latest styles and fashions
for the men If you just take a peek at Op-
erator JOHN M. WEATHERSPOON. Take
note, fellows, some have it and some don't.
..Our sincere sympathy is extended to the

family of Operator MARTIN KEHOE in his
recent passing, and to Operator ARVELL
MILLS in the loss of his mother in Corpus
Christi, Texas. . . Our visitors during the
month were Pensioners FLOYD CREAL
and EDDIE DOWLING.. .Pensioner LARRY
CASEY is visiting and enjoying the sun-
shine of Arizona. Perhaps this will be a
permanent address. Who knows ?..See you
next time in print.

NORTH PARK -

Pensioner RAY DONESKI and his son-in-
law, BERNARD WOLLWINE, axe the op-
erators of the Tucker Hollow boat dock and
marina on Lake Bull Shoals in Arkansas.
The mailing address is Route 4, Harrison,
Arkansas 72601, or phone (501)436-5564.
..Operator SAM POSNER and his wife,
ETHEL, enjoyed an eight-day Caribbean

cruise aboard the T.S.S. Fairwlnd, which
took them to San Juan, St. Thomas, Santo
Domingo and the Haiti Islands. They es-
pecially enjoyed the food and hospitality.
Pictured on board the ship, Sam and Ethel
are shown at right beside Captain Ferru-
ccio Rocconi. At left are GEORGE and
TINA HENKE. George is a North Section
clerk and Tina a North Section Agent and
Transit News scribe. .. Clerk EARL MC-
LAUGHLIN left North Park and is now
working in the Charter Department. We at
North Park wish Earl good luck in his new
position. . . Evanston Bus Operator GENE
SCHIAZZA is an active American Legion
member donating his free time at the Dow-
ney hospital for veterans. Any reading
material such as books, magazines, etc.,
would make life a bit more bearable for
the vets. Contact Gene at 724-6766. . .
Painters DICK KRUEGER and CHARLES
GLAVIANO have given North Park that
clean and new look with a wonderful paint
job. A hearty thanks to these gentlemen
for their artistic efforts... MARY TULLY,
the daughter of Clerk PHIL TULLY, is a
member of the Golden Knights marching
group which held a recital at North Park
college on March 31. Phil flew Irish Air
Lines to Dublin, Ireland, where his aunt,
Mrs. MAGGIE BRADY, and uncle, THOM-
AS SMITH reside. Phil spent three weeks
at various places in Ireland, visiting other
relatives and seeing the sights. ..Operator
GEORGE WARD and his wife, CAROLINE,
became great-grandparents for the first

W/AY, ^Q74

time when their granddaughter, Mrs.
TEESA GAINES, gave birth to a daughter
named TRONDA, born March 8 at the
University of Illinois hospital weighing 7
pounds 11 ounces. . . Pensioner MAfiTIN
BAKKA and his wife, CAROLYN, became
grandparents of their tenth grandchild
when their daughter, Mrs. LORENE MAR-
LETTE, gave birth to JENNIFER on Feb.
25 at Resurrection hospital weighing 6
pounds 5 ounces. ..Our sympathy and con-
dolences are extended to Operator FRAJIK
KOZIOL in the loss of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. KATHERINE RAKOCZY, the family
of Pensioner WALTER OSE and to Pen-
sioner HAROLD COOK in the loss of his
beloved wife, MARGARET. . . Operator
CHARLES CHRISTENSEN began retired
life on April 1 after 38 years of service at
Division, Devon and North Park Depots.
Charles, who is an avid follower of the
bible, will be using his leisure time to
spread the Lord's word among the un-
fortunate and handicapped, . . Operator
CLARENCE (Butch) VAN MIDDLES-
WORTH and Miss GRACE KABERLINE
became engaged on April 1 and are plan-
ning a fall wedding... PAMELA GOMILLA,
the daughter of Operator JOHN GOMILLA,
is the great-great-great-granddaughter of
Mrs. CARRIE LEE HILL of Vaiden, Mis-
sissippi, who was born in slavery and is
still living there at the age of 101...
Box Puller JOHN COSGROVE and his wife,
HELEN, spent five days visiting In Wash-
ington, D.C., and surrounding areas. The
Cosgroves were most impressed with
visits to the Smithsonian Institute, Arling-
ton National cemetery and the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.

Repair Department Chit-Chat: Repairman
TOM LENIHAN retired on April 1. A
party was held at the garage for Tom, who
received a savings bond and the well
wishes of his fellow employees... Repair-
man PAUL SCHREVES enjoyed his spring
vacation and entertained his neighbors with
an Easter organ recital at his home. ..The
repair department has stationed Repair-
man ROBERT VAN DER MEIR at the
Howard-Hermitage Terminal for two
hours in the morning to service buses that
have minor defects and everyone is ad-
vised to take advantage of this opportunity.
..Repairman JULIUS CONLEY returned to
work after four months of inactivity. His
many friends are happy to see him back...
Congratulations are extended to MIKE
HIGGINS who was promoted to repairman
at North Park... Repairman MARTY DAW-
SON and his wife, DOLORES, became par-
ents of a daughter named SIONA born
March 29 at Ravenswood hospital weighing
7 pounds 9 ounces. . . The Little Flower
Communion Breakfast service was held on
Sunday, April 7, at St. Patrick's church.
North Park was well represented with
Pensioner PAT SULLIVAN and Clerk
WARREN SCHOLL of Division 241 winning
beautiful door prizes. ..The North Park
credit union is ready to take care of your

needs for vacation loans or saving de-
posits. JOHN, DALE and JERRY are
eager to assist everyone. Hours are Mon-
day through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NORTH SECTION -

Our well wishes for a speedy recovery are
sent to Conductor GEORGE STEIGLEMEN
and Motorman CARL GESBECK who have
been on the sick list for quite some time...
Foot Collector J. BLUM has gone to the
Mart for training In the Schedules Depart-
ment. We wish him good luck... Ravens-
wood Conductor ARTHUR JOOST and his
wife spent their vacation in Las Vegas.
While there they took In the Jim Nabors
show. Art says he won a little. ..Kimball
Avenue Superintendent BILL ROONEY and
his wife, MARY, spent their vacation at
St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida. One
of the highlights of their trip was a visit
to Busch Gardens.. .Howard Street Sec-
retary MARY GALLON spent her vacation
In Peoria and wishes it was longer. Don't
we all ?.. Ticket Agent MINNA KING left on
Easter Sunday for a vacation to St. Peters-
burg to visit her parents. She said that all
she wanted to do was soak up the good
warm sun and relax... Your reporter and
her husband. North Side Clerk GEORGE,
spent one week cruising the Caribbean
aboard the T.S.S. Fairwlnd. They visited
San Juan, St. Thomas, Santo Domingo and
Haiti. While aboard ship we were invited
to ship's Captain Ferruccio Rocconi's
private cocktail party, held in his private
quarters. Eight passengers of the 850
aboard the ship were honored with this
special invitation. Captain Rocconi also
broke a long-
standing precedent
and permitted your
reporter to be pho-
tographed with him
on the bridge. One
of the highlights of
the trip was a visit
to a rum distillery,
where we could have
all the free samples
we could drink.
George enjoyed this.
It was a beautiful
trip with clear

weather and 86-degree temperatures. Also
aboard the ship was CTA Skokie Bus Oper-
ator SAM POSNER and his wife, ETHEL,
who by coincidence were seated in the
dining room at the same table with your
scribe and husband.. .Agent NORA KLEM-
CHUK spent one week in Ireland and
wishes she could have worked out some
means of stretching it to three. It was
beautiful and she hated to leave. . . North
Side Station Superintendent MIKE La-
VELLE had a week's vacation which ended
up being the "honey-do" type. .. Our sin-
cere sympathy to Assignment Agent
JEWEL HUNT in the recent death of her

uncle. Also our condolences to North Sic ;
Clerk LOUIE LOEBAKKA and his wifei,
the death of their premature baby boy..
Our well wishes to retired North Sid
clerk LAWSON DELVIN, who was hit by al^
auto over a year ago. He has been in aujS'
out of the hospital several times and is i{%
home now stUl wearing a cast on one lefjS'
His wife has also been In the hospital. Wl '%
want them to know that we hope thingilf,
will soon begin to get better and that ou. ;C
thoughts are with them... On April 13 In::
structor DENNIS GLOSS was elected ' S
school board member of District 116 1(3
Round Lake, Illinois. Congratulationaj ill
Dennis... ARDIS MORRIS HI, the son o);?
ARDIS MORRIS II, newly appointed relief jf
superintendent of North & West Sectionsj i(
was married on March 30 to Miss BETT'!! t
HUSSEY. North Side Student Agent GAR3| i(
WOLFE was best man. Congratulationi'j J
and best wishes for a long and happy marif 'i,
ried life. ; \

PLANT MAINTENANCE -

April 1 was the day Carpenter Foremai
DAN BALANDIS and Assistant Laboi
Foreman JOE STANTON retired. All oui.
best wishes for a long and healthy retire-'
ment to Dan and Joe. ..A happy (?) birthdaj'
to C. J. MAJEROWICZ, plumber foreman,
..What is the mystery of the "hornet?"..
Happy to see DANNY ALBERTS back tc
work. Stay with it, Dan!. .The welcome
mat is out to the new plumbers: JAMES
A. DePRATT, RAYMOND CRACCIO anc
MILLARD (Ernie) MABRY. Happy to have
you aboard.. .MATT KUZNIAR, ironworken
helper, was elevated to Grand Marshall ii
the Knights of Columbus. This is a great
honor. Congratulations, Matt!. .Our deep-
est sympathy is extended to J.W. LeMOND
and his family in the loss of their mother.
. . Wedding bells will ring on June 1 for
VINCENT FIORITO. Congratulations,
Vince. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. KRASOWSKI,
steamfitter, are the proud and happy par-
ents of a 7 pound 11 ounce son.

fcMHU Seott

RAIL VEHICLE TERMINALS -

Congratulations to Shop Foreman MATT
COYLE, 98th Street, on his completion of
management training school... Superintend-
ents J. BOLECH and A. J. PORCARO ex-
tend the welcome mat to the five new in-
structors of the Rail Vehicle Terminals...
Congratulations to Chief Clerk RAY
BRZECZEK on the fine job he is doing.. .A
gala retirement party was held at 61st
Street for Repairman GARNER T. PLEAS-
ANT who took his pension on April 1 after
22 years of service. Among those present
were Senior Foreman ROBERT FLOW-
ERS, Shop Foreman J. J. MOLLOY and
Pensioners JOE DERAND and M. BU-
CHANAN...Everyone wishes a speedy re-

CJ/\ TRANSIT NEWS

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

W.LIAM H. ANDERS, 80, Devon,
up. 10-15-24, Died 3-21-74
J.m S. ANDERSON, 74, North Section,
tap. 1-27-43, Died 3-18-74
CARENCE BARTZ, 58, 77th Street,
)np. 9-10-46. Died 3-9-74
GEGORY J. BOJAN, 74, North Section,
Inp. 10-3-23, Died 3-24-74
INY BOLGAT, 59, Track & Structures,
:np. 6-9-36, Died 2-7-74
IJIRY F. BUERGER, 72, Electrical,
np. 12-10-36, Died 3-6-74
IiWIS J. BUHLACH, 79, North Section,
mp. 3-9-20, Died 3-12-74
OHN BURKE, 74, 69th Street,
mp. 11-1-33, Died 3-28-74
iMES M. BURR, 85, Security,
mp. 7-13-49, Died 3-10-74
(IRIST CAPRA, 83, Track,
mp. 7-17-36, Died 3-16-74
:iANK L. CASTRE, 71, Electrical,
mp. 7-10-25, Died 3-17-74
'lOMAS F. CRINNION, 85, Cottage Grove,
mp. 11-23-27, Died 3-22-74
ilED DAMROW, 59, Electrical Maint.,
,mp. 12-13-39, Died 3-30-74
:gTONIO D'ANGELO, 82, Wilson Shop,
Imp. 7-17-25, Died 3-28-74
ATRICK DOCKERY, 96, Limits,
limp. 2-21-14, Died 3-4-74
EONARD DONOFRIO, 65, Electrical,
imp. 2-19-41, Died 3-12-74
ATRICK DUFFY, 73, Skokie Shop,
Smp. 8-16-29, Died 3-9-74
LLSWORTH H. EHRHART, 64, Keeler,
Smp. 5-3-45, Died 3-25-74

CARL M. ELMER, 85, Devon,
Emp. 5-28-18, Died 3-11-74
HELEN I. FRANSON, 71, Accounting,
Emp. 11-8-43, Died 3-12-74
DAVID W. GORDON, 95, West Section,
Emp. 3-25-14, Died 3-13-74
JOHN F. HEFFERNAN, 81, South Section,
Emp. 11-2-42, Died 3-25-74
JAMES HENRY, 79, 77th Street,
Emp. 1-7-20, Died 3-1-74
LOUIS H. HERMANN, 82, South Shops,
Emp. 5-25-34, Died 3-20-74
JOHN P. HRUSKA, 61, Skokie Shop,
Emp. 10-17-50, Died 3-3-74
JOHN J. JAUMAN, 93, Division,
Emp. 2-16-15, Died 3-20-74
JOSEPH T. KAREL, 73, Lawndale,
Emp. 10-22-23, Died 3-23-74
MARTIN KEHOE, 63, Kedzie,
Emp. 10-3-42, Died 3-25-74
HUGO KOEPEKE, 60, Limits,
Emp. 7-8-48, Died 4-7-74
JOHN KUBINSKI, 88, Lawndale,
Emp. 3-31-10, Died 3-9-74
JOHN F. LYNCH, 63, 69th Street,
Emp. 2-6-43, Died 3-9-74
JOHN MAHONEY, 80, Kedzie,
Emp. 8-30-23, Died 3-3-74
WILLIAM J. MARTIN, 65, 69th Street,
Emp. 2-17-43, Died 3-18-74
JOSEPH C. MATLEY,81,DistrictsB,C,D,
Emp. 5-22-12, Died 3-9-74
WILLIAM F. McEVOY, 74, 77th Street,
Emp. 9-6-23, Died 3-30-74
JOHN E. McGRATH, 70, Security,
Emp. 11-7-27, Died 3-16-74

overy to S. NETTLES, 61st Street, who is
1 Englewood hospital, and N. BRINSON
'ho is off sick.. .J. BUFORD, 61st Street,
eems to be smiling again after his re-
ent illness.. .V. LINDSEY and Y. PATE,
'1st Street, are happy to be "home" again
ince the new pick...MELVIN McINTOSH,
'8th Street's number one motor blower,
las a new helper this pick — TED GUTT...
). WILBORN, 98th Street, stated that
.:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. was just a little too
■arly for him since Arma's Lounge doesn't
:lose until 2:00 a.m.. .Anyone who wishes
0 join the 1974 South Side Transit Softball
earn can sign up now at 98th Street termi-
lal, or call the coach, GEORGE NICHOL-
SON, on extension 457.. .A surprise party
was held at Ella's Lounge to welcome the
aew men, T. DUNCAN, I. PATTERSON, L.
FOBB and J. FURCRON into the club.
Among the old timers present were C.
NELSON, president; D. WILBORN, ser-
geant at arms; G. NICHOLSON, C. WIL-
LIAMS and F. PICKETT. ..The 37th annual
meeting of the South Side "L" Federal
Credit Union was held on March 17 at
Robert's motel. A moment of silent pray-
er was held for the late ROBERT BURNS,
followed by the opening of the meeting pre-
sided over by CHARLES SPEARS, presi-
dent. Assisting Spears were Treasurer

ALBERT MEISTER, 65, North Park,
Emp. 6-1-45, Died 3-1-74
FRED MELAU, 68, West Section,
Emp. 6-24-29, Died 3-28-74
EDWARD E. MOELLER, 72, North Avenue,
Emp. 9-19-28, Died 3-29-74
NONIE C. MURRAY, 78, West Section,
Emp. 1-10-41, Died 3-31-74
JOHN J. O'MALLEY, 83, Kedzie,
Emp. 11-7-22, Died 3-10-74
WALTER A. OSE, 70, North Park,
Emp. 1-28-27, Died 3-11-74
JOHN POCIUS, 85, 69th Street,
Emp. 12-14-28, Died 3-1-74
GEORGE RADEMACHER, 80, Devon,
Emp. 4-19-17, Died 2-18-74
ADOLPH RAPP, 82, Devon,
Emp. 11-30-25, Died 3-27-74
CHARLES ROMANO, 78, West Section,
Emp. 5-18-23, Died 3-23-74
MICHAEL RUDDY, 68, South Section,
Emp. 7-8-43, Died 3-25-74
STANLEY SKIBA, 55, Forest Glen,
Emp. 12-23-42, Died 3-2-74
VINCENT VADEISA, 38, Forest Park,
Emp. 9-26-60, Died 4-6-74
GERALDINE VINZENS, 71, West Section,
Emp. 12-2-40, Died 3-19-74
ERNEST WALKER, 45, Kedzie,
Emp. 2-5-70, Died 3-20-74
JOHN WILSON, 83, 69th Street,
Emp. 1-18-23, Died 3-31-74
JOHN C. WITT, 85, Kedzie,
Emp. 9-12-13, Died 3-22-74
WILLIAM YOUNGLOVE, 64, District C,
Emp. 10-12-36, Died 3-29-74

FRED GRONEMEYER and DAVID SHEP-
PARD. It ended with a wonderful turkey
dinner and lots of refreshments. ..Assist-
ant Foreman HENRY DICKERSON wel-
comes Repairmen A. CURTIS, W. JOHN-
SON, S, STIMAGE, F. HOLTON, J.
ALLEYNE and C. NEVELS to 98th Street.

- -p^Mi PiciM

SCHEDULES -

Director of Schedules BILL WORCESTER
and his wife vacationed in Naples, Flor-
ida. Bill came back with a beautiful tan
and well rested.. .JOE LYNCH and his wife
and daughter, KELLY, drove to Memphis,
Tennessee, for their vacation. Joe also
came back with a marvelous tan.. .BOB La-
VOIE, ED JURIC, JOE LYNCH and TIM
O'ROURKE from the Claim Department
drove to Georgia to play some golf. They
are all ready now to play in the Master's
golf tournament. Watch for them! A good
time was had by aU. ..We welcome ED
COYLE to the department as traffic check-
er. Ed came to us from the multilith sec-
tion of Reproduction Services. . .WILLIE
SCOTT vacationed at home and rested up...
We are happy to hear that Pensioner JOHN
BENNIS is now doing well after his heart

attack and the death of his wife, MAME...
Our sympathy is extended to JOE KAREL
in the death of his father.

SKOKIE SHOP -

Congratulations to JIM REIDYof the motor
line who transferred to the Signal Depart-
ment. From all of us here at Skokie — the
best of luck, Jim... The very best to JOE
BUTERA who transferred to the South
Shops. Joe will be missed by all in the
armature room.. .RAYMOND HART, con-
trol department, learned how to catch
smelt the hard way. After three long
hours of fishing Red landed only three
smelt, while only a few yards away PAT
LANGOSCH caught 300. Next year he is
going to try something new. Instead of
using minnows for bait he is going to try a
pinky. Good luck, pal!. .FRANK KLINEC,
axle section, and his wife just came back
from a vacation in the Canary Islands.
Some people really know how to live. . .
MATT SPATZEK returned to work after
being off six months due to an injury.
Welcome back. Matt. . . BILL HEBERT,
motor line, bought a new rototiller. Bill
plans to plant a big garden on his property

MAY, 7974

In Wisconsin. Good luck. Bill. . . JOHN
SARA, control department, bought a "new"
1972 Vega.. .A hearty welcome to our Elec-
trical Apprentices ED LUBOMSKI, RICH
REUTELL, J. ARNOUX, RONALD NORTH-
CUTT, VAN JONES and LEON WELLNER.
..BILL (Big Daddy) MEANY says the floors
will be shining when Big Bertha comes to
Skokie soon. By the way, Big Bertha is the
new scrubbing machine, so stay out of Big
Daddy's way. Nothing can stop them!.. The
Skokie baseball team had its first spring
practice April 10, playing for two hours
after work. Second baseman TONY (Stone
Fingers) COLUCCI had a hard time field-
ing ground balls. However, Manager MKE
FABIAN feels Tony will be in shape by
opening day. ..Happy birthday to KENNETH
JAMES METTLER, 6, the son of Uphol-
sterer KEN METTLER.

- Pat'Tfauiett

SOUTH SECTION -

Springtime means the birth of many things,
and we've had several births of our own on
the South Section.. .Congratulations to Con-
ductor LYN FLOWERS and his wife on the
birth of a baby boy, MALCOLM EMANUEL,
March 28. The happy Flowers family now
has two boys and one girl. . . Conductor
JOHN PELT was grinning from ear to ear
when he passed out cigars and told us
about the birth of his baby boy, JER-
MAINE ARDRAINE, on March 24. ..Clerk
JOHN BARRY announced that he and his
wife became grandparents for the 15th
time when his daughter, PEGGY, had her
first little girl, AIMEE MARCINIAK. . .
Springtime also means love in bloom.
Clerk ERVIN HARMON and Agent DOR-
OTHY KELLEY decided to tie the knot and
were married on March 18. It couldn't
have happened to two nicer people. Best
wishes for a happy married life... A big
welcome back to Conductor EMANUEL
FITZPATRICK who just returned from
military service. ..Qualifying as supervi-
sors were Switchman JOHN HINTON, Mo-
tormen THOMAS OVERTON, FREEMAN
PICKETT, JERRY JOHNSON and BRAX-
TON ATKINSON. Our heartiest congratu-
lations to all. ..Hello to newly-hired Con-
ductor GEORGE ELLISON Jr. . . On St.
Patrick's day the South Side "L" credit
union held their annual meeting and party
at Robert's motel. It was a real nice af-
fair with a big crowd. Congratulations to
all the regular officers and the newly-
appointed officers and committeemen, in-
cluding Clerks JAMES CAREY and ELIJAH
SMITH. It was old home week for me. I
saw so many of my old pals from my alma
mater, 61st Street. Guests were LEON-
ARD BEATTY, president of Division 308,
South Section Board Member WILFRED
SPEARS and their charming wives. Pen-
sioners present were retired assignment
agent LULU HAMANN and retired tower-
man PATRICK HICKEY. The turkey with
dressing, hot corn bread and ham were

just delicious. No one dieted that day.
Your credit union is working for you so be
sure and drop in and put a little money
aside for those rainy days. .. Congratula-
tions to Station Superintendent STANLEY
CHRIST whose daughter was married on
March 16. A reception was held at the
Millionaire's club in Lombard. . . Agent
CORRINE DALMAS and her husband,
GEORGE, who works out of 77th Street
Station, celebrated their 15th wedding an-
niversary on April 21... Hooray! Back
from the sick list are Switchman BER-
TRAM HARTFIELD and Motormen MAN-
SUR KABIR and WILLIAM BROWN... We
were shocked to hear that retired assign-
ment agent GERALDINE VINZENS, who
lived in California, passed away recently.
She was brought to Chicago for burial.
. . Oodles of good luck is wished our re-
cently appointed agent supervisors from
the South Section: MAXINE JEFFERSON,
AMY GRANT, ANNA SCOTT and JANIS
BURGE. Also to our newly appointed
South Section janitor foremen: PETER
EVANS, JAMES ROBERTS, WILLLVM
CHRISHON and SILAS RANSOME. . . Our
sincere condolences are extended to As-
sistant Superintendent of South District
WILLIAM NASH in the loss of his father,
and to Supervisor MYRON WOODS in the
loss of his mother.

My better half, Chief Clerk ROLAND, and I
were invited to the Metropolitan "L" Fed-
eral Credit Union meeting and dinner at
Nielsen's Village restaurant on March 23.
Besides eating all that good smorgasbord,
we each won a $5 door prize. Now I call
that mighty lucky. Motorman JOSEPH
GRIFFIN'S wife, who sat at the same table,
also won a door prize and the table prize,
and West Section Agent DELORES BERO
won a door prize. Thanks to president.
South Section Motorman HOUSTON WASH-
INGTON, and West Section Chief Clerk
JOHN CAROLAN for the wonderful job
they did on this affair. ..I received a heart-
warming letter from Mrs. JOHN HEF-
FERNAN from Milbank, South Dakota,
telling us that her husband, retired clerk
JOHN HEFFERNAN, passed away at the
end of March. He was a real gentleman
and we shall always remember him. ..Mo-
torman RICHARD McCALLISTER re-
ceived a passenger commendation for his
quick action when he had a defective train
and kept the delay to a minimum. ..Heard
that Conductor MICHAEL RUDDY passed
away recently. Our sincere sympathy is
extended to his family. . . Received a nice
letter and my yearly calendar from retired
conductor JOHN DANEK who is really en-
joying his pension. He's been traveling
around seeing the sights in Hawaii, Cali-
fornia, Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Now
that's what I call enjoying your leisure
life. ..Assistant North District Superintend-
ent VERNON BURGESS and his Mrs. are
climbing up in the rolls of grandparents.
They now have eight grandchildren. Their
daughter, KATHY, recently gave birth to a

little girl named BRANDI-LYN...The BO)
ROESINGS, supervisor of janitors, enjoya
a spring vacation in Florida to see Bobi
mom In Clearwater, and then a week oni
Caribbean cruise. They said it was grea
fun. What a way to go! ..On the sick list a
this writing is Work Train Conductol
ELLSWORTH WIGGINGTON. Hope you'l
return to work in good health real soon.

SOUTH SHOPS -

Welcome back to Foreman FRED MOMM
SEN, Print Shop, and ANNA KANISAUS:
KAS, wrapper in the Print Shop, who wer
both off sick since February due to opera
tions. . . Pensioner LAMBERT (ShortJ
BRONS, who retired from the Printing Del
partment in 1969, has asked us to prin
his new address: 9712 West Shore DrivB
Oak Lawn, Illinois 60442... Welcome baci
to WILLIE PICKETT who was on vacatio
for a week..jifter receiving her driver'
license, RENA SABOL bought herself
1974 Toyota. Congratulations and saf
driving, Rena. ..We all wish JOHN CAQ
CIATO a speedy recovery. John is in tl
hospital undergoing cataract surgerj
Hurry back and leave those nurses alone
FRED BARTOLAI, material handler
North Park, and MKE GRANGER, materi
al handler at 77th, are both off sick. Hur
ry back, guys.. .Congratulations to Capti
H. HOLLENDONER, Area 312, J. FELTZ
D. ROHE, Area 318 and J. LASKEY, Are(
312, on breaking the sophomore jijix il
bowling. After only two years togethe)
they went from 11th to third place in thi
South Side Milkman's League at Ford Cityl
Good going guys. . .RICHARD HANNIGAN
Paint Shop, was surprised to find that s
Cadillac had hooked bumpers with hii
Volkswagen and towed it for a few blocks
Even more shocked was the driver of th*
Cadillac, who thought the bug was just an:
other tailgater, until he saw there was nO'
body driving it..jVnother good guy down thi
tube: GEORGE HAYES took that fatal stei.
and was married on April 27. All kiddinj
aside, we all wish George the best of luck
and especially his bride. ..The office ii,
being painted this month. I would like t(
say the painters are doing a real nice job.
LOUIS of the Paint Department has done i
fine mural in Mr. REPPLINGER's officf
and also in the lunch room. They ai:
should be commended on their fine work.. ;
Best wishes and a happy retirement arc
extended to AL SUMA who left on March 1
after 45 years of service. His smilinf
face and cooperative attitude will be sore-i
ly missed by all those in Technical Ser-
vices. We all hope you enjoy your re-i
tirement and come to see us when you havt
the chance. Good luck. i

SHOP NEWS: Get well wishes go out tc.
GEORGE GEIS, JOE KAPINSKI and TOIM,
BOWIVIAN. . . UtUities Foreman IRWIKi
KRUMREY retired after 26 years of ser-

CJA TRANSIT NEWS

;:c with the CTA. The fellows in the
iln\ Area gave Irwin a party at Sharko's
ist restaurant, and gave him a Gold Rolls
nee with a flask of his favorite beverage
side. Good luck and health to you. Irwin.
Pensioner ANGELO FALBO dropped us a
ird recently while he was vacationing in
IS X'egas. Angelo says hello to all his
rmcr co-workers and friends. .. Happy
iniversan' wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs.
OBERT HACKBARTH and Mr. and Mrs.
AYMOND SPATZEK. Both couples were
ariied on May C at the same time 34
;ar.s ago. .. LOUIS ALLEVA's daughter.
ANt'V. was accepted by the National
onor Society at Bloom High school. Nice
liiii;, Nancy. ..Sure is nice to have LYLE
I.Al'K back at work after beingoff for the
tst 1 5 months recuperating from a broken
Ip... HENRY KOLAR. chairman of the pic-
ic committee, says that streakers will be
'elcome at our annual picnic on June 22
toviding they buy a ticket... Congratula-
'ons to NICK SIMONETTI on the birth of
is first granddaughter last month... A big
ckiune goes out to all the fellows that
ave joined our ranks at South Shops:
FERNANDO GUARDERAS, LOUIS BUBAN.
lOE BUTERA. ERIC SMTH. DON FREE-
UlEN and WILBERT BLAKELY. Nice to
iave you all aboard. ..SAM KASPER vis-
ted his dad, JOE KASPER of the Brake
tepartment. last week before flying to
Germany. Sam is stationed there during
(is hitch in the army. ..JAKE WEBER is
'fling to mark all the wheels and tires in
iraille from now on, thanks to the fine
Vork of "leave it to" BEAVER. ..The al-
eged l.'urglar who stole TOM BURlAN's
'ools was actually doing Tom a favor. The
^uy figured Tom wasn't using them any-
way so why leave them around. . . Welder
JOE PERRY' is now cruisin' around in a
wand new Thunderbird...Our prayers go
but to HOWIE BURRIS' mother who is
gravely ill in Henderson, Kentucky. ..BOB
j^ORD has just purchased a new Ford
bamper. Bob says he's going to keep it on
blocks until he goes on pension in two and
one-half years. If you need gas tor that
bamper. Bob, see FRED and CHARLIE in
the Clutch Department. They've got plenty
bf it. ..In closing — anyone who has a son or
daughter graduating this spring or sum-
Imer, PLEASE submit their grad pictures
Ifor our special issue in June.
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^CltUti

IWEST SECTION -

'Happ\' d.i\ s, spring has finally arrived and
lit lias been a long time coming. Now all
our thoughts are for those sweet vacation
days. ..What a wonderful time we all had at
the Lake Street Credit Union annual meet-
ing. We congratulate Treasurer JOHN
MCCARTHY' for the wonderful food that
was served. The turnout was fabulous and
everyone had a marvelous time. A few of
our pensioners who showed up looked
great: JIM LUDWIG, BARNEY ROLAND,

TOM McGOURTY. JOHN NOHELTY. JIM
and BEA KAIN and STEVE DALTON, one
of our past presidents. We also had visi-
tors from Ireland. JERRY BOYLAND's
brother and sister-in-law. What a delight-
ful pair they were. Now I know where
Jerry got all that blarney from. WILLIAM
PAYNE and his lovely wife. ARTIE, finally
came to one of our meetings. I didn't care
about Bill, but it was a pleasure to meet
his wife. We found out that they cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniversary on
April 13. We all wash Bill and Artie many
more years of marital bliss. LOU
PAY'NE's girlfriend. PAM. came and she
looked so sweet and tiny when she walked
in, but I noticed her when she walked out.
and she either ate too much or she had a
dogg\' bag under her coat. She is going to
kill me for this.. .Bad news—STEVE DU-
DASIK tell off a ladder and broke his arm.
Hurry up and get well, Steve, we miss you.
..ZIG KOPCZYNSKI was in the hospital for
an operation and we all wish him well...
PETER MARONCELLI is also in the hos-
pital. We hope he has a speedy recovery.
..It was really a shock when we heard that
VINCE VADEISA had passed away. Vince
had been off for awhile with a broken arm.
We all extend our deepest condolences to
his wife and family... We also extend our
deepest sympathy to TOM DUNLEAVY in
the death of his father who resided in Ire-
land...Say, here's some good news. Re-
tired switchman TOM GRIFFIN and his
wife, OLIVIA, now residing in Green Lake,
Wisconsin, were given a surprise 50th
wedding anniversary party by their child-
ren and grandchildren. It was a huge suc-
cess. Our congratulations to Tom and
Olivia on their beautiful marriage, and
may they have many more healthy and
loving years together. ..We hope JIM HOOD
gets his car that was stolen back. He
really liked it. He said if he doesn't get it
back he is going to buy a hog, and I don't
mean the farm kind that gives us pork
chops. ..JUDY' CIMMERER, one of our fav-
orite people, has such an artistic talent
and can make the most beautiful wall dec-
oration. They most certainly should be on
display. Sorry to say that her husband,
JOHN CIMMERER, doesn't have any. My
wife just told me that I have less than
John. She sure knows how to hurt a guy...
One of our beautiful people, DOROTHY
FORD, is going on an early pension to be
with her husband, LEO. She has always
been such a kind lady and nice to every-
one. We will really miss her. So good
luck, Dorothy, and may all your days be
happy. ..So long everyone, see you soon.

69TH STREET -

CORNELL GRANT Jr., the son of Opera-
tor CORNELL GRANT, was graduated
from Harper High school and plans to
enter Northwestern university. He will
major in commercial law. I hope he does

.as well as his dad does when he goes fish-
ing...Two brand new shoes are going un-
claimed \i\ oiir lost-and-found. Anyone
with two left feet should be interested. , .
Wlio is the smart guy who is trying to un-
load a dark blue uniform overcoat ?.. It is
official that FRAIL got married on his
split and worked the next da\ — his day
off — so he could afford to tal« his bride
away to Hawaii... G. J ARCS, one of the
nicest and quietest operators, took his
pension. He is seriously considering tak-
ing an extended trip to the Orient., '.HOR-
ACE BROOKS said that he stood outside of
his supervisor's shack to keep w.irm when
they moved it all around while repairing
the street. . . Former Archer Operator
FRED KAHLFELDT. who now works in the
tr.affic section at the Mart, is going on
pension and will then go to Coons Lal-ce.
Indiana. . . M. LEVEE, former operator
from G9th Street and the old Cottage Grove
barn, retired June 1. He was also in the
traffic section at the Mart. He vrill go to
Bass Lake. Indiana... P.AUL JOHNSON lost
Ms young son recently when he was struck
by an automobile. Pensioner JOHN
BURKE passed away, as did former op-
erator and janitor RUDOLPH FUNNYE.
To their families and loved ones we at
69th extend our deepest sympathy. Con-
dolences are also extended to the families
of Pensioner J. J. LY'NCH. Operator
OZIE DAVIS whose father, ED DAVIS,
passed away at the age of 77 leaving 20
grandchildren, and Pensioner WILLIAM
MARTIN. ..J. E. LEWIS was really sur-
prised when the clerk demanded that he
return his trip sheet and transfers. It was
his anniversary date... We all hope that our
new superintendent, VIC COLEMAN, likes
it here as well as the men like having him
here. ..To all you fellas on the sick list,
hurry and get well. We miss you and need
you. ..I would certainly like to hear from
everyone as to what you're going to do on
your vacation. It would be nice to hear
from our pensioners too!

The Repair Department hopes everyone
had a nice Easter holiday. ..Congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. CLAUDE FIZER on the
birth of their son who arrived on April 10..
The best from all of us!. .JERRY JONES
made a trip south on his vacation. He had
a nice time. BOB BOSCO also had a nice
time... On the sick list are JOHN JOHN-
SON. raKE BAY and JIMlVPi' CHAMBERS,
who was in the hospital. We wish them all
a speedy recovery. . .We all welcome the
newcomers to 69th: R. SUTTON. C. HOL-
LENDONER. M. HRAA and I. REVNA.
We hope they will stay with us for a long
time. ..We had a note from MARTY GRIF-
FIN. We wish a speedy recovery to DEN-
NY GRIFFIN who had been quite ill. Also
heard from Pensioners PADDY FITZ-
GERALD, JOHN KILMARTIN. JIM Mc-
NULTY and LUKE MORLEY. They are all
enjoying the life of leisure.

MAY, 1974

CTA WIN SAFETY AWARDS

TheCMcago Transit Authority has been recognized for 1973 safety rec-
ords with 13 awards by the Greater Chicago Safety Council. Seven of the
safety awards to the CTA were in the commercial vehicle category and six
in the industrial safety category. The awards were presented by the Safety
Council in recognition of reductions in accident frequency rates at CTA
operating locations and departments in 1973 as compared with 1972.

Accepting the awards for the CTA at a dinner meeting May 20 in the
Pick-Congi-ess Hotel was George Krambles, Manager of the General Op-
erations Division.

Safety Contest Standings

1st quarter of 1974

Interstation Safety Contest

1st Beverly

2nd 52nd Street
3rd 69th Street
4th Archer

1st Congress

2nd Jefferson Park
3rd Kimball

Surface System

5th 77th Street 8th North Park

6th Kedzie 9th Forest Glen

7th North Avenue 10th Limits

Rapid Transit System

4th Douglas
5th Dan Ryan
6th Forest Park

7th 61st Street
8th Howard
9th Ashland

Employee Safety Contest

1st Beverly

2nd Forest Glen
3rd 52nd Street
4th Archer

Surface Garage Competition

5th Limits
6th North Park
7th 69th Street

8th North Avenue
9th Kedzie
10th 77th Street

Rapid Transit Maintenance Terminal Competition

1st Dan Ryan

2nd Wilson,

Howard, Linden

1st Skokie Shop

3rd 61st, Racine
4th Forest Park

Shops Competition

5th Congress,
54th, Foster
6th Kimball

2nd South Shops

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llaa is Appointed
Manager of Transportatii

Flynn Retires Sept. 1

CTA's FirstMy Driver

Bla

Flynn

THE APPOINTMENT of James R. Blaa as manager of
ransportation of the Chicago Transit Authority was
uinounced June 7 by Milton Pikarsky, CTA Chairman.

In this key operating position, Blaa succeeds David
M. Flynn who will retire Sept. 1 after 39 years ser-
vice with Chicago's transit system.

Until his retirement, Flynn will serve as an ad-
ministrative adviser to George Krambles, manager of
the CTA's General Operations Division.

Blaa, who is 49, has been CTA superintendent of
rapid transit operations for the last nine years.

He began working in transit in 1942 as an office
boy for the former Chicago Surface Lines, one of the
predecessor private companies to the CTA.

Blaa, who attended Oberlin college and studied
electrical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Tech-
nology, has served in various positions with the CTA,
including instruction and technical analyst and station
superintendent.

He also holds a distinction of being a third genera-
tion member of his family to be engaged in transit in
Chicago. His grandfather, Charles Blaa, was a rapid
transit conductor, and his father, Joseph Blaa, is a
retired CTA employee who served as a motorman,
■ supervisor and dispatcher. (Continued Page 7)

265 Miles on Supertransfer
See Page 2

roducing—
iss Mary Wallace

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

THE CTA's first woman
bus driver was hired June
17.

She is Miss Mary E.
Wallace, 22, a native Chi-
cagoan who lives in the
south side Englewood com-
munity.

"I have wanted to be a
bus driver since high
school because I like driv-
ing and people," said an
affable Miss Wallace.

Miss Wallace commented about her new job upon
being introduced at the CTA's headquarters in the
Merchandise Mart by MUton Pikarsky, Chairman of
the Chicago Transit Authority. Taking part in the in-
troduction also was James Pate, Secretary-Treasurer
of Division 241 of the Amalgamated Transit Union,

Pikarsky said Miss Wallace was hired under the
CTA's affirmative action program of extending equal
employment opportimities to women and minorities.

Ten other women have applications pending for
bus driver jobs, Pikarsky said, and another woman
has Inquired about becoming a conductor on the rapid
transit system.

Miss Wallace, who left a business office position
to join the CTA, began the bus driver training pro-
gram June 20.

This stringent training program, extending over at
least 15 days, will include both classroom instruction
and practice driving under close supervision of an
instructor. (Continued Page 7)

MISS WALLACE was introduced as CTA's first woman bus
driver by Milton Pikarsky (right), CTA Chairman and James
Pate, Secretary-Treasurer of Division 241 of the Amalgamated
Transit Union.

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

JULY, 1974

Supertransfer Lasts for 265 Miles

By Howard S. Marks

I TRAVELED 265 mUes Sunday
for the bargain price of 70 cents
using the Chicago Transit Author-
ity's new supertransfer. The only
trouble I had was staying awake.
During my 23 hours and 72
minutes on the CTA system, I
traveled thruout Chicago and 13
suburbs on 28 different bus lines
and six Rapid Transit lines.

The goal was to travel every
mile of the sprawling system, but
I managed to cover only 8.5 per
cent of bus line miles and all of
the Rapid Transit Lines that op-
erate on Simday except the Engle-
wood branch of the North-South
line. This was almost the same
number of miles as the distance
between Chicago and Detroit.

My impressions were over-
whelmingly favorable. Certain
outlying bus routes resembled
mobile parties with passengers
and drivers laugliing and enjoying
trivia with each other.

The happiest buses seemed to
be the South Chicago Express, the

CHICAGO TODAY reporter Howard S. Marks decided to determine how much of |
the Chicago Transit Authority's 2,065-mile system he could cover in the 24-hour
period when the 70 cent, unlimited ride supertransfer is good, from 3 a.m. Sunday

to 3 a.m. Monday. Here is his story. (Reprinted. Courtesy CHICAGO TODAY)

South Pulaski Road line, the Sko-
kie line, and the Harrison Street
line.

On the South Chicago Express,
steelworkers en route to the Sun-
day morning shift at Republic
Steel Company, 11600 S. Burley
Av., chatted with other workers
going to their Hegewlsch homes
near Wolf Lake.

After criss-crossing the city, I
came to believe that Southwest
Siders are the friendliest Chica-
goans.

I was even Invited to the home
of my Pakistani bus driver.

"You should try some of our
food," he said proudly. He also
directed me to a hearty breakfast
at the Purple Steer Restaurant,
10600 S. Ewing Av. He was not
the only considerate bus driver.

South Michigan Avenue line
driver Charles Fair slammed on
his brakes at 105th Street and
Michigan Avenue after spotting a
blind youth on the other side of the
street. Fair left his bus and es-
corted the young man to the bus.

On the South Pulaski Road line,
the driver discussed the merits of
retirement with several of his
passengers. It was like a roving
Kup's Show.

Most of the passengers I met
also were friendly — but only on
the buses that wind their way thru
the outer city and the suburbs. On
the Rapid Transit Lines and inner
city bus lines, everyone seemed
uptight.

One young woman otherwise
friendly, confided; "I had to buy
this briefcase so 1 could have
something to put on the seat next
to me to keep the drunks away

Grand Avenue bus driver William H. West
punches another hole in Howard S. Marks'
Supertransfer.

CHICAGO TODAY Photo by F,onk Hones

while I'm riding the elevated
downtown."

The mixture of passengers on
the CTA bus lines cut thru every
strata of society.

While on the Harrison Street
line, I met a physician who had
just flown in from Newark, N.J.,
en route to the Ramada Inn, 506
W. Harrison St. He almost forgot
a suitcase. I handed it to him be-
fore he jumped off the bus.

His gratitude equalled that of a
passenger on the Skokle bus who
the driver faUed to wake when we
arrived at the terminal. I woke
him and he yawnlngly thanked
me — at 4:50 a.m.

WhUe on the Skokie bus, I met
a woman who had lived in Mexico
and Spain and was studying about
Guru Maharaj Ji, 16-year-old
spiritual leader who recently
married his 24-year-old secre-
tary. She was going to her 6 a.m.
job in the Coffee Shop in McCor-
mick Inn.

"I think I'll have to take a cab
from the Chicago Avenue subway
station because I can run up the
stairs quickly and grab a cab.
You never see a policeman," she
said.

During my 24 -hour tour of the
CTA system, I saw only one uni-
formed policeman. He was at the
95th Street Dan Ryan Rapid
Transit terminal. But I didn't
see any crime, either.

On the O'Hare express bus, I
met an oil company employe going
to Houston. Nicholas Symkowlcz,
3342 N. Southport Av., said he
always takes the bus.

Aspiring singer-comedienne
Donna Tufts bought a supertrans-
fer aboard the Westchester bus en
route to a rehearsal at the Wagon
Wheel Restaurant, 400 N. Wells

(Continued Page 7)

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

BRYK MAWR station on the North elevated route was
reopened June 12 and became the first of nine rapid
transit stotions to be modernized under CTA's $140 mil-
lion federal-state financed capital improvement program.
As bands played, CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky and
guest speakers opened a giant gift wrapping covering
the station entrance to become the first of 500 free
riders to pass the turnstiles. Pictured, from left, ore
Aid. Marilou Hedlund (48th), Ms. June Trovlos, executive
director of the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, and
Chairman Pikarsky. Features of the modern station
Include an escalator at the location for the first time,
fluorescent lighting throughout, o terra cotta tile floor,
stainless steel hardware and new signing. Totol cost of
-the project was $307,692.

EXPANDED SERVICE on the 'L'ephant bus route was kicked
off at o Lincoln Park Zoo ceremony on June 15 which in-
cluded a contest judging the designs of three buses for the
route. The buses were specially designed and painted by
youngsters from the Model Cities/CCUO Youth Development
Program. The winning design was that of four 1974 graduates
of Lone Technical High school representing the Near North
Side Urban Progress Center. Pictured at left putting the final
touches to their award-winning bus ore, from left, Rosetta
Russell, Ellery Triche, Arthur Johnson and James Jones.
Other entrants in the contest included the two buses being
painted below by students and graduates from Hyde Park and
Morgan Park High schools. The 741. 'L'ephont service now
operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from the Fullerton
'L' station over an extended route through Lincoln Park via
Fullerton, Cannon drive, LaSalle drive and Stockton drive.

JULY, 1974

Sports Banquet a Gala Affair

THE CTA recreational sports program held a gala
awards dinner on June 7 at the Ramada Inn banquet
room, 504 W. Harrison street.

In the top photo, Terrell Hill, manager of the Gen-
eral Development Division, presents the first place
trophy for the basketball championship to Archer Sta-
tion Superintendent William Moser and Coach Hubert
Bankston.

In the bottom photo, Donald Yabush, News Bureau
director, presents the first place trophy for the 1973
Softball champs to Leon Harris of 69th Street Station.

Committee members who worked hard and dili-
gently to present this wonderful affair are: J. Robin-
son, F. Porter, H. Bankston, W. Haulcy, K. DuCree,
J. Alston, P. Thomas and G. Ambrose.

CTA Softball League
Off to a Good Stan

THE CTA Softball league opened its season i
Sunday, May 26, with 69th Street Station, the 19'
champions, advancing towards their second leagi
championship with a win over Rapid Transit.

With 12 teams participating, the league appea;
very strong this year. With 69th Street having a
and 0 win record, three other teams, 77th Stre'
Station, Kedzie Station and North Park Station, a
tied with them for first place. With Kedzie gaini
additional personnel after the closing of Lawnda
Station, they seem to hold an edge. The outcome
the upcoming games may provide a hint as to whii
team will emerge as 1974 champs.

The pictures on the opposite page depict some
the action you will see when you come out to t
games. They are played each Sunday morning b^
ginning at 10:00 a.m. in Grant Park. Everyone
invited to attend and root for their favorite teai
Admission is always free. So bring the family a
picnic baskets and enjoy all the fun at the old b;
games.

The standings below are as of June 16, as t
June 23 game was rained out.

CTA SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Teams

77th Street

1.0

69th Street

1.0

Kedzie

1.0

North Park

1.0

Archer

Limits

Rapid Transit

General Office

North Avenue

52nd Street

Beverly

Forest Glen

CTA TRANSIT NEV

Mart Golf Tournament Has Surprise Entrant

IHE ANNUAL General Office golf outing at the Villa
Jlivia Country club had a surprise entrant this year.

After 20 years of all-male participation, a feminine
')uch was introduced when Christine Zogus of Data-
enter entered the tournament.

Being the gentlemen that they are, the group gave
er a warm welcome although she didn't fare too well
n the course.

' The winner this year was John O'Connor, super-
'itendent of passenger controls. John, who had a 31
andicap, shot a 96 and was presented with a wrist-
Jatch for his fine effort.

Entrants in the tournament were, alphabetically:
T. Boldt, E. Bole, J. Bonner, T. Boyle, H. Brown, J.
Cannon, J. Chura, B. Connolly, R. Corbel, V. Dono-
hue, C. Gibes, N. Graver, G. Haenisch, J. Harty, L.
Hess, B. Holtane, M. Imbra, G. Jendrach, R. Jestice,
V. Johnson, C. Kalogeras, A. Lathouwers, D. Mecher,
K. Mikota, G. Millonas, J. O'Connor, T. Olenick, F.
Palilunas, J. Pankonen, W. Prosen, C. Rusakiewicz
Sr., C. Rusakiewicz Jr., B. Sather, D. Shogan, M.
Smith, T. Stiglic, P. Swanson, T. Szewc, R. Swindell,
B. Tausch, A. Tonner, J. Toolis, T. Wodarski, T.
Wolgemuth, F. Wsol and C. Zogus.

CTA Names 16 Women as Supervisors

THE CTA has done it again.

After naming its first woman bus driver, the Chi-
cago Transit Authority announced the appointment of
22 new ticket agent supervisors.

Sixteen of the new supervisors are women, six are
men.

The 16 became the first women in the CTA's his-
tory to hold the rank of supervisor.

The 22 new supervisors work with the CTA's 700
rapid transit station ticket agents.

The new ticket agent supervisors (by area) are:
south side residents Jacqueline Holmes, Katy Moriar-
ty, Maxine Jefferson, Rosemary Roberson, Amy
Grant, Dorothy Harris, Lucretia Russell, Janice
Burge, Anna Scott, Betty Lewis, Mary Marble, Madi-
son Palmer, Gerald Dubanski, and Sidney Turner.

North side residents are: Karen Domino, Mary
Raftery, Sue Matthews, and Thomas Shera.

Suburban residents are: Charlene Evans of Har-
vey, John Woods of May wood, and Aida Duany and
John Baxter, both of Evanston.

John P. Hallahan, area superintendent, near north,
said the new supervisors were selected from the
ranks of the CTA's ticket agents on the basis of their
performance records and their ability to handle the
many duties of station ticket agents.

Hallahan credited CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky
with helping create the program for bringing women

CTA GOT a new look recently when it named 22 former ticket;
agents to the position of agent supervisors, marking the first'
time that CTA has women in o supervisory capacity. Donning)
their new forest green blazers, one of two blazers which will
distinguish them from other CTA employees, from left to right
are Rosemary Roberson, Katy Moriorty, Sidney Turner, Thomas
Shera, Karen Domino, Amy Grant, Jacqueline Holmes, John
Baxter, Lucretia Russell, Anno Scott, Mary Raftery, Betty
Lewis, Gerald Dubanski, Dorothy Harris, Sue Matthews, Janice
Burge, Aido Duany and Maxine Jefferson. In the back row front'
left to right ore John Woods and Charlene Evans.

to the supervisory level for the first time in the
CTA's history.

The new agent supervisors each purchased two
uniform blazers, one forest green, the other royal
blue, which they elected to wear on alternate weeks
while on duty at the CTA's 143 rapid transit stations
they will service.

"Each agent supervisor has been trained to handle
the problems a ticket agent meets during a tour of
duty," Hallahan said.

"Also, they will fill in for sick agents, direct the
setting up of CTA ticket booths for expected crowded
conditions at CTA rapid transit stations near sport-
ing events and other programs which attract large
crowds of public transportation users.

"The supervisors also will assist police summoned
to rapid transit stations where trouble occurs," he
said.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

First Woman Bus Driver (Continued)

With the instructor at her side, Miss Wallace first
\11 be behind the wheel of a bus on a practice track
id then on a bus in regular CTA service.

Early in July, Miss Wallace is expected to be on
Ir own as a full-fledged bus driver in what has been
Et-ictlya man's world in Chicago's public transporta-
tin history.

And, as a newcomer under union rules, she will be
Ebject to last choice in her "pick" for assignment of
lute and hours of work.

Miss Wallace, who is divorced, has a four-year-
ci son, Thomas, They live with her mother and
£3p-father, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ford.

Miss Wallace is a graduate of Olive-Harvey City
(liege where she earned an associate degree in
Isiness administration. She also has studied at
()vernors State university in Park Forest. She was
laduated from Gage Park High school.

She sings tenor with the Joyce Tate Gospel Angels,
; group of seven singers of the First New Bethany
Issionary Baptist church, at 6237 S. Ashland av.
! For recreation, she swims, roller skates, and
ftwis. She is a member of the Jack and Jill Mixed
iague, with a bowling average of 141. In 1971, she
!;rved as a lifeguard for the Chicago Park District at
1e Abbott Park pool, 49 E. 95th st.

She obtained her student driver's permit eight
;;ars ago as a sophomore through the student drivers
ilucation program at Gage Park High school.

In her years of driving an automobile, Miss Wal-
Ice explained that she had gotten only one traffic
toket, but the charge was dismissed in court.
! "I was driving through a controlled intersection
'}ien the traffic signal changed from green to yellow,"
lie explained, "and a policeman ticketed me for en-
I'ring an intersection on a yellow light.

"When I went to court, the judge dismissed the
charge after I had explained that the light had changed
after I had entered the intersection," she said.

To qualify as the CTA's first woman bus driver.
Miss Wallace had to meet the same rigid standards
required for men.

The applicant must be 21 years or older, have a
valid driver's license and driving experience, pass a
physical examination, and meet CTA personnel
standards based on such factors as motivation and
ability to get along with people.

New Transportation Manager
(Continued]

His son, James Jr., a senior at the University of
Utah, worked the last several summers as a student
conductor at the CTA, but has not yet decided whether
he will continue the family tradition on a permanent
basis.

Blaa and his wife, Ann, live at 584 Selbourne rd..
Riverside. They also have a daughter, Mary Beth, a
freshman at Ohio State university.

Flynn began with the former CSL in 1935 as a stu-
dent engineer and traffic clerk in the Schedule De-
partment. He served in a number of supervisory po-
sitions, and in 1961 was appointed superintendent of
transportation, a position for which the title was
changed to manager in the recent CTA administrative
reorganization.

He and his wife, Helen, live at 5743 N, Richmond
St. He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from
Illinois Institute of Technology.

Rides CTA 265 Miles for 70 cents (Continued)

. "1 don't mind taking the 'L' at all," she said.

Altho 99 per cent of the buses and trains were air-
mditioned there are still problems with the CTA
/stem.

Teen-agers generally ignored the "No Smoking"
lie. On the 95th Street bus, I could hardly see the
ick of the bus because of the smoke.

On the Central Avenue bus, even two bus drivers
1 their way to work puffed away.

: It appears the Congress Rapid Transit line has
sen forgotten by the CTA. There were no benches at
ly of the Chicago stations of the line which runs in
le median of the Eisenhower Expressway.

Signs giving Logan Square as the final destination
)r the trains on the platform haven't been changed

altho the line was extended to Jefferson Park four
years ago.

Because the CTA chooses to run two-car trains on
Sunday night, passengers had to stand up on the south-
bound Lake-Dan Ryan train that left downtown at 9:20
p.m.

As the clock marched forward, crumpled transfer
in hand, I rode the Milwaukee Avenue bus at 2 a.m.
Monday back downtown. I instantly woke up as my
driver "hot rodded" it down the street at 50 m.p.h.

Downtown, I boarded a northbound Broadway bus
and alighted at Armitage Avenue and Clark Street at
2:47 a.m.

"You've had quite a day," the driver said.

I nodded in agreement.

'JULY, 1974

m^i

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ACCOUNTING (General) -
RITA RACINE had a very special Mother's
day this year. It was the day her son,
WAYNE, received his first holy commu-
nion. Mass was held at Sacred Heart
church at 8 a.m. and a lovely party for
about 40 friends and relatives was held
that afternoon. . . Congratulations to JACK
CANNON, the son of JOHN E. CANNON,
who was graduated from St. Thomas col-
lege in St. Paul, Minn., on May 18 with a
B.A. degree in history. Jack is working in
the Stores Department this summer as a
temporary laborer while trying to decide
whether to go to graduate school or hunt
for a permanent position.. .It's nice to see
HARRIET KRYZAN back at her desk after
an extended illness. The welcome mat is
out for AGNES KUDULIS who was newly-
hired in Revenue Accounting as a comp-
tometer operator, and to VIRGINIA RZEZ-
NIK who transferred from the Purchasing
Department to Payables as an invoice
clerk n. We're glad to have both of you
with us.

- (!^<^ Ti/eiet

(Datacenter) -

We would like to extend a warm welcome
into the Systems Section to CAROL AGUI-
RRE, MARGE HELGESON, RICH LINK,
IKE PUTRUS, MILDRED TAYLOR and
KAREN THOMPSON. DEAN MEYER will
be in Systems for a while as a co-op
trainee. For the summer, we have three
students who will be assisting us: BOB
ANDERSON, MARY JOHNSON and JOHN
TROLLER. Good luck to all of you.

Our sincere sympathy is extended to MAR-
ION SUTHERLAND in the loss of her sis-
ter, Mrs. LILLIAN HOWE. ..DAN and VER-
NETTA FRUSOLONE celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary on May 21.
Their handsome son and three lovely
daughters helped them to celebrate the
happy occasion. Vernetta is a former
CTAer. We add our good wishes.. .A quick
recovery is wished CLARA SCHOEN-
BAUM who is recovering from surgery at
Palos Community hospital. Clara is the
mother of PAT SCHOENBAUM in Key-
punch.

- S"«^ -*^<«

(Payroll) -

As the school season comes to an end and
many families feel the excitement of a
graduation, I would like to share my hap-
piness with you in congratulating my
brother, GllDO MRZENA, upon his grad-
uation from Kelly High school. Another
proud member of the family is our father.

ROBERT ADLER, a foreman at Jefferson
Park. ..Any time is fun time when it means
vacation. AL LATHOUWERS, payroll ac-
countant, had a great time just relaxing
and getting a lot of his favorite sport in —
golf, that is. Al participated in the annual
CTA General Office Golf Tournament and
didn't do too badly. He won a set of carv-
ing knives. Must have been a sharp game,
Al! . . A very happy birthday to MARY
(Picasso) CARNEY, who celebrated her
day on Jime 9. ..As of this article, I will no
longer be writing for the Payroll Depart-
ment. It has been my pleasure to be your
scribe but my new location will be Data-
center. Good reading to all!

BEVERLY -

Operator GUS WRIGHT is our new union
steward. We know he will do his best for
the men... Operator and No. 1 Box Puller
"Swede" WENNERSTROM became agrand-
father for the second time on April 17.
Granddaughter KRISTA weighed in at 10
pounds 1 ounce... We express our sincere
sympathy to the following: Operator EARL
CAMPBELL in the loss of his son, PAUL;
Operator LEON DeVORE whose mother
died; Mrs. ANN TOCCl in the loss of her
sister; the families of TOM McDONALD
who passed away and Pensioner CLAUDE
GILLESPIE and his wife, VIOLET, who

went to their eternal reward We have

some new pensioners — Operator JOE
CURRAN of Western Avenue, and my old
buddies from Kedzie Avenue, Operators
TOM COULTER and BOB LAVIN. Boy,
there are only a few of us left. ..Pensioner
NICK DOP paid a visit to the depot re-
cently and looks like a teenager with his
long hair and cap on. .. Safety hint of the
month: The new law, "Right turn on red",
may be fine for motorists, but just an-
other hazard for bus drivers. When you
come to an intersection and the light is
green as you stop to pick up passengers,
be on the lookout when you start up. The
only thing in the heads of some motorists
is to get ahead of the bus no matter how or
what chances they have to take. ..We won
the safety award for the 13th time, so let's
not spoil our record. We like the coffee,
doughnuts and the pretty girls. Super-
intendent HERBERT BRAUN thanks the
men, and urges us to keep up the good
work and be careful. ..Chief Clerk M. G.
GRADY completed 40 years of service on
May 21. ..Operator BOB TARPLEY is in
Hines hospital, and JOHNNIE MARTIN is
in the Veterans hospital at Taylor and Da-
men. We wish them both a speedy recov-
ery.

BRENDA, the daugh-
ter of Co-reporter
AMOS FOSTER, was
graduated from

C.V.S. as an honor
student — No. 23 out
of a class of 635.
She enjoyed her
senior prom in the
company of ELVIN
LAWRENCE. . . I
would like to report
that the testimonial
dinner honoring LU-

CIOUS BANKS was a great success. H
was recently retired on a disability pen
sion following a long illness brought on h
a severe stroke. I don't liave to tell any
one about Banks, for he was well know
throughout CTA and the Amvets. He ar
your co-reporter were hired at the sam
time and have been the best of friends fc
years.. .JOE JOHNSON bumped me off n:
favorite run on Pullman, so I had to f
back to South Michigan. But maybe tl
change will be for the better. ..Although
am just an operator, here is some advic
for the young fellows who are just be
ginning. Don't be so schedule-conscioi
that you pass up intended passengers, fc
they are our only source of revenue. Ai
you are only making it bad for whoever :
following you. ..Well, it's vacation tin
again, and I will be leaving Jul.\- 1 for Al
lanta again. Since I am getting close ■
retirement age, I will be looking for
home there. See you soon. ,

- 7o« "DomUU & Amu "pMta I

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -
LUKE and PAT HOWE recently cruised tl
Caribbean for a week in celebration
their 25th wedding anniversary. Tl
cruise was a gift from their children,
guess the seas weren't too smooth becaui
Luke had his own remedy for mal de me
I guess Pat is the sailor in the Howe fan.
ily. ..ANDREW SZATKOWSKI, the son
PETER SZATKOWSKI, made his paren
proud when he became a member of tl
Junior National Honor Society. Congratt
lations, Andy... BILL SHEAHAN is on vac;
tion, and it is rumored he went to Color
do where his daughter lives... JOE STUl
LEY should be up in Canada fisliing at th
time. . . School is out and our summer i
lumination cleiuiing crew has shown u
We greet PETE GIM.F, DON LUKAS a
JIM BOOTH.. .BILL KURTIN has been la.
up with an injury for quite some timi
What say. Bill?. .One of our drivers, J(
MATULA, retired on June 1, and by t
time you read this he will be in Arizona

CTA TRANSIT NEV/

Service anniversaries in June

years

Bullitt,

Beverly

rd, 52nd Street |

Ferrari

Marketing

Harder,

North Avenue

Harty,

Stores

Hebert,

Skokie Shop

Klisiewicz, West Section 1

Markowitz

Kedzie

Martin,

Beverly

Ruddle

North Ave. Garage

35 years

A. M. Esones, Archer Garage
G. Fleischman, Utility
A. B. Grabski, North Section
M. E. Johnson, Skokie Shop
P. J. Kenny, South Shops
C. P. Peskor, South Shops

25 years

T. P. Lyons, Technical Services
M. M. Morrison, District A
E. J. Poduch, Building Moint.
W. Ruscik, Kedzie

ds many friends were saddened to hear
lat CHARLIE SALVATORE passed away
n May 31 after an extended stay in the
ospital. Charlie was my partner for many
ears, and more importaiit, my friend. He
ill be remembered for his concern for
ther people. Lf someone was sick, Char-
.e made a phone call or sent a card.
'le extend our deepest sympathy to
is family. 73

- Sac "HittitK

general Office) -

lARIE HAVLIK, general clerk, and her
ister, BERNICE, of Rockville, Md., vaca-
ioned in Florida. They visited Busch
lardens, the Kennedy Space Center, Cy-
ress Gardens and the wonderful Disney
Vorld. ..At this writing BILL REHDER,
eneral clerk at Blue Island, is confined
0 Woodlawn hospital. Best wishes for a
uick return to good health. Bill, from all
f us. ..Remember carhouses like Noble or
Qston? TONY ARDUINI of Distribution
Maintenance at Blue
sland sure does;
e jumped from one
3 another as street-
cars were being
<hased out 25 years
'go. As car repair-
men, Tony (right)
-nd JOHN LOFTUS
re shown changing
Jie last streetcar
iiotor at Elston in
fan. 1951. John re-

ired as a bus repairman at North Park in
i970. ..ALEXANDER COYLE, the son of
jV. J. COYLE, "B" electrician at Blue Is-
land, was the recipient of a special lead-
fcrship award presented by the Chicago

Better Business Bureau at the Junior
Achievement future unlimited banquet. Al-
exander is a junior at Hubbard High school
and is in his final year of JA. The award
will provide a "travelship" to the National
Junior Achievement conference held at In-
diana university each year.

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -
Regretfully we report the death of Mrs.
PAULINE DYMEK, the grandmother of
Signalman DONALD GRUDECKI. To this
bereaved family, you have our prayers and
sympathy. ..A number of our signalmen can
breathe easier now. They were officially
made journeymen at a recent union meet-
ing of Local No. 9 of IBEW. They are:
DAVE BATTERSON, R. G. SCHAEFFER,
LOU GONZALEZ, D. W. TOPOLINSKI,
DAVE BARR, DANNY HAMMOND, EARL
BELL, JOHN WOULFE, LEON WILSON,
ROBERT ALBRECHT, THEODORE WASH-
INGTON and R. G. BEDOE. Another
smaller group of signalmen received their
helpers cards during the same meeting.
They are: WAYNE ALBRECHT, DONALD
GRUDECKI, H. YOUNG, HENRY MURRY
and JAMES REIDY. Congratulations, men.
..Well here it is, fellows, the first fishing
story of the season. A group of our fish-
ing experts just returned from their an-
nual spring fishing trip to Leech Lake,
Walker, Minn. The group included FRANK
HALPER Jr., CLYDE YOUNT, CHARLIE
SEMON, RICHARD VIETH and DENIST
DOBBYN, CRIS O'BRIEN, West Shops,
JOHN DUSEK, Electrical Maintenance,
EDDIE DURELL and JOE STUDLEY.
Frank's dad, FRANK HALPER Sr., also
went. They stayed at the beautiful Forest-
view resort wherecomfort and convenience

is out of this world.. .RICHARD GAVRYS
recently went on nights at the Congress
Shop (with all the extra pay that goes along
with it). Already he has a new 1974
Buick LeSabre to his credit. OK, men,
when you want to get rid of that old clunker
you're driving, I'll tell you how. ..The sides
of the department are beginning to stick
out as we expand because of the installa-
tion and maintenance of in-cab signal
equipment on the Douglas branch and the
North-South line. Signal maintainers like
ROBERT BROWN on days at the Congress
Shop and FRANK HALPER at 61st Street
Shop are catching the overflow of work in-
volving the on-train equipment. . . JOHN
GAY is off work sick. Get well soon, John,
we miss you. .. STEVEN ZELLNER just
finished two weeks of vacation cleaning and
straightening up around the house. This
time he swept the dirt out instead of under
the rug. Also got in some "almost fishing"
down at the Kankakee river. Almost fish-
ing is when you take all your gear and go
down to the water and just stare at it or
throw stones into it.

GENERAL OFFICE (lUledical) -
We wish a speedy recovery to our Irish
nurse, MARY' LEDWITH, who underwent
surgery recently and hope to see her back
soon.. .Dr. MOSNY and his wife spent their
vacation in Boston visiting with their
daughter, son-in-law and grandson,
STEVE. They also took a trip to Florida,
but the weather wasn't with them — it rained
practically every day. HARRY SORE-
GHEN, medical technician, and his wife
spent five delightful weeks doing plenty of
housework, as the weather was also against
them.

(Personnel) -
This pretty little
lass is KATHLEEN
MARIE CLINE, the
six-month old daugh-
ter of BILL and
MARIE CLINE,

**■ whose birth we men-

-J .CS t tioned in the May
issue of Transit
News. Kathleen is the granddaughter of
IRVIN WIECZOREK, West Side ticket
agent... ARTHUR HUBACZ, Public Safety,
and his wife, BERNICE, became grand-
parents for the sixth time on May 4 when
their son and daughter-in-law, ARTY and
KAREN, had their first child, a baby boy
named ARTHUR WILLIAM weighing 6
pounds 13 ounces... A warm welcome is
extended to DAN KANE, graduate trainee,
temporarily assigned to Personnel Devel-
opment...STU MAGINNIS visited San Fran-
cisco over the Memorial day holiday and
had a nice visit with his son who lives
there. Stu also took a good look at the
BART operations while there. ..LEN LOHN
and his wife, JULIA, celebrated their 34th

^ULV, m4

DENNIS O'CONNOR
M. O'Connor
South Shops

PATRICIA ADELIZZI

CHRISTINE ALLEVA

NANCY ALLEVA

F. J. Adelizzi

L. Allewa

L. Alleva

Real Estate

South Shops

JANET ANDERSEN
L. Andersen
South Shops

JOHN ANDERSEN
L. Andersen
South Shops

MARY SUE ANDERSEN
L. Andersen
South Shops

MICHAEL DONOHUE

IRENE M.DURRANT

CHARLENE EDWARDS

V. Donohue

R. Hammerschrrridt Sr.

C. Edwards

StreelTraffic

69th Street

Archer

MICHAEL J. FABIAN
M. J. Fabian
Skokie Shop

STEPHEN FISHER
W. W. Fisher
77th Street

CORNELL GRANT JR.
C. Grant Sr.
69th Street

MICHAEL IRWIN

GLENDA D. JOHNSON

LAURETTE JONES

PATRICIA D. JONES

CHRISTINE KMAN

LINDA M.KOCAR

J. Irwin

J. Johnson

E. T. Jones

J. Jones

T. Kman Jr.

M. Kocar

South Shops

R. T. Districts

Archer

North Park

South Shops

North Avenue

LEE ANN LORAN

NANCY LORAN

MARK LUEBECK

JAMES MARBLE III

DAVID T.MARTIN JR.

BILLY McCarthy

M. Loran

H. Luebeck

J. Marble Jr.

D. Martin Sr.

B McCarthy

North Avenue

Capital Development

Archer

Dan Ryan

77th Street

ANGELA OLANDESE
J. J. Olandese
Archer

MICHELLE O'NEILL

J. O'Neill

North Section

DAVID O'ROURKE

KATHY ALICE PAGE

PEGGY PARRILLO

T. O'Rourke

E. Page

W. Parrillo

Law & Claims

South Shops

Budgeting

OUANE SPEARS
C. Spears

JOHN SPRINGER
E. Sprinsei

DEBBIE SWANSON KAROL ANN SZYMKEWICZ
R. Swanson V. Szymkewicz

'.ENfTT

GAILBEUTLER

JOSEPH BEY

MARYJOBIESZKI

DOUGLAS S. BLAIR

AURORA BOCZKO

^tti

R. Beutler

H. Bey

E. Bieszki

R.J.Blair

S. Boczko

,3(1

Placement

Kedzie

West Section

Soutti Shops

Electrical

MARGIE BOYLE CHARLES BROADN/i

T. D. Boyle J. L. Broadnax

Personnel Development Soutti Shops

CERESE DeBONNETT

A. DeBonnett

77th Street

CTA Salutes
June Graduates

MICHAEL VUJNOVICH
T. Vujnovich

DEBRA ANN WASHINGTON CHRISTOPHER WEATHERS
L. Washington G. Weathers

JANET R. WILLIAMS
H. Williams

RUSSELL E. WILLIAMS
A. Williams

RUDOLPH DILLON

R. Dillon
North R.T. District

DONNA HEINLEIN

DAVID W. HORMEL

SHELDIAHORN

VENDETTER HORN

SYLVESTER HOUSE

MARTIN HOWE

rth

R. D. Hemlein

R. N. Hormel

A.J. Horn

A. J. Horn

J. R. House

L. Howe

Public Affairs

Electrical

South Shops

Skokie Shop

Electrical

JIMMY LABOY

DOREEN LACRIOLA

JOE LAZZARA

0. Laboy

M. Lacnola

J. Lazzara

North Avenue

Accounting

EIEY

CHERYL D. MITCHELL

DESIREE MITCHELL

VANESSA P. MOORE

MARY LOU MORIARTY

GUIDOMRZENA

ROBIN MUIRHEID

en:

E. Mitchell

D. Mitchell

C. Robertson

D. J. Moriarty

R. Adier

B. Muiiheid

hoi

Transportation

Archer

77th Street

Signal Department

Jeflerson Park

Stoieioom 60

LYNN M. ROWBOTTOM

DEMISE SHAUGHNESSY

MARY FRANCES SHEAHAN

THOMAS SHEAHAN

BERNADETTESIEBERT

SHAWN SIMMONS

H. Rowbottom

W. Shaughnessy

W. F. Sheahan

W, F. Sheahan

J. Siebert

F. Simmons

Street Traffic

South Shops

Electrical

Storeroom 51

South Shops

VICKI 0. WILLIAMS
R. Williams

wedding anniversary on June 9. On June 7
they left to visit Arizona to rest and cel-
ebrate. Anyone visiting Tampa, Fla., can
stop at the famous "Hot Doggery," known
to all as Mel's Hot Ranch, next to Busch
Gardens. It is owned by Len's son.

(Treasury) -

ROD HEFFERNAN was elected president
of the Father's Club of Notre Dame High
school for girls, and would like to contact
or get in touch with employees who have
daughters attending Notre Dame High
school. Congratulations Rod.

(Marketing) -

JOHN BURGESON, who returned to work
after a spell in the hospital, wishes to
thank his friends and co-workers for their
many cards and telephone calls. He looks
good as new.

(Public Affairs) -

MEL ALEXANDER welcomed a new
grandson, TABARI, born on May 24 weigh-
ing 7 pounds 7 ounces.

ing one green and one yellow sock. Well,
at least he had another pair at home just
like them.

will get in the winning groove. ..I'll )
looking for your vacation news. So get
in to me or give It to the clerk and I wi
see that it gets in our column.

FOREST GLEN -

Clerk JACK MOREAL is getting quite a bit
younger these days. At first glance we
thought the young man was in the wrong
depot. But now we know only his hair-
dresser can tell. It's alright. Jack, yours
truly stUl knows who you are, and that
your wife's lady friend did the job... I re-
ceived an Invitation from former CTAer
GREG ROM to attend the ordination class
of 1975 at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary
in Mundelein. . . "Poopsie" NELSON just
celebrated his three A's— wedding anni-
versary, company anniversary and birth-
day. I'll say one thing, the lovely Mrs.
Nelson is doing a fine job on the old boy...
Operator AL PLODZIN showed up for his
run the other day only to find out that it
was his anniversary. That only proves
that Al will go to any length to report for
work. . . BILL LYNAM, FRANK ENGEL-
THALER, J. LASKEY and FRANK PARTI-
PILLO all hit the retirement trail on June
1. These men will be greatly missed
around the depot. The very best to all of
you. . . Operator DRAKE ATKINS and his
lovely wife, SANDRA, had an addition to
their family when little DRAKE II was
born on May 13 at Edgewater hospital
weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. Atkins said
the next one will be a girl. Already he's
planning ahead... Leaving our station for a
well-deserved rest was Box Puller JOHN
VALK who retired on June 1... Celebrating
a 25th wedding anniversary Is a good way
to start off a new year. So belatedly we
congratulate Collector STANLEY (Peppy)
BROWN and his wife, MARY, who ob-
served their silver anniversary on Jan. 3.
Brown must get dressed In the dark to
make that long trek In from Carpenters-
ville. He was observed one morning wear-

KEDZIE -

I wish everyone going on vacation a safe
and happy trip. Let me hear about your
travels so I can put it in our column. . .
Congratulations to Operator H. BEY and
his wife, NAOra, on the graduation of their
son, JOSEPH, from Boyland Haver Math-
er academy in Camden, S.C... Foreman J.
M. FIORITA, Archer Tire Center, is a
very proud grandfather. His son, ROB-
ERT, and his wife, GAY, are the parents of
a baby boy named JOSEPH MICHAEL born
on April 17 at Hinsdale hospital weighing
6 pounds 13 ounces. This makes eight
grandchildren for CONNIE and JOE...Wlien
BILL LARSEN was on vacation for a week,
he and his wife, JO, had a grand time when
their grandchildren came from Washing-
ton, D.C., to visit them. ..Operator GUY DI
MEO was on vacation and said it was all
work as he painted the inside of his home
and built a recreation room. His lovely
wife, DORA, went to Holland, Mich., for
tulip time and said it was just beautiful...
Our deepest sympathy is extended to Re-
tired Superintendent MYLES HARRINGTON
and his family In the death of his sister,
MARY ELLEN DONEY. Also our sincere
condolences to the family of Operator H.
STUBBS in the death of his two children,
and to the family of C. WATTS who was
laid to rest on April 20. ..Don't forget your
credit union, save a little each payday...
Our Softball team Is really moving, and If
you get a chance, get out and support them.

^tUfm«Het ^n^UtOMt

LIMITS -

Greetings fellows. Well It looks like It is
going to be a beautiful summer but a little
wet. Speaking of wet, I overheard Operator
MIMS boasting about all the coho he caught
one weekend. He said he had a whole
freezer full. So if you want a few you
better get there before Operator WAD-
LINGTON goes back again. I heard the
last time he visited Mims he ate 25 at one
sitting... The next time you see Operator
W. O. McDANIEL shake his hand as he was
appointed secretary and assistant treas-
urer of Limits Credit Union. During an
exclusive Interview I asked him what ad-
vice he had for the fellows and he said
save your money In the credit union.
Sounds pretty good to me. ..Welcome back
to Operator R. BURRELL from his recent
illness, and also Sanitary Engineer TUREK
from his stay In the hospital. Get well
wishes go out to Operator GLASBY who is
recuperating at home from a back Injury...
Our Softball team Isn't doing too good, so
lot's all get out on Sunday morning at
Grant Park and root for them. Maybe they

LOOP -

Agent DOROTHY FORD certainly left In
blaze of glory when she retired on May
She was on the Bob Kennedy morning sho
where she received a good citizen awar^
Dorothy's pleasant personality should I
an Inspiration for all of us. Many hap{
years of retirement are wished Dorotl
and LEO FORD. ..CHARLIE GARDEN, rt
cently retired agent, has moved to Ter
nessee where he Intends to do a lot (
fishing and resting. . .Retired Agent LO
MENKEN and his wife really keep on tl
move. They have been to Europe ai
Hawaii and are now planning a trip to Mes
Ico. ..JOHN EVERDING, the grandson (
Agent MINNIE DIKE MAN, was among th
honored winners on the Harwood Height
hocke_\' and grid teams. John made tt
highest score In the lightweight dlvisioi
John and the other team winners were pre
sented trophies at their third annual ban
quet at the Regency Inn, 5319 W. Diverse
avenue. John was graduated from Unio
Ridge Grammar school on June 7. Not t,
be outdone by his big brother, TOMIT'
EVERDING, pitcher for the Orioles of thi
Harwood Heights Little League, won hi
first game. KATHY
EVERDING, their
big sister, was
graduated from

Rldgewood High

school, and had
straight A's for
three years. She
plans to enter Tri-
ton college majoring >, ^ . \^;
In architectural ■" ^ i
drawing. Good luck, Kathy. . . DouglaJ'
Trainman WALTER (Smiley) GAUGER ha'(
leg surgery at Christ Community hospital'
We hope he is up and about again cheerin;
everyone with his hearty laugh. Also L
Christ Community the same time as Wal-
ter wore JOHN FILIPEK, WALTER RA-
JEWSKI and Pensioner LEONARD GALLE
We all hope these fellows are well on thii
road to complete good health. .. Retlrei-
Agent VIRGINIA TOTCKE spent a few dayii
in the hospital, but we hear she haf]
bounced back as good as new. . . Wc ar(
happy to hear that MILLIE BLAGOJE-
VICH's son is rapidly recovering from re-
cent surgery on his shoulder... Agent JI^:
GEORGE suffered a heart attack on AprL
23. We hope he Is making rapid progress'
back to good health. .. On June 1 BETT')'
RUSSO loft our city to soak up some sun in
Florida. We hope she enjoys her well-'
deserved holiday. See you in three weeks.
..JULIE MATTRAN started a one-week va-
cation and It was not all fun and games as;
she had to prepare to move into her new

CJA TRANSIT NEWS

J. STELZNER
45 Years

EW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired on June 1 were the five em%
ployees pictured here who hod 40 or more years of transit sei|
vice each with CTA ond its predecessor transit companies, j

lOMAS J. COULTER, Operator,
ieverly, Emp. 8-27-41
,ITHUR R. ECKER, Clerk,
brth Avenue, Emp. 4-20-34
:iANK A. ENGELTHALER, Operator,
lorest Glen, Emp. 10-29-41
.LBERT L. EVERS, Operator,
crest Glen, Emp. 8-14-41
,i)HN FLAHERTY, Conductor,
'orth Section, Emp. 11-6-43
DWARD P. HEIDENREICH, Collector,
iorth Avenue, Emp. 3-12-34
bUGLAS S. HORNE, Operator,
'orest Glen, Emp. 11-5-53
SARL LANOFF, Ticket Agent,
[orth Section, Emp. 11-11-46
\Rh H. LARSON, Operator,
ircher, Emp. 10-7-42
■SSE A. LASKEY, Operator,
'orest Glen, Emp. 2-24-34

aartment in Forest Park. Oh well, it's
nly one week out of three, cheer up...Su-
ferintendent JOHN FLYNN really looks
Veat after his Florida vacation. He thinks
I ended too soon, but his office crew was
iappy to see him back. ..Congratulations to
.OHN ANDERSON for doing a fine job as
ixtra assignment agent. ..A little bird told
16 that the GERRY DUBANSKIS are "in-
anticipating" this month. Gerry is one of
,ur new agent supervisors and doing a fine
ob...MARY' RAFTERY', agent supervisor,
.nd a friend took off for a week in the
Ozarks. We're sure that was a lot of fun.
I. He did it again! Little nine-year old
fOHN DOYLE took the first place trophy
iH the Cub Scout Pack 13 Pinewood Derby
n Bridgeview, 111. This was a father and
son project, so dad helped a little. John is
ihe grandson of Agent MILLIE and Clerk
PAN DOYLE, and his dad is a senior
ourneyman mechanic at South Shops. ..In
closing we offer our sincere sympathy to
;he families and friends of our departed,
fo the MORIARTY sisters, KATIE, KAREN
and CHRIS, in the loss of their father. Re-
tired Janitor AUSTIN Y'OUNG who passed
iaway on May 30, and to the family of Pen-
sioner MARGARET NOLAN BARTLETT

ROBERT P. LAVIN, Operator,
Beverly, Emp. 5-13-41
MYRON E. LEVEE, Traffic Clerk,

Operations Planning, Emp. 12-19-42
HAROLD P. LOOMIS, Repairman,

Howard Maint. Terminal, Emp. 11-17-41
WILLIAM H. LYNAM, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-19-34
JOSEPH T. MATULA, Serv. Truck Chauff.,

Utility, Emp. 5-12-42
PAUL J. MILKEVITCH, Painter Foreman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 8-22-42
FRANK M. PARTIPILO, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-12-43
PETE H. PETERSON, Serv. Truck Chauff.,

Utility, Emp. 1-22-41
CLARENCE PIPOWSKI, Upholsterer A,

South Shops, Emp. 8-28-42
JOHN E. RUSNAK, Chief Operator,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 4-13-43

PHILIP SCHLOGEL, Bus & Truck Mech.,

South Shops, Emp. 11-21-41
EDWARD F. SEGERSON, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 8-27-42
WILLLAM C. SHIPLEY', Bus Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 10-2-53
JOSEPH STELZNER, Bus Repairer,

52nd Street, Emp. 3-26-29
LOUIS M. URBON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-6-55
JOHN H. VALK, Box Puller,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-25-37

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

FRED BARNES, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-16-62
MILDRED M. DOYLE, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 5-0-59

who passed away in New York whUe vis-
iting her daughter. Maggie made a great
many friends in her years with CTA, and
she will be greatly missed. May they all
rest in heavenly peace.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

A big welcome goes out to Y'OLENE
CLAUDE, utility clerk. Stores, who has
returned from her maternity leave. It's
nice to see you back... A hearty hello goes
out to CELESTINE OFFSET, a new
employee who has joined our Stores Se.e-
tion. We hope you like it here. MARY
LABUS is here from the Insurance Depart-
ment to give a new look to the Stores De-
partment. Unfortunately ANN MARIE
MARKIEWICZ got missed when the wel-
come mat went out. So after two months,
welcome aboard Ann Marie. Materials
Management is happy to have you aboard to
help DAGMAR McNAMARA...A few vaca-
tions have taken much of the month of May
here. LEE DeSUTTER loved Florida and
brought some sunshine back with her. . .
JIM TOOLIS, buyer. Purchasing Depart-

ment, is happy to report that his son is on
the Dean's list at the University of Illinois.
His son was also touring Europe. He
studied at Versailles and has just re-
turned. Jim said his son will join the la-
bor force at the CTA. He was an archi-
tectural student and has received his B.A.
degree. ..JOHN GILL, order clerk. Stores,
has been gone awhile to Ireland. Well, it's
been awhile, like I said, and we haven't
heai-d hide nor hair from Jolm or the IRA.
Hope he is doing fine... MARY RACZON,
Purchasing, is off on a trip to Germany,
Austria and Poland, but she just can't
seem to get away from the CTA. It seems
she found a town over there with the
name of Tasch. How do you like that,
DICK TESCH? Just don't let ft go to
your head. . . DAGMAR McNAMARA
returned from a trip to Mexico for two
weeks. . . ROD DAUGHERTY, engineer,
Specifications, had an extended vacation.
He said he doesn't get any more vacations,
because when he does it always rains. Not
too thrilling is U?.. JOANNE BOETTIN had
an experience of a lifetime. She let her
brother pilot a plane taking her out West
and almost crashed in Grand Island, Neb.
She said she was very glad when she saw

JL/LY, ^Q^A

the emergency trucks coming out after
them. Her harrowing trip took them to
Nevada and San Francisco where the sun
was shining and the weather was great...
CHESTER SKORA took a trip last month,
and the snow couldn't have impressed Mm
as he isn't saying much. Their plane got
caught in a blizzard in the mountains.
They also spent a week in Reno... BOB
PIEPER, Stores, went up to Cadillac,
Mich., on a fishing trip with his son-in-
law and caught some big fish. Apparently
they just weren't big enough as he got a
ticket for fishing. The minimum is 21
inches. . . Aloha, from Hawaii says ED
THORNE, file clerk, Stores. Ed just re-
turned with a beautiful tan and good sto-
ries to tell. If any of you watch Passage
to Adventure on TV Ed will be on the pro-
gram sometime in September. ..A big fare-
well goes out to VIRGINIA REZEZNIK, in-
voice clerk. Stores, who is going to the
Accounting Department. ..This is the month
for graduations. ROBIN MUIRHEID, the
daughter of BEN MillRHEID, Storeroom
60, was graduated from Bremen High
school on June 7. She recently won a na-
tional French contest at Thornton Junior
college. She will be going to Elmhurst
college where she has an ISCC State
Scholai-ship to further her education. . .
CASSANDRA JEAN BENNETT, the daugh-
ter of CHARLES BENNETT, stock clerk 1,
Storeroom 30, was graduated from South
Shore High school on June 7, and plans to
attend Illinois Wesleyan University School
of Nursing in Bloomington, I11,..BERNA-
DETTE SIEBERT, the daughter of JOHN
SIEBERT, Storeroom 51, was graduated
from Lourdes High School on May 19.
John and his wife are proud to announce
the marriage of their daughter, ANITA
MARIE, to JAMES WALSH on May 25 in St.
Rita's church. The couple honeymooned in
the Virgin Islands. ..JOHN GUBBINS, as-
sistant divisional storekeeper, is sporting
a 1974 Gran Torino. Jack requested that
the springs on the passenger side be re-
inforced so that his passenger, BERNIE
FITZ PATRICK, could continue to ride with
him to work. Good tor you, Jack. ..SUSAN
LaFLEUR, the daughter of RICHARD La-
FLEUR, stores expeditor, had her tonsils
removed on April 19 and recovered just in
time to make her first holy communion on
May 4 at St. Barnabas church. ..CHARLES
BENNETT wishes to extend birthday
greetings to his daughter, SHIRLEY, June

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVII Number 5

Published lor employees ond retirees of the
Chicogo Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Department.

Robert D, Heiiilein. Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assislanl
Distributed free of charge to all active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $2.00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Plozo
Chicogo, Illinois 60654.

28. . . Word was received from DAVID
STETCHER, a pensioner from Storeroom
42, who is now residing in Northern Cali-
fornia. He mentioned that if anyone from
CTA happens to be vacationing in that area
they are welcome to stop in to visit. He
resides in a large mobile home park about
50 miles south of San Francisco. His ad-
dress is 1201 Sycamore Terrace, Rancho
La Mesa Park, Sunnyvale, Cal. He said
that he would like to hear from any CTA
vacationers out that way. . . Finally, this
scribe is glad to say it sure is nice to be
healthy again and back to report for you.

- "PxcieiUa 'Ka»Hicu((

MILWAUKEE. LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -
JOHN CAROLAN has a new grandson
named SEAN TIMOTHY... JIM MY GEORGE
suffered a heart attack on April 23 but is
now recuperating at home...WILLA HAY'-
WOOD is now in training to become a sta-
tion clerk. We all hope you make it, Wil-
la, as you've got what it takes tor that job.
. . A belated happy birthday to Agent
NOONE... Agent ROCHELLE REESE will
exchange marital vows on July 13 with
NORMAN ALLEN CHAPPELLE Jr., who
works for the North Western railroad. It
sure looks like the new RTA is getting
down to business in a hurry. The wedding
will take place at the Trinity Episcopal
church, and the happy couple are planning
to take a belated honeymoon in January...
We welcome VERA CARUTHERS as a West
Side agent. Now she can keep an eye on
THEODORE if he stays on as an agent...
MARY RITTER started her two-week va-
cation and will visit Arizona. . . WILLIAM
PFEIFFER wanted to get a few things done
around the house on his one-week June
vacation... Agent FRED FREIB and his lov-
ely wife, BETTY, became grandparents
for the third time when their son and
daughter-in-law becaine the proud parents
of a baby girl, CHRISTINE, on April 19 at
Lutheran General hospital weighing 7
pounds 10 ounces, Fred also celebrated
his birthday on May 8. ..MILDRED DOYLE,
JOSEPHINE GIBLIN, UA.K\ STANCZYCK,
JIMMY' GEORGE, MYRTLE APITZ and
GRACE MOUNTS all celebrated their ser-
vice anniversaries in May. Grace wasn't
too happy as she and her husband had to
attend the funeral of her uncle on that day.
..We would like to welcome all the return-
ing students. We sure will need them with
all the vacations coming up.

- ^ita VaxUcH & ^laa: tHounti

NORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to everybody! Just
back from a Kentucky vacation, so I will
have to write this real fast. . . Have you
heard of sending your wife to Poland for a
25th wedding anniversary gift, and then
going into the hospital for an operation
while she's gone? That's just what Col-

lector BRISKEY did on May 26... On ;
sick list at this time is Clerk bIs
ARENDT...The wife of Clerk ART COC-
ER decided to go back to Columbus hi •
pital. Wonder it they have some gi l
looking doctors in that place. . . Retil
Clerk ART OLSON Isn't feeling up to j •
either. If any of you folks would like ';
address down in Louisiana, we will be g 1
to give It to you. ..Former Keeler Stat i
Superintendent BOB CHRISTIAN is on '.
sick list down In Sun City, Ariz. Arol''
Superintendent BILL MOSER and his wi',
ESTHER, ADELINE BUETOWand BOB il
JUNE QUETSCHKE recently visited hi
and a few other retirees. Among thn
were EARL PETERSON. RAY (the gr.':
white father) RIEGHARD, RAY DAGe'-
AIS, JIM HARRISON and HENRY WILl'
AMS. This must have been a real reunit',
but Esther how can this possibly seem 1;';
your first honeymoon? .. Instructor Ji:
DAUGLRD was recently released from B-
venswood hospital. ..We wish to extend c'
most heartfelt sympathy to the foUowii;
in the recent loss of their loved ones. T;
family of Retired Operator AL (Limii
HEATH; District D Supervisor PAUL L
CASIO in the loss of his mother, and Ci
erator TERRY REGAN in the loss of l'
wife. . . On July 4 those two firecrackd!
from our custodial department, BILL Qi
rVER and JOHN MARACEK, will be cel^
bratlng their birthdays. Also in July 1.
structor MKE LACRIOLA wUl be cell'
brattng his company anniversary on ti
3rd, his birthday on the 10th, and l|
daughter DOREEN's birthday on the 241,
We don't dare forget BOB STACH's birti
day on the 14th, and Kedzie SuperintendeiJ
WARD CHAMBERLAIN had better not fol
get the 30th. Incidentally, Ward, the mi
gic number this year is 31, just in cat
you might have forgotten.

The bachelor's eligibility list was mini
one when Operator GEORGE BOWEN e,
changed vows with LORA REDMOND '\
May 15. . . Operator RAYMOND J. HOR(^
SZKO spent his three-week vacation flsil
Ing at Del Rey Beach. Wonder if they we;i
biting?.. Repairman JOHN RUDDLE and hi
mfe, ELAINE, celebrated their weddji-
anniversary on May 10, aiid Elaine celil
brated her birthday on May 5. The;
daughter, MARIANNE, was graduated froij
Good Counsel Higli school on May 28. >
Operator JULIUS TEDESCHI and his wlf:
ANN, celebrated their 37th wedding ai-
niversary and Julius celebrated his 62i'
birthday on May 5. . .Instructor ED JUfi
CZAK celebrated his Gist birthday on Mj-
2. ..We erroneously omitted the retireme
of Repairman RAY NEWLAN in Apri'
Sori-y about that, Ray. .. Foreman ALE.
PALA recently returned from his wel!
earned vacation. ..NINA ANN BROWN, t!'
daughter of Operator CARL BROWN, W^
graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows aj|
rewarded with a trip to Six Fl ags . . . Oi
man of the rackets Is up to it again, pi!
erator BEN FLENAUGH faces HORAC!

CIA TRANSIT NEW,

ICE for the championship in the open
ennis tournament finals in Columbus
'ark... Our visitors during the month were
Pensioner HENRY BROADWELL of Glen-
ale, Ariz., Pensioner VINCENT OBORSKI
fho is moving to Chandler, Ariz., and
'ensioner THOMAS MACE, ex-dispatcher,
yho is moving to Canoga Park, Calif... We
ilso received a card from Pensioner PE-
TER DOWDALL who is visiting in Deming,
•J.M...We extend our deepest sympathy to
Operator JOE KRYZAK in the death of his
;;on-in-law, WILLIE GROCHUNSCKI, and
0 Operator HARRY BORIS in the death of
lis brother, JOHN BORIS, of Pittsburgh...
Dur talent discovery of the month is Op-
Brator MATTHEW BROWNLEE who can be
lound on his off days peeping through the
lens of his camera trying to find optical
infinity. Brownlee specializes in family
portraits.

- TVcUtm S/ct & /IcMx Piuut

NORTH PARK -

Pensioner JOE GOLDBERG writes that
his new address is now Delta Towers ho-
tel, 1732 Canal street. New Orleans, La.

'70112. Joe and his wife love New Orleans
and would be happy to see or hear from

their many friends. . . PATRICIA JONES,
the daughter of Operator JOE JONES, was
graduated from Jones Commercial High
school on June 7. Patricia's future plans
are to attend Southern Illinois university
where she will major in business adminis-
tration... Operator CHARLES KEMP and
his wife, HELEN, became grandparents for
the first time when their son, GARY (a

'OTA repairman at the Kimball 'L' Termi-

Inal), and his wife, DEBBIE, became par-
ents of a son named CHRISTOFER MI-
CHAEL, born May 21 at Elgin Memorial
hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. . .
ETHEL POSNER, the wife of Operator

'SAM POSNER, suffered a broken arm in a
recent automobile accident. . .JOE GUZ-
ZARDO, the son of Operator IRVING
SHER, was injured in the tornado that
struck Xenia, O., on April 2. Joe is a

■ student at Antioch college in Willow
Springs, O., and was working in Xenia on
a schoolwork training program. ..Operators
HAROLD SEDIN and ROBERT CIESLA are
both on sick leave at the present time and
while they will not be back driving buses,
they hope to be back working soon. ..Pen-
sioner HAROLD JULITZ and his wife,
ANN, have a new address: P.O. Box 72,
Cable, Wis. Avid fishermen, they have
sold their Chicago property and now will
be looking for their Chicago friends to vis-
it them in Cable. ..Operator LES ISAAC-
SON, who has a rating of T4 or sergeant in
the U.S. Army reserve, has returned from
a 15-day military leave of absence at Fort
Sheridan, 111. . . Operator LESTER BATES
is a certified member of the Auburn Park
Young Ministers Alliance of Chicago and
vicinity and is eligible to deliver sermons
at any church in the United States. On Sun-
day, May 26, Les delivered a stirring ser-

vice in Cairo, 111... Congratulations to the
coaches and the basketball team on their
fine efforts and good sportsmanship in the
finals where they came in second. ..Presi-
dent WALTER ULLEMAN and Treasurer
JOHN O'BRIAN of the credit union extend
an invitation to all employees to start a
savings account with a small amount de-
ducted from their paychecks, so drop in
and see the friendly men in your credit
union and sign up tor payroll deductions...
Our sympathy and condolences to Pen-
sioner TED DIEDER in the loss of his
brother, GEORGE, and to the families of
Pensioner CHARLES DUNNE and Box Pul-
ler JOHN COSGROVE.

NORTH SECTION -

All North Side employees were shocked
and sorrowed by the accidental death of
Yard Foreman LEO BULLARD, who fell
from the elevated structure. Our sincere
condolences and sympathy to the members
of his family. Our sympathy also to Super-
intendent ED MITCHELL in the recent
death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. GIBSON.
..Get well wishes go to Conductor GEORGE
STEIGLEMAN who has been off work for
several months. . .Welcome back to Con-
ductor JOHN RUSIN who was also sick...
Motormen JEROME TIGNER and "Big
Mac" McNEIL were in a car accident on
their way home from work. Mac said the
woman who hit them wasn't satisfied to hit
them once, she did it twice. It happened
right outside the Kimball Office. . .
Retired Motorman
ED VON SPRECK-
EN, who is now en-
joying the sunshine
in Hayward, Cal.,
sent us this picture
of Retired Conduc-
tor FLOYD D.
SMITH and his wife,
who celebrated their
golden wedding an-
niversary recently
by renevmig their

vows. They're also living in Hayward now.
..Kimball Superintendent BILL ROONEY
is back to work after having undergone
surgery at Northwest Community hospital.
We are glad to see him back. Just take it
easy Bill. .. Motorman JAMES QUON re-
cently made the news in the Albany Park
newspaper when the train he was operating
caught fire. The fellows at Kimball were
kidding him about calling the line room,
and wanted to know if he spoke English or
Chinese. . . Thanks to the generosity of
ANGEL RAMIREZ, the men at Kimball
now pass their extra time and lunch peri-
ods playing ping-pong on the table he
brought. Some of the men would make
good envoys to Red China... Agent MINNA
KING recently returned from a vacation in
Florida visiting her parents. She came
back with a beautiful tan.. .Janitor PEDRO

REMUS just returned to work after a four-
week vacation and said he worked harder
at home than he e.xpected, cleaning and
painting with his vrife being the big boss.
He says that next time he is going to go
back to San Juan where he might be able to
lay around. . . Our sympathy to Motorman
LAiiOUEN ELLIS and his family in the
death of his stepfather, HARRY PRESTON,
who passed away May 18 at the Oak Forest
convalescent home. ..Retired Agent MARIE
TOWNSEND sends greetings to all her
former co-workers and friends, and says
she is having a ball enjoying her retire-
ment and that every time she turns aroimd
it seems she has a new grandchild... Dur-
ing the last week of April and the first of
May, Assistant Superintendent BILL LI-
MAN OWSKI and his wife, JEAN, traveled
to Florida to visit a former wartime bud-
dy. While in St. Petersburg they looked up
a few former CTA employees, who in turn
invited them to a pensioners meeting.

Pictured with four retired North Section
men are, from left. Bill, Motorman EZRA
TREECE, Clerk OTTO KOPCHEN, Motor-
man NICK ARNS, and Motorman JOHN C.
WILLI. Mrs. Limanowski won a can of
coffee at a raffle and while at the meeting
they learned of a few members who were
sick and could not attend. Namely, WIL-
LIAM NEUSON, former North Section
clerk, and BEN LaBUY, former yard fore-
man at Kimball. All the pensioners showed
a great deal of interest in the new develop-
ments at CTA and asked about many of
their friends they left behind. They send
their best regards to all who remember
them. Also, last year Otto took a new
bride, GLADYS. We all hope the best for
them. While in Florida they visited Dis-
ney World and took time to observe how
well the young girls operated the mono-
rail. They also saw the points of interest
while driving home through the South. ..Our
heartfelt sympathy to Trainman B. WEST
who lost his wife and daughter in the Grey-
hound bus crash which occurred in the
South in the early part of May. ..On May 31
HAL LOOMIS retired from the Howard
shop. He has during his years at Howard
Street on countless occasions taken the
time to help switchmen, yard foremen and
supervisors learn trouble shooting pro-
cedures and short cuts. He hopes to take
time now for his favorite pastime — fish-
ing. Coffee and cake were served at How-
ard in his honor.. .A happy, long and fid-
filling retirement to Ticket Agent PEARL

Jty/.y, 7974

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

LUIGI ARCERI, 85, Way & Structures,
Emp. 2-11-18, Died 4-24-74
ROBERT ARENDT, 53, North Park,
Emp. 4-1-54, Died 6-8-74
JAMES ASHFORD, 32, North Section,
Emp. 2-19-65, Died 5-12-74
ANTHONY J. BARSKETIS, 81, 69th Street,
Emp. 12-16-42, Died 4-12-74
JOHN A. BRANSON, 88, 69th Street,
Emp. 11-6-18, Died 4-13-74
EMIL G. BUELOW, 69, South Shops,
Emp. 2-13-46, Died 4-24-74
LEO BULLARD, 30, South Section,
Emp. 5-6-66, Died 5-24-74
RICHARD BURKE, 78, Skokie Shop,
Emp. 12-23-22, Died 4-22-74
JAMES CARROLL, 82, Forest Glen,
Emp. 10-14-19, Died 4-11-74
GEORGE CASH, 86, South Shops,
Emp. 5-9-17, Died 3-30-74
HAROLD C. CHANEY, 81, North Section,
Emp. 1-29-19, Died 4-20-74
LENORA COLE, 54, 52nd Street,
Emp. 5-5-47, Died 4-29-74
WILLIAM COLLINS, 81, Kedzie,
Emp. 12-29-20, Died 5-4-74
BOZE COOPER, 83, Way & Structures,
Emp. 7-8-27, Died 4-10-74
JAMES COSGROVE, 56, Limits,
Emp. 12-23-42, Died 5-14-74
HARRY W. COUTRE, 77, Constr. & Maint.,
Emp. 4-17-41, Died 4-10-74
JOSEPH P. GAYNOR, 79, General Office,
Emp. 4-23-23, Died 4-30-74
PETER GAYNOR, 78, North Avenue,
Emp. 9-25-40, Died 4-1-74
CLARENCE GLOVER, 62, North Park,
Emp. 4-30-42, Died 5-30-74
DOMENICK GUDDEME, 81, Way & Struct.,
Emp. 7-21-20, Died 4-6-74

HERBERT J. KENNEDY, 74, 77th Street,
Emp. 2-20-24, Died 4-14-74
FRED F. KERHART, 68, Lawndale,
Emp. 10-27-33, Died 4-14-74
EDWIN KOLACEK, 72, Office Services,
Emp. 7-7-28, Died 3-27-74
JAMES KOVANDA, 65, West Section,
Emp. 5-12-43, Died 4-21-74
CHESTER KRAPIDLOWSKI, 61, Archer,
Emp. 9-8-41, Died 4-21-74
WILLIAM H. KRUPPA, 74, North Park,
Emp. 2-22-26, Died 4-9-74
JOHN E. LONERGAN, 72, Limits,
Emp. 2-29-24, Died 4-12-74
ALEX B. MADURA, 94, Noble,
Emp. 6-7-18, Died 5-5-74
LEO F. MASLOWSKI, 76, 77th Street,
Emp. 2-13-28, Died 4-3-74
ARTHUR L. MAZZA, 63, District D,
Emp. 10-30-33, Died 4-9-74
NELLIE V. McCANN, 92, West Section,
Emp. 9-24-18, Died 4-21-74
THOMAS McCREA, 71, Archer,
Emp. 10-12-22, Died 4-4-74
THOMAS J. McGUIRE, 74, 77th Street,
Emp. 2-25-44, Died 4-16-74
PATRICK J. McNALLY, 76, North Avenue,
Emp. 7-21-20, Died 5-6-74
GUSTAVE J. NEUHAUS, 81, North Park,
Emp. 3-10-09, Died 4-12-74
PATRICK O'CONNOR, 86, 77th Street,
Emp. 8-13-18, Died 3-9-74
JOHN O'MALLEY, 75, Howard Street,
Emp. 1-11-23, Died 4-5-74
BRUNO PACHLA, 57, Archer,
Emp. 9-27-45, Died 4-20-74
JESSE W. PARKS, 78, West Section,
Emp. 9-10-45, Died 5-3-74

JOHN S. PELTON, 81, Cottage Grove,
Emp. 7-27-22, Died 4-4-74

RENE J. PICHE, 75, Logan Square,
Emp. 7-12-48, Died 4-28-74

JULIA PRINDERVILLE, 75, Gen 'I Office
Emp. 6-24-18, Died 4-19-74

JOHN J. RAFTER, 68, North Section,
Emp. 9-10-46, Died 4-4-74

THOMAS J. REGAN, 53, Archer,
Emp. 7-1-54, Died 4-30-74

HAROLD J. RILEY, 72, 52nd Street,
Emp. 2-5-37, Died 4-21-74

JOSEPH ROCHOWIAK, 62, North Avenue
Emp. 8-25-37, Died 4-24-74

STANLEY P. ROLEWITZ, 85, Devon,
Emp. 6-27-22, Died 4-18-74

SAMUEL RUSSO, 86, Way & Structures,

Emp. 6-1906, Died 4-24-74

JOHN J. SANDERS, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-30-06, Died 4-29-74

MANUEL SAULS, 41, 52nd Street,

Emp. 5-11-59, Died 5-23-74

MARTIN SHANNON, 71, 61st Street,

Emp. 3-13-26, Died 4-23-74
WILLIAM SYKES, 43, 69th Street,

Emp. 4-25-57, Died 4-19-74
JOHN TEPPER, 60, Archer,

Emp. 10-31-45, Died 5-15-74
JOHN J. TULLY, 67, Track,

Emp. 6-18-36, Died 4-15-74 '

ARTHUR J. ULLESTAD, 80, Limits, j

Emp. 2-19-24, Died 4-28-74
CHARLES WATTS, 30, Kedzie, !

Emp. 11-2-67, Died 4-16-74 1

ELLSWORTH WIGGINGTON, 55, So. Secl^

Emp. 12-18-45, Died 4-22-74 [

CLIFFORD WILSON, 64, 77th Street, !

Emp. 3-22-50, Died 5-6-74 {

BERNARD J. YOUNG, 78, Devon, !

Emp. 2-6-20, Died 4-13-74 '

LANOFF, who retired June 1. A Httle
party was held for Pearl also, and she ex-
presses her thanks to all who wished her
well on her retirement. . . Former Chief
Foot Collector JOE GOLDBERG returned
for a visit. He now is proud to announce
that he is not just sitting around the tables
in Vegas, but has been employed as a store
security guard. He can't get away from
packing that gun.

- 7cM »«^

PLANT MAINTENANCE -

Mr. and Mrs. FRANK SANTELLI, laborer,
are the proud parents of daughter No. 2,
MARYANNE, who was born May 12 weigh-
ing in at 7 pounds 5 ounces. Sugar and
spice and everything nice, that's what little
girls are made of. . . Many, many, many
more happy years together for Mr. and
Mrs. GEORGE MILLONAS who celebrated
their 26th wedding anniversary wining,
dining and dancing... KATITV, the daughter
of JAMES FLORES, steamfitter foreman,
was elected student body president of Sun-

ny Brook Junior High. She is the first girl
president in seven years. Congratulations,
Kathy...Our annual retirement party as al-
ways was a big success. We hope all who
attended enjoyed themselves. Food and
refreshments were plentiful. The music
under the direction of Mr. HALLAHAN was
perfect. Hope to see you all back again
next year. . . Congratulations to JOE MA-
TRICIANO, tinner, celebrating his 44th
year with the CTA...Our deepest sympathy
is extended to the family of JAMES BRES-
LIN, ironwork inspector, in the death of
his father in Ireland. . . A little note of
cheer and a get well quick to TONY SUN-
ZERI, laborer. Track; PAT DOYLE, ma-
son foreman and JOHN HEFFERNAN, car-
penter. . . Very happy to see you back at
work, CHARLIE DUNKINS.

- (lauice ScDtt

SCHEDULES -

WALTER THOMAS spent his vacation at
home visiting his daughter and grandson
who came in from Denver. ..We welcome

JOE MILBROOK, former bus operator,
the department as traffic checker. .
CHARLES KEELER retired on AprU ;
and Ivn'RON LEVEE retired June 1. Hap|
retirement and good health to both of the.
..GEORGE HANUS is back to work afti|
surgery, and ED JURIC returned after',
stay in the hospital. ..We are happy to S|
DOROTffi' ETSCHEID back to work...O:
sympathy is extended to JOE MUELLE|
traffic checker, whose wife passed away'
Now that another season is here, we wi;
everyone a summer filled with much oi|
door happiness. ;

SOUTH SECTION - ,

Clerk EARL JONES was really smUij
when his son's wife had a baby boy aj
made him a grandpa again. Earl now h;
three grandchildren. ..It was really a shO|
when we heard that Work Train Conduct |
ELLSWORTH WIGGINGTON, wliohadbei
on the sick list, passed away suddenl;

CIA TRANSIT NEW'

Iir sincere condolences go out to Mrs.
iggington and their family. He will cer-
inly be missed by all his friends and co-
irkers... Retired Motorman CARL FISCH-
k came to Ashland recently to visit. He
lis serving two weeks jury duty. ..Agent
ILLIAM (Governor) STRATTON took his
nsion on May 1. Best wishes for a heal-
y and happy retirement. The Governor
is a good agent and will be missed by all.
, Division 308 has started its summer
pftball league managed by Motorman JOE
\YBURN and business manager Clerk
'rVIN HARMON. Good luck, fellas, and
ive a winning season. . . Congratulations
id best wishes to Motorman THOMAS
VERTON and Switchman JOHN HINTON
ho were promoted to supervisors on June
..Retired Yard Foreman JOHN LEMKE
as in the hospital recently but is now
jme recuperating and feeling much better.
Who is the chief clerk that wore two dif-
■rent color shoes to work one day and
•led to hide his feet or went barefoot ? It
as none other than my better half, RO-
AND. He sure won't be able to live that
ay down for awhile. Of course I wouldn't
;11 anyone. Not much! ..It was a tragic day
t Ashland recently when Yard Foreman
■,E0 BULLARD was fatally injured. He
fas so young. Our heartfelt sympathy
oes out to his parents. ..Retired Tower-
lan PATRICK HICKEY was recently hon-
red by being presented with a plaque sa-
uting him for 50 years of service with the
aternational Order of Alhambra in aiding
etarded children. The presentation took
ilace at a dinner for Pat and his wife,
JERT, at Allegretti's restaurant. .. Back
rom the sick list are Switchman ED Mc-
}UIRE, Conductor MICHAEL HANDSON,
ind Sub-Unit Supervisor of Janitors WIL-
:.IAM CHRISHON. . . Here are a couple of
;orrections I would like to make. In my
ast column I mentioned the newly appoint-
;d agent foremen, but their title is agent
supervisors. I neglected to congratulate
Agent DOROTHY HARRIS who made agent
Supervisor. Sorry about that, Dorothy.
'Also I called them newly appointed janitor
foremen but their title should be sub-unit
supervisors, R.T. janitors. ..Agent IRENE
HUERTA was beaming from ear to ear
"when she told me she became a grandma
■for the second time when her daughter had
'a baby girl .

Hot off the presses— as of June 1 we had
some re-assignments on the South Section:
ROBERT SUTA was transferred from the
West Section to a.m. assistant station su-
perintendent, 95th Street; DAVID MARTIN
was re-assigned p.m. assistant station su-
perintendent, 95th Street, and ART RABEN
was re-assigned as p.m. assistant station
superintendent, Ashland Avenue. Also,
congratulations to ED MITCHELL who was
promoted to special assistant under the
Manager of Transportation in the General
Office. . .Received a nice letter from Re-
tired Conductor PAUL DUCAR and his wife
from Dallas, Tex., where they are visiting

with their daughter, son-in-law and grand-
daughter. On the way down they stopped in
Little Rock, Ark., and visited with Retired
North Section Conductor GEORGE VAN-
DERHAVEN. They are going to stay in
Texas until the wanderlust hits them again.
..Clerk JOHN MULLIGAN'S wife has been
in the hospital, but she is now home and
doing fine... Some more of our co-workers
have lost their loved ones. Our sincere
condolences to Janitor BEN MONTGOM-
ERY in the loss of his son; to Retired Mo-
torman LOUIS GRYGIEL in the loss of his
wife, and to Agent SANDRA MITCHELL in
the loss of her mother. ..The spring pen-
sioned agents dinner was held at Sharko's
restaurant on April 21 and a good time was
had by all. As usual the food was deli-
cious. Talked to all the pensioners:
Agents HAZEL DUNN, CECELIA MORAN,
CATHERINE (Kitty) COLLINS, MAE DRIS-
COLL and HELEN SHANNON, Retired
Towerman PAT HICKEY and Retired Com-
munity Relations Representative JOHN
BURNS. Everyone looked so young and
gay. ..Conductor MAURICE WILLIAMS had
a super vacation in Nassau and said it was
great. . . Motorman ROBERT REDD was
proud to announce
that his wife, CARO-
LYN, was recently
awarded a master's
degree in social
work from Loyola
university. She will
be working as a
family therapist for
a social service
agency. . . Congratu-
lations to Motorman
EDWARD DAVIS and Conductor RAY EV-
ANS who were promoted to clerk. West
Section, on April 28. ..Our heartfelt con-
dolences to the families of Agent JAMES
ASHFORD, Retired Shop Foreman MARTY'
SHANNON, and Retired Agent MARGARET
NOLAN who passed away recently. ..Taking
a late spring vacation dovm in Boynton
Beach, Fla., was Clerk AL RAKESTRAW
who really lived it up. ..Retired Chief Clerk
JAMES MARTINEK and his wife, DORO-
THY, took a trip to San Francisco, Lake
Tahoe and Carson City and said it was
really great. ..General Office Chief Clerk
JAMES TUCKER retired on May 1. We at-
tended a dinner in his honor at Klas res-
taurant and it was a lovely affair. Attend-
ing with Mr. Tucker were his daughter and
son-in-law. GEORGE RILEY', superin-
tendent of operating stations, was the
master of ceremonies and did a super job.
The roast pork and dumplings were just
out of this world. No diet that night for
mo. Much happiness is wished Mr. Tuck-
er on his retirement.

SKOKIE SHOP -

Congratulations to TONY COLUCCI, Con-
trol Department, and his wife, CINDY, who

are the proud parents of a baby boy,
CHRISTIAN, born on May 10 weighing 6
pounds 12 oimces. Last year Cindy was
score keeper for the Skokie Softball team.
Good luck, Cindy, we're going to miss you
as our score keeper. ..Congratulations to
DAN O'BRIEN, Control Department, and
his wife, MARY, on the birth of their first
son, SEAN, born May 12 weighing 8 pounds
2| ounces. ..STAN RAVEN, Control Depart-
ment, and his wife, DOROTHY, have a new
granddaughter, CHERYL LYN, born May
28 weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. The proud
parents are RICHARD and CATHY ANN
RAVEN. ..MICHAEL E. LESNIAK, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. TED LESNIAK, Control
Department, received his B.A. degree
from George Williams college on June 2.
Michael was graduated summa cum laude.
Nice going, Mike...MARLA G. LUPETINI,
the daughter of LENO LUPETINI, Control
Department, received the Alpha Sigma Nu
award on May 10 at the Belden Stratford
hotel. This award is only given to out-
standing students. Maria attended Loyola
university. Congratulations. . . We would
like to welcome back our summer helpers:
in the labor gaJig are FRED POSKA, DEN-
NIS PORCARO, STEVE GREEN and BAR-
RY LEPP (his first year); in the office we
have KATHY GRAYBIEL and MAUREEN
DONLEY. We also welcome HARRIETTE
IBRAHIM as a full-time employee for
Technical Services. ..Our deepest sympathy
is extended to GEORGE ARENDT in the
loss of his mother, JULIANA.

- Pat "i^fmittt

SOUTH SHOPS -

A sad farewell was bid to BILL KROPP of
Material Control, who retired May 1 after
more than 32 years
""•■■■ of service. We will
all miss him and
hope he will return
soon for a visit.
Bill is pictured re-
ceiving a retirement
gift from RAY
BLAU, general su-
pervisor at South
Shops. . . DENISE
COX returned from
her vacation with a nice tan. She and her
husband, RICH, flew to New Port Richey,
Fla., for ten days. They did a lot of sun-
ning, swimming and sightseeing.. .HELEN
DOHERTY returned from her eight-day
vacation in Lake Worth, Fla. Welcome
back. . . SANDY HOFFMAN, formerly of
Material Control, returned here for a vis-
it and brought her daughter, JENNIFER,
along. She was bright-eyed and bushy-
tailed all day. ..Since we have quite a few
items from Technical Services we will list
them all together. First of all we would
like to extend our condolences to JIM
GEBIS in the death of his mother-in-law...
Happy birthday to RICHARD BRYAR who
celebrated on June 2. . .Richard Bryar and

ML^, 1974

MITCH KITZMAN just came back from a
fishing trip to Lake Shelbyville, 111. They
were somewhat disappointed with the fish-
ing but enjoyed themselves anyway. ..JIM
HAWORTH returned from his vacation. He
said it was a "honey-do." Jim should be
proud of his daughter, SUSAN MARIE. She
received freshman honors at Oak Lawn
High school. Congratulations. . . EARL
LARSEN of Material Control returned
from his vacation. He spent a few weeks
in Texas visiting his son.

Let's wish all our graduates the best of
luck and prosperity in the future. . . Con-
gratulations and best wishes go out to
newlyweds KEN and NANCY ROSSOW; dit-
to for GEORGE and SUSAN HAYES. ..We
would like to welcome GLADYS BURRIS to
the CTA ranks. Gladys, who is the wife of
HOWARD BURRIS, machinist, Bay 6, is
working at the Mart in the Employment
Department. Good luck, Gladys. . .ALEX
GASSICK, Print

Shop, is really
proud of his daugh-
ter, GAVE ZANNI-
GER, who appeared
at the Pheasant Run
Playhouse in the
play, "No Sex Please,
We're British."

Gaye is pictured with
actress Anne Jeffries, the slai- of tlu'show.
..JERRY WALTER is reported "holding
his own" following his recent injury. X-
rays were taken and revealed nothing. . .
Good luck and best of health to our new
Pensioners PHIL SCHLOGEL and CLAR-
ENCE PIPOWSKI, who had 32 and 31 years
of service, respectively. Phil plans to
tend to his garden in Evergreen Park, and
Clarence is already on his way to Manis-
tee, Mich., where he will take up resi-
dence. . . REX McCOY, Area 333, was
blessed with a new granddaughter, CHRIS-
TEL PARRISH, who weighed in at 6 pounds.
TOM and IVHLDRED COATES are celebrat-
ing 36 years of wedded bliss this month.
JOE and SHARON REED are also celebrat-
ing their anniversary this month. Con-
gratulations. ..A big welcome goes out to
LOUIS (Julio) BUBAN, electrical appren-
tice, who started here at South Shops re-
cently. . . NICK SIMONETTI became the
father of the bride recently. Nick's daugh-
ter, PAMELA, exchanged vows with JOHN
THULLEN. Good luck and best wishes go
out to them. ..Looking back at some past
issues of the Transit News: 24 years ago
JOE KOPINSKI and IRV KRAULEDIS, both
of Bay 6, were on the South Shops bowling
team which won first place that year
(1950), and a couple of years later, Joe
repeated the victory by winning in 1953-
1954. Some bowling, Joel. .LOUIE DRIN-
KA and his wife, IRENE, just returned
from their vacation which included re-
tracing the routes taken by our country's
forefathers through Virginia Beach,
Jamestown, Williamsburg and Washington,
D.C...JOHN FITZMORRIS finally drove his

car to work the other day. John had the
car back on blocks as soon as he got home
from work.

TRANSPORTATION -

TOM MACE retired May 1 as a radio-
telephone operator in Operations Control
and is pictured accepting the congratula-
tions of Superintendent of Surface Opera-

tions THOMAS J. SHANAHAN. Along with
his wife, GLADYS, retired life started with
a trip to California. Tom had completed
more than 36 years with the CSL and CTA.
..Our deepest sympathy is extended to the
family of JULIE PRINDERVILLE, a re-
tiree of the Transportation Department
Office who passed away on April 19. We
also extend our condolences to the family
of FLORENCE KRAUSE, the wife of re-
tired 77th Street Superintendent FRANK
KRAUSE, who passed away on May 19.

(Utility) -

A surprise party was given for Mrs. JEN-
NIE CANDELA on April 4 at Sharko's
restaurant in honor of her 85th birthday,
which was attended by many friends and
relatives. Mrs. Candela is pictured here

t ^

with her sons, left to right, ANTHONY,
JOSEPH and CARMEN. Tony is a service
truck chauffeur. ..Pensioner BILL COLE-
MAN paid us a visit at Blue Island after
spending the winter in Florida. O. W.
JOHNSON did just the opposite and had a
relaxing vacation in Florida. ..We welcome
back RICHARD ANTONOVICH and WIL-
LIAM DOWNS to the department. ..Also a
warm welcome to ODELL OWENS from

Kedzie, and FRANCIS SCHMITZ from/-
cher. ..Congratulations to all the mei|t
Blue Island for helping us to win the saJy
award from the Greater Chicago SaJy
Council for improving our accident r-
ord over the previous year. ..We receid
an article from the Washington Star Tir^
announcing the appointment of forn,r
chauffeur THOMAS C. DAVIS as regio^
property manager for the National C(-
poration for Housing Partnership (NCH,
a private organization created by Congrcj
to stimulate low and moderate housini .
EDWARD KELLY had a wonderful vacat^i
in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wale:.
JOSEPH MATULA, 32 years, and Pe':
PETERSON, 33 years, joined the ranksl
the retired on June 1. Among the we^
wishers at Blue Island were WALT 1
JOHNSON and RICHARD 0'GORMAN,..Cf
deepest sympathy is extended to DON £:•
WARDS and his family in the loss of li,
father-in-law, A. HEATH. ..J. J. ROCl
was elected commander of the Cook Coi''
ty Council Division I of Amvets.

- ^aUOe S^c^efiAHtk I.

52ND STREET -

Yes, spring is definitely here. Beware,
increased vehicular traffic, pedestriai,
bicycle riders and above all, chlldre
Defensive driving is the key to avoidi
accidents. LET'S WIN THE ISC AWARDl'
What kind of Softball team will 52nd ha
this season? Shall we ask BARTON, RE'
NOLDS, DIAL, RILEY, HENRY or a cryst
ball ? Good luck fellows. ..Chairman ERl
EST HILL and members on the committ(
thank all who participated in the membe:,
ship drive for the Society of the Litt
Flower, a very worthy cause. The drive
still on, so you may contact committeem(
E. T. JONES, BOB HOLMES or T. I
PIIILPOTT...We expect the return of AI
LEN JOINER by the time you read this.
JESSE BYRD beware of TANZEL GOVA:
as he was seen on the greens recentl;
The same advice also goes to WALTE
FALLS Jr. ..Congratulations to REGINAL
TOLBERT upon leaving bacHelorhood. ,
Good luck to JAMES RIVERS who we.
placed on disability retirement. He will t
missed by all, especially HOLLAND. .
JAMES TERRY has resigned as a membe
of our credit union supervisory commit
tee for personal reasons. DUANE DOOL
EY was appointed to serve in his v:icancj
Five of our board members are attendin
the league's seminar at the Circle cam
pus. The officials of our credit union re
quest that all members check with Treas
urers PHILPOTTor POTTS to seewhethe
you have a completed Form DOB on file
Tins IS IMPORTANT. So please take hee
and act immediately. As members it i
your duty and responsibility to cooperate
Join the credit union without delay as it i
fully insured and steadily growing. Famll;
group life insurance is available to al
members at a very low premium. Suppor

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

y.r union representative and attend the
Dithly meetings. It is your moral ob-
liition to unite with our elected officers
iistrengthening our union... Belated con-
gtulations to JEROME and JEWEL
GINN on their visit from the stork in
A?il. Jewel is the daughter of our union
riresentative, BOB HOLMES. . .We were
d'iply saddened by the passing of Opera-
ti LENORA COLE and extend our deep-
e sympathy to his family. Thanks, fel-
liB, for using the chartered bus and pay-
i; your respects. A special thanks to Op-
eitor VINCENT DAWSON who made the
rmorial signs. . . The biggest news re-
citly is that JIMMIE MOORE temporarily
It his voice due to a cold and GEORGE
fEPTOE had a little peace. ..Did you hear
If talk from MORGAN B. SMITH about
t! Kentucky Derby ? . . The PHILPOTTS
cietly celebrated their 34th wedding an-
i'ersary...Will ALBERT WILLS invite us
this next barbecue?. .We were both sad
id happy to have a retirement party for
<SEPH STELZNER who went on pension
■ne 1 after more than 45 years of ser-
v.e. He was affectionately known as
'little Joe". It was like old home week
'th all his old buddies coming out to bid
In a fond adieu— GUS PAVELKA, retired
freman; JAMES BURNS and SIMON
.VANLON, retired repairmen; ERNIE
LL, retired Division 241 board mem-
fr, and Limits Foreman HOSEA JOHN-
m and Archer Foreman ALVTN HUB-
iRD. Unit Supervisor of Bus Garages
. T. ANDERSON and Gus gave a short
ik on Joe's many years of faithful ser-
36. ..Among those having wonderful va-
tions were: Acting Foreman H. Mc-
VNN, Repairmen CARL SIMS and S.
OWELL, and Serviceman JULIO RIVERA.
He were sorry to lose IKE RIVERS due
' an accident. Hope he recovers soon...
lerk D. GARNER was honored at a dinner
r 30 years of public and civic service. A
aque was presented to him with many
itable signatures. Congratulations.

EST SECTION -

He glance at the track diagram and
ere's no mistaking the interlocking
ant controUed from the old Marshfield
renue tower on the Metropolitan 'L'. At
e switch machine Is the late FRED

TROIKE, the father of Supervisor ED-
WARD TROIKE of the South Rapid Transit
District.

69TH STREET -

After 28 years of service J. J. MORNAR
will step down as an operator due to health
conditions, but will probably work in some
other capacity with CTA. Things will
never be the same here at 69th without his
smile and wit. We all know the problems
he has had and can only wish him the best
the Lord can give. ..Supervisor W. HER-
RON, former 69th Street operator. Is doing
a great job at Cicero and Archer. He took
over for Supervisor TAYLOR, an old Cot-
tage Grove operator who is now a dis-
patcher. Congratulations, fellows ... Pen-
sioner LEONARD JOLLY will vacation at
Jackson Hole, Wyo. At one time Leonard
was an old cowhand. . . Have you fellows
seen the new gold Caddy P. YUSKA is
driving? His Mrs. must have a real good
job... Did you fellows notice who signed up
for the Softball team? Rather than show
you young guys up, we will step aside and
give the umpires their due. Good luck and
may you win them all, fellows. .. ERNIE
TOCCI, retired 69th Street superintendent,
is going on his annual retreat to Notre
Dame, and anyone interested in going can
contact him. ..You fellows had better treat
DAKE nice. He is now the acting pay-
master and may hold out on you. .."Scratch"
BELL says you can't remain a christian
and chase that little white ball around a
golf course like WHITE, SMITH and
YOUNG, just to name a few.. .J. DUBINSKI
became a grandpa for the sixth time when
little JEROME RICHARD was born. They
all follow the same pattern — boys. ..I saw
Pensioner ED MEYERS and he looks great
and is really enjoying his pension... LIN-
NEA JOHNSON, the daughter of Instructor
JOHN JOHNSON, was married on June 1.
Her sister, NANCY, sang a beautiful solo,
and her other sister, BARBARA, was maid
of honor. The reception was held at the
Beverly House. . . We have a new crew of
janitors, well practically, at 69th and
would like to welcome C. MONCRIEF and
F. YOUNG. JEROZAL is now at 77th
Street, and LEROY MARSHALL and S.
WODARCZYK took the "outhouses" in
preference to inside work. . . The silent
reaper passed through 69th and asked for
Janitor W. SYKES; Reverend MARCIAN
MATHIS, O.F.M., the brother of JOE MA-
THIS; JAMES TURNER, the brother of
MELVIN TURNER; M. SAULS, and the
mother of JOHN GRADY. To all their
families and loved ones, we extend our
deepest sympathy.

From the Repair Department your co-
reporter, JIMMY AHERN, regrets to re-
port the passing of his cousin, MARTIN
SHANNON, a former "L" employee, and
TOM McDonald, formerly of 69th Gar-

age...! saw former day foreman JIM HOP-
KENS, Janitor BOB DAVIS and Pensioners
WILLIE FAHEY and A. IvAZAITIS and they
wished to be remembered by all their
friends. Fahey and Kazaitis are celebrat-
ing their 80th birthday...A speedy recovery
is wished to BILL LORENZEN who is re-
cuperating froman accident. ..Day Foreman
PETE SZAFRANSIvL, B. BUTKIEWICZ,
LEO USPEL, JIM WILLIAMS, C. WILLI-
AMS, G. GACEK, HENRY HOPKINS, J.
LEE, D. PIERCE, DICK DICKERSON and
T. NIEZABITOWSKI are all enjoying well-
earned vacations. Here's hoping they all
have a good time and drive safely. ..As-
sistant Foreman BILL TOOMEY will have
to fend for himself as his wife and family
are vacationing in Germany. Hope they
have a nice vacation... We offer our sin-
cere sympathy to BILL SCOTT in the loss
of his sister-in-law. Bill is our unit su-
pervisor.

77TH STREET -

Superintendent FRANK WSOL is getting a
firm grip on things at 77th Street since the
retirement of Superintendent JOHN
KNERR. We all wish Mr. Wsol and his
clerical staff lots of luck. .. Speaking of
clerks, HARRY RONS flew to sunny Cali-
fornia for three glorious weeks. Wow!..
Clerk TOM McGUIRE took his first air-
plane ride when he went to Florida to vis-
it Disney World. ..NEIL KINNISH and W.
SH\'GOLOWSKI have renewed their feud as
to which is the better team, the Cubs or
the White Sox.. .EARL SMITH recently pur-
chased a new car and paid cash for it.
Now you can see where the money is. . .
Switchboard Operator A. PETERSON is
seriously ill and has been in and out of the
hospital several times... The 77th Street
Bowling League held its annual banquet on
May 10 to fete the champion squad of Cap-
tain J. C. WHITE and E. FORD, M. POR-
TER, E. GIPSON, L. WADDELL and C.
McCANTS. Congratulations! The bowling
league also has its cellar, and CHARLIE
HALL'S team just can't seem to get off the
floor. Sorry, Charlie. ..The Softball team
took the field for the 1974 season, and 77th
Street team captain, WILSON WATSON, is
preparing for an exciting year. Good luck,
fellows, and bring us a winning season...
Thanks to P. TIMBERLAKE, there may
soon be a marching band at 77th Street...
W. TOLBERT was one year taller on May
30. Belated birthday greetings Tolbert...It
is really good to see J. MARTIN and A.
JACKSON back to work after being off
sick. Welcome back, fellows. ..Our deepest
sympathy is extended to the families of
CLIFFORD WILSON and JAMES PASTELL
who passed away. Also our sincere con-
dolences to Operator S. GATEWOOD and
his family in the loss of his father, BEN-
NIE GATEWOOD. ..So long for now.

- j4(U!m Z>e SiMKett

ULY, 1974

Double-deck, Articulated Buses
to Undergo Test in Chicago

BOTH THE double-decker and articulated buses soon are expected to
return to Chicago boulevards and streets.

It's all part of a national transit industry developmental project
which seven other cities are participating in with Chicago.

Mayor Daley put the project in gear here by filing a request for
$2,678,000 in federal and state funding for four experimental double-
deck buses and 20 articulated buses.

Mayor Daley's request received the immediate approval of Lang-
home Bond, the Illinois Transportation Secretary, who forwarded the
request to the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Transportation. The federal government would provide
$1,874,600, with the state providing 30 per cent matching funds of
$804,000.

"This is part of what is known as 'Project Superbus'," said Miss
Joanne Vlecides, manager of development planning for CTA.

"The objective is to provide public transportation systems with
a greater choice of surface equipment for serving various phases of
the transit market," she said.

"Both the double-deck and articulated buses would be designed to
serve thoroughfares of high volumes of travel, such as Michigan
Avenue and the express service in the Kennedy Expressway to
O'Hare Airport," she added.

If approval is readily forthcoming from the federal government,
the four double-deck buses are expected to be in experimental op-
eration in Chicago by early fall.

The 20 articulated buses would probably go into operation early
in 1975.

Double-deck buses were last operated in 1950 by the former
Chicago Motor Coach company. The articulated "Queen Mary" was
retired in 1963 by CTA.

The double-deckers wovdd accommodate 83 seated passengers—
53 on the upper deck and 30 on the lower deck. The regular CTA
buses seat 50 passengers.

The articulated buses, consisting of two bus bodies hinged in ac-
cordion fashion with unobstructed vision and passage through the full
60-foot length, would seat 76 passengers.

Although 50 per cent longer than the regular 40-foot CTA buses,
the articulated buses can be turned at a shorter radius.

Other cities participating in "Project Superbus" are Oakland (Cal-
ifornia), Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, Pittsburgh, New York City,
and Detroit,

In related action, the Chicago Transit Board on June 6 authorized
the CTA staff to negotiate for the purchase of the experimental buses
when funding becomes available.

The Board also proposed a $500,000 research project and ap-
proved filing a request with the Illinois Department of Transporta-
tion for $400,000 to cover the purchase of three additional double-
deck buses. CTA will contribute $100,000 for special promotions,
employee training and other costs for the one-year experiment.

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Riders Applaud
Galpower At CTA
Tadies Launched

TIE NUMBER of women drivers on CTA routes has
nc passed 20 — and two more ladies are in training
as'L' conductors. What's the public reaction to the
clnge in scenery?

Thus far, positive. Very.

[n fact, on one bus the other evening, a couple of
p;sengers started what became a unanimous round of
ajlause for the woman at the wheel.

There have been a few expressions of "Oh, no!,"
irstly in jest, and a lot more of "congratulations"
ail "ride on, baby." Here are a few of the experi-
eres reported by the gals.

Sme Women Are Jealous

Gladys Johns on, who "enjoys the job tremendously",
s;s that many women passengers have stopped at the
fmt of the bus to congratulate her. Men are not as
eihusiastic, she adds, but this only makes her more
diermined to prove that women can be just as good
cbvers as men are.

On the other hand, Lorraine Newton finds many of
tl women, who board her bus, betray jealousy, while
oiy one man has been critical. A steel mill worker
01 the South Chicago run, this passenger accused
Lrraine of taking a job he should have had. He said
h(had applied for a CTA driver position but, when
qiiried by another passenger, admitted that he hadn't
p;ised the test.

Gail Harriman reports that two passengers ride
^ith her each night to the end of the line and back,
hey often fall asleep, she says, but their presence
rovides discouragement to would-be marauders.

Driver Gets Letter

In addition to verbal compliments, Ophelia Ellis
received a congratulatory letter from one passenger,
written en route. Except for the first night, when she
turned in the wrong direction for Stony Island coming
out of the garage, Ophelia's record has been all hits,
no errors.

Naomi Caldwell thought her bus was on fire one
night and pulled to the side of the road to see what
was burning. Upon discovering two men smoking, she
gave the "no smoking" order in no uncertain terms.
The men meekly obeyed.

The night runs do not frighten Naomi because most
of her passengers are mature men, coming from work,
who give her a sense of protectiono

Emily Anne Palma says that police have craned
their necks to watch her driving performance and
have risked more squad car accidents than she has
encountered with the bus.

Male Refuses Ride

When Geraldine Davis had been on the road two
days, she pulled up at a stop for a man who was
waiting. He stepped onto the bus, saw the female face,
shook his head "huh, uh," and backed off again. Prob-
ably won't ride with his wife, either.

When her bus is parked on Wacker, says Delores
Walker, little kids still come (Continued Page 2)

UNION PRESIDENT Leonard Beotty, third from right, delivers
308 salute to new 'L'adies at press conference in CTA board
room. To left of Chairman Pikarsky ore Saundra Anne Wotkins
and husband, Robert. Couple at right are Marilyn Jackson and
husband, Bennie, a CTA bus driver. jun TIMES photo

(;ta transit news

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

SEPTEMBER, 1974

WOMEN OPERATING EMPLOYEES
As Of Sept. 13

Bus Rail

Hired 28 2

Awaiting Openings 166 49

Applicants 357 305

Archer Garage
Dyane Allen
Barbara Collins
Billie Jett
Verleen Smith

Limits Garage

Gladys Hernandez

Diane Hyman

Betty Jones

Lydia Lewis

Irma Wesley

Barbara Jean Williams

Forest Glen Garage
Edith Carr
Gladys Johnson
Emily Palma
Terry Pierre

North Avenue Garage
Alice Drake
Pearlena Thomas
Iris Torres

52nd Street Garage
Geraldine Davis
Shirley Lucas
Delores Walker

77 th Street Garage I
Naomi Caldwell
Ophelia Ellis i
Gail Harriman
Velma Jackson
Ellice Marshall '•
Phyllis Montgomt'/
Lorraine Newton '
Mary Wallace

South Section-Rail i
Marilyn Jackson '
Saundra Watkins

CTA Galpower (Continued)

up and look at her, wide eyed, as though she were a
curiosity in a sideshow.

A somewhat tipsy man, boarding a bus driven by
Phillis Montgomery, elaborately praised the CTA for
"providing this new courtesy" to passengers. He
suggested that the next logical step was for CTA to
make the fare free.

Compliments on gaining the right to drive have
been expressed to Betty Jones by both male and fe-
male riders. There have been no crude jokes nor re-
sentful remarks.

Many Men Are Pleased

This experience is echoed by Velma Jackson, most
of whose passengers are men. "Delightful surprise"
is the look on the face of those noticing her for the
first time, Velma says.

Gladys Hernandez, who has been driving nights on
the Halsted line, says that groups of half-a-dozen
men or teenagers board the bus at some stops, but
have given her no trouble. Co-workers are generous
in praising her driving, she says.

"Most women seem happy to see me driving a bus,"
remarks Diane Hyman. "This has been a nice job
experience for me."

The celebrated original lady busperson, Mary
Wallace (Transit News, July, '74), is enjoying her
work very much. The only pass made at Mary was
by a drunk on the Stony Island run. But another male
passenger, pretending to be a police officer, inter-
vened.

Lady Conductors Board 'L'

As for the rapid transit lines, Marilyn Jackson and
Saundra Anne Watkins were at the CTA Board Room
recently for official introduction as the system's first
women subway-elevated conductors.

"Welcome aboard!" was the traditional greeting of
the transit industry extended to the new conductors by

ON THE third day o( conductor training, Marilyn Jackson makes
0 station announcement on a Lake-Don Ryan train as Saundra
Watkins and Instructor Willie Mann look on.

Milton Pikarsky, CTA Chairman, and Leonard Bei.y,
President of the rapid transit employes' Division 08
of Amalgamated Transit Union. The event was shim
on Chicago telecasts that evening and featured i'all
Chicago newspapers.

Pikarsky hailed the advent of the women conducrs
as "another significant milestone under the policof
the Chicago Transit Board to extend equal empj-
ment opportunities to all persons."

Beatty added: "We welcome this move by Cl.'s
management and our union will do everything wean
to bring in more women as rapid transit operang
employes."

Present also were the ladies' husbands — Beiie
Jackson Jr., a CTA bus driver working out of the 'th
street garage, and Robert E. Watkins, a fireman s-
signed to Engine Company 16 fire station at 400 S.
Dearborn. '

Jobs Look Good To Girls

Mrs. Jackson said she took the job to improve! i-
ily finances and, in a few years, to buy a home.

Mrs. Watkins, formerly a computer operator a
hospital, said, "Driving a train will be much n:re
interesting than pushing buttons. I would rather wjrk
with people than with machines."

The next day, the women began their one-w3k
training program. In the long run, they must quafy
as motorwomen, and either switchwomen or towr-
women, as well as conductors.

CTA TRANSIT NE S

journalist Makes Wise Move On Super Transferpass

JlAUSE of its popularity with riders, the Sunday Super Transferpass has been con-
jled by the CTA Board for the rest of this year. The Super Transferpass, which
units any number of rides on Sunday, plus the Sunday bargain fare of 25 cents for
idts and 10 cents for senior citizens and children, have resulted in an increase of
[CiDer cent in originating riders on Sunday. The Super Transferpass sells for 70 cents
cadults and 45 cents for senior citizens and children.

Among the many thousands of CTA riders finding it super was Chicago Tribune
orter James A. Jackson whose July 22 personal experience story is reprinted here.
r se facing a household move on October 1 may find it especially interesting.
Courtesy oj

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tiZHlCAGO TRIBUNE)

lOVED on a CTA super trans -

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jAfter all, I didn't need a mov-

rvan. All my worldly posses-
iins could be packed into four
rsmatched pieces of luggage and
lewsboy's canvas bag.

Four successful burglaries
Iring a six-month period at my
)' apartment on Elaine Place had
);-ed down my quantity of pos-
iiisions.

I reasoned that the buses
vjldn't be crowded on a Sunday
irning, but I was wrong. My bus
vs jam packed when it stopped at
listed and Cornelia Streets.

After a moment's hesitation, I
;nely got on carrying two heavy
i teases and two tennis racquets
'( the 14-block ride to my new
l;s at Halsted Street and Armi-
ii';e Avenue.

I had almost made it when the
stcases jammed in the doorway,
n as I tried to pry them loose,
Ji tennis racquets fell and clat-
;ied to the pavement.

The bus driver heaved a sigh
u waited patiently as 1 dumped
0' suitcases in the middle of the
lie and, trying to hide my em-
Vrassment, bounded down the
3!ps to retrieve the racquets.
j'l sheepishly reboarded the bus,
t|the sound of suppressed snick-
ijing, deposited 70 cents, and
I'-ekly asked for a super trans-
[■.

I took the transfer, arranged
t' luggage as best I could, and
Eired straight ahead.

For the next 14 blocks, I went
t'u a litany of "excuse me, sor-
i, can you make it by?" By the
tie the bus arrived at my stop, I

was sweating with embarrassment
and the heat.

I left the bus with the twitter-
ings of little old ladies and the
loud guffaws of the younger set
ringing in my ears. It didn't help
that I stumbled on the second step
and landed with a thud on the side-
walk.

I walked the short distance to
my new apartment— a two-flat of
dubious vintage, "lots of poten-
tial," and adjacent to a beer gar-
den.

While trudging up two flights of
stairs, 1 thought wistfully of when
Sundays centered on bloody marys
and the crossword puzzle from the
New York Times.

I still faced at least two more
bus trips which would include
more suitcases and two 10-month-
old kittens, Morgan and Heath-
cliffe.

I told myself that time was
nothing and calculated the money
that I was saving. Revived by
these good thoughts, I caught the
next northbound bus.

The second trip was uneventful.
I had two suitcases and a canvas
bag filled with dirty laundry. The
bus was practically empty and I
had no trouble taking up two seats
comfortably. I would return for
the kittens later.

Now only one trip remained. I
dumped the dirty clothes in the
middle of the bedroom floor to use
the canvas bag for transporting the
kittens. I couldn't give them
away, so I had to deposit them
with the Anti-Cruelty Society for
adoption or annihilation.

My super transfer by this time
didn't look so super. The constant
handling had reduced it to a tat-
tered version of its former self.

I bundled the kittens into the
carrier's bag and boarded the
Broadway bus for the four-and-a-
half-mile ride to the animal shel-
ter at 157 W. Grand Av.

Forty minutes later, I had
signed away Morgan and Heath-
cliffe and was again on a bus, this
time on the way to my favorite
watering hole for a few beers.

The transfer soaked up almost
as much beer as I did as I bored
everyone within hearing distance
about the perils of using a CTA
bus as a moving van and the heart-
break of leaving pets at the Anti-
Cruelty Society.

Nine p.m. and my transfer was
looking like it had gone thru the
wringer. So did I. It was time to
go home.

On the last leg of the journey, I
realized that the day had been su-
per. I had ridden 12 buses, trav-
eled more than 30 miles, and
changed residences— all for 70
cents.

I looked with fondness at my
tattered transfer and decided to
save it. It had served me well
and was really super.

IPTEMBER, 1974

RANSIT \h

Public Affairs Staffer Attends
CTA's Internationally-Recognized Schoc

Chicago Transit Authority Technical Institute (CTATI) first began in 1972,
an experimental basis, with regularly scheduled sessions starting the folic
ing year. As of January, 1975, six institutes will be held a year. CTATI
managed by Stu Maginnis, Director of Personnel Development. More th
120 people have attended the seven institutes held thus far.

Pictures

And Text

By Anit Leppiks

Dennis Mollenkamp
(left), MARTA, ques-
tioned Ed Kennedy,
a corpenter at the
Skokie Shop, about
the extent of car
body repairs-

WHAT'S A nice girl like you doing crossing the thi.
rail?

They may not say it, but that's how friends lo
when you tell them you've learned how to walk the '
structure, have driven a train and practiced skiddi;
a bus.

Nobody can accuse the CTA of not preparing
people to answer questions, from flange angles
diesel power in the latest 7400 series of buses.

This sort of practical knowledge was the core '
the summer CTA Technical Institute which drew
participants including me and 19 from outside t
CTA.

There were representatives from the federal D
partmentof Transportation's Urban Mass Transport
tion Administration, salesmen from IBM Corp., pr
fessors from the Polytechnic Institute of New Yoi
and engineers from the Illinois Department of Pub
Works and the California Department of Transport
tion, as well as a White House Fellow.

Also in attendance were planners from Oregoii
Federal Highway Administration and the Wisconsji
Department of Transportation, a representative frrt

CTA Instructor Henry Ziolkowski directs Jerry Coffey of
Houston's B.R.H. Mobility Services company in the fine points
of controlling the bus in an actual skid. It's a regular part of
the training rookie drivers receive.

Pulling the switch levers at the Wilson avenue tower gc
William Grottkou (left) of California's Department of Tra
portation an idea of how much muscle it sometimes takes to '
a towerman. Other towers use electropneumatic controls. '

CTA TRANSIT WEV"

TUTE

In 6 Days-

A CTATI Student Learns A Lot

Bus Monitx>ring
Line Supervision
Power Supervision
Training Methods
Terminal Operation
Security
Construction
Personnel Relations
Bus Operation
Bus Maintenance
Shop Methods
Technical Services
Tower Operation

Yard Operation

Skokie Swift Operation

Materials Management

Plant Maintenance

Track Maintenance

Building Maintenance

Financial Management

Cost Accounting

Data Processing

Fare Procedures

Adjusting To Community Change

Industry Relations

Government Relations

An 'L' car from "down under"-- it's the way repair crews at
Wilson avenue work on the trains.

\e Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, as
all as a transportation consultant from Houston,
I They came for different reasons.

Robert Prowda, project manager at UMTA, said,
','m here basically to get an overall knowledge of
lie system."

William Grottkau, assistant chief of the technical
•anch of the California Division of Mass Transporta-
pn, wanted to "get a feel of what an urban system is
t<e,"

For Jerry Coffey, manager of business develop-
:ent at Houston's B.R.H. Mobility Services Company,
The CTA has many facets from which we can learn
1,6 good. . . and the problem areas enabling us to
:;spond better to the needs of other cities."

Roger Roess, assistant professor at the Poly-
chnic Institute of New York, found the CTA to be
'he only place we can get in to view operations."

Participants got a glimpse of every aspect of the
jthority. And, when the week was over, the group
uanimously declared the institute was the best train-
g about a transit system available in the country.

imes Blaa, manager, transportation, explains the use of the
'jhted diagramatic 'L'-subway map, in the Control Center, to
cate trouble spots.

Dennis Closs, instructor, teaches Patricia Cass, Washington
D.C. (UMTA), the rudiments of driving on X' train.

Joclc Grover, Illinois Department of Transportation, inspects
repair work on a bus at the South Shops.

^PTEMBER. 1974

Bowling
Season
Starts

WITH THE melodic sound of balls striking pins, the
1974-75 bowling season for the 77th Street Operators
Bowling League opened on Aug. 30, with all 16 teams
returning.

The enthusiasm of the bowlers to get underway was
overwhelming. Their individual rooting sections
were out in full force to yell and scream for their
favorite team to win.

There were many new faces in the league this year
as each returning team strived for improvement over
last season. Many of the old and familiar faces were
gone, but as in every sport, new blood is always wel-
come.

The league, now in its 12th year, is comprised of
CTA personnel only, with representation from every
department in the company — from supervision to
laborer.

League officers who will guide us through the up-
coming season are: President Calvin Pollard, Civil
Design Section, Engineering; Vice-president Mike
Kane, Internal Auditing; Treasurer Talmadge Ireland,
Archer Garage; Secretary Wilson Washington, 77th
Street Garage, and Sergeant-at-Arms Hank Mosely,
Utility.

Mart Bowlers Win Threi

AS AN entry in the ten-team City of Chicago Bun
of Engineering Bowling League, the CTA Mart te
started the 1974-75 season off by winning their fi,
three games. High man for the team was Sports I
itor Mel Alexander with a 520 series.

This league holds a special significance for
Mart personnel as some of our prominent CTA o:
cials once bolwed in this league: among them the 1
CTA Board Chairman George L. DeMent, Managei
Maintenance E.E. Olmstead and Director of Purch;-
ing F. A. Johnson.

The team members, Captain Lennie Lohn, Persi-
nel Development; Timothy O'Rourke and Jesse Jur-
er, Law and Claims; Jim Toolis, Materials Mana;-
ment; Charles Drozda, Operations Planning, and !■
Alexander, F>ublic Affairs, are proud to be a pani
this tradition and promise to put up a better showii
this year and bring the championship to CTA.

A special invitation is extended to all the m''
employes to come out and see their team bowl ei|l
Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m. at Spencer Bo.
Marina Towers.

77TH STREET OPERATOR;
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Spartans
George's Arco
Hot Hands
Archer
Golden Arms
Late Comers
Clippers
Pin Busters
Centurions
Boozers
Road Runners
Poppers
Baggers
Tranquilizers
Misfits
Toppers

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3
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3
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CTA TRANSIT NEl'

^apid Transit Wins Softball Title

iE CTA Sports Program Softball league ended its

ason on Aug. 18 with a surprise upset, when the

ipid Transit 308 team beat Kedzie Garage 13 to 7

the championship game.

In the semi-finals, a fired up 308 team defeated the

ghly rated North Park team 14 to 9, and the 1973
I amps, 69th Street, were soundly thrashed by an

erly inspired Kedzie team 23 to 6.
In the championship game, Kedzie had high hopes
I winning it all, but underestimated the Rapid Trans-
i team, which had ideas of its own, and had reached
I'ak form with a win over North Park. They achieved
leir goal by defeating Kedzie to become No. 1 again.
Before the start of the championship game. Sports
Irector Agls Bray, former member of the world
Jmous Harlem Globe Trotters, was presented with a
(ophy by Division 241 Financial Secretary-Treasurer
t'mes Pate, for his untiring efforts in promoting and
(reeling our excellent sports program. This trophy
MS made possible through the combined efforts of the
tarn managers and members of the sports program.

'■ The crowd, as usual, turned out with families and
{cnic baskets to root for their favorite team. The
forts committee wishes to thank all the fans, yoimg
sd old, for a most successful Softball season.

love, Division 241 Treasurer Jomes Pate presents appreciation
tphy to Sports Director Agis Bray. Below, part of crowd who
tned out for championship game.

msmismy

Rapid Transit - 1974 Softball Champs

Kedzie Garage - 2nd Place Winners

Some action scenes from championship gan

f-PTEMBER, 1974

Tom Stiglic

THIS REPORT from the sports committee of Division 241-308 -
CTA was written by Tom Stiglic, CTA representotive for the
program, on a laundry shirt cardboard as he watched the final
gomes of the season. The cord was given to your sports editor
for his information as to the hoppenings in the final series at
Grant Pork. After reading this, your sports editor felt that it
was such o wonderful compliment to the many faithful fans who
attend our sports activities that he is reproducing it in the
TRANSIT NEWS.

TM Yoii, hn$ . . .

WITH A refreshing breeze
from the lake blowing softly
across Grant Park, tension
mounted as the four team
finalists practiced for their
own ultimate victory.

Never have so many di-
verse elements and un-
answered questions stopped
arguments from the fans as
to who would be No. 1 in the
waterfront arena.

This Sunday morning was
potentially the most exciting
of our summer Softball
sports program.

North Park, Kedzie, 69th Street and Rapid Transit
all seemed certain the culmination of the classic bat-
tle of 1973 was to be replayed, and the winners were
sure to meet a worthy opponent.

Grant Park had witnessed the picnic basket classic
on five other occasions. As family and friends started
to gather, the familiar sight of loaded basket goodies
and the spreading of beautiful colored blankets added
a sense of togetherness.

In the first of the semi-finals, Kedzie displayed a
sure drive of power and used their bats to spin a web
to ensnare 69th Street and trounce them 23 to 6. In
the other game. Rapid Transit who finished in fifth
place in the regular season standings, outplayed North
Park to gain their victory by a score of 14 to 9.

In the consolation game, 69th Street had settled
down and defeated North Park 16 to 8. Both teams
vowed to come back strong next year.

Kedzie and Rapid Transit had reached peak form
for the championship game, and both teams seemed
razor sharp after their victories over the two top
teams. With perfection in the field and their bats
booming at the plate. Rapid Transit overpowered the
hard-fighting Kedzie team 13 to 7.

Our family get-togethers are undoubtedly the most
important and helpful factor in making and keeping
our sports program alive. We, the sports committee
(Tom Stiglic, Agis Bray and Jackie Robinson), would
like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fans for
a most successful season and God bless all of you.

ommendation
orner

Elvin Boone, bus driver, gets a special thanks £
personally delivering the purse a passenger left (
his bus. The woman said she was also impresst
that Boone refused to take any reward.

L. Davis, rail service supervisor, is lauded by^.
LaSalle street attorney for his expert detective wo:j|
in recovering a briefcase the lawyer left on the tra. *
at Oak Park avenue. The briefcase contained an ei
pensive camera. !

Karl Fleischacker, bus driver out of the Nor
Avenue Garage, reaffirmed a passenger's "faith
human nature" when he escorted a blind rider aero
the Grand and Sacramento intersection June 26. T'
watching passenger said the driver's act is repr
sentative of "what a public service corporation is i
about."

Kudos go to Ernest Shields for assisting an Indiai
driver whose car stalled on his way home from Cicer
Shields spent three hours of his own time trying tog
help for the man and his family.

A voluntary note to Tom Buck, Manager of Publ
Affairs, from an author friend says: "Consistent
the morning cashiers. . . at the Lincoln-Addison '!
station are the most courteous I have ever encoui
tered."

Virginia Beatty of the Chicago Horticultural Socie
congratulates CTA on the Chicago Lung Association
citation for its No Smoking poster.

Drivers on the 22 A Wentworth route get a cor
pliment for their cheerful assistance to a woman >
a special summer job assignment, involving travel
many stops around the city.

The director of the Vision Foundation for the Bli)'
Camp appreciates CTA's courteous help to the chi
dren on their visits to Kiddieland, the Whealan Poc
the bowling alley, and other trip locales.

Thanks to CTA for an enjoyable summer says
homemaker. The L'ephant Special made it possib
for her family to take numerous trips to the hem
and zoo. She also salutes our kind and smili)
drivers.

Bill Lewis of CTA's new Travel Bureau has dra\
a number of written thank-you's for his promptne;
and clarity in giving directions over the phone.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

CA 'L' station signs went back to school this month,
jris Graudins, a Fenner Elementary school teacher.
Id tried the signs as teaching aids in a summer

iading center for 5th grade pupils to improve read-
r skills. The school is in the near north side's
(ibrini-Green public housing development.
' Graudins got the idea of using the signs when he
£W them being replaced with new, larger ones. He
f'rchased a number of the old signs from the CTA as
srap. The signs list station names and direction on
■\;rtical and horizontal metal panels with blue or
viite backgrounds.

Graudins also obtained samples of "car card" ad-
vrtisements for Grant Park concerts, the CTA's
Enday Super Transferpass, and the Adler Plane-
trium. He finds the signs to be good motivational
cvices in stimulating pupil reading interest.

"I also want to show the pupils how to get around
ti city. ..and the different modes of transportation,"
h explains.

The pupils read (to the class) riddles concerning
Vrious forms of transportation. A delighted grin
apears as each pupil answers the riddle correctly.
Etne of the pupils cite places one could visit by pub-
r transportation. For instance, one fifth grader,
Jmes Whitehead of North Hudson avenue, says "the
Sedd Aquarium is an interesting place to visit by
hs."

. Graudins explains that this interdisciplinary ap-
pDach embraces spelling, writuig, social studies,
gDgraphy, English, and reading comprehension ex-
epises.

Some of the pupils say they use the 'L' when they
g shopping with family or friends:

: Eugene Dawkinds of West Chicago avenue, says "I

always go on the 'L' when I go Downtown."

Darryl Greer of North Larrabee street, says "the

i'L' takes you faster."

iGraudins is a former CTA temporary-summer
sident ticket agent. He is a Waller High school
giduate and earned his degree in anthropology from
tl^ University of Illinois. His father, Ilmars Grau-
d\s, is a 19-year veteran CTA bus driver at the
L-nits Garage.

CTA Signs 'Pass' to
Regular School Use

By Leslie Jennings

THIS STORY was one of a
number developed by Miss
Leslie Jennings during her
, summer interne ship with the
Public Affairs Department.
Leslie has now returned to the
'University of San Jose (Cali-
\fornia) for her senior year as a
journalism student. The Chi-
cago resident and Bowen High
graduate seeks a career as a
professional writer and we hope she will fi
CTA, She also writes plays.

it at

WTEMBER, 1974

Three Promoted tc
Top Financial Post

Grube

Hogan

THREE KEY managerial offices on the organizational
chart of CTA's General Finance Division were filled
this month.

Assuming the increased responsibility of Manager
of Treasury is a CTA veteran, Clarence H. Gnibe,
previously director of the treasury which has been
elevated to departmental status, and, earlier, chief
clerk and treasurer. Grube' s promotion climaxes a
46-year record of continuous CTA service.

In the CTA reorganization, the position of manager
is equivalent to that of vice president in a corpora-
tion.

Appointed Manager of the newly created Data
Center, hub of CTA's computerized internal infor-
mation system, is John T. Hogan, who has been a
senior systems analyst for us.

The Manager of Management Systems, another new
department, is Dr. Adel H. Eldib, who joined the CTA

Eldib

in July after service as director of administratior f
the Chicago Department of Public Works.

Hogan is a graduate of Villanova University id
has also studied systems analysis and business i-
ministration at DePaul and Loyola Universities.

Dr. Eldib earned his B.S. degree in mechanij
engineering at the University of Alexandria, Egy;,
and his master's degree in industrial engineering :d
doctorate in industrial management at the Swiss F(v-
eral Institute of Technology in Zurich. Before co-
ing to Chicago, he served as manager of planning iid
systems for the High Voltage Engineering Corpo -
tion, Burlington, Mass.

Grube and his wife, Dorothea, live in the Brid,-
port community. Hogan and his wife, Linda, and ip
live in Medinah. Dr. Eldib and his wife, Murdei,
have two children and live in the Rogers Park a a
of Chicago.

CTA Trio Saves Passenger's Life

A TEAM effort by three CTA employees saved the
life of a Northwest Side woman this summer.

The incident occurred when Switchman Charles
Robinson and Platform Man Frank Foster saw the
woman breathing heavily, slumped onto a bench at
the Jefferson Park Terminal.

Supervisor Alfonso Fleming called an ambulance
and the woman's family while Foster stayed with
her. Fleming then saw to it the trains were kept
running.

The woman, the trio learned, had taken pills in-
correctly prescribed. She suffered a reaction on
her way home from work.

As she put it, "The quick thinking of the CTA
employees saved my life. Due to their swiftness,
an ambuhince was called, oxygen was administered
to ease my breathing, and I was rushed to the hos-
pital for emergency treatment."

Fleming

CTA TRANSIT NE\^

Ilanagers Meinardi, Flynn Retire |

ETIRING SEPT. 1 as managers in the CTA organi-
7tion were Peter J. Meinardi and David M. Flynn,
tinsit veterans of 26 and 39 years, respectively.

' Meinardi, who retired as manager of the General
ilministration and Finance Division, is accompanied
i the picture at left by some of those who honored
Im at a retirement party on Aug. 23. Pictured (from
1ft) are Board Member Lawrence G. Sucsy, Retired
i'.neral Manager (now consultant to CTA) Thomas B.
(Connor, CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky, Mr. and

Mrs. Meinardi, Board Member James R. Quinn, and
retired Board Members Bernice T. Van der Vries
and James E. Rutherford.

Flynn, who served as manager of Transportation
until recently becoming administrative advisor to the
general operations manager, was feted at a retirement
dinner on Aug. 29. Among those who honored him
upon his retirement in the picture at right are (from
left) Mr. O'Connor, and (standing behind Mr. and Mrs.
Flynn) General Operations Manager George Krambles
and Board Members Sucsy and Wallace D. Johnson.

(With credit, and fond fare-
well, to Chicago Today.
Chris Agrella story and
Frank Hanes photo are re-
produced as they appeared
in Aug. 26 edition.)

CTA conductor
puts passengers
'in the mood'

BY CHRIS AGRELLA

AS THE EIGHT-car rapid transit train on the Cliica-

go Transit Authority Ravenswood pulled into the Mer-
chandise Mart station during the morning rush, a
cheery voice saluted passengers:
■'Have a good day. Thanlcs for riding the CTA."
Later, during the evening rush as passengers crowd-
ed into the train for the trip home, the same voice

boomed: "Welcome aboard" thru the train's public
address system.

The man with the cheery voice and a big smile to
match is Santos G. Perez Jr., 23, a CTA conductor
since July 12 and a Marine Corps veteran who "likes
people."

PEREZ, of 643 W. Roscoe St., said he's had no
directive from CTA officials to be "especially cheer-
ful." He does it on his own.

"I like to give the passengers a smile when they're
getting on, and when they're getting off I like to say
'have a good day' and wave goodby to them," said
Perez, a dark-haired, slim Chicago native.

At times Perez is apt to remind riders that "Smok-
ing is a CTA no-no," and often his wave is accompa-
nied by a parting "Valla con Dios" (go with God].

"When I talk, it gives the passengers a lift and it
gives me one, too," Perez said. "Once in a while
someone might make a smart remark, but most peo-
ple seem to enjoy it.

"The other day my boss was on my train and I
didn't know it. When he was getting off I saw him and
I said 'Hi. Boss.' Later, I was told to go see him
and I got worried. But he told me I was doing a good
job."

PEREZ. WHO LIVES alone, is the only chUd of
parents who were born in Puerto Rico'. His mother
Juanita, lives here.

He attended Tuley High School and was in the Ma-
rine Corps during 1968-72, with about one year in Viet
Nam where he served as a helicopter gunner.

After six to nine months as a conductor, Perez hopes
to attend "motor school," a training session to qualify
as a motorman.

"If I make it, I'll still be a conductor and on the
bottom of the list for appointment to motorman," Per-
ez said. "But I'm going to keep smiling and be happy,
and I think I'll make it."

iPTEMBER, 1974

In this second reminiscence of his days as a trolley conductor, JOHN JOSEPH DONOVAN (shown, right,
in his '27 uniform) helps a young man explore the "black hole" of Clark Street. A 47y2-year-veteran,
Donovan retired July 1. His senior position was as CTA representative to the Illinois General Assembly.

The Unscheduled Stop

In Donovan's Day,
It Could Be Shocking

IN MY early days, we ran air door cars. These were
just single cars. You operated the doors from one
point in the car.

When I was with the company about three weeks I
was trying to do an impressive job. I was working
Clark street. Many people used to ride streetcars
when there were very few automobiles. And we had
mounted police then in the Loop (which now are com-
ing back.)

One night, there was a streetcar stopped right
close to the river, where the City Hall now is, in
front of us. There were also a couple of automo-
biles ahead. Being strange and new on the job, I
really thought we were up at the corner. The gas
company had dug a hole in the street and put a bar-
rier over it.

But this young man came up and he was dressed
for an enjoyable evening on a Saturday night and he
had a young lady with him. So he says, "Conductor,
could I get off here?" And I, trying to be very ac-
commodating said, "Well certainly, certainly."

I pushed the handle, the doors opened, and he
stepped off, like all gentlemen did, to help the young
lady. But the step had just cleared the barrier. And
he stepped off and went down about 12 feet in all that
mud and muck. And of course, she stood at the edge
of the platform and she said, "Where' d he go?
Where' d he go?"

3^ a£JU,>*^Jl^

Thanks lo Bob Atduorlh, CTA Operations Planning, /or illuslrali:

Being new on the job, I
looked out the door, then
looked down and 1 just said,
"There he is." And then I
had to run off to the mo-
torman to tell him to turn
the button which cut off
the doors and would give
the motorman some power.
I was all excited because I
was fearful 1 was going to
lose my job.

I burst out into the front platform and said, "Tn
the button, turn the button, there's a man down in le
hole." Well, we were running behind schedule and le
motorman turned around and he said, "So what? a
late now." We had a lot of — well most of the strej-i
car men, the majority of them — were Irish. '

I jumped off the front of the car and ran up to le
mounted policeman on his horse, and I said, "Do ju
have a rope?" Well, he had a sense of humor ancle
said, "What do you want to do, hang yourself?'', I
said, "No, there's a guy down in the hole." Welllji
the meantime, somebody did get a rope and pace
were gathering around this hole, and people we
saying, "What are they digging up? What is gc,g
on?" I

Well, the girl who was with this young man — la
was laughing her head off at this poor fellow dowiin
the hole. Finally they got him up and he was a snt
to behold. And as soon as he got on terra firms e
said, "Where is the conductor? Where is the c-
ductor?" And I said, "Here I am, here I am."

And he said, "Wliat's the idea of letting me off ia
hole?" And I said, "My duty is to open the doc I
can't guarantee the ground is going to be there." (O
he says, "Call me a cab, call me a cab." Well, e
strangest thing — as soon as they pulled him out of e
hole, the young lady, who had been laughing her h.d
off at the poor man, went up to him and said, ' h
honey, I'm so sorry; oh dear, I hope you're not hui"
Anjrway, they left in a cab.

I came back and asked for an accident report at 'e
station and the clerk gave me one and he asked, "Wit
happened?" And I said, "A man stepped off the r
and stepped in a hole."

Well, the clerk thought the hole was only about 2 r
3 inches deep and maybe he sprained his ankle, o
I wrote on my report "Man stepped off of car and d -
appeared?" Then I went on.

How things have changed in 47 years! The rit
day I had to go in to see the boss and the boss sai)
"In all my years of experience I have never readn
accident report like this. We may have to buy ts
man a new suit!" Could you imagine what would*
asked if this same thing happened today? i

CTA TRANSIT NE^S

Is REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

/COUNTING (General) -

leryone in the Accounting Department
\3hes to extend their very best to Man-
i=r PETE MEINARDI who retired Sept.
: His always cheerful presence will be
I rely missed by all of us in Accounting...
I ngratulations to MIKE and MARY ANN
ji KARA who became husband and wife on
, ae 22. After a lovely wedding they spent
: wonderful two- week honeymoon touring
I; Hawaiian Islands and are now working
(.igently in their new home. ..Also among
13 new homeowners in Accounting are
mr scribe, JUDY WEIER, and her hus-
ind, CHUCK, who recently purchased a
Ime in Hickory Hills. ..Good luck to JO
OLEMAN and REBECCA WILSON who
ansferred as Information clerks in the
iw Travel Information Center; to JIM
1\ASE who became project controller in
'igineering; to JOHN BILLIS who became
ant accounting technician replacing Jim;
• JOE LAZZARA who transferred as
joject controller in Capital Development,
A to MAUREEN HOUUHAN who was
osen to be the new shop clerk II at South
ops. We are going to miss all of you...
le welcome mat is extended to MICHAEL
HCE in Payroll who transferred from
ation clerk; to DEBRA MIMMS who is
Iping out in Payables while unassigned;
MARTIN POLLACK in Revenue who
ansferred from Special Investigations;
' LU POZNIAK also of Revenue, and to
D SCHALK who returned to CTA after
mg employed elsewhere for the past
!ar, ,.We hope our former file clerks,
ARTIN WILMSEN and LLOYD TACKETT,
•e happy in their new positions as invoice
>sting clerk in Payables, and material
ility clerk, respectively. . .It's back to
;hool time for our summer helpers,
ARY SULLIVAN, MAUREEN O'CONNOR,
AT VEZINA and GLENN GUTNAYER.
Dpeyou enjoyed your summer with us and
■ts of luck in the academic year ahead...
or sincere sympatliy to former employee
ARGARET MILLER whose husband, BOB,
issed away on Aug. 9. Bob was chief
vestigator in the Security Department.

atacenter) -

e think the Cubs could use a left fielder
ke MIKE ECKEL, the son of JOHN ECK-
L. Mike will receive a first place trophy
ir his part in playing left field for the
Urates in the Pony League division of the
I'est Side Baseball of Oak Lawn. . . The
eneral Office Federal Credit Union was
fesented the Thrift Honor Award by Wil-
am Lorey, federal examiner of the
.C.U.A. If you'd like to see the award,

visit HERB SCHOMER who has it on dis-
play. While there, why not increase your
savings ?

CTA SECURITY -

The Security Department would like to ex-
tend condolences to the family of our for-
mer chief, ROBERT MILLER, who passed
away on Aug. 9. Chief Miller was with our
department for 21 years and we will all
miss him greatly. .. Our sympathies are
also extended to the family of Sergeant
PETE GENUTIS in the death of his brother
and to the family of Superintendent NOR-
MAN GRAVER in the death of his mother-
in-law. ..The new faces in the department
are those of ROBERT FERGUSON and
JOHN GURRIERI. Bob is the son of
ROBERT FERGUSON of the Technical
Services Department and John came to us
from North Park and is the nephew of
Sergeant TONY MOKSTAD of our depart-
ment. By the way, Tony is recognized in
the American Federation of Police Who's
Who in American Law Enforcement, 1973
edition. He has had 26 years in the law
enforcement field and was given a very
nice write-up. ..BOB SMITH is enjoying a
new apartment. Everybody can get their
party duds out because I understand Smitty
will be throwing a lot of them.

- Pa< ?^«

ELECTRICAL (General Office) -

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE W. JENNINGS Sr.,
the parents of THADIOUS JENNINGS, "B"
electrician, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary recently. They are also the
parents of GEORGE Jr. of New York and
have 15 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. Mr. Jennings Sr. directed
the first Black Community Choir in Lima
and has traveled abroad and throughout the
States extensively. Congratulations and
best wishes for many happy years ahead...
Judging from the postcards received from
some of our retirees they are really en-
joying the good life. ADOLPH KUTZ, re-
tired estimator now living in Arkansas,
attended the Legion convention in San An-
tonio, Tex., this summer, while JERRY
WATERS, retired chief substation opera-
tor, along with his wife and daughter had a
wonderful vacation in Ireland. When they
visited Kilarney they kissed the famed
Blarney Stone... Glad to hear that BILL
REHDER is home from the hospital and is
progressing well.

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

I RANTi BONK is in Florida on vacation.
He'll return when the heat gets him or
when his money runs out, whichever comes
first. ..Big LOU GONZALEZ left for a va-
cation in Arizona and said he will take a
two-or three-day canoe ride down the
Colorado river rapids. I'll let you know
next month how he came out. I really think
he's all wet. ..GERALD THIVEL is leaving
for Las Vegas on his vacation. We're all
waiting to see what's left of him when he
returns. ..DANNY HAMMOND, along with a
friend, spent their summer vacation
around Aspen, Colo., where they did a bit
of camping out in the Rocky Mountain
wilds. They solved their hunger problem
by catching fish and roasting them over
their campfire. They encountered snow
while camping in the mountains, and the
topless bathing beauties were plentiful
when they finally went into town. Danny
said it was fascinating and a sheer delight.
..Your reporter and his family motored to
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
We stayed at Fontana Village, a vacation
resort tucked away deep in the Smokies
near the park. There were numerous in-
door and outdoor games and activities for
everyone. With my three daughters,
ANITA, LYDIA, and two-year old ROBIN,
we hit the nature trails, hiking through
the wilderness often during our stay. My
wife, LENNIE, got in several hours of un-
interrupted TV watching. She wouldn't
dare let a vacation spoil her soap operas...
RUTH, the wife of Signalman THEODORE
WASHINGTON, gave birth to a little baby
boy, DAVID, on Aug. 13, weighing 6pounds.
Just by breathing and maybe kicking a leg
or two he brought smiles to the faces of
Ted, Ruth and three-year old MARCUS.
Congratulations. ..DAVE BATTERSON and
his wife, PAT, left the kids at home and
had an enjoyable trip to the Wisconsin
State Fair at Milwaukee. Why didn't they
go to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield?
Well Dave said, "My wife wanted to see
Tony Orlando and Dawn, a musical group

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVII Number 7

Published for employees and retirees ofthe
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Deportment.

J. H. Smith, Duectoi Of Publications «

Robeii D. Heinlein, Editor -j^j

Mel Alexandet, Editorial Assistant 9

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communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
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XtUf "Wc/iUitm

'EPTEMBER, 1974

iil

AMONG THOSE retiring
Sept. 1 was NATHAN-
IEL McGEE who had 44
years of service with
CTA and CSL.

NEW PENSIONERS

ROBERT C. COLLUM, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 4-22-46
JOSEPH DENNESAITES, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 1-20-43
DAVID M. FLYNN, Advisor,

Transportation, Emp. 10-29-35
JOHN S. GUZA1J30, Collector,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-14-43
NATHANIEL McGEE, Bus Repairer,

77th Street, Emp. 4-17-30
PETER J. MEINARDI, Finance Manager,

Finance, Emp. 4-16-48
PETER J. MIASO, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 4-28-43
JAMES A. QUINN, Supervisor,

North Rail District, Emp. 1-15-42
PATRICK J. ROBINSON, Box PuUer,

77th Street, Emp. 8-17-36
ANDREW SMITH, Gateman,

North Section, Emp. 6-13-67
WILLIAM SOMERVILLE, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 12-9-48
FRANK TAMBURRINO, Order Cont. Clerk,

Stores, Emp. 11-4-41
WILLIAM THORNTON, Car Repairer A,

Dan Ryan Terminal, Emp. 2-16-44
CLARENCE WENNERSTROM, Box Puller,

Beverly, Emp. 2-16-37
VICTOR A. ZALATORIS, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 4-27-47

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

ROBERT J. CIESLA, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-5-42
CARL J. FAUST, Supervisor,

North Rail District, Emp. 3-4-63
MELVIN R. LAXSTROM, Serviceman,

Archer, Emp. 7-3-47

appearing at the Wisconsin Fair ."..ROB-
ERT (Super Cop) ALBRECHT and his wife,
BARBARA, along with some friends also
took a trek up to the Wisconsin State Fair.
There were so many exciting exhibits and
entertainment features it took the Al-
brechts 12 hours to see them all. The
highlights of the fair according to Bob
were all of the good eating places. He
didn't miss a one... Three of our signal
helpers were recently promoted to signal
maintainors. They are: DONALD GRU-
DECKI, JOHNC. LONG and ALEX D. NES-
BITT. They are working more and en-
joying it more. They're also enjoying the
extra pay that goes with this promotion.

Congratulations, men, now you'll have to
do the rest yourself. . . Congratulations to
C. KOTARA and his wife on the birth of
their second granddaughter. Little 4
pound 8 ounce JENNIFER LYNN, who at
first gave everyone a scare, was born re-
cently to JAMES and CHERIE KOTARA.
She is now doing just fine. We congratu-
late Cherie on a job well done, and Jimmy
who likewise is taking the whole thing in
stride. Jimmy is an electrical engineer
with another firm. ..Mr. and Mrs. CLYDE
YOUNT recently joined in a wedding show-
er given for their daughter, COLLEEN.
Colleen is in the CTA Insurance Depart-
ment...Three promising young men were
recently added to our Signal Department.
They are: JAMES LOWDER, HARRY
BARENDREGT and JAMES GOLDEN.
Congratulations, fellows, you're welcome
to join us in working, sweating and just
having a good time.

(Chicago Avenue) -

Congratulations to PETE SZATKOWSKI
who became a proud grandfather on July 12
when his daughter, KATHLEEN HARTZ, a
former CTA employee in the Public Affairs
Department, gave birth to a baby girl,
CARLY. Carly's great-grandfather is
PETER ALBAMONTE, a retired motor-
man from Howard Street. CTA all the
way !.. Gasoline shortage? I wonder. TONY
RIGLER drove to Florida for a three-week
vacation, then returned to work for three
weeks and took off again for a three -week
trip to Spokane, Wash., to visit the fair
and friends. How many thousands of miles
did you drive, Tony ?.. The Chicago Ameri-
can Pilots Association (CAPA) helped the
American Cancer Society by having a "fly-
in" at Gary Airport on July 20. LARRY
SHELBY says he and the other pilots gave
airplace rides to over 300 people at a
penny a pound donation to the cancer soci-
ety. The affair was a big success, aided by
civilian defense groups, the Midwest Sky
Divers team, aerial acrobatics and a dem-
onstration of glider flying. I bet it was fun
and I'm sorry I missed it.. .The quick ac-
tion of ED MENZEL and BILL PARKS
probably saved the life of JOHN ULANSKI.
It was a very hot day and the creosote was
oozing from the ties when John fell across
the third rail and rimning rail. Ed and
BiU saw John fall, and quickly pulled him
off. John sustained burns on his hands and
is off work. Our congratulations to Ed and
Bill for their unwavering devotion in aid-
ing a co-worker. . . JOHN MURPHY was
taken to the hospital with stomach pains,
but they can't seem to find out what
caused them. We all hope John will be
back with us soon. ..MIKE BITTOURNA was
in the hospital and we hope to see him back
at work soon. ..So many fellows are coming
and going on vacation I can't keep up with
them. How about some notes guys? 73

FOREST GLEN -

I had thepleasure of attending a very 1
tiful wedding in July. STEVE PANT^
the son of Operator CHRIST PANTOS, \ ;
united in holy matrimony to a lovely yo >
lady named SUE. Christ had the besli
Greek food, and also did a fine Gr'c
dance. Thanks, Christ, for a fine tim ,
Clerk GRANT MOSELEY was also ;
cently married. You should have seen \
gleam in his eye when he told us about .
Congi-atulations ! . . Supervisor ROBE'
BARBER and his lovely wife, SHIRLl,
recently celebrated their 30th wedding;-
niversary. Barber said they have been 'S
happiest 30 years a man could ask fo:.
Operator GERKOS says he has 28 yeii
with CTA without a miss and only i>
more before retirement. Keep up the g( I
work, Gerkos...Our deepest sympathy;
e.xtended to TOM ROAN in the loss of ;
father.. .Operator WALLY REICH reti:l
on Aug. 1 and Harlem avenue will never :
the same without seeing his face c ■
there. .. Operator GEORGE and GRA:
STRESKE celebrated their 35th wedd;
anniversary on Aug. 19. George said ■
was going to take Grace to the "Golc
Arches" for dinner, but his family il
friends talked him into taking her 1
Lancer's restaurant for dinner. ..FRANCi
COHEN, the daughter of Operator T(
ROAN , made him a grandfather when :
gave birth to a 6 pound baby boy on J
17. The young father held up well, and
mother and baby are perfect. ..Pensioi
HARRY GINTER stopped in and paid u,
visit. He is looking great and really i
joying his retirement. ..Pensioner HEN:
KRUEGER and his lovely bride celebrai
their 50th wedding anniversai-y on Sept.
and says they are still very much in lo'*.
Henry stays busy helping senior citizE'
arrange the golden dinner club...Oh, ye
I can't forget "Popsie" NELSON and 1
lovely wife who celebrated 35 years
wedded bliss. Mrs. Nelson, you are rea^;
doing a fine job on the old boy ...Pension'
FRANK PARTIPILO is really enjoying ll;
retirement playing golf and more go!
Frank says that's the way to enjoy lifef
Operator WITKUS is on vacation. I gath/
he is really enjoying his swimming pel
these hot days. ..Just think, after 13 yea-
of marriage. Operator DELCONTE's w:!
presented him with twins. Boy, was 1'
chest out. Just think, men, we will |*
two cigars instead of one. ..Operator B(
EVARTS is still on the sick list, but rj
ceiving good care from his lovely wil
We all miss you. Bob, so hurry and %
well. ..Operator LY'ONS has been traveli
and relaxing while on vacation. Not,
Milwaukee avenue misses him and his lov
ly smile — I wonder where he is getting f
newspapers now?. .Loader JOHN M.VHNl
and his wife, RUTH, and their son, ROi
ER, are out in Missouri enjoying a wel
deserved rest. I suppose we will ha
some great fish stories when he returns '
Operator LOMBARDO was off sick fj
awhile but is now back in the groove.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

13t, he is talking of retiring soon...I saw
insioner HAMMOND and he is looking
leat. He says he doesn't have to ride the
I'e engines to work anymore. . . JOHN
ORCORAN who took his pension on July
: was really surprised when his four
(Ughters and son gave him a surprise
itirement party at the Golden Age res-
t'jrant in Oak Lawn which was attended by
;any relatives and friends. Forest Glen
us represented by Operator WARREN
'OOD and his wife, JACQUELINE. John
^d his bride of 38 years have moved to
iyfstic, la., and said their door is always
cen to their friends.. .A hearty welcome
;oard to our first lady bus driver, Mrs.
:')ITH CARR, Badge No. 7329. And con-
;atulations to Line Instructor RON UT-
ZY on training her on her first day out on
le street.

7C/. /# -^onf

:NERAL OFFICE (Insurance & Pensions) -

pngratulations to GRACE GALLARDO
ho was united in holy matrimony to LUIS
PNZALEZ on Aug. 17 at St. Aloysius
lurch. ..We bid adieu to MARY BETH
ROZ who left CTA to await a blessed
.'ent...It was good to see KATHY KOHL-
ANN back to work after her honeymoon
1 Hawaii. She became Mrs. GEORGE
OBSON on June 15 at Our Lady of Mercy
lurch with a reception held at the Ledo...
SANNE GERARD, together with her girl-
iend, enjoyed a bus tour taking in Mt.
ushmore, Yellowstone Park and the West
tr two weeks...The welcome mat was ex-
;nded to RALPH LEWIS, insurance ana-
'st, who transferred from Central Ac-
3unting where he worked as a clerk. Also
IMA MUNIZ, clerk-typist, who trans-
■rred from Operations Planning.

Medical) -

he welcome mat was extended to JOAN
'ADE who transferred from the Executive
lepartment to become a medical tech-
ician...Dr. ILLA T. ROMAN and his fam-
;y spent their vacation in and around Chi-
ago and Downers Grove enjoying various
ights...Dr. GEORGE SILER and his fam-
y spent their vacation up in Hancock,
'isc. While there, one daughter received
vo first place ribbons for English saddle
iding, and the other daughter won second
lace with her colt in the Wautoma County
air.

Administrative Services) -

CAN FITZGERALD spent her two weeks
f vacation with the Catholic Daughters
onvention in Los Angeles, Calif., and also
oured the state. ..It is good news to hear
tiat GEORGE BELL is out of the hospital
nd back at work.

Treasury) -

;ongratulatlons to CLARENCE GRUBE on
is appointment as Manager of Treasury...
:AY CORCORAN flew to Seattle, Wash., to

visit her niece. She also took in Victoria
Island and Vancouver, British Columbia.
She came back happy but broke... JANE
DICKINSON flew to Florida for a one-week
vacation and is now sporting a beautiful
tan.. .We welcome GENEMEVE BAGGER,
JOSEPH CASTRO and CHARLIE ABT back
to work after a siege of illness. ..The wel-
come mat is extended to LOURDES CO-
VARRUBIAS who transferred to us from
ticket agent to addressograph operator,
and also to CAROLINE WILLIAMS...MIKE
FARRELL was promoted to U.S. Bond
clerk...ROD HEFFERNAN and his family
traveled to Minnesota in their air-
conditioned station wagon and then came
home to the hot weather. . . In Central
Counting this was the year that was sup-
posed to be. GEORGE ISAACS, assistant
supervisor, was supposed to demonstrate
the superiority of labor over management
in the athletic field of endeavor. Once
again, however, George had to be carried
home on his shield when Superintendent
FELIX PALILUNAS drubbed him and two
others, JIM McGANN, assistant super-
visor, and BILL MURPHY, supervisor, in
the annual South Shops golf tournament. It
seems the boss was the only one able to
break 100 and the only one who did not lose
a ball. They came back muttering about
the boss having developed a shot that skips
across water. All was not gloom for
George, as his son, THOMAS, was gradu-
ated from IIT with a B.S. degree in chem-
istry. CHARLES BROADNAX, the brother
of DAVE BROADNAX, Central Counting
money handler, was also graduated from
IIT with a B.A. degree in liberal arts...
CHESTER PAVLAK, machinist, who has
kept the wheels of the counting machines at
Central Counting turning since it opened,
retired on Aug. 1. Chester was gifted with
a six-tray tackle box with a full com-
plement of lures. Happy retirement,
Chester. . .Central Counting is happy to
welcome three new money handlers: JIM
CHMIEL, JIM BURKE and GLIY' BRETZ...
Proud papa MIKE AKAI is beaming about
his daughter, SHARI JO, who won an
achievement award for her musical prow-
ess. It seems that she is already blos-
soming into a virtuoso at the tender age of
ten. . . A special "thanks" is extended to
STAN McBAY for keeping up the flow of
news from Central Counting.

(Personnel) -

ART HUBACZ and
his wife, BERNICE,
visited their son,
ARTY, and daugh-
ter-in-law, KAREN,
in San Francisco, ^^'
Calif., and also saw .^-^.'- '" "ij^
the newest family ^ Vy^
addition, grandson
ARTHUR WILLIAM
who was born on
May 4. Pictured A,t(,„, w»yiom «„!,<,<

here at the age of 75 weeks, he looks ]
he wiU be a big boy...ERVIN HARRIS

ceived a weekend trip to Toronto, Canada,
for his birthday on July 15. While he
toured Toronto, his wife, LOUISE, and
children flew to Dallas, Tex., for a week
to visit Louise's mother, leaving Erv a list
of chores to complete while they were
away. They returned in time for Erv's
son, MAURICE, to finish the regular little
league season with his team in first place
and a 600 batting average — tops in his
league. They won the playoffs and are now
preparing for the World Series. ..We were
sorry to lose the smiling face of PAUL
KADOWAKI, but we wish him the best in
his new position as superintendent of in-
struction, north, in Transportation. . . A
most hearty welcome is extended to RON
BAKER who joined us recently as tem-
porary management training coordinator...
JIM TRETTON, safety inspector, recently
underwent leg surgery and is now re-
cuperating at home. We all miss his
smiling face and hope his recovery wUl be
rapid.. .On a sad note, JOSEPHINE FELD-
MAN slipped on a pat of butter in the Hol-
loway cafeteria and fell, fracturing her
right hip. She was taken to Wesley Memo-
rial hospital and will be away for quite a
long while. Cards may be sent to cheer
her up...LENNY' LOHN's son, STEPHEN,
joined the ranks of happy married men
when he took as his bride the beautiful
MARY RE PEC. The happy day was Sept.
6. They enjoyed a honeymoon in Florida.
Stephen is a conductor out of Howard Ter-
mlnal...On July 15 JOHN and PAUL KIL-
GALLON, twin nephews of PAT DUNEK,
celebrated their third birthday. You've
heard the expression, "double trouble,"
well it was touch and go for awhile as to
which one was going to blow out the can-
dles on their cake. It ended up a com-
bined effort with their mom trying to play
referee as well as keep four little hands
out of one large cake. John and Paul, as
well as all their little friends, had a mar-
velous time.

(Marketing) •

EILEEN (Big Murph) NEURAUTER and
her husband, RUDY, a bus operator from
Forest Glen, took a motor trip throughout
Florida visiting Sarasota, Disney World,
St. Petersburg and Ft. Meyers on a three-
week vacation. They were hoping to find
a home site for their retirement years.

KEDZIE -

Now that vacation time is almost over,
let's hear about your trips. ..Operator J.
BLAIR and his family drove down to
Biloxi, Miss., to visit with his brother and
friends and had a great time. Blair said
vacations are fine but go by too fast. ..Your
reporter and his wife and grandchildren
visited the Wisconsin Dells and had a great
time. We met Operator DEVERS and his
wife there. Devers also stopped at Denver,
Colo., where he visited some friends and

SEPTEMBER, 1974

Service
anniversaries
in September

45 years

South Shops

35 years

Amundsen, Plant Momt.
A. Brousek, West Sectic
L. Janek, Engineering
J. May, Skokie Shop
S. Swanson, Law & Clo

30 years

p. Kondratuk, KedzM
J. Lyons, Stores
G. S. Rusin, West Se
T. Yapelli, North Av

25 years

, S. Kacmorek, Util.ty

, E. Martorelli, Law «, Cla.n

. J. O'Sullivan, Lows, Ciaii

. Tavano, Plant Maintenanc,

took in the sights of Yellowstone National
Park.. .Congratulations to the following op-
erators who were promoted to supervisors
on Aug. 11; WILLIAM REYNOLDS, J.
WALLACE and P. ARMSTRONG. We wish
all of you the best of luck. ..Operator W.
SIERON is back on the Job after under-
going surgery. He really looks great and
says he feels great. To all the operators
on the sick list we wish you a speedy re-
covery and hope to see you back to work
soon. ..To all the operators celebrating
birthdays this month, happy birthday; to
all who are celebrating wedding anniver-
saries, happy anniversary and hope you
have many, many more. . . Operator W.
RUSCIK's wife is now home after spending
time in the hospital for surgery. We all
wish her a speedy recovery. Ruscik said
the house was very lonely without her. . .
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the
family of Operator FRED ANHALT who
passed away on July 13; to the family of
Operator ROBERT SLINGERLAND who also
passed away in July, and to Operator A.
PARKER in the loss of his mother, EBBIE
PARKER, in Oak Grove, La. ..Don't forget
your credit union- -save a little each pay-
day.

LIMITS -

Greetings fellows. Well we'll start off this
month on a happy note by congratulating R.
COLLUCI on the birth of his eighth grand-
child, a baby girl named RACHAEL ANN

weighing 5 pounds 5 ounces Let's give

our Softball team a pat on the back. They
started off a little rusty, but played well at
the end to get into the playoffs. Congratu-
lations to Operator THOMAS and his team
on a job well done. ..Welcome back to Op-
erators BURRELL and GLASBY who were
off sick. ..Our sincere sympathy is extended
to Operator L. GOFFER in the loss of his
brother, and to Operator G. SHELBY in the
loss of his mother. ..If any of the operators
would like to bowl, get in touch with Oper-
ator McMillan. He is trying to organize
a team from our station.. .Someone dropped
me a note and said that "Kool Daddy"
GAINES came to work on his vacation.
How is that for loyalty. ..I got another note
from BUTCH who said he just got back
from the Canadian North Woods. When you
come through the Repair Department, ask
him why he didn't stay there. ..RICHARD
GOLDMAN, chairman of the education
committee of our credit union, is urging
everyone to borrow or save through our
credit union.. .And now for the best part of
the news. I personally Interviewed our new
lady bus drivers, BETTY' JONES and BAR-
BARA WILLIAMS. Betty says she gets
along with the people well, even those who
try to short change her. But she's on the
case. Barbara says her main goal is to
get as far as she can with CTA. Both
ladies agree that it's nice working with
you fellows. How about that. Their only
gripe is when are they going to get uniform
shirts that button on the left side. ..I'll be
looking for some vacation news, especially
from you fishermen. So get it in to me or
give it to the clerk for me.

- KtUfmamd ^"uJutm

LOOP -

Agent Supervisor MARY RAFTERY and
Agent JUNE BAREKMAN enjoyed their
European vacation, but said it was over
too soon. That's life, girls. ..LINDA TA-
PINS and her daughter, CINDY, are bask-
ing in the Florida sunshine at this writing
and having a ball. ..CAROL BOWMAN and
her daughter left Aug. 27 to visit Luxem-
bourg, Belgium and Sweden, after which
they will spend a week visiting an old
friend of Carol's in London. Sure sounds
like fun.. .GRACE MOLINTS and her hus-
band, CLEM, spent two weeks visiting
Expo 74 in Seattle, Wash. They also vis-
ited San Francisco, Calif., and Tijuana,
Mexico, We are sorry to report that
Grace took an early retirement Aug. 1.
We wish her good health and many happy
years ahead. She has asked me to express
her thanks to her friends for the gifts and
many cards she received. She was deeply
touched. ..DAVE GRAFMAN and his wife
drove to Harrisburg, Pa,, to visit with

their son, JACK, and their daughter-i-
law and three grandchildren. . . MINC
DIKEMAN spent a one-week July vacai
at home. She visited friends and fam',
spent some time at church and gave r
dog, Mike, a lot of special attentioi .
GEORGE WADE, who retired as a tic t
agent five years ago, is still keeping hi .
We hear he has lost a lot of excess we:(t
and is working part-time in a theateiii
Cicero, 111. George looks fine. H.o
from all of us, George. ..Agent Supervir
ROSEMARY ROBERSON leaves in S-
tember for a tour of Europe. We hope ;
trip will be a pleasant one for one of r
favorite people. .. MONICA LAMPKE d
her niece plan a one-week visit to li
Vegas in September. We hope you \st\
back a bundle, Monica, and we don't ma
dirty laundry. .. Janitor DOMINIC CAJ-
LINO had a honey-do vacation this ye.
Knowing Dominic we are sure he worli
in a little fun and relaxation too...GLAI^
(Green Thumb) RUEDIGER enjoyed a wr,
at home in July puttering around in 1-
yard and pampering her lovely flower:,
FRED FRIEB and his wife left in Aug;
for California to visit his son and fami,
Speaking of Fred, we would like to of
our congratulations on his wimiing $60C
the Irish Sweepstakes plus an extra $]
for being the seller of the luckj' tick
May good luck continue to follow you, Fr.
. . Former Ticket Agent AGATHA CAR
SON and her husband, a former West Sc
tion trainman, have moved to Flori(
Lots of luck to the Carlsons in their n
home. . . Our sympathy is extended to I
family of Trainman JOE FRITZ w
passed suddenly on Aug. 13; to HATT
ROHR in the loss of her dear mother;
SHEILA MURPHY whose father pass
away while Sheila was visiting her fam:
in Ireland; to Retired Agent ADAM WA
whose wife, FLORENCE, passed away
suddenly; to the family of Pensioner TC
COGLIANESE; to Division 308 Union Re
resentative THORNTON CHERRY in t
loss of his dear mother, and to the fami
of retired Lake Street Trainman WALTE
FITZGERALD who passed away in Cal
fornia July 15. . .
Holding the car that
won him the first
place trophy in the
Bridgeview Pine-
wood Derby is
JOHNNY' DOYLE,
9, the son of South
Shops Journeyman
Mechanic JOHN

DOY'LE and grandson
of Douglas Terminal Clerk DAN and C(
reporter MILDRED DOYLE. ..Congratuli
tions to Janitor DOMINIC C.^SALINO ai
his wife who became gr;uidma and grandf
June 2. The sweetie is a girl nam«
KRISTY... Agent ANN TAYLOR vacatioK
in Reno, Nev., then went off for a week I
San Francisco. She had a gi-eat time..
Agent VIRGINIA OJER spent her vaeatic
in Wilmington, N.C., with her daughter'

, Ooylt

CTA TRANSIT NEW^

[aily. It was a fun-filled week. Her
hiband, EDWARD, has been a bus driver
fc 11 years at 69th Street Garage. He
v/l promoted to supervisor July 13. Good
lijc, Ed, and don't be too hard on the men.
.J.gent MARY RITTER spent a pleasant
jic vacation in Las Vegas. She came
hue with a little green, she said, but not
emgh to retire on. . . Congratulations to
fcmer Agent ANN BOOTHROYD who is
ni' working in CTA's new Travel Infor-
ivtion Center. She says she is very hap-
p>vith her new job. It couldn't happen to
aicer lady. ..Get well wishes are sent to
Amt JIMMY GEORGE from all of us...
Athis time my co-reporter, MARY WK-
TD, is high in the sky flying to a great
v;ation in California.

UrERIALS MANAGEMENT -

Aiig hello goes out in the Stores Depart-
rrat to JIM QUALLS, order control clerk,
a also to DIANNE WEIER, typist. Wel-
c<ie to the Stores Department. ..As Jim
caes into the department, FRANK TAM-
ERRINO, our fearless starry-eyed com-
rie, leaves us. We have been helping
Fink count the days
t( his retirement,
ai now the magic
nment has arrived.
Fuik was taken out
tclunch by his fel-
li men and he pre-
fcred to employ his
rhts as a senior
cjzen, he didn't
Mt to stand to
nke his speech,
r^ was presented * J-ti »<"<■!

aift by J. T. HAR-

1, director of Stores and Office Ad-
mistration, at an open house. Well,
link, you have earned it. Farewell, good
Ilk and happiness to you. Stores will never
b, the same. LINDA LUNDBERGH has
It her best combatant in conversation
«h Frank gone. . . Farewell goes out to
CLESTINE OFFETT, typist, who has bid
Id another department. She was here
lig enough to see a welcome put in with
hr name misspelled, and I hope you are
riding this to see it corrected. Sorry!..
Hore we go into vacations, we would like
tshare the happiness of SHIRAN! GUNA-
WARDANE, typist,
Stores, and her hus-
band, GAMINI, to
have their baby
come over to Amer-
ica to be a happy
family. This is the
first time the baby
has seen his father.
SAJINDRA, their
son, is 15 months old
and has finally been
able to come to our
country. It was a

Bus Garage Faculty Recruits

Complete instruction Program

SIX MEMBERS of the Vehicle Maintenance force of the Maintenance Department
have successfully completed the instructor training program and have been placed
in a pool of instructors from which they will be drawn to fill positions as they be-
come available at bus garages.

Pictured above holding certificates presented upon completion of the instruc-
tor's program, the students are shown with the following Vehicle Maintenance De-
partment personnel, from left: Supervisor of Instruction Julius Dain; George
Greco; Edward Levandowski; William Wong; .Andrew Rizzuto; Michael Hrad;
Byron Yehling; Adam Fiorito, rail vehicle personnel development coordinator;
Frank Bruno, instructor, and Ray Dobbertin, apprentice development coordinator.

30-hour trip but it seemed short and it
has been one of the happiest moments in
their lives. We share your happiness,
Shirani... FRANK MAGUIRE, specifications
engineer, reports a new grandchild in his
family making him a grandfather for the
tenth time. ..Our deepest sympathy goes out
to THERESA DeLEONARDIS whose sister
passed away. ..Three new fellow clerk II's
have shown up in Storeroom 42. They are
JIM DIASIO, DOUG MULLER and JOE
PERCARARO. . . ALEX FRITZLER has
transferred to the Signal Department. Good
luck on your new job.. .JOHN SPRINGER is
a grandfather for the 28th and 29th time.
DENISE, who used to work for ART EG-
GERT, had a little baby girl, MARGARET
EILEEN. This is the fifth grandchild for
PAT CANNON, retired laborer, and No. 29
for John. This sounds a little backwards,
mentioning the 29th before the 28th. MI-
CHELLE POTNAR, born April 20, is the
boimcing bundle of joy that made John a
proud grandfather for the 28th time. She
was born with two teeth, and like her Uncle
TIM, has to show the world she is ready
for a piece of steak. John is a stock clerk
in Storeroom 32, South Shops.. .A little late
(better late than never), congratulations
go out to DONALDSEN THOMPSON, fork
lift operator at Storeroom 48, and his
family. His son, LANCE, was graduated
from Fenger High school in June...CHICO

CHEATHAN, clerk in Storeroom 48, is
happy to announce that his daughter, DON-
NA, enlisted in the Army and left on Aug.
14 for basic training. She had very high
grades on the tests. ..Getting down to va-
cations, BOB PIEPER, Stores, has another
fish story to tell. This time he didn't get
a ticket or fine. He caught a 23-inch wall-
eye. You have to get a picture of that one,
Bob.. .LEE DeSUTTER brings hellos back
from Florida. While she was down there
she visited with some retirees who would
like to say "hi and come to see us some-
time." They are MARTHA and HERMAN
ERICKSON, WANDA and JACK KRAUSE
and DOROTHY and RAY PRYOR. She
stayed with ELEANORE KYNASTON. ED
DEVINE and his wife, CARRIE, were also
people Lee saw. ART KRICKOW also was
among those who sent their tidings. Lee
went down to see her new condominium
apartment and is having a ball furnishing
it. Her vacation was completed by visiting
with former CTA employees. Hello to all
of you — it is good to hear from you.. .PAT
REED, Specifications, went to Six Flags
Over Mid-America in St. Louis with her
husband and son. They had a marvelously

good time RON TABOR, specifications

engineer, is off on a camping trip but didn't
say much about it, except that he is taking
half the house with him. He didn't want to
rough it like Davey Crockett. ..Storeroom

EPTEMBER, 1974

48 is at a loss with their leader, STAN
HALL, on vacation. His assistant, DON
BUDOFF, is lonesome and is anxiously
waiting for Stan to return. He hopes Stan
is coming back soon. We want to hear the
stories of his vacation if Storeroom 48
doesn't fall apart before then. But then
that would make a good bit of news. ..TINA
RODRIGUEZ, typist. Stores, went off for a
week in Spain and toured Torremolinos,
Mulaga, Granada, Sevilla, Cordova and
Marvella. She had the opportunity to see
the Flamenco dancers, one of the finer
things. She has much more to report, but
she is going to Mexico for awhile also. So
that should help fill our next issue... We
want to hear from all of you vacationers.
Just think of the travelogue we are es-
tablishing. You won't need to go to a trav-
el bureau, just read the Transit News and
learn where to go.. .Oh, I almost forgot to
mention the trip yours truly took. The
highlight was being able to ride the Cleve-
land and Shaker Heights rapid transit lines
in Ohio. I didn't try to use my CTA pass, I
was just comparing notes. It was very
impressive to see a city by means of rapid
transit. . . Last but not least we have two
more vacations to report. RALPH POD-
GORSKI took a trip to the Grand Canyon,
Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National
Park and had a marvelous time. The West
is absolutely beautiful he says. ..JOANNE
BOETTIN reports about her vacation.
There were 12 of them, a cabin and a large
tent. She didn't really explain how that
worked out. She laughed so hard talking
about the cabin and 12 people that when the
laughter subsided, she said there was also
a large tent to accommodate some of them.
Her brother has a cabin in Wisconsin. . .
Congratulations and best wishes are ex-
tended to TONY VELCICH, Storeroom 30,
and his lovely bride, MICKEY, who were
united in marriage on Aug. 31.

- PtUaUa XantadC

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -

First of all I wish to thank all who sent
cards and gifts when I retired after 15
years with the CTA, seven of which were
spent as a reporter for Transit News.
They were greatly appreciated and I'm
going to miss you all. This will be my last
issue so please send your news to ZITA
DOUBLIN who works at Logan Square and
Damen, as she has been my co-reporter
for the past few months Belated con-
gratulations to Agent DANNY THOMPSON
and his wife, who had a baby girl named
LUCRETIA DANETTE born May 23 weigh-
ing 6 pounds 10 ounces. ..We wish to ex-
press our deepest sympathy to Pensioner
ADAM WAAS in the loss of his wife on July
14; also to the family of JOE FRITZ who
passed away recently. . . Belated August
birthday greetings to ROBERT JANZ, J.
P. HALLAHAN, ZITA DOUBLIN, HELEN
CHRISTNER and CHARLES SNYDER. . .
MONICA STARCZEC and her family vaca-

tioned In Las Vegas. She didn't say if she
won any money but had a good time any-
way... Co-reporter GRACE MOUNTS and
her husband, CLEM, had 18 days of vaca-
tion and flew to Seattle, where they went
on a five-day tour to Spokane and saw Expo
74 and other interesting things. Returning
to Seattle, they flew to Los Angeles where
an old friend of Grace's met them and took
them to Mexico, Sea World, Lion Safari,
Capistrano, Disneyland, Knott's Berry
Farm, San Francisco and near Redding,
where they saw the big redwood trees.
They had a wonderful time. . . CAROL
BOWMAN and her daughter are vacationing
in Sweden and other parts of Europe. ..Be-
fore WILLIAM PFIEFFER went on vaca-
tion he had the misfortune to have an ac-
cident, so he decided to buy a new LTD
with all the works. Good motoring. Bill...

RETIRING ON August 1 as a ticket agent,
GRACE MOUNTS Tiad served as an Inside
News reporter for the lost seven years -first
for ttie Nortli Section and tfien for Milwaukee,
Lake and Douglas after the opening of the
new Kennedy line. The Transit News staff
and her many friends at CTA extend their
sincere wishes for a long, happy ond healthy
retired life.

Co-reporter ZITA DOUBLIN vacationed in
San Francisco for eight days and really
enjoyed every minute. . . PRIMUS WEST
spent his vacation in Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Las Vegas. . . Well, Co-
reporter GRACE MOUNTS is reaUy start-
ing to live it up now that she's a retiree.
She just bought a spanking new 1974
Chrysler Newport Custom with the works.
Ah, luxury!. .Ticket Agent EILEEN CAR-
MODY and her husband are in Ireland va-
cationing. Hope they're having a grand
time. ..Once again I want to thank all you
lovely agents for the retirement gift and
for giving me the news, and please keep
the news rolling by sending it to ZITA
DOUBLIN. If you don't you won't see any-
thing in this column.

NORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to everyone!. .Getting
stuck inside your car while in a car wash
is something that could only happen to a
couple of our better clerks— RUSS GUN-
DERSON and AL (Elkhorn) ROHDE. That
was probably the longest 15 minutes they
ever spent together. Al will be celebrat-
ing another one of those birthdays this
month. . . Way back last July 14, BILL

MIEDEMA and his wife, DOROTHY, ci -
brated their 37th wedding anniversary, n
Aug. 15, Clerk ED WITEK and his be'r
half, GLADYS, observed their 30th. 1 s
month, Assistant Superintendent ARTV
BEL of 69th Street and his beloved -
VERNE, wiU watch their 33d go by. The
will be a double celebration for Supei-
tendent WARD CHAMBERLAIN. Not (!y
will he observe another birthday \
month, but he was also elected lieuteniL
governor in the Kiwanis organization. I'r
heartiest congratulations to all of you. n
spite of gas shortages, our vacations
headed in all directions. After all, e
only thing they really needed was mor .
Operators E. SANELLO, B. HUKILL 1
Instructor MARVIN KOCAR found e
Dells a pleasant place to be with ttr
families...Our No. 1 custodian, JACK Aj-
BROGIO, and his better half headed wit
to California. Jack wasn't back here b
long before he headed down Florida w[.
That's really covering the country.. .5-
structor JERRY KNOPF and his fan^f
visited Expo 74 and Knott's Berry Faii.
In spite of all the walking he didn't lose«i
ounce. . . We're wondering whether Ik
Puller WHITEY SZYMELL will bring bit
at least one tiny fish to show something f
his three-week vacation.. .Assistant Sup*
intendent JOHN McEVILLY and his ui
put their faith in their young son, TIM, :JI
let him be navigator for their trip to Vi-
mont. ..A recent visitor to North Avei'
was NELS HABBESTAD who looks re;'
as ever to take out any ten-hour run, eu
after several years of retirement. Anotlf
visitor was retired trainman HERBEi'
SUNDQUIST. He would really appreci
hearing from or seeing anyone who i
members working with him before he i
tired in 1960. His address is 7702C :
Pickering, Whittier, Cal. 90602. If you
out that way he says to be sure and di
by. ..We almost forgot that Chief CU
RUSS GUNDERSON spent a couple of wet
as the guest of Uncle Sam up at Camp M
Coy. . . Retired Trainman VIGGO WIN
FELD and his wife, ZORA, spent their \
cation in Alaska. Viggo feels that he a
his wife have been just about everywhe
and this should be their last trip. I
brother, AXEL, who was 85 and also a r
tlree, passed away in July... Our condi
lences are extended to Operator E. MA^
NION in the loss of his wife, and to Cu'
todian RAY JABLECKI in the loss of 1
brother, AL... Supervisor BARNEY FA'i
son is recovering from severe burns
suffered recently. . .Instructor KENNET
CZACHOWSKI and his wife, PAT, a
elated over their No. 1 daughter, Klf
BERLY MARIE, who weighed In at
pounds 4 ounces on July 23. ..We recenl.
borrowed Collector JOE FLEISCHMAIj
from Limits Garage. He sure doesn
look much different from when I worked
his conductor on the old red streetcars
When you visit the Mart, that fellow y
see wearing a tie is none other than o
former relief clerk, BOB STACH...Wc

CTA TRANSIT WEM

mItAKEN IDENTITY: The pictur
Jt graduates shown here were
trisposed in the August Transit Ne
ccectly identified here.

■s of the two

HRISTINE SHEPARD
C. Stieparb
Noith Avenue

ROBERT DESVIGNES JR.

R. Desvignes Sr.

Forest Park

lij to pass out a couple of verbal orchids
t(3ur brother summer operators, namely
i,S.K and NATHAN LUTZ. Nathan was
r:ently instrumental in having a pick-
p:ket arrested that was on his bus. Right
nv Nathan and his new bride are enjoying
abort honeymoon. When summer is over,
hhopes to become a full-time employee.
H; brother, MARK, gave first aid to a
pisenger who became ill on his bus. In
ging artificial respiration when it was
E;ded, he probably saved a man's life.
V'd sure like to see more people like you
filas around, it wouldn't hurt our busi-
Dis a bit. ..See you all purty soon.

l2 month of July found many families va-
cioning. Operators JOHN WEATHER-
SOON and JOE CHRISTY had a dual pur-
p.e trip to Los Angeles, attending a fra-
tmal convention and enjoying a few days
c-est... Operator JAMES JOHNSON toured
Vsconsin and visited the Dells. ..Operator
LANK ROBINSON visited the clay hills of
Abama... Repairman ED PLUSKA and his
faily took in a fishing trip in Eagle Riv-
e, Wise, and I understand they caught
pnty of fish.. .Pensioner GEORGE SLA-
IK spent el^t weeks in Europe visiting
natives. This was George's first trip
tck since the 20' s. . . Repairman TED
\tASY visited Arkansas and Canada...Re-
f.rman J. BRUEN, along with his ten
gmdchildren, visited Six Flags in Mis-
uri... Repairman JACK RUZICH enjoyed
samily-and-friends reunion in Genoa, 111.
.Repairmen JOE WARD, TONY DONO-
UO and AL PARRILLO spent their va-
cions doing odd jobs around the house
si resting up. ..Repairman HUGH CAHILL
iback to work after a long illness. ..We
€£nd our deepest sympathy to Repairmen
ITCH and WALTER WARCHOL in the
cith of their brother, and to the family of
terator RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ who
fssed away recently.. .A speedy recovery
t Operator ROMAN KUSEK who was in-
ilved in an accident.. .As promised in a
levious article, our man in the rackets
fnnis). Operator BEN FLENNAUGH, won
icond place in the tennis tournament held
i Columbus Park. At the time of this
viting, Ben is in Washington, D.C., par-

ticipating in the American Tennis Tourna-
ment. We are all pulling for you, Ben...
Our visitors during the month were For-
mer Operator RONNIE WILLIAMS, now
with the school board in Broadview, Pen-
sioners GEORGE HANN of Arkansas, MAX
FLEMMING, ARNOLD WALKER, DOM-
INIC CAPONIGRI, HENRY KUPCZYK,
MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM and GUNNAR
ERICKSON...The best to Operator ERNIE
POMMERENING, who has announced his
retirement effective Aug. 1... Congratula-
tions are in order for SOL SALERNO, who
recently completed repair school at the
Lawndale Training Center. . . Pensioner
WALTER STRAUBLING is hospitalized at
the present time. We wish Walter a
speedy get well. ..Our talent discovery of
the month is Operator EDWARD WILLI-
AMS. Edward is a talented singer, plays
the guitar, and has made some recordings
with a local group. ..DARYL MARK PRU-
ITT, the son of your co-reporter and his
wife, lONE, was quite thrilled when he was
the recipient of five awards from the
Austin town hall summer program. Daryl
cherished the best swimmer award most of
all because it entitled him to become a
junior lifeguard...Keep that news coming,
fellas, and we shall continue to see you in
print.

- 7e<ii(m Slit & Aofut PttUtt

NORTH PARK -

CARL MUIR, the grandson of Pensioner
ART and RUTH MUIR, was married on
July 27 to Miss PAMELA JOAN PLACH-
CINSKl at Queen of All Saints basilica. A
reception held at the Golden Flame res-
taurant was attended by 300 guests. . .
JAMES GUSTAFSON, the son of Sanitai-y
Engineer STANLEY GUSTAFSON, was
married on June 29 to Miss JOAN COL-
LINS also at Queen of All Saints. The
reception was held at the Como Inn with
250 guests attending. The young couple
honeymooned at Cape Cod, Mass., and will
live in Greenwich, Conn.. .Operator LEON
HAYDEN and his wife, KARON, became
parents of their first chUd when a daugh-
ter, NICOLE LATRICE, was born June 10
at Chicago Lying-in hospital weighing 7
pounds 6 ounces. ..JOSEPH TULLY, the son
of Clerk PHIL TULLY, was graduated
from Senn High school on June 13. Joe will
enter college this fall. ..STEVEN STERN,
the son of Operator LEO and Ticket Agent
MILDRED STERN, was graduated with
honors from Eugene Field Grade school.
Steve will attend Sullivan High this fall...
TONY SPEDALE, the grandson of Opera-
tor HENRY SCHRAMM, was selected to
play third base in the All Star Game at the
Hiawatha Park Little League. Tony was
hitting a robust 665 at selection time. . .
JAMES GUSTAFSON, the son of Sanitary
Engineer STANLEY GUSTAFSON, was
promoted to account executive of Playgirl
magazine by the Fawcett Publishing Com-
pany of Connecticutt and is in charge of
Playgirl magazine accounts. . . SCOTT

GRAFER, the son of Operator GEORGE
GRAFER, was voted "I Am an American of
Hanover Park Village." Scott, who is 11,
is a student of Laurel Hill Grade school
and was in the "I Am an American Day"
parade which was held on July 11...JOHN
SPRINGER, the son of Operator EDWARD
SPRINGER, was graduated from Notre
Dame High school in June, and will enroll
at Miami Dade Junior college in Miami,
Fla., this fall. Edward, who is a major
league baseball prospect, is in Florida now
playing in the school's summer baseball
program... Box Puller CHESTER BACHA-
RA and his wife, EUGENIA, celebrated
their 41st wedding anniversary with a big
party at DiLeo's restaurant attended by
their friends and relatives. . . MICHAEL
MARIANO, the son-in-law of Operator
GENE BRUDNEY, was graduated from
John Marshall Law school on June 22 and
will be entering law practice.. .Operator
CHARLES SAUER and his wife, JEAN,
appeared in the Theatre on the Lake pro-
duction of "Our Town" held at Gompers
Park fieldhouse Aug. 6 through 10. The
play was well received and the Sauers
were most happy to be members of the
cast.. .Clerk BILL CERKAN and his wife,
LaVERNE, vacationed at Long Beach,
Cal., where their son, FRED, his wife,
MAUREEN, and their son, JOHN, live.
Other points of interest visited were the
cable cars and the BART system in San
Francisco, Disneyland, San Diego Zoo, and
a trip aboard the S.S. Queen Mary. . .
MARGARET TULLY, the daughter of
Clerk PHIL TULLY, is a member of the
Park Ridge V.F.W. Post marching group,
winners of the Illinois State Legion Cham-
pionship held at Hansen Park in Chicago.
The group also performed at the State Fair
on Sunday, Aug. 11, in Springfield. .. Our
best wishes are extended to Operator
JOHN CARVER who resigned from the
CTA on Aug, 10 to become a bus driver in
Birmingham, Ala., where he and his fam-
ily previously lived, . . Operator GENE
BRUDNEY became a grandfather again
when his daughter, MARY ANN, and son-in-
law, MICHAEL MARIANO, became parents
of a son, MICHAEL ANGELO Jr., born
June 15 at Columbus hospital weighing 6
pounds 11 ounces. . .Operator DALE PE-
TERS at this writing is hospitalized at
Ravenswood hospital for a hernia opera-
tion. We at North Park wish Dale a speedy
and complete recovery. ..Pensioner BILL
SEIFERT writes from Southgate, Cal., to
say hello to his many Chicago friends and
reports on how great the life of leisure is.
. . Our sympathy is extended to the fam-
ilies of Operator CLARENCE GLOVER,
WILLIAM PERO, Ticket Agent FRED AN-
HALT, Clerk LARRY MILLER in the pas-
sing of his brother-in-law, LOUIS STOM-
BERG, and Operator ADOLPH JEND-
RYCZKA in the loss of his mother, Mrs.
MARY JENDRYZCKA. ..A surprise party
was given in honor of Pensioner ART
MUIR and his wife, RUTH, on their 50th
wedding anniversary July 8 at Fisher's

tPTEMBER, 1974

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

WILBERT J. ALLEN, 79, Law-ndale,

Emp. 11-15-27, Died 7-21-74
ERNEST AMMANN, 82, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-29-13, Died 7-14-74
LORETTA C. ARROWOOD, 81, West Sec,

Emp. 12-7-26, Died 2-22-74
CHARLES G. BACHELOR, 68, North See.,

Emp. 12-29-26, Died 7-23-74
JOHN J. BELL, 86, West Section,

Emp. 11-5-45, Died 7-14-74
FRANK A. BONNEY, 76, 61st Street,

Emp. 7-13-17, Died 7-29-74
LOLTIS BOSICH, 84, Track,

Emp. 4-16-43, Died 5-27-74
ERNEST L. BOURBON, 66, North Park,

Emp. 9-11-42, Died 7-4-74
HARRY J. BURKE, 74, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-26-22, Died 7-5-74
MICHAEL J. BURFCE, 85, Kedzie,

Emp. 6-22-16, Died 7-25-74
THOMAS J. CURRAN, 72, Electrical,

Emp. 5-23-45, Died 7-10-74
BERNARD J. DEVENNY, 78, North Sec,

Emp. 7-28-48, Died 6-23-74
JAMES FAILLA, 89, Halsted Yard,
Emp. 11-18-16, Died 7-7-74
WALTER F. FITZGERALD, 65, West Sec,
Emp. 12-14-29, Died 7-18-74

FRANK E. FREY, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 4-14-36, Died 7-8-74
CARL M. GANZERT, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-2-28, Died 7-25-74
WILLIAM A. GEIMER, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-16-16, Died 7-13-74
W. C. GOGGINS, 31, West Section,

Emp. 9-3-69, Died 7-6-74
SAMMIE GRAHAM, 53, Archer,

Emp. 11-17-48, Died 7-30-74
EDWARD HAUGH, 89, West Section,

Emp. 8-30-07, Died 7-20-74
CORNELIUS HEALY, 77, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-2-26, Died 7-22-74
JOHN F. HIGGINS, 75, Transportation,

Emp. 9-21-22, Died 7-13-74
PAUL F. HILLA, 79, West Section,

Emp. 3-28-16, Died 7-10-74
JOSEPH KEANE, 94, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 9-28-17, Died 7-14-74
FRANK J. LOECHER, 81, West Section,

Emp. 4-15-46, Died 7-22-74
ROBERT H. MILLER, 60, Security,

Emp. 11-5-41, Died 8-9-74
MAE H. MURGATROYD, 77, South Section,
Emp. 5-21-47, Died 7-4-74
MARC PAYNE, 24, WUson Maint. Term'l,
Emp. 5-18-71, Died 8-2-74

WILLIAM PERO, 57, North Park,

Emp. 11-17-60, Died 7-15-74

FRANK V. PUCEK, 78, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-13-17, Died 7-14-74 '

JOHN A. RAINIS, 89, South Shops, '

Emp. 7-8-26, Died 7-17-74 !

JOHN J. SAKE, 90, South Shops,

Emp. 8-21-1899, Died 6-17-74 '.

ROBERT SLINGERLAND, 62, Kedzie, |

Emp. 1-2-43, Died 7-20-74
SAMUEL TAMBURINO, 67, West Secti.,

Emp. 12-19-42, Died 7-13-74 [

HAROLD W. THOMAS, 63, South Shopi'

Emp. 6-12-42, Died 7-23-74 \

WILLIAM THOMPSON, 24, North Aven,

Emp. 4-11-74, Died 7-29-74
ANTHONY D. VITO, 67, Devon, '

Emp. 9-3-42, Died 6-29-74 '.

ROSCOE H. WAKEFIELD, 75, 77th Str't,

Emp. 6-12-43, Died 7-4-74
PATRICK J. WALSH, 70, North Park,

Emp. 12-13-22, Died 7-2-74
MATHIAS C. WEBBER, 70, Claim, |

Emp. 11-17-36, Died 7-21-74 !

LAMBERT J. WERTZLER, 79, Securi',

Emp. 11-21-33, Died 7-19-74
AXEL WINDFELD, 85, Kedzie,

Emp. 6-21-17, Died 7-17-74

restaurant in Ozark, Mo. The party was
given by Art's former co-workers in Chi-
cago. Attending were Pensioners RAY
DONESKI and his wife, EVELYN; ROY
LEMKE and his wife, MARION; WILLARD
GILL and his wife, LILLIAN; STEVE HER-
M.AN and his wife, HELEN, and WILLIAM
MEREDITH and his wife, VERNIE. Con-
gratulations to the Muirs from their many
Chicago friends on this grand occasion...
Box Puller ROBERT WASHBURN retired
Aug. 1 after 33 years with the Chicago
Surface Lines and the CTA. Robert will be
at home in Johnston City, 111., where he
will fish in Crab Orchard Lake, work in
his garden, and take care of his property
interests. .. Your Credit Union officials,
JOHN O'BRIEN, DALE PETERS and JER-
RY BUDZISZ wish to announce a 7 per cent
dividend on July 1 on all shares and savings
accoimts. Send or bring your passbooks in
to be updated as soon as possible.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

Mr. :m(l Mrs. WALTER THOMAS flew to
Denver to visit with their daughter's fam-
ily and then on to Oregon to visit with his
in-laws...Mr. and Mrs. BOB LaVOIE and
their daughter, MICHELE, drove many
mik'S visiting the northwestern states and
the Canadian Rocky area. The highlight
of the trip was a rodeo in Calgary. The
Expo in Spokane also occupied a few of the
LaVoic days. ..CLARK JOHNSON paid us a
visit from Florida. Retirement sure
agrees with him because he looks so very

good. ..JIM McBRIDE, traffic checker, had
an operation and is home recuperating. We
wish him a speedy recovery. ..JOE SABOL
would like to know what happened to broth-
er GEORGE BRYAN, his pal. . . W. B.
SCOTT has had surgery and is home re-
cuperating. We wish him a speedy re-
covery...Trips to Canada were enjoyed by
JOE LYNCH and his wife and daughter;
also FRANK PONZIO, traffic checker, ac-
companied by his wife and daughter. ..JOE
SABOL and his wife took a trip to Wiscon-
sin to visit the State Fair at Milwaukee...
JOE VIOLA and his wife drove through
Eastern Canada and the New England
States. While en route they also visited
Philadelphia. . . DOROTHY ETSCHEID is
home recuperating and we wish her a very
speedy recovery. . . We welcome JOHN
DORSEY, GEORGE GRIFFIN, RUSSELL
DUSZAK and DAVID MITCHELL into the
office as traffic clerks.

(Routes & Systems) -

CHARLES DROZDA enjoyed two weeks in
Spooner, Wise, doing a little fishing and
relaxing. . . LAWANDA REDDING trans-
ferred from the Claim Department as
transfer clerk. LINDA GRYSBECK, a
newcomer, transferred from the Engi-
neering Department as stenographer. Both
proved to be good bakers as all enjoyed
the homemade goodies baked for BOB
VANCE on his birthday.

(Passenger Controls) -

Welcome back to former employee STEVE
WOLGEMUTH, graphic designer, who after
an absence of nine years has returned to

brighten this department. His bro;T,
TOM WOLGEMUTH, is director of |jit
maintenance. ..Newcomers are JOAN Y.\-
RISON, graphic designer, who atteed
Southern university and was gradied
from Northern university with a bacbor
of fine arts degree; also RODNEY SK(Z,
graphic designer, who was graduated l.m
Circle Campus with a bachelor ofrt
design degree. . . ROBERT SCHAGEl'iN
spent three weeks in and around his hae
but managed to find time to shoot a.:w
rounds of golf. ..A speedy recovery to I-L
WINTERS who is home recuperating £5r
foot surgery. Hurry back. Bill. .

PLANT MAINTENANCE -

The welcome mat is extended to WAR "N
TAYLOR, ci\11 engineer, and we're hJy
to have you aboard. ..Our deepest sympSV
is extended to J. KEITHLEY, steamfi r,
and his family in the death of his fath< in
Arkansas... IRVING JOHN, record nil,
and his wife recently celebrated 39 y irs
of wedded bliss. Congratulations. ..Bi-
NEY MOORE, track foreman, was reedy
graduated from the Management Inst te
program. Congratulations, Barney, 'C
knew you could do it. ..HARRY PAOLIC' 1,
ironworker, became a grandfather foiie
first time when little MATTHEW STE N
GREENWOOD was born on Aug. 12. i-
other first time grandfather is JOS.'H
WASHINGTON, carpenter foreman, w
announced the birth of a granddauglf-
We haven't any details as of this wriigi

CTA TRANSIT A/f |S

ij; the important thing is that the babies
83 well and everyone is happy. ..RICHARD
lACE, trackman, is the proud father of a
iy daughter, ANNA MARIE, born on July
weighing 10 poimds 1 ounce. A baby boy
vs born to Trackman and Mrs. MICHAEL
(ARNECKI. Enjoy and cherish. .. Good
l-:k to Superintendent of Track A. W.
I^LMQUIST and Tinner JOE MATRICI-
i\0 who retired on Aug. 1. We wish them
l.h a long and healthy pensioned life. . .
"M HICKS, plumber foreman, RONALD
Ayes, plumber, and JOE FUCARINO,
crpenter foreman, have resigned from
C'A. We wish you all good luck in your
IN endeavors. ..Laborer TON^' SUNZERI,
■jack, has taken a disability pension.
Srry to see you go, Tony, but our best
vshes for a long and healthy retirement
J with you. Keep in touch, we would like
t hear from you. ..To all of you who are
jing on vacations, have a good time, be
(•reful, and come back rested and raring
tgo...I wonder who gained 7 pounds while
c a trip to Ireland?. .Our heartfelt sym-
[thy is extended to the family of WILLIAM
'USLAVEK, ironwork inspector, who
\s killed. Bill was a large man, but a
pitle man. All who knew him loved him
;d were his friends. We will all miss
'ig BUI.". .Sorry about missing the news
jour last issue. I hope this will make up
t- it. Please let me have your news
tms.

- PetutU Scott

SUTH SECTION -

,1 us South Siders should sure be proud of
tr Rapid. Transit Division 308 Softball
lun. On Sunday, Aug. 18, they played
!;dzie Garage and our men won 13 to 5 for
1e championship. Isn't that great. Con-
latulations to Manager JOE RAYBURN,
feneral Manager ERVEN HARMON and
Wch W. COLEMAN and all the players
I their great efforts. Harmon was called
1 to pitch the second game with Kedzie,
A boy what a beautiful job of pitching he
d. Congratulations!. .Supervisor JAMES
;\HEY and his family vacationed in Ire-
Iid. While walking down the street in
his, County Clare, they met former
tiitor PATRICK HARRISON, on retire-
?nt from the Vehicle Maintenance De-
frtment. They had a real nice visit with
it and he says to tell everyone hello...
'ith deep regret we have to tell you that
■ird Foreman GREGORY WILLIAMS' son
)ssed away recently. Our sincere sym-
(thy is extended to Gregory and his fam-
K..Three of our men were beaming from
'r to ear and passing out cigars when
ey told us about the birth of their newest
(spring: Clerk JESSE FARLEY had a
lalthybaby girl named BELINDA LOUISE,
'rn on July 15; then on Aug. 3, Motorman
■iMES WILSON'S wife presented him with
s first girl, JAMILI. This makes a boy
d a girl for the happy Wilson family, and
2n Motorman CURTIS HOLMES' wife had

a baby girl named KATRINI, born on Aug.
12. He and his wife now have two girls.
Congratulations to all the proud mamas
and pappas... Hello and welcome to our new
employees: SHERWOOD KENERSON,
KNOX REEVES, CASPER ELDER, FRANK
SMITH and RONALD JOLLA...Back from
the sick list and everyone is glad to see
them are: Yard Foreman CHARLES
FRIESON, Conductor GEORGE MAY, Mo-
tormen ANTHONY HORN and LARRY
ROSEBAR and Conductors MARVTN
VAUGHN and MAURICE WILLIAMS. ..Mo-
torman FRED GRONE MEYER, who retired
Aug. 1 after more than 32 years of service,
was feted with two big sendoffs. One by
his co-workers who gathered at the office
on his last day at work and another at
David's restaurant on July 27 where Fred

was honored for his 16 years as treasurer
of the South Side 'L' Credit Union. Com-
bining efforts to put on the party were
CHARLES SPEARS, creditunion president;
my hubby, Chief Clerk ROLAND, and
yours truly. In all, 63 attended including
Fred's lovely wife, TILLIE, their two
sons, and Fred's brothers and sisters.
Division 308 was represented by President
LEONARD BEATTY, Secretary HUGH
HEGARTY and South Section Board Mem-
ber WILFRED SPEARS. Credit unions
were represented by MAE and MIKE CRO-
NIN from the North Side, also President
HOUSTON WASHINGTON and Treasurer
JOHN CAROLAN from the Metropolitan.
Health and happiness is wished to Fred
and Tillie, who will enjoy retirement in
Venice Isles, Fla. . . Our sincere con-
dolences to CLARE HIGGINS in the death
of her husband, JOHN HIGGINS, who
passed away on the West Coast. John re-
tired as superintendent of Rapid Transit
Operations. ..Motorman TONY JAGLA and
his wife, MARIE, really are the world
travelers. This time they went to Paris
where they visited the Eiffel Tower and
Notre Dame cathedral. Then on to the
French Riveria in Nice, Monte Carlo,
Rome and Venice. Man was that some
trip. . . Congratulations to Switchmen MI-
CHAEL TRICE and CHAJ^LES FRIESON on
their promotion as yard foremen. . . Our
condolences go out to West Section Board
Member THORNTON CHERRY in the loss
of his mother. . . On the sick list at this

writing is Clerk JOHN BARRY who had an
operation but is now home recuperating.
Hurry back to work, John... Janitor CLAR-
ENCE HALBERT and his wife, and Clerk
EARL JONES drove to Beaumont, Tex.,
where they went fishing and attended a
family reunion with Earl.

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SKOKIE SHOP -

We would like to wish the very best to
JIMMY WELTON who retired on July 1.
Jim worked in the motor line and was also
union steward for the motor line and ar-
mature room. Good luck, Jim, and try to
stay out of trouble. ..Our deepest sympathy
is extended to the family of ED MAJK-
SZEK who passed away in June. Ed worked
in the control department and will be
missed by all at Skokie. .. Sorry to hear
that Pensioner JOE MUHALCZUH was in
the hospital. Joe worked in the armature
room before going on disability pension.
Hope you're feeling better and congratula-
tions on becoming a grandfather. Joe also
has a granddaughter, DAYNA, 2\ years
old. Let us hear from you. . . The Skokie
Softball team has been having its ups and
downs lately. For the most part, the team
is having a good season. At present the
team is 6 and 3 average. First Baseman
"Tricky" DICK WILSON is having a fine
year and feels a lot of it has to do with the
fine coaching he has been receiving from
Third Baseman JOE JOHNSON after the
games. The team plays every Tuesday, so
if possible come out and see them. . .
Skokie' s second annual baseball outing to
Milwaukee to see the Sox-Brewer game
was another great success — 42 strong.
Many thanks to IVO DiPIERO and GARY
OLSON for the fine job in organizing the
trip. ..I would like to welcome BILL LIT-
TLE, Paint Shop, back to work. Bill was
off sick for quite some time and it' s good
to see him back. ..Congratulations to MARY
JANE and BILL ARSENEAU on the birth of
their first child, JANE MARIE, July 8. A
real beauty...JACQUELYN ANN ZON, the
wife of JOHN ZON, recently had minor
nose surgery. Hope you're feeling better,
Jacquelyn, and a happy belated birthday...
Happy to report that TONY ARINl is feeling
better. Get a good rest, Tony.

- Pat "y^ivuutt

SOUTH SHOPS -

Congratulations to AL THOMAS, shop
utility clerk, on his recent marriage to
SHEILA RE NEE MOORE. The happy
couple was united in holy matrimony on
July 27. I am sure that all the single gals
are sorry to see Al leave the ranks of
bachelorhood. On the other hand we wish
Sheila all the luck in the world.. .We are
sorry to say goodbye to LITA CAUSEY who
was working here at the shops before
going to Skokie permanently. Good luck.

-.PTEMBER. 1974

Lita...We extend a warm welcome to PAT
STERLING, KAREN COOK and JOYCE
COLEMAN to the South Shops. Karen and
Joyce are summer help, but Pat is a full
time employee. . . Congratulations to
ELAINE McGREGORY on winning $250 in
the Irish Sweepstakes, and she isn't even
Irish!. .Welcome to ELVA LETT, our new
receptionist. . . DON TARNOWSKI just
bought himself another car, a 1973 Vega.
How many is that now, Don?.. Congratula-
tions to JUSTINE JANASEK on being mar-
ried for 27 years Aug. 23. Her husband,
STAN, works out in the shops. ..BILL HA-
WORTH, Technical Services, just returned
from his two-week vacation moving from
one house to another. . .JIM GEBIS just
bought a new house in Addison. . . GAIL
HATHAWAY is moving from Calumet City
to Blue Island. Gail's new car received
its christening--it got smashed. . .JERRY
KILLMAN is spending his vacation up in
Michigan at his wife's home town. ..Tech-
nical Services wishes to say farewell to
ED WILSON and JIM HAYLAND who are
leaving to return to school... We wish to
say goodbye to PHIL LAMONT who worked
as a laborer here at South Shops this sum-
mer. See you next year, Phil. ..Congratu-
lations to AL SAMASKA and his wife,
MARY, who are celebrating a wedding an-
niversary this month. ..Happy birthday to
ELAINE McGREGORY, who celebrated her
birthday on Aug. 23.

Congratulations go out to CASEY and
MARY JEAN NOGA who recently ex-
changed wedding vows and honeymooned in
Hawaii for two weeks. ..We would like to
wish REX McCOY, Brake Department, a
speedy recovery from his recent illness.
Rex is in Hines hospital. ..Congratulations
to BILL SCHRODLE and DENNIS ROME
upon the completion of their carpenter
apprenticeships... EUGENE CORKER just
returned from a vacation touring some
southeastern states. Upon his return he
found himself with a new job in the Brake
Department. ..CARL SWETLIK just pur-
chased a new Super Beetle to replace his
slightly abused one. ..JOHN TARCZUESKI
and his wife, THERESA, are celebrating
their 32nd wedding anniversary this month.
..MAX and LORETTA KUCHAN just re-
turned from an exciting trip to California
and their 13th trip to Las Vegas. One of
Max's co-workers tells me that Max has a
controlling interest in one of the big ca-
sinos there... LOUIS COLOSIMO told me of
the vacation trip he took through Wiscon-
sin, upper and lower Michigan and Macki-
nac Island. Louis barely made it home
when he found out his car's brake shoes
were worn out.. .Good luck to TEX HERON,
Utilities, upon being promoted to foreman.
. . FRED PETROZZ is planning his third
trip to Las Vegas this year. . . WALLY
STREET'S dog, Dutchess, gave birth to
five puppies recently. By the time this
column is read, they should be old enough
to be given away, says Wally...Our deepest
sympathy is extended to HARRY BAREN-

DREGT in the passing of his mother re-
cently. Harry, formerly a mechanic in
Utilities, is now working for the Signal
Corps. ..We were all touched recently upon
the death of a long time co-worker, HAR-
OLD THOMAS. Our sympathy is extended
to his family. We'll sure miss him. ..Con-
gratulations to SCOTTY and SHIRLEY
McCOLL on their addition to the family,
HEATHER ANN. Heather arrived weighing
7 pounds 1 ounce.

52ND STREET -

A happy vacation to all our fellow workers.
..Can you imagine a message all the way
from the Bahamas requesting HILLSTROM
to "hold my back-pay check for me." It
really happened...GARMONY, HOOKS and
PHILPOTT will be missing for a few
weeks during September. . . Everyone is
wondering about BETTlSON's 24-minute
hole. Perhaps FRANK NICHOLS can en-
lighten us. ..The Society of the Little Flow-
er's annual dinner-theatre party will be
held at Martinique/Drury Lane Theatre on
Sunday, Oct. 20. Curtain time is at 3:30
p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m. Combina-
tion Dinner and Show tickets are $12.50
per person. The play will be "My Three
Angels," starring Cesar Romero of movie
and TV fame. Get your tickets early from
our chairman, ERNEST A. HILL, or Com-
mitteemen ROBERT HOLMES or TYLER
PHILPOTT. You certainly will enjoy this
affair. ..Our credit union is still growing
and through it, members may obtain fam-
ily or individual life insurance at a very
low premium. You may enroll by contact-
ing the treasurer. Join the credit union
and participate in its growth. It's where
you belong. ..Operator EDWARD EVANS
and his wife, BETTE, just returned from
one week in Las Vegas. ..Operator JESSE
BYRD is getting ready to leave on vaca-
tion. The only thing he knows for sure is
that he's taking that 1974 St. Regis New
Yorker with him somewhere.

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69TH STREET -

Operator P. MANNARELLI was very up-
set when he discovered that he had lost his
wallet with all his credit cards and identi-
fication and a small amount of cash. He
had left it on the bus when he parked it at
the pumps, but when he returned it was
gone and no one had seen it. Honesty is
the best policy, and we should all try to
look out for each other.. .Speaking of wal-
lets, MICKEY YOUNG thought someone had
lifted his while he was working a charter.
He called his wife and found he had left it
at home. He was so elated he took her to
the Playboy Club in Lake Geneva. Was it
to patch things up with ELEANOR, Mickey?
..Welcome back to C. S. SUMMERS who
left CTA to go to Detroit for three years.

He is now back doing his usual good jc
an operator at 69th. . .DARRELL LE'
the son of JOE LEWIS, was in an a
mobile accident and seriously inju
Joe wishes to thank everyone for 1
prayers as Darrell is doing fine nc
Would you believe that Operator '
RAYMOND got six books of transfers f
Clerk HALL. Heck, Ted has never
through more than two books in his li
Did you know that GUS ME LANDER
lives on "Swede Hill" (87th & Wall;
with his wife and three cats ? . . Oper
HOWARD MEANS became a grandfathe
Aug. 11 and still doesn't know if it is a
or girl. Congratulations anyway, Howail,,
Did you know that G. R. FERGUSON 'is
turned down twice this year when he t id
to work his vacation. That guy must rely
like his work. ..Pensioner G. J. JAROis
really enjoying his easy life, and still c*!s
his good deed by attending Camp Ov;-
sippe, a boy scout camp in Michigan, t)e
with his grandson. Scoutmaster MONlfe
and his assistant scoutmaster gave up ]ft
of their vacation to look over their titp
at Camp Owassippe. It's a wonderful t\g
they are doing.. .HANK RISCH had quia
blowout on his last day of work. The ,-
tire Sauerkraut Club and State Represel-
tive John Fary made a round trip 'Ji
Hank. That was the most people he id
carried all week.. .We all miss C. J.URK
and his invisible dog, C.J., since he tik
his pension on Aug. 1...J. MORNAR is tv
a loader working different locations jn
Archer avenue. Keep up the good wif,
fellow. ..I'm not positive, but PULICK|s
been seen asking for and taking the srjl
sugar bags from White Castle. Wit
gives?. .Pensioner CARL ARNESON wain
my bus. He has been retired for 20 yeis
and was 84 years old on Aug. 22. C[l
cei-tainly looks good; he must be enjo>|g
his healthy vegetarian life. ..We would >
to take this opportunity to welcome Pt
TABEL as our assistant station sup,-
intendent. May you enjoy your stay '.I
69th. . . Pensioner P. H. McNAMARA '^
also on my bus. He retired in 1954 ant?
82 years old. He said he has been hapiy
married for 57 wonderful years. I'v
about that?..T. (Scotty) FLANAGAN \,o
retired in 1963 still loves to ride a t;,
as we on 59th know. He is healthy ii
content with his easy life. ..We are soj'
to report the death of HAROLD F. D0>|-
HUE, the brother of Operator B. D0^■
HUE. Our sincere condolences to 5
family. . . Superintendent VIC COLEMi)
took a second honeymoon and drove ov
4,000 miles to New Orleans and the Fh-
ida Keys. His wife must have really 'r
joyed the trip as she lets him drive the (
car to work now and then...D. SMITH, vi
only played two rounds of golf while \
vacation in the South, really licks )
chops when he looks at J. WTIITE out \
the Cog Hill golf course where he is c<(
sistently coming in with a 74 or 76. W'l
poor White and his 84. . . Pensioner Tl
PRITCIIARD was confined to Holy Crc

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Kjpital. All of 69th wishes Tom a speedy
rwvery to good health...Llttle lOj-year
3l GEORGE SANDERS, the grandson of
E BERENS, rode with him one day and
3;1 he goes to a real barber. ..SCOTTY
[I GINS sent us a card from Cutty's
Gaping Resort in the heart of Laurel
U hlands in Pennsylvania. . . Retired op-
sitor and cowhand LEONARD JOLLY
»rte and said the trout were really hit-
ti as he passes away the time in the
Dota territory. .. IRENE M. DURRANT,
tb daughter of RAY HAMMERSCHMIDT,
ji graduated from DePaul university with
1 achelor of science degree in nursing.
51 is now working at the University of
[liois hospital. ..Our genial No. 4 clerk,
Rf KOCMOUD, and his wife, LUCILLE,
cebrated their 38th wedding anniversary
DiJuly 11. Helping them celebrate were
lii wife's mother from Arizona and their
th;e children and their sponsor. After-
IV ds he really blew the works when he
b(ght a new Valiant with the OK from the
cidit union.

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From the Repair Department we hear that
Pensioners MATT BASSO, PADDY FITZ-
GERALD, HANK RISCH and WILUE FA-
HEY are all enjoying retirement. To all
the others we wish the same for many
years. ..RAY SCHEID is enjoying his life of
leisure in Salt Lake City, Utah, fishing and
boating...Former clerk LARRY HELINSKI
paid us a visit recently. He is now living
in Florida and BARNEY BECKER and
FRANK ROONEY are planning to visit him
shortly ...We offer our sincere sympathy to
DENNIS (Midge) DOUGHERTY and his
family in the loss of his baby boy, and to
the family of Repairman CALVIN BENSON
who recently passed away... A speedy re-
covery is wished to RALPH GRAGIDO who
is off sick at the present time.. .Foreman
PETER SZAFRANSKl is vacationing in
Florida...WILLIE COOPER visited Florida
and Detroit, Mich., while on his vacation,
and TOM MOORE vacationed in Mississip-
pi. Also on vacation at this time are:
JIM CASEY, STEVE MURRAY, BERNIE
McBRIDE, K. COELYN, JIMMY LEE,
DENNY PIERCE, WILUE WHALEY, LEO
USPEL, GLEN BRUNSON and JOE ATKINS.
Hope they all have a good time and return
safely. ..BILL TOOMEY and his family va-
cationed in Wisconsin and had a nice time.

77TH STREET -

Long before Miss MARY WALLACE ar-
rived at 77th Street Garage, there were
rumors and speculations as to what CTA's
first lady bus driver would look and talk
like. Some were of the opinion that she
would look like a football player and talk
like a truck driver. Well, I'm glad to re-
port that they were wrong. Miss Wallace
is an attractive, intelligent and personable
young lady. I met her while having lunch
one day. I introduced myself while holding
a ham sandwich in my hand and she
promptly took a bite. She informed me
that the people and the other drivers were
treating her well. She then continued on
her way to gather her running time for the
run she was working that day. Mary was
joined at 77th by three other lady drivers
recently and we would like to take this op-
portunity to welcome them and wish them
luck and many years of safe driving.. .Our
baseball team led by Captain WILSON
WATSON played well all season, but was
beaten in the playoffs by the Rapid Transit
team 14 to 10. We're really proud of them
and wish them better luck next year. ..This
happy news item missed my last column,
so I'm including it this time. Operator and
Mrs. ULYSSES JONES' daughter, REMIL
FAYE, was graduated with honors from
Dwight D. Eisenhower High school in Blue
Island and plans to continue her studies at
Chicago Circle Campus in the fall. Their
other daughter, SONJA, will continue her
studies at Chicago State university when
she returns from a vacation in beautiful
Hawaii. Ulysses said, "Old dad needs

some more work, and I hope the clerks
are listening." Congratulations to the
Jones family. . . Well it's vacation time
again, and if you look real fast you might
see some familiar faces rushing to the
airport, train stations and bus terminals.
For instance, did you see BOOKER BYERS
flying to sunny California? Well he did,
taking in such sights as Knott's Berry
Farm, Disneyland, Universal movie studio
and the Farmer's Market. He and his
traveling companions also rented a car
and drove to Las Vegas, Nov.. .On July 28
S. C. GUINN gassed up his Mercury and
motored to St. Louis and then to Paducah,
Ky., for a family reunion on Aug. 8. The
trip didn't end there — they went on to
Milwaukee, Wise, for a little brew. Gulnn
sure knows how to plan a vacation.. .Then
there's CHARLIE MYERS and his lovely
wife, CLAUDIA, and his grandmother, Mrs.
OZZIE McCLURE, whizzing to Pulaski,
Tenn., for two weeks. . . The dust has
cleared in Louisville, Ky., and we see one
of the lucky winners at the Derby. Why,
it's Operator STEVE GATEWOOD. I bet
his horse is stUl running. . . HENRY L.
BEATY stopped talking long enough to
start driving on his vacation. He and his
dad visited Detroit and St. Louis, making a
special stop along the way to celebrate
Henry's birthday July 26. Beaty's daugh-
ter and son-in-law couldn't join them on
the trip as they were vacationing in Pitts-
burgh, Pa.. .If you happened to see Operator
WILSON WASHINGTON, you were on a
plane bound for New York City. Wilson is
one of the sharpest dressers in the system
so he won't be too hard to spot in Queens
or Long Island. . .Without looking at the
ticket window marked Kansas City, Mo., I
know who is first in line. It's Operator
and Mrs. G. VAUGHT going to visit her
parents. I think he enjoys the trip as
much, if not more, than she does... RU-
DOLPH McDonald and his family can be
seen streaking south toward Mississippi.
Their Oldsmobile 98 will also take the
McDonald family to Florida with the great-
est of ease. ..Vacations are really great,
especially when they are spent in places
like Nassau, San Juan and St. Thomas in
the Virgin Islands. This was the Carib-
bean cruise enjoyed by your reporter and
his wife. To all my fellow operators who
were not seen, have a happy and safe va-
cation... Operator FAMOUS HOOKS was
hospitalized early this summer due to an
unfortunate accident. We at 77th would
like to wish him a speedy recovery. ..We're
happy to see Operator FRANK HARRIS up
and around again after his unfortunate in-
cident this summer which hospitalized
him. We all sympathize with him and
stand with him as fellow operators. ..Board
Member ANDREW BUTLER is recovering
after a visit to the dentist. He informed
this reporter that the dentist spared him
no pain. ..Support Local 241 and our board
members. ..So long tor now.

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^.PTEMBER, 1974

what's news

Frequency of weekday and Saturday daytime service by CTA's
O'Harexpress was again increased Sept. 9. Departures are now
every 15 minutes from the Jefferson Park Terminal. The route
shows a 2il per cent increase in ridership in the first six months
of this year, with 377, 20/^ persons using the service. Three-
fifths of these riders are commuters to work in the airport area.

The Sunday Super Transferpass was continued for the rest of the
year by the CTA Board. Sunday riding has Increased an average of
4.9 per cent because of the Sunday bargain fares and the Super
Transferpass. Reduction in Sunday revenues of 11 per cent is
more than offset by gasoline savings and the Increase in the sys-
tem's service to the public, (See Page 3 for an unusual use of
the Super Transferpass.)

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A cost-of-living wage boost of 16 cents an hour was given approx-
imately 12,000 CTA employes in the first pay period of September.

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News releases from CTA's Public Affairs department are now being
published in Spanish as a special convenience for Latin-American
community media. Translations are by Mrs. Elda Leal, a CTA com-
munity news representative, and native of Mexico.

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The unique multi-language "No Smoking" poster placed by CTA on
3,600 buses and 'L' cars has received a citation from the Chicago
Lung Association (formerly Tuberculosis Institute). In modern
road sign fashion, the poster shows a burning cigarette, encircled
in red, with a red slash bar crossing it.

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Recent official visitors included:

Director Stephen McConahey, Office of Transit Management, Urban
Mass Transportation Administration

Planning Group, UMTA

Transportation Research Board members

Jacques Ben-Bouanah, International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, Paris, France

Dennis Coombs, Finance Officer; A. Silverleaf, Director of
Transport Laboratory; Dr. A.J.M. Hitchcock, Traffic Officer,
London (England) Transport

Benjamin P. Alcantara, Public Relations Officer, Philippine
National Railways

Larry Schrieber, Community Relations, Niagara Frontier Trans-
portation Authority, Buffalo, N.Y.

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People who never ride the CTA still get great value from it.
Chairman Milton Pikarsky said in addressing an international
transportation conference in Pittsburgh. He cited savings in
local taxes that would otherwise be required to build and main-
tain roads, the better economic life of the community because
people can get back and forth to work, the easier flow of goods
and materials, and the lower level of air pollution.

CTA PENSIONERS: To receive a 1975 Identification Card a new
picture must be taken by CTA. See the schedule of times and
locations being mailed with Oct. 1 pension checks.

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FEBRUARY, 1975

New Bus Service (Continued)

on Michigan avenue and back again, to see just how
useful the route was to commuters and visitors to
Chicago.

They liked it.

A suburban mother said the ride gave her children
an opportunity to see a bit of Chicago's history while
making it easier for them to get to shop.

It was midmoming and several other women were
on their way to North Michigan avenue for a day on
the town.

A Wheaton woman planned a tight schedule which
Included shopping at Bonwit Teller, I. Magnin & Co.,
visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art and The
Art Institute of Chicago before heading back to the
North Western station.

She planned to use the CTA everywhere she trav-
elled downtown.

And Reasonable, Too

"Taking a cab would cost me a small fortune — es-
pecially from the train station to Michigan avenue,"
she said.

She added, "I come downtown every chance I get.
Chicago is an alive city.

"Besides, downtown Chicago is a better place to
shop, in that North Michigan avenue and State street
stores carry a greater variety of items," she said.

"I just wish we had a CTA in the suburbs," she
said.

Other Water Tower riders — new to the service --
were going to the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Travelling to Chicago from St. Charles, one young
woman said, "I hardly ever come into the city but this
bus makes getting around a lot easier."

Bus driver Darold Wardlow, assigned to the Water
Tower route since it began, said most commuters use
the route to get to and from work during morning and
evening rush periods.

"That's when persons standing on the curb have to

If may have been our snazziest bus route inaugural -- thanks
the interest of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Associafii
and the Upper North Michigan Avenue National Bank, as e
gendered by our CTA Marketing Department. Area merchan
and banks had asked the CTA for a route to serve shoppe
office people traveling to the downtown commuter rail stationi

Nelson Forrest, executive director of the association,
F. R. Carver Nixon, president of the bank, hosted a luncheon ■
the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building in appreciation
CTA efforts.

Howard Storch, president of the ossociation, presented C7
with 0 "Tiffany custom-designed, glass-engraved Water Tow
a replica of the famed Chicago landmark.

CTA marketing specialists Jack Wright, Raymond Shea, ai
Csaba Zongor served as liaison personnel with upper nor
Michigan Avenue businessmen in staging the inauguration.

wait for two or three buses to go by to find roomi
stand on board."

Some of these commuters arc students at Loyoi
university, 820 N. Michigan, and the lUmois Colle|
of Pediatric Medicine, 1001 N. Dearborn street. Thj
arrive in Chicago early in the morning and leave tl
city early in the afternoon.

An ICPM freshman from Arlington Heights, vA
used to take tlie Lake-Dan Ryan 'L' and North-Sou)
subway from the North Western station, said fl
Water Tower route sometimes saves him 10 minute

Commuters Like It

Another ICPM freshman, a woman from
Charles, said she used to walk from the North Wes
ern to the Union station to catch a No. 156 Wilso
LaSalle or No. 151 Sheridan bus to reach the Nor
Michigan avenue area. Slie said the Water Tower hi
is more convenient.

A junior at Loyola university said the Water Tow
route saves him 45 minutes in what was a two hoi
trip from Buffalo Grove.

"I used to walk from the station. Tills is great
he said.

City folks find the Water Tower route convenle
as well.

This is especially true for those who work at t)
Merchandise Mart — whether they (Continued Page 1

CTA Board Loss: Clair M.Roddewij

Clair M. Roddewig, member of the Chicago Transit Board who was prominent as
lawyer, railroad and business executive, and leader in civic affairs, died Feb. 23 aft«
an illness of several months. He was 71.

"The death of Mr. Roddewig is a great loss not only to the CTA, but also to tl
many other organizations and institutions which he had continued to serve," sa
James R. Quinn, Vice -Chairman of the CTA Board.

Mr. Roddewig, appointed to the Board by Mayor Daley in 1970, also served i
Acting CTA Chairman for four months In 1973 during a critical financial period of tl
Authority. A native of Newcastle, Neb., he was graduated from Creighton Universi
Law School, Omaha, and first practiced law in Nebraska and South Dal<ota. He W!
Attorney General of South Dakota from 1936 to 1939. During World War II, he serv
as General Counsel of the Office of Defense Transportation In Wasliington, D.C.

He was a member of the Cliicago Board of Education from 1961 to 1964 and t
Board's President from 1962 to 1964.

CTA TRANSIT A/£W

St Like Home-

A Woman
Is Watching
Our Budget

CTA Profile By Anit Leppiks

I This Expense Necessary? That may be the
lestion Director of Financial Analysis Claire
lenn, right, and Budget Director William
lirrillo ore pondering as they go over CTA
Idget estimates.

] CASE you didn't know it, there is a woman holding
MA'S purse strings this year.

For part of Claire Glenn's official assignment as
tractor of Financial Analysis at the CTA was to
\)rk on the proposed budget for 1975. That included
(srything from maintenance expenditures to per-
Minel costs.

J Mrs. Glenn, who started as a financial analyst at
te CTA in September of last year, had a good idea of
l-w much to look for.

"We compared the proposed budget to last year's
Idget. If the CTA encountered great increases, we
loked for the reasons why. Analyzing past ex-
{rience in a projected budget enables us to spot
jeas where costs are zooming. Checking all sources
c income, we decided what the CTA could live with,
id how we could increase or add to services," she
fid.

"One of the new things we incorporated this year
vis a budget presentation which allowed each mana-
§r to tell the story of his department. This also
fve an opportunity to show what the ideal conditions
viuld be," she said.

! An easy-talking woman, Mrs. Glenn had her own
fare of 15 pound audit bags to carry and did other
Ivly chores during her apprenticeship as a junior
Bcountant.

"Once I was on an audit of a manufacturing com-
fny with a senior who had the philosophy that the
jiior should do most of the work.

"Taking inventory in that warehouse meant climb-
U a ladder and stretching to reach boxes in the back
ad on top of the stacks.

"By the time the day was over I was covered with
d't. I never worked so hard in my life," Mrs. Glenn
std.

Her wildest experience at the CTA so far has been
twalk the elevated tracks during CTA's Technical
tititute.

"That's something I can do without too," she said,
with a laugh.

Besides getting to know the CTA, Mrs. Glenn is
working toward her M.B.A. degree from DePaul
university. Her husband, Frederick, an electrical
engineer, also is working on his master's degree.

So when does Mrs. Glenn relax?

"Well, sometimes I finally sit down to read the
Sunday papers Thursday night," she said.

Otherwise, she relaxes by playing the organ, a
hobby she learned when she was seven years old.

Mrs. Glenn admitted she keeps the books In her
family.

And with rising prices it's good to know what
you're doing. But no matter what the economy, Mrs.
Glenn said she applies the same principles used in
business to her family budget.

"Just make sure your expenditures are not greater
than your revenues.

"And don't get upset when you have budget vari-
ances because even big companies have them," she
said.

Mrs. Glenn continued, "Cover fixed expenses
first — mortgage, rent, food. Then use the re-
mainder for what is called, in business, added pro-
grams.

"Eventually you should apply some type of
review — really weighing the programs to see which
ones give you the greatest satisfaction for the dollars
involved," she said.

One last question, Mrs. Glenn.

Have you ever felt discrimination because you are
a woman ?

"I've been lucky. That's how I met my husband,

"The president of a car rally club, he needed a
couple of girls to join his club to avoid charges of
discrimination.

"Well, I was chosen to fill the quota and we got
married three years later."

flBRUARY, 1975

SOAC Comes To S

Frank C. Herringer, administrator of UMTA, flew in from Wash-
ington to give the keynote speech, answer questions of Chicago
media on the impact of the federal government's $11.8 billion
tronsit support package. Among the notables attending, below,
were Marshall Suloway, Chicago Public Works Commissioner
and newly-appointed CTA Board member, and Mrs. Joby Bermon,
director of the Mass Transportation Division of the Illinois
Department of Transportation.

THE SKOKTE SHOPS have never seen anything quil
like this —

A refurbished "antique" 4000 rapid transit trai
rolling into the shops, with one of the most impres
sive loads of today's transportation and communi'
management talent — to meet the train of the future
sleek, streamlined, carpeted, climatized, commC|
dious, quiet State of the Art Car (SOAC) about to r
test-run on the Skokie Swift "proving grounds" by tl'
federal government's Urban Mass Transportatic
Administration.

Wide-windowed SOAC, produced and systen
engineered by Boeing Vertol of Philadelphia, the con
pany presently building CTA's latest order of rap:
transit cars, almost smiled as the Niles Townsh
Community High School West Division band struck v
"Chicago."

Invited VIPs and CTA operations and union leadei
had ridden the special train out from the Loop to jo)|
in the inaugural ceremonies. |

Mayor Albert J. Smith of Skokie and Evanston A.'
derwoman Mrs. Maxine Lange were there to gre:
them. The day was as perfect as a January day C!
get — no snow, no biting wind, no sleet.

After the brief ceremonies, guests rode the SO^:
to Howard Street, transferred to the Ben Franklt
train to Davis, transferred to the Baron von Steubi'
bus, had lunch at the Orrlngton hotel.

Then began two weeks of regular use on the Skok;
Swift for SOAC. ;

General comment of DOT officials was that CTA'
SOAC showcasing was best yet in major cities on tlj
preview tour. |

Crowds gathered for the railside ceremonies in the Skokb
Shops. Niles West High School band provided musicil
accompaniment. J

CTA TRANSIT NEW

'Conductor" of party and travel arrangements was CTA Manager
f Operations George Krambles who olso created the historic
Toin popularly known as the "Krambles Special." Here he
,ollects the free fare from Mrs. Jan Blue who was Boeing
'ertol's on-scene arrangements representative. Krambles' gal
"riday (and Monday-through-Thursday) Mary Boski was of major
ssistonce on arrangements and here is shown passing out
redentials to now RTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky.

Close Race Evolves
In Basketball League

WITH THE basketball season drawing to a close, it
seems to be a tight race between four teams, Archer,
Northside 'L', 69th Street and Forest Glen, to see who
will be the champs for 1975.

Archer, the 1974 champions, holds an edge with a
6 and 1 win-loss record. With only seven more games
to play, there are only two teams that have a chance
to give them trouble; Forest Glen, now in fourth
place, and North Park which is holding down the fifth
place spot.

This year the CTA has registered to enter a team
in the NCAA-AAU tournament, and the top five teams
will be trying hard for a shot at the coveted honor of
representing the company in this event. Sports Dir-
ector Agis Bray says we have some basketball play-
ers in our league who can compete with any in the
country.

So if you are looking for basketball at its finest,
come out each Monday and Friday evening at Washing-
ton Park Fieldhouse and watch your favorite team
play.

CTA Chess Team
Meets Their "Match"

NOW A member of the Chicago Industrial Chesj
League, the CTA team had a disastrous match o:
Feb. 7 when it met the Chicago Title Insurance (CT!|
team, losing 4 to 0.

The league is divided into four divisions. West
North, South and Central. The CTA is in the Centra'
Division with six other teams. Sears, CTI, First Na>'
tional bank. General American Transportation cor:
poration, Harris Trust and Savings and Monsanto En'
vLronmental Chemical company. CTI seems to be th
strongest team in this division as they haven't lost
match this season.

The lineup and match play with CTI follows:

These pictures depict some of the hot and heavy action in
the CTA Basketball League which you can see each Monday
and Friday evening of the Washington Park Fieldhouse,
55th and Martin Luther King Drive.

Wong, CTI

-0 Wilson, 77th Street

Mergili, CTI

-0 Mathews,

Forest Par

Rosenfield, CTI

-0 Bouras, Kimball

Amundsen, CTI

-0 Roddick,

Loop

The CTA team

is now in third place in its

dlvl

si on.

CTA BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Teams

W L

Pel

Archer

6 1

.85

Northside 'L'

8 2

.80

69th Street

7 2

.77

Forest Glen

7 2

.77

North Park

6 2

.75

77th Street

4 2

.66

North Avenue

5 4

,5E

Kedzie

4 5

Beverly

4 5

.44

Southside 'L'

3 4

.42

77th Shop

3 5

.37

General Office

2 4

.32

Westside 'L'

2 6

.25

Limits

2 7

.22

52nd Street

0 10

.oc

CTA TRANSIT NEW'J

/lart Bowling Team
Really 'Rolling' Now

HE CTA Mart bowling team is really putting
|i a show on the lanes at Spencer Bowl in the
jty of Chicago, Bureau of EngLneering
eague.
Deeply entrenched in the number eight

?sition a month ago, they have bowled their
y into third place and continue to climb.
At the beginning of the season, Captain Drozda Murphy

im O'Rourke predicted that the Mart team would make a better showing this year and perhaps
lonship trophy to CTA.

Going into the final weeks of the season, the team appears to have the momentum to take it
jiproved bowling of Captain O'Rourke, Charlie Drozda and Dennis Murphy, there is a good chance

O'Rourke

bring the cham-

all. Led by the
for them to win.

Archer Bandits
League Leaders

'iE 77TH Street Operators Bowling League is really
!/inging as the race for first place seems to be tight-
(jng up considerably.

Finishing in third place last year, the Archer Ban-
(ts seem to have put it all together this season. The
(man team of T. Ireland, H.Kemp, H. Hodge, J.Mot-
1q, L.C. Taylor and J. Coleman, appears determined
1 take it all.

They are being strongly pushed by George's Arco,
i second place. Arco won the title in 1974. They had
copped in the standings when L. Wardell, one of their
lading bowlers, injured his knee and was out for a
(uple of months. Now that Wardell is back, and in
tp form, the team appears rejuvenated.

With 14 pins over his 1974 average, Walt Brown of
t3 Baggers holds the lead as the most improved
Iwler. Following closely with 10 pins over last
sason's average is ElvLn Simpson of the Poppers.

In the position round in January, there was a slight
cntroversy in the pairings. The error wasn't dis-
cvered until the games had been rolled and games
vin and lost recorded. After discussing the error
vth all concerned, the situation was resolved,

- Meet Bill Wolfan, Sportswriter

I THE past two months you have read stories written
t Bill Wolfan, CTA PubUc Affairs.

Bill is a former news and sportswriter for many
Etional newspapers and radio and television. He is
Ew the Director of Radio and TV for the PubUc Af-
frs Department, and is lending his skill and know-
llge to the sports section for some interesting and
t'ormative columns in the realm of sports.

On page 8, you can read another of his noteworthy
sprts stories that involves some of the historic facts
tit are also prominent in our sports scene today.

Reproduced with permission
of Mister B Greeting Card
Co., Miomi, Flo.

"y^ilson Washington you've
been drinking!"

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

-Mel Aletande

Teams

Archer Bandits

George's Arco

Pin Busters

Baggers

Clippers

Late Comers

Golden Arms

Centurions

Boozers

Poppers

Spartans

Thunderballs

Roadrunners

Toppers

Tranquilizers

Rotators

45i

29i

33i

Pet.

.667
.615
.603
.598
.540
.537
.511
.511
.472
.472
.446
.446
.420
.394
.381
.290

ff-BRUARY, 1975

eta press box. . . eta press box. . . eta press box. . . eta

i The First Hit In Baseball Pre-Training |
^ Has Always Been A Money One I

M O

I By W. B. Wolfan :

•B50 • • "xoq ssajd bjo • • 'xoq ssoad bio • • 'xoq ss3jd bio

AS A cheering note in late winter, the reminder that
"play ball" at Cub and Sox parks isn't too far away
comes with the annual Februaiy departure of atliletes
for training camps in the sunny south and southwest.

Mid-Febioiary also signals the close of what we like
to call the "hot stove league" (probably a throw back
to the days before higli utility' bills).

Tliis year the "hot stove league" experts have ex-
perienced more than their share of excitement, mostly
due to the departure of Catfish Hunter from the world
champion A's to New York. Himter became a free
agent following an arbitrator's decision in his con-
tract dispute with the ebullient Charley Finley. He
promptly signed for a king's ransom with the Yankees.

The sports writing fratemitj' devoted a lot of ink
to this story, emphasizing how it was a Mstoric first
and that there was no precedent for Hunter's signing
after a bidding battle by the major league clubs.

Strangely enough no one recalled the fact that the
original A's, who once played in Philadelpliia, and
were owned and managed by a true baseball immor-
tal named Connie Mack, were also involved in an-
other free agent bidding struggle in 1940, and at a
time when the dollar meant much much more than it
does now.

The circumstances were different, of course, but
the bidding was similar. The whole thing began when
baseball's czar of czars, the late Judge Keneshaw
Mountain Landis, clamped down on some so-called
shenanigans by the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit
Tigers in their farm systems. Landis ordered 92
(yes, that's right) baU. players be made free agents.
Landis didn't fool with owners or clubs alike. He
ruled the game with an iron hand. Nobody questioned
his decision — they knew better than to do so.

Now during this particular period in baseball his-
tory, the Detroit Tigers had brought up a rookie from
Toledo of the American Association named Benny

McCoy. The great Charley Gehringer had been hui
and McCoy stepped in at second base and filled in s
well for Gehringer that he hit .302 in 55 games. Mc
Coy was one of the players declared a free agent b
Judge Landis.

Overnight the youngster became the subject of in,
tense bidding by at least ten major league clubs. Afte
all, .300 hitters are hard to come by. Bill Terry'
Giants, the White Sox, the Pirates, and Cinctnnat'
were among the teams seeking McCoy and the vener
able Connie Mack wanted Mm most of all, so muc-
that he outbid everybody else to get him. '

So McCoy, who came from Grandvllle, Michigai-
signed with the A's. Tliis reporter was on hand whe
Earl McGillicuddy, Connie's brother, handed McCoy ■
check for $-15,000 cash and a two-year contract callir
for $20,000 more. '

I'm sure it's the first time McCoy had ever see^
that much money. I know it was for me. In 194('
$45,000 was the same as a million. The story mad'
national headlines — "free agent signs for tremer
dous bonus." '

It was a real Cinderella ending for a rookie from-f
small Michigan town, who was unknown just a yea-
earlier. '

On Labor day that year I was in Yankee Stadium t'
see McCoy hit a homer and single against the power'
ful Yankees to lead the A's to victory in the fir:
gume of a doubleheader. The Bombers won the sec
cond game to gain a split. '■

That night we celebrated on the town with McCc
and several of his teammates witli the Atliletics. W
were joined by an ex-Cub who tlien was playing fc'
Bill Terry's Giants, Frank Demaree, And the grov
toured several night clubs with the main stop at Ne'
York's famous Leon and Eddie's. McCoy kept rt
peating to me that he couldn't believe all this had hap
pened to him in the space of one year. . from Tolec
to the big time. . and all that money in tlie bank, bac
in Grandville. .

But it was all true. Benny McCoy was a hif'
priced free agent before anyone ever heard of Catfi^
Hunter and Charley Finley. It is odd that in each cast
the Atliletics were involved, Philadelpliia in 1940 ar'
Oaldand in 1975. i

Wood Is CTA's Youngest Manager

ROGER D. WOOD, 28, has been named manager of management services of the Chici'
go Transit Authority, malting him one of the yoimgest with such title (equivalent
vice president) in the industry.

In Ms CTA post. Wood directs such management ser\ices as duplicating, intern
printing and photography, postal service, and furniture and equipment. •

Prior to joining the CTA, Wood was a supervisory computer specialist with tl'
U.S. Army Management Systems Support Agency of the Office of the Chief of Staff I
the Pentagon in Washington. Wood formerly taught school in LaHarpe, 111. He r(|
eeived a B.S. degree from Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, in 1967.

Wood and his wife, Jolene, live in Lansing, and have two children.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

\'he Personnel Touch -

Can This Retiree Forget 100,000 Applicants?

y Anit Leppiks

FTER 38 years and 100,000 interviews, Stanley R.
adevlc has called it a day.

, He has retired as the CTA's supervisor of place-
lent. As an interviewer, Tadevic said, he has inter-
ewed approximately 5,000 job applicants a year for
le last 20 years.

All the applicants he has interviewed would fill
jldier Field — twice, he estimated.

Now that he has retired, how does Tadevic rate all
lose years of asking questions? "Great, I enjoyed
paling with all the applicants. Most people were
srious about going to work — and a lot of them
foved it," he said.

, Tadevic got his start at the CTA as a messenger,
len was promoted to an interviewer, and finally su-
prvisor.

He counted the hiring of Mary Wallace, the CTA's
rst woman bus driver and Sandra Watklns and Marl-
n Jackson, the first women 'L' conductors, as
nong his more notable experiences.

One of his associates kidded that Tadevic was a
,ady's man," who enjoyed those interviews with
omen the most. However, Tadevic says women are
)t one bit easier to talk to than men.

"A lot depended on the individual. Some people
ould come in and start talking about themselves
-ght away. Others you'd have to pump for Informa-
pn," he said.

Not all of Tadevic' s interviewing was person-to-
arson,

". The CTA used to hire in groups of
) to 60 summer bus drivers a day —
:. the spring for vacation replace-
:|ents.

I "During that time, we'd conduct a
joup interview with 15 to 20 appli-
'mts, explaining the basic require-
ments for CTA bus drivers,
' "There were the Saturdays when
.'oups of out-of-state college stu-
i!nts would drive 12 hours to get here,

) through the processing, then drive

ght back to school to make their

onday morning classes in time.

"It was a chore to convince some of
\ose 'long hairs' that the dress code
|e CTA had then had to be followed if
fey wanted the job — even if it was
:jr just three months.

II Stanley Tadevic dreams on vacation in
goslavia (highly unlikelyl), he may see

mdreds of eager job-hunters thrusting papers
c him.

"I remember one man promised he'd have his hair
trimmed before coming back the next day," Tadevic
said.

"Well, he showed up — wearing a stocking cap.
He'd braided his hair so tightly that it was flat.

"But I knew there was no way he was going to get
up at midnight to start braiding before a 3 a.m. trick,"
he said.

"He had it cut," Tadevic said, with a chuckle.

He said the years 1953-60 were the heaviest for
CTA hiring.

"Now the quantity has tapered down, but we've gone
into a more specialized area of interviewing — pro-
fessionals," Tadevic said.

"However, the same principle applies here —
match the person and his qualifications to the de-
mands of the job," he said.

Besides interviewing and evaluating job appli-
cants, Tadevic said the CTA taught him to use a
camera.

"It was part of my job to take a picture of the newly
hired employe for his riding pass," he said.

While Tadevic will not be talking to so many job
appUcants in the future, he will be seeing plenty of
new face So

Tadevic and his wife. Marguerite, live in the North
Park community and they plan to vacation in Yugo-
slavia to start his retirement. No interviews —
please!

BBRUARY, 1975

Visit Witli
Dr. Mosny

Snow And
The Heart

Transit News

Family Fare

SHOVELING SNOW is very strenuous work and requires an expenditure of a great
deal of energy. Exposure to cold and wind place an even greater burden on the
heart to maintain circulation.

This is especially true in an individual who is unaccustomed to this type of
physical exertion. Anyone with coronary disease or a history of heart attack shoxild
be extremely cautious during the winter.

The more work the heart must do the more nourishment and oxygen is required.
Thus, with all the added stress a compromised coronary system is unable to sup-
ply the necessary oxygen to the heart and so chest pain or a heart attack follows.

Shoveling snow and exposure to cold and wind are real hazards and should be
avoided if there is a history of coronary disease.

Chest pain or heart attack while shoveling snow does occur during the winter.

The question is, "Why?" The answer lies in the relationship of the blood flow
to the heart muscle and the energy being expended by the individual.

The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with
the necessary nourishment, particularly oxygen.

With each muscular contraction of the heart a certain amount of energy is used
up. If the blood supply to the muscle is not adequate, the heart does not receive
enough oxygen and nourishment to do the work that is required and with the in-
creased metabolic demands which occur with work, a disproportion develops be-
tween the available blood supply and the required metabolic needs of the heart
muscle resulting in chest pain.

The coronary vessels may be narrowed by spasm or atherosclerosis. Complete
occlusion may occur with death of the heart muscle and subsequent replacement by
scar tissue.

The
CTA Chef

Here's a menu favorite from Betty Edwards, community
news representative in the Public Affairs Department. Betty
says it makes effective and appetizing use of leftover poultry.

Turkey (or Chicken) Gumbo File

Turkey carcass and left over
meat (or chicken, ham, etc.)

I lb. raw shrimp (peeled and
de- veined)

1 link pork sausage

1 onion, chopped

2 ribs celery, chopped

\ tablespoon dry parsley flakes

salt and pepper to taste

2 quarts of water

3 tablespoons bacon drippings
3 tablespoons flour

h bell pepper, chopped

2 bay leaves

1 box prepared Gumbo File

Pick all meat off the carcass (turkey and chicken). Boil carcass in 2 quarts of
water for li hours. Discard bone and save the juice. Fry some of the grease out
of the sausage, drain and slice into thin pieces. Make a dark roux of bacon drip-
pings and flour, stirring constantly. Saute celery, onion and bell pepper in roux un-
til tender. Fry sausage along with seasonings. Add shrimp, stir until pink. Add
water in which the carcass was boiled. Add bay leaves and parsley, salt and pep-
per to taste. Simmer about 30-45 minutes. Add turkey and chicken meat. Serve
in soup bowls over cooked rice. Sprinkle prepared Gumbo File (| teaspoon) over
top, if desired. Serves six.

THE I
FAMILY^i
LAWYER

AWOL Employee

"Vacationtime" sounded so
resistibly tempting to Aggie,
switchboard operator, that s
stopped worliing five days ear
Her supervisor, who had warn
her not to leave, retaliated i
having her fired.

In this situation, was Aggie i.
titled to collect unemploynK
compensation?

The unemployment insurai
board said no — and, after a co
test, the judge backed up i
board's ruling. The judge s.
Aggie was guilty of "voluntai
leaving the employment with<!
good cause."

Generally speaking, a pen
cannot qualify for unemploymi
insurance if he is out of w(
through his own fault. The e
ployee who is fired for "go
AWOL" is usually placed in t
category.

Even illness is not always
acceptable excuse for absence,
another case, a workman clain
that he had extended his vacati
for an extra week because he v
not feeling well. But he had i
bothered to notify the compa
why he was staying home.

He loo failed to collect une
ployment compensation. A co
ruled that it was his duty, t\
though ill. to at least keep
company informed.

Reasonable excuses, howev
are certainly recognized. C
woman stayed home from wi
for two months in order to t;
care of her critically ill husba
The company, finally growing i
patient, told her she was (
charged.

Nevertheless, since she f
faithfully kept her employer
formed at all times, she was h
entitled to unemployment ins
ance. The court said blaming
joblessness on her, considering
circumstances, would be "positi
ly inhuman."

"Common sense," added
court, "must not be a stranger
the house of the law."

Assorinti

fealurr bv V

public se
lirrnarH.

I'" 1 97.'! .Vmeiican Bar Associati

CTA TRANSIT NE\i^

^S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

EVERLY -

,'s nothing but sad news to report this
lonth. To start with, all of us at Beverly
xtend our sincere condolences to Operator
,HARLES GILTMIER and his family. His
laughter was wounded and his son-in-law,
police officer, was killed while trying to
top a holdup at a shopping plaza...We also
■qjress our sympathy to Operator LEON
iOOO) JONES in the loss of his wife, and
b the families of Pensioners RALPH
RAMLET, JOE CARNEY, and HARRY
:;H0 FIELD.

jRCHER -

.'e wish to thank AUSTION WOOLFOLK,
RUNOKAMIEN, JOSEPH KUBICKI, FRED
'iADKE, JAMES JACKSON, FRED OLSEN,
ALTER ZEALIS, JOHNKOKER, and TOM
'cLARNEY for the service they rendered
I the men of the Archer Station in '74.
our credit union is always ready to help
au. Watch the bulletin board for the date
I the annual credit union meeting to be
,ild sometime in March...Supervisor WIL-
JAM BUCKNER of District B took his
jnsion after 37 years of service. He and
s wife are going on an extended vacation
; Florida. By the way, William is a ham
)erator and he hopes to hear from you
her hams when he returns. Give him a
ill...Taking their pensions on Feb. 1 were
'perator TOM CONLEY and Collector
DBERT SHELDON. After 38 years of
;rvice, Tom is moving to New Port
(Chey, Fla. Bob is retiring after 32 years

service and moving to Fairfield, 111.
jod luck and enjoy your pensions, gents...
ir deepest sympathy is extended to Oper-
or PAUL DANIEL and his family on the
Lssing of their father. . .Operator J. P.
^REIKA Is home convalescing from a
oken leg. Drop him a card; I am sure he
ill enjoy hearing from you. Operator
OBERT MATTHEWS has returned to work
ter recovering from a car accident., .A
lated happy birthday is extended to WIL-
AM J. DINEEN— Jan. 13. Many happy
turns. . . JAMES PATTERSON, EZEL
ILEY and WILLIAM MARSH are the
imino wizzes of the Archer Station.. .Pen-
oner ERNEST HILL, former 52nd Street
terator should receive the humanitarian
/ard tor the year. Mr. Hill, with the help

his wonderful wife, collected food and
othing and made a poor family very hap-
, on Christmas day. We need more like
(sm. .. Superintendent JOHN LYNCH and
structor ROY WILSON are really pleased
jth our lady drivers' performance. Keep

the good work, ladies, we are happy to

have you aboard. ..Congratulations to Chief
Clerk WILLIAM T. HENDERSON who cele-
brated his 40th anniversary with the com-
pany in January. Keep up the good work.
Bill, you have a lot of good years to go be-
fore you think of retiring, . . Operators
HARTFORD and HARTIG marked their
25th service anniversaries in February...
Happy birthday to all our friends in Feb-
ruary ...We all welcome MACK PORTER to
Archer Station. We are happy to have you
with us.

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -
Mr. Dunn — tracer of lost purses. That's
what they call WILLIE DUNN these days.
It seems that Willie found purses on two
consecutive days near the Wellington "L"
station. One purse had money and a check.
The other had no money but p-^rsonal pa-
pers. Just another service of the CTA...
Welcome back to JOE NASTl and BOB
HORMEL who lx)th had been off for visits
to the hospital. ..BOB BOSCHERT also had
been in and out of the hospital for what
turned out to be a virus. ..MIKE BITTOUR-
NA dropped in for a visit. Mike has been
off for a long time. No word on when he
is coming back to work. . . I asked JOHN
SHEA how his bowling was coming along.
He said that he witnessed a 300 game and
walked away mumbling.. .ART ARDLTNI is
back towork after a two-week stay at home
because of an injury ...Sorry the news is so
short this time. 73

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

JOHN ODDO and SANDRA LOFTON recent-
ly exchanged marriage vows. A somewhat
brief ceremony marked the beginning of a
new life for two beautiful people. Accom-
panying John and Sandra were PATRICIA
HART as maid of honor, and CHARLIE
ODDO, John's brother, as best man. A
small reception followed with several rela-
tives and close friends in attendance. Con-
gratulations, John, you finally did some-
thing right.. .DONNIE COOTS recently be-
came iU with an acute case of the "black
flu." That's what you get by walking too
slowly through the neighborhood. WhUe
recovering from the flu, his foot was in-
jured by a fast-moving switch. It seemed
no one had told the switch his foot was in
the way. AU is O.K. now and Donnie is
walking briskly again. .. ELI JAH WILSON
and his wife, ELVA, and their children,
DAPHINE, ALESIA and ELIJAH Jr., vaca-
tioned in Port Gibson, Miss., visiting his

mother. It was a heart warming reunion
for each member of the family. Welcome
back, old buddy. . . The suntan may fade
away, but DANNY WATERS sttU has a glow
from that Florida sunshine. Danny gave
his new Vega the test, and drove to beauti-
ful Orlando, enduring temperatures above
80 degrees, and the company of a beautiful
young lady — his ten-year-old granddaugh-
ter, PAMELA DIANE. Danny had a most
enjoyable winter vacation. How do I know?
He said the trip was "okey dokey."..Our
signal personnel joined in with several
htmdred other No. 9 members at the annual
oldtimers' party on Jan. 31 at the Plumb-
ers Auditorium. On hand were Signalmen
FRANK BONK, FRANK HALPER, COY
CAUSEY, DANNY WATERS, JIMMY NES-
BIT, DENNIS DOBBYN, DAVE GREIG, JIM
GOLDEN, RICHARD VIETH and Unit Su-
pervisor GEORGE MATEJOVSKY. FRANK
HALPER Sr. was also present; he is a reg-
ular at these doings now. The entertain-
ment was provided by the Shannon Rovers,
a bag pipe band under the direction of
JERRY RYAN. Also caught a glimpse of
some retired signalmen: BILL BAKER,
P.J. DOYLE with his brother JIM, and
FRANK GUAGENTI. Among the union
staff members were Chicago Avenue's
LUKE HOWE, who serves on the executive
board, and "Big" DAN MORL\RTY, who is
on the examining board. Other guests in-
cluded RON SWINDELL, superintendent of
electrical maintenance, and representa-
tives of Locals No. 134, No. 17 of Detroit,
and No. 701 of Wheaton. We thank J.A,
McCANN and FRED S. HINCE, business
manager and president, respectively, and
the entire staff of No. 9 for an enjoyable
evening...ED DELANEY, HENRY MURRY
and JOE ROMBOUT are all back at work
after taking short vacations. Short vaca-
tions must be a waste of time, as all three
are as grimipy as ever...VlC ZASTERA is
off on another of his long, wide, and well-
earned vacations. He will swing west and
south before finally heading north to roost.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIII Number 2

Published for employees ond retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Department.

J. H. Smith, Director Ot Publications
Roberl D. Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Edilonal Assistant
Jack Sowctim, Art Assistant
Distributed free of charge to all active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $200. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois 60654.

E8ftL//\RY, ^9^5

Your reporter has been filling in for this
top signalman of the central section, and
must report that I found a very high degree
of cooperation on the part of the working
fellows here. Thank you, fellows, you are
just great. ..AL BRANDT was off sick for a
speU. It looks like he will be all ri^t if he
stops jiunping around like a little boy. . ,
Signal helper ART LOWDER has been off
from work for some time with a broken
leg. We hope to see him back at work
soon...We are always glad to hear from re-
tired personnel who, over a period of
years, have earned and maintained a place
in our hearts and memories. We like
this column to be a place where they can
read and find out what is happening with
old acquaintances. We would also like to
know what you are doing. You can write
your reporter, TOMME LOWERY, c/o
CTA Clerk, 329 E. 61st Street, Chicago,
111. 60637. I thank BILL BAICER and
PATRICK J. DOYLE, who have been a
very good source of information. . . You
want to know what all our guys who were
on vacation last month did? Nothing! They
just sat around the house, stared at the TV
or the wall (whichever one got in front of
them) and played games with the kids. A
lot of goofy things Uke that. Your reporter
was one of these guys. I enjoyed it very
much. Frankly, I'm looking forward to
this kind of vacation again.

FOREST GLEN -

Hi, men! Sorry I missed the last edition,
but yours truly had to spend some time in
the hospital due to a heart attack. At
present I am recovering at home and it
looks like at least six more weeks taking
it easy. ..Operator ED SCHURZ and his
lovely wife, JUNE, celebrated 13 years of
wedded bliss Dec. 3. Eddie says it's sure
nice to have a nurse around all the time.
Well, at least we know you are in good
hands, and it's no wonder you look in the
pink all the time. ..We want to wish the best
to our men who just retired, JOHN KECK
will be missed on Harlem Avenue.
GEORGE THOMPSON on West Lawrence,
too. Also Fast Track JASPER LOMBARDO
who in recent years slowed down (must
have been his age catching up with him fi-
nally). ERWIN JESCHKE wiU just relax
for awhile and then travel some. Then
there's Happy Woody who spent a good
number of years on Harlem Avenue. WAR-
REN WOOD retired at age 55, with service
of 32 years. Woody left at once for his
new home in Arizona. And FRANK MO-
RAN, who had been operating North Mil-
waukee tor quite some time, says now it's
time to stay home and take his lovely wife
here and there. Of course, we can't forget
BILL BARRON who recently got married
upon retiring. You're never too old — but
it so happens in this case that the Barron
was getting younger day by day after meet-
ing his lovely bride. At least Bill left his

whistle to old Wilbur, He said to be sure
and use it in the morning to wake the boys,
so lookout... PA ULBOETTTN recently came
off the sick list after quite a spell of it, but
is now back and in the pink.. JOHN KURI-
NEC is the only operator who can get lost
on the No. 13 Skokie run. Ef anyone wants
to know how to reach Old Orchard by bus
see John, He' s good-natured about it all...
Operator CHRIST PANTOS' daughter,
KATHY, will be getting married in June.
So finally Mr. and Mrs. Pantos will be left
at home alone. ,.CLIF LANT is already
planning his vacation. Looks like he is
going to take another week in Canada. He
sure loves that country. I wonder if it's
their strong beer., J\ note to our repair de-
partment— of course there's news over
there, but I can't write it unless you turn
it in to me...Use your Credit Union. For
saving or whatever your needs arc.Oops,
thought I went 100 percent on our new pen-
sioners. Can't forget former clerk FRANK
CAR PINO, now making his home in sunny
Florida. Or our janitor, EDWARD KON-
KEY, Operators PETER NORRIS, EDWARD
PINKOWSKI and ANDREW SCHMELTER.
ROBERT EVARTS, who has been on the
sick list for quite a while, has gone on
disability retirement. Let's all pray he
improves and can enjoy his retirement.

- W'. A. '»amt

GENERAL OFFICE (Treasury) -

Wedding bells rang out for MIKE FAR-
RELL, bond clerk, on Saturday, Jan. 11, at
St. Rene Goupil's church. The honeymoon
destination is not known to us at this time...
We were glad to see RAYMOND FLEMING,
supervisor of office operations, back to
work after minor surgery. He looks as if
he is raring to go.

(Insurance) -

Belated birthday greetings are extended to
HOLLY ROSCHMAN who celebrated on
Dec. 23 and doesn't look a day older. ..WIL-
LIAM A. ASHLEY, manager. Insurance
and Pension, became a proud grandfather
on Nov. 12 when his daughter, KATHY,
gave birth to a baby boy named JASON
ASHLEY POPE. Kathy formerly worked in
the Claim Department.

(Medical) -

Dr. Stephen Mosny, manager. Medical De-
partment, and his wife spent the holiday
season with their daughter, son-in-law and
grandson, STEVE, up in Boston. They also
became grandparents for the second time
when their daughter, KAREN, gave birth to
a 5 pound baby girl on Jan. 14. Congratu-
lations to the happy parents and grand-
parents. . .Dr. ARNOLD PECK spent the
holiday season in Florida with his parents
and came back sporting a beautiful tan. All
play and no work...We were informed that
the pet in the house of Dr. GEORGE SILER,
a dog by the name of "Sissy," has devel-

oped "contact dermatitis." This cam
about when a new wool rug was purchase
for the home. Either the dog or the ru,
has to go.

(Personnel) -

ARTHUR HUBACZ and his wife, BERNICE
received a most pleasant surprise tor th,
Christmas holidays when their son, ARTIi
and his wife, KAREN, ■ and baby, ART^
came in from San Francisco, Cal., for \
two-week visit. Arty is in the Navy an,

Service
anniversaries
in February

years

A. L. Sharpe,

Internal Auditing 1

years

R. M. Paolicch

1, Electrical Maint.

years

J. B. Daly, West Section
L. F. Dupont, Forest Glen
0. Johnson, Utility
A. H. Joost, North Section
S. Psiczola, South Shops
T. Stanek, Forest Glen
G. M. Steptoe, 52nd Street
V. Swanagain, 77th Street

E. P. Tinsey, 69th Street

F. J. Wojcik, Utility
P. Yuska, 69th Street

25 years

M. Coyle, 98th Maint. Terminal

C. Guljas, South Shops

D. J. Hartford, Archer
F. J. Hartig, Archer

J. H. Haynie, South Shops

F. Hruby, Kedzie

J. C. Kohler, Utility

T. S. Lolly, Racine Maint. Terminal

J. Lewis, 77th Street

R. J. Madison, 52nd Street

M. W. Murphy, South Rail District

M. J. Price, 77th Street

M. Roche, South Shops

R. G. Rogers, District D

J. R. Smith, 69th Street

T. J. Stepp Jr., Law & Claims

R. J. Wiercioch, North Section

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

1.11 report to San Diego, Cal., in March
r a tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Land, a
istroyer escort vessel...KATHY FABRY
,id her husband, RICH, material control,
fokie Shop, vacationed in Acapulco in
tcember. Kathy says words can't de-
ribe this paradise. After looking at their
autiful pictures, we can understand why
jwas so hard for them to come back.
!

marketing) -

ippy birthday wishes are extended to the
llowing people: VALERIE BARKER, Feb.
' ANNE SLTDEIKIS, Feb. 13; BETTY
\MEL, Feb. 19, and RICH WEIGEL, Feb.
, .. JIOSEMARIE RITROVATO countered
^adies Night Out" with "Ladies Night In"
f Jan. 3 when she invited the Marketing
rls over for a homemade Italian dinner.
1 we can say is "mmmmmm-good!"
lank you. ..Congratulations are extended

RICH WEIGEL who was graduated from
lyola university on Feb. 9, receiving Ms
isters degree in business administra-
in..J)ICK GILL was nominated president

Toastmasters International, Central 96
uapter.for 1975...We all want to welcome
])SEMARIE RITROVATO back from the
ipths of the deaf.

anagement Services) -

)HN GRITIS, supervisor, management
rvices, became a grandfather twice on
nday, Feb. 2, when his daughter, MARY
UELLER, gave birth to a baby girl,
■JDREA, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces, and
3 daughter-in-law, LOUISE GRITIS, gave
rth to a baby boy, STEVEN, weighing 7
unds 7 ounces on the same day in the
me hospital. Central DuPage. John now
Is seven grandchildren.

(^neral Administration) -

' That attractive "Senorita" just back
£>m a vacation in Mexico is VIRGINIA
bGRAVV, secretary
t JOHN AURAND, ^
jneral administra-
te manager. Gin-
I, whose ancestry
lally goes back to
Un, spent 12 days
:uth of the border
'siting Mexico City,
'xco and other
toed resorts. She Cin„y«cGrow

iio celebrated her

Irthday there. She enjoyed elegant dining
id even the tequila punch, and also took a
lie on Mexico City's Metro to see how our
Jtin American neighbors ride to work.
'1 in all, it was a ball, says Glnny.

I DZIE -

(■ngratulations to Operator WILLIAM
IiRSEN. Some friends had a party for
hi upon his retirement. Everything was
jjt great and everyone had a good time...
('■erator MEL DASHER took his pension

Feb. 1. We wish you the best of health and
happiness and a long retirement. . .PAM
ROGERS, daughter of Supervisor RAY
ROGERS of District B, will be getting
married on March 9 to WESLEY VAN
FLEET at the Church of God, 7801 W. 71st
street, Bridgeview. . . Everyone having a
birthday this month, happy birthday. To
those on the sick list we wish a speedy re-
covery and hope to see you back on the job
soon.. .Don't forget vour credit union; save
a little each payday. Pensioner ALEX and
his wife, ANTON-
ETTE, BOMBICINO
celebrated their 66th
wedding anniversarj'
on Feb. 23. Alex
started as a janitor
for the old Chicago
Union Traction com-
pany in Jime 1903
and was at Kedzie
when he retired in

The BoFTib.cinos

Jan. 1951, after
more than 47 years

of serNTce. Congi-atulations to this won-
derful couple.

LOOP -

Agents G. RUSIN, E. HASBROUCK and
GLADYS RUEDIGER are all back on the
job and in good health again. Welcome
back, girls. ..JIM GEORGE took a disability
retirement after 33 years of loyal service.
We hear he is doing well and wish him
many long years of happiness...JOSEPHINE
DILLON broke her leg and was indisposed
for quite some time. We hope she is well
on the way to recovery. ..DOROTHY PAR-
KER slipped on the ice and broke her
ankle in three places. She had a few weeks
at home to recuperate and returned to
work on Jan. 29. Dorothy has asked us to
thank all her friends who called and sent
cai'ds. Your wish is our command, so
thank you all for Dorothy. ..BETTY RUSSO
was hospitalized for a short while but is
back with us again and feeling fine. Betty
plans to take her pension soon and hopes to
leave by March 1 to make her home in
Sarasota, Fla. ..MYRTLE APITZ left on
Jan. 26 to spend two glorious weeks basking
in the Florida sun. ..MONICA LAMKE left
on Feb. 2 for a Florida holiday also. Mon-
ica plans to don her shorts and halter and
relax in the sun while she visits with her
sister and family living there. ..It's so very
nice to hear the cheerful voice of Miss
LOMAX, assignment agent, once again.
She was off for awhile due to surgery and
then after her recovery she became ill
again with pneumonia. Welcome back and
please stay in good health. Take those
vitamins every day. ..ANN CINCETTI and
her husband, HUGO, spent four weeks in
Florida and hated to come back to our
Chicago weather. Florida seems to be a
favorite vacation spot for CTA people...
Congratulations to the fellows at Forest

Glen and Congress terminals who came out
tops in safety records for the last quarter
of 1974. We are especially proud of our
rapid transit crews, who had the safest
record ever in 1974. Congratulations!..
Myrtle Apitz is very proud other 13-year-
old grandson, JOHN SZYZEPANIAK, who
played a drum solo with members of the
Palatine Hills Junior High school band at
the Woodfield Shopping Mall. He also
played an organ solo "Red roses for a blue
lady," which happens to be Grandma Myr-
tle's favorite song.. .Welcome to our world
to pretty THE LM A DIANE CARRUTHERS.
This mini-citizen arrived on Jan. 1. Little
Thelma has two brothers and one sister.
Agent TED CARRUTHERS is the proud
daddy. Congratulations to him and mom,
too. .. Retired agent WILBUR STRASSER
and his wife, HAZEL, are enjoying retire-
ment immensely. Hazel recently underwent
eye surgery, but is recovering very well...
Congratulations to Bus Operator THOMAS
CONNELLY, Archer Garage, who went on
pension Jan. 1. Toni and his lovely wife,
SOPHIE, are planning to leave the hustle
and bustle and changing weather of our
city to spend their days someplace where
the sun shines all the time. That's aU
Tom will tell us about their second honey-
moon home. ..MILDRED DOYLE has an ex-
citing new hobby to keep her busy. She has
65 different cactus plants. If you need any
information on growing these, give her a
call as she is becoming quite an expert on
the subject.. .Keep smiling!

- TKMted "DtUfU & 7H<H<f TOixUd

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

Last month we said "Good bye" to Lee De-
Sutter, Purchasing, who retired. Now we
begin this month with saying "Good bye" to
MARGARET KELLS, Purchasing, who re-
tired Feb. 1. The department looks pretty
empty with these two gone. JOAN
THOMAS, Purchasing, will replace Mar-
garet at her post as contract clerk II.
SHIRANI GUNAWARDANE, typist I, Stores,
departed to take on another position else-
where. Good luck, Shirani.,.A big hello
goes out to TOM GOGGIN, specification
engineer, and RAY BITTNER, buyer. Pur-
chasing. Both are new faces here. ..CHES-
TER SKORA, Stores, took a one-week va-
cation going to Palm Springs for two days,
and spending some time in Los Angeles.
He said he is against summer vacations,
but is for winter vacations in warm places.
While in Los Angeles, he survived an
earthquake and some tremors.. .GEORGE
LINDEN, super\-isor of Storerooms, north,
has been off sick and in the hospital. We
wish a speedy recovery his way. ..CHUCK
SCIMECA, fork lift operator in Storeroom
42, had been off sick and has returned to
work. ..MIKE KORZEN sent a letter saying
he would like to hear from some of the re-
tired CTA men living around San Diego.
His address is: 2175 Wightman, Apt, 4,
San Diego, Calif. 921 04. ..Best wishes for a

--BRUARY, 1975

NEW PENSIONERS

JOHN BILLINGS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-26-40
JOSEPH BOLECH Jr., Superintendent,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 1-8-36
LEONARD BREZEK, Traffic Supvr.,

District A, Emp. 1-11-47
ARNOLD E. CARLSTROM, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-9-36
THOMAS CONLEY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-19-36
EMIL F. DERMA, Cashier O,

Treasury, Emp. 12-3-41
LENORE DeSUTTER, Contract Clerk,

Purchasing, Emp. 9-17-40
CORNELIUS DILLON, Serv. Trk. Chauff.,

UtiUty, Emp. 12-11-40
JOE DWORTZ, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 8-11-47
GEORGE EPHGRAVE, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 7-26-48
LAWRENCE GENTRY, Janitor,

52nd Street, Emp. 1-25-45

DOUGLAS M. HEALY, Bus Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 2-9-51
MARGARET KELLS, Contract Clerk II,

Purchasing, Emp, 5-26-47
RUSSELL KERSHAW, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 5-25-43
SALVATORE LaMARCA, Laborer,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 6-12-43
RUSSELL LAWSON, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 11-29-35
FRANCIS LEFEBVRE, Adjuster I,

Law & Claims, Emp. 12-5-40
WILLARD LYONS, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-5-41
JOSEPH MATHIS, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-9-46
WILLIAM J. MIEDEMA, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-2-41
FRANK MORAN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-22-41
WILLIAM NEHLS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-14-37
AUDREY PETERSON, Stenographer V,

Maintenance, Emp. 10-24-33
ORRIN H. RENTSCHLER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-19-37
ROBERT SHELDON, Collector,

Archer, Emp. 1-9-43

MISSING FROM lost
month's photo gallery of
retirees with 40-plus

ANTONIO ARNIERI.

Hired Sept. 20, 1928,
he retired os chief clerk
at Limits with over 46

GEORGE THOMPSON, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 9-15-36

TONY D. YACOVACCI, Bus Cleaner,
Forest Glen, Emp. 10-12-44

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

DOROTHY ETSCHEID, Typist H,

Schedules, Emp. 2-17-64
DONALD FREY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-8-43
FAMOUS HOOKS, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 10-10-55
ANTHONY SCIARA, Unit Exch. Clerk,

Vehicle Maintenance, Emp. 7-26-50

happy retirement are sent to ART
EGGERT, who went on pension Jan. 1 after
41 years of service. An open house was
held on Dec. 27, and many friends came to
bid him farewell. Art's daughter, MURIEL
SZYKOWNY, who works in the Claim De-
partment, threw a surprise retirement
party for her dad on Jan. 11. ..WALTER
JUGIN also retired. We hope many happy
retirement years are ahead for MARTHA
and Whitey...JACK GUBBINS transferred
from West Shops to replace Art Eggert.
Welcome back, Jack! STEVE ZAHORA
replaced Whitey as stock clerk II in Store-
room 58, and JOHN SPRINGER replaced H.
BRANDENBURG as stock clerk II in Store-
room 15...We would like to keep our New
Year's resolution of bringing in the news.
Let's hear from more of you.

MILWAUKEE. LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -
Hi I Here we are into the second month of
the new year--time is really flying! The
TED CARRUTHERS family started 1975 off
right with a baby dau^ter bom New Year's
day. She weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces
and her name is THELMA DIANE... Mid-
night Agent MIKE MANSO's daughter,
ERMILDA, became engaged on Christmas
eve to a law student from Northwestern.
Ermilda is a student at the Circle Campus.
...HELEN GUTH, with whom I work at Jef-
ferson Park had a week's vacation. Also
JOHN CAROLAN was on a two-week vaca-
tion and while he was gone, LEONARD
KUKOWTNSKI was chief clerk at Jeff. JOE
MARCUS also had a two-week vacation but
his whole family was ill and Joe had to be
chief cook and bottle washer. He even said
he was getting to like his own cooking.

ANN CINCETTI was on vacation and she
and her husband, HUGO, went to Florida
and on a Caribbean cruise from Port Ever-
glades which included San Juan, Puerto
Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and Mon-
tego Bay in Jamaica. A giant ocean liner
was their home and supplied them with all
the comforts and entertainment. The chef
on board was Italian and Ann said the food
was superb. On their return to Port Ever-
glades, they visited friends in Lauderdale
Lakes, and the tour of them drove to Disney
World, then back to Miami for diimer and
to see the beautiful Paris Revue at the
Americana hotel. A cruise always sounds
like a very nice way to spend a vacation,
but I'm afraid of water — deep water that
is... DOROTHY PARKER was home for
five weeks after she broke her ankle the
Friday before Christmas. So she had a
cast on her leg for the holidays.. .Well,
that's all the news I have for now. I am
back to work now at Jefferson Park No. 4
window if you have any news. I also make
the reliefs in the afternoon at all the B
stops to Damen avenue on the Kennedy.
Hope we have more news next month.

NORTH AVENUE -

A great big HELLO to every one !...As if
it's not cold enough here. Retired Clerk
TOM HICKEY took himself up to Alaska.
Knowing how he is about being cold, he
probably remains a human ice cube 24
hours a day ...Pensioner AXEL WINDFELD
and his wife, ZORA, headed to Spain for a
six-week vacation. From Torremolinos,
Spain, they took a hydrofoil ship to Tan-
gier, Morocco. Tliat's the land of camels,
snake charmers and narrow streets...Now

that Superintendent WARD CHAMBERLAEj
and his wife, MARGE, are back from /
week in Florida, their entire family, chile
dren and grandchildren all decided to conn
down with the flu. After all, the docto-
wants to go on a vacation, too, doesn't he
...My daughter, TOMI, was very disap!
pointed that she missed seeing Retire-
Forest Glen Operator TURPIN when the/
both stopped by the office for a short visii
last week. When she was going to higi
school he was her favorite operator o:
Devon-Cicero. She said to give you hei
best regards, Turp... Speaking of dau^ters'
yours truly is looking forward to becomini
a grandpa, again, about the middle of ApriH
... To those of you who are celebratini
birthdays or anniversaries this month, w;
extend our heartiest congratulations...Wit'.
this column I am going to leave this flell
of amateur journalism and turn the wholi
works over to my most efficient co-repori,
ter, AARON PRUITT. I know that he wil.
be able to continue doing a very capabll
job of reporting the news for you everl
month. I have more than enjoyed being th.
station reporter for the last three years,
but find it necessary to give it up at thi'
time. To all of you, thanks so much fo;
giving me something to write about eaci
month. I would still like to continue hear!
ing from you and will give Aaron any posi
sible assistance, or news, that I can. Sci
goodbye for now, see you all purty soon. :

- lOaitm tUt & ^Mu, PiMttt i

NORTH PARK -

The North Park Credit Union annual bust i
ness meeting was held on Friday, Jail
10, at River Park Fteldhouse. Dividends oi
7 percent were delcared and refreshment!

CTA TRANSIT NEWi'

re served. Elected to the board of di-
r;tors were JERRY BUDZICZ and ED-
VVRD GOTTERT. HOMER REED, FRANK
HZIOL and MEL HORNING were elected
tthe credit committee. The following won
ir prizes: THERESA SULLIVAN, JOAN
EEINBERG, HELEN BAKER, BEVERLY
fiRCZEWSKI, MARY STEINBEISS, ISA-
IL GOTTERT, BARBARA BRUNO, HA-
2LRENTSCHLER, FLORENCE KOZIOL,
j|)NICA AYOTTE, SUE HUTNIK, MARTIN
SLLIVAN, DANNY SULLIVAN, ROBERT
l-SSLER, LEE CHERRY, WILLIAM
IIEB, WILLIAM STEINSPRING, ROBERT
\N DIVER, LEO STERN, EDWARD
EENZEL, LEONARD GIBBS, JEFF
DORE, GERALD LOCKRIDGE, JAMES
KARNEY, MARTIN BAKKA, WALTER
EEINBEISS, WILLIAM LARSON, PETER
VLLEMSEN, LEN BAEUCHLER, LEWIS
JHNSON, STANLEY ZALE, GEORGE
SDLICKI, PAT DALEY, SEYMOUR
RFFMAN, MARCELUS WILLIAMSON,
JE KARASEK, ALLEN WADE, ROBERT
BOWN, PHIL TULLY, JULIUS MERTZ,
i:, MORRIS and TOM CHIVANC.Oper-
ar LE ROY CARR and his wife, LOUISE,
b:ame grandparents for the second
ti\e when their son, THOMAS, and
dighter-in-law, STEPHENIE, became
p'ents of a dau^ter named MAIA
KISTINA, bom on Nov. 25 at Northglenn,
CiO., hospital weighing 6 pounds 11
oices,..SAM POSNER has returned to
■wrk after being off for eye surgery and is
n/ a foot collector at Union Station. IR-
VJG SHER is now working as a ticket
a;nt after returning to work following a
piod of inactivity. ..The North Park per-
smel wish a complete recovery to Scribe
WLBUR HENRY of Forest Glen who is
hpitalized at this writing. . . Pensioner
W.LTER LINDEMANN, whose address is:
Ri. 2-412 Raintree St., Dunnellon, Fla.
3 30, would like to hear from his Chicago
funds. Stop by and greet him when you
a traveling through Florida.. .Pensioner
Jii GRASSL, whose address is; 1229
Ticker, Des Plalnes, 111. 60016, is now
biridden with arthritis and heart trouble
a a card or visit would be appreciated...
Pisioner WENRICK (Blackie) NELSON of
IV-mtaln Home, Ark., along with his wife,
IVYELLE, were the subject of a two-page
aide in the Rural Arkansas Magazine
wti Wenrick's many hobbies being dls-
pyedin color photos. The Nelsons have a
tliving gift shop and driftwood business
ttr Lake Norfolk...Pensloner JOHN GUZ-
AOO has a new address: 250 Parliament
Pee, Mt. Prospect, HI. 60056, and is
ciifortably settled in his new home, where
hinvites his many friends to stop by for a
v:it...The following gentlemen have begun
rured Ufe: Box Puller CHARLES
D:00K and Operators RALPH ILLION,
ftLTERUHLEMANN, HENRY SCHRAMM,
J<IN BRANDICH and BEN NEWMANN.
Eiiryone at North Park would like to take
th opportunity to wish these fine fellows
niy long years of health and happiness...
0- congratulations to JERRY BLAKE who

My Name Is Dan Perk--and this is how it was

'■That's my (other, Dan Palosh, other-
wise known as No. 8 in this photo. And
this is the system's 1927 football, no--
bosketboll, no - - tug of war team. It won
the championship, so it must hove had
good pull somewhere. The other mem-
bers of the squad, left to right: M.
Doljonin, now retired, who has a daugh-
ter working in CTAs South Shops; P.
Britivic; G. Church; L. Sergo; G.

Roncich; S. Ivich; N. Kamenjorin; P.
Fielding. The coach, at front, was J. W.
Hewitt. Most of these men grew old
together and quit only when they could
no longer pull a rope. My father was a
member of the CTA family for 46 years."
(Thanks to Don Perk, treasurer, who is
paraphrased, to some extent, above.)

is now chief clerk at North Park where he
replaced RAY SIMON. Jerry is a very
congenial person who keeps an open door
for anyone with questions or problems that
need solving. .. Our sympathy and condo-
lences are ejctended to the families of Op-
erator IGNACIO APONTE, Pensioner
LOUIS SCHWARTZ, PATRICK SULLIVAN,
Operator GEORGE HARRIS on the loss of
his son, and to Operator HAROLD BASON
on the loss of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
RUBINA THOMPSON. ..Supervisor ALLEN
LICHTER will be an instructor beginning
Feb. 3 and congratulations are extended to
him on his new position.

Repair Department Chit Chat: Service-
man TOM CHIOVINO became a father for
the first time when his wife, GLADYS, gave
birth to a son they named THOMAS Jr.,
bom Dec. 11 at Edgewater hospital, weigh-
ing 7 pounds 13 ounces...Repalrman JOSE
CARRION and his wife, JOAN, became
parents of their third child when a daugh-
ter named JEANNE TTE was bom Jan. 10
at Northwest hospital weighing 6 pounds
2 ounces.,Jiepairman FRANK SIBLEY re-
tired on Jan. 1 and was honored with a bash
at the garage with several gifts being pre-
sented to him.. .The welcome mat Is ex-
tended to Serviceman JOE WEBER and Re-
pairman ANDRES DeJESUS. . . Enjoying
February vacations at this time are the
following: PAUL SCHREVES, ROBERT
VAN DER MIER, DONALD SPARKS,
MARTY DAWSON, DAVID KOWALSKI and
MIKE HIGGINS.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

We were well represented at the recent
credit union party. Lucky winners included
HARRY HIRSCH, RICHARDA. MITCHELL,
JOE RITROVATO, KAY BATINA, WILLIE
SCOTT and two pensioners, GEORGE
HANUS and CHARLIE KEELER. . .DORO-
THY ETSCHEID became a grandmother for
the second time when her daughter-in-law
gave birth to a baby boy. Congratulations
to all. ..Sympathy of the department is ex-
tended to the family of GEORGE BRYAN,
pensioner, who recently passed away.
George lived in California for many years.
Sympathy is also extended to the famUy of

BEN ALSTON, recently retired, who
passed away.

(Routes & Systems) -

TOM PRENDERGAST, who worked part
time this past summer in R & S, has re-
turned as a full-time employee. Tom is a
senior transit planner.. .FRANK MISEK at-
tended a four-day Transportation Research
Board meeting in Washington, D.C.We are
sorry to say goodbye to BARBARA REED
who is leaving the company. During her
short time with us Barb added a spark to
the office with her cheerfulness. Good luck
in your new venture. ..HOWARD BENN Is
doing something else besides Roller Cur-
tain Signs now. He Is on jury duty for a
couple of weeks.

(Passenger Controls) -

BOB SCHAGEMAN at this writing is re-
cuperating at home from surgery ..J^OAN
HARRISON believes in exciting weekends
like going skiing in Lake Geneva for the
first time. As Joan came down the hill you
could hear her echo "HELP!". .. RON
SKOCZ is looking at new cars since he
demolished his on top of a fire hydrant.
One thing Ron learned is that hydrants are
not cheap (neither are cars).

SKOKIE SHOPS -

As the old saying goes, "A good time was
had by all," and although Jan. 24 was a
rainy night the weather didn' t keep anyone
from attending the retirement dinner for
JOSEPH BOLECH, superintendent of rail
vehicle maintenance. Joe retired Feb. 1
after 39 years with CTA. His son, daugh-
ter-in-law, grandchildren, sisters and a
host of friends were there to extend their
best wishes to Joe and LOUVERNE for a
very happy and healthy retirement. But,
the nicest surprise of all — Joe's dad was
there to witness the occasion of his son's
retirement. Not every father is accorded
that honor. JOSEPH BOLECH Sr. was car-
penter shop foreman at the old West Shops
until his retirement. We were also real
pleased to see three of our retired super-
intendents from Skokie, GORDON ANDER-

"^BHUkRy, 1975

SON, ED HENDRICKSON and LES REICH-
ARD. And what a great pleasure to see
some of our retired Shop men such as
CLARENCE GOLZ, ED MAY, and LEO
KAJPUST. We can't forget to mention
GEORGE CLARK, DAVID FLYNN and
PETER MEINARDI who came out to ex-
tend their best wishes, too. A great big
thanks to the committee who worked so
diligently to make the party such a great
success. So, to BEA SUSMAN, FRAN
LOUWARD and EVERETT and MARCELLA
ENGLAND, a big pat on the back from all
of us. When's the next party ?..j\lthough
it's farewell to Joe, we welcome JAMES
PANKONEN, our new superintendent, and
hope his years at Skokie Shop will be very
enjoyable. . . Do you know what is the next
best thing to being a proud new father? A
proud new uncle, and that's just what JACK
HRUBY of Production Supply Control is.
Jack's sister, CAROL, and her husband,
TOM ALLEN, became the proud parents of
a bouncing baby boy on Jan. 25, weighing
in at 7 pounds 11 ounces, answering to the
name DAVID THOMAS. Of course, KATHY
GRAYBIEL, Production Supply Control,
who is little David's aunty-to-be, is just as
excited about his arrival. I bet she can
hardly wait to hold htm and help take care
of him. Congratulations to all of you. . .
Congratulations and happy anniversary are
in order for LITA CAUSEY', Production
Supply Control, and her husband, COY,
Signal Department, and your co-reporter
MARY HENDRICKSON, Rail Vehicle Main-
tenance, and her husband, ED, Retired
Superintendent of Skokie Shop, who all
celebrated their 26th wedding anniver-
saries on Jan. 22. . . Congratulations to
LOUIE KARIOLICH, Control Department,
and his wife, RUBY, who also celebrated a
wedding anniversary, but theirs was the
37th and the date was Jan. 12. ..Welcome
back to DON VILLA who returned to Skokie
Shop after working at Springfield Shop for
many months. ..Would you believe the Con-
trol Department has a real magician,
WILLIAM PIRNEJAD, better known as
"the Camel." I have seen some of his
magic, but his best trick is making food
disappear. Welcome to the department,
BiU...When you think of WALTER ONYSIO,
Truck Shop, refer to him as the man of
many talents. He not only is the veteran
star shortstop for the Skokie Shop Softball
team, but he has added a new talent to the
list— that of bandleader. Although a lot of
us didn't hear the music or witness his
performance, the story is that he led the
Niles West High school band in playing the
Notre Dame Rght Song, and he did a great
job. The band was here for the State of the
Art Car dedication on Jan. 23 and provided
some beautiful music for the occasion. , .
Well, guys and dolls, that's all for this
month, and our all for this month isn't too
much. So, how about bringing in the news
as it occurs, so we're well represented in
the magazine every month.

SOUTH SECTION -

Wow, it's February. Spring can't be far
behind. ..We had three men from Ashland
take their pensions Jan. 1 and all the men
at Ashland got together and we had a nice
send-off with rolls and coffee for Motor-
man WILLIAM BROPHY, Switchman ED-
WARD McGUIRE and Janitor MICHAEL
CARUSO. A token of remembrance was

W*ty 'ffuuOUetuH & Pat "^atHetC

presented to each man from their co-work-
ers by Superintendent STAN CHRIST. All
through the day many people came over to
congratulate the new retirees. Also a
couple of our pensioners came out — Retired
Superintendent of Agents LEO BIEN, who
wishes to say "hello" to all his old friends,
and Retired Former President of Division
308 JOHN BURNS, who was his usual jolly
self. Everyone is going to miss the three
men. We wish them long, healthy and en-
joyable retired lives. ..Our first women
conductors to start motor training on the
South Section are MARILYN JACKSON and
SAUNDRA WATKINS. Good luck, gals.
We all know you will do a good job. ..Much
good luck is wished Motorman LOUIS
GALIMORE, who had been on the sick list
for many months and recently was trans-
ferred to janitor. Maintenance Department.
Glad to see you back working.. .Conductor
JOHN KALTSAS was beaming from ear to
ear when he told us about becoming a
grandpa for the second time when his
daughter, JO ANN, had a little baby boy
named BRADLEY J. MILLER on Jan. 17...
Back to their posts and off the sick list —
and we're sure glad to welcome them
back- -are: Conductors JOHN FELT and
ROBERT SHARP, and Clerk ERVIN HAR-
MON...Conductor MANUAL THOMAS de-
cided to join the ranks of the married and
he and DELORES HUDSON were united in
holy wedlock at St. Dorothy's church on
Dec. 28. Much happiness is wished the
newly weds. ..Agent SALrNDRA MITCHELL
called and she is so happy and proud of her
husband, ED, who recently received
another promotion and now is superin-
tendent of methods, standards, safety and
inspection. Congratulations, Ed! Saundra
and Ed made it a big celebration by com-
bining his promotion with their 21st wed-
ding anniversary by having a big party at
Shanghai Lil's restaurant. . , Conductor
DELORES QUINN, who went through a ter-
rible ordeal when her apartment building

burned down and she lost everythin
wishes to thank the Pathfinder Social Cli;
for their generous donation of $100. SI
said that all the CTAers have such b
hearts when someone has troubles.. .R|I
ceived a nice letter from Mrs. ALFRE-
GRABE, widow of the late motorman, wl,
lives in Mountain Home, Ark. She said th'
Retired Motorman VINCENT PRINSKI ai>
his wife, who live down there, say "hello'
Vincent had surgery recently, but is doii'
fine now and bowling again. Also she sei'
Retired Motorman CHARLES McMORRO'
quite a bit and he is getting along good to-
Mrs. Grabe is planning to move back '
Chicago later this year because she has a'
ways loved Chicago. ..Our 95th Street mi-
are proud as punch about breaking the'
commendation-complaint par by ha-vi
more commendations than complaints a'
they all had free coffee on Feb. 5. Co:'
gratulations 95thers...At this writing Ya-
Foreman JOSEPH PUGH was on the si'
list for a few weeks. Hurry up and get wt'
Joe.. .Good news— Mrs. RICHARD MEl'
NER, who has been ill and in the hospit;
because of a broken hip, is now home r;
cuperating. Her daughter, LOIS, told ri
she is doing just fine. Mrs. Meisner is t
widow of our retired station superintey
dent. ..Passenger commendations keep rolr
ing in — a sure sign our South Siders a-
doing a good job. Conductor CLINTC'
HOLMES was commended for returning'
passenger's lost check; Conductor KNC'
REEVES was commended for his distill-
and clear announcements, and Conducts
MICHAEL HANDSON was commended U
his quick action when a woman had h'
purse stolen and he pursued the offende
It was to no avail, but the woman con
mended him for his help. . . Received t
nicest letter from
Retired Towerman
ELMER PIPKORN
and his Missus who
live in Leisure
World Community,
Laguna Hills, Cal.
As you can see, El-
mer looks just ter-
rific and enjoys liv-
ing in California.
He and his Missus
and his two sisters
are going to take a
trip to Hawaii shortly,
life is really something!
ly call from Retired Conductor FRAT
PONZIANO. He and his wife were in frc
their home in Grand Marsh, Wis., over t
holidays to see some of their childrc
Frank says he feels pretty good now.i
"Hello" to our newly-hired conductors!
all gals: FRANKIE SUMMERS, PATRIC.
RHODEN, CHERYLE WASHINGTO
LORNA HARRIS and ELREE JONES...R
tired Conductor PAUL DUCAR and b
Missus said they just love California ai
have settled down in a mobile home <
Lompoc and are very happy. ..Saw a coupl
of my old agent friends recently when ;

Boy that pensi
.Jteceived alovl

CTA TRANSIT NEW

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

pSEPH ARNONE, 68, Campaign Area,

pmp. 9-1-41, Died 12-10-74

ETER J. BARRY, 82, 77th Street,

Cmp. 9-2-13, Died 12-28-74

JLARENCE BIRMINGHAM, 82, 61st St„

imp. 3-22-19, Died 12-30-74

EO A. BLAIN, 80, 77th Street,

;mp. 5-13-25, Died 12-25-74

ALPH BRAMLET, 72, Beverly,

':mp. 3-21-27, Died 12-25-74

ENRY BRANDENBERG, 58, Stores,

:mp. 8-27-51, Died 1-3-75

ESLIE BYRNES, 69, West SecHon,

;mp. 12-16-46, Died 11-23-74

ATRICK CARLIN, 92, Cottage Grove,

;mp. 11-6-05, Died 12-8-74

\MES W. CARROLL, 86, North Avenue,

:mp. 6-22-22, Died 12-9-74

)SEPH CHROSTOSKI, 69, South Shops,

;mp. 7-8-47, Died 12-16-74

;ILLIAM COLEMAN, 64, Utility,

Imp. 12-6-41, Died 12-14-74

LTCIEN CONTANT, 65, 77th Street,

:mp. 8-11-41, Died 12-7-74

LARENCE CRAWLEY, 76, 77th Street,

,mp. 3-13-23, Died 12-2-74

ARY DOODY, 93, North Section,

,mp. 7-29-29, Died 12-9-74

SOIL DUGAN, 74, 69th Street,

,mp. 6-6-44, Died 12-31-74

GEORGE EVANS, 66, Beverly,

Emp. 8-14-41, Died 11-25-74
WALTER E. FINNEGAN, 76, North Sec.,

Emp. 10-21-25, Died 11-2-74
LUCILLE E. FORDE, 82, North Section,

Emp. 6-24-37, Died 12-18-74
THOMAS GRIFFIN, 75, Lake Street,

Emp. 5-22-26, Died 12-20-74
EDWARD HOFF, 45, District D,

Emp. 1-23-58, Died 1-28-75
WALTER JASTREMBSKI, 70, South Shops,

Emp. 3-13-23, Died 12-27-74
GEORGE JOHNSON, 75, Const. & Maint.,

Empo 4-11-16, Died 12-13-74
MICHAEL KANLEY, 88, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 10-21-19, Died 11-27-74
RAY W. KEITH, 76, West Section,

Emp. 5-19-45, Died 12-21-74
PAUL KOLKAU, 88, Armltage,

Emp. 5-9-16, Died 12-21-74
FLORIAN KOZICKI, 56, Archer,

Emp. 9-9-42, Died 1-29-75
BERNARD KUPINSKI, 76, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-6-23, Died 12-30-74
PHYLISS MANSON, 31, South Section,

Emp. 7-14-71, Died 12-31-74
RAMON MARTINEZ, 24, Limits,

Emp. 10-16-72, Died 1-16-75
CLYDE MOBLEY, 87, South Sectton,

Emp. 7-31-47, Died 12-28-74

JOSEPH MULVANEY, 71, North Section,

Emp. 11-19-25, Died 12-20-74
WALTER NOWOSIELSKI, 71, Wilson,

Emp. 10-23-47, Died 12-8-74
PATRICK O' TOOLE, 79, Lawndale,

Emp. 1-26-26, Died 12-6-74
CHARLES RONEY, 80, West Section,

Emp. 8-16-20, Died 12-17-74
JAMES SANDS, 73, Track,

Emp. 10-4-29, Died 12-23-74
HARRY SCHO FIELD, 73, Beverly,

Emp. 4-18-27, Died 12-2-74
LOUIS SCHWARTZ, 67, North Park,

Emp. 5-19-43, Died 12-7-74
MARTIN SIZE, 81, 69th Street,

Emp. 4-24-17, Died 12-27-74
JOHN STEGEMANN, 68, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-29-34, Died 12-12-74
JOHN TAYLOR, 67, West Section,

Emp. 7-28-44, Died 12-28-74
LOUIS TIGNAC, 62, Forest Glen,

Emp. 12-22-42, Died 12-3-74
EDWARD TOWEY, 83, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-20-43, Died 12-24-74
JOSEPH VALENTA, 87, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-6-18, Died 12-17-74
GEORGE WALKER, 68, South Shops,

Emp. 3-13-51, Died 11-1-74
EDWARD ZELLINGER, 84, Chicago Ave.,

Emp. 9-24-19, Died 12-14-74

us voting day: BESSOLA JAMES, MIL-
fE BEATTY and VELMA HUSBAND. It
'xs like old home week for us. I don't see
; much of my gal agent friends since
Drking at Ashland, so it was good to see
em...Heard fromRetired Supervisor DON
id GEN MURPHY, who live in New Port
!chey, Fla. They were up here in Chicago

cently, but had just missed us at work.
'ey could only stay a short time, so they
lomised next time they'll stick around to

e all their old friends.

ifUTH SHOPS -

jt me start off by apologizing to everyone
If not handing in January's news on time.
! here's January and February together...
'e annual South Shops Christmas party
MS held at O'Connells. Everyone had a
(od time and we really will never forget
ts party ...The South Shops would Like to
^sh MARTHA JUGIN a very happy retire-
lint. Both Martha and her husband,
MITEY, retired on Jan. 1. A retirement
uuer was held on Friday, Dec. 27, in her
laor at Sharko's East. We wish you the
lst...Congratulations to DENISE COX on
ling godmother to STEVEN WILLIAM
liBAHN. Steven is the proud son of JOHN
id KATHY LABAHN. He weighed in at
(pounds 3 ounces on Jan. 13. Kathy is
1-Tnerly of Plant Maintenance and her dad
i BILL MOSER, an area superintendent.
•Congrats to JIM FELTZ and his bowling

team for being in first place at the end of
the half. On the team is LENNY WIEN-
CEK's brother, AMARILLO. And who else
would sponsor this team but a local lounge.
Jocko's. ..Happy 60th birthday to ERNIE
FELTZ, Jim's dad and a collector out of
Archer. His wife, FRAN, held a surprise
party for him and invited close friends and
relatives. ..TOM ALFRED will be leaving
soon for a vacation in Mexico. The word is
that he is looking for a partner to share the
expenses. Any volunteers ?,..We may have
a future recording artist in the office.
Lenny Wiencek is taking guitar lessons.
Just call him Lenny Lightfoot. His current
song is "Pop Goes the Weasel.". .Congrats
to GAIL HATHAWAY on becoming an aunt
on Jan. 11. Her nephew is ROY CHARLES
HATHAWAY Jr. The proud parents are
ROY and BARB. Roy Junior's uncle,
GARY, works at Archer Garage. .. BILL
HAWORTH and his daughter, SANDY, were
the perfect father and daughter at Mother
McAuley High school's annual father and
daughter dance held on Jan. 22. I hear they
kept the Martinique popping until the wee
hours of the morning.. .Our congratulations
to JOE BOLECH who retired Feb. 1. A re-
tirement party was held on Jan. 24, at Bob
and Allen's Regency Inn in his honor. We
wish you the best of luck Mr. Bolech. And
also your wife. ..LEWIS of the Paint Shop
should be proud of his children, BEVERLY
and STEVEN, who are members of the
Chicago children's choir. They appear on
Channel 11 and Channel 5 occasionally.
Also they will be featured in concert with

the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Orches-
tra Hall on Feb. 11, March 4 and Marchll.
Beverly is to be confirmed into the Lu-
theran faith on Palm Sunday. Congratu-
lations ! . . Congratulations also to WILLIE
PICKE TT of the office on becoming a grand-
father on Jan. 26. His daughter and son-in-
law, DENISE and DANELL WILLIAMS, are
the proud parents of a 75-pound son, TEL-
LIS DANELL. Willie sure doesn't look
old enough to be a granddad.

Congratulations go out to a very proud
grandfather, HAROLD KREUGER, whose
first grandchild arrived in January. The
baby, KENNETH MICHAEL PETERS,
weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces ...Another proud
grandfather amongst our feUow workers
here is Painter ROBERT BURNS. Bobby
is used to it by now; his 9 pound 6 ounce
grandson, JIMMY, was his eighth grand-
child...All of us here at the South Shops
are wishing and praying for the speedy re-
covery of Carpenter PAUL BROTT. Paul
is in the intensive care unit at St. Francis
hospital. ..Get well wishes go out to JOE
SIRVID and CARL POST, both of the Brake
Department. , . It sure is nice to see the
smiling face of BUTCH ELLERBECK back
on the job after his recent illness, ..Con-
gratulations are in order for the following
men who joined the journeymen's ranks
recently: OSCAR LANDOR, DAVID MAI-
DEN and ROBERT BURNS. . . As I walked
into the Paint Shop recently, it struck me
what a beautiful job the fellows over there
are doing repainting our buses in the

IIBRUARY, 1975

"Spirit of 76" theme. What really im-
pressed me was watching the talented
KENNY POTT and LEE WILKINS lending
their artistic touch to the buses. Keep up
the good work, feUas...A little sport item
was given to me as I was writing this.
Anyone interested in joining FRANK
KLINE'S Bay 6 Olympics, contact Frank in
the Electrical Department. The field of
events includes garbage can jimiping,
wastebasket free throwing, miUc carton
punting, and shooting the bull. ..Electrician
MIKE KEELE just returned from a week's
vacation at the magic kingdom in Florida...
Mechanic STANLEY PSZCZOLA, "better
known as Pepsi-Cola," celebrates 30 years
of service with the CTA this month...Con-
gratulations go out to CTA employees
JAMES J. ROCHE and JAMES H. HAYNIE
on their recent promotions to the Cook
County Council of AmVets. Mr. Roche is
the new commander and Mr. Haynle is the
new senior vice commander. This gives
AmVets a great 1-2 punch in leadership
for the local area. ..And in closing this
month. Mechanic BILL PANEK found out
the best way to avoid hitting his thumb with
a hammer- -Bill doesn't bother to use his
hammer any more.

-f)c

T>i€^ & AtUon€HC€ "BenKOi

TRANSPORTATION (Utility) -

Pensioner ALBERT SCHMIDT, who now
makes his home in Trevor, Wis., paid us a
visit here at Blue Island.. .JULIUS KUTA,
with 38 years service, and ANTHONY
CANDELA, with 33 years service, joined
the ranks of the retired on Jan. 1. Pen-
sioners WILLIAM MOOG, who spends his
time baby sitting, CASEY DeBOER, who
was enroute to Florida from Mimiesota,
and LARRY LINDNER were on hand to wish
the new pensioners a happy and healthy
retired life...PAT PORCELIUSand his wife
vacationed in Phoenix and Las Vegas during
the holiday season...Our deepest sympathy
to the family of Pensioner WILLIAM G.
COLEMAN who passed away in Miami,
Fla., and was buried in Mt. Olive, 111.

WEST SECTION -

Here are a few lines from the old timer.
I'm letting everyone in on a little secret,
I dye my hair grey just so I can look like
JIM LANE, MARK FIORE, ART NEWMAN
and JIM HOOD. Now you take RUDY
PTACIN, GEORGE WOODMORE and ROB-
ERT CRAWFORD, they must use some
other kind of color for they will never get
grey. ..STEVEN JONES came to my house
to tune my car up and he did a fine job.
The next day he was telling everyone that I
greeted him with a white sheet over my
head and locked him in the garage so no
one could sec him. Even if he was right,
he didn't have to tell. ..Oh how wrong we
all were. When JOHN CIMMERER left.

we thought it would be so quiet. Well, C.
SMYLIE hasn' t stopped talking since and he
is even louder. . .ARTHUR (Jerry) BOY-
LAN, one of our finest men, took his pen-
sion Jan. 1 and will be sorely missed. He
headed the Lake Street Credit Union for
years and what a wonderful man he was to
do business with. When they called him
Friendly Jerry they weren't kidding. So,
Jerry, I do hope you and your wife, CATH-
ERINE, have many more healthful and hap-
py years together. ..LOU PAYNE, my writ-
ing partner, distorts the news once in a
while and I want to put everyone straight
about my near drowning. It was I who
saved JOHN McCARTY and mywife,ROSE,
from going down. Have you ever heard of
any one with as much hot air as myself
drowning. So, from now on,Lou,let's start
telling the truth like I do. . . Saw JAMIE
GORDON and "Sugar Bear" WILLIAMS
switching on the South Side and by gosh it's
doing them good for they look like twin
Good Year blimps. It must be that good
South Side cooking. . . When Jerry left,
COLEMAN and ODOMS took over collecting
money for the coffee. If you think CIM-
MERER and BOYLAN were bad, these two
will surely put you in a cement kimono if
you don't put money in the can. ..Heard that
JOE GRIFFIN from the South Side is in the
hospital and we all hope he has a fast re-
covery from his illness. ..Sorry to report to
you on the death of LEROY HASLAM, one
of our finest switchmen. And I'm sure we
all agree that he was one of the nicest guys
around. Everyone sends their condolences
to his widow and family. . .Guess what I
saw? One of our new lady conductors
breaking in as a motorwoman. The only
thing that gets me angry is that the CTA
waited until I was too darn old to appre-
ciate them. ..Now here is some good news
to report. Lake Street Credit Union will
now give 6 percent on your money. It is
the best you can get for your dollar. And
if you want to get old Grouchy McCARTY
to smile, just bring in money. You young
fellows especially should join and watch
your money grow. . . To all you beautiful
people who read this column, thank you
and so long.

- SokCo SuUiAH« & ^ou "Patftte

69TH STREET -

The biggest news this month at 69th was
when COLUMBUS GRAY bumped his best
buddy, HOWARD MEANS, for his late run
on 63rd Street. Gray said the reason he
did it was that his wife wanted him home
and in bed when she got there. ..I saw Pen-
sioner WILLIE FAHEY, who has been on
pension tor 15 years, and he really looks
great. He is now 80 years old. ..Our sin-
cere sympathy is ex-tended to the family of
Pensioned Operator V.W. BELSlvIS who
passed away, and to the family of CHESTER
M. BIRD who also passed away. Chester
was a retired loader and former motorman
at Cottage Grove. . . Superintendent VIC

COLEMAN served the fellows at the si
tion a beautiful whipped cream cake
celebration of his 30th year with CTA
Dec. 18. . . SCOTTY HIGGINS said tl
MICKEY YOUNG would have bought a dri
at the annual credit imion meeting, hi
this year at the Rosewood Inn, had 1
water fountain been working. The tumii
this year was great. At one table the Iri
had it with BOB WHEELER and his wi
Pensioner and Mrs. E. MULVANEY, P.
LALLY, M. HENEHAN and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. T. MULVEY. At anoU)
table F. HIGGINS and his wife sat
JOHN HEAVEY and his wife, Mr. and MJ
ED TIERNEY, STEVE CZERNIAK, JOI
BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
GEORGE LAPHAM, JOHN DUBINSKI \
with them just to get the feel of things, ,
another beautiful table sat Mr. and Ml
PAUL ALEXANDER, Mr. and Mrs,
BERT HYMEL, Mr. and Mrs. CHAR|
HAYES, Mr. and Mrs. WALTER MOK
and Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR FRAZIERj
wife and I sat with all the bad actors!
rettred: JOE DENNESAITES, "Rufl
Legs" COYLE, "Bad Eye" KELLEY,
LIAM (Pappy) YEATMAN, H.C. (Ho
SANGER and JOHN MORNAR. All
members of the credit committee ;
board of directors were re-elected: Ti
COOK, MELVIN TURNER, JOE KOVAi:
and TOM RILEY. Some of the raffle w,-
ners were: JOHN MORNAR, LEONa'
MORRIS, Mrs. VICTOR (Winnie) COI
MAN, JAMES HOPKINS, DONALD W
SON, JEATH MORRIS, Insti-uctor JO
JOHNSON, Pensioner PETE ALESSI, P'
WILLIAMS, Pensioner MATT BASli
CAREY JOHNSON, ART JOE, EDWA I
MEYER, ALONZO WINFREY, Mrs. P '
LALLY'. Everyone really enjoyed
meeting, especially the six percent inter ;
now being given on savings. ..Please, 1
lows, drop your news in my mail Ixix.

From the repair department we ex-tend ■
deepest sympathy to the family of HEM
BRANDENBURG who passed away. He:
formerly worked at 69th before gc;
to South Shops. ..We wish Pensioner El
LEMERY down in Arkansas a speedy -
covery from his recent illness, and £)
to NEIL CROWLEY who is on the sjt
list. . . Heard from Pensioners T I
THORPE and GUSPAVELKA who aredc?
great, and also from LUKE MORLEY J
his lovely wife who are enjoying the ■
tired life in Florida.. .We wish TONY V/-
DENBURG, HOWIE SANGER and A>/
KOHLSTEDT, who recently retired, in If
years of health and happiness. ..JIM CAf
and VTNCE ONDRIAS are enjoying w>r
deserved vacations at this time in suj
Florida.. .JOHN HEAVEY is looking gi '
and enjoying his retired life. ..We w< 1
like to wish Pensioner JOHN PAVEI'
who is in the hospital a speedy recov( •
John was formerly a clerk in the rei'
department at 69th and 77th Street.

CIA TRANSIT NEV\

eta
window

WHITE HOUSE AIDE Stanley C. Scott
said he would "not take anything" for the
experience he had as a CTA bus driver.
Scott spoke about his CTA days on a
recent Chicago visit to address o jour-
nalists group.

"Driving a bus gave me the opportu-
nity to meet people close up - - made me
realize that people are basically people,
whether they're block or white or belong
to another ethnic group, they share the
same human feelings. Being a driver has
also given me an appreciation for trans-
portation problems in 1975; specifically
in inner cities. "

Scott got his college degree in jour-
nalism and worked for the Memphis World and the Atlanta Do
first block reporter hired by United Press International in
reporter with WINS, the all news Westinghouse station in New
He has worked in the White House since 1971.

ly World.
New York
York from 1967-1971.

He was the
and was a

:R no SMOKING: Milton Pikarsky (left),
lf> CTA Chairman, accepts the First Annual
kard of Honor Citation of the Illinois Inter-
incy Council on Smoking and Health from
) Rothwell C. Polk, Council president. The
iition honors the CTA for its multi-lingual
( card campaign against smoking displayed
rZT ^ buses and 'L' trains. The award was
Miented in Pikorsky's CTA office.

Backstage at the Drury Lone, Motormon Donny Reeves of Congress terminal (second
from right) meets Actress Vera Miles, center, whom he and his guest, Betty Gate-
wood (right), had just seen in the ploy "Finishing Touches" - - a proper finishing
touch to Reeves' "Night On The Town For Two" won in our Interstotion Safety
Contest. Also present at the dinner/theatre were Bill Sholdice of Personnel Devel-
opment, who directs the ISC, and his wife, Nancy, who also works for CTA - - in
our library.

w Bus Service [Continued]

ih a doctor's visit at Northwestern Memorial hos-
>i.l or need to make a business call at the John
liicock Center.

The manager of a furniture showroom in the mart
>e1, "I think the idea is fantastic. Before, there was
icvay to get my business done without taking a cab."

"^n advertising executive en route from the John
liicock Center to the Merchandise Mart said, "The
■cte is considerably less expensive and is about as
a.; as a cab."

For the owner of a childwear showroom, the bus
Jitvides door to door service from home to work.

['In the past I've had to take a roundabout way —
•hjNo. 151 Sheridan down to State street to catch the

No. 149 Stateliner. This saves 15 minutes," he said.

Then there are riders who make connections from
the No. 151 Sheridan or NOo 153 Wilson-Michigan at
Michigan and Chicago avenue to get to and from the
Merchandise Mart,

All in all, the new Water Tower bus route not only
gives Chicagoans a chance to touch the history of
Chicago but is also proving to be fun, fast, and in-
expensive.

Serving Lower Michigan avenue between South
Water street and Grand avenue, two more bus routes
were instituted the same day as the No. 125o

Connecting commuter stations with the near north
side in rush hours are the No. 120 North Western/
Wacker Express and the No. 121 Unlon/Wacker
ExpresSo

RUARY, 1975

what's news

New TA for Mr. P

The R'
Becomes Official

"I'll be there by February 1," said Milton Pikarsky a month
earlier when informed of his election as chairman of the Regional
Transportation Authority. He made it on January 31 at a swearing-
in ceremony during the RTA Board meeting. Administering the oath
of office is Chief Judge John S. Boyle. Said Pikarsky: ". . I am
impressed with the ability and dedication of the members of this
Board In their approach to the problems involved ... I want to
be judged by my performance, and I am confident of the verdict. ."

- CTA -

Pour Soviet experts visited CTA in February during a U.S. informa-
tion exchange tour on urban transportation. The Public Affairs
Department conducted a program for the visitors including a heli-
copter flight over Chicago, dinner at the home of Board Member
Wallace D. Johnson and inspection of CTA facilities. Shown here
at the Jefferson Park Terminal are (from left) Leonid A. Yakovlev,
computer division, Institute for Town Planning; Yuriy A. Stav-
nichiy, street traffic division. Institute for Town Planning;
Anatoliy P. Romas', international relations administration, USSR
State Committee, and Rotislav V. Gorbanev, urban transport sec-
tion, Moscow Central Plan Committee.

'\^r..L ^'X J/y V /A-iXrr

Youre On CTA Camera!

See Tonner--Page 2

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

MARCH, 1975

By Anit Leppiks

Art Tonner and Associates

Photography

Chicago, Illinois

Smile — you may be on CTA camera.

For whatever the CTA is doing, you can count on
seeing a CTA photographer up front, shooting a pic-
torial record of the event.

The CTA lensmen need the creative flair of an
Edward Steichen and the historic accuracy of a Mat-
thew B. Brady as their range of assignments cuts
from snapping Queen Elizabeth to portraying the still
life of a rivet.

Regular assignments include developing 21,000
riding passes a year and photographing over 18,000
incident locations a year.

All Kinds Of Pictures

Photographic Services also converts artwork into
negatives for printing the CTA's maps, charts, re-
ports. Transit News magazine, and Transitalk news-
letter.

The department's daily fare consists of photo-
graphing the cracks and blisters on the paint job of a
rapid transit car, depicting the raising of steel at one
of the 'L' structures, and recording the vandalism
done to new bus seats.

Art Tenner,, supervisor of photographic services,
says 25 per cent of his department's work is for the
use of the Law and Claims Department.

Photos are used in the preparation of claims for
purposes of evaluation and, when necessary, photos
are used in court by CTA trial attorneys.

All Kinds Of Feats

Tonner believes industrial photography is more
diversified than any other type of photography.

"We're asked to go any place, at any time, to do
any type of photography.

"We have a safety problem — we're out on the
tracks with 600 volts, we've been in the towers over
the tracks, and in the subway tubes between stations."

He continues, "We do more odd jobs than anything
else.

"Maybe one day you're shooting a crack in tl
third rail to show an engineering problem. It's a
the type of picture you'd put in your family album,"

It's quite a job for the seven man staff, each <

whom may shoot as many as 25 locations a day.

All Kinds Of Hours

In addition to keeping up a news photographerV
pace, they also learn to adjust to doctor's hours. ^

That includes being called at 2 a.m. to get a shoj

Just a couple of weeks ago, Eric Blakely setk:
alarm clock for 1 a.m. in time for him to capture tt
3 a.m. concreting of the tube at Clinton Street alor;
the Congress-Milwaukee rapid transit route.

Tonner remembers being called away from s
Easter dinner at a relative's home so that the CT
could have a picture of a bus accident.

Back in the studio, Tonner and his staff shoot quit
a number of portraits.

While each photographer has his favorite photej
genie CTA employee, they agree women are th
hardest to shoot.

"Women are never satisfied," says Michael Hoi
fert.

Of course, some of the photographer's subject]
couldn't get less excited about having a picture takerj

Tonner was once assigned to take the standan
portrait picture of a retiree.

After walking behind the man to adjust the lights
Tonner turned around to take the picture.

The man was sound asleep. He was 85 years olc

On the cover, left to right, ore photogrophers Bert Codne)
Rich Stanton, Carl Honsen, and Art Tonner. Also active in th
photogrophic services unit ore Eric Blakely, John Gronaharl
and Mike Hoffert.

CTA TRANSIT NEWt

rhe Ten Best Pictures of 1954-1975

I As Selected by the Men Who Made Them

(CTA's Photographic Services Unit)

'58: The Green Hornet, last of the CTA streetcars, leaves Kinzie and Clark on its lost southbound run. It was 5:30 in the morning,
>ne21.

'64; When Walter J. McCarter retired as general manager.

1965: The CTA takes all kinds of riders. This is the champion
publicity shot - - for an art gallery on Michigan.

JARCH, 1975

1959; Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, reigns on the "magnificent

1954: World's record for bus chartering. 800 buses carried
38,400 riders to the Marian Year observance at Soldier Field.

1970: Breakthrough. The Kennedy rapid transit route opens.

1965: When the CTA was running nightly freight service for Tf
Mi Iwaukee Road.

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

65: But could be in any year. One of Tonner's many attract-the-tourist shots. If you want to get lost, here's a good place to start.

1961: What a way to go! Judith Kasmon, payroll clerk in Account-
ing, will remember that the date was April 8.

1963: The last ride for the No. 1 South Side Rapid Transit car.
This picture was carried by the Chicago Daily News, full poge
width.

1ARCH, 1975

First CTA Motorwoman's
First Day

By Betty Edwards

WEATHERING THE storm was a delight for Miss Lena
May PhiUips on Friday, March 7, as she reported to
work at the Chicago Transit Authority's 63rd and
Ashland station amid slush and snow.

Although Miss Phillips had been working as a con-
ductor for almost six months, her elevation to motor-
woman presented a real challenge for her.

However, that morning, the constant snowfall pre-
sented an additional challenge for Miss Phillips, along
with a surprise appearance of early morning tele-
vision crews, radio and newspaper reporters, and
photographers who were waiting for a celebrity.

Miss Phillips became a celebrity in her own right
as she became the first motorwoman in Chicago's
82-year history of rapid transit operations.

In spite of the weather, the media turned out in full
force to question Miss Phillips as she began to take
her first solo run on the North-South route of the
Howard-Englewood train run #708.

Scheduled to leave the station at 8:23j a.m.. Miss
Phillips looked at the clock. In spite of reporters
asking the common question "why did you decide to
become a motorwoman?" and at 8 a.m. sharp picked
up her train phone in a calm manner and began walk-
ing toward the door.

As she approached the door, a group of her male
colleagues wished her well on her first jaunt down the
tracks. Following rigjit on her heels were a number
of media representatives, who were making every
effort possible to make Chicago's first motorwoman
the "star of the day."

Upon entering the train she placed the train phone
on the door, adjusted her equipment in the compart-
ment and turned on the windshield wipers to clear the
windows of the snow which was constantly falling.

At 8:235 a.m. on the dot. Miss Phillips pulled the
train out of the station and the passengers seeing all
of the lights beaming began asking a public affairs
staff representative, aboard the train, "what was
going on?"

"We have our first motorwoman in the history of
Chicago," replied the representative.

Concentrating intently on getting the hundreds of
passengers to their destinations. Miss Phillips was
quiet and appeared to be totally unaffected by the
bright lights and reporters until she reached the end
of the line at Howard Street on time at 9:15 a.m.,
where she alighted from the compartment. It was
here that Miss Phillips smiled graciously for the
cameramen and talked with reporters.

Miss Phillips, who holds a bachelor of arts degree
in sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Circle, said she took her job last Sept. 20 as a con-

With gloves and controller key close by, Lena Phillips copli
running time (or the run she will work asCTA's (irst motorwomoi

ductor with CTA because it offered moreopportunitiet
financially than any other job offers she had upoi
completion of her schooling.

"I hope to move up in the company," Miss Phillip!
told the reporters.

One of the reporters turned to a male passengei
and asked him how he felt about having a motorwoi
man. He replied, "I have no problems with it. A
long as she is good and knows what she is doing, i
think it is a good job for a woman." He ended hf
saying, "I really enjoyed my ride with her this mora'
ing."

Another passenger, a woman, commented, "Sh!
sure is a good motorwoman," Then she said, "I adi
mire her for having enough nerve to get out and handli
this big train."

Under the long-standing procedures, an operatini
employee for Chicago rapid transit service qualifiel
for three different jobs — conductor, motorman, ani
switchman or towerman.

For the third job classification, rapid transit emi
ployees have a choice between qualifying for i
switchman or towerman. Miss Phillips selected th(
switchwoman, for which she is currently in the pre
cess of qualifying for.

After qualifying as a switchwoman. Miss Phillipi
for the next year will be on rotation for work as i
conductor, motorwoman, or switchwoman.

Then, once the year of rotation is over, she wll
choose a permanent assignment from among threi
job classifications.

At the time Miss Phillips became the first motor'
woman, there were 14 other women conductors, fivi
of whom were in training to join Miss Phillips ai
qualified motorwomen of rapid transit trains. Late:
that day, Mrs. Marilyn Jackson, the first woman con'
ductor hired, qualified for the motorwoman position.

There are now 104 women serving as bus driven
and 210 women awaiting openings as bus driven
whUe 206 women are awaiting openings as conductors

CTA TRANSIT WEWi

luggestion, Please-Warnstedt Has Weighed Hundreds Of Them

"RAVEL SUGGESTED ITSELF to Russ Warnstedt.
»rk around the house was suggested to him by Mrs.
\arnstedt.

So he retired from the suggestion business — at 62,
Ad CTA lost its champion evaluator of "hey, I gotta"
■as.

Warnstedt was employee suggestion coordinator at
A and president of the Chicago chapter of the Na-
nal Association of Suggestion Systems.
N.A.S.S. is an international organization of 227
mpanies dedicated to improving the worth, con-
libutlons, and benefits of employee suggestion sys-
,1ms.

In 1973, these firms processed 8,901,800 sugges-
t)ns. Some companies, such as United Air Lines,
tve had so much success with employee suggestions
tet they have computerized their systems.
! The CTA started its suggestion system in 1945.
\arnstedt, who has been affiliated with the transit
idusti-y since 1936, joined the suggestion department
il957.

In 18 years, he heard just about everything from
eiployees who want to change the CTA.
; "There was a foreman, James Forrestal, who
iDught we didn't spread salt on city streets the right
i;iy. So he gave us an idea of how we could do a
litter job.

i "His idea worked so well that he was awarded
!;,000, a percentage of the money that his proposal
$ved the CTA," Warnstedt said.

i Another employee, Nicholas K. Simonetti, suggest-
d that instead of the CTA paying a company to re-
v.nd the stators (oil cooled alternators) for its buses,
lie CTA should do the job itself, at a 50 per cent
iving. Warnstedt said Simonetti earned $2,285 for
Ib suggestion.

' Simonetti' s idea also was cited by Passenger
t-ansport magazine as contributing to the entire
lansit industry.

I However, not all suggestions are winners.
I "A suggestion that coffee and rolls be served on
te Evanston Express train fell flat when we couldn't
ijterest anyone in running the concession," said
^rnstedt.

Other unusual suggestions included a proposal that
te CTA convert the 52nd Street garage into a gym-
isium with sauna baths and a pool hall for the phys-
ial exercise of drivers on split shifts.
1 Warnstedt said, however, that most suggestions
^e practical improvements — "the kind you wonder
ny no one has thought of them before, such as a sign
'irning people of a swinging door that could hit them."
1 Mrs. Regina Daren of the CTA's medical depart-
ment has set the record for getting her suggestions
Iplemented,
Since 1971, Mrs. Daren has offered 101 sugges-
ts.

ARCH. 1975

One last stop before retiring -- Russ Warnstedt checks out the
latest suggestion of CTA's No. 1 suggestor, Mrs. Regina Daren.
The suggestion has saved many spilled papers and a few sore
heads from the swinging door in Room 746.

"In that time, she has had 25 suggestions accepted.
That's good no matter whether you're in private in-
dustry or public service," said Warnstedt.

He explained that for a suggestion to be adopted, it
must first be reviewed by the coordinator's office
before being sent to the appropriate department.

"If the suggestion is feasible as a technical im-
provement, it will have to imdergo six months of test-
ing. Otherwise, acceptable suggestions concerning
office procedures are normally implemented within
60 days, which is standard in industry," he said.

Winners receive certificates plus a percentage of
any savings resulting from the implementation of
their suggestions.

Did Warnstedt ever offer any suggestions himself?

"Just a couple of ideas before I got the coordina-
tor job," he said.

The best personal suggestion Warnstedt heard
lately came from his wife, Ruth.

"She suggested I retire - - to get some work done
around the house and do some traveling.

"I evaluated that quickly and put it to work right
away= And you know, this time I'm going to be a
winner," Warnstedt said.

IDEAS PAY DIVIDENDS

In these days when the stock market is so uncertain, you may
wonder where you can get a decent return on investment.

One place where you can still get a fabulous return is right
here at CTA. And you can't beat the cost -- nothing down and
nothing to pay in 60 days. It's called CTA's Employee Sug-
gestion Plan.

To qualify for up to $10,000 all you need is an idea on how
to improve CTA or make it more efficient. Next, fill out o CTA
suggestion blank and mail it in the postpaid envelope. And
don't forget to tear off and keep the stubs.

To follow the status of your idea, watch the suggestion bul-
letin board where you work. When your suggestion is adopted
turn in the stub and collect your award.

It's as simple as one, two, three. So start counting.

TA Sport

MEL ALEXA'

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i Wolfan's Winter Warning For |
f' CTA Armchair QB's I

i By W. B. Wolfan :

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THE TELEVISION tube represents many things to
many people.

For the sports fan, it means a pleasant grandstand
seat at every kind of athletic event. The result of this
addiction to the tube has been the development in our
society of a nation of Monday morning quarterbacks
par excellence.

As one pro football coach commented sourly:

"The Monday morning experts know exactly what I
should have done in that situation. But where were
those guys when I needed them on third down and
seven yesterday afternoon?"

There is a tendency among the TV quarterbacks to
confuse professional and college abilities. A Unitas
or Namath can move a team downfield in a matter of
20 or 30 seconds. However, completing those side-
line passes to stop the clock isn't as simple as it
seems. Pin point accuracy and split second timing
come only after years of seasoning in both pro and
collegiate ranks. Do not expect the freshman or so-
phomore quarterbacks to develop this talent in one
season. NO WAY.

For instance, let's look back at that famous Notre
Dame-Michigan State 10-10 tie game of 1966. Irish
quarterback Terry Hanratty was hurt. A substitute
quarterback was sent in as his replacement. He had
very Uttle game experience that season.

The score is tied, with only a few minutes left to

play in the final period. Notre Dame has possessi(
deep in its own territory.

A source close to the Irish coach told this story t'
us (we are omitting his name for obvious reasons):

"Ara tells the kid to be careful. Call a few runnini
plays to keep it on the ground until we get field posi
tion. Don't try anything fancy, and above all doni
throw the ball because if Michigan State intercepts ii
comes that big barefoot Hawaiian placekicker and hi
can split the goal posts for a field goal from 50 yard'
out. That means we blow the ball game and the na)
tional championship.

"So the Irish play it safe, and the game ends ini
tie. Everybody starts screaming. They charge thi
Irish were afraid to open up, unwilling to gamble o
passes. The mail pours in. Most of it is very criti
cal of the co-champions of college football.

"But remember this --a 3 point loss, 13 to 10
would have merited only a sli^t mention in the rec
ord books. Meanwhile Michigan State would havj
been posted in big black letters as No. 1 college footi
ball team. The fans only remember who WON O;
Lost, don't forget that.

"So which is preferable -- a tie for the nationa
championship or losing everything on a gamble and ;
second string quarterback? You tell me."

We couldn't agree more.

The Monday morning quarterbacks are quick ti
criticize, but playing football and second guessini
have no relationship whatsoever.

The decisions are split second, the mistakes ar(
plentiful and the old adage of "One day you're a her(
and the next day you're a bum" is still as true as i
ever was.

Television has brought sports into the home, bu
football is still a game of run, pass, block and tackle
with Lady Luck leading the interference.

NCAA AAU Tournament
Plans Are Cancelled

IN OUR February issue we stated that the CTA Bas-
ketball League would enter a team in the NCAA-AAU
regional basketball tournament playoffs. It is with
deep regret that we must report that the league will
be unable to participate this season.

Cost of outfitting a team is prohibitive, so for thai*
reason the proposal has been delayed for a year.

Plans are now being formulated to enter a team ir
the regional tournament in the 1975-76 season and we5
are hopeful that the necessary funds will be available!
for participation, according to Thomas M. Stiglic,
CTA representative for the sports program.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Aart Bowlers
lolding Their Own

'IE MART bowling team is steadily holding its own
i the City of Chicago, Bureau of Engineering Bowl-
ij League at Spencer's Bowl, Marina Towers.

Solidly established in the third place spot, they are
i;hting hard to catch the first place team, Opera-
tins, which is only nine games in front.

With nine more weeks of bowling, the Mart bowl-
(s are determined to do their best to take it all and
ling the first place trophy home to CTA.

Archer Bandits Still
Holding Bowling Lead

i LOOKS like the Archer Bandits will be the ultimate
vnners in the race for the championship of the 77th
freet Operators Bowling League.
, Holding a four game lead over their nearest rival,
te Pin Busters, they seem to have it all together with
1e steady bowling of T. Ireland, J. Motton, H. Hodge,
]: Kemp, J. Coleman and L. C. Taylor.

he league leading Archer Baiydits - - from left, stat^ding:
Irelaitd, J. Motion, H. Hodge and H. Kemp. Kneeling:
' Coleman and L. C. Taylor.

The race for the most improved bowler is really
'owing tight, but Walt Brown of the Baggers is still
16 leader, by one pin, over his teammate, Cornelius
ays. Following closely is Elvin Simpson of the
jOppers who is only three pins back after rolling a
i9 scratch series. This also puts Simpson in the
ad for high series, with handicap, with a 694.

1ARCH, 1975

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Pet.

Archer Bandits

.678

Pin Busters

.632

Baggers

54i

32|

.630

George's Arco

.609

Clippers

48i

38i

.553

Late Comers

.552

Golden Arms

.528

Centurions

.506

Boozers

.482

Spartans

.482

Thunderballs

.460

Poppers

.437

Road Runners

.383

Toppers

.383

Tranquilizers

.336

Rotators

.314

Grant Park Announces
Activities For 1975

THE GRANT PARK Recreation Association, through
which we stage many of our own CTA sports events,
recently announced its activities schedule for 1975.

The program is open to anyone who wishes to par-
ticipate. The schedule of activities is as follows:

April 18

Pinochle Tournament

Continental Companies

55 E. Jackson Boulevard

Employees Recreation Room

Time: 7:00 P.M.

May

Bridge Tournament

June 3

Industrial Womens Softball

June 26

Tennis Instruction Classes

Grant Park Tennis Courts

Time: 5:30 P.M.

June 4 throu^

Volleyball Clinic and Tourna

August 6

Grant Park Tennis Courts

August

Golf Tournament

White Pines Country Club

For further information pertaining to the Grant
Park recreation program, employees may contact
John Eckel, CTA Datacenter, Extension 2335, Gen-
eral Office, or Bud Swift, Park District supervisor of
physical activities, at 294-2307.

Extra Safety For Your Friends And Riders-

Cab Signaling Program Moves Forward Fast

CAB SIGNALING— the new electronic safety system
that controls both the spacing and speed of trains —
has been completed on the heavily traveled North-
South elevated routCo

Meanwhile, the OTA is pressing forward with a
$12-million project for installing cab signaling by
next January on three remaining rapid transit routes—
Ravenswood, Evanston-Wilmette and the Skokie Swift.

Completion of work on these three remaining
routes win mean that the CTA's entire 192 miles of
rapid transit tracks wiU be protected by safe and
reliable signaling.

Insures Train Spacing

An accelerated program for installing cab sig-
naling on the North-South 'L' route, as well as on the
three remaining routes, was instituted last summer
at the direction of Milton Pikarsky, then CTA Chair-
man and now Chairman of the Regional Transporta-
tion Authority.

Cab signaling protection is accomplished by car-
carried equipment and by track wayside equipment
which work together to keep trains safely apart and to
restrict trains to posted speed limits, particularly at
curves and switches.

The motorman's cab of each
train is equipped with two visual
indicators - - namely, three-color
(red, yellow and green) signals and
a speedometer which displays al-
lowable speed in addition to actual
speed.

Sounds An Alarm

A beep-beep-beep sound on the
lead car of a train is the audible
alarm alerting the motorman to a
command reduction in speed. The
system is designed to stop auto-
matically any train approaching
another train or if a motorman
fails to adhere to a speed limit.

The system determines the po-
sition of each train, and relays
that information towayside "logic"
equipment (a series of relays
which produces a command sig-
nal), which in turn transmits con-
trol information to an approach-
ing train by sending coded elec-
trical pulses through the running
rail.

The approaching train receives

this coded instruction from the running rail, an' '
passes it through "logic" equipment to give the mO' '
torman visual and audio commands. The motorma
receives data on his actual speed as well as allowabl
speed, and is required to bring his train to allowabl
speed within 2^ seconds or the train will be brou^
to an emergency stop.

Watches Speed, Too

The car-borne equipment constantly observes U)
train speed and its compliance to fixed reduce
speeds which may be In effect at certain curves.

The State and Dearborn street subways have al
ways been protected with a traditional and highly rd,
liable system of wayside signals with train stop trips
This traditional system also is used for the rapl
transit route in the Eisenhower expressway. Thesuh
way and elevated route to Logan Square has partly th
traditional system and partly cab signaling.

The Lake street elevated route was the first to gE
the electronic cab signaling system in 1967. It ha
also been in use on the Dan Ryan rapid transit rout
since its opening in September, 1969, and the Kenned
subway and median strip route completed in Februaij
1970, as an extension to the Logan Square route.

1
Service anniversaries in Marcti

40 years

25 years

B. A. Jauman, Electrical Maint.

A. T. Anthony, Skokie Shop i
J. H. Austin, Vehicle Maint.-TABEC
J. R. Barber, District D

35 years

M. L. Coari, Accounting

G. E. Drey, South Shops

H. T. Dukes, South Section

J. Hennelly, Wilson Maint. Terminal ,

A. Hodowanic, Skokie Shop

A. J. Joe, 69th Street

H. J. Kohler, lnstruction-77th Street i^

W. M. Larsen, South Shops

J. W. Matthews, South Section

S. J. Milazzo, Foster Maint. Terminal

C. A. Myers, Harlem Maint. Terminal

A. N. Rakestrow, South Section •

L. B. Ross, lnstruction-77th Street J

P. J. Sabadosa, 54th Maint. Termiijflja

P. J. Shackley, North Section ^^H

M. Walker, Accounting ^^H

J. J. Wirth, Plant Maint. '^H

H. L. Woods, Utility ^^B

G. Wright, Accounting ^IK

J. A. Zdunek, Skokie Shop

C. DeWine, North Section
R. M. Hartney, South Section
J. F. Sanhamel, North Park

30 years

E. Banks, Beverly

E. L. Brzeczek, Forest Glen

F. A. Gardner, Skokie Shop
J. J. Lacki, Electrical Maint.
M. E. Turner, Beverly
W. Walcott, 77th Street

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

/IS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

a;her -

Aiin I appeal to the operators at Archer.
Pase, donate a pint of blood to the Chi-
croland Blood Center. There Is a great
n.d for it. Who knows, the life you save
nf be your own. Give...We wish speedy
r«overies to Superintendent JOHN LYNCH
a: Pensioner EARL LARSEN, both con-
vsscing from recent illnesses. Hope
yi are up and about by the time we go to
p ss...It was nice seeing Pensioners L.
BRNES and B. NELSON. They are en-
jcing their retirements to the fullest.
Pisioner MIKE ROVELLA was in the
s tion visiting some of the operators and
W3 sporting a handlebar moustache. . . I
wJd like to wish ISHAN D. HANLEY,
J.i. 27, DEWITT COLEMAN, Feb. 27, and
WLLIAM WALKER, Feb. 23, a belated
hipy birthday. Sorry I was late getting it
ii fellows. Happy birthday to Superin-
tident MACK PORTER, March 30. A
v-y happy birthday to GERALDENE, the
we of Operator JOSEPH DuCREE, who
W3 ? ? on March 24...0ur belated sym-
phy is extended to the family of the late
FORIAN KOZICKI, and to Pensioner
I'UL REID in the passing of his wife...
Cigratulations to JOHN McCREA who was
pimoted to assistant instructor of the
Sith Side. Welcome to Archer Line In-
suctor HENRY KOHLER...I wish to thank
BNEST HILL, ROBERT HOLMES and
ILER PHILPOTT for inviting me to the
Ih annual meeting of the 52nd Street
Cidit union. Other guests were Division

President JOHN F. O'BRIEN and
asurer JAMES A. PATE. ..Congratula-
tes to Pensioner and Mrs. MICHAEL
VELLA who will celebrate their 40th
wdding anniversary on April 27 ...I can't
rjort what you don't give me — those an-
ntersaries, birthdays, and pictures will
ifP. Thanks.

CA SECURITY -

le Polish Prince, MICHAEL TAD MA-
ZRKIEWICZ, the new son of JO and
CET MAZURKIEWICZ, arrived weiring
Spounds and was 19 Inches long. Con-
gitulations and best wishes on your new
tadle of bluc.The JIM LaFOLLETTES
ae the proud parents of a baby girl named
I'|TALIE MARIE weighing in at 7 pounds,
(hgratulations to both of you.. .Good luck
t MARGUERITE LONGO who is now the

;retary to E. M. JORDAN, manager of
C A Security. PAUL WALLACE has been
a|)ointed to the staff of Mr. Jordan. Hold-
a bachelor of arts degree in criminal
jftice, Paul will shortly receive a master

arts degree in the administration of

criminal justice. Paul has been with the
Security Department for 12 years and has,
through his affiliation with the University
of Illinois as a research associate in the
criminal justice department, done exten-
sive research in the area of urban mass
transit security.

- Pat "pOfM

DATACENTER -

We would like to welcome our new mem-
bers of the Datacenter staff; PAUL RO-
ZEK, ARTURO BACA-ARUS, WALTER
FRIEDER and DONNA GRIFF of our Op-
erations Section; LEON BRUDNICKI of our
Data Base Section, and KRISTINE HANLON
of our Administrative Section.. .Our con-
gratulations to VIC JOHNSON who was
promoted to unit supervisor of stores pro-
cedures. We will miss Vic, but wish him
much success in his new position. .. We
would also like to congratulate TOM WO-
DARSKI and MARY ANN BANDUR who
were promoted last month. Tom is our
new supervisor of GE-415, I/O control and
program maintenance. Mary Ann is a
member of our professional staff in her
new position as senior programmer I.
Both deserve the recognition and promo-
tion due to their past efforts In behalf of
CTA. . . Congratulations to J. PAUL INDA
and his wife, SHIRLEY, on the birth of a
baby girl, MICHELE AWMA, on Dec. 4.
Paul is director of the data base and tech-
nical support area.. .Our thanks to JANE
McGUAN for assisting your reporter in
gathering the news for Datacenter.

Zt^ti -dec

BEVERLY -

Superintendents H. BRAUN and F. ZEIGER
have launched an all-out safety campaign
to reduce accidents. The quotation signs
posted in the depot are very good, so let's
wake up and get back into first place. We
can do it if we all work together. Instruc-
tor CLARENCE HEILBRONNER says aU
we have to do is create a "buffer zone"
around our bus, especially on Michigan
avenue where most of our accidents occur.
The coffee and rolls will taste good, so
let's give our passengers a safe, smooth
ride. ..Clerk BILL GOURNOE is leaving us
to go to 77th Street Garage. Sorry to see
you go, Bill, as good clerks are hard to
replace. .»ATEF MORRAR is our new clerk
and is from Palestine. Atef is trying to
get our oil prices down. . . Clerk ISIAH
THOMAS is in training and will try to get
the bus drivers out of the depot on time...
We wish a speedy recovery to Operator

JOHN MAHONEY's wife; to Operator
CARL PEPLOW in Mercy hospital, and to
my Co-reporter AMOS FOSTER who is on
the sick list. ..We express our sincere
sympathy to Operator CHARLIE MATHEWS
in the loss of his wife..,We finally heard
from the voice of the pits and have some
garage news. We tip our hat to our new
garage foreman, a smiling Irishman by the
name of JIM GLYNN. Jim is doing a fine
job of keeping our buses rolling and wiU
try to place some new buses on Kedzie
avenue. The spirit of cooperation is
needed, and the operators can do their
part by signing in defective buses so an-
other operator wiU not pull it back out.
Street calls not only aggravate the driver,
but disrupt service and cause our passen-
gers to complain. We know Jim will do his
part along with his fine crew, so let's do
ours. . . DOUG HEALY has retired and we
wish him good health in his golden years...
Get well wishes go to F. MICETICH who is
still on the sick list,..TOM CANNING is on
a liquid diet, but can't get down to tie his
shoe laces.

- 1<UH VatuLi & /ImM "Poitn

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -

Pensioner PETE (Van Dyke) FARBER
dropped in for a visit. He looks great and
sends his regards to all his old friends...
BOB BOSCHERT and JOHN ANGEL were
both vacationing in Florida at the same
time. I didn't hear of any unusual occur-
rences down there...Sorry to have neglect-
ed my reporting duties by forgetting that
HOWIE GOBERNATZ has been on the sick
list since Jan. 13. I talked to Hovrie the
other day and he hopes to be back to work
in a couple of weeks. ..Local No. 9, IBEW,
held its annual old-timers dinner on Jan.
31 and it must have been a record crowd
that night. The dinner was corned beef
and cabbage with ample liquid refresh-
ments to go with it. I know that I ate my
share of Harrington's delicious corned

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIII Number 3

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicogo Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Deportment.

J. H. Smith, Director 01 Publicatrons

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexanrier. Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowctiin, Art Assistant
Distributed free of charge to oil octive
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $2.00. Address
communicotions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Plozo,
Chicago, Illinois 60654.

mCH, 1975

AMONG THOSE re-
tiring March 1 was
JACK R. WILSON
who had 41 years of
service with CTA
and CSL.

NEW PENSIONERS

GEORGE BENSHISH, Audit Clerk III,

Internal AudiHng, Emp. 4-22-37
HAROLD F. BURDA, Valuation Tech. II,

Propertj' Acctg., Emp. 2-2-37
HAROLD D. COFFEY, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 2-4-36
MELBOURNE W. DASHER, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 1-25-4G
LEONARD F. DUPONT, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 2-27-45
HAROLD F, FORSTER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-27-42
SIMON H. GOLDMAN, Janitor,

North Park, Emp. 2-2-44
CHESTER KRAJEWSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 11-26-45
HOWARD L. LOWING, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 8-19-36
EDWARD A. MANNION, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-29-43
LEROY J. MARTENS, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 9-8-36
GEORGE T. MARTIN, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 6-27-44
PEDRO PALOMAR, Trackman I,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 3-24-47
EINAR G. PARSON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp, 4-21-42
HARRY R. POCES, Bus & Truck Mech.,

South Shops, Emp. 9-20-29
ARTHUR S. RUDD, Rental Agent,

Real Estate, Emp. 12-19-50
RUSSELL T. WARNSTEDT, Sugg. Coord.,

Personnel, Emp. 11-17-36
JACK R. WILSON, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 2-28-34
ADAM ZASIMOWICH, Money Handler,

Transportation, Emp. 9-25-42

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

GORDON S. BITTOURNA, Lineman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp, 5-28-42
LEMUEL F. COOK, Janitor,

Limits, Emp, 1-15-49
LEON M. MINOR, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 4-14-53
JULIO RIVERA, Bus Serviceman,

52nd Street, Emp. 10-13-53

beef. The dinner was held at the Plumbers
HaU to honor the old timers that had re-
tired during the past year. Among the old
timers I saw personally were BILL WA-
TERS, CHICON, GABAUER and SCHU-

MACHER. There were many more I didn't
see, and I apologize for not mentioning
them here.. .JIM NASTI, the father of JOE
NASTI, has undergone heart surgery, and
as yet we have no progress report...LISA
CZURYLO, the baby daughter of RON
CZURYLO, was in the hospital for a short
while, but we are glad to report that all is
well now. ..ANTHONY ENGLISH, the son of
FRANK ENGLISH, was also in the hospital
but is now home and doing nicely. ..WALLY
DROBENA is home with a sick finger. He
tangled with a switch box and came off
second best...It is with a sad heart that I
report this last news item. On March 5 we
received a call that GORDON (Mike) BIT-
TOURNA passed away in his sleep. Mike
had been off since last July and had
started disability pension on March 1. Our
sincere condolences to his family. 73

- So, "HitUoi

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

JIMMY NESBIT recently played host to
some of his out-of-town relatives. As
part of the in-town sights, they spent an
evening at the Playboy Club. Everything
was going fine, but Jimmy had to top it off
by dancing with one of the Playboy bunnies.
Y'ou are too old for that stuff, Jim.. .ED-
DIE McCLINTON was seen at the Auto
Show in McCormick Place having his pic-
ture taken standing next to a Thunderbird.
Ed is shopping around for his first car,
and requests any valuable information or
deals from his friends. Ed wants to con-
tribute his share to the President's WIN
program and our sagging economy, so hur-
ry with your information. We all appre-
ciate your thouf^itfulness, Ed.. .Is there an
electrician in the house? You better be-
lieve it. The maintainers housed at 61st
Stx-eet is full of electricians. The talent in
that broken down shanty is unbelievable.
DAVE BATTERSON has built a color TV
set whicli is now working in his living
room. Dave said, in his modest way, that
the project took knowledge, time and pa-
tience. Come on, Dave, time and know-
ledge we will go along with — but patience?
..LEON WILSON was absent from the job
for a few days due to a minor illness and
we're glad to have him back on the job. A
pat on the back is in order for Leon — it
took three guys to replace him. ..I recently
heard from CHARLES A. BUTTS, retired
signal engineer and former head of the
signal department. I understand he is now
spending his winters in Florida and his
summers at his home in Libertyville, 111.
It is always nice to hear from you Charlie,
please keep in touch. ..Signal Helper MI-
CHAEL PEDERSOLI has money in hand
and said he will buy either a boat or a
recreational vehicle. Michael is a sports-
man at heart. When he isn't himting or
fishing, he is dreaming about it or tearing
through sports magazines. Any day now,
his wile will tell him how to spend that
fist full of money...C. L. WKSTEN, for-
merly with the CTA signal division, was

re< itly hospitalized with a bronchial a
me ,. Lermy, all the fellows send tin
bes wishes for a speedy recovery...BI;
(The Gypsy) BAKER was busy as ever v*
I checked with him recently. His docl
said keeping active was good for hi
Come home early some evenings, Bt
your wife wants to talk to you sometime
FRANK BONK became seriously ill witl
stoniach ailment, and for awhile his co
dition looked bleak. He collapsed at hoi
and was rushed to the hospital for eme'
gency surgery. At the time of this writii'
he said he was weak but recuperati
nicely ...Signal Foreman \TC ZASTERA h^
returned from a two-week vacation
Phoenix, Ariz., and two weeks in B,
Springs, Ark. I don't know what he did '
who he saw in Phoenix (I was afraid
ask) but I do know he is big enough andc'.
enough to do whatever he wants — as '
keeps going back every year. In H
Springs he hit the main attraction there
horse racing at Oak Lawn Park. \'
ushers in the season down there as he is'
horse racing fan of many years. ..At tt
time I must express my sincere than.!
and appreciation to my partner, DONAL
HAWKINS. He has been a great help to r'
in getting this column together and ev
writes a story or two now and then. If yi'
really want to know which stories V
writes, as opposed to the ones I write, h
are the only ones that make any sense.
don't know what I would do without hit
but as soon as I can, 1 will find out.

FOREST GLEN -

So sorry, fellows. Y'ours truly is still o
on the sick list and is unable to gathc
much news. ..Our profoimd sympathy is e;.
tended to Mrs. PAT HOFF, the widow •
Supervisor EDWARD HOFF, and to Mrk
PEARL EVARTS, the widow of Rearcj
Operator BOB EVARTS, in the loss t^
their husbands. ..Men, please bear with m,
during my time off. Please mail any newt
you have to me, WILBUR, at 5048 N. Mcj
bile, Chicago, 60630. Thanks. \

TV ^ "^acu,

GENERAL OFFICE (Insurance & Pensions) -

Condolences were expressed to JIM BURK.
LOW in the death of his mother, MAK^,
who was buried in her hometown in Ken'
tucky...On behalf of PATRICIA HOFF aii|
her famUy, we would liice to thank all em
ployees and pensioners who shared in he
sorrow in the death of her husband, ED
WARD, supervisor in District D. . . Th
welcome mat was extended to MAUREE
PALMER who transferred from Market
ing.

(Medical) -

Dr. STEPHEN MOSNY and his wife flew I

Boston to enjoy a two-week vacation wit

CTA TRANSIT NEWi

thr daughter, KAREN, and son-in-law, as
wA as seeing their new granddau^ter
ai grandson, STEVE,

Jpsury) -

J([NNY POPE vacationed in Florida for
th^e weeks and is sporting a beautiful tan.
,.'ie welcome mat was extended to ALLEN
iliOh, turnstile collector, who formerly
iviked as a ticket agent. His father is
k'ePH SABOL of Schedules. Allen re-
plied MARK FITZGERALD who trans-
Ee'ed to Stores Department, South Shops.

lAninistrative Services) -

Ci gratulations were in order for ADELE
MNSON who became Mrs. EDWIN MON-
S(J on Jan. 24. ..JOAN FITZGERALD, her
mher, niece and nephew flew to sunny
Frida to visit Disney World and had a
m'velous time.

[Psonnel) -

3'I MAGINNIS, director of Personnel De-
vopment, is happy to announce the ad-
iian of four training coordinators to the
setion in recent weeks. The best part of
il says Stu, is that they all come from
C^. BARBARA COLWELL and PATRICK
MNERNEY from the Transportation De-
pjtment, MIKE LESNIAK from Plant
Mntenance, and RICHARD TRAVERSA
trn Vehicle Maintenance. . . The first
pise of Personnel Development's "Bus
D rator Brainstorming Session" is com-
iu to an end. The survey dealt with pos-
31 e courses of action available to our
Djrators in dangerous situations. If you
die any comment or if we missed you the
fi;t time around, jot down your "brain-
slrms" and send them to Personnel De-
vcjpment. Room 752. ..It was with great
liipiness that PAT DUNEK told us of the
Kfriage of her brother, JIM, to LINDA
oiMarch 8. For them it is a ready-made
faily, with Jim's two sons and Linda's
lighter. After having four nephews for a
Icj, long time, Pat says it will indeed be
g:at to welcome a niece into the fold...
AT HUBACZ's son, ARTY, is leaving for
the years of sea duty aboard the U.S.
Ny destroyer H. Lang. Arty's wife and
Sf will live in San Diego, Cal., while he is
g'e...JOSEPHINE FELDMAN would like
tCBxtend her sincerest thanks to all her
iimds and co-workers for their kindness
a thoughtfulness while she was recuper-
a ig from her accident. Josephine is back
tcifork now and getting along just fine.

;^'keting) -

D;k gill, director, marketing research
&)lanning, and his lovely wife, LAURA,
h'ted a get-together for everyone in
nrketing research on Feb. 22. A fun
tie was had by all, especially watching
Dk "toying" with a car parked in his
Pking space. We'll aU have to get to-
g'aer again for an apartment warming
wan they move in April.

AHrcH, 7975

LIMITS -

Greetings, fellows! I guess you are say-
ing it's about time you saw something in
print from me. Well, I'm sorry about
missing last month's edition, but I'll try
and make them all from now on. So on
with the news. . . First of all, congratula-
tions to GEORGE VOGT of the repair de-
partment on his retirement Jan. 1 after
more than 23 years of service. Your
knowledge of bus assignments wiU be
missed, but all the fellows wish you many
long and happy, healthy years of pensioned
life. ..Our sincere condolences are extended
to Operator R. FLEMING in the death of
his father; to Superintendent J. HENDER-
SON in the death of his father-in-law, to
Operator E. CARAVETTA in the passing of
his mother; also to the family of Operator
GEORGE VLASS who passed away. George
was well liked around the station and will
really be missed.. .On the pleasant side of
things, 1 had the pleasure of meeting the
grandmother of Operator McDANIEL of
our credit union, who is 96 years young.
She was a very deli^tful person to talk to.
..Speaking of delightful things, most of our
lady drivers will be staying with us on the
new system pick. How about that!. .Well,
if any of you fellows have any news, let me
know and I'll make sure that it gets into
our column. I'll try not to miss anymore
editions...Don't forget, save a little each
payday in our credit union.

KEOZIE -

To all the operators leaving Kedzie on Ihe
system pick we wish you well at your new
garage. To all the operators coming to
Kedzie from other garages, we welcome
you...Congratulations to C.D.WAGGONER,
the son of Operator C. WAGGONER, who
was married to Miss MARY LOU SCHROE-
DER on Feb. 15 at Grace Lutheran church
in Lombard, lU. The happy couple honey-
mooned in Florida. . . Congratulations to
HARVEY BEY, assistant treasurer of Ked-
zie credit union, who was elected presi-
dent of the West Side Chapter of the Illi-
nois Credit Union League, which consists
of 58 credit unions. His job is to help them
with all new operating material. With the
league chapter meeting once a month for
program planning and communication sem-
inars, it sure keeps Harvey busy... Con-
gratulations to Operator GUY DiMEO and
his lovely wife, DORA, who became grand-
parents for the second time when their
daughter-in-law, JANET, and son, FRED,
had an addition to the family, a baby girl
named AMY JEAN bom Feb. 19 at St.
Anne hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces.
..The Kedzie credit union held their annual
meeting on Saturday, March 1, at Lorraine
Hall, 2801 S. Hamlin. The meeting was
just great; reports were read and voted on,
and election of officers was held. The
food was delicious and everything was just
fine. ..Operator RICHARDSON'S wife is now

home from the hospital after undergoing
surgery on her eyes. They also recently
celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.
Congratulations. ..Loader R. ROSE and his
lovely wife celebrated 34 years of marital
bliss on March 9..Jletired Superintendent
M. HARRINGTON got his St. Patrick day
gift early — a new 1975 Cadillac. Here's
wishing you loads of luck and fun with your
new car. .. Pensioner WILLIAM LARSEN
was really surprised on Feb. 1 when some
of his friends held a retirement party in
his honor. His lovely wife, JO, did a good
job keeping it from him. Their daughter
and son-in-law and their children came in
from Washington, D.C., for the occasion.
This was more than Bill expected. The
food was superb and the drinks flowed like
water. Bill wishes to thank all who were
therc.Our deepest sympathy is extended
to the family of Pensioner BURT COL-
LIER who recently passed away; to Opera-
tor DICKERSON in the passing of his moth-
er, PERNELLA DICKERSON, in Little
Rock, Ark., and to Operator HARVEY BEY
and his wife, NAOMI, in the passing of her
uncle, O. BLAYLOCK, in Toledo, Ohio...
To evei'yone celebrating birthdays this
month, happy birthday; to those having an-
niversaries, we wish you many, many
more, and to everyone on the sick book,
here's wishing you a speedy recovery.

LOOP-

Congratulations are in order for Agent
JOHN BAKER and his wife on the birth of
their first child, pretty little SHANNON
LYNN, on Saturday, Feb. 8 weighing an
even 6 pounds. John is popping his buttons
with pride and says he can use some over-
time work now...Congratulations to Agent
ELEANOR HASBROUCK who was a $500
winner in the Illinois Grand Slam lottery.
We are all so happy for her...Congratula-
tions to MARY ANN HUNT who is now an
assignment agent... A pat on the back to
"Mac" McPHEE who is doing a great job
as extra assignment agent. We know Mac
has a given name, but can't find anyone
who knows it. . . We are very sad to be
losing four of our favorite agents on the
Kennedy Line: CHARLES LACHNER will
be taking his pension on April 1; BETTY
RUSSO wUl also leave on April 1 and head
for her retirement home in Florida; BILL
PFIEFFER will retire on May 1 and he
too plans to spend his retirement days in
Florida, and DAVE GRAFMAN wUl retire
on May 1 although his plans for the future
are not definite at this time. We wUl miss
all of you and hope you will keep in touch...
MONICA LAMPKE is not ready to leave us
yet, but she has made arrangements to
start building her retirement home in
Holiday, Fla., where she will be a neighbor
of former agent DOROTHY ADLER. Moni-
ca just returned from a two -week vacation
there and is mi^ty impatient about mak-
ing it her permanent abode. ..Welcome back

to CECILIA ROPA who is back in the cen-
tral assignment office as chief clerk...
OPAL WOZNIAK returned to work for a
short while, but we guess she was not
quite ready as we heard she is back in the
sick book again. Hurry and get well!. .SAM
STIPATI celebrated his 12th anniversary
with CTA on Feb. 23. Hope you enjoyed
your free day. . . MARY STANCZYK has
signed out of the sick book and is back on
the job. Welcome back! . . DOROTHY
PARKER is back in good form and has
asked me to thank everyone for the cards
and calls she received while she was re-
covering from her accident. .. Pensioner
GRACE MOUNTS and her husband are va-
cationing in Florida at this writing. . .
MARGE and SAM STIPATI had a one-week
vacation in Florida and hated to return to
our cold city. ..SHEILA MURPHY spent two
weeks in Florida where she visited former
agent AGGIE CARLSON and had a wonder-
ful time. ..Pensioner MARGE WHITE wrote
from Ireland to say that she enjoyed her
recent visit to our city and has asked us to
express her grateful thanks to her CTA
friends for the hospitality they extended to
her in their homes. . .Retired agent and
former Loop Co-reporter MILDRED
DOYLE and her hubby, DAN, are getting
ready to travel again. Yes, Florida is
their destination. . . Your reporter could
sure use some help from all you nice
people. It's not easy gathering news when
working a midnight trick. Drop off any
news items you have at Irving Park on the
Kennedy and I'll get them when I come on
duty. ..Hey, we're moving! Moving to a
new colunm in Transit News. Starting next
month ZITA DOUBLIN and I will be co-
reporters of the new West Section column
for agents. All West Siders are invited to
send news items to us. We hope to see
many more names in print. ..Keep smiling!

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -
Get well wishes are sent to JOHN SIE-
BERT, South Shops, who underwent sur-
gery. Hurry and get well, John...Glad to
see GRANVILLE CHEATHAM and ROB-
ERT HOLTAM, South Shops, are off the
sick list and rarin' to go. ..Congratulations
to DAVE MURRAY on his promotion to
stock clerk II. Happy to have him back out
South. . .Everyone out South would like to
extend congratulations to JACK HARTY
and ED TOBIN on their recent promotions.
We're really proud of our bosses. ..Wel-
come back to GEORGE LINDEN, who is
now off the sick list. Glad to have you
back at Storeroom 42. George is also
happy to announce that he became a proud
gr;uidfather for the second time when a
bouncing baby girl, KIMBERLY LYNNE,
was bom on Feb. 9 weighing 5 pounds 15
ounces. Mrs. ALLEN LINDEN, the moth-
er, was the former LYNNE KLOPPE who
worked as a typist for the Stores Depart-
ment and also in the Insurance Department.

. . NICK LACORCIA, Stores, North, an-
nounced he is the happy grandfather of a
little boy, DOMINIC JOSEPH, born on Feb.
15 weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces. This
makes Nick a proud grandfather for the
fourth time...VINCENT (Chuck) SCIMECA
has returned to work after undergoing an
operation. Glad to see you back and well...
Mrs. HELEN SLATTERY, Storeroom 42,
and her husband spent a weekend touring
Door County in Wisconsin watching the
snowmobllers. . . ANN GARRITY, Stores,
went to South Carolina where she visited
her aunt and saw cousins she doesn't see
very often. She says that part of the
country is absolutely beautiful. . . IRENE
PETERSON, Stores, went on vacation in
sunny Florida for a week and visited LEE
DeSUTTER who retired earlier this year.
. . FRANK MAGUIRE, specifications en-
gineer, reports he was a loser as usual
after his annual trip to Las Vegas. His
next trip was to Palm Springs, Cal., for
ten days which began on March 11. . .
FRANK JOHNSON, Purchasing, took a va-
cation to Florida where he visited Cape
Canaveral, Disney World, and reports that
the weather was 70 degrees there whUe we
were suffering with zero weather...A big
welcome goes out to IRMA PRYOR, typist
in the Stores Department. Glad to have
you aboard. At the same time we say
goodbye to DIANE WEIR who transferred
to another department...Another big hello
is sent out to BOB CASSIDY, material
handling specialist. Stores.. .Congratula-
tions to REBECCA COUSIN who is now in
the contracts section as principal contract
clerk. Also to AL MARTIN who was pro-
moted to supervisor of purchasing con-
tract negoHations. .. HAROLD ENWRIGHT
paid us a visit and he is looking much bet-
ter. Keep it up, Harold... Last of all, we
have some sad news to report. Pensioners
JOHN DUNNE and AUGUST BIEVERS
passed away. Our sincere condolences to
their families.

MILWAUKEE, LAKE & DOUGLAS (Agents) -
First we would like to say happy birthday
and extend anniversary greetings to every-
one celebrating in the month of March.
Janitor ORA MILLER celebrated 14 years
with the company on Feb. 20. CHARLES
SNY'DER celebrated 39 years with the
company on Feb. 7. He only looks about
39 himself. Congratulations to botli of
these fine gentlemen.. .DOROTHY PARK-
ER had a week's vacation which she spent
at home... MONICA LAMPKE had a two-
week vacation. ..BETTY RUSSO will be
taking her pension on April 1 after 28
years of service. Her last day was March
12. We all wish you good luck and good
health in your retirement years. Please
keep in touch. ..SAM and MARGE STIPATI
vacationed in Florida for a week while we
were suffering with near zero weather
here. Marge said it wasn't too warm

there... Superintendent ART RABEN
his wife are planning a three-week vai-
tion to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they 1
visit with their dau^ter and son-in-v
who reside there. This is their first j
to South America and we wish them a s
and enjoyable trip. . . ELEANOR H,
BROUCK won $500 in the Grand Slam
tery and enjoyed a week's vacation. C
gratulations, Eleanor. . .Janitor MIGll
COLON is the proud father of a baby
named ANTONIO, weighing 8
Mother and baby are doing fine
JUAN MONGE and his wife, CARMEN,
expecting a baby in June. After the arril
of this baby, Juan will have to add anot :
room onto the house as this will nn
number three for them. . . Motorman E J
SENO wishes to thank all his friends •
their kindness after fire destroyed tfr
home. Ron and his family are staying vi
their in-laws while waiting to move i )
the new home they are buying...There i i
new ping pong table at Jefferson Pa ,
You will have to let me know who «
champion player is. ..MARY STANCZC
was off for awhile with a bad case of >.
flu which almost hospitalized her. Sht!
now back at work and we were glad to >■.
her.. .Question: What agent dragged 1.-
sore bones into Jefferson Park afteH
weekend of skiing for the first time? Il-
sides all the bruises, she didn't know !*
had so many places on her body that col
hurt all at the same time. ..We would 1 ■
to welcome Agent RICHARD KANE and .
the otlier new agents to our section...,)
soon to be No. 51 for the Prazaks, so lej
get things in the proper order and rept
their 50th anniversary first — last May .
FRANK and LILLIAN PRAZAK were m;-

ried in 1924 and were feted at a golden a'
niversary celebration by three membc;
of the original wedding party, their soi
family, and many guests. Frank worked
the West Section as a conductor for
years and retired in 1967... See you m
month under a different heading. A n'
West Section column for agents will
written by MARY WKTED and myst
It's your column, so write us care
Jefferson Park with your news items.

I
- ^ita VxMUt \

NORTH AVENUE -

On this my maiden solo column, I am wit

out literary or moral support from i'

CIA TRANSIT NEW^

id and former co-reporter, WALTER
Walter Is on the sick list at this
fling, and I, along with his many other
lids, wish him a very speedy recoveiy.
irator HOLLIS LEWIS is back to work
^- a brief illness...Many happy returns

le day to Repairman JOHN RUDDLE
1 celebrated his birthday on Feb. 27.
AIANNE, the daughter of the Ruddles,
nred the Felician Convent the latter
I, of January. Many thanks, John, for
Ml contributions to the column..Jlepair-
£ HENRY JARECKI and his wife were
lirised with a visit from Pensioner
ERGE HAHN of Arkansas on their 40th
3;ling anniversary, Feb. 9...Congratula-
Bi are in order for Former Repairman
QERT COSTLEY who made a very high
;(,e on the CTA Security exam. .. The
eome mat is out for all the new employ-
>;at our station; to name a few, RICH-
R MEYERS and WILLLAM ARSENEAU
Xi North Park and Limits, respectively.
Cr moments of commiseration are for
e;ioner JOHN (Ducky) O'DONNELL in
leleath of his father; Repairman RICH-
F CREAL and his wife in the death of
enother-in-law, and the family of FRED
ASON, retired supervisor. , . Operator
JIUS TEDESCHI is sporting a nice tan
:t' a long stay in the sunshine of Flor-
Ie The Tedeschis went along witla Pen-
iwr PETER DOWDALL and his wife,
ENICE...Last month we stated that Pen-
.01 AXEL WINDFELD and his wife,
QA, were vacationing in Spain. The
r, name should have been VIGGO. Axel
I le name of his late brother. Sorry
3i,t that. ..Keep the news coming and I
li see you in print.

P ATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

0 ;ratulatlons to NICK ZAHN who was
rioted to schedule clerk.. .Happy to see
(OTHY ETSCHEID back to work after
e ; on disability due to illness. We are
li to have you back, Dorothy. ..BERNIE

1 GANNON, who was hospitalized after
uiring a heart attack, is coming along
'e,..We are very proud of the Mart bas-
eiU team. GEORGE WEST, Schedule
leirtment, got the team together, and
HARD MITCHELL is the coach. How-
V', you have to do a lot better than two
ij and five losses...We welcome MAR-
i; ARDAM to the Schedule Department,
lecomes from Transportation. ..Happy
!aer to all.

ICrH PARK -

i ite for the election of officers of Div-
sli 241 will be announced soon. A large
uiout of active and pensioned members
n be appreciated to vote for the candt-
'as of your choice. . . Operator LEN
3iiUCHLER spent two weeks In Belen,

N.M., visiting his daughter and son-in-law,
LYNN and ROBERT WILLARD. Len's
next stop was for three weeks at Phoenix,
Ariz., where he stayed with his brother,
EDWARD, and his wife, ELEANOR. They
enjoyed several rounds of golf and a few
visits to the races,.,Operator JAMES DO-
LAN and his wife, RITA, vacationed in and
around Clearwater, Fla., where they
stayed at the home of his brother-in-law,
ANDY McGAUHN. Also on the agenda were
visits with Pensioners JOE EIFFES, JOHN
MAHONEY and JOE RYAN. The Dolans
enjoyed several fish dinners fresh from
the Gulf of Mexico... Congratulations to
L. A. ISAACSON who was appointed super-
visor in the Transportation Department on
his birthday, Jan. 16..Jleceived a nice note
from Pensioner WILLIS SNODGRASS and
his wife, EVELYN, whose address is:
5091 Flamingo Circle, Huntington Beach,
Cal. 92649. They extend an invitation to
anyone in the area to stop by for a visit...
Pensioner RAY DONESKI and his son-in-
law, BERNARD WOLLWINE, are the op-
erators of the Tucker Hollow boat dock
and marina on Lake BuU Shoals In Arkan-
sas. The maUing address is Route 4,
Harrison, Ark. 72601, or phone (501)436-
5564. The trout and bass fishing are ex-
cellent with everything available for the
fisherman...The medical bus is stationed
at North Park for the months of March
and April. Dr. BOLES PIERZYNSKI and
Medical Examiner HARRY SOREGHEN are
to be commended for their part in the ex-
aminations. The two gentlemen would like
to take this opportunity to thank the per-
sonnel at North Park for their cooperation
and promptness. . . Tlie Evanston bus op-
erators extend their thanks to Supervisor
PETER O'SULLIVAN for his fine efficiency
on his assignment in Evanston. Peter's
next goal is to engage Assistant Super-
intendent DON GILLIGAN in their regular
golfing matches, where Don holds a de-
cided edge... Operator CHARLES SAUER
and his wife, JEAN, had parts in a play
held at Eugene Park fieldhouse named
"Once In A Lifetime," a comedy by Moss
Hart and George Kaufman. Charles was
appointed organist at the Humboldt Park
Methodist church where English and
Spanish services are held. Our best
wishes to Charles on his versatility. ..Su-
perintendent ALEX JOHNSON, who is an
elder at St. Peter's church in Schauraburg,
will serve at the baptism of Area Super-
intendent WILLIAM MOSER's grandson.
A reception will foUow with the family at-
tending. ..At this writing Operator DALE
PETERS has undergone eye surgery at a
hospital in Boston, Mass., and our prayers
are with Dale for a rapid recovery ...Sani-
tary Engineer SY GOLDMAN began pen-
sioned life as of March 1. He wiU be at
home in Columbus, Ind. Sy expects to do
considerable gardening in his leisure
time...Pensioner GARRETT FOY, who has
been hospitalized at various times this
past winter, is now back to normal and is
busy vidth his gardening activities in Ja-

sonville, Ind., where he lives.. .Operator
GENE SCHIAZZA is an active American
Legion member donating his free time at
the Downey hospital for veterans. Any
reading material such as books and maga-
zines would make life a bit more bearable
for the vets. Contact Gene at 724-6766...
Our sympathy and condolences are ex-
tended to Operator PAUL KLUG in the
loss of his son, GERALD; to Pensioner
EDWARD NEWTON In the loss of his wife,
FRANCES, and to the family of Operator
LEVY RICHARDSON. . . The annual St.
Joseph spring mass and communion break-
fast will be held on Sunday, April 20, with
a time and place to be announced at a
later date.

SKOKIE SHOPS -

There's anew member in our Grandfathers
Club — TONY PORCARO-- supervisor of
rail vehicle terminals. He made his debut
into the club on Feb. 5 when his dau^ter
and son-in-law, ARLENE and PETER
BARKER, presented Tony and his wife,
DOROTHY, with their first grandchild, a
6 pound 2 ounce baby boy who will answer
to the name of KYLE CHRISTOPHER. Of
course we can't forget Uncle JERRY POR-
CARO, laborer, Skokie Shop, who smiles
from ear to ear when he talks about his
new nephew... Another grandfather, PAUL
VENTICENQUE, general foreman, is an old
hand at bouncing grandchildren on his
knee. Grandson No. 2 was presented to
him by his daughter, MARIA, and her hus-
band, MIKE DeCORE, Harlem Terminal.
MICHAEL ANTHONY was born on Feb. 16
and tipped the scale at 7 pounds 3 ounces.
Granddaughter No. 2, BRIDGET ANN, is
the new baby daughter of MARTEN and
DEBBIE VENTICINQUE, and her birth
weight was 7 pounds 1 ounce when she ar-
rived on Feb. 21. Martin also works at
Harlem Terminal. So, to all you happy
parents and grandparents, loads of happi-
ness for years to come. ..TONY SHALL-
MOSER, Kimball Terminal, has been hold-
ing down the fort for RAY BRZECZEK,
terminal clerk at Skokie Shop, while Ray
is enjoying the sunshine and ocean breezes
in Hawaii with his wife, BETTY, and their
daughter, PHYLLIS, and granddau^ter...
The welcome mat was rolled out for RICH-
ARD FELDMANN, motor line, and JIMMY
WILLIAMS, truck shop, who finally re-
turned to Skokie Shop after a long stretch
of working at Springfield Shop...ToWALLY
WIDINSKI, axle department, and LEO
KREMER, motor line, we extend our best
wishes for a very speedy recovery. A
hearty welcome back to JOHN DJONLICH,
truck shop, who was absent from work re-
covering from surgery. ..DENNY WINNICK,
truck shop, and LEON WELLNER, motor
line, had a bet going during the month of
February to see who could lose the most
weigjit. To make a long stoi-y short, Den-
ny was the winner. Congratulations, Den-
ny ...That's about all we have for you this

WRCH, 7975

month, but keep us posted so we can con-
tinue to be represented in the Transit
News each month.

SOUTH SECTION -

Lots of news this time, so let's go...It's
wonderful to be able to report this item —
Switchman RAYMOND LaFAIRE's parents,
Retired Switchman GEORGE and MARGA-
RET LaFAIRE, celebrated their 72nd wed-
ding anniversary and were interviewed on
Channel 7 on Feb. 28 by reporter Rose-
mary Gulley. He's 94 and has been on
pension 28 years. She is 91. They were
also honored with a testimonial in the City
Council chambers with Mayor Daley and
all the council members. The LaFaires
have eight children, 27 grandchildren, and
47 great-grandchildren. Rosemary Gulley
asked George how they were able to stay
married that long and he said that when
they had a quarrel he would just walk out.
She said that today people just don't try
hard enough to make their marriage work.
They live in Chicago, but usually spend the
winter in Florida. This year they didn't go
as they both had the flu. Congratulations
on your anniversary, George and Marga-
ret...Conductor RICK MOORHE was hap-
pier than happy when he told us about the
birth of his second boy, FRANK, born Jan.
25. Congratulations to the happy Moorhes.
. . "Hi" to our newly-hired conductors;
WAYNE SHEPPARD, REGINALD JOHN-
SON, MARVIN KELSEY, BRAMONDE WIL-
LIAMS and JAMES SAPPINGTON. . . Chief
Collector GEORGE DeYOUNG was very
proud of his two sons, MARK and TODD,
when their boy scout troop in Alsip won
the scout contest among 26 other troops
for excellency in safety aid. ..Motonnan
TONY JAGLA and his wife have been trav-
eling again. This winter they went back to
Hawaii. They said that's one of their fav-
orite vacation spots, with the lovely weath-
er and beautiful beaches when all the
biklnl-clad gals were sunning. Hawaii is
really living, Tony said. . . We welcome
Janitor CLARENCE HALBERT to Ashland
Avenue. ..Along with happiness we always
have sadness; that I guess is life. Two of
our pensioners passed away: Retired Con-
ductor EDWARD REIDY who lived in Flor-
ida, and Retired Agent BLOYCE SPARKS.
Our sincere condolences to their families.
..Back to their posts and off the sick list
are Motorman HENRY HARRIS, EDWARD
MEANS and FRED GREGORY. ..Motorman
HERMAN DUKES was commended by Su-
perintendent STAN CHRIST for stopping
his train in time before striking a man
who had jumped onto the track at 55th
Street.. Jleceived a card from PHAROAH
(Mother-in-Law) CAIN who went down to
New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras. Re-
tired Conductor MOSES GILES and his
wife, who live in New Orleans, joined
Pharoah in the celebration.. Jletired Agent
R0TH LOVELL called to thank the co-

workers who sent her a beautiful plant
when she returned from Colorado where
she visited her daughter. She would also
like to thank them for the many pension
cards and calls. ..Motorman JOSEPH GRIF-
FIN is on the sick list at this writing in
Hines hospital, Maywood, 111. Supervisor
THOMAS KILL and Retired Yard Foreman
JOHN LEMKE went up to see him. Joe
says hello to all his co-workers and he
would like to hear from them. He is in
room 922-E, bed 32, You can check with
95th Street Terminal or me to find out if
he's still there or at home.. .Conductor
ALAN DEVER was jumping up and down
with joy when he heard that he was in the
millionaire's drawing of the Illinois lot-
tery. He is assured of winning $1,500.
Everyone is happy for him. Alan trans-
ferred on P'eb. 17 to the Maintenance De-
partment as a trackman. Good luck on
your new job. ..Our employees are really
in the news. In the Sunday Tribune on Feb.
9, they had a big article and pictures of
Conductor MARILYN JACKSON breaking
in as a motorwoman. The article also had
comments by Instructor MYRON WOODS
on the training of women conductors and
motorwomen. "Women are easier to train
than men because they try harder 'cause
they don't want anybody to say they can't
handle the job," said Myron. ..My hubby,
RON, and myself were invited and attended
the North Side 'L' Federal Credit Union
meeting and party at Johnnie Weigelt's
hall. Also present were our South Side 'L'
Credit Union president, CHARLES SPEARS
and his wife, and EARL JONES, treasurer,
and Earl's son and daughter-in-law. We
sure had a good time. A buffet luncheon
was served which was delicious. We saw
and talked to many of our friends we
haven't seen in a long time, and are now
working on other sections. Talked to
Treasurer HAL STAATS, who is on pen-
sion, and he looks good. Met and talked to
former Transit News reporter from the
West Section GRACE MOUNTS, now on
pension, and her husband. She said she
had been sick but is feeling good now. Our
hats are off to Hal Staats, President HUGH
HEGARTY and MAE CRONIN, who worked
in the credit union, and all the officers for
putting on such a nice affair... Our first
woman conductor to qualify as motorwo-
man was LENA PHILLIPS. Congratula-
tions to you, Lena, on doing such a good
job and being the first.. Jleceived a letter
from Retired Motorman FRED GRONE-
MEYER and his missus who live in Venice,
Fla. Fred has lost about 30 pounds and is
very slim and tan from riding Ms bike and
swimming in the Gulf. They have had lots
of company visiting them so they keep
very busy. .. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Our
South Side 'L' Federal Credit Union will
hold its annual meeting and party on Sun-
day, April 6, at Roberts motel, 333 E.
63rd Street, Room 501, at 1 p.m. Please
try to attend and meet your credit union
board of directors and aU the committee-
men, new and old, including me. A nice

buffet luncheon will be served. We
to get to know all the members
members-to-be personally. So if you
any problems you can contact any of
Another New Orleans vacationer was C
ED GREEN who rode the train down to
his mom who lives there. ..On the sicli
at this writing are: Conductor WAL
LOFTLIN and Motorman JOE RAYBI
Hope you two will be back to work she
.^Iso heard that Retired Towerman F
RICK HICKEY is ill and was in the he
tal for three weeks but is now home,
cuperating. Hope you rapidly regain ;
health, Pat. ..We are sure proud of our i
who made the new supervisor's trai
school: Motormen LEON FEAGINS, D
ID CURRIN, WILLIE SMITH and NATH
lAL MOORE, and Switohmen CLEVEL:
JACKSON and BERNARD TOWNSEN".
Received a letter from Retired Condu
PAUL DUCAR and his wife, SADIE, i
Lompoc, Cal. They are glad they dec
to settle there, and said the weather tl
is perfect. They spent the holiday: in
Dallas, Texas, with their daughter and a
family. They have had lots of relates
and friends visiting them, too, as theyi-
joy having lots of company. They I'e
been traveling all over the State of C -
fomia seeing all the sights. Our pens r
ers sure know how to live. ..An added f .-
note — as of March 1, the South Sideu'
credit union will be open on Mondays d
Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. io
if you have any business or questions n
other days, please contact one of the be d
members or committeemen and they U
see that your message gets to our tre -
urer, EARL JONES.

SOUTH SHOPS -

This column just has to start with newd
Timekeeper ELAINE McGREGORY winng
$100,000 in the Grand Slam lottery drir
ing on Friday, March 7. With all the ^■
citement the office will never be the ss ;
again. Congratulations, Elaine!.. We -
tend our sympathy to GLENN ROSS in ;
death of his mother, EDITH, who pas 1
away on Feb. 27 ...The South Shops won \
safety award for the last quarter of ISf
Certificates good for $10 were given to^
of the men. Let's keep up the good wor f
Even the mini-bus is undergoing so;
changes. It has been painted and givei
title, "0.1776 - Yankee Doodle." You crt
say it isn't patriotic now. ..Good luck'
HARRY POCES, Area 342, on his Marc
retirement. Harry has been off sick fo
long while. We wish him much happini
and luck in his pensioned life...If you:,
JIM FELTZ with a smUe on his face, 1i
only because of his new position. Jim
now a charter and record clerk. Congra
Jim.. .Congratulations to DENNY' ROHE
becoming a "daddy" for the second ti
when little GLENN ROBERT was born
March 1. He weighed 7 poimds 4 cum

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.measured 20 inches long. Glenn's

MARY, is formerly of the South

office. Glenn also made this scribe,

NE DIEHL, an aunt for the fourth

hop news is that Sheet Metal Worker
;ICK NALLY and his wife, KATH-
I, recently returned from a two-week
ion in Las Vegas. Pat says he lost
a bit of money one evening on just
oil of the dice, and has been looking
ime overtime ever since his return...
:nter MAX KUCHAN gave his dau^-
',NANCY's, hand in marriage Feb. 8.
Buckj' guy is GEORGE URBAN and they
I married at St. Gaul's Catholic
1 h. . . Brake Department Foreman
r GOODE tells me that the Dyer, Ind.,

I League Association is waking up
e its winter nap and is starting to re-
iplayers for their upcoming season...
'.jiK MAY is starting an all-girls soft-
Ueague this summer. The girls will
r in age from 9 to 17 years. Any
ics whose dau^ters might be inter-
tf and who live in Frank's neck of the
<^ should contact him in the Brake De-
rient...Best wishes to get well go out

'achinists FRANK SOBZAK and JO-

II SIRVID. Hopefully both will be out
h hospital by the time this article is
b*ed. ..Mr. and Mrs. JERRY MORI-
I'f recently vacationed in Hawaii.
r's son makes his home there and
vhis parents the royal Hawaiian treat-
jf during their two-week stay...Tocom-
jibrate their 25th wedding anniversary,
Ji'inist HOWARD BURRIS and his wife,
jiOYS (who works at the Mart in Em-
iraent Placement), recently vacationed

lUthem California and Mexico. Their
cHon served a dual purpose when they
B:;d their daughter and son-in-law in
)i Angeles. Howard tells me that he is
rtly a Budweiser man after tasting that
x"s beer out there. ..A big hearty wel-
11^ goes out to Electrical Apprentice
)>'PH BINKINS, formerly of Wilson
^Aie. Welcome aboard, Joe.

!(* STREET -

fxator LARRY GENTRY has paid his
Sictive dues. He retired on Feb. 1 with
) jars of service. Larry was given a
csend-off by his co-workers, and a big
la-.s goes to LAWRENCE PAGE for
5eig that his leaving was not without
3te. . . Former 52nd Street Receiver
R[E POTENBERG is enjoying his long-
"fted visit to Florida. We understand
la his stay will be for about three
iohs...Our newest sanitary engineer is
0:>I BISHOP. He was No. 4 on our sen-
iry list, and is fast learning the art of
oiekeeping. Here's hoping he can pick
2i Street when the time comes...It was
ic to see that some of our ladies (lady
(xators mind you) were able to stay at

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

BENJAMIN B. ALSTON, 62, Schedules,

Emp. 6-24-42, Died 1-12-75
VINCENT W. BELSKIS, 72, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-24-25, Died 1-4-75
CHESTER M. BIRD, 64, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-15-37, Died 1-19-75
ALEXANDER J. BISSING, 65, Forest Glen,

Emp. 9-17-45, Died 1-30-75
GEORGE R. BRYAN, 74, Schedules,

Emp. 9-21-23, Died 1-18-75
FREDERICK BUCKMAN, 89, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 9-25-11, Died 1-11-75
JOSEPH CARNEY, 76, District A,

Emp. 10-18-22, Died 1-16-75
FRANK CIEZADLO, 83, West Shops,

Emp. 4-16-20, Died 1-31-75
THOMAS CONNELL, 79, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-10-23, Died 1-26-75
JOSEPH DUGO, 65, Engineering,

Emp. 7-10-25, Died 1-20-75
JOHN FAHEY, 76, South Section,

Emp. 12-31-24, Died 1-20-75
LEONARD GALLE, 60, UtUity,

Emp. 5-22-45, Died 1-13-75
JOSEPH GASSER, 86, South Shops,

Emp. 9-9-11, Died 1-31-75
CORNELIUS GROEN, 84, Kimball,

Emp. 11-1-44, Died 1-31-75
ERNEST HAMILTON, 63, Forest Glen,

Emp. 6-7-46, Died 1-10-75
ISAAC HARRIS, 65, Engineering,

Emp. 5-26-48, Died 1-17-75
LEROY HASLAM, 57, Forest Park,

Emp. 1-2-45, Died 1-20-75
HAROLD JOHNSON, 74, West Section,

Emp. 4-18-44, Died 1-18-75
MICHAEL KEANE, 72, North Section,

Emp. 1-9-28, Died 12-22-74
MARIE KRAUSMAN, 82, Transportation,

Emp. 5-14-20, Died 1-2-75

FRANK KRPAL, 75, South Shops,

Emp. 11-12-23, Died 1-10-75

ERIC LAUSCH, 77, Stores,

Emp. 9-8-19, Died 12-4-74
RAYMOND MA TERN, 76, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-15-23, Died 1-23-75

JOHN McTIGUE, 74, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-16-24, Died 12-25-74
GEORGE MILLER, 72, Lawndale,

Emp. 9-9-25, Died 1-25-75
WILLIAM MURRAY, 75, Const. & Maint.,

Emp. 10-15-20, Died 1-16-75
JOHN NEFELD, 87, 69th Street,

Emp. 10-6-26, Died 1-24-75
ARTHUR NELSON, 85, North Avenue,

Emp. 9-28-21, Died 11-27-74
JOHN O'DONNELL, 90, Kedzie,

Emp. 11-10-25, Died 2-2-75
FRANCIS PHILBIN, 86, Kedzie,

Emp. 12-23-19, Died 1-19-75
ALBERT POLENDER, 78, North Section,

Emp. 7-18-44, Died 1-31-75
LEROY RICHARDSON, 26, North Park,

Emp. 8-11-62, Died 2-10-75
CLAIR M. RODDEWIG, 71, Transit Board,

Emp. 9-3-70, Died 2-23-75
MYRON ROUBINEK, 79, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-13-17, Died 1-6-75
JOHN SOUTHWORTH, 80, Wilson Term.,

Emp. 4-4-24, Died 1-18-75
MELVtN STOKES, 40, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-14-60, Died 3-8-75
JOHN STRAKA, 55, West Shops,

Emp. 5-22-46, Died 1-4-75
MILES STRICKLIN, 76, West Section,

Emp. 6-7-26, Died 12-12-74
DANIEL SULLIVAN, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-11-27, Died 1-28-75
PATRICK SULLIVAN, 74, North Park,

Emp. 6-24-29, Died 1-17-75
HELGE SYVERTSEN, 94, Armitage,

Emp. 7-24-19, Died 1-1-75
GEORGE TOMS, 51, West Shops,

Emp. 8-25-49, Died 1-21-75
JOHN TURANO, 89, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-17-24, Died 1-24-75
GEORGE VLASS, 53, Limits,

Emp. 10-5-53, Died 2-17-75
PATRICK WALSH, 86, Devon,

Emp. 9-18-19, Died 12-30-74
AXEL WENNERBERG, 72, North Section,

Emp. 3-15-26, Died 12-30-74

52nd on the system pick, even thou^ we
lost some of our old timers. Operator
STEPTOE went to Beverly as did Operator
THEUSE who is a short timer; and Opera-
tors ALLEN and BATUPS went to 69th
Street...At this writing our former station
superintendent, JOHN LYNCH, is confined
to Hinsdale hospital. Here's hoping for a
speedy recovery and seeing you back on
the job...Our credit union annual meeting
was held on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Ju-
bilee C.M.E. Temple church and was well
attended although inclement weather pre-
vailed. An estimated crowd of 85 was on
hand and it shows that we do have interest
in our credit union. Reports were given by
ERNEST A. HILL, president; TYLER M.
PHILPOTT, treasurer; ALVIN POTTS, as-
sistant treasurer; ROBERT B. HOLMES,
chairman of the credit committee, and

FRED B. POWELL, chairman of the super-
visory committee. All reports were unani-
mously approved, especially the treas-
urer's report on the continued growth and
progress made in the past year. Officers
and members alike are to be congratulated
for a job well done. The nominating com-
mittee consisted of DELORES WALKER,
DUANE DOOLEY and WILLIAM A. MACK.
Alvin Potts and Fred Powell were nomi-
nated and elected to serve on the board of
directors for a four-year term. LA-
FAYETTE D. GARMONY was nominated
and elected to serve as a member of the
credit committee for four years. Prizes
were awarded and refreshments were en-
joyed by all. Among the honored guests
were Mr. and Mrs. JAMES PATE, finan-
cial secretary-treasurer of Division 241;
JOHN O'BRIEN, president, Division 241;

I^RCH, 1975

Mr. and Mrs. HARVEY BEY; OWEN HO-
SENDOVE and CHARLES WESLEY. It was
gratifying to see Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES
O'KANE and GERALDENE DAVIS at this
affair. Each share account is now insured
up to the maximum $40,000, so increase
your savings. All shares on record as of
Dec. 31 earned a 6% dividend. You may
increase your savings by contacting Phil-
pott or Potts. The more you save, the
more you earn. EUGENE T. JONES and
"Sarge" Garmony will be our delegates
to the Illinois Credit Union League annual
convention on April 18 and 19. Some of
our officials will also attend the Southwest
Chicago Chapter Conference on March 13.
. . Did WILL TAYLOR pick on Indiana
again? ..JEMMIE MOORE was seen with
three empty shopping bags, and that started
GEORGE STEPTOE to wondering...Attend
your monthly union meetings and support
our board members.

69TH STREET -

Our morning bus sign-in man, CHARLIE
WILLIAMS, went to Memphis, Term., for a
visit and caught enough catfish to put HAR-
VEY BROCK to shame. When he came
back Instructor O'DONNELL gave him a
"Golden Tool" because he worked accord-
ing to the "Golden Rule."..Sure wish that
my good friend B. DONAHUE would see
the light and have Scotty HIGGINS set up
the rectangular table and not the round
table. ..Someone has been flUing my maU
box with garbage Instead of news. Thanks
a lot, fellows. ..Who else but J. MURNANE
would try to work his vacation..JIas any-
one seen a 1970 Chevrolet Impala, black
and gold? H. SMITH had his stolen from
in front of his home with almost a full tank
of gas. . . One of my biggest helpers in
writing this news is MEL ALEXANDER,
editorial assistant of the Transit News.
Did you know that Mel formerly worked at
69th for over 11 years before going to the
Mart?. .Instructor MAURICE O'DONNELL
and his lovely wife, DOROTHY, celebrated
33 years of marital bliss on March 17.
Their son also celebrated nine years of
marriage on the same day and has four
beautiful children. ..Is the rumor true that
Pensioner HANK RISCH and WALLY were
seen streaking througji Marquette Park?
Hank's too fat, so I don't believe lt...I hear
that SAM THOMAS and COLUMBUS GRAY
went fishing in Wisconsin and caught about
300 pounds of white bass. They did leave
a few, and are now holding fishing classes
on Monday and Friday. . . MICHAEL J.
GUTHRIE, the son of Instructor and Mrs.
WILLIE GUTHRIE, wUl graduate from
Harvard Law School on May 20. Willie has
four other children in college: CHERYL
and JOSEPH are attending Howard univer-
sity in Washington, D.C.; CARLTON is at-
tending the University of Pennsylvania
graduate school, and CYNTHIA is at Spell-
man college in Atlanta, Ga. Congratula-

tions to all these wonderful people, es-
pecially mom and dad...FRED STAWINSKI
moved his whole bar to Florida when he
retired. His address is: 4208 W. Oakdale
avenue. Holiday Lake Estates, Holiday,
Fla. 33589...A1S0 down Florida way was
Pensioner JOE DAVIDSON who visited the
Everglades National Park. May you and
your wife travel forever in good health.. J
still don't know why Operator MONROE of
59th Street fame insists on calling Sarge
EDWARDS, "Granny." ..A personal friend
of mine, CHARLES A. HAYNES, is plan-
ning to take his pension on April 1 after
more than 27 years of service. Here's
wishing you the best of health and happi-
ness, Charlie. . . JOHN O'NEILL, the
brother-in-law of Operator MITTLER,
passed away after a long illness. To their
loved ones we at 69th Street extend our
deepest sympathy. .. MARC DAVISON, the
son of Operator LATHIA DAVISON, was
Injured in an automobile accident. We all
hope and pray that everything is alright
now. . . Last but not least, our No. 1 sen-
iority man, JACK WILSON, took his pen-
sion on March 1 after 41 years of service.
May the good Lord give you 41 more years
of good health and happiness. Jack.

From the repair department we hear that
Pensioner FRANK WALSH paid a visit and
really looks good after being retired for
18 years. Also paying a visit were Pen-
sioners C. THOMA, BILL LORENZEN and
RAY SCHEID who are doing well. ..HAROLD
COFFEY, the 77th Street bus transfer man,
took his pension on March 1 after 39 years
of service. To Harold and Mrs. Coffey we
wish to extend them many happy and
healthy years of retired life. ..We all were
glad to see JOE JANECKO back to work
after his recent accident. And to JOE
VOLPE we wish him a speedy recovery
and a quick return to work.. .To those on
vacation, JOHN VINE, H. LEWIS and
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, here's hoping you
have a wonderful time and a safe return.
Charlie is where the sun shines always,
the deep south. . . We were very happy to
have PETE SZAFRANSKI return to us, and
sorry to see BILL LAMBERT leave. Good
luck to both of you. . . Congratulations to
RALPH GRAGIDO and his wife who recent-
ly celebrated their 32nd wedding anniver-
sary. We wish them many more years of
happy marital bliss. Ralph is the night
garage instructor here at 69th Street.

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. I see the ladles have
made themselves at home at 77th. I have
never seen my fellow operators look
sharper or more alert. I hope the ladies
won't start hanging any curtains ... From
behind the cage I hear that Superintendent
WILLIAM WHITENHILL is on vacation for
three weeks. We know he is roaming...
Chief Clerk ED KRAUSE was off for three

weeks, spending much of the time in I is-
burgh. ..Clerk CARL SMITH was o\\\
two weeks loafing. Well, not the who! mo
weeks — just about two weeks. .. R^pj
BELLAMY is sporting a new car. W;re
did you get all the money, Ralph?... [ei
six weeks, RALPH BACHERRIELD ij
back from North Avenue. Bah! ..Ni. to
see Clerk FISHER back to work afi-a
brief illness. He says he is happy i be
alive...It was nice to see TIM HALL siinj
in as temporary superintendent after 1 iij
away for awhile. .. With the system ick
coming up it seems as though we wi ba
losing some of our lady operators...Vire
happy to see Mrs. COLEMAN back to .rk
after her unfortunate experience., .vu,
the hunting season is coming to an id,
and no one seems to have had much ck
except M. PALMER and C. HENEX.
Either they're putting us on, or they o»
the choice hunting spots and won't tell y-
one. Well the fishing season isn't tocar
off, so we'll test their skills then. ..I vild
like to thank Clerk LAMBERT wi mt
whose cooperation the above item vild
not have been possible. ..Kudos to Opeior
CHARLES E. L V-
ERY, a 2nd Lite-
nant in the A\on
Park Squadron, v-
il Air Patrol, Sq.ji-
. — >^ • sA ( ron 15, Illinois vlg,

^^tt'^tmL ^^/^ ^ho was preseed
■^^■^^ ^I^M the Federal Avi:pii
^^^^^■n^^^B Ad ministrat^D
^^^PH|HB (FA A) safety a\\[il.

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up the good wo ,..
Congratulations to
Operator KARL FLEMING upon his e-
cent marriage to the former Miss d!iS
VANCE. I would also like to thank [m
for the wedding reception invitation, i\ I
regret deeply my absence at that affs...
I'm very glad to see that Operator HE lY
CHAMBERS finally made clerk...Opeipr
BOOKER BYERS is doing everything s-
sible to see that the up-coming marije
of his daughter, ELLEN, wUl be a rj'
magnificent occasion. . . Operator JOH fi
WINSTON attracts a crowd everywherae
goes. Could it be the Mark IV?..Ikn:'I
speak for all of my fellow operators\;n
I express my deepest sympathy to Opi-
tor W. TOLBERT and his family ini
loss of his father, WILLIAM TOLBERT i
..I understand that there will soon b i
election of union representatives and I
ficials. I would like to say as a fellow
erator and brother of Local 241, that t !
haven't been two harder working offit 1*
in the system than our board membei I
77th Street, E.GRESHAM and A. BUTl I
I think they have earned our trust and
serve our support. ..How about three chi
for Operator JOHN CHANDLER who
ebrated his (?) birthday on Feb. 27..
long for now.

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THE BRITISH ARE HERE, PAUL REVERE! Mrs. Doreen Killenger of Leister,
England (in tweed coat), and members of the Mitchell Portugol family of Glenview
and the George Portugal family of Columbus, Ohio, wait at the Skokie Swift's
Dempster Street terminal for the Paul Revere Bicentennial train after its Feb. 22
dedication. The Portugals ore brothers. Mrs. Killenger is Mitchell Portugal's
mother-in-law and was visiting him, as were members of the George Portugal family.
So the group trooped down to the terminal to ride with Revere. Mitchell is to Mrs.
Killenger' s right.

rt* $100,000 LOOK! This is how it is when you suddenly
:0'e into a hundred grand. Grand! Elaine C. McGregory,
irkeeper at South Shops, has just checked her Grand Slam
iret (Friday, March 5, right after lunch) and found she hod
hi$100,000 number. Within minutes, the news had spread
hughout the system. Within on hour, the medio were at
lO'h Shops for interviews. Elaine and her husband's biggest
1^ for the money is a new home in Crete.

ONCE A CTAer, ALWAYS A CTAer: Here, Fred Feinendegen,
75, of 8105 N. Elmore Ave., Miles, a 40-year CTA employee
when he retired in 1965, visits the inaugural run of the Paul
Revere Bicentennial troin Feb. 22. He talks with Motorman
James D. Carroll at the Skokie Swift's Dempster Street terminal.
The train is running on the Skokie Swift route.

NAMESAKES -- George Rogers Clark, another Spirit of '76
vehicle, mokes its debut on the West-Northwest route, and one
of CTA's favorite pioneers, George Clark (too), is there for
the launching. Our Clork retired on New Year's Day, 1974,
after o 35 year career with CTA. He started os a test engineer,
wound up his service with five years as Superintendent of Shops
and Equipment. During his career, Clark served as chairman of
the mechanical division odministrotive committee of the American
Transit Association.

^RCH, 1975

what's news

Two "firsts" in the history of CTA's North-South rapid transit
route are featured on pages of this Transit News. After 82 years
of service, terminal-to-terminal signal protection became effect-
ive for the first time on Feb. 20 (see Cab Signaling-page 10) and
the first motorwoman soloed March 7 (see story on debut-page 6).

New to the North-South -- cob signaling and motorwomen, too.

- CTA -

New heroes and heroines of the War for Independence period are
ridmg the CTA routes this month as the result of Spirit of '76
vehicle christenings. Benjamin Rush is one, Alexander Hamilton
IS another. George Rogers Clark had an appropriate visitor for
Its birthday party (see Window, inside this page),

- CTA -

On March 13, the Regional Transportation Authority voted CTA a
grant of $22.5 million to fund operating costs through March 31.

- CTA -

Riding on new Water Tower Express route, featured in last month's
cover story, has increased 36 per cent during morning rush period,
20 per cent during afternoon rush period since its inauguration
Jan. 27.

- CTA -

Official visitors since the New Year include:

Nikifor Stoitchkov, first deputy minister, and Vassilev Nedyelko

Vrodzhaliev, chief of passenger transportation operations

administration. Ministry of Transportation, Bulgaria.
Hiroshi Abe, city planner, Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
P.V.A. Alves, director of urban services, City of Diadema,

Brazil, and L. C. Silvan, director, department of operations.

Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Ross Burkhardt and Mrs. Christopher Maloney, Mayor's Office of

Midtown Planning and Development, New York, N.Y,
Students, Illinois Wesleyan university.
Students, Chicago Metro Center.
Students, Grand Valley State college. Grand Rapids, Mich.

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The Case Of Jhe-^Lost You-Name-lt

y^nit Leppiks

>find the doggondest things at the CTA iJ
((found.

iterally.

ems turned into any one of the CTA's ten
|j transit terminals and ten bus garages range
01 a dachshund to a doctor bag.

uring 1974 alone, the CTA collected 2,170
is of gloves, 1,819 glasses, and 2,505 umbrel-
s Purses were the most common item lost, the
r found — 3,247.

ther items common to CTA lost and found of-
!( included CTA senior citizen passes, prayer
cs, keys, and portable radios.

ore unusual lost articles included the often
U^d about but seldom seen bags of money, a
rtmuskrat, and a 40-inch tall Congo drum.
S a baby carriage and the book, "Dracula."

vwers Bring Calls

Tiile it is routine for a driver to pick up
lok someone left on a bus seat, termi-
1 such as Howard Street — the radiat-
gcenter for operating personnel who
)i: as far south as 63rd Street, as far
ill as Wilmette, and as far west as
oie — take 30 to 40 calls a day for
s items. Those inquiries increase to

alls on a rainy day, when riders for-
tbeir umbrellas.

he agents taking these calls said peo-
Eose the most unusual items.

i3orge Daubs, superintendent at the
)ist Glen bus garage, talked about two
r3s found within two days of each other
si^ear.

'. was a clear sunny day when bus driver
ilam White found a purse containing over
'0 on Milwaukee Avenue.

'le next day, another driver, Edward Pinltow-
i. driving the same route as White, found a
:03ing bag full of rags and a small coin purse,
^Lining over $200.

l3ither purse contained any identification.

((national Incident

iiother happy recovery involves a German
uist who left a camera bag containing a tele-
io[ lens, tripod, and a shoebox full of exposed
'Ic film aboard one of the Congress-Milwau-
!e L' trains. When the bag was returned to

m in Germany, the delighted tourist sent a
"thank you" letter to the CTA — along with
a check for the postage.

The 77th Street bus garage fed a para-
keet ("Mike") for four years after it was
found in a brown paper bag on a bus. No
one ever called for the bird.

While it seems riders will lose and
claim almost anything, which sex is
more forgegetful?

CTA agents agree it is women.
"Women tend to carry more — hand-
bags plus packages," explained Mike Vel-
tri, superintendent of the Howard terminal.
Jim Walsh, superintendent of the Forest
Park terminal, remembered a Roosevelt
University student who lost her purse on the
Lake Street 'L' train. The purse contained no
identification; only an address book and school
friends' pictures.

The purse was returned, but only after much
hard work tracking down university students,
through the pictures and the address book, to find
the owner.

Two days later she left it on the 'L' again. But
they were ready for her this time.

Case Lost, Almost

Of course, there are the "absent-minded pro-
fessors" — such as a North Side lawyer who
leaves his briefcase aboard the Lake Street 'L'
train about once a week. Luckily, it always has
been returned, even though his loss could have
cost the attorney a day in court.

Veltri explained that one night the lawyer
asked a superintendent to unlock the lost
and found office at 9 p.m. so he could get
his briefcase in time for a court appear-
ance the next morning.

Then there are things which you would
think no one would ever lose — such as
a set of false teeth.

Angelo "Andy" Bianchini, chief clerk
at the Howard terminal, remembered a
man who came to the window one after-
noon grumbling he lost his teeth.

"We had a set here and so we gave
them to him, since his description seemed
to fit.

"Next morning he (Continued Page 2)

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Lost and Found [Continued]

was back, complaining toothlessly that we could keep
our teeth — they didn't fit!" said Bianchini.

What To Do When

Do all tliese losers help make CTA personnel more
watchM of their own belongings ? Definitely not.

"Well, I'll never carry a package. I'll stuff it into
my pocket or I'll have it delivered," said Veltri.

Lexington and Concord Trains
Celebrate April 19 Shot'

Two more Spirit of '76 trains— the Lexington and the
Concord -- were placed in operation the weekend of
April 18-19, to celebrate "the shot heard 'round the
world." The Lexington, a one-car train, is on the
Skokie Swift routco The Concord, also a single car,
provides shuttle service on the Evanston-Wilmette
rapid transit branch. The trains are named after the
battles of April 19, 1775, which marked the start of
the American Revolutionary War.

The sun was just above the horizon the morning of
April 19, 1775, when a column of 600 to 800 British

ommendation
orner

For those of us whose pockets are not so roo;
Joseph Vodvarka, superintendent, administration. in
the CTA's transportation support services, sugges a
telephone call to the CTA — 664-7200.

"Tell the operator what you lost, on which bus^r
rapid transit line you were traveling, the time, )|
date," he said.

"She will transfer you to the proper lost and fold
agent who will try to help retrieve your loss." ■

If you're lucky, as many hundreds are, thewayw:d
article will be there waiting for you. If not — yoire
learned a lesson.

Mrs. \'irginia Hardesty of Valparaiso, Ind., thinks
CTA conductors are super — especially James Dan-
iels. He helped Mrs. Hardesty get back her lost
purse containing nearly $300.

She telephoned the CTA to commend Daniels, 25,
an employee since 1973.

Mrs. Hardesty, a domestic worker, said she enjoys
using the CTA's Sunday Super Transferpass to sight-
sec in Chicago. One Sunday in March she was on a

regulars, on their way to seize military storci^at
Concord, approached 75 minutemen on the Lexinpn
village green.

Realizing the big odds against them. Captain Jin
Parker ordered his minutemen to disperse. i

That was when someone — no one knows wh(--
fired a shot. |

The British troops began firing, and eight mlni^-
men were killed and nine were injured. ,

For the British, the Lexington confrontation jis
the start of a nightmare trek to Concord, and len
back to Boston, as minutemen from throughout ae
countryside kept up a barrage of sniper fire onyie
passing column of British regulars. )

The British made it back, but the war was on. ^

southbound Jefferson Park train and discovered it as
at the Racine Avenue station on the Eisenhower roe.

"I wanted to go to the Loop and somehow id
missed my stop," she said. "I quickly got off ftd
discovered, to my horror, I had left my purse ca-
taining all my belongings on the train."

As the train pulled out of the station, she calle to
the conductor to please turn in her purse.

When she arrived at the Desplaines Avenue Ter
nal in Forest Park, her purse was waiting -- ci|i-
plcte with savings and loan pass book for $200 in s-
posits; $36; a bus ticket to Valparaiso; her pers'
papers — and her Sunday Super Transferpass.

Mrs. Hardesty learned of Daniels' identity w
she went to see if it was at the lost and found. Efi'
iels had filled out a report.

"I just had to telephone someone at the CTA to
them about your super employees," she said.

CTA TRANSIT NE S

iolden Words For Thousands Of Listeners

ribute To Hogan
i Goes On Air

TTH ALMOST any retirement you naturally associ-
ea gold watch, a savings bond, maybe a testimonial,
id certainly a lot of handshaking.

Tom Hogan' s retirement was no different.

He retired April 1 as superintendent of the Control
snter. The party for him in the Center had all the
ual fanfare — except he never got a gold watch.

He got two testimonials thoigh.

One was a bronze plaque mounted on walnut. It
Ls admired and read by the more than 100 visitors
10 joined in on Hogan' s sendoff .

The plaque read :

SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD

PRESENTED TO

THOMAS P. HOGAN

In recognition of his 44 years

of outstanding leadership and devoted service

1931 - 1975

Chicago Transit Authority

The other testimonial couldn't be seen to be read
• and yet thousands heard it. It was broadcast on
dios throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

Which explains the mysterious man with a tape re-
(rder enjoying the festivities at the retirement
irty. He was Gary Lee, traffic reporter for WBBM
l!ws Radio 78.

■ Lee had learned to depend upon Hogan for factual
ibrmation on the status of CTA's operations — just
i listeners depend iqDon Lee to learn if their bus or
tiin is on time.

Lee's tribute to Hogan came every half hour at the
end of each traffic report on the air during the
evening rush hour on Monday, March 24.

And part of what his audience heard went like this:

"The name Tom Hogan may not sound famUiar and
that's understandable, because he is not a prominent
person or a big newsmaker. But he is one of the most
important people to the thousands of commuters who
depend on the CTA...7\nd Tom is retiring this week
after 44 years."

Explaining why he started with the "L", Hogan
said, "When I got out of high school I worked for a
brokerage concern. I left school in '28, so of course
'29 and '30 were not very good years in the brokerage
business. My father was an old time conductor with
the Rapid Transit, so he got me a job with the ele-
vated in 1931."

Hogan continued, describing the computerized bus
monitor which he saw come into play as one of many
changes.

Lee added, "Despite these improvements keeping
the trains and buses on time is no easy task. ..and
anyone who rides them owes a bit of thanks to Tom
Hogan and his co-workers."

It was a fitting climax for the career of Tom Ho-
gan, who joined the CRT as a traffic checker on Jan.
20, 1931.

He later became a dispatchers clerk in 1936,
train clerk in 1941, supervisor in 1951, line super-
visor in 1956 and relief superintendent of the Control
Center in 1967. Hogan became superintendent in
January, 1971.

But, did he miss the gold watch? We think not.

Lee probably phrased it best when he said, "He's
been living by the clock for 44 years, a gold watch is
the last thing he needs now."

AT HIS retirement party,
Tom Hogan is shown be-
ing interviewed by Gary
Lee, WBBM Radio traHic
reporter. At right, Hogan
accepts one of many
gifts--a portrait of him-
self--froni Ralph Tracy,
Service Director, as
Lester Rocker, Control
Center area superintend-
ent, looks on.

'R/L, 1975

CTA Sport

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

Archer Bandits Are
Bowling Champs

BY SCORING a big two-game win over the Baggers on
April 11, the Archer Bandits cinched the championship
of the 77th Street Operators Bowling League for the
1974-75 season.

With the season ending on April 25, three teams
will battle it out for the second place spot: the Bag-
gers, Pin Busters and George's Arco. Only two
games separate these teams.

At a general meeting on April 13, election of of-
ficers for the 1975-76 season was held. Elected
president for a third term was Calvin Pollard. Mike
Kane was re-elected vice-president and Talmadge
Ireland, treasurer. The new secretary is Frank
Bailey and Luther Lee is sergeant at arms.

The bowling banquet will be held on May 9 at Pal-
isades Bowl beginning at 9 p.m. Trophies and prize
money will be awarded at that time. President Pol-
lard is asking that everyone attend. The dinner be-
gins promptly at the scheduled time.

77TH STREET OPERATORS
BOWLING LEAGUE

Teams

Pet.

Archer Bandits

.707

Pin Busters

.626

Baggers

60i

38^

.607

George's Arco

.606

Late Comers

.545

Clippers

53|

45^

.544

Golden Arms

.525

Centurions

.515

Boozers

.510

Spartans

.475

Thundcrballs

.465

Poppers

.414

Road Runners

.404

Toppers

.384

Rotators

.343

Ti-anquilizers

.323

Grant Park Golf
Tournament Planned

THE GRANT Park Recreation Association, the orga-
zation through which our summer softball league's
staged, will hold its annual "Golf Outing" on Wednt-
day. May 16, at Cog Hill Country Club, Lemont, UlJ

Entry fee for the tournament is $8.50, and if ju
wish to attend the dinner following there will be n
additional fee of $7.00.

Entry blanks for the tournament are available y
contacting Mel Alexander on Extension 811 in le
Mart. Prizes will be awarded for first, second id
third place. '

Basketball Championship
To Archer Station

FOR THE second year in a row, the Archer Statn
cagers are the champions of the CTA Sports Progrn
basketball league.

In the final game with Kedzie Station on Aprili,
Archer trailed the half and a loss would have cread
a three-way tie for first place. Coach Bankston giB
his men a pep talk at the intermission, and it did i
trick.

In the second half Captain John Reynolds who 1 i
scored only 6 points in the first half, came backs
score 16 points which was enough to pull in frOi
win the game and the championship.

North Side 'L' and 69th Street Station each wit) I
13-2 record, finished in a tie for runner-up positioi"

Due to the length of the season, the league w3
unable to schedule a playoff as they have in the pa .
It was decided at the beginning of the campaign tit
the team winding up in first place would be declaii
the champions for 1974-75.

The Sports Committee would like to extend a ve /
special thank you to each player, captain, coach fi
manager for a very exciting season. And to Con
Hubert Bankston of Archer, our congratulations '
you and your fine team.

CTA TRANSIT NEV]

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, In This Corner ... |

\ Champions, Yesterday and Today J

\ By W. B. Wolfan :

tji • • 'xcq ssajd b^o • • 'xoq ssajd b^o • • 'xcq ss3jd Bqib

HMPAMSONS IN sports are odious primarily be-
c [SB there is no way to specifically prove any eon-
c sion. But it is a fascinating pastime just the
siie.
Let's look at two title fights — 38 years apart.
The first one— The Time, June 1937; The Place,
Cmlskey Park; The Principals, Joe Louis and Jim
Biddock — for the heavyweight championship.

The second one— The Time, March 1975; The
Pee, Cleveland Coliseum; The Principals, Mu-
liKimed Ali (nee Cassius Clay) and Chuck Wepner —
Ec the heavyweight championship of the world.

I saw Louis win the title from Braddock and also
ccered Braddock' s training camp, I suppose that
g:es me an edge over those who never saw Joe fight.
My candid opinion of both men is that Muhammed
k ranks as one of the best, but not in a class with
LiiiSo

Now for my reasons — in the first place a heavy-
wght like Chuck Wepner would never have lasted
thae rounds against Louis.

Joe made mincemeat of that kind of opposition, and
dii't waste time.
\ Fighters with any

chance against Louis
had to get on their bi-
cycle and stay out of
range of that lethal
punching power.

Billy Conn did
exactly that for

nearly 13 rounds.

JACK DEMPSEY, world
heavyweight champion and
the one many experts rate as
the greatest of modern times,
as he looked during the peak
days of his boxing career.
Others rate Joe Louis,
Detroit's famed Brown

Bomber, as a champion on a
par with Dempsey. It's a
matter of opinion. fPhoto

Courtesy CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

and Conn was a superb boxer. His handlers told
Conn to stay away from Joe, and stay away he did
while piling up points witli his left jab. Conn followed
instructions until the roof fell in the 13th. His early
lead was meaningless with Conn out cold on the can-
vas. Conn was ahead on points for 12 rounds of the
classic battle.

Louis won the title from Braddock in Chicago after
Braddock had beaten Max Baer for the championship
in one of the biggest boxing upsets of all time. No one
could afford to clown with the cagy Braddock, and
Baer did with disastrous results.

But in the fight with Louis, Braddock was up
against a machine. He absorbed murderous punish-
ment before Louis mercifully ended the bout by
knockout in the sixth round.

I was among the writers polled in advance of the
Louis-Braddoek title bout and picked Braddock to win
by decision. I was warned about the Bomber's ability
but didn't listen.

Fighters of the caliber of Chuck Wepner do not
belong in a championship bout. He's a club fighter,
nothing more. It's true, however, that the greatest
of champions have their off nights, and perhaps Ali
had a bad one against Wepner. But bad night or not,
he should have been able to stop his opponent in the
early rounds.

Louis at his peak was perhaps one of the finest
heavyweights of all time — certainly one of the great-
est. A few years ago I talked with Jack Sharkey, the
ex-Boston gob who held the heavyweight title, and the
only man to fight both Jack Etempsey and Louis.
Sharkey rated Dempsey the greatest and Louis right
behind the Manassa Mauler. He had faced both men in
the ring and that qualified him to express his opinion.
What a fight that would have been if Dempsey and
Louis had come along the same time. Each with
devastating punching power and the killer instinct in-
herent in both meno

Ever since the retreat from the golden age of
sports, there isn't any doubt that boxing has led the
way in a rush toward over-commercialization. The
Ali-Wepner bout is an example of the money craze.

Today the commercial interests call the timeouts
in the pro football games, so the announcer can get in
his licks for the sponsor. The closed circuit people
show fights featuring atliletes like Wepner who
wouldn't have been able to draw 500 people into the
Garden in the Mike Jacobs' era.

The hungry fighter, the athlete who chose sports
as his main interest in life — they're long gone. To-
day's athlete is a million dollar business man.

Nostalgic comparisons of ring champions must
take a backseat to the ultimate conclusion — that p'=;
long as the suffering public is willing to fork over
the buck, the Chuck Wepners will earn more than they
would have been paid for a Garden preliminary bout.
Meanwhile old timers pine for yesterday — when box-
ing was boxing — and Henry Armstrong held three
world championships, all at one time.

AhIL, 1975

Club

Retirees From Noted

CTA Garage Honor Their Owi

Plato Bibbs, right, the first Black hired in CTA operations (as a surface line worker),
listens to Area Superintendent Harold Reddrick as he reads the inscription on plaque
presented to Bibbs by the "Men of 77th" during their recent dinner party held in honor
of the 1974 retirees from 77th Street. Bibbs, the "Jackie Robinson of CTA," started
with the old Chicago Surface Lines in 1942 and retired in 1973. At the time of his retire-
ment he was a supervisor. The more than 300 CTA employees, their motes and friends
gave Bibbs a standing ovation as he approached the podium to receive his oward.

By Betty Edwards

RETIREMENT PARTY or hom£,
coming, whatever you want to ca,
it — it is a real tribute to CT,
esprit de corps when the workei.
from a CTA department or gai
age want to get together with ioj.
mer associates to renew old timfi
— and to welcome the latest groi
of members to their own retin,
ment club.

Such was the case recently ,,
a restaurant on the South Side,

"The Men of 77th," a groi^) \
bus operators and superlntenc.
ents at the CTA's 77th Stref
Station, rolled out the red carpi
for some of their former cc:
workers who retired last year. ,

All together once ogoin were the 1974 retirees from the CTA's 77th Street Station who were honored during o dinner party held at the CI'
Allegro. From left to right are Joseph Dworti, Benjamin Beach, Tony Willioms, Arthur Hobich, Leonard Breiek, Ploto Bibbs, Willi^
Flynn and Roby McKay. All of the men were presented with plaques for their years of outstanding service with CTA.

CTA TRANSIT NEwl

It was quite an event. Distin-
gshed guests from the Regional
lansportation Authority and the
Epartment of Public Works were
pfcsent.

JThere was dancing after dinner
tdnusic of Lucius Bell and his
E;ht Notes,

Also on hand with wives to con-
gitulate the retirees were new
CA Manager of Personnel Fred
Jig; Carl Gibes, director of per-
srnel in the Transportation De-
prtment; George Riley, director
0 sv5)port services in Transpor-
tion; Frank Vitek, assistant su-
printendent at 77th; J. C. White,
asistant area superintendent,
!;■ south, and others named in
cotions.

Enjoying an evening filled with tributes to the 1974 retirees from the CTA's 77th Street
Station, from left to right, are Frank Wsol, station superintendent, 77th Street;
Marshall Suloway, Commissioner, Department of Public Works, City of Chicago;
Mrs. Frederick G. King and her husband who is Manager of Personnel.

"king a cross-country trip for the event
"the year was Johnny Knerr, left, who
'ired lost yeor from 77th Street as sta-
•n superintendent. Knerr and his wife
0 now living in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
're he is shown with Leonard Brezek
»»5e career with CTA began in January,
"'• He retired in February as a
tific supervisor.

Transportation was the topic of conversation as the James Kemps and Marshall Suloways
took time out during the first annual retirement dinner sponsored by the "Men of 77th."
From left to right are Mrs. Kemp; Suloway, who is Commissioner of the Department of
Public Works, City of Chicago; Kemp, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) board
member who has been named liaison to the CTA from RTA; and Mrs. Suloway. Suloway
was named to the Chicago Transit Board by Mayor Richard J. Daley to fill the vacancy
created when Milton Pikarsky was elected chairman of the RTA.

'^RIL, 1975

Spaghetti and meatballs don't
Thp have to come from a can to be

quick and convenient.

PT^ CnBT Mary Boski, Secretarial

Assistant, General Operations

Division, makes a spaghetti

sauce, which, if not eaten in one serving, will freeze

easily.

Most important, says Ms. Boski, is that her
recipe is authentic. Germane to Ricigliano, a small
mountain village southeast of Naples, Italy, Sauce
Italiene is a likely candidate for the twice weekly
pasta feasts many Italian families still observe.

Furthermore, the recipe has a number of optional
additions that let you choose your ovm taste.

Sauce Italiene (8-10 servings)

Note: At least two different meats (browned first)
must be used to give the sauce flavor.

Saute: 1 small onion (sliced)

1 clove garlic (or 1 teaspoon dry garlic powder

or 5 teaspoon dry minced garlic)

Add: 1 small can tomato paste plus 1 can water
using paste can

2 small cans (or 1 large can) tomato sauce

1 large can tomato puree plus 1 can water
using puree can

2 tablespoons basil

2 tablespoons parsley flakes

2 teaspoons salt

5 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon sugar

5 teaspoon fennel seed (if no Italian sausage is

used but if pork neck bones are used)
1 tablespoon olive oil (if no pork or stewing

chicken is used)

Simmer with meat 2 to 2-1 hourSo

Sauce Italien

If sauce needs to be thinned, use water that pastas
cooked in. |

Meats to cook in sauce (use any two):
1 pound beef (meat balls, neck bones)

6 to 8 pork neck bones |

Small chicken (stewing has more flavor) .

6 to 8 lamb neck bones I

1 to I5 pound Italian sausage ;

Meat Balls (Origin: Tuscany)

1 pound ground beef (or h pound ground beef anc;

pound ground pork)

2 slices soft bread crumbs

2 tablespoons grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon parsley flakes

1 teaspoon salt

5 teaspoon pepper

g teaspoon oregano

4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 egg (well-beaten) 1

1 tablespoon chopped onion '

Shape into 1" balls. Brown in 2 tablespoons olive I
(spoon out fat as it collects) or broil meat balls url
brown. Add to sauce.

To accompany her main course, Ms. Boski maks
a tossed salad. Ingredients include any kind of It-
tuce, such as romaine or endive lettuce, a slic^
marinated artichoke heart, black pitted olives, ay
kind of canned vegetable, including pickled baby bee ,,
and avacadOo Dress with vinegar and oil and sprinl'i
with fontina cheese. 1

Serve with warm Italian bread and a full bodij
wine. I

For dessert, Ms. Boski recommends an Elmeii
Sundae, a chocolate walnut sauce poured over a scoi
of vanilla ice cream. The sauce hardens so that iti
like eating an ice cream bar, only much richer.

a basic sauce to be used with pastas such as fettuccine, lasagne,
ond manicotti, to name a few. In this version, Tuscony meatballs and Italian sausage ore
ved with spaghetti. Top with parsley and sprinkle with grated ricotta cheese.

Straining the spaghetti.

CTA TRANSIT NE]/>

Iisit With
f. Mosny

00th Decay
ium Disease

Transit News

Family Fare

,Jitor's Note. With a new dental insurance plan in effect for CTA employees wishing to take odvan-
ge of it, we thought dental core would be a logical subject for Dr. Mosny to write about.

ENTAL CARIES and gum disease should be the concern of both the family physi-
an and the dentist. Some systemic diseases such as diabetes increase the break-
)wn of dental structures and thereby increase an individual's susceptibility.
' The dentist plays a major role in dental care, but for prevention, each person
ust assume the primary responsibility by brushing, flossing and following rec-
ommended diets. The dentist mainly treats the end result of poor oral hygiene and
•actice.
An important point to remember is that 50 per cent of us become toothless by
e age of 65 and this could have been prevented. An understanding of the develop-
ent of tooth decay and gum disease will help us to prevent the disease processes.

ental Caries (Cavities]

Tooth decay is the most common dental problem and is the result of a combina-
iOn of factors which destroy the tooth enamel. The initial and most important
i.ctor is plaque formation. Plaque is a sticky colorless film which forms on the
ieth and originally comes from the saliva. Bacteria grow in this plaque, using
figar and food particles as nutrients.

'' Acid formation is a result of bacterial activity. The plaque hastens decay by
Wding the acid against the tooth for long periods of time.

! The susceptibility of the tooth enamel to decay determines the rapidity with
'hich this will occur.
I

urn Disease

, Pyorrhea also begins with plaque formation along the gum margins. Eventually,
ilcium salts from the saliva mineralize and a calculus of stony consistency re-
ilts. Bacterial activity produces a variety of by-products which lead to gum in-
airmiation and destruction. Finally, degeneration of the supportive structures of
16 teeth occur. In addition, the hard calcified plaque acts as a mechanical irri-
'jit during chewing or brushing and thereby causes local irritation and bleeding of
,18 gums.

Eventually, the gum separates from the tooth and results in the formation of
)ckets adjacent to the teeth. These serve as collecting areas for food debris and
fection causing the gum disease to progress more rapidly. With destruction of
e supportive structures of the teeth, the tooth becomes loosened and finally falls
It.

revention

Good oral hygiene by proper brushing and flossing will prevent plaque forma-
on and acid production which cause tooth decay and pyorrhea. Avoidance of
Jgars is also important.

; Brushing - A properly used manual toothbrush is recommended. Select a soft
/Ion toothbrush with rounded bristles and a head that fits comfortably in your
louth. Vertical stroking of the teeth and the gum margins in a direction away
om the gums is recommended. All surfaces must be brushed thoroughly.

Flossing - In order to remove plaque and food debris from between the teeth,
2ntal floss should be used at least once a day.

Nutrition - Avoid processed sugars and food containing such sugars both at
leal-time and as snacks. The amount of sugar is not the im- (Continued Page 11)

FAMILY
LAWYER A

Waste Basket Evidence

Detectives suspected that Mur-
ray, staying in a downtown hotel,
was involved in illicit gambling.
One evening they checked the
contents of his waste basket after
it had been removed from the
room by a maid. Sure enough,
they found telltale numbers slips.

When the case came to court,
Murray's lawyer objected to this
evidence on grounds of "unrea-
sonable search and seizure." He
pointed out that the detectives had
no warrant to search the waste
basket.

But the court found the evi-
dence admissible and Murray
guilty.

"Once the discarded items were
outside of the room," said the
court, "they were in the public
domain."

As a rule, the constitutional
protection against unreasonable
search and seizure does not apply
to articles that have been aban-
doned. This is true even though
they were abandoned under the
pressure of pursuit.

In another case a speeding mo-
torist, noticing a police car fol-
lowing him. tossed a package of
narcotics out the window into an
open field.

Police retrieved the package.
And again, a court ruled that the
evidence was valid. The court said
the man had clearly abandoned
possession of the package before
the police picked il up.

But there must also be an in-
tent-lo-abandon. Another man,
sitting in a taxi, dropped a box of
pills on the floor when a police-
man walked up. Here too the offi-
cer seized the box.

In these circumstances, how-
ever, a court decided later that
the box could not be used as evi-
dence. The court said that al-
though it had been laid aside mo-
mentarily, it was still within the
man's reach — still, for all prac-
tical purposes, within his posses-
sion.

"An occupied laxicab," ob-
served the judge, "is not to be
compared with an open field."

Bar Association
feature by Will

publii
Bcrns

C) 1975 American Bar Association

PRIL, 1975

AT HIS retirement party, Thor Haoning wos surrounded by
Administrative Services staffers who contribute to production of
Transit News. From left, John Gritis, Adele Monson, Thor,
Joan Fitzgerald and Art Tonner.

Transit News 'Publisher' Retires

TRANSIT NEWS lost one of its foremost supporters
April 1 when Thor Haaning retired.

As a loyal reader? After overseeing the produc-
tion of more than 70 million magazine pages now he
should be able to scan a single copy at a more
leisurely pace.

For the benefit of his knowledge, experience, and
willingness to help, however, his absence will be felt
dearly by the entire magazine staff. Haaning has
been the "publisher" of Transit News since Januai-y
1962.

He inherited the job when CTA management was
forced to cut costs and cancel engraving and printing
contracts.

Printing and collating has since been done in CTA's
own print shop located in the Merchandise Mart.

In the capacity of director of administrative ser-
vices, Haaning managed tlie Duplicating Services Unit
as well as the Photograpliic Services Unit.

The latter takes all CTA photographs and also
processes negatives for the offset printing process
used by Transit News.

A skilled photographer himself, Haaning took many
of the pictures used to adorn front covers of Transit
News.

Needless to say, countless others learned to de-
pend upon Haaning tooo His 39 years of service pro-
duced many friends within CTA, as was evidenced by
the nearly 200 follow workers who honored him at a
luncheon or contributed to his retirement gift.

Haaning stiirted on the rapid transit as a station
watchman on New Year's Eve in 1935o After ten
years as a trainman he transferred to the General
Office as a photographer in 1948.

Placed in charge of CTA's reproduction sci*viccs
in 1961, Haaning was appointed director of adminis-
trative services last April.

Well - -

Hello, Dollies!

CTA's switchboard girls are doll lovers. j

Eva Marcin, who's been on the CTA phone fo 14
years, has been collecting dolls for 20. They re
dressed in authentic national costumes from 19 ccn-
tries and 11 states. .

One is an egg carton doll from Pennsylvania, br
biggest doll, from Hawaii, is nine inches tall, pi
smallest doll (five inches high) is made of bluekd
white seashells from Florida. ,

"I never played with dolls when I was a kid," J(s,
Marcin says, "but I do talk to them now, especi[ly
when I dust them."

Maybe there's something atout a switchboard at
causes the urge to collect something besides riis.
Our head switchboard operator, Menetta Ferrrt,
collects clowns, continuing a hobby begun by her ne
husband.

0 ^ ^

Eva Marcin's doll collection has almost as many national es
as the U.N. Here's a closeup on Eva and a somple ofie
variety. Below, Menetta Ferrori with some of her clowns, 'Is
and sculpture.

CTA TRANSIT WElf

3awes!

That's
The Spirit
in Evanston

ilf-»^

D res is a big name in Evanston,

The Charles G. Dawes home, on Sheridan Road, is
th|headquarters of the Evanston Historical Society.

Charles G. Dawes was Vice President of the United
Sties from 1924 to 1929 in the administration of
Pisident Calvin Coolidge.

His great grandfather, William Dawes, was one of
ttl lesser celebrated heroes of America's War for
tospendence.

[n fact, Dawes finished the ride Paul Revere
sfrted through tlie Massachusetts Bay Colony
ccntryside to warn villagers and farmers that "the
Bitish are coming."

?ays George Krambles, originator of the CTA's
Bentennial Spirit of '76 fleet: "As a patriot on
hcseback on the eve of the battle of Lexington and
Cdcord, William Dawes has never been given equal
biing. He had no Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for
a ress agent."

So, what's more natural than to remedy this by
naming the first '76er on the Evanston-Wilmette
elevated branch the William Dawes, The train went
into operation on March 20.

William Dawes, who was a humorous shoemaker,
is credited with having been more effective in getting
past British guards at checkpoints on the night of
April 18, 1775, for his ride to Lexington. Often posing
as an intoxicated peddler, Dawes had won the friend-
ship of the guards.

Dawes also was conspicuous for wearing cloth-
covered buttons when brass buttons were in vogue.
He hid gold coins inside the buttons to smuggle them
for the Revolutionary cause. Among other exploits,
he also smuggled two cannons out of Boston.

Wliile favoring the William Dawes for the Evans-
ton service, the CTA has not overlooked Revere in its
Spirit of '76 program. The Paul Revere train began
operating recently on the Skokie Swift route.

Teth (Continued)

pctant factor but it is the frequency with which it is
ud. Each ejqjosure to sweets will produce 20 to 30
mutes of acid production. Sugar by itself does not
esse tooth decay but when combined with poor oral
tjiene it becomes a vital factor. There is some
e^lence that protein, Vitamin C and Vitamin A have
^ 'Otective influence in gum disease.

)ood oral hygiene from a diet standpoint includes
liflral use of raw fruit and vegetables, imsweetened

juices, diet drinks, milk and tomato juice. Peanut
butter is a good snack food.

Flouridation - Flouride helps tooth enamel resist
tooth decay. The most practical way of providing it is
by adding it to a commimity's water supply.

Dental Care - Plaque removal, surgical removal
of damaged gums, correction of abnormal biting oc-
clusions, replacement of missing teeth by partial
bridge work and use of space maintaining techniques
are all procedures which a dentist will utilize to ar-
rest tooth decay and gimi disease.

^h/L,

7975

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORIT?

ARCHER -

Congratulations to Dispatcher and Mrs.
WILLIAM TAYLOR on their 39th wedding
anniversary, and to Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH
FREEMAN on their 43rd wedding anni-
versary...Our wishes for a speedy recov-
ery are sent to LARRY HEARD, the son of
C. HEARD, who broke his arm; to GEORGE
KUBIN who Is convalescing from his Ill-
ness; to GRANT JONES who Is convalesc-
ing from his accident, and to Collector
CHARLES JONES who Is recovering from
his operation. Operator D. E. STUKEN-
BERG has returned to work after being off
for five months. ..Our belated and deepest
sympathy Is extended to Operator MARTIN
McMAHON In the passing of his mother;
to Operator E.L.SANDIFER in the passing
of his father, and to the family of Retired
Supervisor ARTHUR MURPHY who passed
away. ..Good luck to CHESTER KRAJEWSKI
who took his pension March 1, and to
W. A. (Pickles) WEINMAN who retired
April 1. Enjoy your retirements, gents,
and the best of everything to you. ..Spring
Is here, so please watch for children play-
ing and riding their bikes. . .ERNEST P.
PHELPS has transferred to the Schedule
Department as a traffic checker. Good
luck In your new assignment.. .Our basket-
ball team Is hotter than a depot stove In
January with a 9-1 win-loss record.
Coach H. BANKSTON Is very happy with
the team performance. Keep up the good
work, gents, we are proud of you. Can't
forget the bowling team — they are out
there every Friday night keeping Archer
Station on top. Thanks, again, we appre-
ciate what you are doing for Archer...
AUSTION WOOL FOLK, president of the
credit union, wishes to thank the members
for attending the 37th annual meeting that
was held at McKinley Fieldhouse on March
16. After reading the annual report, there
were discussions on how to improve the
service of the credit union by the mem-
bers. It was a great day for everyone,
and we hope to see you there next year.
Guests were Retired Superintendent
MYLES and BEA HARRINGTON, ROBERT
QUETSCHKE of the Mart, Area Superin-
tendent WILLIAM MOSER, Assistant Su-
perintendent JOHN PETROSIUS and JOE
STEWART of Archer. Also JOHN F.
O'BRIEN, president of Division 241; Mr.
and Mrs. JAMES A. PATE, treasurer of
Division 241; JOHN F. TIFFY, secretary
of Division 241; ROBERT HOLMES, and
Mr. and Mrs. ERNEST HILL, president of
"j2nd Street credit union. We can't forget
Pensioner FRANK SUMMERS who was
looking great. The following gentlemen
were elected to the board of directors;
President AUSTION VVOOLFOLK; Vice

President FRED OLSEN; Treasurers
BRUNO KAMIEN and JOSEPH KUBICKl;
Directors JOHN KOCHER, WALTER ZE-
LIS and FRED BACKE. Save with your
credit imion.

CTA SECURITY -

The new face in the office Is that of TER-
RY' SWEENEY who transferred to us from
the Maintenance Department. Nice to have
you aboard, Terry, and hope you enjoy
your stay here. ..Your scribe is now in
possession of a new name and roommate.
I was married on March 8 to BOBWASSON
who works out of the 77th Street Depot. We
spent our honeymoon at Disney World in
Florida, and it was absolutely fantastic...
A warm welcome is also extended to JACK
DONOHUE and JACK SHEEHY who trans-
ferred to our department from Special
Investigations.

Pat TOa-iM

DATACENTER -

\TC JOHNSON and his family just returned
from their fly/drive trip to Califomla — San
Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
The next home he buys, says Vic, will he in
Monterey. Wonder If the Monterey Transit
Authority has an opening,. .JIM GRIFFIN
tells of his recent elbow- rubbing with
Sammy — Davis Jr. that Is. Jim was on the
Statellnerl49 last week when Sammy Davis
jumped on and began to entertain the pas-
sengers. Talk about cheap entertainment..
.Would you tolleve that MARY GRACE
CASTRO edged Zsa Zsa Gabor into aGin-
glss corner. Mary Grace and her fiance
were choosing tuxedos when Zsa Zsa ar-
rived to fit her "darling" husband. Both
women chose the same tuxedo. What taste.

StttfH ^ti

ELECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

Super cop ROBERT ALBRECHT is off to
California on a one-week vacation. I don't
know^ how anyone could cram a vacation,
all the way to the West Coast, into one
week. Bob would be the first to try it.. .A
number of our promising signal helpers
were recently promoted to journeymen.
They are: ART COLl, JOE ROMBOUT,
ELIJAH WILSON and HOWARD YOUNG.
Being signal maintainors now, these men
arc taking on more interesting responsi-
bility. Congratulations, fellows. . . PAT
STAUDT is back on the job after being off
for a month recuperating from a back ail-

ment. CHARLIE SEMON filled in as fo
man of the gang and kept things runn
smoothly In Pat's absence. Charlie g;
me a "no comment" on filling In for I
I guess he figured there must be bet
things to write about. ..Did 1 say anytb
about FRANT< BONK who is still off sk
You know he had an operation to corrJH
a stomach disorder. Just don't you worfl
he is eating well and often. There Is s^
a lot of Bonk left there. ..We regretfi'
report the death of ELIZABETH BAR'l \
the mother of Signalman RICHARD GAL ■
RYS. We offer our deepest sympathy!
your hour of sorrow and trust that ( •
prayers will help strengthen you m yc
tune of necd...Back at work and glad of,
is ART LOWDER. He was oft work foi
long time with a broken leg. Glad to :>
you back. Art. ..Want to know what hi|-
pened to Retired Signal Maintainor CLA'-
ENCE ZAKE on the night of the con I
beef and cabbage dinner? Clarence t|
me he just didn't feel up to it, and j^.
wanted to spend a quiet evening at ho^
with his wife. Nothing wrong with th|,
Clarence attends this affair regularly, \\
was noticeably missing that night. ..Sigi'.
Maintainer FRANK HALPER, who has li
much success in his bid to stop smok";
by attending a stop smoking clinic, is n'
entering into another area of concern. T-
same non-profit organization that spc'
sored the stop smoking clinic is now spc'
soring a type of program that deals \s'
the care of the heart called "Heart Bea'
The program is affiliated with a hospi
and is hl^ly recommended by Frank a'
his wife, DOROTHY. A physical and i
formation gathered by an inter\iewer ;
the determining factor whetlier you a
heading toward an eventual heart failure
heart trouble In later years... "Get w
soon" is what all the guys here are sayi,
to CLYDE YOUNT who was hospitaliii
but is now up and on his feet. That's l!
way to do it, Clyde. ..Retired Signal Foil
man PATRICK J. DOYLE and his \vj
were guests recently at a stockholdtj

CTA TRANSIT NEWS '

Volume XXVin Number 4

Published for employees ond ret.rees o( the
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CTA TRANSIT NEV/

JCJING THE ranks of
ih retired on April 1
W(! the three employ-
ee pictured here who
lic40or more yeors of
trisit service eoch
wi CTA and its pre-
(lf!SSor companies.

J. A. JANKAUSKIS
48 Years

J. R. CHRISTOI
45 Years

J. G. DUNDOVICH
45 Years

^EW PENSIONERS

JtiEPH BOBKO, Carpenter A,

fjth Shops, Emp. 7-6-48
tt^LIAM BRACH, Carpenter,

Sokie Shop, Emp. 10-1-45
J'JEPH CHRISTOI, Elec. Worker A,

lilding Maintenance, Emp. 8-20-29
A3TIN CRAYCRAFT, Serv. Truck Chauff.,

lility, Emp. 9-6-35
J'lN DUNDOVICH, Electrical Worker,

Spkie Shop, Emp. 1-20-30
ipMAS DUNNE, Pers. Investigation,

Secial Investigations, Emp. 5-13-46
DM EDWARDS, Line Truck Chauffeur,

Hlity, Emp. 7-6-39
EATRICE FRANKE, Invoice Clerk II,

icounttng, Emp. 9-17-51
T3MAS GRIFFIN, Operator,

Irth Avenue, Emp. 8-18-37
TOR HAANING, Director,

;ininistrative Services, Emp. 12-31-35
J'lN HALL, Operator,

I,rth Park, Emp. 1-10-36
CARLES HAYNES, Operator,

(th Street, Emp. 2-24-48
T3MAS P. HOGAN, District Supt.,

(ntrol Center, Emp. 1-20-31
JJEPH JANKAUSKIS, Painter A,

futh Shops, Emp. 3-11-27
J'iN KLIMA, Service Truck Chauffeur,

Ulity, Emp. 7-29-41

CARL J. LACHNER, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 2-13-43
THOMAS LYONS, Motorman,

North Section, Emp. 1-27-43
EDWARD MERK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 7-8-44
SALVATORE MILAZZO, Car Repairman,

Foster Maint. Terminal, Emp. 3-9-50
JOHN MILLER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-10-42
CHARLES O'CONNOR, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-5-65
FRANK PASCHE, Chief Clerk,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-23-35
ELIZABETH RUSSO, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 3-13-47
ELEANOR SHALLBETTER, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 8-15-64
CLARENCE SPINDLER, Trackman I,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 11-28-45
GEORGE SULLIVAN, Box Puller,

Kedzie, Emp. 3-30-42
WILBERT WEINMAN, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 12-10-40

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

CORNELIUS JONES, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 2-24-49
LARRY MANTER Sr., Collector,

Limits, Emp. 12-13-56
NEIL SULLIVAN, Conductor,

South Sect-ion, Emp. 11-14-45
SAMUE-L TRICHE, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 7-6-44

ii2ting and dinner given by the Metro-
pitan "L" federal credit union. They had
smuch fun they were still chuckling about
ileveral days later when I talked to them.
Ilseems it wasn't just the dancing that
k t them out until midnight, but many of
tlir old friends they met. Seated at their
tile were: JOHN CURRY, Illinois direc-
ti of credit unions, who was also the
gst speaker; Retired Signal Maintainer
lANK GUAGENTI and his wife, LOUISE;
ijS. MAE GRIFFITHS, the 80-year old
njther of PATRICK GRIFFITHS, and Mr,
^CARTHY of the Lake Street credit
ujon.
I - 7«»

KEDZIE -

Superintendents R. K. KEAG and E.WHITE
want to congratulate all the operators on
their improved accident record. Kedzie
came in second for the past quarter, and
coffee was enjoyed by all the men, cour-
tesy of management, and the rolls were
furnished by your credit union. Let's
strive a little harder and be No. 1...0pera-
tor GEORGE SULLIVAN took his pension
on April 1 after 33 years of service.
George can now sit in his rocking chair
and just enjoy life at its best...Our deepest
sympathy is extended to Mrs. NAOMI BEY,
the wife of Operator HARVEY BEY, in the
death of her mother, Mrs. ADDIE BLAY-

LOCK. Our condolences are also extended
to Mrs. F. BARNES in the death of her
husband, Operator FRED BARNES, who
passed away on March 18... To everyone
having a birthday or anniversary in the
month of April, we send our best wishes
for many, many morc.To all the opera-
tors on the sick list, we wish you well and
a speedy recovery. Hope to see you all
back to work real soon. ..Don't forget your
credit union — save a little each payday...
To all the operators who made the "Em-
ployee of the Year" list, congratulations.
Let's make the list really grow.

GENERAL OFFICE -

DAVE BARROWMAN, retired since 1964,
died in March in Loretta, Wis. He worked
in Accident Prevention.. «JOHN BLUM has
joined Public Safety and MARIO McMAN-
US has joined Personnel Development,
both as graduate trainees. Welcome
aboard..«IO FELDMAN has asked us to be
sure and extend her thanks for the thought-
fulness of the CTA people during her time
away from work recuperating. . . MIKE
SMITH has left Personnel Development
and returned to South Shops. We all wish
him well.. .DENNIS MURPHY, Marketing,
just returned from a two-week trip in the
West driving his new car. He came back
sporting a ljeard...We were sure glad to
see AILEEN MADDEN back in Executive
after a lengthy rest. Welcome back. ..In
the Medical Department, we wish the best
of birthday greetings to HARRY SORE-
GHEN who will be older on April 25 and
EARL BOYD who is getting to look younger
April 16. . . Among
those taking retire-
ments recently in the
Mart was GEORGE
BENSHISH, audit
clerk HI in Internal
Auditing, who is
shown accepting a
gift from Comptrol-
ler SAMUEL P.
MILLER (left).

George had over 37

years with CTA, the last 11 of which were
in the General Office. Before that George
was a bus operator at Forest Glen.

- ^e^ina T'atett & ^e/«** 'Tteuzauiet

LIMITS -

There's not much news for this issue for
as fate would have it, I've been off sick as
some of you must know. But now I'm back
and looking for all those news items...Well
the basketball team didn't do as good as I
promised, but maybe we will have better
luck next year. Maybe a few of the taller
fellows at the station could do it for us...
Speaking of doing it all, it's Softball time
again, and maybe we can make up for the
basketball team. Want to hear something

mi, 1975

funny — I will be playing Softball this sum-
mer so we just have to win. ..Speaking of
winning, you can't lose by retaining our
present board member, R. GOLDMAN,
when election time rolls around. He has
done a lot, keeping us informed as to what
is happening within the company and at the
station, so let's get out and vote for him...
Well, it's vacation time again so get those
news items in to me so I can mention them
in our column. You can leave them with
the clerk or give them to me.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

Our vacationers for this month are DAG-
MAR McNAMARA who enjoyed a trip to
Jackson and Natchez, Miss., and New Or-
leans; ED THORNE who enjoyed a week in
Florida and the Bahamas, and LINDA
LUNDBERG and MAGGIE POKATILOFF
who enjoyed a short vacation around the
Chicago area.. .The welcome mat is out to
our new typists in the Stores section,
BARBARA NEELAND and ELLEN MUN-
YER. VICTOR JOHNSON Jr. is also a
new face in our department. Vic was
formerly in Stores, transferred to Data-
center and is now back in Stores. Nice
having you back, Vic. ..That big smile that
ANN JOBARIS is wearing is a "grandma
for the first time" smile. Ann has even
taken a week' s vacation to spoil her little
granddaughter, SOJlA...We also welcome
back ROBERT MURRY who was promoted
to stock clerk n in our South Shops loca-
tion. Bob was also a former Stores em-
ployee who has come back home. ..We were
very sorry to hear that Pensioner FRED
LOITZ, former order control clerk,
passed away in March...A word to all our
sections— we can't print news if we don't
get any. How about some news, please.

- PtiieittA "KamiuuU

NORTH AVENUE -

As we bid farewell to March, the spectac-
ular, unpredictable, changeable month, we
also bid adieu to the caravan of operators
that left North Avenue on the system pick.
Among them our man of the "rackets,"
Operator BEN FLENNAUGH, the tennis
star. And, while we are on the farewells,
the very best to Operators EDWARD A.
MANNION, HAROLD F. FORSTER and
EINAR G. PARSON who inked their names
to the list of retirees March 1...0n March
31, FRANK PASCHE, our most efficient
chief clerk, brought to a close continuous
service that started at the old Armitage
Bam in 1935. Frank has made no commit-
ments as to his plans as a pensioner, but
we wish him a happy and relaxed life of
which he is most deserving...It was an 8
pound baby girl named JENNIFER ANN for
Repairman KEVIN J. H ALLEN and his
wife, GRETCHEN...Our visitors during the
month were ex-operators CURTIS JAMES

and DAVELL MORGAN, now working in
different categories with the company, and
Pensioner TONY GLOPPE...ANN TEDES-
CHI, the wife of Operator JULIUS TED-
ESCHI, added another rung in the ladder of
lite as she celebrated her birthday on
March 23. ..Our deepest sympathy is ex-
tended to Assistant Superintendent AR-
THUR TABEL in the death of his father-
in-law; Operator K. STOLZ in the death of
his mother, and Supervisor EARL BURK-
ETT in the death of his father-in-law...
While taking in a few days of relaxation.
Supervisor WILLIAM REYNOLDS visited
his good friend, JOHN ROLAND, at the
Amalgamated Transit Union headquarters
in Washington, D.C. Reynolds took an ex-
tended tour of the nation's capital to see
just how the federal government really
clicks...A hearty welcome is extended to
the new operators that are coming to North
Avenue as their choice on the system
pick.. J now give you a sneak preview of a
suspense story that may be a first in the
annals of CTA romances. Be sure and
watch this column next month and get the
entire story.. .In the finance circles. Op-
erator KENNETH METTLER, treasurer
of the credit union, and his staff were
banging away on the calculators and adding
and posting machines as the month ended.
They are paying dividends for the first
time on a quarterly basis...My old side-
kick, WALTER BLIX, Is sttll on the sick
list. Here's hoping you will be out and on
the go by the time this is in print, Walter.

- fiatoH Pttua

NORTH PARK -

Operator HAROLD ANDERSCHAT and his
wife, ANNE, enjoyed a week's vacation In
Las Vegas. They saw a number of shows
and were guests at Johnny Carson's open-
ing night at Caesar's Palace. Harold must
have been quite lucky as he is now driving
a new '75 Pontiac Catalina. . . Operator
HAROLD BASON and his wife, NORA, en-
joyed a ten-day cruise to the Caribbean
Islands with a week's stay In Florida...Op-
erator CLARENCE (Butch) VAN MIDDLES-
WORTH has his charter boat, the "Debtor's
Prison", all set for the Lake Michigan
fishing season. The boat Is equipped with
electronic fish tinders and all poles and
tackle are furnished. For information
phone (312) 539-6657. . . Operator JOHN
HALL retired on March 31 and CTA's
finest paymaster will be missed. John, a
very personable man, has t)een working
Western Avenue for years. We at North
Park wish him many years of pleasure In
his retirement.. .Pensioner FRED HER-
MAN received a pin from Resurrection
hospital for 500hoursof volunteer service,
and a beautiful photograph of him appeared
in the Lemer newspapers. . . Pensioner
WILLIAM SEIFERT who Is living in South
Gate, CaU, recently donated a prickly pear
tree, age five years, that he started from
a seed In Chicago, to the South Gate Park

District. Bill and his wife, MIN, rect
became great-grandparents for the
time.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

Happy birthday to DOROTHY ETSCHl
April 1. Congratulations and here's 1
ing you celebrate many more... We i
come MOSES JOYCE, THEODORE M
UEL, CHARLES MYERS, ALTON NCI IS
and EARNEST PHELPS to the departrit
as traffic checkers, ..We extend our dd-
est sympathy to ED JOYCE in the deat)f
his wife, VICKIE... The Mart basket U
team had a fairly decent year conside .g
the problems we had In recruiting a ti i
and the fact that we had never played -
gether before. The contributing factor r
this Is the outstanding play of guard / -
DREW BISHOP, who Is In the managenit
trainee program; forward TOM O'BRIi,
who Is a traffic checker in the Schedui,
and center-forward ELBERT LANE, o
Is a principle application analyst for D;-
center. With more practice and mayla
little more luck I think we wlU have a
outstanding team next year. Other play s
on the present team are: JAMES TER',
CHANCE HANEY, ROBERT SPOONER i
JOE MILBROOK, all of Schedules; RAH
LOUIS, Insurance Department; TONY^-
DREWS, Electrical Engineering; T'l
RYAN, Maintenance, West Shops, d
NORRIS FRANKLIN and JACKIE ROB -
SON of the Transportation Departm( .
The player coaches for this year w5
JOHN DORSEY and RICKARD MITCHE.
of Schedules. The player manager \!5
GEORGE W. WEST.

(Routes & Systems) -

We welcome EVELYN MARTIN into ;
department as a clerk-typist. Evelyi
husband, DAVID, Is a station superintend I
at the Dan Ryan Termlnal...A little p :
bundle of joy came to the home of ROXAV
and HOWARD BENN. Charming lit:
MICHELLE LISA made her debut at Wei
Memorial hospital on March 7 welghlnp
pounds 5 oimces. Babies usually have lit-
shirts with Mickey Mouse or Donald Du(,
but Michelle has one with a train on il
from her father, of course. Howard 1
had some sleepless nights, but that com
with t)elng a father. . . Some of our fell
workers are keeping In shape by playl
volleyball every week: LINDA CRY
BECK, DICK BRAZDA, BOB VANCE a
FRANK 0'DOWD...HANK WILSON and H
t)eautlful wife recently celebrated th(
21st wedding anniversary by spending
evening on the town.

(Passenger Controls) -

NEAL St. JOHN recently transferred
our department from Limits where he w
a serviceman and Is now a junior draft
man. . . Lots of luck (and they need it)
STEVE and DIANE WOLGEMUTH who ai
buying an old house in Riverside. Tl

CTA TRANSIT NEWi'

,u dates back to about 1865. It was
vdI b\ David Gage, who at that time was
earer o£ the City of Chicago. Mr. Gage
ml a horse farm and a race track. which
, Jt of Riverside. Steve and Diane are
Ming to restore the exterior to what it
aso the "good old days." At least Steve
or have to worry where his vacation
nnvill be spent.

- Xtui 'SaU»a & 'gettif Pae^iimJic

UT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

(y Lpologies for missing the last two
aous of news, but the flu bug got to me
heirst month and vacation took care of
lieiecond month. . .Mr. and Mrs. NICK
}A -.0 are proud to announce the birth of
I fighter, RAPHAELA, born on Jan. 2
railing 7 pounds 3 ounces. This makes
hr. daughters for the Gallos. Raphaela
(ashe first baby bom ui the New Year at
^ai Ridge hospital and was presented
na,' gifts. ..The West Shops credit union
leltheir annual dinner in the shops cafe-
et. We had quite a crowd and the food,
IS sual, was delicious thanks to TONY
5P,; and his wife, JUANITA. . .HARRY
PAuICCHI and his wife finally got to see
ie first grandson even though he was a
fe\vmonths old. The proud parents are
Mrmd Mrs. GREENWOOD, and the baby
is imed MATHEW. . . A belated happy
birday to T. J. STAUNTON who was 41
yeES old on Feb. 19. ..A happy birthday
als to JOSEPH CHRISTOI, but I can't tell
yoiiis age ...I would like to wish a happy
birday to all of you who have celebrated
onesince the first of the year. Here's
ivis.ng you many, many more... To the
shiins— a word of cheer — get well and
getack to us, we miss you.. .A happy 38th
we'ing anniversary to Pensioner E. P.
W^iE and his lovely wife, VI, who cele-
bried on March 16. Mr. Wade retired on
Jai 1 and is hibernating in the North
Wds...Our deepest sympathy is extended
to OCKY FERRARA and his family in the
lOE of his wife and mother. . . This is a
sh(t report of news, so please bring me
yoi news bits anytime. I always like to
hei. from you.

SOfH SECTION -

Spig has finally sprung and here's your
sitnertime gal who is sure happy about
it.^onductor ALAN DEVER won $15,000
re'iitly in the Millionaire's Drawing of
th(ottery and it couldn't have happened to
a i;er guy. He is so thrilled over winning
thinoney. He tried another job as track-
mt with the Maintenance Department, but
trisferred back to us as conductor and
wee sure glad to have htm back...Also,
hej to newly hired employee STEVEN
FIWERS. .. Agent IRENE HUERTA got
3vi' from it all recently by going up to
Miiigan for a nice weekend. ..One of my
fa-rite people whom I used to work with

at 61st Street office years ago (I won't say
how many years), former office employee
BERNARD TRANDEL, passed away re-
cently. He was one great guy. ..Just the
other Sunday we had another first on the
South Section: We had an all-woman crew
on the Jackson Park Line - - Motorwoman
LENA PHILLIPS and Conductor FRANKIE
SUMMERS, and they did a splendid job...
The passenger commendations keep flow-
ing in: Conductor ANTHONY EDWARDS
was commended for helping to re-unite a
lost boy with his parents; Conductor
DOUGLAS WILLIAMS was commended for
returning a woman's purse which she left
on the train; Conductor CULLIS FLINN
was commended for exceptional courtesy
in assisting a woman passenger with travel
information, and Conductor KNOX REEVES
received his second commendation In a
matter of a couple of weeks for his clear
and well pronounced annoimcements. . ,
On March 22 I attended the Metropolitan
"L" Federal Credit Union meeting and
dinner at Nielsen's restaurant at Harlem
and North Avenues and everyone had a
super time. The buffet dinner was just
delicious and they even had dancing after-
wards. Saw so many people I hadn't seen
for awhile, it was like old home week. I
was with KATE and JOHN BURNS, former
president of Division 308, and my boss.
Superintendent STAN CHRIST and his wife,
RUTH. The president of our credit union,
CHARLES SPEARS, also attended with his
wife, SARAH. Thanks to President HOUS-
TON WASHINGTON who works on the South
Section, Secretary JOHN CAROLAN, Agent
DOROTHY PARKER and all the other
Ixjard members and committeemen at the
Metropolitan Credit Union for putting on
such a wonderful party... Back to their
posts and off the sick list and we're sure
glad to see them are: Yard Foreman JO-
SEPH PUGH, Conductors WALTEii LOFT-
LIN and JOSEPH C. MARTIN, and Motor-
man JOE RAYBURN... Pensioned Tower-
man LEONARD DeGROOT got away from
our winter weather by going down to Hot
Springs, Ark., and tried the baths enjoying
them and the warmer weather. . . This is
really a success story. Motorman HER-
MAN DUKES and his wife, MARIE, are to
be congratulated for bringing up such
wonderful children. They have six— two
boys and four girls —

and Herman has

worked very hard to
send them all to col-
lege. PATRICIA
ANN got her B.A. in
1968 from Roosevelt
university, an M.A.
in 1973, and now is
pursuing her Ph.D.
in administration
supervision at Roos- \ \ - . .
evelt. PAMELA was ^^*^**^*^\"
graduated from the .i \
Academy of Our Lady J" ■■*.
High school and now
attends DePaul unl-

'S'

versify where she is working on her bach-
elor of arts degree. SHIRLEY has a B.A.
from the University of Illinois, an M.A.
from DePaul and is now pursuing another
degree in administration supervision at
DePaul universlty...Golng on a disability
pension AprU 1 Is Conductor NEIL SULLI-
VAN who has been on the sick list for six
months. Hope your health gets better and
better so you can come back to us soon.
Mrs. Sullivan had been 111 recently, too,
but she's OK now. Also retiring Is Agent
CORNELIUS JONES who also had been sick
for quite a few months. Hope you regain
your health real soon.. .We lost two more
of our pensioners to Heaven: Retired shop
office employee at 61st Street, CLARENCE
BIRMINGHAM, and one of our favorite re-
tired agents, CATHERINE COLLINS. Our
condolences to their families. ..On Sunday,
March 23, hubby RON and I attended the
Lake Street "L" Federal Credit Union
meeting and party at Johnnie Weigelt's
hall and we sure had a good time. That
weekend was our weekend for credit union
dinners. I won a $5 door prize and was I
happy. They had a lovely buffet dinner.
Boy did I eat that weekend. Saw many
people from the West Section we haven't
seen in many a moon. Sat with Super-
intendent of Forest Park Station JAMES
WALSH and his wife, JO, and Director of
Support Services GEORGE and Mrs. RI-
LEY. Our hats are off to President LEON-
ARD KUKOWINSKI and Secretary JOHN
McCarthy and all the other directors and
committeemen for showing us such a good
time. .. Former Agent HELEN LAFAIRE,
the wife of Switchman RAYMOND LA-
FAIRE, called me when she was up from
their farm in Lutesville, Mo., visiting her
husband. She said she just loves it down
there and they have cows and a horse.
She and her son and daughter-in-law have
a store and gasoline station, too. Ray is
just waiting to go on pension and join her...
Conductor PETER PLYNN transferred to
janitor in the Maintenance Department on
Feb. 12. Good luck on your new job.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -

Greetings! Spring is here officially, but
you wouldn't believe it. At this writing

-Pm./o-. Sh/r/cy o/,dH.m,on Dukt:

AR/L, 7975

there is snow on the ground. Cheer up,
summer will soon be here and most of you
will be hitting the roads to get away from
it all. Please let your reporters know
what your vacation plans are so we can
share your experiences with everyone...
Our sincerest sympathy is extended to
Superintendent JAMES PANKONEN in the
loss ot his father. ..In last month's maga-
zine, I mentioned that RAY BRZECZEK,
terminal clerk, vacationed in Hawaii, but
I couldn't remember his granddaughter's
name. I found out her name when Ray re-
turned and it's NATALIE. Natalie, we
heard you had a great time in Hawaii. . .
Can't forget to mention that the owner of
that friendly, smiling face that comes to
visit Skokie Shop occasionally belongs to
DOM NICOSIA. . . MAUREEN DONLEY
stopped in to see us during her Easter
break from school. It was so nice seeing
her again.. .Time is marching closer and
closer to June 14 when KATHY GRAY-
BIEL and JOHN HRUBY, production sup-
ply control, will take the big step.. .Words
cannot express our deep sympathy to TOM
CARRERA, axle department, in the loss of
his wife, JILL. ..When new men transfer to
Skokie Shop from other departments we
welcome them cordially and hope they will
enjoy working with us. By the same token,
when our men transfer elsewhere we are
sorry to see them leave us. WALTER
BROZEK, control department, is leaving
us to go to West Shops; STANLEY WAR-
CHOL, control department, is transferring
to the Signal Department, and DON AN-
GELL, laborer, decided to become a CTA
policeman. To each of you we wish the
very best of luck in your new jobs. . . To
JOHN DUNDOVICH, motor line, who
joined the ranks of the men of leisure on
April 1, we all extend our very best
wishes for a very healthy and happy re-
tirement...To all you men who are base-
ball fans and do like a night out with the
boys — Friday, July 11, is the night and the
game will be in Milwaukee, Wis., at the
County Stadium, the White Sox against the
Brewers. The bus leaves Skokie Shop at
5 p.m., so why not plan on going. Oh, just
noticed in re-reading the ball game no-
tice, it states that your wife or girlfriend
is welcome too. Boys, that means one or
the other, not both, unless, of course, you
want a bit more excitement than usual...
Well that's about it for this month, folks.
See you all next month in tlie magazine,
providing you supply us with a bit more
news than you did this month.

- ■%'ai^ '»e*i(iidtiM & Pat WawcCf

(South Shops) -

Our deepest sympathy is extended to JIM
PANKONEN and his family in the death ot
his father, ADOLPH R. PANKONEN Jr...
RICH JUVINALL and JEFF SAPINSKI
spent a weekend skiing in the Upper Pen-
insula of Michigan. I am happy to say they
both returned without any broken bones.

as I had anticipated. . .Welcome back to
PAT STERLING who has been working
downtown. I should say PAT JONES, since
Pat was married Dec. 14, 1974, to EMIL
JONES Jr., a slate representative. I want
to congratulate both of them and wish them
much happiness...We wish BILL VANT)ER-
VEST, Liniits, and THEARS JUDKINS,
Kedzie, both a speedy recovery from their
illness... Congratulations to DON F. TAR-
NOWSKI, Technical Ser\1ces, on his en-
gagement to DONNA M.MARINO. A spring
wedding is being planned. Don also just
purchased a home in Burbank, 111. We all
wish Don and Donna the best of everything
and much happiness in their new home...
The annual credit union dinner-dance and
meeting was held March 22 at Gleneagles
Country Club. The main course was prime
rib, which everyone enjoyed. It also turned
out to be an engagement party for JOHN
JANKUS' son, JIM, who presented his
future wife, SUSAN ARENS, with a ring.
Good luck to Jim and Susan. . .Welcome
back to JIM LAMONT from his recent va-
cation in Hawaii. Jim and his wife spent
two weeks there lolling in the sun and
touring. Jim's wife commented, "this was
the first time that we didn't run out of
things to do on a two-week vacation."

Upholstery Shop Foreman JOHN KURGAN
and his wife, GRACE, recently vacationed
in Mesa, Ariz. Some of their time was
spent planning and participating in a sur-
prise 50th wedding anniversary for his in-
laws, MIKE and GRACE RUBEY, Mike is
now residing in Mesa since his retirement
eight years ago. John reports that Mike
and Grace are a picture of health and hap-
piness. .. Welder MAURICE O'CONNOR
tells me that his son, DENNIS, is now
serving on the aircraft carrier U.S.S.
Kitty Hawk. Dennis is in his first year in
the Navy and is now stationed at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii. ..Congratulations go out to
FRANK and JOAN KLEIN on the arrival of
their first child. Franlv was beaming with
pride when he told me his son weighed 8
pounds 9 ounces at birth and that his wife
was doing just fine. . . Welder WILLIAM
SHAUGNESSY became a grandfather for
the fourth and fifth time last month. His
new granddaughters are KELLY MARIE
and AMY ANN. Bill also celebrated 30
years of service on April 26. Nice going.
Bill. . . HOWARD BURRO'S son-in-law,
WILLIAM BAILEY, eai'ned high scoring
honors in the Midwest Conference and
made AU-Amcrican senior.. .Congratula-
tions to HARRY POCES on his retirement
as a mechanic March 1. We wish you the
best of health in your years of leisure...
We'll close on a sad note this month in
reporting the death of BETTY WALD-
MANN, the beloved wife of Retired Ma-
chinist WILLIAM WALDMANN. Our
deepest sympathy is also extended to
Machinist P'RANK SOBZAK in the death of
his sister, MARIE RODGERS.

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

As of this issue WDCTED and DOUB;
will combine their efforts as co-report
to bring you the news concerning %
Section employees. We will be extren;
grateful to all of you who help us out.
really need your news, especially from
Douglas, Congress and Lake Street liji
Send your news through your own termi
clerk to us via the clerk at Jefferson Pa
Thank you!. .After nine years of dedicaj ,
service as a Transit News reporter, M -
DRED DOYLE has decided to relinqui ,
the job to your reporters. Being on di
ability for several months now, it has (
been easy for her to gather news. We |
her a big "A" for effort and a very s
cere thank you for a job well done...
MACHADO ran his brand new motorcy
into a tree. The bike looks none the woi
from the incident. Sorry we can't say \
same for Ed. He is hobbling about ca
couple of badly bruised and banged
knees, ..ALFRED WILLIAMS is giving '
new Mercurj' Cougar a real workout,
traveled to Nashville, Tenn., for a we(
end. Then he headed for St. Louis and
dianapolis on following weekends. Now
is planning a weekend jaunt to Onta
Canada.. .Retired Janitor HAROLD SOU!
who has been ill, is feeling better I
would like to hear from his CTA friendi
Belated birthday greetings to DOR01
PARKER (March 14), MINNIE DIKEM
(March 17), and ED SANDERS (March 1
Many happy returns. ..We are sorry to i
port that Mrs. DAVID GRAFMAN entei
Edgewater hospital on March 14 for he:
surgery. Our best wishes are for
complete and rapid recovery ...Nine-y<
old MONATIQUE, the daughter of CAR
BOWMAN, marched as a drum majore
in the St. Patrick's day parade as a mel
ber of St. Columbanus school band. M(
was right up in front of the crowd beam
with pride as the group marched by..JRO
PATELLARO of the Douglas line eel
brated her sixth company anniversary
March 19. HELEN GUTH celebrated
years with the company on March 30
Congratulations are in order for Ag(
Supervisor SIDNEY TURNER and
lovely assignment agent, the form
PAULA DILLINGHAM, who became J
and Mrs. on March 1. The ceremony '
performed by Sidney's mother, who is
minister. Good luck and many hap
years together are wished the newlywec|
..GLADYS RUEDIGER had one week off I
March. She and her husband di'ove to Wil
consin for one day and just relaxed at bor(
the rest of the time..JlELEN CHRISTNII
took off for a two-week vacation in Florij
where she will visit her dad. Hope tj
Florida sun will ease the aches, pains a|
bruises that Helen acquired while learnlj
to ski. She certainly had her ups a:^
downs...On March 11 FRED FRIEB hadhj
29th anniversary with CTA. We dellii
eratoly omitted the word celebrated b'
cause on that day Fred went to St. Franc
hospital in Evanston to have surgery on li

CTA TRANSIT NEW'J

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

WLTER AHERN, 68, South Section,
ijip. 12-3-28, Died 2-19-75
AfiUST BIEVEER, 71, South Division,
Eip. 10-4-28, Died 2-26-75
J(N BLOMBERG, 80, Engineering,
E\p. 6-17-30, Died 2-8-75
T1)MAS BROWN, 79, North Avenue,
Eip. 2-24-37, Died 2-16-75
FJ\NK BURGARIS, 62, Archer,
Eip. 7-4-37, Died 2-14-75
APHONY CATANZARO, 77, North Ave.,
Eip. 4-23-29, Died 2-13-75
BliNARD CHROMCZAK, 57, West Sect.,
Eip. 10-20-42, Died 2-1-75
S^.NLEY CIBULA, 77, South Shops,
E',p. 6-14-43, Died 2-6-75
BUDETTE COLLIER, 63, Kedzie,
E.p. 8-17-45, Died 2-26-75
AirONIO CROCCO, 93, West Section,
Eip. 5-28-18, Died 2-25-75
FKD DECKER, 85, 69th Street,
Eip. 9-28-18, Died 2-3-75
FICD DIMALINE, 87, Cottage Grove,
Eip. 6-1-26, Died 2-4-75

JOHN DUNNE, 66, South Division,

Emp. 11-12-45, Died 2-28-75
ROBERT EVARTS, 59, Forest Glen,

Emp. 2-21-47, Died 2-4-75
LOUIS FLAMM, 68, 69th Street,

Emp, 2-8-51, Died 2-7-75
HARRY FREEMAN, 75, North Avenue,

Emp. 12-12-23, Died 2-3-75
JAMES GROUNDWATER, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-13-06, Died 2-14-75
FREDERICK HANSEN, 77, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-19-26, Died 2-7-75
AUGUSTUS McGILL, 88, Loop,

Emp. 7-28-44, Died 2-13-75
MARIAN MOYLAN, 87, North Section,

Emp. 6-9-32, Died 2-25-75
FRANCIS JUSZYNSKI, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 6-24-29, Died 2-11-75
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, 64, Forest Glen,

Emp. 6-27-42, Died 2-11-75
JOHN O'CONNELL, 68, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-11-36, Died 2-5-75

MICHAEL O'CONNELL, 90, Building,

Emp, 3-16-26, Died 2-21-75
JOSEPH PAGANO, 61, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-20-69, Died 3-24-75
EDWARD READY, 71, South Section,

Emp. 4-9-25, Died 2-19-75
MOLLIE SHIELDS, 79, West Section,

Emp. 2-24-37, Died 2-16-75
JOHN SHORT, 80, North Avenue,

Emp. 12-3-28, Died 1-9-75
HAROLD SIEBERT, 71, West Section,

Emp. 3-27-29, Died 2-26-75
JOHN SOBIESKI, 56, 52nd Street,

Emp. 8-14-45, Died 3-21-75
BLOYCE SPARKS, 73, West Section,

Emp. 11-26-40, Died 2-3-75
JOSEPH SWIONTKOWSKI, 84, North Ave.,

Emp. 8-13-18, Died 2-17-75
MARY TRACEY, 81, West Section,

Emp. 11-17-22, Died 2-26-75
PAUL P. YANKUS, 88, Armitage,

Emp. 5-18-20, Died 2-21-75
AUGUST E. ZIMMERMAN, 83, Armitage,

Emp. 11-22-27, Died 1-20-75

riit hand to remove an excess growth o£
crflage between his fingers. With his
h£i all bandaged up, Fred made a special
tr to see me and amiounce the birth of
hi fourth grandchild, GLEN ALLAN
MRIL. He arrived at Northwest hospital
onVIarch 15 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces,
Fd was grinning from ear to ear as he
seI, now I have two girls and two boys to
pl» with. Congratulations to mom, dad
ai the proud grandparents and welcome
b:/ Glen. . . Speaking of babies. Clerk
G-'JE BIESZKI, Congress, became a proud
faer for the fifth time on March 7. This
b:/ was a beautiful bonus as it was ten
ytrs since the birth of their last child.
T; beautiful baby girl has been named
LW JOSEPHINE. Gene predicts there
m? be problems with the family pet, an
8!pound black Doberman puppy(?) who he
fes may resent taking second place to the
ni addition. Poor Gene, he does have a
piblem. Congratulations, anyway! . ,
E5AN0R HASBROUCK returned from
hi' three-day trip to Las Vegas. She says
si left her luck behind in Chicago but
nietheless, she had a great time. ..On
M-ch 16 LINDA TAPINS and her husband
cubrated their 23rd wedding anniversary.
Miy happy returns. ..Happy anniversary to
J'lN ZUPKO who was at his new job in
th Maintenance Department one year In
Mxh...Also celebrating a first year an-
nhrsary are our original group of agent
siervlsors. Congratulations to the newly
QUified group of agent supervisors,
aiing them CECYLIA ROPA who is cer-
tsily moving around lately. We wish her
ai the others the very best of luck in
tlr new positions, .JV former agent and
T'Jisit News reporter, GRACE MOUNTS,
cfcked into Northwest hospital on March
2ij She is having eye surgery and would

like to hear from all her friends. ..JOHN
MATUSZEWSKI had time off due to an ear
infection, but is back now and feeling fine.
BILL PFEIFFER is off as we write this.
We hope he bounces back very soon. . .
Please one and all send us some news, we
need your help to write a worthwhile
column...Keep smOing!

69TH STREET -

Our new No. 1 man at 69th, BILL DONA-
HUE, and his sidekick, "Scotty" HIGGINS,
have laid down the law at the round table
and want eveiyone to shape up and clean
up.. .We welcome all the new men to 69th
and want you to know our men are all first
class --from Superintendent VIC COLE-
MAN to Bus Placer CHARLIE WILLIAMS.
..If by chance we have women breaking in
at this reading, we say welcome aboard...
Retired Superintendent ERNIE TOCCI and
his wife were on my bus one day and they
sure look great. ..DAVE McGOWAN, re-
tired box puller, had the cataracts re-
moved from his eyes. He is well pleased
because he can now see how big the collar
is on the beer he gets at Retired Operator
BERT PARKER'S place on West 55th
Street. .. Retired Operators JOSEPH MA-
THIS and HOWARD SANGER went ice
fishing up around Hayward, Wis., and got
snowed in. They had a clean deck of cards
and plenty of liquid refreshments to tide
them over till the plows camc.Operator
BILL WALTERS said that Retired Opera-
tor WALLY HORTON was on his bus and
says hello to all his pals. He works part
time at a funeral parlor, if anyone is in-
terested. The fellows on Marquette say
that they haven't seen Wally since HANK

RISCH took his pension.. .My deepest apol-
ogy to Operator E. MULVANEY and JOHN
MORNAR for mentioning that they had re-
tired. Actually they are only taking life
easy. Ed says that T. MULVEY just can't
spell or he would be a Mulvaney. . . M.
MOORE is a great operator but he just
can't pass up those peanuts at the ele-
vated...Operator O. STAMPLEY just can't
resist a taffy apple and never will share
it...It was always fim to watch R. McNEAL
serenade GOLDIE at Burger King when he
sang and demonstrated how it takes two
hands to handle a whopper. ..R. C. STEV-
ENS, former operator, is now No. 4 clerk
at Kedzie. ..Mr. 59th, Operator ART POR-
TER, and his wife vacationed out west
riding the trolleys and taliing boat rides in
San Francisco. They also took in Los
Angeles, Palm Springs, Las Vegas and
Hoover Dam. ..TONY VANDERBURG says
he will finally make the move to Florida
in April but would be back in June. He
will live at 157 N. Rustic Lane, Jensen
Beach, Fla. 33457...WILLIE GUTHRIE'S
wife is now recovering after a serious op-
eration.. .Can you imagine that the one
table to get poor service at the credit
union dinner was the Instructor's. Picture
one platter of chicken and beef for BIR-
MINGHAM, JOHNSON, ROSS, FULLER,
O'DONNELL and Supervisor "Nick the
Greek" and four of their wives. O'Donnell
opened up a can of beans when he got home.
..I understand our No. 1 man, DONAHUE,
has joined the long list for line Instruc-
tors now that the word is out that we are
getting women operators at 69th...The in-
structors are asking us all to slow down
as it is the safest way to drive. ..Hey!
That new equipment is on the way. ..Our
deepest sympathy to the family of former
operator and collector CARL SHOENBAUM

m\L, 1975

who passed away. ..Let's all drive safely
and don't forget to drop the news Into my
box just east of the clerk's window... God
bless.

Repair Department News: We heard from
more pensioners this month: PADDY
FITZGERALD, PAT McNICKOLAS, JOHN
KILMARTIN and TOM LEHAND. All are
doing well on retirement. . .We offer our
sincere sympathy to BOB STEWART and
his family in the loss of his mother re-
cently...BILL TOOMEY, HARVEY BROCK,
and CLAUDE FIZER are getting their
fishing gear ready for the long hot sum-
mer. Here's hoping they will make su-
perior fishermen.

52ND STREET -

Our hopes and prayers are for LYDELL
SMITH and JOHN SOBIESKI whose Ulness-
es are very serious. A note of good cheer
would bring them great encouragement.
We also wish a speedy recovery to HER-
BERT N. PROFFIT Jr. and JACK SMITH
and all the others who are on the sick list.
..Good luck to all our friends who left us
on the system pick, and we hope that you
will remember us at 52nd Street. Wonder
who JIMMIE MOORE will pick on now that
his buddy, GEORGE STEPTOE, Is going to
Beverly. And to think that BATUPS is
leaving 43rd Street to work at 69th Street
is unbelievable. Too bad all our girls
couldn't stay with us, but we hope they will
return in the future. A hearty welcome is
extended to all our newcomers. We hope
for your cooperation in making a good
record for 52nd, as well as for yourselves.
..The most active person I know is our
former board member and past 2nd vice
president of Division 241, ERNEST A.
HILL. Besides faithfully serving our
credit union as president and governor,
he is deeply involved in the activities of
his church and the Society of the Little
Flower. He and his lovely wife, LILLY,
are truly humane and very nice people to
know. But how many in the system don't
know Ernie?. .DRIVE DEFENSIVELY! The
warm weather is surely welcomed, but
BEWARE of bicycle riders, pedestrians,
the little children and the "hot-rodders."
Superintendent WILLIAM SCHWEITZER
will appreciate your alertness. Let's do
our best and win the safety award for him
as he is one of the best bosses in the sys-
tem. We can also be proud of our clerks —
HILLSTROM, RANDALL, RUDDLE and
PAGE. Instructors WILLIAMS and SMITH
are counting on us to do a good job in
avoiding accidents, so don't fail them...
Join your credit union and start a savings
program. Each account is insured up to
$40,000, and when savings increase, the
credit union can render more service.
Any loan in the aggregate amount of $5,000
or more now requires approval of a state-
ment of insurability. For additional in-

formation see Treasurers PHILPOTT or
POTTS. Due to an unexpected heavy de-
mand for vacation loans, the board of
directors asks that such requests be
placed one month in advance of the vaca-
tion period. Your cooperation is duly ex-
pected...WILLIAM BETTISONandhis fam-
ily are really enjoying their new home...
ALBERT WILLS is always threatening to
"pimch you in the mouth." You can hear
his mouth if none other — ask HOOKS and
HUDSON. .. Wonder why we haven't heard
any talk about our Softball team? HENRY,
RILEY, DIAL, BARTON, REYNOLDS,
JONES and all the rest of you guys — what
gives? May be that SWAIN has the answer.
Get those bats in action, fellows. .. Hey,
PORTER, start the motor and get those
Sox back in town. . . Board Member BOB
HOLMES is really doing a good job and
would like to see more of us at the union
meetings. He certainly deserves our
support.

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. If you have noticed
some of your fellow operators arriving
early on payday, it may be to catch a
glimpse of some of our female operators
in their civilian attire. Operator LINDA
BROOKS has really acquired a fan club...
The first annual retirement dinner for re-
tired 77th Street personnel was held Sat-

urday, April 5. It was sponsored bjtiu
men of 77th Street...The Wheelers fla
and Charity Club is staging its st-
Easter affair on Saturday, April 12, ith(
Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton-Ch ig(
hotel. I know it will be a swinging a it
in keeping with the Wheeler traditi o:
fine entertainment. . . Hats off to iss
DENISE E. GRESHAM, the daughte o:
Board Member ELCOSIE GRESHAM, 'h(
will receive her bachelors degree dk
Northeastern college next month. |ei
mother and dad are very proud of tht ici
that she has made the dean's list foit
past year and a half. Congratulatior .,
The 77th Street credit union held its ji-
nual banquet for members and their i ;e£
at the fabulous Rosewood Inn. Thesiii
was a huge success and a good time as
had by all. President WALTER N. N-
NISH and his fellow officers can be piud
of their efforts and well executed plan ig,
. . The March wind blew in a coup] oi
Aries birthdays, that of CLIFF iD
AYERS, better known as ANTIONNE,iid
your Transit News reporter. ..Our siD^e
condolences are extended to Supervise'}!.
BURKE TH and his family in the dea of
his father-in-law, JOHN E. MASON... p-
port our Local 241 board members, L-
COSIE GRESHAM and ANDREW BUTIR.
Attend union meetings whenever possit...
So long for now.

Service
anniversaries
in April

B. A. Jauman,

Electrical Maint.

R. J. Blau,
Vehicle Maint.

35 years

V. C. Howe, South Shops
H. S. Milewski, South Shops

30 years

L. Belin, South Section

E. J. Brach, North Pork
L. Brigham, 52nd Street

D. D. Fasano, Skokie Shop

F. W. Koziol, North Park

W. F. Shoughnessy, South Shops
A. Thomas, 52nd Street

25 years

D. M. Allen, 52nd Street
M. Cumberlonder, Utility
M. J. Fabian, Skokie Shop
C. J. Frassico, Forest Glen

E. A. Irwin, North Section
A. J. Lawson, Claims Law
P. J. O'Sullivon, District D
M. Porter Jr., Archer

E. J. Smith, South Section

A. Sonju, Forest Glen

T. M. Szewc, Electrical Maint,

R. E. Williams, Electricol Maint.

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AN IOWA SALUTE: Back home in Waterloo, Iowa, Anita Curtis, superintendent of
employment, receives the employe achievement and recognition oward or the
Brotherhood Council. The presentation was mode at the onnual dinner for Block
History Week in the community. Also attending the ceremonies was John Aurand,
manager of general odministrotion, who received a key to the city, awarded to CTA
for its forward-looking personnel policies.

N( SUBURBAN SERVICE: Village President Edword Bluthord cut a ribbon signalling the start of Chicago Transit Authority bus service
inie Village of Schiller Pork on Monday, April 7.

Schiller Park became the twentieth nearby suburb to be served directly by CTA.

For riders within the Village of Schiller Pork, the new bus service features a 25-cent adult fare as a result of a subsidy program pro-
vid by the Schiller Park Village government.

The service in Schiller Park is being provided by extending the No. 80A West Irving Pork bus route.

The bus service operates west from Cumberland in Irving Pork to 25th avenue, north in 25th avenue to Lawrence ovenue, east m
L'rence avenue to River rood, south in River road to Irving Park and then east in Irving Pork. , ^, , , , , .

For trips into Chicago, the regular CTA fare of 45 cents plus 10 cents for a transfer is charged. Children, students and sen, or
cizens ride at the reduced rate of 20 cents on the entire route.

/'R/L, 1975

what's news

First 'Super' Agent

Sue Matthews is the first fe-
male to be named assistant
superintendent of agents at
CTA. She started with the
company in I969 as a ticket
agent. She is a student in
art history at Roosevelt Uni-
versity and will receive her
degree in June.

- CTA -

The Anthony Wayne train on the Ravenswood rapid transit route and
the Patrick Henry on the North-South route are the newest vehicles
in CTA's Spirit of '76 fleet in commemoration of the country's
Bicentennial.

CTA -

Chicago's spring blizzard of April 2, largest snowstorm of the
year, brought the importance of public transportation to the at-
tention of the entire community. Train service was augmented to
take care of thousands of riders who could not move on the high-
ways. Operating personnel were acclaimed in media and in public
comment for their outstanding performance in the emergency. Bul-
letins on riding conditions and services were broadcast and tele-
cast throughout the night and well into the next day as the result
of a system established by Public Affairs and Operations Control.
The CTA Travel Information Center successfully answered a record
20,5^6 telephone inquiries in the two-day storm and clean-up
period.

- CTA -

Schiller Park becomes the 20th nearby suburb to be served directly
by CTA. The No. 8OA W. Irving Park bus route has been extended
into the village. As a result of funding by the village govern-
ment an in-Schiller Park fare of 25 cents was arranged.

- CTA -

Recent official visitors to CTA include:

Dr. Gunther Heidecke, President of the Administrative District,

Cologne, Germany.

Students, Wheaton-Warrenville High school.

Students, Beacon Christian High school, St. Catherine, Ontario,

Canada.

Mr. Francis Mak, Assistant Commissioner Public Works, Singapore.

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laduation Time

I Management School
Presents 285th
Diploma

By Rick Willis

NECESSARY development of the Chicago Transit
uorit3''s managerial manpower has been a major
>£onsibility of the CTA's Personnel Development
scon.

in May 1, another chapter in that responsibility
lib to a close as 34 employees graduated from the
j\'nth and final class in a special management
■aiing program.

ince 1973, CTA's Management Institute I, a
retion of Personnel Development, has striven to
fcuce a managerial team that effectively meets the
i£3 emotional job security needs of employees
ii'igh motivational face-to-face communication.

oig To Top

he emphasis thus far has been at the middle
laigement level. Future plans, however, call for
miasis on the development of upper and entry level
laigement as well as the middle group, provided
it;ipated federal funding becomes available.

he Management Institute, under the direction of
turt Maginnis, director of Personnel Development,
a established in May, 1973. Since that time, 285
T employees have graduated from the program.

eedback indicates that the ten-week intensive
•aiing has produced a management team that is
si'loped, polished and refined with the latest tech-
iqss needed to properly administer to the needs of

employees and to generate performance at the highest
level of service to the general public.

The Management Institute, with its staff of field
experienced instructors, all veteran CTA employees
at the middle management level, has earned a reputa-
tion as an outstanding unit of the Personnel Develop-
ment Section.

It's A CTA MBA

Instructors have utilized dynamic new inputs, co-
ordination and career application feedback from
trainees. During the course, a casual atmosphere
was encouraged to make learning more enjoyable and
to stimulate individual participation.

Role playing, typical case examples of manage-
ment problems, and a variety of other instructional
techniques were used to inspire participants to analyze
and discuss individual problems, objectives, strat-
egies, leadership styles and challenges.

While no amount of training can promise magical
behavior change to all, most CTA Management In-
stitute graduates have acquired substantial benefits
and demonstrated a significant improvement in job
performance.

Students are selected by their department manag-
ers, Maginnis says. He indicates that the same en-
rollment formulas will be utilized when school re-
sumes, on an upgraded and expanded basis, this fall.

Editor's Note: We asked Rick Willis, editor of Transi-
talk, to write this article on the Management institute not
only because he was in the May, 1975 graduating class
himself, but also because of his enthusiastic first-hand
endorsement of the program.

A member of the last graduating class. Bus Controller George
Hotchett is congratulated by General Finance Manager Paul
Kole. At left is General Administration Manager John Aurand.
Behind, from left, are Mike Smith, Bob Desvignes and Ron Baker
of Personnel Development.

dTA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

MAY, 1975

Capital People - -

They Seed Our System With Money

By Anit Leppiks

It takes magic to turn dreams into reality.

If you translate magic into long hours, hard work,
and money, the capital development group is tlie
CTA's resident magician.

The 18 man staff is responsible for the money the
CTA invests in its own properties — both getting
capital and developing it. This includes a constant
analysis to see that the CTA is getting its money's
worth. And it takes a group at least this large to
make this system work.

Whereas the general operations department is con-
cerned with running the CTA on a daily basis, capital
development makes sure there are buses and trains
for the CTA to run.

Formed in 1971 as a two man department, capital
development has— in just three years— performed a
handful of major "miracles."

How To Spend $74 Million

In the past, the CTA had to be crises oriented--it
could only spend what it could raise througl: fares for
urgent capital upkeep— about $3 million annually. A
direct result of this was a myopic condition that
meant the CTA had to struggle just to survive today--
there were few plans for tomorrow.

Now, however, the CTA is able to spend an aver-
age $74 million a year for capital improvements.

Capital development gets the money from the
federal government's Urban Mass Transportation
Administration, which assists transportation com-
panies throughout the country. Each grant UMTA
funds is designated for special projects like the
Phase I and Phase II programs which encompass ev-
erything from office equipment to track repair and
station remodeling to the purchase of new buses.

Ronald Luczak, manager of the department, who
spearheaded the backstage work on CTA's grant re-
quests, drew a sharp picture of contrasts between the
old and the new CTA.

"The new 77th Street Garage complex was a set of
drawings in the 60's that just couldn't be budgeted.
We put it into our program, and the drawings were
sent back to the same consultant to be updated. Now
employees at 77th Street have some of the best work-
ing conditions of any transit company in the country,"
says Luczak.

He continues, "Several other projects were on the
books for years — the Desplaines rapid transit termi-
nal was a temporary facility when it was put in, but
the cash was never available to make it anything but
temporary. Now we're doing something aljout making
it permanent."

Here's The Secret (

What is the secret of CTA's new funding foriUa
Luczak reports it is all in the phrase, "Whafi th
CTA worth?"

"We estimated about $2 billion. Now conside-tha
people from other cities are putting in much lor
than $2 billion into their systems which aren't Mr
to serve nearly as many people as the CTA does' h
says.

"We felt that if you depreciated that amount cjr
20 to 30 year cycle, you'd be making the same.ay
ment eveiy year. So if you spread $2 billion C5r;
20 or 30 year period, something between 70 an lOi
million dollars should be invested every year tc'eei
the system modern. i

"That's what should be done, and what shouldiaw
been done," says Luczak.

"We're catching up, because nobody put in;st-
ments of such magnitude into the old CTA. Scnov
we're channeling 70 to 100 million dollars a yea'inti
capital upkeep of the CTA."

Does this mean we'll be catching up for thtiex
20 years? ;

"Correct. Our program is designed so th bi
1990, we'll be on a regular cycle and everythingVil
be modern," Luczak answers. i

How did CTA get the money cycle started?

The capital development manager explains t.ti
started with a general recognition in the late 0';
that dropping a few cents into the farebox woul no
feed an entire transit system— nor allow it to grc ,

"Forty-five cents — or however much a riderkya
in a reasonable fare— is not enough to provide l:i7«
jobs, new buses and trains to displace won o
vehicles, and keep them safely on the tracks, ;k
less return a reasonable amount for other cctat
renewal.

Along with this realization came a general p lie
understanding that everybody needs an econorcai
form of transportation — the transit independen as
well as the daily commuter who would not get to m
without a train or bus.

Luczak continues, "The thinking that transit i a
utility was embodied in federal legislation cre:|ng
UMTA in 1964 to provide assistance, maintenf^e,
and guidance of mass transit systems."

A Productive Twosome

Luczak remembers CTA's capital developi'nt
group— only two persons — started work on the ,«-'
thority's first application in Mai'ch, 1971, submiflg,
it in September. UMTA approved the grant in 'e-.

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enjier, providing $83 million. The next year, 1972,
IM'A gave the CTA another $65 million.

iczak says it was a tremendous relief when the
lojiy started coming.

CTA employees started seeing tools and ma-
htiry almost immediately."

le Howard Street transportation office was one of
leirst to be redone at the suggestion of John Hill, a
10 rman.

iczak recalls, "The office used to be up on top of
ptform in a tower, and the trainmen's room was a
ha< off the end of the platform. We moved every-
nento the old North Shore Station, newly renovated,
t sreet level on Howard Street."

rA's first major impact with the public was the
rr^al of 500 new buses in the fall of '72, only nine
10 hs after the grant paying for them was approved.

irthermore, CTA built the new Kimball rapid
rasit station, replacing the one in use since 1907,
ncfinished several other paid up capital work pro-

aczak estimates such projects cost anywhere
ro $8,000 up to $300 million. And while such fund-
ngs now available, it takes a real grantsmanship to
npeer the application and successful implementa-
ioiof government funds.

ere Luczak leads.

he 36 year old manager has earned two separate
rc;ssional degrees and has worked in a couple other
r«ssional capacities during the course of his in-
obment with capital development.

aczak' s first role was as an engineer, which
psked his interest in management.

figured law was the best transition — you learn
lo; than in other graduate programs.

50 after I became a lawyer, I thou^t I better try
ncsee what law in practice was."

Capitol Experience, Too

After a year, Luczak left the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration to work for the Department of Transpor-
tation before joining the CTA in 1971.

He says his knowledge of the law and his under-
standing of government procedures in Washington,
D.C., have proven indispensable in his CTA work.

"I treat most of the processes as an adversary
process, which is directly legal.

"As our department visualizes it, CTA is our
client and we have to prepare the same kind of tech-
nical brief as you do in the defense of a big case to
make sure that as we submit our proposals, they
don't give rise to more questions than they answer,"
he says.

Luczak uses his expertise in engineering to help
doublecheck CTA requests from an engineer's point
of view.

"As a systems analyst, you take an idea and go
through an analytical process which consists of in-
ventorying what's going on and analyzing it, making
some projection, and evaluating your projections. It's
an intellectual process that's fairly standard in en-
gineering disciplines, legal disciplines, and philosophy.

Sometimes new capital development work involves
Luczak in direct communication with the public.

Sesame Street

One such experience involved a three week crash
program to explain the dangers of the newly installed
third rail on the Evanston rapid transit route to Ev-
anston schoolchildren. It was a task the Evanston
school board called impossible because of the time
element — there were only 15 days left before summer
vacation.

"Ray Shea (Marketing) and I put together two slide
shows patterned after 'Sesame (Continued Page 4)

feitiing Aid: Two scenes from the creative Capitol Development slide film to instruct
Evrston pupils on third rail precautions. In the appealing style of Sesame Street, the
"Action employed both cartoons and live sequences, such as the forlorn youngster
"Bering about retrieving a boll.

M^y, 1975

Capital Development (Continued)

street' to be presented In kindergarten through junior
high school.

"We made five sets of everything, borrowed CTA
instructors from Limits and Officer Friendly, and
held several sessions in three or four schools a day.
We covered every Evanston public school, several of
the Catholic schools, and a few of the Wilmette
schools.

"The Evanston third rail project, as we called it,
was the most fun sort of assignment I've had," admits
Luczak.

"In fact, the neighborhood kids still remember it,"
he says.

The presentation had to be good. Luczak' s son,
then four years old, was capital development's sharp-
est critic.

"He would criticize it and tell us what didn't make
sense. He made sure we knew it by heart, too."

When Luczak' s not presenting a project either to
UMTA or the public, he plans for the future.

The planning department can plan fairly uncon-
strained, he says — they can think of the grandiose
schemes. When their plan reaches capital develop-
ment, it must be reduced and constrained by budget
and by personnel.

"For instance planning would tell us what will
happen in the region as far as population shifts — what

Ron Luczak
keeper of the key.

corridors — what areas of the city should
tain levels of service. Then it would be our jcih]
program where the raUs go, how much it will (3t
where to locate stations, and where the money il
come from.

"Programming means you take a concept andoi
apply resources to it. You come off with a stebj
step approach to exactly what you're going to do. ;'j
no longer an idea, or a concept. It's a work o-
gram," explains Luczak.

All in all, Luczak is a man of all seasons— anx-
ecutive who lives every day with the yesterday, tow,
and tomorrow of the CTA. And that takes a ceiit
kind of magic.

Name New 'Publisher' Of Transit News

CHARLES T. ZANIN, 39, Lombard, has been appointed Director of Administrative
Services of the Chicago Transit Authority. This, in effect, makes Zanin the "pub-
lisher" of CTA Transit News since the magazine is printed internally.

Zanin heads the duplicating, office, photographic and stenographic services of
CTA's Management Services Department. He succeeds Thor Haaning who recently
retired.

Zanin was supervisor of office services for CF Industries, Inc., Chicago, before
joining the CTA. Previously, Zanin was supervisor of mail, mechanical and printing
services for the Atlantic Richfield Company in Chicago.

He and his wife, Jeanne, have two children.

New Route Map
Off The Press

WITHIN TWO days after one public service announce-
ment over WBBM Radio that CTA's new Route Map
was available, 3,000 stamped long envelopes (as
specified for requests) had been received at the Pub-
lic Affairs Department.

Copies of the X \\' map are also being distributed
at 153 CTA locations, at the new WBBM traffic re-
porting station at the top of the Sears Tower, through

major institutions, and at the CTA's InformaM
Booth on the 7 th floor of the Mart. '

The new CTA Route Map, printed in blue, h£ a
picture of the Ben Franklin Spirit of '76 train on jie
cover.

Included with the map are complete written «-
scriptions of each CTA route, including hours of f-
vice and a table of CTA fares. Graphics work on»e
map was a joint project of the graphics unit in i«
Operations Planning Department and the editing w
design facilities of the Public Affairs Department. i

Postage-paid envelopes are being required fil"
the riding public to spare CTA the mailing costs, 'fi
hundred thousand copies have been printed. ]

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A Softball Season
:pens With A 'Hit'

1C CTA Sports Program opened its 1975 Softball
eson on May 25. The games are played each Sun-
a morning in Grant Park starting at 10 a.m. with
7 earns competing.

Actively supporting the sports program this year
r two CTA executives — Manager of General Ad-
liistration John Aurand, and Manager of Personnel
'id King.

rhe first and second place teams this year will
n;r the Chicago Park District Tournament of
Ibmpions and Industrial League Tournament. This
j' s the teams an added incentive in league com-
btion.

I lie 1974 champs, Division 308, will have keen
B petition this year. With the entry of Howard
llet and Kimball, Rapid Transit will have two extra
Hies into the league, thus breaking up the one team
ope ting last year.

ye are hoping that the family style outings will
olnue this year as they have in the past.

^thding the meeting in the Mart on May 6 for the upcoming
CI Sports Program softboll league were the following. Seated,
lelto right: Agis Bray, Hubert Bankston, Ramiro Morales, Pete
'''loles, Joe Cook, Jackie Robinson and Joseph Coleman,
^tiding, left to right: John Eckel, Paul Thomas, John Hawkins,
MeAlexonder, Rick Willis, William Robinson, Charles Patton,
Moiger of Personnel Fred King, Manager of General Adminis-
*'con John Aurand, Flenord Porter, Homer Reed, John Austin,
Co Johnson, Royal Reed and Tony Andrews.

Bowling Banquet
A Gala Affair

THE 77TH Street Operators Bowling League held
its annual bowling banquet on Friday, May 9, at
Palisade Bowl, and it was a huge success.

Among the honored invited guests were: Carl
Gibes, director of personnel. Transportation Depart-
ment; Harry Reddrick, far south area superintendent;
Vic Coleman, superintendent, 69th Street Garage, and
James Pate, Division 241 treasurer.

League President Calvin Pollard wishes to thank
all his officers and the members for making this an-
nual event the finest ever.

Vic Coleman, superintendent of 69th Street Garage, and Trans-
portoticTn Director of Personnel Carl Gibes present the first
place trophies to the champion Archer Bandits-

Division 241 Treasurer James Pate and Far South Area Superin-
tendent Harry Reddrick present George's Arco with their second
place trophies.

Miy, 7975

EDITORIAL

WLS-TV regularly presents
editorials on topics of public
interest which are delivered by
Vice President and General
Manager, Lewis H. Eriicht. Your
comments on these editorials are
appreciated and the station
welcomes requests for broadcast
time from responsible representa-
tives of contrasting views.

Con O'Dea, Editorial Director
Les Brownlee,
Community Affairs Director

52-41475

AN ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATION

CTA-GOOD GUY

In the aftermath of the big snow that sent commuters
crawling home the best way they could, bucking a driving
wind that was piling up 12 inches of snow, we have heard many
horror stories and many hero stories.

One of the hero stories which pleased us came from Mrs.
Alberta Korshak, of 2540 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, who wrote:
"I wish a little praise could be given to a CTA bus driver who
drove bus number 8717— badge number 2518 on the Lincoln-
Peterson line during the snow storm on April 2, 1975, About
35 women were on this bus for five hours, and this very kind
man really worked his bus to get us home.

"His only concern was our safety and comfort.

"As Will Rogers would have said, he stands very tall in our
eyes."

Mrs. Korshak, the driver about whom you wrote is 37-year-old
Lawrence Morris, a five-year CTA veteran. He stands very
tall in our eyesight, too.

We learned that Mr. Morris worked so hard shifting gears to
get out of drifts that his hand was bleeding, but he kept going.

All of us tend to complain too often about the things that go
wrong with the day-by-day services which we expect to be
there when we want them. Maybe some complaining is good.
It could result in better service.

However, we rarely go out of our way to commend those who
go above and beyond their call to duty to provide us with

We here at Channel 7 thank you, Mrs. Korshak, for bringing
this incident to our attention.

Also, we want to salute Lawrence Morris as one of the good
guys the CTA employs, and a Chicagoan we can all be
proud of.

The above editorial was telecast at various times
between April 14 and 21, 1975.

Among the blizzard of compliments to CTA personnel (or special service during the April 2 snowstorm was this Channel 7 editorial,
thought you would like to see it in its entirety, just as it wos announced to Chicago viewing areo community leaders by WLS-
management.

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I Horse Racing Reminiscences i

By W. B. Wolfan

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IE HUNDRED years ago a tiny colt named Aristides
Vii the very first running of the spring madness
awn as the Kentucky Derby, tlierace of races on the
Verican turf.

In the first week of May this year another colt,
v^[y named Foolish Pleasure, galloped home before
L],000 fans at Churchill to win the big one.

Racing is loiown as the sport of kings. The Ken-
lucy Derby is the king of sports events--make no
[n;take about that. It is literally an institution, and
DC seats are handed down through generations. It
is't just a horse race--it's an international event.

ri> Show Is Short

A'hat makes it that way is hard to figure. . thou-
jsds of people flocking to the Downs for exactly two
Tiiutes of thrills and a band playing "My Old Ken-
ucy Home" accompanied by the tinkle of mint jidep
^;ses. But they do it every year and in increasing
luibers.

More than S3 million is bet on this single race,
rly start betting Friday afternoon and continue until
)ct time late Saturday. Recession or no recession,
;h bettors somehow come up with the green. You
Id't use master charge at the mutuel windows.

t was 1940 when we were gradually emerging
:in the depression, and I was mailing $27.50 per
vtk plus extras from corresponding for the Detroit
Fie Press. I was assigned to report the Kentucky
Dtby, by my home town Herald in Grand Rapids,
VI higan.

That was tlie year that the late Col. E. R. Bradley,
i gend in Kentucky, sent forth a three-year old colt
laied Bimelech in the big race. Bimelech was con-
3i';red an absolute cinch in the Run for the Roses.
Bi' in racing, the horses still have to go around the
tri'k and cinches are only in the minds of the handi-
3a3ers.

Fi d Was Small

?he field was a small one that year compared to
thi cavalry charges in recent Derbies. As I recall,
on' seven horses ran.

rhe magic of Col. Bradley's name Inspired Ken-
tudans to flock to the mutuel windows in droves.
Ar they did for Bimelech who went to the post at 2-5
och, 40 cents to the dollar.

Considering my very limited expense account I
wsered very modestly, believe me, during the long
ciajof racing.

pd basically my betting had contributed to the

improvement of the breed, not my pocketbook, because
I did not have a single winner all day. So when the
Derby came up, I briefly considered Ijetting each
horse in the race — a way in which I would collect
something, no matter what.

But for some reason I didn't follow my hunch.
Besides, if Bimelech won, I'd get $2.80 back for $14,
the cost of betting all seven horses in the race. So I
selected a couple of others, made two $2 bets and sat
back to watch the big race.

Up From The Rear

Bimelech got off well and led most of the way. It
seemed like the Kentucky folks were already clicking
glasses to another Col. Bradley Derby winner and
collecting at the windows. But the mile and a quarter
is a long way around and things do happen.

As the crowd cheered Bimelech, I saw a horse
moving up from far back and hugging the rail. It was
No. 7, a rank outsider.

A hushed silence engulfed the many thousands
packed into the infield and the stands as that charging
longshot took direct aim at the leader, Bimelech, and
the oncoming colt passed the 2-5 favorite by slipping
through a hole on the inside to cross the finish line in
front by two lengths. The longshot was Mrs. Etliel
Mars' Gallahadion. His odds were 35-1. . a payoff of
$72.80 for each $2 bet. As the mutuels flashed on the
board the Bluegrass country's hardboots went into
deep mourning. So did I because had I bet every
horse in the race, I would have collected a bundle. As
for the horses I played chances are they're still
chasing Gallahadion, one of the major upset winners
in all Kentucky Derby history.

Seats Up Top

A year later popular Frank Menke, the public re-
lations chief of Churchill Downs, advised me that I
was being accredited to the Derby press box for the
1941 race. Frank liked small town reporters, and
apparently figured they merited the same attention as
the Bob Considines, Henry McLemores and Grantland
Rice. Anyway, I had my press box seat in that select
company.

Thus I saw the 1941 Derfcry, won by the one and only
Wiirlaway in record time, from the twin spires of the
Downs. All the writers there autographed a special
tribute to Col. Matt Winn, the man who founded the
Derby. That plaque still hangs in the Churchill Downs
press box today.

Whirlaway and Citation of the Calumet Farm were
the greatest horses I've ever seen. Old Bushy Tail
(Whirlaway) would lay back imtil the stretch, then
would roar past the rest of the field like a cyclone.
He did it that way in the Derby and won by eight
lengths.

Even Calumet Trainer Ben Jones would hedge when
asked which was the best of the two. Both won the
Triple Crown, and Citation in his three-year old year
beat older horses to establish his claim to top rank.

MiV, 7975

Mmi

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTH0RI7

BEVERLY -

Superintendents H. BRAUN and F. ZEIGER
wish to thank the operators for less com-
plaints and more commendations. Coffee
and doughnuts were served. Thanks to the
Beverly credit union for the doughnuts.
Let's show our appreciation by joining the
credit union. VIRGIL TRIMMER, JACK
THOMPSON and IRV WEILER are always
ready to help you with your financial prob-
lems. Instructor CLARENCE HEILBRON-
NER would like to have you concentrate
more and be a defensive driver. Accident
reports are no fim to make out no matter
whose fault it is. Professional drivers go
year after year without an accident. Read
the signs around the depot and you can do
it. After you have an accident you know
how you could have avoided it, but then it's
too late. Let's win the next safety
quarterly award and show the other depots
we are the best professional drivers in the
CTA...At the cele-
bration of their 50th
wedding anniversary
Feb. 22, JOHN J.
and MARY HEALY
were joined by fam-
ily and friends.
Mass was said at St.
John Fisher church
and a reception fol-

John 4 Mary Healy

lowed at the Rose-
wood Inn in Blue Island. John retired as a
bus operator in 1966 after 39 years' ser-
vice... Operator JOSHUA OVERTON is a
beauty culture teacher and will help you
with your hair problems. If you are ready
to pull it out over financial problems, see
the credit union first... The college boys
will be coming in for summer vacations, so
let's make it a little easier and help them
in the depot...Welcome to all the new men
and our two female operators, SHIRLEY
LUCAS and GAIL HARRIMAN. I hope I
have the pleasure of meeting you on Kcdzie
Avenue. Maybe you will be lucky and be
my follower. . . We express our deepest
sympathy to the following families whose
loved ones have gone to their eternal re-
ward: Pensioner ART MURPHY, former
supervisor at Beverly; Operator ROY
GOEBIG in the loss of his son, CHARLES;
Operator RALPH WHITAKER in the pas-
sing of his wife, and Operator CLARENCE
COWAN in the loss of his sister. Roy and
Ralph would like to thank all the operators
and garage men who contributed in their
time of sorrow. ..Pensioner TOM HUGHES,
85 years old and a former executive lx)ard
meml)er at 77th Street, passed away. Tom
and your scribe attended the Notre Dame
retreat many times in the past years.
Reverend Michael Foran of Notre Dame

wishes to thank the operators who remem-
ber their families and friends with daily
masses at the Fatima House. Don't forget
the "Big Retreat" in August. Everj'one is
welcome. ..Garage news--we wish a speedy
recovery to Repairman WILBERT SUT-
TON who is recuperating with a broken
ankle, and to Repairman FRANK MICE-
TICH who is still on the sick list. ..We ex-
press our sincere sympathy to Serviceman
DAVID WOODS in the loss of his father...
If I had a beard like Acting Foreman MATT
MANTIA, I would go in the movies or may-
be to Cuba and replace Fidel Castro...
These two handsome yotmg men are SHAUN
and SHANE HAMBERLIN, the nephews of
Operator AZ GARVIN. They would like to
follow in the footsteps of their favorite

uncle in transportation — Shane wants to be
a bus driver and Shaun wants to be a pilot.
We wish them both the ftilfillment of their
dreams. ..This is the last column from your
scribe, TOM DANIELS, who takes his pen-
sion June 1 after 33 years of service. Just
like an old baseball player, it's time to
hang up the spikes and look forward to the
golden years. Thanks to all my co-workers
who have helped me, the operators, the
wonderful men in the garages, and the
many bosses whom I worked with. We all
look forward to retirement, but it is hard
to give up something which has been a part
of your life for so many years. To our
pensioners living in Florida, the LAY-
TONS, ERICKSONS, DAVTSES and the
ZESCHS, I hope to see you some day.
Good luck, good health and goodbye to
everyone, I've gone fishing.

ARCHER -

The St. Joseph Branch of the Little Flower
Socictj' is seeking new members in Divi-
sions 241 and 308. Please check with your
board member and join this worthwhile
organization. ..DA VTD HINMAN was ap-
pointed relief superintendent for Archer
and 52nd Street stations. Also appointed

as relief superintendent at Archer waB.
HENDERSON. Congratulations to botof
these gentlemen. ..Pensioner EARL LV
SON Wsited the station and was locig
great after his recent illness. Penstjr
DANIEL E. COUGHLIN also visited ne
station with his grandsons. Pensioned.
H. LINT), now li\1ng in Minnesota, vii;d
the station the other day. Mr. Lind^-
tired in 1964 and will he 76 in Septemjr.
If some of his buddies wish to write In,
his address is Box 224, RED 1, (^y
Eagle, Minn. 10544. He would like to hr
from you.. .Hey, just
in case Clerk ART
LUBKE didn't get a
chance to show you
that picture of his
two-year old grand-
daughter, MELISSA
ANNE, here it is for
all to see. She is
the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. DALE m^h.so 4^„s.m,.

BERNS...Wedding bells have hit ourst;on
again. The lucky ones were GEORGEiid
EMILY' HAMPER who were marrie(on
March 8. Congratulations to them nd
many happy days. ..The system pick as
brought about a few changes. Some o ur
good friends have changed stations anWe
wish to extend them a txm voyage. Ve
welcome all the operators transferrir to
Archer and hope your stay will be a pi s-
ant one. ..Birthday greetings to all tht
erators born in April: J. G. ARENDl
S. BROWN Jr., E. BARRY, J. L. CAR. N,
J. E. COLEMAN, K. D. DuCREE, U. GS
FIN, B. HALL, W. HARRIS, E. HE'P-
HILL, M. HILL, I. HOLDEN, T. IREL/U
O. L. JOHNSON, R. NOBLES, J. Nt N,
W. McKINNEY, L. L, MILLER, N, MO|!E
Jr., A. PRUITT, A. PAIGE, R. ROBINlN,
M. L. SAWYER, J. L. SCOTT, J. J. S> K,
D. STUKENBERG, S. E. SZARAFINS'N.
TANNER, L. TILLMAN, G. E. TAY')R
and W. C. WALKER. ..On Sunday, Jun.i9,
the annual family picnic for Archer ]a-

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVin Numbwl

Published for employees and retirees of thi
Chicago Transit Authority, under the dirM
lion of the Public Affarrs Department.

J. H Smith. DiiecloiOl Publications

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Distributed free of charge to all oetiv'
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CTA TRANSIT NE S

Congratulations!
June Graduates
in CTA Families

AVIS BISHOP

ROBERTS, BISHOP

ROBIN BLALOCK

DIANE BLANEY

RICHARD BRAVO

ODELL BROADWAY

CHERYL BRUTON

avis Bishop

Travis Bishop

Edith Can

Thomas Blaney

Raymond Bravo

Delotes Walker

Riley Ford

ulh Section

South Section

Fofest Glen

South Section

South Shops

52nd Street

Jetlerson Park

will be held at Green Lake Woods,
,5 hand Torrence. We are looking for-
Ki to seeing you there. ..Superintendents
■(N LYNCH, JOHN PETROSIUS, MACK
'( TER and the operators at Archer wish
o<tend their congratulations to the bas-
Le^all and bowling teams for the beautiful
o^n winning first place in their leagues.
rlTks for making Archer No. 1...I wish
ooologize to JOHN McCREA and HENRY
C((LER for getting their job titles wrong,
.liyou need help see your credit union,
htwill be happy to help you. Y'our credit
lopiittee is JAMES JACKSON Jr.,
n;MAS McLARNEY, FRANK SCHMITZ,
WHONY LOMBARDO and KENNETH

Mcdonald.. .Area

Superintendent WIL-
LIAM MOSERis now
a proud grandfather.
So proud that we had
a hard time con-
^^ : xancing liim to re-
linquish one of the
l\ many pictures of his

Tj four-month old

j grandson, STEPHEN

j,l,.r Wid.om L.b„i,„ WILLIAM LABAHN,

3oje could put it In our column. Stephen
isne son of KATHY LABAHN, who for-
raijiy worked in the Maintenance Depart-
m(t for CTA... One last thought--take
33 of your job and it will t;ikc care of

EUTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

M^partner, DONALD HA\\n<INS, and I
se our "welcome to the club" greetings
'0 n- two colleagues, ROBERT ARNOLD
an RICHARD H. BUSHBAUM, who re-
ce y became the signal maintainors for
waiide equipment on the new in-cab signal
sy;m on the north main line. The Hawk
MI maintain the same equipment on the
sop main line, so it is nice to have a

couple of good guys over there we can ex-
change information with...JOHN LONG was
off the job for a few days due to a minor
mishap. Another one of those fast moving
switches which outsmarted another main-
tainer. We are glad to report that it was
only a scratch, and the only thing that hurt
John was facing his partner and his pride.
..Signal Draftsman BIRNEST HICKS was
one of the guest speakers at the Gillespie
Upper Grade Center's sixtli annual career
conference. This annual community pro-
ject is centered around motivating each
child to achieve his highest potential, pro-
vide career information and try to effect a
lower dropout rate at the high school level.

Birnest provided career information to-
ward the electrical field, stressing the im-
portance of higher education. We commend
Birnest In giving of himself to help young
students look toward the future. He felt
the students enjoyed the lectures and were
stimulated by the question and answer
sessions. Keep up the good work... PERCY
ERVES has been on and off the job for the
past several weeks suffering with tonsili-
tls. He finally decided to "end It all" by
having the little things removed. Glad to
see you back, Percy. ..FRANK ( Basement)
BONK is now back to work after being off
sick for awhile. Glad to see you back,
Bonk. ..JACK PILIP is in Florida on a

NEW PENSIONERS

LEROY ARRASMITH, Supervisor,

District D, Emp. 4-30-42
JAMES BELL, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 9-23-40
LONNIE BRIGHAM, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 4-23-45
MATHIAS BROST, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 2-11-36
THOMAS BROWN, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 2-28-57
LEO CZASZEWICZ, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 9-17-42
ANTHONY DOMNICK, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 12-20-44
DANIEL HANRAHAN, Laborer,

South Shops, Emp. 8-4-36
SVERRE JOHNSON, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-22-40
JEROME KOWALSKI, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-11-42
JOSEPH MANION, Janitor,

North Park, Emp. 7-24-41
LOUIS MARKOWITZ, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 6-8-44

ANTON T. MOKSTAD, Sergeant,

Security, Emp. 11-9-36
KATHLEEN O'DONNELL, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-15-51
WILLIAM PFEIFFER, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 4-15-46
GEORGE H. ROSS, Conductor,

South Section, Emp. 3-5-51
THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY, Box Puller,

Archer, Emp. 9-15-37
MELVIN SCHEINER, Mail Clerk,

Management Services, Emp. 8-7-45
FRANK A. SOBZAK, Machinist,

South Sliops, Emp. 11-24-47
CHARLES WESLEY, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 2-23-49
THADDEUS WODARSKI, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-17-36

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

JOHN BIENIEK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 5-26-43
WHITTED HART Jr., Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 7-25-55
AARON HINTON, Trackman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 3-31-48
ALFRED KALISZ, Bus Serviceman,

North Park, Emp. 4-9-51

^Y, 7975

REGINALD BRYANT
Earlie Bryant
North Avenue

FRANK BUDZISZ GARY CASTROGIOVANNI

Jetiy Budzisz Ron Castrogiovanni

North Park Engineeiing

RONALD CHORAK

CRAIG COX

Daniel Chorak

Melvin Cox

TABEC

77th Street

CATHERINE CUK
Terry Culkin
South Shops

VALENCIA DAVIS

ALLISON OeBONNETTJR.

MANOLA DE LUNA

MIKE ECKEL

MICHAEL ELLIS

ELLEN EVANS

BRIAN FACZE

Archie B. Davis

Allison DeBonnett Sr.

Arthur De Luna

John Eckel

Frenchie Ellis

Caesar Evans

Mitch Faczek

69lh Street

77lh Street

North Avenue

Datacenter

South Section

77th Street

Skokie Shop

much-needed vacation. We will have much
to talk about when he returns. ..Hey, fel-
lows, remember that little bonus that goes
with each vacation? The bonus is getting
back home safely. So take care and let us
know of your vacation travel so we can put
it in our column.

CTA SECURITY -

On March 8 your
reporter, PAT
FLYNN, and BOB
WASSON became
Mr. and Mrs. Bob
is a bus service-
man at the 77th
Street Garage and I
am a stenographer
in the Security De-
partment.

- 7>ar TVn

FOREST GLEN -

Hi! I'm still trying to get a little news out
to all of you. At the present time I am
back at work, but working out of North
Avenue. I do expect to be transferred back
to the old home station soon.. .Seems like
Operator LEROY NELSON decided to have
some time off, being that the weather was
sort of bad, so he broke his ankle. What a
way to stay home. Nelson also celebrated
the three A's — his 21st anniversary with
the company, his birthday (39?), and his
3Gth wedding anniversary to lovely Mrs.
Nelson. ..Also on the sick list is GLEN
McCANN. lie also has a broken ankle, I
saw him at the club, and Glen had two
lovely young ladies driving him around.
What a lifc.Our fine young clerk, MOSE-
LEY, states that in the near future Mrs.
Moscley is going to present him with their

first child. The very best to both of you...
I received a card from Pensioner WALLY
REICH, the old Harlem Avenue kid. He is
doing fine and says hello to all...We were
all sorry to hear that Pensioner JOHN W.
SUSRALSKI passed away in March. Many
thanks, Mrs. Susralski, for your lovely
letter. May God bless you...A little bird
stopped by the station and informed me
that Big GEORGE FUENTES, formerly an
operator out of the Glen, and now a super-
visor, was spotted on the stage at Madonna
High school. We understand that after his
performance was over, he received a wire
offering him an acting contract. Well,
some have it and others don't — but in this
case George is loaded with talent. Good
luck in the acting field (ha ha)... Super-
visor LEROY ARRASMITH retired on May
1 after 33 years of service, and his friends
got together and had coffee and rolls in the
back room for him. We all wish you the
very best in the years to come, and may
God bless you always. .. Also retiring on
May 1 were JOHN BIENIEK with 31 years
of service, NATHAN BROST with 39 years
of service, S. F. JOHNSON \sdth 34 years
of service, J. R. KOWALSKl with 32 years
of service, and T. J. WODARSM with 38
years of service. May all of you have
many happy years of retired life. ..We ex-
tend a warm welcome to our new chief
clerk, RUSSELL GLTNDERSON. We all
wish you the very best, Russell. ..Sorry to
hear that J. COBURN's mother is ill at
this time. Here's wishing her a very
rapid recovery and a return well and
hearty to her fitmily.. . JIM HAGERTY" of
the Forest Glen credit union is a busy miui
these days. As his vacation draws near,
he says it looks like a "honey do" one. His
beautiful wife is now setting up his work
schedule around the house. Don't worry,
Jim, many of us will be in the same boat
this year. ..JOHN HALL, our paymaster,
retired on April 1 after more than 39
years of service. Your smiling face will

be greatly missed, John, but our Ut
wishes for a long and healthy pensio'd
lite go with you. ..Operator MACK HILIi'
expects to go fishing with old WILBUR is
summer and says he can outfish me ai-
time. He's planning on using the hill by
system. That must be his secret weaf«.
..Pensioner FRANK ENGELTHALER s-
fered a broken shoulder recently. He ss
this happened when things were lool''g
rosy as he had a little job and was qrfe
happy with it. We hope by the time lu
read this, Frank, you will be back in le
pink. Thanks for the call, you sure ge
me quite a lift... JACK MORNAR, onf.'f
our fine clerks, is getting younger dajy
day. He says credit goes to his lo\.y
wife as she keeps him in tip-top shap^.
Clerk GRANT MOSELEY says that m:-
ried life is really great. He has bin
married about eight months and state; t
gets better every day. Of course 5
young bride, BERNADETTE, is a shirig
star in his lifc.Operator PIPER says*
wiU have two of his children getting m-
ried this year. SUSAN is to be marriern
June, and RICHARD in August. The d
boy is gaining another son and daughte .
The Forest Glen credit union bowlg
team is well on its way into first pi*
under the guidance of C. PANTOS, 'e
other members of the team arc; JCf)
MAHNKE and his son, JACK, AL PLC-
ZIN and AL POLOWCZYK. We welcce
all the new drivers to Forest Glen on ^
system pick. Remember, men, we hS
quite a driving record, so help us staya
top. j

- TO A fliMTy . ,.-....-
I
I
KEDZIE - '

Summertime is about here, and chUd|l
will be playing in the streets and runnS
out from between parked cars, so extrc>
alertness should be exercised. Ourgr*
city will also have many visitors who »'

CTA TRANSIT NE\^<

JIM FAC2EK
Mitch Faczek
Skokie Shop

JOE FACZEK
Mitch Faczek
Skokie Shop

DAVID FUHRMAN

Robert Fuhiman

Soutti Shops

MICHELLE GRAJEK
Rich Grajek
South Shops

DANIEL GREENE

Grant W. Greene

Skokie Shop

BEATRICE GRIFFIN

George Griffin
Operations Planning

JOHN GUINEEJR.

John Guinee Sr.

69lh Street

DAVID HARTFORD
David Hartford II
Archer

DONNA HATCHETT
George Hatchett
Control Center

DARLENE HAWKINS
Donald Hawkins
Signal Division

ELLEN HENNECKE

Ernest Hennecke

Beverly

e asking questions on how to get to many

rifferent points of interest and what buses

b take. Your courtesy would be appreei-

:ted by giving them the proper directions.

t will tend to make a good image for all

uroperators...Con-

jatulations to Op-

rators ANTHONY

lOMINICK and

1,0 UIS MARKO-

RTl who took their

jensions on May 1.

I'our reporter has

yorked the State-

tner route with them

or a number of

Dominick j MorkovDz

ears. Louts was

fony's leader in the a.m. when they re-
ared. Now you both can do everything you
•"anted to do as you will have the time to
lo it. 1 know Tony can take care of his
(arden and catch up on some painting.
vOads of luck to you both, and may you
lave many years of health and happiness...
Operator R. STEELE bought a mini-house
tamper for his family. It has everything
n it and he can hardly wait for his vaca-
,ion to take it out on the road. Loads of
uck to you.. .Congratulations to Operator
■'OHN BLAIR and his lovely wife who be-
;ame grandparents on April 21 when their
laughter and son-in-law, PATRICIA and
iD PIONTEK, became the proud parents
if a baby girl named CHRISTINE MARIE
veiling 6 pounds 8 ounces. ..Operator W.
iUSNICK called JOHN FRUGO, retired
iedzie station superintendent, who says he
s doing fine and sends his regards to all
it Kedzie...Our deepest sympathy is ex-
£nded to the family of Operator BER-
NARD COOPER who passed away on April
17; to Operator JOHN VIOLLT in the death
pf his father, and to the family of Pen-
Bioner THOMAS CONLEY who passed away
m April 8...T0 everyone having a birth-
lay this month, we wish a happy birthday,
,ind to all who are celebrating wedding an-

niversaries, here's wishing you many,
many more, . . Don't forget your credit
union — save a little each payday.

LIMITS -

At the time of this writing, Softball is just
getting underway and it looks like we are
going to have a pretty good team this sea-
son. 1 said the same thing about our bas-
ketball team, and we all know what hap-
pened to them. Maybe if more of us came
out on Sunday mornings this summer our
team may do better. ..Hey, I ran into my
retired leader, ROBERT BENSON, and he
looks great. He told me that there is a
club for all retired personnel of CTA, and
they meet once a month. The club is called
"King Casey" and they will be playing
baseball this summer. Boy, those will be
some games. ..I will be looking forward to
receiving your vacation news. Let me have
it, I can handle all I can get. If you don't
see me, please leave it with the clerk.

(>iatUi 7«'

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

Good news from GENE FREGETTO, speci-
fications engineer, whose wife had a
bouncing baby girl, KATHRYN ANN. At
7 pounds 9 ounces and 19i inches, she was
born at Lutheran General hospital in Des
Plaines on Feb. 28...Th£ Specifications
Section moved and is now located in the
old Internal Auditing area. . . GEORGE
ADAMS, director of specifications, took a
three-week vacation west to simny Califor-
nia. He got stuck in the snow in Denver...
JIM QUALLS, Stores, took a one-week
"honey-do" vacation. .. RODMAN DAUGH-
ERTi', specifications, is happy and proud
to announce that his youngest son has been
selected for the lead part of Oliver in

"Oliver Twist" now being performed at
Evanston Township.. .J. T. HARTY had a
surprise visit from his oldest son for
lunch when he had a two-hour stopover at
O'Hare Airport. It was quite a pleasant
surprise. ..HELEN TOTH spent a one-week
vacation in and around the Chicagoland
area. ..A big "HI" is extended to EDNA
WALKER, stenographer to the director of
purchasing, FRANK JOHNSON. . . JOHN
MARASO\TCH, Storeroom 60, and his wife,
LILLIAN, spent five days in Las Vegas
and then went to San Diego, Cal., and had
three wonderful days with MIKE KORZEN
and his wife, EVI, and visited Sea World.
Before he left, he also spent time with ED
BRUCKNER. Mike and Ed send best
wishes to everyone. . . DON MILES laid
everyone out with his professional approach
to the foul line. Good Friday at the
bowling alley turned out pretty nice for
some of the clerks in the Stores Depart-
ment. T. G. (Termite) COLLIER, Store-
room 7, took high game honors with a 204
and high average for four games of 167.
B. HOLTAM, Storeroom 59, was second
with an average of 156 for four games.
However, old man JOHN CRUSOE was not
to be outdone as he picked up a 3-7-10
split, and VICTOR GRIFFIN, the jimior of
the group, picked up a 5-10 split. Other
bowlers and "wise crackers" were: DAVE
MURRAY, W. GRIFFIN, RALPH POD-
GORSKI, BOB MURRAY, GREEN, SAM
ELLIS, and RALPH LOUIS from the In-
surance Department. They are looking
forward to another outing soon. . . Glad to
see JOHN SIEBERT, Storeroom 51, off the
sick list. John came back 35 pounds
lighter and really looks terrific. .Jlumor
has it that two of our stock clerk I's wUl
be getting engaged shortly. Wliich one
will be first?. .Yours truly was proud and
very happy to be a bridesmaid to her
sister, DONNA, on her wedding day. She
was married in Glenview on April 26, and
was 26 years old on April 29. 'Tis the

!M>AY, 7975

ELAINE HENRY

EDWARD HIGENS

DAVID HINMAN

KAREN HINMAN

LINDA HOWARD

MICHAEL IGNACEK

Edward Henry

John Higens

Dave Hmman

Dave Hinman

Raymond Howard

Edward Ignacek

Safety

Security

52nd Street

Beverly

Archer

SANDRA IRELAND ,
Talmadge Ireland Jr. '
Archer L

MARY ELLEN IRWIN

DEREK D.JAMES

STEVEN JAMES

KEITH JONES

ANCILKERSH

KENNETH KERSH

PATRICIA KNIGHT

Joe Irwin

John W. James

John James

William Jones

F. D. Kersh Jr.

Bill Knight

Soulh Shops

//th Street

771h Street

69th Street

77th Street

77lh Street

North Park

season for love anci wedding bells. Let's
hear more from you. ..Oh, by the way,
Storeroom 42 says "HI!" No news is good
news. Only thing, we need news to keep
this column going.

- Vti^aUa Xamtadt

NORTH AVENUE -

Cake frosting and candle blowing were in
order for JEAN LACRIOLA, the wife of
Assistant Superintendent MIKE LACRIO-
LA, as she celebrated her birthday in
April. ..Our former station superintendent
and now Near South Area superintendent,
WILLIAM MOSER, was presented with his
number one grandson, STEPHEN WILLIAM
LABAHN...In 1958 at age six, TOMI GRIE-
SENAUER and her dad appeared on these
pages at the controls of the first train to
operate on the Congress line. The same
scene was repeated in 1970 when the Ken-
nedy opened. On April 10 Tomi presented
a grandson, JAMES ERIK, to her father,
who by the way is our own switchboard op-
erator, WALTER ELK. ..Operator EARL
HOBSON has just returned from Jackson,
Miss., for a family reunion which was the
first held since 1958...Repairman RONALD
FILARSKI and his wife, ROBYN ANN, were
presented with an 8 pound 13 ounce daugh-
ter on April 10. ..Our visitor during the
month was Pensioner BERNY PEARSON...
April 25 marked the first decade of mar-
ried life tor Operator ALICE DRAKE and
her husband, EDDIE. ..In our column last
month we reported the death of Supervisor
E. BURKETT's father-in-law. Please
allow us to correct that to read Supervisor
H. BURKETH's father-in-law. ..Operators
ROBERT DARROW and EDWARD NEU-
MANN are back to work after a brief ill-
ness...Retired Superintendent ED BRODD
is in Havenswood hospiUil and doing fine at
the time of this writing.. .The broad elated
smile on the face of Operator EARLIE

BRYANT is due to the graduation cum
laude of his son, REGINALD, from Roose-
velt Upper Grade Center. ..A story was
promised to you in the last colmnn and
here goes. Among the new operators re-
poi'ting to North Avenue during the month
of October 1974 was Operator THELMA
YOUNG. Operator WILLIE JOHNSON cast
his eyes upon Thelma and cupid went to
work immediately resulting in the formal
engagement of Willie and Thelma in March
of this year. Tentative plans call for the
wedding in September. The best of every-
thing to these two operators, and we do be-
lieve that this is the first time in the his-
toid of the CTA that two operators have
become engaged to marry. The truth
really is stranger than fiction. ..Keep the
news coming, and keep your eyes on this
column. Wlio knows what revelations may
be made to enlighten and entertain you...
See you in print next time.

NORTH PARK -

The Little Flower communion breakfast
service was held on Sunday, April 20, at
Mt. Carmel Learning Center. North Park
was again well represented with a large
turnout of pensioners and tlieir wives
participating,. .With the coming of the col-
lege students, your help and consideration
will he appreciated by the instruction
force. The hiring of these young fellows
makes simimer vacations possible for
most of us, so let's give them a hand. ..Op-
erator LOWELL (Lefty) BRUBACH and his
wife, MADELY'NN, vacationed in Miami,
Fla. Lowell enjoyed playing several
rounds of golf with Former Operator LAR-
RY FOREMAN, who is now a captain on the
Mi:mii police force. A stopover in Clear-
water to visit the Brubach's brother-in-
law, Mr. TED VARNICH,was also a must...
Pensioner LOUIS NELSON, the strawberry

king of Brodhead, Wis,, spent a month's'
vacation visiting friends around the Statei;
of Arizona where he may be looking for ai
future home site. ..Operator ED ZIENTARAJ
and his wife, ROSE, enjoyed a winter va-;
cation in simny Arizona. Ed came homej
with glowing reports on the Chicago Cubsi
who were going through their spring train- 1
ing sessions in Scottsdale... Pensioner JOE i
GOLDBERG writes from New Orleans, La.,
that after a year of retirement life he has j
taken a part-time job at the Pontchar- !
train hotel where he is doing security i
work...Congratitlations to the 159 opera- (
tors who were awarded "Employee of the |
Y'ear" cards for their outstanding safety »
and work records. . . Pensioner BEN !
GEACH, who still resides at 1510 High- i
land, Chicago, is hale and hearty and sends i
his regards to his many friends. ..BETTY I
O'NAN, the wife of Operator STERLING |
O'NAN, was hospitalized at Edgewater (
hospital for major surgery. At this.,
writing she is recoverijig satisfactorily...
JOSEPH DAUGIRD Jr., the son of Instruc- '
tor JOE DAUGIRD, was married on Sat-
urday, April 5, to Miss CHERI GEORGE at 1
St. Edward's Catholic church. The re- i
ception, attended by 70 guests, was held at i
the home of Mr. ;md Mrs. JOHN O'CAL- ;
LAGHAN in Wilmette...Sanitai-y Engineer |
JOE MANION retired on May 1, and his i
smiling and cheerful expressions will be
missed at North Park. ..Remember to vote :
on Tuesday, May 27, for the candidate of '
your choice. Bring your plastic member-
ship card witli your current month paid-up
working card. Officers of Division 2-11
will be elected for three-year terms.

Repair Department Chit-Chat: DOROTHY
COUGHLDM, the wife of Assistant Foreman
JOE COUGHLIN, was hospitalized at Res-
urrection hospital for observation. ..Stock
Clerk MEL McDONALD is to be com-
mended for his untiring task of ordering i
parts to keep North Park's Qeet of buses

CIA TRANSIT NEWS

BEVERLY LEWIS

VERNON LINK

SUSAN LOFTON

ANITA LOWERY

LYDIA LOWERY

ROGER MAHNKE

Winmon Lewis Jr.

Melvin Link

John Oddo

Tommie Lowery

John Mahnke

South Shops

North Park

Signal Division

Forest Glen

JAIME LEAL

Elda Leal
Public Affairs

rolling.. .Enjoying spring vacations at this
vritingare: PAUL SCHR EVES, ROBERT
fOHNSON.RAY LEONHART, PAT DALEY,
FRANK FULTON, JOHN FILARSKI and
>J1LS BIALEK...The welcome mat is ex-
£nded to Repairman J. PEMBERTON,
jnd Servicemen MICHAEL KASMAN, JOE
AfEBER, TOM IRWIN and S. GRAF...Re-
oairman FRANK CIONE retired on April
30 after 44 years of service. Frank was
lonored with a party and received several
5ifts from his fellow workers. . . Clerk
HARRY (Swede) ENRIGHT went on dis-
ibility pension May 1, and our wishes go
to Hari^ for good health in the future. . .
Pensioners LEN TROZANOWSKI and MIKE
MELOWSKI were recent visitors at the
garage and were happy to exchange views
ivith their old buddies. ..Our sympathy is
extended to Foreman PHIL O'CONNOR in
the loss of his mother, Mrs. O'CONNOR,
in her native Ireland.

out plaster, walls and the plumbing, can
use all the help he can get. Belated birth-
day wishes to Rod and Stevc.JOAN HAR-
RISON spent a week at Grand Cayman
Island in the British West Indies. Joan
enjoyed scuba diving for the first time and
had a nice sun tan plus a red nose.

- TftdwH "i^iyuuH^

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Routes & Systems) -

FRANK MISEK, director of routes & sys-
tems, took a very exciting trip out west,
driving through the rain, sleet, snow, dust,
sand, and anything else nature could pro-
vide. In spite of it all, he and Mrs. Misek
had a wonderful time. They visited with
many former CTA friends including HAR-
RY POLLAND, CLYDE NORTH, ELLIOTT
^HIRSCH, HERMAN ANDERS and FRED
'KINDERMAN, all of whom want to be re-
membered to their very close friends here
at CTA.

(Passenger Controls) -

ROD SKOCZ left May 19 for two weeks of
active duty with the navy reserve in Den-
ver, Colo. ..STEVE and DIANE WOLGE-
MUTH had open house for their friends to
show the "before" look of their 100 year
old house. Steve who has started ripping

Xaif SaicMZ & Setti) Vat^iamlii

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -
Hear ye! Hear ye! Paul Revere never
made it to Concord with the news 200
years ago, but unlike Paul Revere, we aim
to get through with the news by deadline
no matter what. So here we go again,
trying to get an article together in spite of
the fact that we seem to have a lot of Paul
Reveres, both in the office and out in the
shop, who are not getting through with
the news to your reporters. As a result
our column is somewhat on the sparse
side this month. Your co-reporter, MARY
HENDRICKSON, has been on vacation for
two weeks, but she has kept in touch in
order to meet the deadline. ..Words cannot
express our heartfelt sympathy to the
family of CALVTN VALENTINO, carpenter,
who passed away on April 18. To his dear
wife, IRENE, and his son, DOUGLAS, and
daughter-in-law, MARY, may God bless
all of you. . .Springtim.e is vacation time
for a lot of people at Skokie, what with
everyone trying to use up last year's va-
cation. BEA SUSMAN, unit supervisor,
had a two-week vacation away from the
office in March, and has three more to go
which she'll finish up in May. BOB WIN-
THER, superintendent of Skokie Shop, got
away from it all tor two weeks. JAMES
PANKONEN, superintendent of rail vehicle
maintenance, flew to Washington, D.C., for
a week's vacation. PAUL VENTICINQUE
and L<\RRY MONAGHAN, unit supervisors,
will Lake turns finishing up their vaca-
tions, too. ED BLICHARZ, Production

Supply Control, was also away for a week's
vacatlon...While we are on the subject of
vacations, BILL BUERGER, motor line,
and his lovely wife, SHIRLEY, wUl be
spending two weeks on vacation in May,
island hopping in Hawaii. To both of you,
we all hope you do have a great time...
Congratulations to TOM TORREY, motor
line, and his wife, KATHY, who recently
celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary.
Tom and Kathy arc the proud parents of
three fine sons, PAUL, 9, GARY, 6, and
SHAUN, 3 years old. ..By the time you read
this, GRANT GREENE, machine shop,
should be well on the road to complete re-
covery from his recent surgery. . .Well,
folks, that is all for this issue. Hope you
all can supply us with a lot more news next
month. See you then.

- ■mat^t '»c«c(-uei.io« & Put ■»at«ctC

(TABEC) -

Hello, Hello, Hello! It has been a long
time in coming, but we have finally made
lt--gettlng ourselves into print. ..Some of
the "extracurricular" activities that have
been going on with us outside of school are
these: JIMMY MORALES has recently re-
turned from an expedition In sunny Texas
where he reported catching over 100 large
mouth bass In five days. JENNIFER, his
one-year old, doesn't believe him either...
We are all wondering what DAN CHORAK
is going to be eating while HEIDE and the
family are off to Cologne, Germany. Dan
wanted to go along, but who's going to pay
for all that air fare?. .KEN POLAN spent a
week at DARLENE's favorite hobby. You
guessed lt--remodellng! The question is:
Will thcPolan family be able to enjoy their
new heating system In time for America's
Bicentennial celebration? . . CHARLES
TOWNSEND will be offering "bump" in-
structions this summer. Register early...
HELEN CAROLLO, TABEC s only and
best secretary, misses her T-Blrd. She

MAY. 1975

DAVID MAIDEN

CARL MALY

Dave Maiden

Goidon Maly

South Shops

TABEC

CINDY MARIE MARKOS DEBRA LYNN MARSHALL BRADY MASON ill

Joseph Matkos William C. Johnson Biady Mason II

Jeffeison Park 52nd Stieet 69th Street

CHERYL MILLER

JAMS MITCHELL

JOHN MONGE

CALVIN MORGAN

VANESSA MORGAN

SUEMORRELL

PHILLIP MORRIS

iVilliam Miller

John Mitchell

Juan Monge

Davell Morgan

George Morrell

Ardis Morns

South Shops

South Section

Jefferson Park

North Park

South Shops

61st Street

said, "The Datsun is too easy on gas."..
WILLIE (Argument) WONG and his family
will be spending the first week of June in
Florida bothering Mickey Mouse, Donald
Duck and Goofy at Disney World. Maybe
they can offer Willie a deal he can't re-
fuse...We are all going to miss GORDON
MALY while he is on vacation — or will we?
..Congratulations to our newest addition,
DA\'E WILSON.

(South Shops) -

Congratulations to TOM SMITH on the re-
cent engagement of his daughter, DEBBIE.
Debbie works at the Mart in Criminal Law
and Traffic. Her fiance, JIM BLANCll-
ARD, works in the Mart in Capital De-
velopment as a procedure analyst. Tlic
wedding date is set for July 10, 1976. RON
CATANZARO, Far North Area, will be
best man. Good luck and much happiness
to Deb and Jim... A warm welcome back to
work goes out to MAUREEN HOULIHAN.
Maureen has been off for two months due
to foot surgery. We arc all glad to sec her
back. Just keep healtliy, Maureen...RICH
JUVINALL is the proud owner of a 1975
Chevy Monza. He waited a long time, and
it was well worth it, so ho says. ..DON
TARNOWSKI was married on May 4 to
DONNA MORENO. I know I just annoimced
their engagement, but things happen vei-y
quickly these days. They will move into
their home on May 10. Good luck. ..ART
BEAUCHAMP and his wife, BESS, just re-
turned from their vacation. They went to
Brenlic Mt., Ala., and to St. Louis, Mu. It
was a little shal<y crossing the St. [,ouis
"Arc", as tlic winds were 40 to 50 miles an
hour. Art commented Uiat he had "a heck
of a good lime," and that is what a vacation
is for... EDDY ajid IRENE EVANS cele-
brated their 25th weckling anniversary on
April 22 by taking a trip to Hawaii. I'hcy
Ijolh liad a fantastic time and said it was a

trip of a lifetime. Congratulations. ..The
welcome mat is extended to ZAVEN S.
GLTDIGUIAN to South Shops. Zaven is a
methods and standards engineer. . .Con-
gratulations to CHARLIE GRECO who be-
came a grandfather again. CHARLES
GRECO Jr. and his wife, LINDA, are proud
of their new son, GEORGE ROBERT.
George weighed l\ pounds and measured
19 inches. He was born April 6. Charlie
shoidd also be congratidated on his recent
promotion from technician IV to technician
V. DON TARNOWSKI was promoted from
technician I to technician IV. Congratula-
tions to both of you. ..There will be t\vo new

Service
anniversaries
in May

W. Heffernan,

Track & Structures

35 years

R. A. Hodgetts, Engineering
W. Kreufier, Skokie Shop
R. 0. Stach, Transportation

faces in Teclmical Services soon: tb;
are JACK MURRAY from the shops w!
will be a tecluiician III, and JOHN A. LH.
KA who wiU be a technician I. John al :
happens to be the son of JOHN F. LIPK.'
unit supervisor in Technical Service;
Congratulations, fellows, and welcome.
Everybody is practicing for the South Shor
golf outing this year. The annual event w
Ijeheldon Jimc 2S, weather permitting, tli.

Congratulations go out to ED and SHIRLt
MESIKEN on their 25th wedding aim,
versary. On March 29 a surprise par

30 years

D. V. Andriacchi, 69th Street
J. R. Cirillo, Buildings & Grounds
F. J. Gibasiewicz, Forest Glen
S. M. Stromblad, 77th Street

25 years

G. M. Andersen, Technical Services

J. N. Baker, Beverly

L. R. Both, North Park

N. A. Costantino, Forest Glen

J. Jackson, Archer

R. Jackson, Track & Structures

W. J. Kanody, 69th Street

J. J. Lobellarte, 61st Maint. Terminal

J. F. Lipko, Technical Services

F. J. Maguire, Materials Management

L. J. Maher, North Section

T. McPortlan, Maint. Material Control

W. L. Rokauskis, Utility

D. M. Ryan, Electrical

M. A. Tcssone, Beverly

N. P. Triffon, District B

CTA TRANSIT NEW

AUBREY J. PRINCE MONICA PUTHAMANA

Robert Ptmce Joseph Pulhamana

Douglas Terminal Skokie Shop

TONI RANDALL

Daniel Randall

52nd SIreel

DELBERTREED
Homer Reed
Noilh Park

»s given by their six children and a total
p35 people turned out to celebrate. Our
piyers go out for Ed's mother who is in
t hospital recuperating with a broken
h...BOB and COLLEEN FLIHRMAN wish
t thank all their friends and co-workers
ft their prayers In their daughter's ill-
if.s. . . MAX and EUZABETH TEPPER
g/e their daughter, SUSAN'S, hand in
r.rriagc to FRED LOCKE at St. Dennis
circh on April 5. Fred and Susan plan to
le in Green Bay, Wis...BILL MILLER is
f)0 richer after winning a recent Grand
fjn lottery. ..Machinist HENRY MILIEW-
fl will celebrate his 35th service anni-
vrsary this month. ..Mechanic RAYMOND
i AUSE proudly reports that his son,
I YMOND, will receive his master of
s ence degree in education.
-

FANT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

'e 13th annual retirement party was held
Kday, May 16, at the VFW hall in Ber-

n to honor the following retirees:

DRO PALOMAR, trackman; E. P.
\lDE, general foreman, ironworkers;

E CHRISTOI, electrician; SALVATORE
IMARCA, laborer; AUDREY C. PETER-
JN, secretai^; LOUIS W.WEISSGERBER,
crpentcr; FRED PETRINO, chief clerk;
LNIEL SEMINERIO, laborer; JOSEPH
ILOS, plumber; ANTHONY SUNZERI,
tickman; JOSEPH MATRISCIANO, tinner;
AT MALMQUIST, superintendent, track;
liUL MILKEVITCH, painter; CLARENCE
flNDLER, trackman; BARNEY HOL-
'aNE, ironworker inspector, and AARON
INTON, trackman...A word of cheer to all
tr shut-ins, get well quick, we miss your
sliiling faces. ..Received letters from Pen-
oners E. P. WADE, former general fore-
i:m of ironworkers, and BARNEY HOL-

iNE, former ironworker inspector. Mr.

ide is enjoying his north woods with

gusto, and Mr. Holtane is in Florida en-
joying mainly golf. Both agree there is
nothing like the life of a retiree...PAUL
(Mr. Jones) ANDERSON, chief clerk of
mechanical maintenance, paid us a visit.
It was good to see Paul looking good and
with the same old charm. Come back
again soon, Paul.

^e.

SeaU

WEST SECTION -

Lucky GEORGE JERREL of the road de-
partment is sunning in Florida on his va-
cation, as is Superintendent of Janitors
ROBERT ROESING. Assignment Agent
JERRY LOMAX vacationed in New Orleans
for two weeks where she visited with her
father. Jerry said she acted like a real
vacationer, she stayed in a hotel for the
two weeks and had an enjoyable time...
ELEANOR HASBROUGH was hospitalized
again for surgery and is still off sick as
of this writing. . . Pensioner GRACE
MOUNTS is now home from the hospital
and doing fine. ..I guess the girls are here
to stay — a new restroom is being built for
our female rapid transit conductors and
motorwomen at 54th on the Douglas line...
Need help with your spring cleaning?
JUANITA EDEN handles a paint brush like
a real pro. MARY \aDAS can attest to this
as Juanita did a fine job on her bathroom.
Juanita, I would like to be the first one to
put in my bid for your help. ..CAROL BOW-
MAN is all tuckered out just thinking about
spring cleaning. Right now the big decision
is what color she should paint her walls...
If you want to know where to find all the
good food bargains, check with LEONARD
LACHOWICZ. He checks all the news-
paper ads and is a coupon clipper from
way back.. .VIRGINIA OJER likes to move
around, so she has been working the extra
board for five years. Can anyone top this?
..Something new has been added to LINDA

/Ay, 7975

TAPINS' family. Would you believe a
friendly boa constrictor? They now have
a dog, cat, gerbil, a parakeet and are
babysitting for a friend's parrot. Lots of
luck, Linda, and are you sure the boa is
friendly ?.. If you want to see Agent Super-
visor TOM SHERA's eyes light up, ask
him about the apple of his eye, his daugh-
ter JENNIFER... Agent PEGGY WASHING-
TON gave birth to an 8 pound 2 ounce
baby boy on April 11, and Agent MARTHA
MORRIS had a baby girl. Agent WILFRE-
DO SOTO'S wife presented him with a 5
pound 2 ounce baby boy on March 24. This
is their first child and he was named
MICHAEL. . . JULIE MATTRAN and her
husband are awaiting the birth of their
fifth grandchild.. .Now that spring is here,
plant some green in the credit union and
watch it grow. Speaking of the credit
union, the people who missed the Metro-
politan "L" annual dinner missed a really
gi-eat time. There were many dignitaries
from Division 308 and other credit unions,
and also many guests too numerous to
mention. Everyone really had a great
time. ..Superintendent ART RAVEN and his
wife have returned from their trip to Sao
Paulo, Brazil, and says it was very nice.
Art also said he can't wait to go back for
another visit. . . Congratulations to SUE
MATTHEWS who was promoted to assistant
superintendent of agents, and also to C.
ROPA, C. FLORENCE, E. FOSTER, J.
SEYMOUR, R. HAWKINS and E. BELT who
recently became agent sub-unit super-
visors...Agent JOHN BURGESS said he is
getting himself engaged on June 5 to Miss
JUNE BRAXTON. John also told us he is
leaving" us to become a bus driver. Lots of
luck, John, in your engagement and bus
driving.. .Happy birthday to AGGIE NOONE
and Janitor ORA MILLER... On May 21
coffee and rolls were served at Jefferson
Park for winning the Interstation Safety
Contest for the first quarter. Congratula-
tions and keep up the good work. . . In

CYDNE RETTIG
Mary Rettig
Datacentei

ROBERTO RIVERA
Domingo Rivera
Jefferson Paik

LaTANYA ROYSTER riOLSEY SAMPSON JR.

Leodis Roysler Holsey Sampson Sr.

Forest Glen Howard Street

KEVIN C. SAUER
Charles Sauer
Nortli Park

FRANK SHERIDAN
Jotin Sheridan
Storeroom 7

TERRY SIMMO^l
Fled Simmons'
South Shops :

\RNESE SMITH

DELONIA SMITH

CHARLES STARR

ROBIN STERN

BARRY STOCKLING

WINNEFRED STONE

PAUL SUTKOW!

William Smith

Charlie Starr

Leo Stem

Samuel Slockling

Walter Stone

Ted Sutkowski

77th Street

South Shops

North Park

69th Stieel

Planning/'Programs

South Shops

closing we would like to extend our deep-
est sympathy to the family of R. KLU-
CZYNSKI who passed away in April, and to
the family of JOHN CAROLAN whose
mother also passed away in April,

- Waiy T</itted & ^Ua VoufCi,

SOUTH SECTION -

Happy summertime to all!.. We welcome
Assistant Superintendent DAVID MARTIN,
95th, back to the South Section from a
short stint at the General Office...Every-
one is to be complimented on their fine
performance during the spring snowstorm,
April 2 and 3, in keeping our trains rolling.
..Conductor JOE DOYLE and his family
drove to Dallas, Texas, for a spring va-
cation which was very enjoyable. ..Hi to
newly hired Conductors CLINTON CLARK
and RENA SAMMON. . . Conductor NEIL
SULLIVAN who recently went on disability
retirement, wishes to thank everyone for
their token of remembrance sent to him.
He said to tell everyone, "God bless you
all.".. Back from the sick list are: Clerk
WILL INTOE, Motorman LARRY GENOUS
and Conductor JESSE MAMON...We were
shocked and saddened to hear that Retired
Yard Foreman WALLACE BROWN passed
away recently in Riverside, Mich. ..Re-
ceiving passenger commendations re-
cently were: Conductor LARRY BE LIN
for his clear manner in calling stations
and connecting bus lines; Motorman ASH-
LEY ELDRIDGE and Conductor ANTHONY
GAGE were commended by the Control
Center for their assistance during a fire,
and Motorman WILLARD DOUGLAS and
Conductor ELBERT HARRIS were com-
mended by a supervisor for putting a man
on their train who was walking the tracks.
•Jlad a nice visit on the phone with Pen-
sioner LAWSON DELVIN, former chief
clerk. North Section, who wishes to say

heUo to everybody. About two years ago
he was in an auto accident which layed him
up with a broken leg and other injuries.
He's just starting to get out and around
now... The South Side "L" Federal credit
union annual meeting and party was a
howling success. It was held at the Rob-
erts motel on April 6 and a huge crowd
attended. After the meeting, at which I had
to give a speech for the supervisory com-
mittee of which I am a member, a lovely
buffet luncheon was served. Visitors from
the other credit unions attended: Treas-
urer JOHN McCARTY and Committeeman
LOU PAYNE of the Lake Street credit
union; President HOUSTON WASHINGTON
of the Metropolitan credit union, and
President HUGH HEGARTY (also Secretary
of Division 308) of the North Side credit
union. We were also honored with the at-
tendance of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE RILEY,
Director, Support Services, Transportation
Department; Superintendent and Mrs. STAN
CHRIST; Assistant Superintendents ARDIS
MORRIS and DAVID CURRY, and Forest
Park Superintendent and Mrs. JAMES
WALSH. From Division 308 were Presi-
dent and Mrs. LEONARD BEATTY, As-
sistant Treasurer GEORGE KARRISON,
and South Section Board Member WIL-
FORD SPEARS. Also the 77th Street
credit union was in attendance. Our hats
are off to President CHARLES SPEARS
and Treasurer EARL JONES and all the
board of directors and committeemen for
such a good meeting and party. Our pen-
sioners came out in force: Retired As-
signment Agent LULU HAMANN, Retired
Towerman PATRICK HICKEY (who is on
the board of directors) and his Missus,
LEONARD DeGROOT, Retired Motorman
MARCUS WALKER and his Missus, Re-
tired Janitor LENZY BATTLE, Retired
Clerk THOMAS O'HARA and his lovely
wife, and Retired Conductor PHAROAH
(Mother-in-law) CAIN and his wife. We

couldn't possibly name everyone that is
there, but it was a lovely crowd. >|f,
everyone, let's make our credit am
grow and grow — only you can do this, jt
a little something in the share side f a
rainy day. Oh, I can't forget Area Suf •-
Intendent HARRY REDDRICK who we » e
so glad to see at our affair. Thanks to ir
bartender. Switchman DAVID SHEPHID
(also a committeeman), for handling lie
bar so well. .. Conductor JOHN KALTIS
and his lovely wife celebrated their ;i
wedding anniversary recently and ci -
memorated the occasion at the Diana i -
taurant and the Grecian Isles restaur t,
They even had to go up on stage and ( a
Greek dance when the restaurants fed
out it was their anniversary. .j\nother i«
of sadness: ALICE O'CONNOR, the wi w
of Superintendent MICHAEL O'CONNit,
who lived in Tucson, Ariz., passed ay
recently. . . Still in the hospital at s
writing are: Motorman JOSEPH OR -
FIN, who is in Bines hospital, and : -
tired Motorman WILLLAM BROPHY o
had an operation in St. Francis hospiS.
Let's pray for a speedy recovery for Ih
of them.. .Yard Foreman JOHN MITCHEL
is so very proud of his 17 year old dau'-
ter, JANIS, who will graduate from Uiy
High school. She is the recipient oB
general assembly and Illinois state sct-
arship to Eastern lUinois university a
Charleston. . . The Agents Pension Co
held their spring party on April 20 1
Sharko's restaurant and we all had a gl
time. Their chicken is delicious. In •
tendance were many pensioners; Retli
Motorman JERRY HANAFIN, RetlJ
Towermen PATRICK HICKEY and LEC-
ARD DeGROOT, Retired Agents HAZ -
DUNN and HELEN SHANNON, and Rett:S
Former President of Division 308 JO'
BURNS. We don't know how they do it, t
the president of the club. Retired Assli •
ment Agent LULU HAMANN, and the si-

CJA TRANSIT NEVi

CHELLE WALTER

JACKQUELYN WILLIAMS

YOCHEETA WILLIAMS

RODNEY WILLIS

ANTHONY WILSON

ANGELA WINDHAM

DEBRA YOUNG

William Walter

John Williams

Naamon Williams

Richard Willis

Henry Wilson

Andrew Windham

Edward Young

69tli Street

Storeroom 20

Beverly

Personnel

Operations Planning

77th Street

69th Street

;tary, Retired Assignment Agent ROSE
EIDENBLUT, do a bang-up job every
ime they have one of these parties. Leon-
■d DeGroot told us at the party that he
;lped win the championship in the Oak
awn senior citizen's bowling league with
264-604 series. He will be 72 years old
le end of May, and he still swims, bowls
!id dances. Isn't that wonderful. .. The
DBERT ROESINGS, superintendent of
jiitors, just returned from a spring vaca-
nn in Clearwater, Fla., where they visited
■ s mother. They also went to Disney
orld which they said is some place, and
reryone should try to see it. . . Clerk
AMES CAREY was busting the buttons off
IS vest when he told us about his daughter,
AN, who takes baUet lessons and won first
(ace in a contest recently ...Retired Work
tain Motorman DOMINIC CESARE and
vs Missus have gone to Hollywood, Fla.,
I spend a month in the new home they just
iirchased. They plan to live in Florida in
»e winter months and spend their sum-
lers up here. Now that's what we call the
Dod life...Assistant station superintendent
c 95th, FRENCHIE ELLIS, is so proud of
is wife, JOAN, who was initiated into the
lonor Society and will be graduating from
live Harvey college in June. She'll then
Iter Chicago State university. ..The first
inual basketball benefit was held on
/ednesday, April 23, at St. Anselm's
y'mnasium. The South Section basketball
^am played a game against our super-
itendents, supervisors, instructors and
rea superintendents, and the South Section
3am won. They had a crowd of about 250
eople in attendance. It was a benefit to
tart up a South Section CTA Pension Club.
5n't that a wonderful idea. Our South
iders always think about their co-workers
Bd what they can do for them. We are all
I real close unit.

t/etHA 'y^tmtMttf

TRANSPORTATION (Utility) -

The Utility Department is now located at
3515 W. Maypole...The first group to re-
tire from our new location were AUSTIN
CRAYCRAFT with 39 years service, DON
EDWARDS with 36 years, and JACK KLIMA
with 34 years. Almost 110 years of ex-
perience disappeared at one time. A little
get-together was held for them and on hand
to wish them well were Pensioners WAL-
TER JOHNSON, MATT STIGLIC, ALBERT
SCHMIDT, JULIUS KUTA and LARRY
LINDNER. ..We extend the welcome mat to
WALTER ANDERSON from Maintenance,
EXCELL BUCKNER from Kedzie, and
RONALD BUSS from Beverly...HOWARD
SURRETT and his lovely wife had a nice
vacation in the San Francisco area, while
O. W. JOHNSON and his wife vacationed in
sunny Florida...ED KENNEDY and his wife
vacationed at Winter Haven, Fla., where
Ed was checking out the Boston Red Sox.
His son, JOHN, is a manager for one of
Boston's minor league teams...Our deep-
est sympathy is extended to the family of
LEONARD GALLE who passed away.

(Service) -

We're well into 1975

now, but Central

District Supervisor

C. ERRICO MILLER

just can' t forget

what a year '74 was

for his family. His

wife, TRUDY, was

graduated from

Governor's State

college in June with

a master's degree in "ei-noido jos.ji/ii.r

language art. Then

on Dec. 13 REYNALDO JOSE was bom to

Errico and Trudy. They also have an 11

year old daughter, CHIQUITA MARIA.

My, 7975

52ND STREET -

Now that the baseball season has opened,
it would be nice for us to go out and see
the Sox and Cubs play once in a while.
Also make an effort to go out and root for
our 52nd Street Softball team. Your sup-
port and Interest can make a big difference
in how the team plays. ..We hear that CON-
NIE PEOPLES, one of our former opera-
tors, is again hospitalized. Here's wish-
ing him a speedy recovery. ..Our congratu-
laHons to OSCAR JOHNSON and WILLIAM
THOMPSON on their promotions. . . Our
sincere condolences to JACKIE DILLON
and his family in the loss of his beloved
wife, RUTH. ..We're glad to see EUGENE
CANNON back on the job and hope he is
fully recovered...Birthday greetings to W.

E. BROWN, B. CLARK, W. HOLLAND, R.
B.HOLMES, M. D. HUNTER, W.A. MACK,

F. W. OWENS, R. RILEY, M. SAMPSON
and W. TINSEY Jr...It's the 35th wedding
anniversary for the PHILPOTTS. Mrs.
Philpott has been ill for some time and we
wish her a rapid recovery. . . Instructor
SMITH has been awfully busy lately. Come
on, fellows, get on the ball and straighten
everything out. Put your station back on
top where it belongs...Wonder why PAGE
is always beckoning POTTS to the checker
board? Chief Clerk ARNOLD HILLSTROM
plays a good game of checkers. ..We really
hope that Clerk BILL RUDDLE enjoys his
vacation. . . HERBERT ROHLEN and his
lovely wife spent their vacation in Hono-
lulu...It was a pleasure to see VERDELL
NELSON and JAMES RIVERS drop around
for a visit. Wonder when CHARLES
O'KANE and ALVIN DAVIS will drop in on
us?. .Is BYRON DEAN losing weight? Ask
him. .Join the credit union and save reg-
ularly and borrow wisely. Your savings
today will mean more in the future. All
members are requested to inform the
treasurers of any change of address. Ap-
plications for vacation loans should be

placed well in advance due to the heavy
volume. E. T. JONES and "Sarge" GAR-
MONY found the annual credit union league
convention very interesting. . . DONALD
REYNOLDS is a real cool one. He can
handle any assigned run. . . Wonder when
MORGAN SMITH will come back to the
boulevard? ROCKMORE seems to be in
the groove again...Be alert; be careful; be
cooperative; be courteous; and be thank-
ful in having a good paying job. We all
know the economy of today, so count your
blessings and protect your job. THINK
about it!.J\ttend our monthly union meet-
ings.

69TH STREET -

Operator CHARLES A. HAYNES took his
pension on April 1 and JESSE DANIELS
had a send-off for Charlie at his home.
About 50 guests fUed in and out to wish a
good guy the best. Actually, Charlie is
quite a bit heavier already. ..BOB GREEN'S
car was stolen and found, but it cost him
$22 for storage. He got mad and bought a
"new" old '67 Buick instead. Bob had
GEORGE (Draw Bar) HOLLAND and his
Mrs. over one evening, and George cleaned
up all of Bob's old Canadian Ace beer.
George is coming along great after his
second eye surgery. ..It is really some-
thing to hear our two paymasters, L.
DAKE and J. MALLOY, talk over the high
finances of their jobs. ..What a pick we had
with V. CHAMBERS picking four day buses
on Western, GUS ME LANDER picked like
a "casey" on Western, and W. HOWE and
R. WILLIAMS picked day buses on Friday
and moved in on the round table in the
mornings. Even GENE HOWE picked a
late straight. . . I wonder if Operator L.
McALISTER ever picked up that milk and
diapers? ..Superintendent VIC COLEMAN
was off sick for the first time in 30 years.
..Operator KELLY is on the sick list, too.
To all you fellows on the sick list we wish
you a speedy and complete recovery. ..Su-
perintendent SWANSON says that after 31
years of service, he will take his pension
on June 1 and go down to Brooksville in
Central Florida. . . Everyone was glad to
see H. MEANS and C. GRAY having coffee
together. It seems that Gray gave Means
his run back on 63rd.. .On March 28 OZIE
DAVIS was re-elected election commis-
sioner of Division 241 for a three-year
term. He had a vote total of 1,638. ..With
vacations starting again, I wish all of you
a happy and enjoyable time and hope you
let me know about it. Especially HARVEY
BROCK of the repair department, who is
now going to play Indian with the new bow
and arrow set and see if he can shoot a
few carp. Sorry, Harvey, fish don't fly...
From the repair department, we all wish
Pensioner DAN (Tonto) LEMERY, who is
hospitalized in Arkansas, a speedy recov-
ery... Pensioners LEO GLOMBICKI and
MIKE MORAN are really enjoying their
retirement life... On the sick list at this

time are CLARENCE REESE Jr., JOE
JANECKO, BILLY WILLIAMS, A. WIL-
LIAMS and PETER LEE. To all we wish a
veiy speedy recovery ..J?OBERT BARNEY
and KENNY MKALSKI are on vacation at
this time. Here's hoping they have a nice
time. ..We all wish FRANK ANDREK the
best of luck on his transfer to the rapid
transit. ..We all welcome CHARLIE RO-
BINSON back from military service.

77TH STREET -

Well, it's spring again and our young
graduates are in full bloom. Operator
CAESAR O. EVANS and his wife, MARY,
are among the first of the many proud
parents willing to share the accomplish-
ments of their lovely daughters, ELLEN
and ALINER EVANS. Operator MELVIN
COX is equally proud of his son, CRAIG.
Your reporter and Mrs. DeBONNETT
joined these operators in celebrating be-
cause our son, ALLISON Jr., was gradu-

ated from Kohn Elementary school. CI- ^
gratulations to all the parents and gra^
ates. . . I'm happy to report that J.
KERSH Jr. and F. D. KERSH Jr. receii
"Employee of the Year" awards. W'j
happened to ERVIN KERSH? The newsl
the Kershes doesn't stop there. It seei
FRED KERSH and his wife, CHARLElJ
were the guests of Mrs. EDDIE SIBLI",
along with B. REED and his wife. T/
celebrated a surprise birthday parly i
honor of EDDIE SIBLEY. ..Happy birth)
to Operator ROBERT WILLIAMS. He '-
formed this reporter his birthday was i
May 1, but payday was May 2, so May s'j
the day he celebrated. . . I appreciate \
the news items given to me each moi ,
but in order to give exposure to a \2x\i
faction of my fellow operators, I would l;j
for everyone with special happenings)
deposit the news items in our Trait
News mailbox. Thanks for your coopei-
tion...Support our Local 241. Rememb',
we are Local 241. ..See you next time.

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

GEORGE ALTON, 76, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-20-21, Died 1-19-75
GLENN BAKER, 71, Campaign Area,

Emp. 4-26-26, Died 2-22-75
DAVID BARROWMAN, 74, Training,

Emp. 5-9-22, Died 3-28-75
GORDON BITTOURNA, 60, Electrical,

Emp. 5-28-42, Died 3-5-75
PATRICK BRADY, 68, Limits,

Emp. 10-16-29, Died 3-8-75
WALLACE BROWN, 66, South Section,

Emp. 4-8-46, Died 3-27-75
CATHERINE COLLINS, 84, South Section,

Emp. lO-H-33, Died 3-7-75
BERNARD COOPER, 50, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-18-51, Died 4-16-75
WILLIAM EGGERT, 79, Devon,

Emp. 2-27-23, Died 3-16-75
HART FISHER, 88, Medical,

Emp. 10-15-13, Died 3-11-75
HARTFORD GALBRAITH, 82, No. Section,

Emp. 12-18-18, Died 1-8-75
HEBERT HEIDEN, 63, Treasury,

Emp. 8-26-37, Died 3-4-75
GUSTAVUS HELLMUTH, 90, Law,

Emp. 1-1-23, Died 3-5-75
GEORGE JEFFERSON, 35, South Section,

Emp. 12-29-64, Died 4-27-75
ROBERT KLACZYNSKI, 50, West Section,

Emp. 4-3-67, Died 4-1-75
PETER KOCHAN, 78, South Shops,

Emp. 10-2-42, Died 3-12-75
ARTHUR KUSTER, 85, Purchasing,

Emp. 12-9-09, Died 3-26-75
ROBERT LISS, 73, Construction & Maint.,

Emp. 5-28-27, Died 3-1-75
DANIEL LAWLOR, 74, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-24-43, Died 3-11-75
EUGENE LAWSON, 83, UtUity,

Emp. 3-1-20, Died 3-13-75

WILLIAM LEE, 80, KImbaU,

Emp. 10-23-12, Died 3-7-75
FRED LOITZ, 68, Stores,

Emp. 12-13-26, Died 3-10-75
EDWARD LUTTRELL, 79, Shops & Equj

Emp. 1-3-24, Died 3-9-75
JOSEPH McCLOWRY, 74, South Shops,

Emp. 12-13-44, Died 3-5-75
JOSEPH METRE, 70, West Section,

Emp. 3-31-20, Died 3-6-75
JOSEPH MINEO, 74, Engineering,

Emp. 6-24-28, Died 3-6-75
ARTHUR MURPHY, 71, District A,

Emp. 3-5-45, Died 3-5-75
FRANK ORMINS, 65, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-9-22 , Died 3-18-75
STEVE PAULOV, 62, Archer,

Emp. 4-2-42, Died 3-7-75
FRANK PAVEL, 85, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-23-16, Died 3-3-75
PATRICK REYNOLDS, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-12-13, Died 2-16-75
CHARLES RZEPKA, 80, Skokie Shop, 3

Emp. 5-23-16, Died 3-23-75
AUGUST SCHAMPER, 82, Devon,

Emp. 8-6-26, Died 3-5-75
CARL SCHOENBAUM, 68, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-3-44, Died 3-16-75
JOHN SHTUKAS, 86, 69th Street,

Emp. 6-12-17, Died 2-20-75 \

JOHN SUSRALSKI, 76, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-7-23, Died 3-6-75
LAWRENCE THIERRY, 83, 77th StreatJ

Emp. 3-21-23, Died 3-6-75

IMMANUEL THOMSEN, 86, 77th Street.^

Emp. 3-21-12, Died 3-20-75
CALVIN VALENTINO, 49, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 8-9-46, Died 4-18-75
JOSEPH WERNER, 78, Schedules,

Emp. 4-15-21, Died 3-18-75

CIA TRANSIT

NEV^

TA, International

Sample Other Cultures Through Their Events

fy Elda Leal

Jitor's Note: We hove asked Elda Leal to assume editorship
I, this monthly international page to give all CTAers better
.preciation of our cosmopolitan makeup. Mrs. Leol will wel-
'me contributions regarding the upcoming events of all ethnic
oups -- Poles, Pakistanis, Koreans, Chileans, whatever,
^member publishing "lead times", please, and tell us two
>nths in advance!

PAVELING AND learning about the customs and
^aces of other people different from our own back-
•round can be educational and interesting.
' It is our hope, therefore, to start a kind of "journey
round the world" through the experiences, memories
,id knowledge of our fellow co-workers at CTA.
' I am enthused with this idea because, not only will
'be enlightening but hopefully, it will create an even
jOre harmonious environment during our working

! Each month we will report the most important
itoiic events and holiday celebrations including some
i the United States.

: Following are some events for the month of June:
me 13 - For many Catholics, this is a day to be re-
embered by attending mass — St. Anthony of Padua.
j This date brings back sweet memories when I was
I "Senorita" of only 16, with a head full of silly ideas

Ed a believer of a custom of those years.
Every June 13, young girls and single women would
f to collect 13 pennies from friends and neighbors
hich they would place in a corner of their rooms,
gxt to an upside-down picture of St. Anthony. Some
t them even lit candles to make the offering more
plemn.
A few prayers and 24 hours later the meager
lount was deposited in a nearby church and suppos-

jiirani Gunowardane from
sylon (Sri Lanka) India,
fpist in the Stenographic
lepartment.

Eric Kahn from Laubenheim,
Germany, supervisor. Elec-
trical and Mechanical Engi-
neering.

edly, your luck would automatically change for the
better — you would meet the perfect boy of your dreams
and would fall in love and be happy forever!

Wishful thinking, but I must confess that I "followed
the crowd" and tried it once. Big disappointment. .
for the following few weeks I met the most unappeal-
ing guys and decided to be more realistic — this was
no way to find a boyfriend.

Should anyone like to try this, I would suggest
being kinder to St. Anthony by placing him in a more
comfortable position and offering a dollar instead of
pennies (prices have gone up since). Wherever he
may be, I'm sure he would be happier for your gen-
erosity to the church. And who knows — he may try
even harder for you.

June 14 - Marks the tenth anniversary of a custom
initiated by a group of active Puerto Rican community
leaders who wanted Chicago residents to acknowledge
their presence, unity and accomplishments.

Practically lost in our big metropolis, the Puerto
Rican community was struggling and determined to
get ahead, with a different culture and language as
tremendous obstacles to overcome in their adopted
country. However, they were ready to meet the chal-
lenge.

Through the last few decades the Puerto Ricans
have advanced In many areas. Puerto Rico became a
Commonwealth government on July 25, 1952; they
seem to be finding a place in the society they belong
to, and in important political positions.

Most Puerto Ricans are hard-working people. They
love music and to be surrounded by many friends.
Family ties are very strong. It's not rare to see
grandparents living with their married sons and
daughters. Older people are highly respected and
treated with loving consideration.

This year Ramon Valdez — his friends call him
"Monchito" — chairman of the"Parada Portorriquena",
will bring to Chicago once again one of the most col-
orful and well organized parades of all seen on State
street. It will start at 1 p.m. from Wacker drive to
Van Buren.

Thousands of people are expected to come and
watch la Parada Portorriquena. CTA employees are
welcome to join the celebration with some of their
co-workers participating in this annual, happy Puerto
Rican event.

June 29 - Also a big celebration for the Puerto Rican
community. It's St. John the Baptist day, whom they
consider their patron saint. It is also celebrated with
great joy back on the beautiful and sunny island of
Puerto Rico=

WAV, 7975

what's news

- CTA -

CTA's transfer has gone on a diet to fight inflation. The smaller
size transfer will reduce CTA's consumption of paper by about 20
per cent — for a total annual saving in paper of approximately
70 tons. And, in money, $22,000.

- CTA -

The Loop elevated structure is something else that has been losing
weight. The loss is fairly impressive — 615 tons. Parts that
haven't been used for years — such as barricaded stairways and
pedestrian bridges — have been removed. The steel is being sold
as scrap.

- CTA -

The CTA and the City of Chicago have assisted the University of
Illinois at Chicago Circle in developing an Urban Systems Labora-
tory program which has just been funded to the extent of $390,000
by the federal government. The school is the only one in the mid-
west to receive a grant of this size. Richard M. Michaels, lab
director, says four research projects will be conducted. These are

(1) decision-making information storage for transit officials

(2) analysis of travel demands in small areas within the city

(3) what maximizes and hampers the attractiveness of public trans-
portation to the user and (4) provision of information to public
officials who must make decisions about transit policy. Both RTA
Chairman Milton Pikarsky and CTA Board-designate Marshall Suloway,
Commissioner of Public Works, are on the advisory committee for
the program.

Yankee Doodle mini-bus, a new CTA
Spirit of '76 creation, made its
debut in a Loyalty Day (Veterans
of Foreign Wars) parade in Chica-
go's Andersonville neighborhood.
The bus was originally built in
1967 as a mechanical training pro-
ject for Explorer Scouts on the
South Side. The mini-bus, which
can pull three trailers of I8
passengers with its six horse-
power engine, is expected to ap-
pear at other events diiring the
Bicentennial years. The familiar
Yankee Doodle tune is attributed
to a British surgeon named Shuck-
berg who, the story goes, wrote
the song to ridicule provincial
troops besieging Boston in 1775. The bus is shown being driven
by Operator LeBlanc LeDree of Limits Garage.

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>ok For Trouble

That's Their Job

fAnit Leppiks

jlex Johnson is a guy who looks for Lrouble.

''hat's his job.

^ bhnson, 36, is the CTA's version of a traveling
i)Jbr— he "heals" almost everything on a bus — from
ilbse side mirror to a dead motor.
' :ir, like any practical doctor, Johnson refers his
piient" bus to a garage if the problem is just too
iih to cope with on a street corner.

i[e makes his diagnosis within 15 minutes.

ind when he wipes the grease off his hands and
ai, "that's it," you don't doubt it.

'or Johnson even looks the part of a mobile bus
eiirman. Dressed in faded blue jeans, a well
hved cut-off work shirt, and floppy Levi cap, John-
.0 gives you the impression he would be incomplete
riiout his green and white CTA repair van.

ohnson rides the streets of Chicago's South Side,
ilays looking for a CTA bus in need of a quick re-

p;r. And he listens for the dispatcher to crackle out
irtructions over CTA's shortwave radio, about a bus
ir rouble.

When those come, you should see him perk up.
Y.i almost expect to see him reach his hand out the
widow and slap a Mars revolving light onto the roof,
"jjak" style.

I watched, riding shotgun, as it were, with him one
asrnoon.

We'd been touring various bus turnarounds, looking
fi' minor problems on buses, and were pulling into
tl 75th and Lakefront turnaround when the call came
tl'ough.

"Car 411 go to 95th and the Dan Ryan. Bus 3665
h's an oil light on."

"Ten-four, en route," answered Johnson.

iWell. Back went the cap, a big smile spread on
hi face, and down went the gas pedal.

'"I'll look for an oil leak," he said, speculating al-
i^dy what the problem was.

I We pulled up behind the bus, parked at the 95th and

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Dan Ryan terminal, in
12 minutes.

In another eight min-
utes, Jolmson had added
oil and okayed tlie bus to
go back in service.

Now we headed for the
94th and Cottage Grove
turnaround.

Johnson explained,
"CTA depends on me to
visually inspect buses lor
something that goes
wrong while a bus is in
service at Ihe turn-
arounds. When the dis-
patcher has to call me,
all of the passengers
have to be transferred to
another bus and service
has been interrupted. We like to avoid that."

Johnson does have days when he runs from bus to
bus, answering perhaps 16 calls, like on the first hot
day of summer, when buses, unused to the weather,
overheat. Then he may never see a terminal.

The CTA keeps up 16 hour a day street mainte-
nance with four men working two vans that may watch
over as many as 2,200 buses on the street at any
given moment during weekday travel.

Their job includes every kind of repair--from
loose seats on a bus to engine trouble. Most repair,
agree the mechanics, is for stalled buses caused by
dead batteries or by simply rimning out of fuel.

The only kind of repair Johnson does not do is
change tires; his van is just not equipped for a job
that requires a tow truck to handle.

Not that he would have time to change tires too.

"Our repairs must take no longer than 15 minutes
so we can get the bus out of traffic. I normally gauge
between five and 15," he says.

"Yesterday I got a call at 71st and Prairie east-
bound. The bus wouldn't pull (move). In one of the
hardest rainstorms of the year, (Continued Page 14)

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

JUNE, 1975

INSIDE BUSLAND

At CTA's New Service Garage

The largest bus service complex ever built by the
CTA — which includes the first of its kind bus beauty
salon — is now in operation at the 77th Street Garage,
7701 S. Vincennes avenue.

The 77th Street Garage complex has 310 buses as-
signed to it.

It replaces one of the CTA's oldest garages, built
in 1902 for streetcars and gradually modified to ser-
vice buses.

The most unusual feature of the new complex is a
pastel colored beauty salon for buses.

The "salon" is an 11 berth unit which allows for a
full line of complete interior bus washing and clean-
ing facilities.

Cleaning fluids are brought inside a bus throu^ a
group of long flexible hoses. In the past, buses need-
ing interior cleaning were parked wherever a space
was available, inside or outside the garage, and then
were cleaned with buckets of detergent and water.

The salon has four additional spaces for engine
and chassis cleaning.

Superintendent Joseph A. Rosendhal says it is
hoped that the bus salon system wUl save such a con-
siderable amount of time that current cleaning ef-
forts will be doubled, allowing for interior cleaning
every 2,000 miles instead of the present 4,000 mile
cleaning.

In another room, two gantry washers automatically
clean the complete 1,136 square feet of a bus's ex-
terior and wheels in only two-and-a-half minutes,
as compared to five minutes in the past. Buses are
washed daily.

The gantry washer moves over the bus's ex-
terior, applying detergent, water, brushes, and air
blowers as it moves along. The washer frees CTA
personnel from manually scrubbing the front and rear
of each bus.

The washers also have underground water re-
clamation and oil separation systems in compliance
with environmental control regulations.

The bus service building— which covers 72,000
square feet— can handle up to 34 buses at one time

Bus repairman Paul Raeck changes
cylinder heads on this diesel engi
The job takes about eight hours.

Anit Leppiks, Transit News writer, gets tour of new focil •
Here John Small, bus serviceman, is the guide.

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dutng various steps of servicing and has a staff of
11 employees.

rhe design of the bus service building features six
[as of double-length pits able to accommodate up to
12)uses for undercarriage inspection and lubrication.

^nother feature is the oil and lubricant storage
ta^ room where oils and lubricants are fed through a
sytem of computerized control equipment to service
pcits throughout the building.

ijro protect the environment, used oils and lubri-
its from buses are siphoned into an underground
s«rage tank vi^here they are collected and sold to a
ccimercial oil company. None of the used lubricants
ei?rs the facility's sewage system.

The building contains 16 heavy duty hydraulic lifts
fc undercarriage repair work on buses. There also
ism extensive heavy duty repair area.

iBright fluorescent lights provide employees with
piperly illuminated work areas. There also are
sreral conveniently located tool and equipment
sirage rooms.

On the second floor is an eating area, equipped
wh food and soft drink dispensing machines plus
tjles and chairs for the building's workers.

The $2.6 million garage was funded by the federal

Getting into oil the tight spaces is routine for bus serviceman
John Small. Each bus is thoroughly swept and scrubbed every
4,000 miles in the CTA's beauty salon.

jvernment's Urban Mass Transportation Adminis-
tition and the Illinois Department of Transportation
ider the CTA's Capital Development Program.

The bus beauty salon and the bus washers, also
lided by the same organizations, cost $916,000.

Still to be built is a new fueling facility which will
Ij ready for occupancy in 1977.

This 7600 bus is rinsed, then blow dried,
its doily shampoo.

JNE, 1975

Mother Nature KO's
Father's Day Outing

DESPITE THE pleas of the fans. Mother Nature re-
fused to cooperate for our sports program softball
league on the big day. Father's day.

Not only was the scheduled league game rained
out, but so was a "grudge" game that would have
pitted the superintendents and supervisors against
the motormen and conductors of the South Section.
This special game was an added attraction on its own.

Leading the league so far this year is Kedzie
Garage with a 6 and 0 win-loss record. Only one
game behind with a 5 and 0 win-loss record is 95th
Street of the Rapid Transit. It seems a replay of last
year's championship game may be in order. Rapid
Transit emerged the victor a year ago.

The deadline for team roster changes was June 8.
Only a few changes in personnel were received by this
date, and the rosters for the Chicago Park District
tournaments will carry the names of all persons
listed as of June 8. Each team was instructed as to
this procedure, and only the team members listed will
be eligible to compete in the tournaments at the end
of the season— if you are the first and second place
teams.

O'Rourke Wins Most
Improved Bowler Award

FRIDAY THE 13th wasn't
O'Rourke, Claims Law.

He was awarded the
trophy for the most im-
proved bowler for the
1974-75 season in the City
of Chicago, Bureau of En-
gineering Bowling League.

In addition to winning
this award, Tim was also
elected president of the
league for the 1975-76
season.

an unlucky day for Tim

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Banquet Committee Stages
2ncl Awards Dinner

THE SECOND annual CTA Sports Program awars
banquet is scheduled for Friday, August 29, 1975,t
the Rosewood Inn, 12700 South Kedzie Avenue, Bis
Island, Illinois. |

This annual affair was started in 1974 by a gro
of participants in the sports program as a mon;
booster and get-together for all the personnel par •
cipating in the CTA Sports Program and for t'
awarding of trophies and other sports recognition.

For all persons interested in attending thebanqu.,
the cost is $30 per couple. Reservations can be ma;
by contacting any of the committee members: Hubef
Bankston or Kenneth DuCree, Archer Garage; Jf
Cook or Jackie Robinson, Kedzie Garage; Lidia LeT\f
or John Austin, Limits Garage; George Ambrosi
Flenard Porter or Paul Thomas, 69th Street Gara§.

CTA SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Teams W L

Kedzie Garage 6 0

95th Street (Forest Park) 5 0

69th Street Garage 5 i

North Park Garage 4 2

Archer Garage 4 2

77th Street Garage 3 2

General Office 3 3

Howard 3 3

Forest Glen Garage 3 3

52nd Street Garage 3 3

Limits Garage 2 3

South Shops 2 3

Kimball 2 3

North Side Agents 1 4

West Towns 0 6

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Lefty Grove Left 1

His Mark On Baseball I

By W. B. Wolfan \

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■There wasn't much mention made of it in the news-
pioers. . only a couple of paragraphs--although the
blieball season is In full swing with the division pen-
nit races going strong.

Bob Grove, one of the greatest pitchers in base-
bl history, was laid to rest a few weeks ago. . and
fc some unknown reason--lack of newsprint per-
h3s--there was only a limited amount of space de-
v:ed to the accomplishments of the man many con-
sler the No. 1 lefthander
oall time.

Lefty Grove was the
fching mainstay of those
ci time unbeatable Athle-
tls of Connie Mack - - the
ftm that Philadelphia's
Tinerable Mr. Mack broke
i because he needed the
wney. He wound up his
dreer with the Boston Red
jx.

i Grove had EIGHT 20-
,',me winning seasons — one
( them for 31 victories and
-losses.

i And he was pitching
;ainst hitters such as Babe
ath, Lou Gehrig and Char-
,y Gehringer — to name
st a few.

I watched Lefty Grove
itch while he was at the
•jry height of his illustrious
iseball career.
i He was a true artisan of
fe mound. . a master of
jtching skills second to
one.

It has been this repor-
';r's privilege to see some

I the great ones in action— h„^|e^ oMhe''AtML"f<:s'an°d"Red
efty Gomez of the

ankees, Carl Hubbell of the Giants when they re-
ided at the Polo Grounds, and Sandy Koufax of the
.08 Angeles Dodgers. It is my candid belief Grove
•as the best of them all.

On a good day. Grove was an unbeatable pitcher.

As one veteran put it, "you're lucky if you hit the
all out of the infield," and that applied to some of the
est hitters of their time.

The first year Grove won 20 games was in 1927

with Philadelphia. That was the year the world
champion Yankees won the pennant by 17 games.
Grove pitched against batters like the Babe who hit
60 home runs and batted .356 that season, and Gehrig
who slammed 47 home runs and batted .373 in an
awesome power display.

The next season, 1928, Grove won 24 games for the

Athletics. He followed in 1929 with another 20-game

winning season and in 1930 scored 28 wins. His

biggest year was 1931 --a

31 and 4 record.

The next year he won 25
and in 1933 compiled a to-
tal of 24 victories. His
last 20-ganne winning cam-
paign was for Boston's Red
Sox in 1935.

Grove's all-time record
^ ^' ' TWff- w^s 300 victories and 140

^i**^ ' Wm^ losses for a .682 lifetime

^^ ''^ average — a higher per-

centage than Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, Walter
Johnson, and the immortal
Christy Mathewson.

Diamond devotees of
today may not know much
about Lefty Grove. Long
time ago, they say. Well,
they'll wait a long time to
see another pitcher like
him.

The record books testify
that he was tlie toughest
lefthander in all baseball
history.

While current baseball
buffs are agog over the no-
hit performances of Nolan
Ryan, the brilliant right-
hander of the California
Angels, one must not over-
look the feats of Grove who rewrote the record book
by winning 59 games in two seasons, 1930 and 1931,
while pitching for Connie Mack' s wonder club.

A Robert Moses Grove was one of those once-in-
a-lifetime athletes with that indefinable qualify that
distinguishes the great from the average. Even time
cannot tarnish his achievements.

Leffy Grove was a star for all seasons. He will be
remembered as long as baseball is played.

ses (Lefty) Grove, I
cago Tribune photo.

fUNE, 1975

CTA, International

July Is Patriotic Month In 3 Countries

By Elda Leal

July 4 Hope you all have a pleasant holiday. Last
year I had two nice experiences that I expect to enjoy
again. For the first time, my children and I went to
watch the fireworks at Soldier Field.

We enjoyed the spectacle very much, I love to
watch the people sing the national anthem with great
patriotic fervor, proudly looking at the American
flag. For two hours or so, I enjoyed every minute
but then started getting worried about the big crowds
that would be lined up trying to board buses.

I was relieved and, at the same time, also very
proud as a CTAer, to see many of our buses lined up
on both sides of the street with a crew of supervisors
and collectors politely directing the crowds to the
buses. Within a few minutes, we were downtown,
connecting with another route that would take us home.
July 5 marks the 164th anniversary of the signing of
the Independence of Venezuela. This movement was
initiated by the colosso Don Francisco de Miranda.
Miranda was a distinguished member of the military
whose patriotic ambitions took him around the world,
including to the United States. His name is the only
South American hero's name inscribed in the Arch of
Triumph in Paris.

There are not many Venezuelans in Chicago and
there is no particular neighborhood where they live.
Most of them live in suburbs and are professionals or
technicians who came to the U.S. to upgrade their
education or their professional skUls.

Venezuela is one of the richest countries in Latin
America. Its population is estimated at 12 million
people. Located on the Caribbean coast, it attracts
thousands of tourists and businessmen. One of the
main attractions is Angel Falls, the largest in the
world, measuring 3,297 feet — 15 times higher than
Niagara Falls.

Petroleum is the major natural resource. Pro-
duction is estimated at 2.5 million barrels a day.

Another substantial source of income is Cerro
Bolivar, a 2600-foot hi^ mountain, and presumably
the world's largest iron-ore deposit.

Venezuelans think highly of Chicago's public trans-
portation and traffic control. A few weeks ago,
through the Venezuelan consul in Chicago, Mr. Fed-
erico Ganteaume Pantin, the Venezuelan Ministry of
Public Works requested material on both CTA and
RTA from Elio Ohep, Marketing project coordinator.
This data will be used in preliminary studies to mod-
ernize Caracas' transportation system,
July 24 Omitting the name of the great Simon Bolivar
when talking about Venezuela would be almost un-

The fall of the Bastille

Photo courtesy of French Government Tourist Office

forgiveable. Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezut.,
on July 24, 1783. He is better known throughout ie
world as the "Liberator of the Americas."

Bolivar brought to fruition Miranda's ideals^f
independence for South America and he was succeij-
ful in obtaining it for Venezuela, Colombia, Pe ,
Ecuador and Bolivia.

July 14 Bastille Day — a national holiday for Fran ,
celebrated with great joy and a number of celeb; -
tions, starting with a military parade. ;

The French celebrate the destruction of a hiiB
solid structure which had been built as a city fortrcS
by Charles V in 1370 and which was later used z.%
prison for people who protested the rulings of 3
king and his court.

The angry Frenchmen despised the building, i-
sociating it with oppression. On July 14, 1789, ti/
decided to destroy it. In the attack, thousands If
people were killed.

CTA people who have visited France tell me i\
just beautiful and they will go back some day. is
land of the romantic language with its French Rlvlej ,
the Louvre Art Museum, castles and the Palace t
Versailles make this country a dream vacation, "A I
oh, the food is out of this world!" said Rene VargSi
supervisor at Skokie who was stationed in Paii
during his Army years. Cooking is an art in Franc,\

Most of the people are Roman Catholic and th£(
customs are simUar to the American way of lU
Easter, for example, is celebrated in exactly t
same manner as in the U,S, and children recei
colored eggs and chocolate rabbits with the exceptii^
that they are told that the bells from the chuP!
dropped them in Instead of our Easter Bunny,

Oops! The last issue of Transit News

linked Sri Lanka (Ceylon) with India. It's an j

independent country.

CTA TRANSIT NEWl

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D Mosny

liyroid Scare
orry You?

ansit News

Family Fare

(ring the past year you have probably read articles in the newspaper or been
iiormed by the TV media of the possibility of tumor formation taking place in the
tl roid gland following X-ray treatment of the head and neck for various abnormal-
il3S during childhood or adolescence.

'The Illinois State Medical Society and the Illinois Hospital Association have
lunched a statewide program designed to alert all Illinois residents of this rela-
tjnship which has been occurring in many cases treated by X-ray between the late
i:30's and early 1960's.

I Previously, X-ray treatment was believed to be a safe and effective method of
srinking tonsils, adenoids and the thymus gland. This type of treatment was dis-
cntinued 15 years ago but a possible side-effect of this form of treatment has been
t3 increased possibility of developing benign or malignant thyroid gland tumors.

The joint committee of the ISMS and IHA urges all persons who have had X-ray
Idiation during childhood or adolescence to contact their physician for an exami-
ftion. Those who do not have a personal physician should contact the Chicago
l3dical Society, 310 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. 60604 or their local hos-
(tal. Hospitals or physicians who have given such treatment should contact their
ftients, if possible. Some hospitals already have started notifying patients.
Hidelines have been issued to physicians and all hospitals as to screening pro-
lams.

'■ The following hospitals have thyroid screening programs and may be contacted
Jr this service which is provided without charge for former patients and at the
I'.tablished fee for others: Chicago Osteopathic, 363-6800, Ext. 401; Children's
emorial, 649-4500; Holy Cross, HE. 4-6790; Michael Reese, 791-2532; North-
'^stern Memorial, 649-2070; St. Anne's, 378-7100, Ext. 225; St. Mary of Naza-
Jth, 292-5295; University of Chicago Hospital and Clinic, 947-6391.

Also providing the program without charge, but limited to former patients only,

Presbyterian-St. Luke's, 942-6028.

Our recipe of the month was submitted by Lorayne Blyth,
and it wins the approval of her "gourmet on the go" hus-
band, Jefferson Park Conductor Robert Blyth.

CTA Chef

PORK CHOPS SUPREME: Trim excess fat from chops.
! Salt each chop, then place in baking dish. On each chop

lace: 1 lemon slice; 1 thin onion slice; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon
atsup. Cover and bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Uncover and bake 30 minutes long-
r. A half cup of dry Sherry wine poured carefully over chops before baking adds
0 the tenderness and flavor.

NO ROLL" PEE PASTRY: Sift together 1-3/4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1-1/4
aaspoons salt, and one-half cup of nuts of your choice (optional). With fork, beat
ogether 1/3 cup Buttery Wesson oil and 2 tablespoons milk. Pour over flour mtx-
ure and stir with fork until all flour is moistened. With fingers, press out on bot-
om and sides of 9 inch pie pan. Flute edges. Fill with your favorite filling. Or if
ou wish to pre-bake, bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes until golden brown.

Slovenly Neighbors

Morgan not only didn't love his
neighbors, he hated them. They
were so untidy that debris of all
kinds littered their yard. Finally
he asked a court to order a clean-
up.

"That place is an eyesore," he
told the judge. "Besides disturb-
ing me personally, it also reduces
the value of my real estate."

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However, the judge refused to
mix in. He said that generally
speaking, a property owner has no
right to impose his standards of
neatness upon the neighbors.

This has long been the prevail-
ing rule of law. It applies not only
to standards of neatness but also
to standards of beauty. Consider
another case:

A suburban family was of-
fended by the rough, unpainted
wooden fence erected by the peo-
ple next door. But in a court test,
the neighbors pointed out that
their fence had been put up for
the legitimate purpose of protect-
ing their garden.

Again declining to interfere,
the court said:

"The defendants were not com-
pelled to consult the taste of their
neighbors as to the kind of fence
they should build or the color of
paint they should use. They were
within their rights in satisfying
their own taste."

On the other hand, unsightli-
ness may carry at least some
weight if there are other grounds
for complaint as well. Another
court faced the question of
whether an auto wrecking yard
could operate in an unzoned resi-
dential district. The court said:

"Unsightly things are not to be
blamed solely on that account.
Many of them are necessary in
carrying on the activities of or-
ganized society.

"But such things should be
properly placed, not so located as
to be unduly offensive to the
neighbors or to the public. A junk
yard should not be located in a
community of unquestioned resi-
dential character."

An American Bar Association
public service feature by Will
Bernard.

C 1975 American Bar Association

lUNE, 1975

m^ m

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORIT

ARCHER -

A happy belated 33rd wedding anniversary
to Operator JOSEPH DUCREE and his
lovely wife on March 6. Congratulations
to Mr, and Mrs. ROY CAMERON on their
14th wedding anniversary, June 25. ..Happy
birthday to: Superintendent JOHN PETRO-
SIUS, June 21, and LAWANNA CAMERON,
June 15. Belated happy birthdays to; ROY
CAMERON Jr., May 15; D. J. HARTFORD,
May 11; T. M. ARTISON, May 16; W.
THOMAS, May 20; C. M. HUBER, May 19;
T. E. BROWN, May 15; G. JONES, May 17;
B. J. JARMUS, May 29; R. L. JOHNSON,
May 10; A. R. FREEMAN, May 3, and G.
R. BARBER, May 31. ..Our wishes for a
speedy recovery are sent to Mrs. DORIS
OLSEN, the wife of FRED OLSEN, who is
convalescing from her operation; to WIL-
LIAM JARCHOW, garage foreman, who is
convalescing at home; to T. KELLY who is
convalescing at home, and to Pensioner
PERCY JOSEPH, formerly of District B,
who is convalescing from his illness. We
hope each one will be up and about by the
time we go to press... Our belated and
deepest sympathy is extended to Pensioner
F. R. KOCINSKI in the passing of his son...
Operator O. PHUITT has returned to work
after being off ill for a month. ..Good luck
to LEO CZASZEWICZ who took his pen-
sion on May 1 after 32 years of service.
Enjoy your pension, Leo, and nothing but
the best is wished for you. .. Pensioner
STANLEY and LOUISE KRYCLYNSKI cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary on
June 8. Stanley retired from Archer in
1961. Congratulations and best wishes for
many years of happiness to this wonder-
ful couple.

CTA SECURITY -

We bid a fond farewell to Sergieant PETER
GENUTIS who retired on June 1 after more
than 34 years of service. Pete started
with the company on March 14, 1941, and
became a member of the security force on

RETIRING JUNE \ os a bus operator ot
Beverly Gorage, Tom Daniels has served as
an Inside News reporter for the past 20
yeors -- first at 69th Street and then Beverly.
We will miss the monthly column from
"No. 1" on our reporter's seniority list, and
and Transit News staff |0ins Tom's many
friends at CTA in wishing him a long ond
healthy retired life.

Aug, 12, 1958. A get-together was held
for Pete in the office, and was attended by
many friends and co-workers, Pete was
presented with his retirement star and a
savings bond by Lieutenant SAM RINI,
acting chief of security, and Sergeant
PAUL WALLACE, acting administrative
assistant. Best wishes for a long and
healthy retired life, Pete. .. Congratula-
tions to BRUCE HENDERSHOT, RALPH
VERNON and PAUL WALLACE who are
now full-fledged sergeants...! would like
to wish my mother, Mrs. MARY FLYNN,
who is recovering from a broken hip, a
speedy recovery. Grace doesn't seem to
run in our family.

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -

The bouncing ball is back. Between being
out on field work and a two-week "honey-
do" vacation, I missed the last edition.
But have no fear, big Ben is here. ..JOHN
and MARGARET MURPHY are pleased to
announce the arrival of "Mighty Mite"
MURPHY— ELAINE MARIE that is—
weighing in at 6 pounds 1 oimce at 6 p.m.
on the 23rd of April. She will have older
brothers to look out for her. ..GARY NOL-
TE, the son of CHUCK and DOLL NOLTE,
was married to SHARON KIELK at the
Lutheran Church of Edison Park. A re-
ception was held afterwards at Schneiders
Banquet hall on Higgins road. An excel-
lent meal and good time was had by all. I
know, because the wife and I helped close
the place. ..FRED KOSS Is opening a rest
home for Electrical Department foremen
up at Lakewood, Wise. Pressures? . .
Skinny JIM ROEBER is back from a so-
journ to tlic hospital. Jim lost a lot of
weight and says that he has 15 pounds to

go. ..BILL SHEAHAN's son, TOM, ia
cadet at the Air Force academy. Tom U
be stationed at Nellis Air Force Base x
three weeks this summer, living with e
enlisted men. Shape up, Tom. ..JIM G -
BONS is in the hospital with back trou.;.
Talk to him soon and get the lowdowi ,
TOM HENRY, one of our retirees si-e
1952, was in the other day. Despite a v^t
to the hospital some months ago la
really looks great. Speaking of retirti,
how about hearing from you fellows it
there. ..ED McSWEENEY is back. Aftea
26-month visit to other departments, Ei.s
back working for us again. Welcome .
ZIGGY is on vacation at his resort homin
Wisconsin. VITO RACANELLI is bjt
from his "Vlto do" vacation. PETE OR?'
was on a "honey do" vacation. The way e
fellows are going on vacations around hg
It Is difficult to keep track of everybod;;,
JOHN SHEA strikes again. He was in ip
Amvets State Bowling Championship isi
came out a winner. Oh, by the way, tB
happened in March down in Springfield,
MARTY and little LUKE HOWE, sonsiif
LUKE HOWE, are playing hockey for f
Minnesota Vikings in the Northwest Sen':
Hockey League in Chicago. Look c|,
Gordy ! li

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) - \

Our Signal Department fishing greats w|i
literally break the ice each spring tousK-
in the new season have added a new tw(t
to the end of their trip. They bring th(|
wives gifts. I don't know if you guys d
turning soft or If you finally burned it
rules. Some familiar faces among &
signalmen on this celebrated fishing tii
to Leech Lake near Walker, Minn., wei
FRANK HALPER Jr., CHARLIE SEMJ
and RICHARD VIETH. The nine-man gta
also included FRANK HALPER Sr., 11
DURAL, CHRIS O'BRIEN, MARK PLAT
LON SCHLESSER and JOHN DUSAK. Wa

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res, northerns, carps and perch were
Iken, with an average of ten pounds of
.leted fish per man. . .CHARLES LAS-
pWSKI recently filled in for North Sec-
En Signal Foreman DANNY WATERS who
as on vacation. Chuck sounded like he
IS really enjoying himself when I talked
ith him. Danny's time spent away from
e job was no less exciting. He was vis-
=d by his two sisters, Mrs. LEONA
AGGART and Miss FANNIE WATERS,
inny made full use of an excuse to get out
I town. He drove his sisters back to their
)me in Albia, Iowa. . . Signal Draftsman
CRNEST HICKS expended some energy
ding his bicycle in the American Dia-
!tes Association bike-a-thon held in
incoln Park. Birnest was sponsored by
') CTA employees and was riding for
f.38 a mile. Birnest did not finish first
it he is getting to be number one in our
x)k. Keep up the good work. ..It has been
ailed to my attention that this column is
insistently lax in reporting news items
'Qout signalmen working the North Side.
ow that we know there are signalmen up
jere we will be more than happy to in-
tude them. Sorry about the oversight, ..I
ave a strong urge to send birthday greet-
ngs to a number of our fellows who began
leir existence in this month quite some
^ars ago. So before I lose this burning
fesire it's happy birthday anniversaries to

Signal Maintainers FRANK BONK (May 22)
and DAVE BATTERSON (May 9); Retired
Signal Supervisor DON WORCHESTER
(May 27); Signal Draftsman PERCY ERVES
(May 24); Signal Foreman STEVEN ZELL-
NER (May 1) and former head of the Signal
Division C. L. WIKSTEN (May 17). Con-
gratulations, men! Now let's see you do it
again. ..Yes, I know JACK PILIP left for
Florida during his vacation and ended up in
Las Vegas. Give me a minute and I will
try to explain it. Jack's trip to Florida
was more or less for business, and his
trip to Las Vegas was a "let's live a little"
kind of trip. Jack's opinion after hitting a
few of the bright spots of this gambler's
paradise was it's some kind of place for
some kind of people, but not exactly his
kind. ..Regretfully we report the death of
Mrs. MAGNOLIA WEAVER who lived in
Chattanooga, Tenn. — the mother of Signal
Helper CARL SIMS...AL BRANDT and his
wife, ALENE, recently were off on a much-
needed vacation with their camper and all
the privacy that goes with it. They toured
the Ozarks, hitting the quiet and not so
quiet places. Al, what is it like traveling
without the kids? Worth the wait, I sup-
pose, huh?.. I thought I told you already
that CLY'DE YOUNT was back on the job
again after being off sick. Yes, he is
slugging it out material handling again, now
in the Relay Room. ..DAVE BARR was in

iEVi PENSIONERS

:DWARD battle, operator,
77fh Street, Emp. 6-6-52
iilCHARD BRENS, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 4-28-42
STELLA CIEZADLO, Balance Clerk I,
Accounting, Emp. 8-22-45
"RANK CIONE, Bus Repairman,
:North Park, Emp. 8-1-37
«CHOLAS CLESEN, Ticket Agent,
North Section, Emp. 2-24-48
■RAYMOND CORBEL, Supv., Rev. Acctg.,
lAccounting, Emp. 8-5-41
iTILLMAN CRAWFORD, Bus Serviceman,
52nd Street, Emp. 9-9-48
raOMAS DANIELS, Operator,
Beverly, Emp. 3-4-42
tOHN DILLON, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 2-24-42
>LBERT FERNBACK, Janitor,
jNorth Park, Emp. 4-21-42
pETER GENUTIS, Supervisor I,
^Security, Emp. 3-14-41
lOSEPHINE GIBLIN, Ticket Agent,
.West Section, Emp. 5-9-44
3AVID GRAFMAN, Ticket Agent,
West Section, Emp. 12-27-51
^ALPH GROAT, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 12-11-40
j-VILFRID HEBERT, Elec. Worker A,
jSkokie Shop, Emp, 6-30-44
JOHN KANIA, Bus & Truck Mechanic,
[south Shops, Emp. 5-27-47

CHARLES KARKO, Unit Supervisor,

South Shops, Emp. 5-5-47
MICHAEL KOMPANOWSKI, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-27-44
FRED LUNDIE, Lineman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 5-7-37
STANLEY MAJKA, Carpenter,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 7-24-48
LOUIS MARCY, Operator,

77th Street, Emp, 1-15-52
RITA NELSON, Transf, Pre-Punch Oper.,

South Shops, Emp. 3-3-43
EDWARD NEUMAN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-15-41
GERALD NOLAN, Chief Night Clerk,

Claims Law, Emp, 5-18-56
WALTER SHYDLOWSKl, Janitor,

77th Street, Emp, 7-30-46
MICHAEL SODE, Messenger,

Law, Emp, 2-17-42
EDWARD SWANSON, Asst. Superintendent,

69th Street, Emp. 12-15-44
JOSEPH WOJCIK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 5-5-43

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

WILLIE ALEXANDER, Trackman II,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 4-7-55
HAROLD ENWRIGHT, Order Control Clk.,

Stores-North, Emp. 11-19-47
CHARLES JOHNSON, Operator,

77th Street, Emp, 4-26-44
BOOKER McDANIEL, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 10-13-51

the hospital for an operation. He is out
now and doing fine. He will be back to
work as soon as he gets a little more "pep"
into his walk. ..How do you fill a big man's
shoes? The big man I'm speaking of is
VIC ZASTERA, central section signal
foreman who recently went on vacation.
Signal Maintainer EARL BELL did the
chores for Vic while he was away. Whether
or not Earl filled Vic's shoes I suppose is
not important. He did crawl into them,
stood up and when I saw him he was walk-
ing around in them. Oh, I almost forgot,
Vic didn't go anywhere, he just worked
around the house,,,A lot of our men are
leaving now, going on vacation. Good
riddance! I'll bet we don't miss you. But
hurry back anyway.

- 7«.

^OWiVf

FOREST GLEN -

Hi, men. First I'd like to thank all of you
for the get well cards, They sure help a
person who is sick to look up and raise his
head. So thanks again. I am at present
working out of North Avenue but do hope to
return to Forest Glen, which I still believe
is the finest garage in the system. ..Leaving
us June 1 was Operator MIKE KOMPA-
NOWSKI with 31 years of service. You
have our best wishes, Mike, and do enjoy
your well-earned rest. Your smile and
kind word will be missed. God bless you
and your family. ..Also retiring the first of
the month were RICHARD BRENS, JOHN
DILLON, RALPH GROAT and JOE WOJ-
CIK...We have to put a mark up for Oper-
ator GEORGE STRESKE who for the third
time became a gi'andfather. It was a lovely
baby boy born April 21 named DANIEL
SCOTT. No wonder the Streskes are so
proud. The best to the happy parents. . .
Supervisor MILLER'S son, DAN, was
graduated May 31 from Gordon Tech. His
plans at present are to relax for the sum-
mer and then show his dad he has a
champion on his hands. Young Dan had
very high grades and was in the upper
bracket of his class. . .Received a card
from Pensioner LEE MUSSARED (the
Arizona kid) when he and the Mrs. were
out in Las Vegas. Lee says it's grand.
Thanks for your card. Drop us a line when
you find time. We're always glad to hear
from you. . . Happy to report about one of
our college boys who worked with us for
several years. GREGORY' ROM became a
priest May 14 and yours truly attended his
first mass May 18 at St. Pascal's church.
What a wonderful mass he said. Father
Rom says hello and God bless everyone...
Here's hoping "Poopsie" NELSON, who
broke his ankle, is better now and back to
work. At least ANN, his lovely wife, took
fine care of him while he was off.. .If you
have any news please put it in the box be-
side the clerk's window. And remember
your credit union is always ready to give a
helping hand. It' s a fine place to save too,

- TV. ^. »o<Ty t„,..„....,^„

I'UNE, 7975

MARVIN BROWN
Billy Btown
South Shops

June Graduates In CTA Families

(Received too late for last month's gallery of pictures)

IRA LEE DAVIS J,

Ira L. Davis Sr.

69th Street

DOROTHY E. GAESS
Roy C. Gaess
North Avenue

JANESCHULTZ
Ervin Schultz
North Park

ELAINE SCOTT
Nora Scott
North Park

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

If a person is on the job for a substantial
length of time, knows who's who, is an ex-
trovert, loves to chatter, has a flair for
getting news and information and putting it
down on paper, he would be a candidate for
the top reporter in this magazine. Two-to-
one, he'd get it too. But the brand new
employee of less than eight weeks when
given the opportunity of reporting for the
department will probably read all the old
Transit News issues available, read a
book on the world's leading columnists,
scan the biographies of Irv Kupcinet and
Maggie Daly, take a course in journalism,
visualize her name in bold print at the end
of the column, and sigh a lot. As the dead-
line date for copy draws near, she'll have
writer's cramp ti-ying to tactfully put into
words her apologies and excuses for the
blank space between the name of the de-
partment and the reporter's name. The
latter is your new reporter. The former
reporter for this department, PRISCILLA
KAMRADT, has a new position in Claims
Law. Congratulations, Priscilla, but gosh,
how did you do such a great job of running
down the news, writing it up, and getting it
to the editor before the deadline? Guess
I'll have to get rid of all the reference
books, newspapers, old magazines, etc.,
and get with it.. .First of all, the welcome
mat is out in this section for DOROTHY
HARMON, a former ticket agent, and to
BILL ROMAN. ..Get well wishes to TINA
RODRIGUEZ and BARNEY GAGNON...On
the brighter side, we wish to congratulate
SAM ELLIS of this section. Sam will re-
ceive a degree from Kennedy-King college
this month. 'Lest we forget' MELANIE
PRYOR, IRMA's daughter, coming out of
grade school, and my very own DEBORA
will enter college come September. In-
cidentally, double congratulations to Deb-
ora. She received an award for being the
top student in her touch shorthand class...
One last word to the fellow employees who

have news items for this column. Please —
tell me all about it. This column needs you
because you are the news.

- Vdctc4 Vuii

KEDZIE -

I want to start by saying I had a talk with
Superintendent R. KEAG about our high
accident record at Kedzie, and he's not
pleased at all. Instructor R. ANDERSON
says defensive driving is the answer.
Allowing more space between parked cars,
more distance from the car ahead of you,
and by all means you drive the bus- -don't
let the bus drive you. These few rules
alone will decrease our accident record,
so let's all pitch in. , . Congi-atulations to
Operator W. SIERON and his lovely wife
who celebrated their 37th wedding anni-
versary. They have four daughters, and
one of them is Sister MARY HOPE. They
also have six wonderful grandchildren.
Many, many more years of happiness...
Operator W. RUSCIK's daughter, KIM-
BERLY, joined the two-digit club May 22
when she became ten years old. Happy
birthday, Kim...Your reporter's brother-
in-law, MIKE FIORITA, came back from
Tucson, Ariz., where he spends the winter
with his wife, AMELIA. Mike wants to sell
his house in Chicago now and stay down
there. He says hello to everyone at North
Avenue garage where he retired from. He
just loves pensioned life. ..Instructor EG-
GERSDORF's wife was in Gotlieb hospital
and had surgery. She's home now and we
wish her a speedy recovery. ..Congratula-
tions to Operators H. MOORE, J. THOMP-
SON and J. ROBINSON, who graduated
from the supervisor training program.
They'll be out on the streets soon. Best of
luck to you on your promotion...To all of
you on the sick list, we wish a speedy re-
covery and hope to see you back on the job
soon. ..Don't forget your credit imion. Save

a little each payday and watch your hap
ness grow!

NORTH AVENUE -

If I may borrow a phrase from the vernf
ular of the song writer, I shall start out
saying welcome back to Operators RO
ERT FARRELL, who was hospitalize
ROBERT COWAN, who was off due to
injui-y; GILBERTO CORREA, who w.
hospitalized; WALLACE WHITE, who wi
hospitalized, and Chief Custodian JOr
AMBROGGIO, who was also hospitalizer,
ARFi' EGGERSDORF, the wife of Instruc
DAVID EGGERSDORF, is at home recovf
ing from surgery. ..Our deepest sympai'
is extended to Operator BENNIE ROSMit
in the death of his mother. ..Our visitcj
during the month were two pensioners VH
were bursting out all over with smiU
Ex-operator JOE PELICAN, who was pi|
sented with his first great grandson, i)
ex-supervisor STANLEY LECK, whW
son, ROBERT, is an anesthesiologist, n

his son, LAWRENCE, a corporation coi^
sel. Such accomplishments are deserv?
of great smiles... Our congratulations'
Operator NORA SCOTT and his wi|,
SARAH, on the graduation of their dauj-
ter, ELAINE, from grammar school...'
we approach the peak of the vacation pif
iod, please be reminded to slow down (1
observe the speed limits and drive with ^
utmost of caution. .. See you next time'i
print. ;

- .Va

Viam

NORTH PARK -

The 19th annual Little Flower leaders
awards dinner was held on Saturday, J
17, at the Conrad Hilton hotel. Several ■
erators and their wives were in attendai

CIA TRANSIT NEW

Ji enjoyed a most gratifying evening. . .
qerator GEORGE PLANT was a recent
1+ winner in the Illinois State Lottery,
dr congratulations to him on his good
OTune... Pensioner ELMER REIDEL is
living the friendly confines of Chicago,
^1 his new address will be 1201 Gregory
f, Ojai, Cal. 93023. Elmer would like
Yi many friends to drop by and visit him
ii^ou are in the area...MARTHA VALDEZ,
ti daughter of Operator ARTURO VAL-
i;Z, was graduated from Alvernia High
sliool and wUl attend Centre de Estudios
liversitarios located in Monterrey, Mex-

5. Arturo's other daughter, LILIANA,
1 be a senior this fall at Alvernia, and
jined her sister Martha as a member of
tt National Honor Society, . .DAVID AR-
itCUIN Jr., the son of Operator DAVID
jlREGUIN Sr., was graduated from
(igley North High school on May 24 and
\11 attend Loyola university on the North
He this fall. .. PATRICIA KNIGHT, the
(Ughter of Operator WILLIAM KNIGHT,
\.s graduated from Kelvyn Park High
iliool and will enter the world of business
\th a position at the National Tea com-
lQy...ROBIN E. STERN, the daughter of
(ierator LEO STERN and Ticket Agent
ILDRED STERN, was graduated from
illivan High school and will enter the
liiversity of Illinois Circle Campus in the
a...PA TRICK KOZIOL, the son of Oper-
ijr FRANK KOZIOL, was graduated from
lily Cross High school on May 26 and will
iroU at the U of I in Champaign.. JDEL-
:'!;RT reed, the son of Board Member
DMER REED, was graduated from Doug-
j Grade school and will begin classes at
jicational High school where his athletic
iowess will be utilized. . .JO ANN MUS-
i^RELLO, the daughter of Operator SAM
:USCARELLO, was graduated from Water
ij'ade school on June 12 and will attend St.
medict High school.. .JANE SCHULTZ,
Bdau^ter of Operator ERVINSCHULTZ,
IS graduated from Niles East High school
: June 11 and is still deciding on a col-
'ge...Sergeant KEVIN SAUER, the son of
yerator CHARLES SAUER, was gradu-
■■2d from Wyler Military Academy in
'ansville. Wis., on Saturday, May 31.
ivin attended the academy for five years
.d has achieved scholastic honors for the
St three terms...DAWN DIESI, thegrand-

ughter of Pensioner WILLIAM STEIN-
'RING, was awarded second place in the
'ride in Transportation" art contest
lonsored by CTA. Dawn is a sophomore

Mather Hi^ school. ..Our sympathy and
indolences are extended to Operator
SANK VON SCHWEDLER in the loss of
,s beloved wife, BETTY.

'ERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

mgratulations to WILLIAM F. WORCES-
ER, the son of Director WILLIAM WOR-
jESTER, who was graduated from North
^ntral college In Naperville...Congratula-

tions also to MARY LYNN JACOBS, the
daughter of DAVID JACOBS, who was
graduated from Mother Guerin High
school. . . DOROTHY ETSCHEID flew to
Texas to visit with her daughter, son-in-
law, and granddaughter...GEORGE GRIF-
FIN and his wife drove to Onalaska, Wis.,
to do some fishing. He was most success-
ful and came home with a lot of fish for
future eating..J?USSELL DUSZAK and his
wife flew to California for a short visit...
We welcome to the Schedule Department
DAVID BARNES as a trainee...KAY BA-
TINA, Schedules, RITA DEAKIN, Account-
ing, and BERNIE KIZIOR, Engineering,
recently spent a delightful 12 days visiting
in Mexico. Highlight of their trip was a
stay of a few days at a health spa in San
Jose Purua where they really received an
insist into Mexican famUy hfe.

(Routes & Systems) -

Since BOB VANCE moved into his new
apartment, he has been surrounded by
luxuries. As part of the apartment com-
plex, there is a tennis court and swimming
pool. But even this life isn't perfect: his
eyes are strained when staring at the girls
around the pool and his check balance is
strained when he pays the rent. . . One of
our flock has left the fold. BETTY PACZ-
KOWSKI has found greener pastures in
Personnel Administration. Everyone
wishes her well and the best of luck. As
our "mother," we will certainly miss her
and the thoughtful things she would do for
us.. .Birthday greetings are extended to
HOWARD BENN and DICK BRAZDA...JILL
LINNE does not know that Memorial day is
a holiday, and that holidays are supposed
to be fun. Over the Memorial day week-
end, she did some spring cleaning and boy,
that's no fun. How are your sore arms
and back, Jill? ..This reporter just pur-
chased a home in beautiful downtown Bur-
bank. Burbank? It is a beautiful home,
loaded with extras. One of the best fea-
tures is a natural fireplace in the living
room. My problem won't be restoring the
home, just paying for it...CHARLIEDROZ-
DA has left his transfers behind and has
gone on a little vacation.

(Passenger Controls) -

You would think ROD SKOCZ would be
having a terrific time in Denver, Col. He
probably is, but there is just one hitch —
he is serving his two weeks in summer
camp for the naval reserves. ..GRACE lA-
CONO and JOHN P. O'CONNOR are on va-
cation. We hope they are having a good
time.

SOUTH SECTION -

Happy vacaHon time!. .Clerk EARL JONES
was so happy and elated when his wife,
daughter, MICHELE, and son. North Sec-
tion Conductor EARL Jr. gave a big sur-
prise birthday party for him at his son's
house. He never suspected that he was

going to have a party and all his friends
and relatives and co-workers were there
to greet him. The food was just delicious
and we all had a good time helping Earl
celebrate his birthday ...Good luck and best
wishes to our newly appointed supervisors,
Motormen DAVID CURRIN, LEON FEA-
GINS, ALFRED THOMAS, and Switchman
BERNARD TOWNSEND...Our hearts go out
to the family of Motorman GEORGE JEF-
FERSON who passed away quite suddenly.
George was such a quiet and good employ-
ee. He wUl be missed by all.. .Welcome
back from the sick list to Motorman FRED
GREGORY. . . Instructor MYRON WOODS
had a super vacation in Las Vegas. He
said that is really the place to go for a va-
cation, there is so much to do and see...
Hello to our newly-hired employees: Con-
ductors RONALD ROACH, ROBERT
HOLMES, CHARLES BROWN, TERRY
CARROLL, BRENDA LLOYD, AFIDALE
PRINCE, and back for the summer as
part-time help: EARL BRAKES, CHARLES
HAWKINS, and ANTHONY SPEARS, the
son ot Division 308 Board Member WIL-
FRED SPEARS. ..Sincere sympathy is ex-
tended to Motorman MACK WILLIAMS of
61st Street in the loss of his son, to Su-
pervisor FRANKLIN PETTIS in the loss of
his son, and to Conductor JAMES MOSS in
the loss of his mother who passed away in
Ireland. James went to Ireland for the
funeral...Conductor GEORGE ROSS went on
pension May 1 and 61st Street really had a
"wing-ding" of a going-away party for him
and his lovely wife. George had been em-
ployed since March 1, 1952. The lunch-
eon was delicious with sandwiches and
salads and cakes, etc. Everyone came out

to greet George. Assistant Station Super-
intendent ARDIS MORRIS presented George
with a radio from all his co-workers,
HARRY REDDRICK, area superintendent,
and Statton Superintendent STAN CHRIST
were also present, along with our other
superintendents, supervisors and instruc-
tors. Some pensioners also came out to
see George off: Retired Conductors
THOMAS DOUGLAS and PHAROAH CAIN,
Retired Clerk THOMAS O'HARA, Retired
Towermen LEONARD DeGROOT and PAT-
RICK HICKEY, Retired Former Division
308 President JOHN BURNS, and ReHred
Shopman THEODAS (Cowboy) DEGAN. Our
union was represented by Board Member
WILFRED SPEARS. Janitor EDWARD

m^. 1975

FREEMAN and Assistant Superintendent
ARDIS MORRIS are to be congratulated for
having such a wonderful party. And did I
enjoy the food! Also saw many of my old
friends from 61st Street I haven't seen for
awhile. George looks just wonderful and
he and his wife plan to stay in the city and
just take some trips. May you both have
many, many years of happy life on retire-
ment...Congratulations on their 15th wed-
ding anniversary to Motorman GORDON
BUTLER and his wife. West Section Clerk
LUDARISH... Retired Motorman WILLIAM
BROPHY has sure had tragedy in his life.
While in the hospital recuperating from
two operations, his wife passed away. Our
sincere condolences to Mr. Brophy. The
latest is that Bill is now home from the
hospital. Hope you return to good health
soon.. .Clerk AL RAKESTRAW had a bar-
rel of fun vacationing down in Atlanta and
then West Palm Beach, Fla., basking in the
sun...Conductor JOHN KALTSAS sure had
bad luck for this summer. He fell and
broke his leg and was in the hospital to
have it set, but now is home recuperating.
Here's hoping you can come back to work
soon, John. . .Received a call from ROSE
and MICKEY CESARE (retired work train
motorman) that said while down in Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., they visited with Re-
tired Supervisor HUGH KELLEY who lives
in South Miami. Hugh celebrated his 75th

Hugh K^ll^r

birthday recently and his daughter and her
family gave a big party for him. They also
visited with Retired Motorman MICHAEL
FADDEN and his wife, MILLIE, and a for-
mer employee, JOE HURLEY, and his
wife, MARY, in Ft. Lauderdale. Then they
went to Hollywood, Fla., and \'isited with
Retired North Section Division 308 Board
Member ALEX MUSCATO. The Cesares
said all the pensioners looked well and are
happy in Florida. ..Clerk EARL JONES has
another big reason to be happy. His son,
PHILIP, who attends Chicago Vocational
High school, represented his area on
junior officials day. His post was that of
School Superintendent Redmond for that
day. They also attended a luncheon. ..On
the sick list at this writing are Conductor
GEORGE MAY and Motorman JAMES
PRESTON. Hero's keeping fingers crossed
you both will be back to work soon. ..Re-

ceived a letter from the son of Retired
Conductor HARRY ANTONION, telling us
that Harry is still going strong at 80 and
wishes to say hello to all his old friends.
He retired in 1960 with 42 years of ser-
vice and now lives in Oak Lawn..JV com-
mendation was received from the North
Rail District commending Motormen WIL-
LIAM MOUNT, OLIVER BAYLOR, and
Switchmen GUY BROWN and GEORGE
RICHMOND, who while working the work
train did an excellent job in helping out
with a derailment recently at Clark Junc-
tion...Condolences to Supervisor THOMAS
STAPLES in the recent loss of his grand-
son, and to West Section Chief Clerk JOHN
CAROLAN in the loss of his mother. ..Good
luck to Collector LYN FLOWERS who re-
signed recently to go into the insurance
business. .Assistant Superintendent ROB-
ERT E. LEE is mighty proud of his dau^-
ter, STEPHANIE, who was graduated from
Gresham Elementary school.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -

There's a song from way back when that
starts out, "Summertime, and the living is
easy." Can't recall the rest of the words,
but that's what everyone dreams of. When
the "Good Old Summertime" rolls around,
just easy living. Some husbands claim they
have a "honey do" vacation — honey do this
and honey do that. Your co- reporter,
MARY, lays claim to the only "honey don't"
vacation. Her husband, ED, retired Skokie
Shop superintendent, informed her during
her two-week vacation in April, "Honey,
don't start anything you can't finish in two
weeks by yourself." So, there. But, all
kidding aside, we are all anxious to hear
about your vacation plans for the new va-
cation period. So keep us posted. . . Of
course, we still have some of last year's
vacations to report. ALYCE MAY', shop
clerk, is finishing up hers spending time
at home with her husband, ED, who retired
from Skokie Shop recently. Alyce will re-
turn to work for a couple of weeks, only to
be off to California, where she and Ed will
visit their daughter, KATHY, and son-in-
law, DAN, and their two grandchildren,
GREGORY and JENNIFER. .. ED BLICH-
ARZ, Production Supply Control, finished
up his vacation in a leisurely fashion, at
home. But instead of returning to work
after his vacation was ended, he checked
into St. Elizabeth's hospital to have an
ailing foot taken care of. Hurry and get
well, we do miss you. Ed, if you see your
doctor coming into your hospital room with
a saw, jump out the window. ..IVO DiPIERO,
carpenter shop foreman, and his lovely
wife, IVY, are flying to Norwich, England,
to attend a 30th reunion of the 8th Air
Force 2nd Division. Norwich is Ivy's
hometown, and they met during World War
II and were married in St. Catherine Angli-
can church, way back on Jan. 7, 1945. So
a belated happy anniversary to both of you,

and do have a lovely trip. ..We are proucp
annotmce Berry Bearing No. 2 won the Cl
Friday night trawling league champions!.
We hope you'll come in the office at Skci
Shop and see their trophy. It is plad
alongside the other trophies they woti
other years. It was a bitterly fought 1:-
tle, and at the end of the three games th =
was a tie. A final game roU off was nee 4
for Berry Bearing to pull off thechampl.-
ship. The team consisted of WALLY 01-
SIO, EVERETT ENGLAND, Captain y^r
COLI, JOE ROMBOUT, GARY WILSON ji
LARRY VANDERHORST. We're mif^
proud of you boys. Keep up the good wc-„
..Althou^ the Softball season began on J^
21, two of the team's key players wiLs
on the disabled list. Star outfielder Vip
SKORUPSKI, carpenter, is suffering fip
a broken left hand, and veteran first ba.-
man DICK WILSON, carpenter, receid
four stitches in his right hand as a rei.t
of a dog bite. What the team needs novs
some moral support from all of us at Si-
kie Shop. So why not find out where ty
are playing and try to get out to the gais
and cheer them on to victory. To the lit
of the members of the team — no more -
cidents, please. Watch the bulletin boa^
for the schedule of all the games. ..At It
report, GRANT GREENE, machine slj,
was recovering very nicely from his s^-
gery. Keep up the good work. Grant, d
before you know it you'll be back towor,.

Service
anniversaries
in June

35 years

W. F. Fox, Forest Glen
E. J. McSweeney, Claim

Lav

30 years

W. G. Bernol, Archer

L. Colosimo, South Shops

R. H. Daren, Medical

S. Glover, Mechanical Maint.

J. A. Haas, Utility

25 years

T. Love Jr., 52nd Street
J. Marshall, 52nd Street
W. Onysio, Skokie Shop
H. Reddrick, Far South Area
E. J. Springer, North Park
E. W. White Jr., District C
R. Zoccoriello, 77th Street

CIA TRANSIT NE\,f

RHjPH KEMPE, truck shop foreman, de-
c W to help the economy by putting some
odis money back into circulation, so, he
Jit out and bought a Ford window van —
1)5 model, no less.. .CASIMAR JOZE-
FvK, painter, was proud to announce the
irrriage of his eldest son, WALTER, on
Aril 18. Casey is the proud father of four
s.s. He still has one at home and he's
fliderlng if there is someone who is try-
ij to get rid of a daughter, as he's try-
ii to marry off No. 4.. JAMES PANKO-
I5N, superintendent of rail vehicle
nintenance, accompanied ROBERT
EERGER, carpenter, to an award dinner
a the Glenview Naval Air Base, where
E5 received a 10-year service award as a
vunteer in the Red Cross as a first aid
iitructor. You deserve the award. Bob,
al we're all proud of you.. .Well, folksies,
tl3 is the end of the line for this month,
al with your help, we'll be back next
rinih. Without your help, there will be a
bnk space where the Skokie Shop article
siuld be.

(iuth Shops) -

Te South Shops opened its 1975 baseball
sison on a winning note by beating Howard
feet "L" 16 to 8. The CTA Softball
lague started May 25 with 17 teams
cnpeting for the championship.. .JOSEPH
EiVID of the brake department and CHAR-
Ii GERARD of the machine shop are back
t work after their recent illnesses. . .
JHN TARCZUESKl is recuperating at
Ijne after being in the hospital for a few
d/s...A big welcome goes out to the fol-
Irtng employees who joined our ranks:
JHN STOKES, ELMER HEREON, WILLIE
/,LUMS, JOHN HENNESSY, RICHARD
(iRZA, MACK PAGE and WILMOTH
ilPSON... Mechanic PAUL BROTT is still
I operating at home and we'd all like to
4 him back soon. ..TOM CICIURA and his
\[e, CAROLE, were blessed with a new
ii on April 28— PHILIP JAMES weighed
bounds 6 ounces at birth. CONGRATU-
l,TIONS!..RICH and MARGIE ZAJAC cel-
irated their 27th year of married life by
ting an eight-day vacation to Mexico
ly, Taxco and Acapulco. Rich faUed to
Iten to the advice of friends who have
tivelled there before and experienced the
ivenge of Montezuma when he returned to
licago. . . The print shop's CAROLINE
IILKAS is resting at home after her re-
mt visit to the hospital. Her co-workers
'sh her a speedy recovery. . .MICHAEL

I GEN, the son of Mr. and Mrs. ROY
GEN, works for the architectural firm
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and he
t for Iran on April 20 for about three
nnths. In Iran he will be working on the
ist phase of a new town for 200,000
lople, coordinating architects and con-
'ictors. Roy's other son, TOM, received
I3 associate in applied science degree in
ineral business from Southwest college...
'mgratulations to MARILYN and JERRY

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

ELIZABETH BAILEY, 91, South Sectton,

Emp, 3-16-20, Died 1-25-75
WALTER BIELAT, 76, Logan Square,

Emp. 4-8-20, Died 4-6-75
ANCLE BURTON, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-17-42, Died 4-2-75
JOSEPH CANDELLA, 88, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 10-3-21, Died 4-25-75
THOMAS CARTY, 72, 52nd Street,

Emp. 8-12-47, Died 4-11-75
HAROLD CLIFFORD, 74, Keeler,

Emp. 2-15-45, Died 4-6-75
THOMAS CONLEY, 76, Limits,

Emp. 2-25-27, Died 4-5-75
WILLIAM EAGAN, 78, Lake Street,

Emp. 1-7-24, Died 4-7-75
CORVIN FIELDS, 81, South Shops,

Emp. 10-23-29, Died 5-2-75
WALTER GRADY, 87, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-17-23, Died 4-20-75
JACK GUARIN, 70, Engineering,

Emp. 4-16-34, Died 4-7-75
EDWIN HARDER, 66, Keeler,

Emp. 10-29-29, Died 4-2-75
MICHAEL HARRITY, 81, Devon,

Emp, 1-14-20, Died 4-20-75
WILLIAM HAYES, 74, Forest Glen,

Emp. 11-27-25, Died 4-16-75
DAVID HISSONG, 76, North Section,

Emp. 12-28-42, Died 4-19-75

WALTER on the birth of a baby son. JER-
OME EDWARD Jr. was born on May 28 at
7 pounds lOA ounces... Air Force Staff
Sergeant RAYMOND HOWE, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. VERNON HOWE, was graduated
from the Alaskan air command NCO lead-
ership school at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
Sergeant Howe, who was trained in mili-
tary management and supervision, is a
precision measuring equipment specialist.
..Good luck and health to the print shop's
RITA NELSON who retired after 32 years
of service with the CTA. The same goes
for Mechanic JOHN K_ANIA who put in 28
years of hard work in the converter de-
partment. That department won't be the
same without you, John. Good luck!

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. REP-
PLINGER on the birth of another grand-
daughter. KELLIE was born on the Memo-
rial day weekend at 7 pounds 14 ounces.
Her proud parents are PATRICIA and
LARRY CADY. Congratulations! ..Con-
gratulations also to DON STURENFELDT
on his recent promotion to supervisor, bus
garages... ELAINE McGREGORY is at it
again. The $100,000 wasn't enough, she
won $10 on the Indy 500. What luck!..
LINDA KELLEHER has a new baby broth-
er, DANIEL JASON. Linda's mother, Mrs.
WINKLER, gave birth to Daniel on May
14. He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces. Linda
and Danny are "21 years apart. Doesn't
that make you feel old, Linda?.. MARY
GARRETT just returned from along week-

CHARLES HUCK, 71, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-12-42, Died 4-26-75
PETER HOWLEY, 77, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-22-25, Died 4-20-75
THOMAS HUGHES, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-10-17, Died 4-14-75
JACK JACOBY, 79, North Section,

Emp. 2-13-45, Died 4-18-75
PAUL KLIMEK, 86, Kedzie,

Emp. 4-30-23, Died 4-17-75
JOHN KUGLER, 71, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-26-26, Died 4-6-75
VICTOR LeBEAU, 81, West Section,

Emp. 6-6-47, Died 4-17-75
AUGUST MORELAND, 84, Stores,

Emp. 9-25-23, Died 4-19-75
ROBERT MUENCH, 71, Beverly,

Emp. 11-9-33, Died 4-29-75
EDWARD NELSON, 85, Track,

Emp. 5-25-15, Died 4-8-75
ALBERT NICPON, 74, Security,

Emp. 9-6-29, Died 1-25-75
CATHERINE O'BRIEN, 82, West Section,

Emp. 7-6-28, Died 4-29-75
JAMES O'CONNELL, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-9-10, Died 4-7-75
EDWARD J. TIMPE, 80, Devon,

Emp. 11-17-24, Died 4-21-75
NICK XANOS, 78, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-8-44, Died 4-5-75

end in Washington, D.C. That was Mary' s
Mothers day present from her daughter,
MARY KAY, who is attending the Univer-
sity of Maryland. Mary Kay is also work-
ing at Walter Reed Army hospital. Mary
had a wonderful time sightseeing, eating,
etc. Mary claimed that all she did was
eat down there. Oh, well, you can start
your diet next month. ..Happy birthday to
JUNE LETT who celebrated her birthday
on June 1. We don't know how old she is,
and we were afraid to ask. Happy birthday
anyway, June. ..We had to say goodbye to
RUDY GOODE who's been taking ERNIE
NELSON'S place while he's been on vaca-
tion (which we will write about next month).
It was nice having Rudy in the office, al-
though he's probably glad to get back to the
Shops...l would like to end this article on
a farewell note. We were all sorry to see
CHARLIE KARKO retire on June 1. Char-
lie has worked for the company for 28 long
years. We will all miss Charlie and we
hope that he will be very happy in his re-
tirement life. Hurry back for a visit, will
you, Charlie, we miss you already. Good
luck and much happiness !

^tOMHC T>i<Al & AaiMtMX Seruuu

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

Our sympathy is extended to both ANN
CINCETTI and the chief clerk of Jefferson
Park, JOHN CAROLAN, in the loss of their
beloved mothers. Also to Retiree FRANK

WE, 1975

MARTIN in the loss of his son and Retired
Agent ED MARTIN in the loss of his
nephew. May they rest in peace. ..MARY
VIDAS is enjoying a one-week vacation at
home as we write this. She says she is
having a good time visiting friends and
family and just being lazy around the
house..,Belated congratulations and birth-
day greetings to VIRGINIA OJER who had
a birthday on April 10 and her 34th
wedding anniversary on April 11. Virginia
and her husband bought a 1975 Pontiac
Grand Lemans to celebrate both occasions.
Wow!. .We are very sorry to report that
KAY FORBIS, Lake Street agent, is hos-
pitalized at this time with spinal menin-
gitis. We do not have all the details at
this time. We do hope to report a complete
recovery very soon. ..DAVE GRAFMAN
celebrated his birthday on May 3 and took
his pension on May 29. Congi'atulations
and may the years ahead be spent in good
health and happiness...SANDY MAHONEY
plans to spend her week in June doing a
thorough cleaning in her apartment. U^!
Sandy says she has more exciting plans
for the rest of her vacation in August.
More about that later...MlNNIE DKEMAN
had a luncheon given in her honor by the
Salvation Army. Rain or shine, Minnie was
on her corner on donut day for 26 long
years. Such faithful service deserves to
be rewarded. Modest Minnie did not give
us explicit details. We are all happy for
her and also very proud of her. ..Retiree
GRACE MOUNTS entered Northwest hos-
pital early in May as an emergency patient.
A series of tests and X-rays did not reveal
the cause of the extreme pain she was
suffering. Exploratory surgery was sched-
uled for May 29. Our thoughts and our
prayers are with you, Grace. ..DAN and
MILDRED DOYLE have just returned from
a three-week vacation in Palm Beach,
Fla. While there they found and purchased

a beautiful home. They have it completely
furnished and ready to move into. Mildred
plans to go back in August to break it in
and give it a lived in look. Right now she
says it's like something you dream about
but never really acquire. We are happy
for you and intend to take you up on your
invitation to visit your new dream house.

- TKauf TOCtteti S '^ita VmOch

69TH STREET -

Pensioners JACK WILSON and HANK
RISCH visited Las Vegas but I don' t know
if their wives went with them or if they got
any action. All they said was that they
were young and beautiful. Now that takes
some doing... I met Retired Superintendent
JACK MORRIS and his lovely wife, DOT,
while fishing for the stripers in Winne-
conne, Wis. They have a place right on
the "Wolf" and can fish out of their front
yard. Dot is quite a boatsman and fisher-
man, and I can attest to that. Jack says
hello to all his friends, and a special hello
to DAVE HINMAN, relief superintendent on
the South Side.. .Superintendent VIC COLE-
MAN was very proud of us when he was
presented with the safety award plaque for
the first quarter of 1975. Let's do it
again for him, fellows. ..I have seen another
first. I met and talked to our first female
bus driver at 69th, AMA PONCE. Ama is
married and the mother of six children,
four boys and two girls. Give her a hand,
fellows, until we get liberated, too.. .With
W. WALTERS and G. FERGUSON watching
over poor old JESSE DANIELS, he hardly
has a chance. Yet he says that P. ALEX-
ANDER should be ordained a minister as
he certainly goes through all the motions...
Clerk RAY KOCMOUD is really proud of
his nine grandchildren: JOANNE, JAMIE,
KBVIBERLY, DAVID, CHRISTOPHER, JAN-

ICE, CARL, CARRIE and CRAIG. He a
his wife, LUCILLE, are kept busy the ye
around celebrating someone's birthday.
GUS MELANDER and ALBERT JOZA a
both hospitalized at this writing. Hen
wishing them a speedy recovery and
quick return to work... I hardly recogniz
G. JAMES on 55th Street without hisbeai'
You sure look good to me now, fella,'
DEBBIE YOUNG, the daughter of MICIC*
YOUNG, was graduated from Queen
Peace High school. Mickey and his bcE
tiful wife, ELINOR, held a reception 1
her at their home with at least 80 peofi
attending. They dined and danced and li^
it up all evening. It was really great, E
nor. , . Sorry we misspelled your nan
WALLY, for we all know it's NORTON £
not HORTON... JIMMY AHERN is on vac
tion, so we don't have any garage ne\.
His next column may be his last as Jimf.
planning on retiring in the fall. We hope:
enjoyed his vacation and will enjoy his i
tirement as well as the rest of our p(
sioners are. ..I hope all you fellows go
on vacation will drop me a line and let
know where you went and what you di(

Trouble Shooter (Continued from page 1)

I had to get und; rneath to release the brakes.

He did it in 15 minutes.

Johnson chuckled and said, "Probably the most unusual call
I've had is when the engine dropped out of a bus at 91st and
Commercial a while back.

"Yeah, the bus was goin' down the street," he elaborated.

"What it was, the two motor mounts supporting the engine
broke. As they broke, the engine shifted and the driver lost
pedal control.

"Well, I went in the back and opened the door, and here's the
engine sitting sideways. There was nothing I could really do
but call a tow truck," he said.

Johnson admitted his on-the-spot analysis has not always
been perfect.

He said that during his first day on the job, he was so ner-
vous he had a bus towed in when it would not start. Later he
found out he had forgotten to turn the ignition key on.

However, despite being the youngest mobile mechanic rol-
ling, Johnson has had years of experience.

His expertise goes back to the days of high school drag
racing in the 50's.

"I really knew nothing else. I had a '56 Chevy — oh, I was

proud of that! I drag raced at U.S. 30, Oswego, and Un
Grove, and won four trophies," he said.

Johnson took every shop course offered at Tilden Te'-
Then, after studying sociology at Kentucky State university '
a year, he packed his bags and left for what turned out to bi
four year stint working in diesel engineering in the Navy.

"I had a ball," he said enthusiastically, mentioning a tour
37 different countries.

Back in the States, Johnson worked as a CTA bus repairn
for seven years, working out of the 52nd Street and Bevc
garages before bidding for traveling maintenance two ye;
ago.

By then, he had learned everything there is to know aboii
bus — the prerequisite for this job.

He said, "The point is, when I get there, the bus is sitt
there. I haven't driven it; I don't know what happened. A
can do is evaluate what the driver tells me, or what he thin).
I've got to be right or it's going to show."

What does Johnson do when he's not dodging traffic i
tinkering with things mechanical?

You guessed it. He goes joyriding. Only on horsebacl
riding through the gentle sloping hills of Kentucky.

CTA TRANSIT W£M

JIFTONS, BUTTONS, HE'S GOT THE
SirTONS and makes them himself. Tony
Minanti, 57, CTA ticket agent at Addison,
iOi it is not hard to do - - and has made 500
)uans to prove it. Also interested in photog-
■aiy, Abbinanti takes pictures of friends,
thi pops them into the button frames. He
ifHS one button a day. What's the reasoning
lend his button-a-day concept? "It doesn't
W anything to smile, end I like to make
Idle smile," he says.

HELPS THE HANDICAPPED. Steven P. Hastalis, 23, who is blind, was hired
as community relations coordinator to work on programs for the handicapped.
Hastalis, a 1973 graduate of the University of Illinois, has ridden the CTA since
childhood. He is currently helping prepare a braille guide for CTA riders who
are sightless.

SIGN OF THE TIMES? This Loop bistro seems to have borrowed an idea
from CTA.

Oi of CTA's international set is Elio Ohep,
Vtezuelo, who assisted Elda Leal with the
ar:le on Page 6 (see July 5 paragraph).
El is a project coordinator in Marketing Re-
Sfrch and Planning and holds a masters in
m<agement from Northwestern university.

ANE, 1975

what's news

New type of door-opentng equipment knovm as "touch bar" has been
ordered for 1,055 of CTA's buses now in service plus 500 new buses
on order. The equipment makes it easier for riders to alight from
rear doors. All a rider has to do is to touch, lightly, the rear
door bars or handles.

- CTA -

Approximately 11,500 union employees of CTA received a cost-of-
living boost of 1.86 per cent per hour effective with the first
full pay period in June. Latest adjustment, made in accordajace
with cost-of-living provision in union contracts, brings maximum
rate for CTA bus drivers to $7-13 Per hour.

- CTA -

A train named after The Minutemen who fought in the Revolutionary
War has been added to the CTA's Spirit of '76 fleet. It operates
on the Skokie Swift. A bus named after James Bowdoin, Boston
patriot, has been assigned to the #62 Archer route and one named
for Robert Treat Paine, an attorney in the trial following the
Boston Massacre, is on the #3 King Drive route.

Marvin Braude, Los Angeles city councilman, visited CTA recently
when in Chicago to receive an aliorani award from his alma mater,
the U of C. Braude heads transit considerations for the L.A.
ciuncil and is interested in developing an expanded and improved
system for that metropolis. He considers CTA a good model to study.
In his visit, Braude focused attention on funding and development
planning. He is shown here in an interview with CTA' s Manager of
Development Planning, Joanne Vleoides. Bill Baxa of our Public
Affairs Department served as Braude' s guide on a tour of CTA
facilities ajid majiagement offices.

- CTA -

You c£in help your country and earn six per cent
on your help. A U.S. Savings Bond representa-
tive from your department will be around to
tell you about it in July, the patriotic month.
Payroll will help you to finance your bond
purchases, interest-free.

Take . .
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in^^pierica.

200 yt^n Jl the umr locstton.

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CTA Charter Has Ed Barry

/:TA Profile By Arline Datu

If you ever want to know the number of figurines
iade the Old Town Wax Museum or how many gal-
1(S of water the Shedd Aquarium holds, go ask Ed
Erry. As far as trivia lovers are concerned, he's
g everyone beat.

Barry, a driver on the No. 149 Stateliner route,
pifesses to know more obscure facts about Chicago
tin anyone else around. And he can talk a blue
seak about any one of them to prove it.

Barry has been collecting information like this for
a:long as he can remember. "I made it a hobby. A
k of it I get by word of mouth and through inter-
vi.ving people ," he says.

iDrmation, Please

f you're ever riding on his bus, don't be surprised
ifhis feisty Irisliman should ask you where you're
gcig, where you live, or what you know about the
biding you're living in. He's just trying to gather
lire interesting tidbits about the city.

5ut for Barry, it's more than just a personal pas-
tii5. He puts his knowledge to good use on the char-
te bus he drives during his off
hors. "I've been working char-
te: about eightyears, and I really
lik them," he says.

'laying the role of tour guide
wanot really part of the job when
he tarted back in '67. But Barry
deided it would be a good idea
amconsulted the people who ran
theharters.

[ asked them 'do you want me
to sU them a few things' , and
thas the way it started," he re-
call.

a convent atop the Chinese schooT itrCHftatG

Barry's tours have covered almost every spot
from the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette to the Museum of
Science and Industry. And he looks aghast if you even
suggest that any two tours cover the same territory.

"Oh, no, no, no," he'll say with a trace of brogue
reminiscent of Barry Fitzgerald, "we always branch
off."

On request, Barry will even take the tour through
the skid row area along west Madison street.

"Everyone wants to see skid row," he says.

"Once there was a fellow on the street drinking
from a bottle. I said I'll tap my horn and he'll wave
at us, so we'll wave back at him."

Barry also claims whenever he's driving through
the South Side, he tries to drive past the Mayor's
house. "They all thinly he lives in such a mansion. I
want to show everyone he's right out there with the
rest of the people."

The eight hours Barry puts into the tours begin at
10:25 a.m. when he picks up his charges at the train
station. Not a man to stand on formality, Barry is
ready with a bag of candy to pass out among his pas-
sengers. (Continued Page 10)

Ncin Books

arry's charter caters pri-
ma ly to out-of-towners who
cor? in on the Rock Island train.
Tois are loosely structured so
Baiy has a lot of leeway in show-
ingff the city. He takes his bus
jusi,about anywhere and every-
.whee, spinning off facts and de-
tail you won't find in any hand-
jboo] on Chicago — like when he
.meiions there are 846 apart-
jmeis inside the Lake Point
jTovJrs or informs you there's

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!grA TRANSIT NEWS

Ready for anothe
in Cook (oshion.

tour group: self-styled Chicagoland guide Ed Barry greets his guests

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

JULY, 1975

Spading For
A Turnaround

CTA Vice-chairman James R. Quinn is congrat-
lated by Alderman Thomas J. Casey of the 37th wai
at groundbreaking for new off-street bus turnarou'i
at the southeast corner of Division street and Aus i
boulevard. Also donning hard hats for the occasii
were CTA Board Member Wallace Johnson, wi
spade, and State Senator Philip J. Rock, 18th distrii,
assistant majority leader.

The bus turnaround will be used as the west tern-
nal for the No. 70 Division buses. Buses will no lon-
er operate on the residential streets of Mason al
Thomas once the terminal is constructed.

The area will be paved, lighted, and landscapes
Shelters will protect waiting passengers from t?
weather. An architectural brick screen wall wiU a'J
to the beauty of the area. It will be backlighted 1
night. !

Construction is scheduled for completion by mi-
December. The project is being funded by the fedeil
and state Departments of Transportation.

L--^

/^-r- SALUDA A LA COMUNIDAD

CTA Latin-Americans Honor Puerto Rico

Spanish-speaking CTAers rode our bobtail horsccar in the Puerto Rican Parade on State street in mid-June. '•
board were Maria Grabowski, Customer Service; Santos G. Perez, Howard Rapid Transit; Roberto Diaz, Fra:
CISCO Hernandez, Gladys Hernandez, Joaquinllernandez, Alcadio Leon, and Jorge Rojas, Limits; Elio C. Oh(
Marketing; Juan Hernandez, John Isaac, and Santos Rodriguez, North Park; Irwin Aguayo, Travel Informaticl
Maria Benitcz, General Administration, and Elda Leal, Public Affairs. '

CTA TRANSIT NEr

lity's Largest 1' Station Modernization Program Announced

HE LARGEST single program of modernizing rapid
•ansit stations in Chicago's 82-year history of ele-
ited train operations has been announced by theCTA.

Also announced by Vice Chairman James R. Quinn

a July 11 statement to the press were these other
ajor CTA improvement programs made possible
rough new federal funding:

♦Installation of modern fluorescent lighting at all
ne Loop elevated stations and at 11 other heavily-
ied rapid transit stations, along with the installation
. all of those locations of "people heaters," the over-
.:ad infra-ray units for eliminating the chill on sta-
m platforms.

*The modernization of 13 electrical substations to
)ovide greater reliability for the flow of power for
(erating rapid transit trains,

*The installation of new radio facilities in the
!ite. Dearborn and Logan Square subways for instant
(mmunication with the CTA's operation control cen-
tr and the police and fire departments.

"These important improvement programs have
ien made possible by the latest grants from the fed-
6al government's Urban Mass Transportation Ad-
inistration (UMTA) and by the Illinois Department
c Transportation," explained Quinn.
■Federal grants totaling $77,474,000 for these and
cier CTA projects were announced by Judith Connor,
aling UMTA Administrator, at a press conference
hid in the Marina Towers offices of the Regional
lansportation Authority. State "matching funds"
baling $20.8 million for the CTA were announced by
Inghorne Bond, Illinois Secretary of Transportation.

"The station modernization program calls for the
rflonstruction or major remodeling of 16 stations at
aost of approximately $15,600,000," said Quinn.

|"In this important program, one of the most sig-
nicant features will be the installation of escalators
wprever feasible from an engineering standpoint," he
eilained.

I" The station modernization work is scheduled to
bicin next year and to be completed for all 16 stations
b:1978," Quinn added.

Stations scheduled for modernization, along with
fuis allocated for the work, are:

I^North Elevated Route: (1) Loyola, $1,965,000;
{2;Belmont, $1,238,000; (3) Lawrence, $914,000; (4)
Ginville, $914,000, and (5) Morse, $914,000.

"South Elevated Route: (1) Cermak, $708,000; (2)
47i Street, $715,000; (3) 51st Street, $610,000, and
(4lndiana, $750,000.

Englewood Branch: Racine, $725,000.

Eisenhower Median Route: New Medical Center
stiion at Wood street at cost of $1,940,000 to re-
pli;e Paulina-Ogden-Damen station.

Douglas Route: (1) Polk in Medical Center, $781,-
00 (2) Pulaski, $810,000, and (3) Cicero, $590,000.

GRANTS: In conference at RTA's Marina Towers offices, Judith
Condon, right, acting administrator of Urban Mass Transit Ad-
ministration, announces new federal grants including $77.5
million for CTA. She came personally in tribute to excellence
of public transportation system in Chicago. RTA Chairman
and former CTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky, presided at meeting.
Also attending from Washington was Jerry Premo, left, capital
assistance official for UMTA.

*Ravenswood Route: Western, $1,097,000.

*Skokie Swift: A new terminal station at Dempster
street costing $980,000 and featuring a center or
"island" platform which, with track re-arrangement,
will eliminate the necessity of Chicago-bound riders
having to cross tracks.

Within the last year, the CTA opened modernized
station facilities at the Kimball- Lawrence terminal of
the Ravenswood route, at Kedzie on the Ravenswood,
and at Bryn Mawr on the north "L" route. Nearing
completion is a modernized station at 43rd street on
the south "L".

Installation of the fluorescent lighting and over-
head "people heaters," costing approximately $2 mil-
lion, is scheduled to be completed at the Loop "L" and
other stations by 1977. The Loop "L" stations are
Clark-Lake, State-Lake, Randolph-Wabash, Madison-
Wabash, Adams-Wabash, LaSalle-Van Buren, Quincy-
Wells, Madison-Wells, and Randolph-Wells.

The other stations to get the new lighting and heat-
ers are Merchandise Mart for the Ravenswood and
Evanston Express trains; Chicago on Ravenswood;
Clinton, Halsted and Ashland on the Lake "L" route;
35th on the South "L"; Ashland on the Englewood
branch; 54th Avenue on the Douglas route in Cicero;
Central and Main stations in Evanston, and the Linden
avenue terminal in Wilmette.

Completion of the new radio communication sys-
tem for the State, Dearborn and Logan Square subway
tubes is scheduled to be com- (Continued Page 10)

JiY, 1975

Going Into Playoffs

308 Rail Runners In
Softball Lead

WITH THE season drawing to an end in the CTA soft-
ball league, four teams seem to have "put it together"
as the eventual opponents in the playoffs Aug. 3.

As of July 13, the unbeaten 308 Rail Runners look
like repeat winners as they prepare to play the final
two games of the season. But the 69th Street team is
pushing them hard with a 10-1 win-loss record. They
will play the Rail Runners in the first game of a
double-header on July 20. Tied for third place is
77th Street and Kedzie at 9 wins and 2 losses.

The league is planning to hold a family style pic-
nic on Aug. 3, with refreshments for the young and
old. Highlighting the day will be a Softball game pit-
ting the wives and sweethearts of the players from the
North Side against those from the South Side. Every-
one is invited to come out and enjoy the festivities.

J.rry Lfwi,, pitchc, for the 308 Ro,l Runners, shows the pitch-
ing (orm he used in keeping his team unbeaten so for this seo-
>on. Infielder Jerry Feggins is keeping a close watch for any-
thing thol may come his woy.

North Avenue Operator I
Wins 241 Golf Tournamem

BEAUTIFUL COG Hill Country Club was the site f
the ninth annual Division 241 golf tournament a
banque t.

Located in Lemont, 111., Cog Hill has four 18-hc
courses. Division 241 played course number one.

With 65 entrants participating in this annual evei
Charles Bridges, a bus operator out of North Aven
Garage, won the championship with a scratch score
77, five over par.

Tanzell Govan, a bus operator from 52nd Stre
Garage, was the handicap winner, shooting a sub-p
65.

The two champs were presented their winni;
trophies by Division 241 President Earl Barley S
and Carl Gibes, director of transportation personne!

Attending the banquet following the tourname
were John Aurand, general administration manage
and Fred King, personnel manager.

Pictured on the following page are: (1) FornK
Division 241 President Warren Scholl pitching a she
shot to the eighth green. (2)
Tim O'Rourke Jr. blasts out
of the sand trap at the 13th
green. (3) Will Candy, Kedzie
bus operator, driving off the
tee on hole 14. (4) Luster
Morton, 1974 champ, showing
form which made him runner-
up this year. (5) Charles
Bridges, North Avenue oper-
ator, 1975 Division 241 golf
champion. (6) Bill Reynolds,
supervisor, playing his second (third, fourth?) sb
from the fairway. (7) Carl Gibes, director of trans
portation personnel, Tom Stigiic, director of instruc
tion, and Frank Wsol, superintendent of 77th Stret
Garage, posing before teeing off. (8) Tim O'Rourli
Sr., Claims Law, missing a putt on the 14th hole

CTA TRANSIT NEW

JtY, 1975

CTA, International
41 Ways To Say CTA Serves The Public

By Elda Leal

DURING A recent survey carried out by the Employee
Relations section, it was discovered that there are
many CTA employees who speak, write, read and/or
understand one or more foreign languages.

Should the need arise, the CTA could communicate
in 41 languages, as well as the sign language of the
deaf. These are:

Arabic

Iranian

Spanish

Assyrian

Germon

Italian

Pakistani

Swohili

Bikol

Greek

Japanese

Persian

Swedish

Chinese

Gujarati

Korean

Polish

Tagalog

Croatian

Hebrew

Latin

Portuguese

Thai

Czech

Hindi

Latvian

Russian

Ukrainian

Danish

Hungarian

Lithuanian

Serbian

Urdu

French

Indian

Morothi

Sinhalese

Yiddish

Gaelic

Norwegian

Yugoslav

The Personnel Department staffs ears welcome
the sound of the broken accent from applicants. The
above "Bank of Langijages" would not be possible
without their sincere efforts to observe the Affirma-
tive Action Program and give all an equal opportunity.
It's like a miniature of the "Organization of the
United Nations" except there is no need to travel
abroad to get together.

And now let's talk about a great Danish genius
whose literary works crossed many borders and were
translated into nearly 100 languages. Young and old

Danish writer-hero Hans
Christian Andersen is
subject of 1893-erected
stotue in Lincoln Pork
which, OS you probably
know, is served by CTA's
L'cphant bus.

have enjoyed his immortal fairy tales throughout e
world. I

Hans Christian Andersen was born of poor pare s
at Odense on the Danish Island of Funen on Apri:!,
1805. His family lived in a single room that a^o
served as the workshop for his father who was a shi,-
maker. Years later he became known worldwide i^d
mingled with the royalty and social elite of m;y
parts of the world. He died Aug. 4, 1875.

I truly enjoyed reading the article about the lOJi
anniversary of Andersen's death in the Danish Joi:-
nal, kindly sent by Mr. Hugo Petersen of the Roiil
Danish Consulate General in Chicago. One auth',
Jens Kruuse, says of Andersen, "He never traved
without a long rope to save his life in case of fire.'|

Among Andersen's essays are "The Nightingali"
"The Bell," "The Shadow," "The Snow Queen," ""e
Tinderbox," "The Princess on the Pea," and ""e
Adventure of Thistle," to name just a few.

Although Andersen traveled abroad extensively,, e
never visited the United States. This, however, ditft
stop him from writing about imaginary characters mA
happenings in America as in the "Twentieth Centiiy
Muse," in which he wonders where the Muse miit
choose to live. . ."Would it be California where le
redwood lifts its head high above any other livg
thing?" I

Four countries celebrate independence annivili-
saries during the month of August. We wish a ha0
holiday full of pleasant memories to our co-workijs
of the following ancestries: i

BOLIVIA— The fifth largest South American couny
and one of the richest in mineral resources. La;;e
deposits of tin from Los Andes as well as coppj",
gold, silver, zinc provide their natural resourcf.
Population is estimated at 5.5 million. Bolivia ir
tained its independence in 1825. From Aug. 5 to',
its people celebrate the anniversary.
SWITZERLAND— The beautiful European country wi
its snowy mountains and clean environment beca;e
independent Aug. 1, 1291. Three official languais
are spoken in this country: German, French :ri
Italian. Population is estimated at 6.5 million. TjS
is a highly industrialized country, famous for p-
ducing precision instruments, electrical equipnut
and industrial machinery. However, its best kncn
industry around the world is watchmaking.
INDIA— The seventh largest country in the world wh
an estimated population of 602 million celebrates s
independence on Aug. 15. It is a fascinating couny
with people of many different races who speak ab-t
180 languages and 14 major tongues. This preses
a problem because persons from (Continued Page ?)

CTA TRANSIT N£'5

ita press box. . . eta press box, . .

• o

i^ Tennis, Anyone? |
« Everyone! s

^ By W. B. Wolf an P

• 'xoq ssajd b^o • • 'xoq ssajd b^'o

. COLLEAGUE in the Public Af-
'lirs Department mentioned the
Ither day that he thought it would
9 a timely idea to write something
bout tennis. Seems there are
lore tennis addicts around today
len ever before in history.

Actually this is a game that is
'ight up my alley. After all, many
ears ago I was the tennis editor
f. the only morning and Sunday
jwspaper in western and north-
"n Michigan.

The title of tennis editor didn't
lean much, since it was in addi-
Dn to my other duties, and be-
ides there was nobody else avail-
itle. It gave me a week away
;om the office out at a plush
iSuntry club.

I played a little tennis myself
;d picked up the fine points from
le better players before I was
i signed to cover a tennis tour-
iment, the annual Western Mich-
ian Open, which brought the
featest names in the game to
tit area.

I Among them were Jack Kram-
4 J. Donald Budge, Bobby Riggs
(hen he was a quiet softspoken
yung man). Gene Mako, Ted
Stiroeder and a host of others.

This was a period in their ca-
rsrs when they were playing in
t- junior ranks. The breeding
gound for tennis stars was the
Everly Hills, CaL, Tennis club
\\ich sent its young juniors on a
C'cuit to the Western Michigan
Can at Grand Rapids, the High-
IJd Park junior tournament at
Gand Haven, the Western Juniors
aDelafield, Wis., and the national
jiior championships at Culver
Wdtary Academy.

Kramer was absolutely bril-
liit, a star whose temperament
tKfdered upon the edge of personal
e^tism, but he could back it up
orthe courts.

Don Budge was my personal
favorite. The redhead was the
first to complete a grand sweep of
the major championships of tennis
in 1937. Consistency was his
forte. In his peak year, he won the
U.S., British, French and Austral-
ian titles. He won again at Wim-
bledon and Forest Hills in 1938.

As a junior player, we saw
Budge defeat his doubles partner.
Gene Mako, in the national junior
singles finals at Culver Military
Academy. Mako and Budge were a
great doubles team as well.

Jack Kramer was blessed with
more all-around ability in tennis
than anyone I've ever seen. He
simply overpowered opponents
with a ferocious attack. His ser-
vice was overwhelming and Jack
could cover the back court like no
one else. He was erratic on oc-
casion, superbly brilliant most of
the time. Budge and Kramer
could keep up with any of the
younger stars of today. In their
youth they had it all on a tennis
court. Budge, in our opinion,
ranks with Bill Tilden, whom
many consider the greatest of all
stars. Kramer also rates with
Budge.

In women's play, there will
never be another Helen Wills
Moody. (We interviewed her right
after she had won at Forest Hills.)
Mrs. Moody won eight singles
championships at Wimbledon. She
monopolized women's tennis for
years, and if my memory serves
me correctly, was one of the most
gracious ladies we've ever en-
countered in sports or elsewhere.

The Bobby Riggs we remember
was a quiet softspoken scholarly
looking kid, who didn't say much,
but won a lot of matches. And in
his younger days he employed
that tantalizing lob which was very
effective. It was quite a contrast
to the actor-tennis player Riggs
of 1975. But, then, anything for a
buck goes these days.

It's amazing the changes
brought about by the passage of
time.

Tennis of yesteryear was very,
very different. It was not profit-
able except for a handful of play-

Jack Kromer, tennis great in his day.

ers who turned pro.

The amateur stars usually
would be given free housing by
prominent people who hosted the
tournaments and there was minor
spectator interest. Even the best
of tournaments in regional areas
failed to attract large galleries;
only Wimbledon and Forest Hills
drew major attention. A profes-
sional was unwelcome. Once a
player cast aside his amateur
status, society favoritism was lost
forever. The Davis Cup, which
the U.S. dominated for so long,
was the ultra event of amateur
competition. But statistics show
there are now 35 million tennis
players in the U.S. It has become
a highly popular pastime over-
night.

However competitive tennis
now is involved with the ever
present dollar, so forget the
trophies on the mantlepiece.

Perhaps television exposure
did it, but seldom has a sport un-
dergone such a drastic change in
public acceptance as has tennis.

Somehow, one like myself
seems more fond of the days when
it was lacking in the commercial-
ization of today.

But things change — and today
tennis has its day in the sun — and
at the box office.

JLY, 1975

Minority Trade Pacts
Signed Here

CTA is doing its utmost to provide minority sup-
pliers with equal opportunity to bid for CTA business.

A visible recent example was participation in the
eighth annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair, held
in the Conrad Hilton's Exhibition Hall.

Arrangements for the CTA booth were made by
Frank Johnson, director of purchasing, and Fred
King, manager of personnel.

In the picture, right, Paul C. Williams (standing)
of Servicemaster Building Maintenance introduces
himself to Martin Flannagan, second from left, a
buyer in CTA's Purchasing Department, Looking on
are Anderson Turner, left, executive director of the
Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce, one of the co-
sponsors of the Fair and a former CTA bus driver,
and Richard Tesch, also a CTA buyer.

Flannagan and Tesch manned the CTA booth during
the two days of the show. Betty Edwards, CTA Public
Affairs, covered CTA's participation and provided

news on the event to the media serving the black cor
munity.

This year's Fair was hosted by the First Nation
Bank of Chicago. Nearly 1,000 minority vendors a'
tended.

James P. Baxter, senior vice president of tl'
First, was chairman of the 1975 event. In 1976, 111'
nois Bell will be the host organization.

They're Supervisors Now

FOR 28 CTAers graduation on June 17 meant not only
diplomas, but new badges too — badges which dis-
tinguish them as supervisors with the responsibility
of maintaining CTA service.

All 28 are graduates of the 1975 Rail Service Su-
pervisor class. Listed alphabetically, the graduates
are: D. Alexander, V. Alwar, J. Anderson, F. Biggs,
C;. Bufkin, J. Collier, G. Conditt, L. Cowens, D. Cur-
rin, L. Feagins, L. Few, R. Frankc, R. Grant, H.
Guyton, A. Ik^arn, J. Ilolifield, C. Jackson, C. Kibble,

M. McNeal, V. Moore, S. Newell, A. Phillips, \'
Rogers, W. Smiskal, R. Smith, J. Stovall, A. Thomi
and B. Townsend.

On hand at the graduation and pictured above wi
the uniformed supervisors are, from left, Ronald
Baker, superintendent of operations training; Georji
Krambles, General Operations manager; James )
Blaa, Transportation manager, and Thomas Stigli
director of insti-uction.

CTA TRANSIT NEW\

sit With
r. Mosny

iummer
lazards

Transit News

Family Fare

'aCATION time creates an opportunity for many of us to travel and seek adven-
ire. New countries, places and activities are wonderful, but at the same time may
i hazardous and present new health problems. Some of these will be discussed and
)pefully sufficient information will be provided to make your traveling and vaca-
on more enjoyable.
Water Accidents — Obeying safety rules and getting proper training and instruc-

3n in water sports is an absolute requirement. When you participate in water
)orts, be careful and avoid dangerous situations. Drowning resulting from a
)ating, water-skiing or skin diving mishap is a tragic experience. Make sure you
;e able to administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation which consists of mouth to
outh breathing and closed cardiac massage.

Jet Lag — Even early flyers were quite aware of the phenomenon of jet lag which
;curs upon traveling through several time zones. It results in the rhythmic bio-
'gical cycle temporarily being out-of-phase with time. This is known as "cir-
idian" rhythm. Our biological mechanisms continue to function on the time sched-
,e from which we originally started. Upon arriving at our destination after having
pssed a number of time zones, the time schedule has changed but our body
echanisms have not as yet made the change. As a result one feels tired and
eepy. Mental function declines as well as respiration, heart rate and body temp-
rature. The sleep center shuts off higher conscious centers. Human performance

at a low ebb.

, In reality, there is nothing that can actually be done to hasten the rate of bio-
>gical adjustment. There are no medications to take. Formulas are available
iat calculate specifically the amount of rest needed but they are very complicated.
)nie suggestions when flying overseas include:

1. Drink lots of liquids in the form of water and fruit juices. Avoid coffee and
jiuor.

2. Eat lightly.

3. If possible, move around in the plane.

4. Allow a day of rest upon arrival at the destination.

Insect Bites and Stings — There are more than a half million known species of
sects in our world but, fortunately, man comes in contact with only a few. These
elude spiders, scorpions, blister beetles, bees, wasps, hornets and fire ants.
ites of such insects can be harmful in causing a local reaction (rarely a fatal one)

the form of anaphylactic shock and sometimes death. Most venoms resemble
le another qualitatively and are proteolytic, neurotoxic or hematoxic. A local
iaction usually consists of redness, wheal formation, itching, swelling or pain at
e site of the bite and is due to chemicals, enzymes or toxins. A systemic reaction

the form of anaphylactic shock is due to hypersensitivity or allergy.

Local treatment includes cold compresses and ointment to relieve itching and
liin. Orally, antihistamines and analgesics may be taken. Identification of the
)ecific insect should be made when possible.

A systemic reaction in the form of anaphylaxis requires emergency life-saving
:easures preferably in a hospital. Insect sting kits are available commercially
■>d contain necessary drugs and a tourniquet. Immuno therapy or hyposensitiza-
pn in allergic individuals should be considered because of their susceptibility to
ivere reactions.

, Sunburn — Exposure to sunlight results in the all too familiar bum due to high
'lergy ultraviolet light that penetrates our atmosphere. The ozone layer protects
'1 very effectively against exposure but this protection is not (Continued Page 10)

THE l\

family''^

LAWYER

"/ Refuse To Testify"

Grouchy neighbor Jones, sitting
on his front porch, sees a reckless
driver plough into your parked
car. Later, trying to collect dam-
ages, you need Jones to be a wit-
ness for you in court. But he balks.

"I refuse to testify," he says.
"The whole thing is none of ray
business."

Can you force him to take the
stand? Indeed you can. Testify-
ing in court is not a matter of
choice but a matter of civic duty.
The citizen who has useful infor-
mation in a lawsuit must tell what
he knows, willingly or not, be-
cause justice is entitled to his as-
sistance.

One "persuader" is the court's
power to hold him in contempt.
But beyond that, if Jones' refusal
should ruin your claim, he may
even have to pay you the damages
himself. Most states now have
statutes allowing damages against
the unwilling witness.

Thus, one court imposed dam-
ages on a businessman who was
"too busy" to testify at a shopper's
lawsuit against a supermarket.
Conceding that the duty to testify
is "rarely pleasant or desired by
the witnesses themselves," the
court added:

"Public authority has preference
over private interest."

On the other hand, a witness
need not submit to embarrassment
or hardship beyond the legitimate
needs of justice. For example:

A woman witness in a homi-
cide case was asked whether she
had been quarrelling with her
husband — a question that had no
connection at all with the trial.
The court threw the question out
as improper.

As one judge put it:

"Witnesses have a right to be
protected from abuse by improper
questioning and gratuitous attacks
on (their) character."

An American Bar Association
public service feature by Will
Bernard.

JLY, 1975

Tour Guide
(Continued)

He likes to kid around, tell jokes — his runni;
commentary is well-laced with them. By the end;
the afternoon, when Barry goes back to the static,
his passengers may be tired, but they'd have to adB-;
to being well-entertained.

Barry has been a driver for almost 29 years. B'
fore coming to CTA, he was a ship's cook in the na\,
He lives with his wife and seven-year-old son in Vil.
Park. In his spare time, he likes to tinker with t'
Lionel train sets he has in his basement.

Barry draws no comparisons between driving!;
regular line and the charter bus. His one commei,
"Working with the public is always interesting." F''
any of his passengers, the feeling must be mutual. '..

'L' Stations (Continued)

pleted in 1978 at a cost of approximately $14 million.

Another major program funded by the latest fed-
eral and state grants calls for more than $18 million
worth of work on 14 elevated bridges and for further
reconstruction of track.

Included in the track work will be the reconstruc-
tion of tracks No. 1 and No. 2 on the north elevated
route between Lawrence avenue and the Howard ter-
minal. The reconstruction of tracks No. 3 and No. 4
has already been completed for this stretch of right-
of-way.

Other new CTA programs include an allocation of
$1,400,000 for providing modern signs and graphics
at elevated stations and an allocation of $1,980,000 for
a "wheel truing" facility for removing so-called flat
spots from train wheels for noise reduction and rider
comfort.

As previously reported, the latest CTA grants from
the federal and state governments also provide fund-
ing for 100 extra buses that have been ordered and for
20 articulated buses. Also included in the latest fund-
ing are provisions for more radios for CTA buses
and for the construction of seven off-street bus turn-
around areas.

International (Continued) \

different parts of the country may not understand ea..

other. Hindi, however, is the official language. I w;

amazed to read that in the State of Madhya Prades,

people speak over 375 languages and dialects. (Tl*.

beats CTA!)

ECUADOR— A tiny but very picturesque country ;
South America, won its i:
dependence Aug. 10, 182'
It is surrounded by t'
giant Andes mountains e

Luis Cobo,

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tending the length of t
country. The mounta
peaks rise as high
20,000 feet. Some of the
are volcanoes. Cotopaj
19,347 feet high, is the world's highest active volcan
Ecuador is winning worldwide prominence and i
future seems brighter after the recent discoveries i
petroleum that have ranked it as the second exporti:
country in the western hemisphere.

Summer Hazards (Continued)

complete. The sunburn reaction begins several hours
after exposure with redness and becomes maximum
in 24 hours. Blistering, pain and fever may occur if
exposure is excessive. Ultraviolet rays are most in-
tense between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and can be present
even on overcast days. Reflection of ultraviolet light
may also occur from pavements or sand.

Despite many warnings of the dangers of perma-
nent damage to the skin from sun exposure, many in-
dividuals pursue the acquisition of a sun tan as a sta-
tus symbol and a sign of good health. Dry leathery
wrinkled skin, pigment spots, warty growths and even
skin cancer are the result of repeated and excessive
exposures. If you must sun bathe, precautions must
be taken to minimize these adverse effects.

1. Limit periods of exposure to 10-15 minut
especially on the first day. Gradually increase t
exposure time by 10 minute increments on success!
days until tanning is complete. The skin darkens :
melanin pigment builds up. This is the normal pri,
tective mechanism of the body. i

2. Use a protective sun-screening preparati«
which effectively screens out the ultraviolet ray
Re-apply periodically, especially after swimming.

3. Fair skinned people should be extra caret
since they are more sensitive to ultraviolet rays th;
others. Also, older people do not tolerate the sun U
well.

4. Mid-day sun is most intense.

5. Reflecting surfaces such as sand, water i
pavements intensify the ultraviolet rays.

CTA TRANSIT NE\fii

lAS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

;ta security -

\Ve welcome JACK SHEEHY to the depart-
ment. Mr. Sheehy is a former member of
;he Chicago Police Department and is now
issigned as superintendent of the uniform
Mlice... Congratulations are in order for
;he following patrolmen who enrolled in
;he basic law enforcement course at the
J of I police training institute: Lieutenant
BOB CULBERTSON, Sergeant RAY WIS-
^EWSKI, G. EVANS, W. TALBERT, F.
BARRETT, W. COSTLEY, K. PAVLAK, A.
3PANGLER, T. BOSLEY, D. ANGLE, S.
PAMON, E. PASCHEL, G. MUNYER and
F. PICKETT. . .Our latest officer to be
iworn in was A. NOVAKAVICH who came
iTom the Markham Police Department. . .
pur deepest sympathy is extended to the
"amily of Patrolman JOHN HIGENS in the
oss of his brother. ..FOP Lodge 89 is now
ihartered and open for membership to all
5wom in peace officers of the Security De-
jartment. For further information contact
Patrolmen D. MARTINIAK, president; G.
JVANS, treasurer, or F. BARRETT, re-
jording secretary.

\RCHER -

Congratulations to
THOMAS O. LYLES,
he son of Board
>lember OWAN L.
IjYLES, who re-
;eived his doctor of
nedicine degree
'rom Washington
taiversity in St.
Louis, Mo. Doctor Thomm mdo~<^ L,iti
Lyles received his

iA. degree from Southern university,
Carbondale, 111., in 1969. He will begin
lis internship at the Jewish hospital in St.
.Jouis, Mo.. .Congratulations to DEBERAH
fc. JACKSON and ABRAHAM B. PERKINS
'r, who were united in holy matrimony on
fune 21 at St. Stephen's Lutheran church.
The new Mrs. Perkins is the daughter of
)perator JAMES JACKSON Jr...Congratu-
ations to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. BERNAL on
heir 33rd wedding anniversary June 6. On
*une 7 he celebrated his 30th year with
he company, and on the 17th, he cele-
irated his ? ? birthday. ..Congratulations to
lERBERT MATTES who will retire on
uly 1 after 34 years of service. Good
uck. Herb, and enjoy your pension. ..A
■peedy recovery to Supervisor R. ROGERS
'ho is convalescing at his home from an
■ye operation. . .It is good to know that
Pensioner PERCY JOSEPH is doing well
liter his recent illness.. .A speedy get well
0 EDWARD KAMINSKI who has been on the

sick list for the past eight weeks. . . A
speedy recovery is also wished to
CHARLES BAKER who was injured in an
accident. Drop him a card, he would like
to hear from his friends. His address is
6734 S. Normal Blvd. 60621...Our belated
and deepest sympathy is extended to the
family of WARREN EMES who passed away.
..CAROL ANN STRAM, the daughter of
Operator THEODORE STRAM, was grad-
uated from St. Barbara High school. An
honor student, Carol was seventh in her
class with a 93.5 average. Carol plans to
attend Northern Illinois university in the
fall...I wish to thank all who sent pictures
of their loved ones for the June graduation
issue. ..Mrs. VERA GROOM, the wife of
Operator JOHN GROOM, will celebrate her
birthday on July 16. Happy birthday. Vera.
..A speedy recovery is wished Superin-
tendent JOHN PETROSIUS who is con-
valescing at home from his operation. . .
School is out and children will be playing
everywhere, so watch out for those that
may dart into the street.

DATACENTER -

JOHN ECKEL and his family vacationed in
Florida recently. They saw Disney World
and while at Sea World, they visited the
Japanese Village and his wife, JOAN,
fished for pearl oysters. She caught an
oyster with a pearl 10 millimeters in size.
It's the largest blue pearl ever caught at
Sea World, and it's valued at over $200.
The pearl has now been set in a ring.
Their son.MKE.was graduated this month
from Simmons Junior High in Oak Lawn.
Mike was third in a class of 350. Con-
gratulations to the Eckel family. ..MARIE
FOLZ has a new grandchild. KRISTINIA
MARIE was Ircirn Sunday, June 22, to BAR-
BARA and JIM MULKA. Congratulations
to the Mulka family. Marie can now fill
her free time babysitting with her lovely
granddaughter.

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -

May 29 was a cloudy and overcast Thurs-
day, but that didn't diminish the fervor of
the festivities at Blue Island. The occa-
sion was a retirement luncheon for FRED
LUNDIE who retired May 30 after 38 years
of service. BILL REHDER acted as mas-
ter of ceremonies, and Superintendent RON
SWINDELL made the presentation of the
gift. Many retirees were there: C. SCHU-
MACHER, AL BRONZELL, JULIUS CI-
CHON, MIKE WHITE, CLYDE PETERSON
and JOHN MICHNICK. Julius Cichon says

he enjoys being on pension and was offi-
cially 65 years old on June 14. Mike
White says he has been traveling back and
forth to Florida the past year. Al Bron-
zell is building a home in Bass Lake, Ind.
Clarence Schumacher looks great. John
Michnick is working on his second million
with the bridge division of the City of Chi-
cago...BILL POWELL, former communi-
cations technician, looks fine and enjoys
traveling. He just returned from a Carib-
bean cruise. ..BARNEY JAUMAN and his
gang are still alive. I know, I saw them...
The summer illumination crew, MIKE
RICKSON, JIM BOOTH and PETE GRAF
Jr., are back to make the lights glow in
the subway...BILL SHEAHAN has left for
the West Coast. He is going to pick up his
daughter in Denver and his son at Nellis
AFB near Las Vegas. Then the whole fam-
ily will visit in California. Providing they
don't get too badly bent in Las Vegas...
KATHLEEN DEVLIN, the daughter of ED
DEVLIN, is a temporary resident at Palos
Community hospital after a disagreeable
incident involving her bicycle and an auto-
mobile. Kathleen will be wearing a white
leg for quite awhile. CAROL ANN DEV-
LIN, Ed's 21 year old daughter, was grad-
uated as a registered nurse from Elmhurst
college on June 27 and is pictured in this
issue with other graduates. She will start
her nursing career at Christ hospital in
Oak Lawn, HI.. .We are sorry to inform you
that Pensioner ED MOLINE was killed in
an automobile accident in Florida. We ex-
tend our deepest sympathy to Ed's fam-
ily... Here's a little quote from the Sun-
coast Beacon newspaper in Largo, Fla.,
that we received about Pensioner GEORGE
UNWIN, former lineman: "With the closing
of schools on June 6th, no longer will we
see one of our residents, George Unwin,
taking his little angels across the busy
intersection. George is deputized and it
is heart-warming to hear the happy greet-
ings the children give George as they ap-
proach. There is perhaps a little reason
(secret) but it Is evident that they truly
love George for his goodness to them, and

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIII Number?

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Department.

J, H. Stnith, Director Of Publications
Roberto. Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowctiin, Art Assistant
Distributed free of charge to all active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $2.00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois 60654.

iUU, 1975

JOINING

ranks of th
tired on J
were the

THE

three

employees
tured here
had 40 or

pic-
who

years of t

with CTAo

nd its

predecesso

com-

ponies.

J. T. DUPERE

46 Years

H. A. COYNE

46 Years

E. L. CARLSON
41 Years

EW PENSIONERS

JAMES BAKER, Janitor,
West Section, Emp. 7-15-63
CHARLES J. BARAGLIA, Box Puller,
North Avenue, Emp. 8-8-41
JOHN D. BECKER, Substation Attendant,
Electrical, Emp. 9-3-30
WILLIAM BLUME, Operator
North Avenue, Emp. 8-10-48
MICHAEL BRASHAVETZ, Operator,
Limits, Emp. 10-24-52
NICHOLAS BRINDL SR., Lineman Helper,
Electrical, 3-14-47

JOHN BURGESON, Supt., Travel Info.,
Marketing, Emp. 8-11-41
EARLING CARLSON, Operator,
North Park, Emp. 2-26-34
RAYMOND CLAIR, Operator,
69th Street, Emp. 4-3-51
JIMMIE CLARK, Janitor,
West Section, Emp. 1-12-52
HAROLD COYNE, Sub-Unit Supervisor,
Substation Maintenance,
Electrical, Emp. 11-5-28
CHARLES DANSBY, Car Serviceman,
98th Street, Emp. 9-4-47
JOHN DuPERE, Supv., Legal Investigators
& Statementmen,
Claims Law, Emp. 5-8-29
RAYMOND GEHRKE, Clerk,
Forest Park, Emp. 8-19-41
GEORGE HOLLAND, Collector,
77th Street, Emp. 7-17-47

OSCAR JOHNSON, Service Truck Chauf.,

Utility, Emp. 2-28-45
RAYMOND KRAUSE, Bus & Truck Mech..

South Shops, Emp. 4-3-41
HERBERT MATTHES, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 6-26-41
ROSE McANDREWS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 3-30-53
JOSEPH PLANT, Supervisor,

District C, Emp. 7-2-52
RICHARD SCHOLTENS, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-30-37
JOHN SPRINGER, Stock Clerk II,

Stores South, Emp. 8-11-42
ANNE TOMLINSON, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 11-19-66
DELROE TOSH, Unit Supervisor, Power

Operations,

Electrical, Emp. 12-20-40
BRLTNO UGINCHUS, Bus Repairer,

77th Street, Emp. 8-30-48
JOSEPH VALITIS, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-30-37

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

CASIMER MARCHINSKI, Machinist,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 10-2-48
WILLIA M STAUNTON SR., Laborer A,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 3-14-47

I might add, we grown ups do too. He not
only gels us across, but regularly saves us
the bother by posting our letters for us,
and we give him a hearty thank you,
George; we shall miss you." What a won-
derful feeling it must give you to know that
so many people care. Good luck, George.
..FRANK BRISON is on vacation, using
this time to move to the new Brison
mansion. 73

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

COY CAUSEY, the "olc fishiTnuui of the
lake," has done it again. He purchased a
Winnebago home to replace the tent he and
his wife, LITA, have used for their many,
many fishing trips. Coy has mastered the
art of fishing on Lake Michigan. When you
go fishing with this guy you come back with
fish. Coy recently took II. BAHENDHEGT

on the lake for a bit of on-the-job training.
..DAVE BARR is back on the Job again and
is glad of it. As you know he was off for
an operation a few weeks ago. He said he
hated sitting around the house. Glad to
see you, Dave. ..ROBERT BROWN recently
purchased a motorcycle and Is now taking
up cycling. I don't know if he is getting
economy minded or just doing it for pleas-
ure. All I can say is when he calls for
help this time, he will really need it.. .As
you might know there still are a few of the
older electro-pneumatic Interlocking
plants around. DAVE BATTERSON is
fortimate enough to be maintaining one of
these at 61st Street on the main line. Dave
loves this kind of work and says it's im-
portant to remember air storage tanks
have to be drained at regular Intervals
because of condensation collecting in them.
..TED WASHINGTON has more than worn
out paint brushes to show for his bout with

home ownership. He had worked his w;
through nine gallons of paint fixing up h
newly purchased home, and was standii
back admiring it when his vacation ran oul
..Signal Foreman PAT STAUDT has rtj
turned from vacation. He kept in shaf
while on vacation by doing a bit of homi
maintenance, .. Big DAN MORIARTY ha'
been off sick with severe back pains fc
over two weeks and has high hopes of re
turning to work soon. You are a hard ma
to understand, Dan. We hope you are we
soon.. .Retired Signal Foreman BILL (Th
Gypsy) BAKER really hasn't settled dowi
Bill is keeping active in his hometowi
Hometown, HI., with his civic spirit. H
was re-elected for his third consecutiv
term as alderman. Congratulations, Bill.,
EDDIE McCLINTON has a lot to show fo
his get-away time this vacation season, H
did a magnificent job of decorating th
stairwell entrance to his apartment. Ac
tually, the stairwell now is an art galler
in miniature. Not only does it have a colo
scheme that is live and meaningful, but I'
is sprinkled with an array of recognizabl.'
works of art. With appropriate lighting ti
bring out its beauty, there are scenes rep-i
resenting country, city, early America
music, African, modern as well as ab:
stract art to name a few. Mack said h(
had wanted to do something like this for :
long time, and his wife said "why not now?'
Just let me stand out here in the hallway
Mack, I don't want to come into your apart-
ment...The Electrical Department's pain
gang is back again this siunmer for a bi
of beautification and preventive mainte-
nance. We welcome back JAMES HAS-
TINGS, SYLVESTER (Sly) LOWERY, DOM-
INIC A. GUAGENTI and our old stand-by
CHARLIE SEMON. Charlie is enjoying i
more this season. He got his big break
and now he is painting up a storm, ..Signa!
Maintainer ART LUPESCU spent a portioi
of his vacation visiting the Indy 500 race.
Art doesn't follow the races as religiouslj
as in the past — racing his own cars — bui'
he said he still gets close. Probably toe
close, . .ROBERT BROWN is nearing the
end of his month-long vacation. EARl
BELL was last seen heading out towarc
the vacation lands of the upper end oli
Florida. RICHARD GAVRYS is lapping upl
the few remaining days of his vacation,!
LEON WILSON'S vacation is being spenii
around home seeing that things are grow-
ing right.. ."My wife, MY'RNA, is fine, my
newly born baby girl, TRACEY, is fine, so
is MARK, 10, TERRI, 12, KELLY, 10, and
CINDY, 8." This is the kind of verbal re-i
action I got from Signal Maintainer DON
TOPOLINSKI when I approached him to see
what all of the fuss was about at his house.
Although little Tracey weighed in at only
4 pounds 10 ounces, she managed to cause
quite a bit of excitement when it was time
for her to do her thing. Congratulations...
A number of our signalmen suddenly
turned up in the "one year older" club.
This is something that happens to you;
when you keep breathing. Anyway, happy ij

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

June
Graduates

RUSSELL JOHNSON
Jerry Johnson
N. Rail District

JANET LEGG
Robert Legg
Norlti Avenue

;YNTHIA A. MORGAN KEA RENEE MURRAY

' Abraham Morgan Melvin Little

! North Avenue North Avenue

ALAN QUINN

DONALD QUINN

NAPOLEON SIKORA

CAROL ANN STRAM

CAROL TJuG

Donald Quinn

Donairi Quinn

Napoleor) Sikora

Theodore Stram

Larry Tuggle

West Shops

South Shops

Archer

North Park

lirthday to ROBERT ARNOLD, June 19;
lARL BELL, June 10; DENNIS DOBBYN,
une 16; VINCE GASPARAITIS, June 26;
OHN GAY, June 6; RAY WORKMAN, June
7; DONNIE COOTS, June 13, and ART
lOLI, June 27. ..Congratulations to DEL-
lOE TOSH, unit supervisor of power op-
rations, on his retirement. Del began his
lareer with the company in 1940 as a
icket agent. He is still remembered by
ome from when he worked as a towerman.

'riends from all over the system stopped
'a the power supervisor's office to con-
Tatulate Del and his wife, JOAN, at an
■pen house on June 27. An associate for
iearly three decades, JWanager of En-
lineering ARTHUR SANDBERG presented
lel with a gift from his co-workers.

IMITS -

Jreetings - - your on the case reporter is
•ere. ..We haven't any vacation news as
et, but I'm looking forward to getting
ome soon. If you have any interesting
jhit-chat pertaining to your vacations get
\ to me. ..Get well wishes go out to E.
llARTIN and B. SMITH who are to undergo
iurgery... To HERNANDEZ, get well soon,
i/e miss you. ..We have a real proud papa
in our midst. He is Operator CURLEY
■5R0WN who came to us from 52nd Street.

Curley's wife gave birth to a 10 pound Z\
ounce baby boy, and if you've seen Curley,
the baby wUl be chasing him out of the
house soon. And don't mention the food
bill. Wow! Mother and baby are fine, and
we wish the best to the Brown family. ..The
next time you see the Big "O", pat him on
the back. His son, MARCUS XAVIER OTIS,
took an IQ test at the University of Illi-
nois and scored between 135-150 on his
test. What makes it so good, he is only
four years old, and will be starting kinder-
garten this year. How about that!,J)on't
forget — if you have any news let me know.
..Until next time, smooth sailing.

GENERAL OFFICE (Personnel) -

MIKE McCarthy and his family made a
trip to Kansas City, Kansas, to attend a
wedding in which his daughter, KAREN,
was a flower girl. They visited the Harry
Truman library and spent a fascinating
day at Worlds-Of-Fun Amusement Park...
ERV HARRIS' daughter, son, niece and
nephew were graduated from Avalon Park
Elementary school on June 12 finishing
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th out of a class of 176.
Erv's son, MAURICE, did the honors at the
piano for the graduating class. They will
be attending Luther South and Lindblom
High...KAREN KLINE, co-op student from
Roosevelt university, has joined the
artists' staff of this department.. .MARIE
and BILL CLINE are still celebrating the
birth of their second daughter, ELIZA-
BETH ANN, born April 30 at Gottlieb
Memorial hospital. Marie formerly
worked in Public Safety.. . PATRICK Mc-
INERNEY has returned from his two-week
vacation in Ireland. He and SMOKEY
CUMMINGS drove over 1,500 miles and
thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Their visits to Dublin and Doonley, County
Clare, were the highlights of the tour. No

time like the present to go over there, say
Patrick and Smokey. . . Congratulations to
ELAINE MARIE HENRY, the daughter of
ED HENRY, who was graduated from
Queen of Peace High school and was
awarded a presidential scholarship from
St. Norbert's college in DePere, Wise...
JOSEPH A. PUDLO, the grandson of ART
and BERNICE HUBACZ, was graduated on
June 8 from Holy Rosary school in North
Chicago, lU. Joey gave the valedictory
speech at the graduation and then received
a most pleasant surprise when his god-
chUd, ARTY W. HUBACZ, and his mother,
KAREN, came in from San Diego, Cal., for
the graduation.

(Insurance & Pensions) -

MARIA HESS together with her sister,
SUE HESS, Placement Department, flew to
Las Vegas for the weekend and lost their
hard-earned money. ..Glad to see HECTOR
ROCOUET back to work after his recent
surgery. He seems to be looking younger
by the day... HOLLY ROSCHMAN, along
with her mother, father and another fam-
ily, took a Caribbean cruise visiting the
islands of Haiti, Jamaica and Bahamas.
She came back sporting a beautiful tan but
I guess the sun was too much for her, and
just recently returned to work after having
surgery. We are glad to see you back to
work, Holly. ..JIM MADDEN and his wife,
AILEEN, Executive Department, spent a
week basking in the Florida sunshine.

(Treasury) -

GENEVIEVE BAGGER spent two weeks on
a Scandinavian tour taking in Norway,
Sweden and Denmark. She says it was
fantastic to see the people dressed in their
native garb...As of this writing, CHARLIE
ABT is home from the hospital recuperat-
ing and we wish him a speedy recovery.

(Medical) -

REGINA DAREN and her husband spent

\Uiy, 1975

two weeks flying to Buffalo, New York, and
Toronto, Canada, taking in the scenery.

(Marketing) -

EILEEN NEURAUTER and her husband,
RUDY, bus operator from Forest Glen,
flew for a vacation in Los Angeles, Cal.,
and Las Vegas, Nev. A happy time was
spent by both. . .Retirement came July 1
for JOHN BURGESON, Travel Information
superintendent, whose service with CTA

^^Bft>diifl^ ' ' - 'fl^k^' ;^^Hn

and CSL spanned almost 34 years. At an
open house in the General Offices, John
and his wife, VIOLET, received the best
wishes of many friends and co-workers.
Director of Consumer Services THOMAS
COYNE officiated.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

For the first time in "ump-teen" years,
BOB PIEPER, Materials Management,
took three weeks of vacation at one time.
He locked his calculator in the desk draw-
er and took off for parts unknown. Last
word from him was a card from the Long
Branch saloon on Boot Hill in Dodge City,
Kan. Bob says he's filling up on Coors
beer and kicking'em high with MissKitty's
Can-Can girls. . . JIM QUALLS and his
spouse celebrated her ten-year class re-
union in Arkansas. They had a real ball...
YOLENE CLAUDE is back after a leave,
and so is TtNA RODRIGUEZ.. .KAY SMITH,
formerly a ticket agent, is now working in
Materials Management. Welcome, Kay...
It's real nice to have LINDA LUNDBERG
in this section. She has a beautiful poultry
and keeps a great supply of salt-free
sesame stix on her desk for the weight
watchers...BARNEY GAGNON had a birth-
day this month and came by lo give us an
opportunity of saying "happy birtliday" to
him. ..Birthday greetings went out to JOAN
THOMAS, ANNE JOBARIS and DICK
TESCII of Materials Management also...
DAN McREDMOND, who has been liome
recuperating from surgery, gave us the
good news thai he is expecting to return to
work. This is welcome news to everyone
at Storeroom 12. ..We are sorry to report
that JIM WHITTLKV left us on June 20.
Jim is making ii lateral move lo llie South
Shops Stores Department. Jim was the
elerk II al Storeroom 12 and we wish lo
i-om|ilimcnt hini on a job well ili>nc. \Vr

also wish him loads of luck in his new
venture. ..GEORGE LINDEN, supervisor,
Stores-North, and his wife, MILDRED,
spent a week visiting the Dickson Mounds
in Southern Illinois. This Indian burial
grotmds is very interesting. From there
they went to Hannibal, Mo., and visited the
home of Mark Twain and other spots as-
sociated with his life. From there they
drove to the Browning Museum at the
Rock Island arsenal and then to the John
Deere administration building which was a
very interesting place to visit. George
then went on a fishing trip with his son,
ALAN, and friends to Canada where they
enjoyed a wonderful week of fishing and
eating. The shore lunches were really
something. ..TONY GORZKIEWICZ had the
pleasure of a visit from his in-laws who
are from San Diego, Calif., and while vis-
iting they celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary with an open house at Tony's
home. Incidentally, Tony's wife, JEAN,
was a former employee of CTA in the
Stores Department. .. ALEX FRITZLER,
clerk I, Storeroom 42, had the misfortune
of losing his father-in-law. All at Store-
room 42 extend our deepest sympathy to
him and his family. ..Well, for all those who
didn't know, Stores-South did it again! On
Thursday, June 12, the men of South
Stores, along with their wives, kids, and
women friends invaded White Sox Park.
The Sox had lots of support in getting a 9
to 2 victory that night. The backers were:
T. MARASOVICH and friend, VICTOR
GRIFFIN and his fiancee, Mr. and Mrs.
B. HOLTANE, Mr. and Mrs. J. STEIN-
METZ, Mr. and Mrs. E. HARRIS, Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. (Termite) COLLIER and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. D. SMITH and two
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. C. DICKERSON
and daughter, J. ASKEW and friend, Mrs.
D. MILES, Mrs. W. GRIFFIN and daugh-
ter, T. SHERIDAN, W. RAVIZEE, LEE
WALKER and we pulled ANDY' CUNNING-
HAM from Storeroom 61 at the Mart along
with us. Although we had most of the
backers, Boston wasn't to be shut out.
They had a few die-hard fans like Mr. W.
GRIFFIN, Mr. D. (Bird Chest) MILES and
Mr. W. (Froggy) COBB. The secret weap-
on who was not able to make the game, but
was rooting for the Sox and holding off the
rain was old man CRUSOE with a cold sLx
pack at home. Plans are in the making for
another outing in the near future.

NORTH PARK -

Clerk HON MILLER won first prize for
his 9 pound 1 ounce lake trout caught on
Laltc Michigim while fishing 11 miles from
shore. Salmon Unlimited sponsored the
contest, and Ron was awarded a rod and
reel, a tackle box, lures and other fishing
gear. ..Mrs. ELIZABETH DOLAN, the
mother of Operator PETE DOLAN, who
resides in Dublin, Ireland, is vacationing
in Chieago, staying al I'ele's home. Mrs.

Dolan also has four sons and two dau^
ters living in Chicago. Pete's wife, ROS/
LEEN, underwent open heart surgery
Edgewater hospital and at this writing
recuperating satisfactorily. . . Street Co
lector SAM POSNER had major surgery
Skokie Valley hospital, and at this writii
is at home recovering. . .Operator LE
STERN won the most improved bowler
the year award at the Oakton Bowlu
Lanes while bowling with the Edgewatt
B'nai Brith Bowling League. Leo's so)
STEVE, took second place in high serit
with a 669. . . CATHERINE DOLAN, fl
daughter of Operator PETE DOLAN, W8
graduated from Queen of Angels Grac
school on June 10 and will attend Amuni
sen High school. .JANET LEGG, thedau^
ter of Operator BOB LEGG, was gradual
ed from Stowe Grade school on June 12 ai
will attend Kelvyn Park High school in ft
fall. . . Operator HAROLD ANDERSCHA
and his wife, ANN, along with Pensioi
HENRY SCHRAMM and his wife, BETT1
spent a week in Forsyth, Mo., where th(
enjoyed the hospitality of Pensioner RAl
DONESKI and his wife, EVELYN. Tt
fishing and weather were reported to
the best.. .Pensioner HAROLD SEDIN i
his wife, SOPHIE, who are living in Cal
fomia, spent a couple of weeks in Chica
visiting their children and grandchildreni
Pensioner STEVE HERMAN and his wi
HELEN, of Forsyth, Mo., attended
graduation exercises of their grandchi
dren here in June and enjoyed the compai
of their friends while here. ..Our sympat
and condolences are extended to the fai
ily of Pensioner MARTIN BAKKA in 1
recent death.

NORTH AVENUE -

The solemnity of graduation ceremonies
behind us as well as the hustle and bust
of union elections. The normalcy th
once prevailed at our station is again wit)'
us. ..We congratulate our board member:
from North Avenue- -Operator HORACl
BROWNING, re-elected in the primary
Operator CURTIS JACKSON Jr., who de-
feated incumbent ANTHONY KEMP, ani
Repairman EDWARD PA LA who defeatee
incumbent JOH^
RUDDLE. ..Our spot-
light this month i;
on Box PuUei
WHITEY SZYMELI
who celebrated hi;
37lh wedding anni-
versary on June 25.
His daughter, CAR-
OLE ANTON, celr-
n.,„ u „cii braled her 34tl

birthday June 11,
his son, DONALD, celebrated his 32nd
birthday June 12, his daughter-in-law,
BARBARA, celebrated her 32nd birthday
June 20, and his grandson, RALPH ANTON,
was graduated from grammar school in
June, with Father's day being thrown in

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

|- good measure. .. Pensioner VIGGO T.
VNDFELD visited us after vacationing
r New York and other points east. After
Jiving the station, Windfeld met with
,'nic' \iolence in the form of a shooting.
Hails of the incident are not known; how-
ler, we understand that Windfeld is hos-
lalized at Cook County. A speedy re-
tveiy to you, Viggo, from all of your
(ends. ..It's the 35th wedding anniversary
ir Operator ED GUNDLACH and his wife,
!\RGE, July 6. Ed also celebrated his
ith birth year on July 15, and his daugh-
ir, MARSHA GRILLO, celebrated her's
( July 12. ..Our deepest sympathy is ex-
uded to the family of Pensioner WAL-
'CR STRAUBLING who died on June 19,
;d to LYDIA LABOY, the wife of Opera-
T DOMINGO LABOY, in the death of her
.ster in Guayabal, Puerto Rico, . . The
Ills that rang that old familiar tone on
,iie 27 were wedding bells ringing for
ierator JACK McNIFF and ELAINE
;\WALKIEWISZ who exchanged vows and
Icame husband and wife. ..Congratulations
re never late, and are always in order.
te offer ours to Operator MELVIN LIT-
LE and his wife, LUCILLE, on the grad-
ttion of their daughter, KEA R. MUR-
;W, from Rezin Orr High school, and to
berator ABRAHAM MORGAN and his
,.fe, SHEILA, on the graduation of their
i.ughter, CYNTHIA ANN, from Long-
How Junior High school in Oak Park...
lace is too limited to mention the names
i all individuals going on vacation. How-
ler, if you visited some unusual places
* had some unusual incidents take place,
lease don't hesitate to get the informa-
on to your reporter as quickly as pos-
ble...Our office vacationers went to the
llowtng places: Switchboard Operator
JDA DOBBYN spent a "honey do" vaca-
m in Riverside, 111. Where else? Chief
lerk JIMMY O'BRIEN and his better half
fobably spent the month himting — antiques
lat is. BOB WITTENBERG and his Mrs.
re back from Minnesota. Superintendent
lARD and MARGE CHAMBERLAIN headed
ir the State of Georgia to attend a con-
sntion, and then up to a small town in
,ew York State that Ward calls home. No
rabt the banners across the main street
Jelled out the following message on their
frival: "Local boy makes good." . . YO-
ANDRA DRAKE,
le eight-year old
lughter of Opera-
ir ALICE DRAKE
id her husband,
DDIE, placed fifth
at of 110 competi-
irs qualifying for
htrance to the
'ifted Program tor
>cceptional IQ stu-
3nts at the Howe roiand. Dr=i»

chool...We all want to thank the owners of
ihristlansen's bakery on West North Ave-
le for their token of appreciation we re-
sived for finding their daughter's purse
lat contained a good deal of money given

j&kiN

to her for graduation. ..After a good bit of
heart surgery. Clerk HANK ZYCH'swife,
ESSIE, is doing real well. Welcome to the
club, Essie. . . Switchboard Operators
JOHNNIE STICH and LOUIE DRAPP are
still on the list of the ailing.. .Box Puller
CHARLES BARAGLIA looks and feels like
a million after having surgery. ..Fullerton
Avenue Operators MKE BYSTREK and
STANLEY KALINOWSKI have both been off
sick. Mike is out of the hospital after
undergoing surgery, and Stan has had a bit
of ticker trouble. Come on, fellas. Fuller-
ton can't be all that bad. ..Retired Collec-
tor ART BASEDOW had the misfortune of
having to submit to leg amputation while
visiting his son in California.. .Don't know
who will arrive at Clerk GRANT and BER-
NADETTE MOSELY's home first, the
stork or Santa Claus. We're betting on the
stork, but only time will tell. ..See you next
time in print.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

Vacations by Schedule Operations per-
sonnel were spent In many different ways.
Here's how some spent theirs. JAKE
SUMNER painted and gardened. BOB
LaVOIE also painted and performed other
chores around the house. JOE VIOLA took
It easy and drove his nephew to Cincin-
nati. ED JOYCE was busy painting his
garage, but claimed It was too hot and
didn't finish. PHIL LEAHY was busy
making order In his apartment, but took
time out for a short trip to Michigan. JOE
LYNCH and ED JURIC played golf, but not
enough of It. NICK ZAHN was busy paint-
ing the house in preparation for his daugh-
ter's wedding. What a way to spend vaca-
tion time.

PLANT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

Sorry for missing last month's news, but
I will try to make this column a long and
newsy one... STEVE CUNNINGHAM, unit
supervisor, janitors, used his vacation as
a honeymoon. Steve got married and we
wish him and his bride many, many happy
and healthy years together. ..EILEEN GILL,
the daughter of Paint Foreman PAT GILL,
was married to PAUL CAHILL at St. An-
gela's church on May 24. Eileen is a re-
cent graduate of DePaul university. The
best of everything to you both. ..We want to
welcome LENA JONES, clerk. Building
Maintenance. We hope your stay will be a
long and happy one. ..Mr. and Mrs. HARRY
PAOLICCHI spent their vacation visiting
their ten-month old grandson, MATHEW
GREENWOOD, In Las Vegas. As far as
Harry is concerned, Mathew is the one and
only. Harry is an Ironworker foreman...
We wish to express our deepest sympathy
to BILL STROZEWSKI and his family in
the death of his sister. Bill Is general
foreman of ironworkers. Also to BILL
HASKINS and his family In the death of his

Service
anniversaries
in July

40 years

J. R. Dillon,

52nd Street

R. E. Gunderson,

Forest Glen

35 years

J. A. Barotta, Property Accounting
R. F. Vance, Limits

30 years

R. Boschert, Electrical

C. C. Cudek, Electrical
A. Fennema, Electrical

W. J. Millar Jr., Forest Glen

R. A. Peluso, Utility

J. R. Quinn, Transit Board

D. Weinberger, Forest Glen
L. A. Wllklns, South Shops
D. L. Young, 77th Street

25 years

L. J. Anderson, Buildings & Grounds
P. J. Burke, Buildings & Grounds
A. Conroy, Buildings & Grounds
C. W. Cremieux, South Shops
T. Dunleavy, Forest Pork
F. G. Ellis, South Section

C. Lusk, 69th Street

S. W. Maginnis, Personnel Dev.
P. McGing, Buildings & Grounds
F. J. Mullen, Corporate Low
P. E. O'Connor, North Park
J. O'Shea, Electrical
M. J. O'Toole, Electrical

D. R. Perk, Treasury
R. B. Stamper, Archer

ULY, 1975

mother in Texas. Bill is unit supervisor.
To JOHN and BILL HEFFERNAN in the
death of their mother. Bill is a track fore-
man and John is a carpenter.. .Another
grandchild for GEORGE MILLONAS--a
baby boy named THOMAS LEE WETT-
STEIN and appropriately born on Mother's
day. Give him lots of love and tender
care... The T. H. STAUNTONS finally hit
the jackpot. His wife presented him with a
baby girl on June 21, Tom has three sons,
and a girl is most welcome. Congratula-
tions to you both. ..In our last news re-
garding our 13th annual retirement party
we forgot to mention that a great time was
had by all. There were about 300 people
there and quite a few have told me how
much they enjoyed the affair. The food was
plentiful and delicious. The music of
course was by none other than PAT HAL-
LAHAN and his boys. The piece de re-
sistance of the evening was the belly
dancer. ..Congratulations to J. R. CIRIL-
LO, sheetmetalman, Buildings and Grounds,
on his 30th anniversary with the CTA.
Seems like only yesterday, John... I heard
from a reliable source that BARNEY
HOLTANE, retired ironworker inspector,
who lives in Florida, has a secret gimmick
and it's how he is able to keep his golf
score so low. He keeps it at the 18th
hole. ..Congratulations to C. J. MAJERO-
WICZ, plumber foreman, on being named
to the West Lake View Association (WLVA)
board of directors. They are trying to get
a new regional library built in the Lincoln-
Belmont-Ashland area.

- OotHi€ Seatt

SOUTH SECTION -

And away we go— with our column. ..Su-
perintendent STAN CHRIST and his wife,
RUTH, were very proud parents when their
son, STAN, West Section agent, was mar-
ried to JUDITH STACHNIK on June 14 at
St. Dionysius church with the reception

being held at the Hoyally House. The wed-
ding and reception were beautiful affairs.
Congratulations, and much happiness is
wished the happy couple... A hearty wel-
come to our newly-hired conductors:
EMMA ANDREWS, ALBERT MOOUE,
JEHRV GLLLESPIK.CLEMKNTE BLANKS

JAMES BURTON, CAROL WILLIAMS,
BONNIE CARR and JOHN UPTAK. Back
for the summer are students: RONALD
NASH, the son of District Superintendent
WILLIAM NASH, RONALD WHITENHILL,
CHARLES GAGE, KEVIN HENNIGAN,
CARL BOWENS, STEVEN JAMES, MI-
CHAEL ROBINSON and BRIAN MITCHELL,
the son of Yard Foreman JOHN MITCH-
ELL...Our sincere condolences to Motor-
men WILLIAM BROWN and WILBERT
BROWN in the recent loss of their father.
..Good luck to DOROTHY HARMON, the
wife of Clerk ERV HARMON, who trans-
ferred from agent to the Purchasing De-
partment in the General 0£fice...A warm
welcome back from the sick list is ex-
tended to the following: Conductor
GEORGE MAY, Motorman LOUIS WAT-
KINS and Switchman HERMAN LOUIS-
VILLE. . . Hey-Hey! Conductor LENA
PHILLIPS is really doing a super job. Not
only was she our first motorwoman, but
she is now also our first switchwoman.
The gals and fellows are sure proud of
Lena. ..I heard that Motorman JOSEPH
GRIFFIN, who was in the hospital for such
a long time, is now home. Hope your
health returns real soon, Joe. . . Agents
WILLIE VAUGHAN and ESSIE DANNES
wish to thank everyone for all the kind-
nesses bestowed on them when their moth-
er passed away recently. . .Clerk JESSE
FARLEY is a mighty lucky guy. While
down in Georgia recently he took some
chances and he won a free vacation trip to
Miami Beach. Now that's what I call
lucky. . . Clerk JOHN BARRY and his wife
and Assignment Agent LILL CULLINAN
took a trip down to the Ozarks to visit Re-
tired Superintendent JOE TVRDK who
lives in Oakland, Ark. Joe and John went
fishing and you should hear all the fish
stories. Joe has a nice home there and is
involved in civic projects and his fishing
and is very happy. The Barrys also vis-
ited with Retired Motorman CHARLES Mc-
MORROW who lives in Mountain Home.
Charlie had just returned from traveling
on a tramp steamer to the South Seas and
he looks just great. The retirees say "Hi"
to all their friends back in Chicago. ..Con-
ductor KNOX REEVES is still receiving
commendations. Most recent was a com-
mendation for the efficient and courteous
manner in which he handled an abusive
passenger on his train. Conductor Reeves
is a credit to our South Section. Also re-
ceiving a commendation was Conductor
JOHNNIE PALMER for the polite and
friendly manner in which he makes his an-
nouncements...ReceLved a nice letter from
Motorman ED HENNESSY and his Missus,
VIOLA, who reside in Phoenix, Ariz. They
recently had a visit from Retired North
Section Conductor PAT FLATLEY and his
wife, SARAH, and Retired North Section
Conductor W. COOK and his sister who is
a retired agent now living- in Tucson. They
all had a good time talking over "the good
old days," and say hello to everyone at the
CTA... Assistant District Superintendent

JERRY JOHNSON, North-Rail, is migl!-
proud of his two sons who were gradual!
this summer. RICHARD was gradual!
from Hales Franciscan High school, a)
RUSSELL was graduated from Our Lady':
Peace Grammar school. . . Clerk JQl!
MULLIGAN and his wife vacationed '
Philadelphia, Pa., and had a super tii!
until their car broke down and they had!
stay on for a couple of additional days'
have it fixed. ..Another nice letter was r'
ceived from Retired Motorman LOd
GRYGIEL who lives in West Palm Bead
Fla. He said he was doing OK and had'
surprise visit from Retired Motorman a
Mrs. MICHAEL FADDEN, and former er
ployee Mr. and Mrs. JOE HURLEY. Th>
took him out to dinner and had a nice vi
it. Our retirees sure are getting arouj'
and seeing the country. ..On the sick list
this writing is Conductor JOSEPH r
MARTIN. Hope by the time I write n
next column Joseph will be back at work,'

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (South Shops) -

Since Technical Services and Methods ai'
Standards have made practically all tt
office news, I might as well start off wil
them... We are sorry to say goodbye P
JIM GEBIS who transferred downtown t(
work with FRANK \'ENEZIA. I know Jli*
is happy as downtown is much closer to hi
home than the South Shops. Also goodby
to LINDA KELLEHER who is going towor
for the Law Department. Good luck t
both of you.. .Welcome back to JIM HEY
LAND in Technical Services for the sum'
mer... Methods and Standards have gotte:(
some extra help too. Welcome to MO-
HAMMED BASHIRI and JM LEVIAN,sum
mer helpers, and CHUCK LIEDTKE
permanent Methods and Standards engi
neer...Some come and go, but ART BEAU-
CHAMP and ZABEN GUEDIGUIAN havi,
been sent to the West Shops to set up aii
M&S office out there. Good luck...Speak-l
ing of Methods and Standards, STAN SAR-'
NA is on a four-week vacation in Virgini;
Beach. Meanwhile, RICH JUVINALL is
acting supervisor. Keep it together. Rich
..JIM DUDLEY is leaving for Ireland nex
month. I hope to have some details of thit
trip.. .Well enough for Technical Services
and M&S — in the general office news wc
would like to welcome back JOYCE COLE-
MAN for the summer. ..WINMON LEWIS if
leaving for Mexico with his family in a fe«
days. I hope Lewis takes my advice and
stays out of the sun — he might get burned,
..JIM FELTZ just spent an undisclosed
amount of money on stereo equipment this
montl-i. I hope you don't get any com-
plaints from your neighbors, Jim. P.S.
When's the big party ?..Congratulations to
ELAINE McGREGORY and her husband,'
WILLIAM, on their future arrival and ad-
dition to their family. Elaine's house is
coming along fine. They are having it
built in Crete, 111. I saw llie blueprints.

CIA TRANSIT NEWS

tad it' s a mansion.
AKE WEBER, Area
33, was recently
worn in for his last
le-enlistment in the
[aval Reserves,
/ith 33 years in the
javy and reserve,
e is now in train-
ag as a 2nd flight
ngineer on a P3A
ircraft at Glenview n.t,, ^j cmd,. Wo//

laval Air Station...

^RANK GRAY Sr., vault handler at Archer,
jid his son, FRANK Jr., utilities mechan-
0, just returned from a fishing trip near
;pooner. Wise. The highlight of their va-
ation was when Frank Sr. pulled in a 16
lound northem...MIKE KEELE had a fish
ry at his house recently. On the menu
vras angelfish fillets and patties. Mike
/ould like to thank his son who was re-
iponsible for the event... ALEX GASICK,
'rint Shop, tells me that his dau^ter,
}AYE ZANNING, wiU co-star with actress
31oria DeHaven at Pheasant Run Playhouse
lear St. Charles. Gaye will play Miss De-
iaven's daughter in the play, "George
Vashington Slept Here," which runs from
[uly 8 through Aug. 17. Alex and his wife,
lELEN, are also celebrating 36 years of
narried life this month...Carpenter BILL
jAVARINO is looking for some hidden
.alent in our ranks at the bus shops to play
mhis Juventus Soccer Association team...
A big welcome back goes out to JOHN
lARCZUESKI of the Brake Department,
[ohn was off for the past couple of months
recuperating from a recent illness...Mr.
ind Mrs. LOUIS ALLEVA are happy to an-
lounce the marriage of their daughter,
>JANCY, to LARRY ALQUIRE. Larry is a
ms mechanic at 69th Street Garage. The
lappy couple honeymooned in Florida.
Congratulations. . . The TOM WASHACK
;amily just came back from a camping and
fishing trip on the Sugar River here in
Illinois. Tom says they had a wonderful
time and reports that the fish weren't
jiting too well, but the mosquitos were.

- featuu T>it/il i ^<umt*u Seauu

;Skokie Shop) -

Ho-hum, summer's come and are we
loaded—with news that is. Yes, you really
came through with the news this month and
we are really very grateful. We have
some happy news and some not so happy
QBws to report, so here goes... The date
was June 14, the lovely bride's 21st birth-
day, the place was St. Joan of Arc Catholic
church in Evanston, and the bride and
groom were KATHLEEN GRAYBIEL and
JOHN HRUBY, both of Production Supply
Control. At long last they are Mr. and
Mrs. and we all wish them many years of
happiness. Kathleen looked lovely in a
gown of white chiffon, satin and lace with
fuU length train. Their wedding reception
was held at Cantania's Jolly Club, where
ieveryone enjoyed a very wonderful time.

We understand the father of the bride,
GERRY GRAYBIEL, honored the wedding
guests with a lively demonstration of the
Charleston...It's been 32 years since JAN
BRODA, painter, came to America from
Poland. He decided it was high time he
went back home to visit his family, which
includes his father, mother, two sisters
and a brother. Jan and his wife, ADRI-
ENNE, are flying on a Pan- Am jet to War-
saw, Poland, then on to Ogrodzona, Jan's
hometown, and will spend the next four
weeks just catching up on all the news.
This is the first time Adrienne has been to
Poland, so it should be a great trip for
her. We all hope ixjth of you have a very
happy trip. We will be looking forward to
hearing about it when you retum..J5id you
hear alx>ut the fish that didn't get away
from ANDY HODOWANIC, machinist? It
was a I65 pound, 34 inch northern Andy
caught in Lake Koshkonong, Wisc.We're
sorry to announce that ED BLICHARZ,
Production Supply Control, is still on the
sick list. Ed, we all hope that foot starts
to show some improvement, as you are
missed. Not only is Ed among the missing
at Skokie, so is GEORGE MICHAITD, Pro-
duction Supply Control. George underwent
heart surgery and we are all wishing him a
speedy recovery. Hurry and get well.

George, you too are missed. .. ANDREA
ELEANOR BERG, the dau^ter of GEN
BEKG, clerk-typist, finished her first
year at the University of Wisconsin at
Green Bay, and did very well scholastical-
ly...LINO LUPETINI, electrician, is proud
to announce that his daughter, MARIA, was
graduated from Loyola university in Chi-
cago with a bachelor of science degree.
She was graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Maria is going on to the University of
Minnesota for her masters degree. ..We
are always happy to see our retirees when
they drop in, and such was the case when
BOB METROW, retired painter, stopped
by. We were also happy to see BILL HE-
BERT, retired electrical worker...Did you
ever hear the advertising motto, "Watch
the Fords go by"? Of course, if you re-
member it, it dates you. But, anyway, do
watch the Fords go by, because you'll see
ED REYNOLDS, tinsmith, in a brand new
LTD. He said he's going to drive up to
Spring Grove's fireman dance this fall in
hi^ style. Also, Ed, should you have any
trouble with your new Ford, see JAN
BRODA. ..Congratulations to BILLMEANY,
laborer, who was recently elected presi-
dent of St. Timothy Holy Name Society.
Wedding anniversary congratulations also
to Bill and his lovely wife, ELIZABETH,

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

MATHIAS ALLARE, 74, North Park,

Emp. 12-8-44, Died 5-27-75
ANTONIO AMATO, 90, Track,

Emp. 11-22-30, Died 5-12-75
PERCY ATKINSON, 76, Beverly,

Emp. 2-23-25, Died 5-7-75
ROBERT BAXTER, 71, Accounting,

Emp. 10-11-33, Died 5-30-75
ROBERT CONAGHTY, 84, 39th & Halsted,

Emp. 5-15-08, Died 5-9-75
BRUCE DAVIS, 39, Security,

Emp. 10-13-67, Died 5-28-75
PATRICK DEASEY, 74, North Park,

Emp. 4-28-26, Died 5-16-75
ALEXANDER DEITHLOFF, 76, West Sec,

Emp. 2-19-45, Died 5-1-75
ROY ENGSTROM, 79, Devon,

Emp. 9-8-27, Died 5-23-75
LAWRENCE FRANCOEUR, 86, Accounting,

Emp. 10-25-11, Died 5-28-75
DALE GILMER, 64, North Park,

Emp. 4-30-46, Died 5-3-75
CHARLES GLAVIANO, 62, BuUdings &

Grounds, Emp. 6-4-41, Died 6-20-75
WILLIAM HACKBUSCH, 88, Wilson,

Emp. 11-6-15, Died 5-8-75
JAMES HIGHAM, 76, Kimball,

Emp. 10-22-17, Died 5-2-75
ALBERT HOFER, 63, South Section,

Emp. 11-5-42, Died 5-4-75
WARREN IMES, 57, Archer,

Emp. 2-24-58, Died 6-12-75

MICHAEL KIDNEY, 89, 61st Street,

Emp. 10-20-08, Died 5-20-75
JOHN LEAHY, 80, North Section,

Emp. 9-10-23, Died 5-22-75

GEORGE LINDERBORG, 80, 77th Street,
Emp. 2-15-17, Died 5-12-75
EDWIN MOLINE, 82, Electrical,

Emp. 1-1-43, Died 5-29-75
LOUIS MONAHAN, 68, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-15-34, Died 5-25-75
GILBERT NEAL, 32, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-14-74, Died 6-13-75
JOSEPH PECORARO, 77, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 6-25-41, Died 4-30-75
FRANK PETRAITIS, 87, Beverly,

Emp. 7-17-23, Died 5-23-75
JOHN PONSEIGO, 71, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-3-42, Died 5-22-75
JONAS PRATAPIS, 86, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-27-20, Died 5-19-75
RUDOLPH QUANT, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-15-26, Died 5-28-75
THOMAS REILLY, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-23-19, Died 5-26-75
ALFRED SCOTT, 82, South Section,

Emp. 6-15-43, Died 5-8-75
OTTO SMITH, 65, South Shops,

Emp. 10-7-47, Died 5-21-75
JOHN SULLIVAN, 79, Wilson,

Emp. 3-12-23, Died 5-13-75
SALVATOR TRENTACOSTI, 75, Limits,

Emp. 2-14-51, Died 5-20-75
CHARLES VACHA, 83, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-20-21, Died 5-26-75
GERALD WEBB, 66, West Section,

Emp. 12-18-45, Died 3-12-75
JOSEPH WOJCIECHOWSKI, 81, South Shops,

Emp. 11-19-37, Died 6-2-75

JULY, 1975

who celebrated their 20th anniversary on
June 11... MARK DLINDOVICH, electrical
worker, reports his little league team, the
Indians, is doing alright this season. They
have won three and lost three. Mark is the
manager of the team, and his son, MARK
Jr., is the team's catcher. . .Our deepest
sympathy is extended to KEN METTLER,
upholsterer, whose mother passed away...
Skokie Shop Is proudly displaying the In-
dustrial Award for 1974 for outstanding
safety performance.. .We have rolled out
the welcome mat to ANGELIA FORD,
temporary summer clerk-typist, who is a
student at DePaul university. ..We finally
got this article all together and we do
hope you enjoy reading it. We'll be back
next month, providing you bring us the
news. If you do as well as you did this
month, we'll be real happy. See you all
next month.

- "Ma-u, TttHtludiM, & 'Pat "Tfautca

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

Hi! First of all we extend a warm wel-
come to all the new ticket agents hired for
the summer — new and re-hired. . .Janitor
JUAN MONGE and his wife welcomed a 6
pound baby girl named MARLENE into the
family. That makes two girls and one boy
for the Monges. . .We're all glad to see
SARAH ABBINGTON back at work after
being off sick for five months. ..As of this
writing Janitor ORA MILLER was in the
hospital due to a back ailment. Agent
GEORGE REZMER is off sick. Hurry
back, George. Assignment Agent JERRY
LOMAX is in the hospital, and we all wish
you a speedy recovery. . . Motorman RON
SENO is now back at work after being off
since April with a fractured foot and
pneumonia — the walking kind. Ron and his
family just moved into a new home and we
wish them much luck and happiness.. Jan-
itor L. LATHAM, Douglas, told us his
daughter is getting married. . . SHAR-
ON LOVE is leaving us to work in the Ac-
counting Department in the Mart. ..Well
that time of the year that we've all been
waiting for has finally arrived — vacations.
CAROL BOWMAN spent her vacation mov-
ing from her third floor apartment to the
first floor and decorating...W. SKORUPSKI
after all these years at Division and Mil-
waukee, left and is now working at Chica-
go Avenue. Since I picked the station after
you, I have to tell all your people where
you went. Anyway, VITO had a week's va-
cation which he spent in and around Chica-
gc.SAM and MARGE STIPATI had a week
off and went here and there. ..Agent JULIUS
JOHNSON, better known as "JJ", also had
a week's vacation. I tliink it turned out to
be a "honey-do" onc.Agent OSSI GRAHAM
and her husband went to Canada for a week,
and DEBRAMYLES spent her week in Lake
Geneva.. .Your scribe, ZITA DOUBLIN,
babysat with her two nieces while their
folks were in Canada, and now Zita needs
another week to recuperate. Zita also re-
ports that any news for the column can k)e

sent to her at Division in the a.m., or send
it to Jefferson Park.

Our thoughts are with LEONARD LACHO-
WICZ who is recuperating from surgery.
We wish him a speedy and complete re-
covery.. .MARY HITTER and BILL Mc-
NALLY' of the Congress line are out of the
sick book and back to the Visi-Fare once
more. Welcome back... KAY FORBIS is
out of the hospital and convalescing at
home from her recent illness. We hope to
see her back on the job soon.. .Pensioner
GRACE MOUNTS is now home after spend-
ing five weeks in the hospital. She is re-
covering nicely from her surgery. Our
sympathy to Grace in the loss of her sis-
ter in Michigan while she was hospitalized.
..OPAL WOZNIAK has taken a disability
pension. We all wish her good health and
much happiness in her retired years. ..On
June 6, HATTIE ROHR's son was gradu-
ated from Wright Jr. college and is now
enrolled at the University of Illinois study-
ing engineering.. .FRED FRIEB and JOHN
MATUSZEWSKI both had a one week "hon-
ey do" vacation, and are now back at work
(recuperating?). Belated birthday greet-
ings to John who added another year on
June 20... MYRTLE APITZ had a week's
vacation in June which she spent visiting
with her family in Arlington Heights.
While there, she made a few trips to the
track. ..VIRGINIA OJER plans to spend her
two-week vacation playing with her two-
year old gi'andson. Now I ask you— what
could be more fun?. JULIE MATTRAN had
a very happy Mother's day. On May 11
little BRUCE BLASE made his entry Into
this world weighing an even 7 pounds. Our
congratulations.

- %■«!* Tditttd & ^Ua. VwUiH

77TH STREET -

Hi, fellow operators, summer is upon us.
At 77th Street that means tune up the car,
get out the luggage, and hit the road. The
vacation season is now open. One of the
first to come busting out was Assistant
Superintendent W. WHITENHILL who re-
ported that everything was mellow and that
he enjoyed his vacation immensely. I
didn't press for details, so we will just
have to let it go at that, ..We are all feeling
the economic crunch, maybe that's why so
many of my fellow operators expressed a
little doubt as to whether their vacation
plans would materialize. Here are some
of our hopeful roadrunners on the vaca-
tion express. W. (BigC) GARNER wants
to take on Las Vegas. He says it will
take a little luck, but he's ready. C.
AYERS, better known as "Antionne", is
putting his bid in for California. He in-
formed this reporter that it would be an-
other first for him as he has never been to
the Golden State. Halsted Street SMITTY
reports that he has hopes of visiting Can-
ada. WILLIAMS wQl be wherever the fish
are biting. I understand he is quite a
fisherman. 1 haven't seen my friend and

co-worker, G. VAUGHT, but I know Kansa'
is on his list of vacation stops. Operate
W. HENDERSON motored to Mississipf
and reported that everything was mos
enjoyable. Henderson doesn't say to
much, but ROBBY and I are watching hin:
To all my fellow operators we wish you al
a safe and pleasant vacation. ..Our lady bu
drivers are really moving ahead. Operate
NAOMI CALDWELL has received 12 ac
credited hours from Northern Illinois uni
versity towards her bachelor of sclenc
degree in science. Mrs. Caldwell, bette
known as "Ponytail", is a licensed cosmei
tologist, and also instructs. ..I lost my sta
reporter behind the cage when Clerk WIL-
LIAM FISHER transferred to 52nd Street
I would like to wish him good fortune anc
good health. Thanks for the support. Fish
..My apologies to Operator and Mrs. J
MILLER for an error I made in a previou:
issue of Transit News. I mistakenlji
identified their newly arrived daughter.
JAMEE, as a boy. Sorry, folks, maybti
next time. . . I'm glad to see Operatoij
FAMOUS HOOKS up and around after a
severe injury. I award him the "you can'<
keep a good man down" award.. .Operatorsj
J. J. KERSH and A. E. BEARDEN hav0
left our ranks for their chosen field o;'
education. We all wish them much lucW
and success. ..Our softball team is puttini'
up a courageous fight for a top spot in the'
CTA sports program softball league. Lee'
by Operator KARL FLEMMING, we wisl!
the team much success and we are all pul-|
ling for you. ..Our sincere condolences arcf
extended to Clerk HENRY CHAMBERS ir'
the loss of his beloved wife recently. ..Qui,
congratulations to all the newly elected]
union officials. May your task tje everv'
before you and your courage never failings
You represent us and that's an honor, w&
we'll support you and that's a promise, j

- AUwui Vc tlUMtt

69TH STREET -

We offer our deepest sj'mpathy to the fam-
ily of FRANK WALSH who passed awayre-i
cently...We all wish CHARLIE WESLEY
many long years of health and happiness in.
his retirement.. .MIKE McGROARTY looks!
great and Is really enjoying his pensioned'
life. Also enjoying their pensions to the'
fullest are JOE SIMEL and JACK BARRY...'
HARVEY BROCK has gone on another'
fishing trip. Here's wishing him the best(
of luck. Also enjoying vacations at thisi
time are C. FIZER, F. MOORE, S. MUR-
RAY, D. DAUGHERTi", J. DALY, A.
CLARK, L. USPEL and P. SZAFRANSKI.
Have a good time, fellows, and come back
safe... Our sincere condolences to MIKE
DWYER In the death of his brother. ..Con-
gratulations to PETE SZAFRANSKI and
FLIM MOORE for winning 69th Street the
Tire Service Award for 1974 from the,
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

- ^t! 'S»c3i»if S fluHMi j4imt

CTA TRANSIT NEWS'

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N:LTON DAVID
INNELLE, the son
cbistrict A Super-
\,or and Mrs. An-
t io Tennelle, was
r ently appointed to
t' U.S. Coast Guard
)ademy. A June
(iduate of Gory
Ut High school,
'nnelle was in the
laer fourth of his

He was nominated
I the appointment

I Representative Ray J. Madden, D-Gory, and
\s informed in o letter from Rear Admiral
y A. Jenkins that he had competed with 7,000
c er applicants to be appointed.

Tennelle reported to the academy at New
Indon, Conn., on June 30 to begin his cadet
fining. Upon graduation he plans to enter
f)ht training.

A member of the high school National Honor
J:iety, Tennelle is listed, in the Who's Who
/ong American High School Students.

SAFETY AWARDS: For safest years at Archer and Forest Glen Garoges, also at
Skokie Shop, the Greater Chicago Safety Council presented owards for 1974 to
representatives of the three CTA locations. Accepting were (from left) Robert S.
Winther, rail vehicle shops supervisor; John H. Lynch, Archer Garage superinten-
dent; George W. Daubs, Forest Glen Garage superintendent. Behind are James R.
Pankonen, roil vehicle maintenance superintendent; Thomas D. Boyle, manager of
safety; George Krambles, general operations manager; James R. Blaa, trans-
portation manager.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM PREXY: Ruth
Brown, interviewer in the Personnel Depart-
ment, received congratulations from none
other than President Rolf A. Weil when she
received her degree in psychology from
Roosevelt university. Ms. Brown, who
earned her degree while working full-time,
is studying Spanish this summer in order
to improve her interviewing skills. Also
studying Spanish with mom ore her three
children.

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^'LUNTEER 76ERS: Richard Hannigan (left),
:)n painter, qi\6 Alfred Haas, foreman of Body
^>p C in the South Shops, collaborated to beautify
Oqo\ storage cabinet and pay tribute to the no-
tn's Bicentennial anniversary ot the same time.
I'Qs created the patriotic design on the cabinet's
E'erior aisle wall and enlisted Hannigan's aid in
Fnting in the red, white and blue colors. That's
t Bicentennial spirit.

JLY, 1975

what's news

Latest issue of Chicago's Great CTA Getaway brochure is now being
distributed — in time for the summer vacation season. It's a
handy pocket-size guide to Chicago's museums, ball parks, and
other major attractions and how to get there via CTA, The guide
also features a map of the elevated-subway system along with a
listing of ethnic and other restaurants within easy walking
distance of CTA stations. Copies are available from Public
Affairs, Room 75^, Mart. Writers for copies should send stamped,
self-addressed long envelope.

- CTA -

Edward Brabec, business manager of the Chicago Journeyman Plumbers
Union, Local 13O, is the newest designee of Mayor Richard J.
Daley to be a member of the CTA Board.

- CTA -

Chicago's first mass transit rally Sunday, Oct. I9, will find
hxxndreds of Explorer Scouts transferring between CTA trains and
buses making trips of up to 50 miles in length. Their routings
and final destination will be sealed inside envelopes to be
opened only at checkpoints. CTAers are invited to volunteer
their service and participate in the adventure by manning city-
wide checkpoints. For further information contact the Transit
News Editor, Merchandise Mart, Room 7^2, P. 0. Box 3555, Chicago,
Illinois 60654.

Simmering — busily — in CTA are these
attractive young people. Arline Datu of
Public Affairs is shown interviewing Lynn
Maginnis, a music senior at Northwestern
U. , who is serving in the Executive Office.
The U.S. -bom daughter of Philippine parents, Arline received her
master's in journalism from the Medill School at Northwestern and
intends to build her career in the magazine field. Lynn is the
daughter of Stuart Maginnis, director of personnel development.
Mary Beth Blaa, daughter of James Blaa, manager of transportation,
is spending her second summer on the Public Affairs staff. She
was a freshman at Ohio State last year. Greg Garmisa, son of
State Rep. Benedict Garmisa, 19th district, is also working in
the Public Affairs office. He is a student in the Latin School
of Chicago.

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One of Watchman Lee's view of Chicago traffic. For pictures of
Lee in oction, see Pages 2 and 3.

he CTA has a new eye in the sky.

ot an orbiting satellite — but a working relation-
>hi with the Midwest's most modern traffic studio
oc;ed high in the Sl<ydeck of the world's tallest
'uiling, the Sears Tower.

he site is the new WBBM Newsradio 78 computer
•raic control which monitors 270 miles of highway
inc3,680 miles of street traffic, as well as 468 miles
5f ^mmuter and rapid transit rail lines leading into
-h|ago. Broadcasting from the 103rd floor of the

6"A TRANSIT NEWS

Sears Tower, Gary Lee, traffic control director, has
the best view of area expressways, arterial streets,
railroads, rapid transit lines, and waterways.

The CTA is a partner in the program, feeding
direct line information to Lee, who integrates it into
his traffic reports every 10 minutes from 6-9 a.m.
and in the afternoon, from 3-7 p.m.

WBBM opened its Skydeck control room May 19,
following five years of broadcasting rush hour traffic
conditions from its studios at 630 N. McClurg court.

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

AUGUST, 1975

with spotters stationed at various points across the
city.

The new setup features a unique computer which
can project how long it will take a motorist to get into
town. The computer reads signals from sensitive re-
porting de\aces built into the pavement every half-
mile along area expressways — over 1,000 electronic
sensors in all.

Signals From Control Room

In addition, this computer is hooked up to three
dozen police/fire, and rail monitors, enabling Lee to
hear of news events as they happen.

He can then get a closeup look at the trouble spot
by looking through his 25 powered binocular which has
a viewing capacity of 15 miles.

Lee doublechecks all this information with a direct
call to the transportation centers involved, such as
the CTA. He estimates he makes 100 calls a morning
for his 18 traffic checks.

Realizing the need for CTA to further its public
service, CTA Public Affairs Manager Tom Buck as-
signed Bob Heinlein to the job of traffic spotter at the
same time the media began to recognize mass trans-
portation as the solution to the energy and environ-
mental problems; almost two years ago.

With the opening of WBBM's Skydeck control, and
the subsequent live coverage given by Lee, CTA's re-
lationship with this radio station has taken on new

impact.

With Lee going on the air, now WBBM shows a ;v
recognition of the importance of traffic reporug
Lee, in turn, is trying all the harder to get an upo-
the-minute picture just before he goes on the ir
often checking with the CTA only 30 seconds befor he
makes his report. This means he can paint a ut
picture of just what traffic is like throughout Chic;o,

"Then, when he reports the CTA is runninjot
time, it's not only a nice reminder, it's the best d-
ertising we could get," says Heinlein.

Stationed in Operations Control, Heinlein monirs
communications from the more than 3,000 operanj
employees on duty throughout CTA's system dung
each rush hour.

These include calls to rail and bus controller 'bj
telephone, CTA's two-way radio KSA-977, the us
monitor, trainphone, and intercom.

CTA's Roving Guard

He reports his information to radio stations WIS
WIND, WLS, and WYEN as well as WBBM. Iiai
emergency, that number may double as Heinlein 11]
sometimes be asked to go live with the facts of d«
weather conditions are affecting the CTA or anoei
sort of traffic tieup.

Heinlein constantly moves from the bus to the lil
and power sections of Operations Control, listen^
for everything from a fire which might block u(

CTA TRANSIT NES

nets to street light malfunctions.

e explains, "If a traffic li^t at a major inter-
e ion like Halsted and Madison goes black all four
33, that intersection is going to block up. Every
u should come up and stop, just as if a stop sign
ra there, then go across the intersection.

Well, you do this at any busy intersection, and it's
;og to back up fast. But we've got two bus routes
hi go through there. So I get concerned about some-
\ag like that and I'll pass the information on right
.\iy to the regular radio stations that call us.

Maybe this will not alert our bus riders at all;
bi may be already on the bus, on their way in. But
f 0 or 100 motorists hear this, and they avoid that
nlrsection, our buses will go through there that
nih smoother," he said,

[einlein says he is often asked for an analysis of
;', travel, particularly during times such as snow-
items when riders would be concerned about slow-
Ions, or when everybody seems to be heading dovm-
'.o'l at the same time, like the first day of Christmas
jhsping or returning from a long holiday weekend.

So you have to know the system — and you have to
resrt intelligently. There's no use scaring away
riirs for a couple-minute delay which affects only
3n train, for example," he said.

leinlein and Lee both believe in reaching the rider
s\e he is stiU at home.

^ee says he puts special emphasis on public trans-
po:ation early in the morning rush hour.

Hopefully, people are listening as they're shaving
irrinking their coffee, and we can give them the in-
biiation they need then.

It's important to get on that early; if the street
!o:litions are extremely bad, for example, we would
)eidvising people to take rapid transit rather than
)U!s because the rapid transit would be getting
hJlugh with much less difficulty."

iV)'s Blocking The Road?

a this case, Lee says he is just echoing what CTA
)ebonnel would advise.

iThat's the type of thing we want to get on early so
leile can make their decision early as to what their
■oing is, what mode of transportation they should
al , and how much time they should allow for their
ri,"

if course weather isn't the only problem leading
0 traffic jam. Nor is CTA always the first to know
lb It it.

;ee remembers one afternoon recently when he
Ip ted an expressway tieup while looking out of the
Ik leek.

There was a huge rock sitting in the middle of the
)£ Ryan outbound, tying up two lanes of traffic at
•8 street. It must have fallen off a truck. It looked
ii a boulder from some exotic excavation."

,ee's comment on the air?

1 don't know who it belongs to, it doesn't have a
icbse plate."

^GUST, 1975

A Korean Reports
On Koreans Reporting

by Sok Pong Paek

Three highway road engineers from the Ministry
of Construction, the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
visited the CTA recently during a tour of the United
States, studying highway maintenance and construction
engineering.

A team of three men — Zae Cheon Hwang, Seung Pil
Park and Dong Su Chung — were briefed by Les Backer
of the CTA Control Center and Elsie Smith of the
Travel Information Center as they toured their re-
spective facilities.

During the briefing, Chung remarked that he was
deeply impressed with CTA's rapid transit control
system that enables operating executives to keep con-
stantly aware of the position of all trains and to com-
municate instantly with trainmen.

Although Park's learning mission in the U.S. was
entirely technical, he reported that the trip has also
had great educational values in learning to communi-
cate internationally on a more successful basis.

Park studied English during the first weeks of
seventh grade up to the last months of college — a total
of about ten years. He also attended private language

On reporting assignment for Public Affairs, Sok Pong Poek, It,
clerk-typist in Tom Buck's office, interviews three distinguis'il
Korean visitors: from left, Zae Cheon Hwang, Dong Su Chi^,
and Seung Pil Pork.

institutes and, in addition, studied Traffic Engineer^g
at the University of Stratchclyde in England. j

However, there is a peculiar gulf separating ^e
Korean and the English languages, Park said, 'je
grammatical systems are poles apart and there s
little affinity between the words of the two tongu;.
Many idioms in English are really baffling. The i.e
of articles and prepositions in Korean is esoteric ;4
there are no Korean counterparts to relative p:r
nouns. I

In addition to such a linguistic barrier, there ip
considerable differences in the way of thinking i-
flected in conversation. The customs and cultu 1
backgrounds are not the same. ,

Despite such differences, however. Park beliefs
that there should not be such enormous difficullyn
learning English as is usually encountered by Kort|n
students. The crux of the problem seems to be f
methods of teaching.

The most serious defect in his view, is the attert
to grasp the meaning of every English word, phn;
and sentence through translation. At an English cla
one hears word-for-word translations of the textboc
given by the teacher, which is silently noted down
the students.

During his tour in America, Park has been learni
to break away from the present obsolete methods
language teaching. Upon his return to Korea, he k]?
organize a research and experimentation project,

Chung stated his impression that Chicago peo)f
are very loyal and hardworking. He especially noiji
the great contribution made by the women workers.]

The three Korean visitors appreciated the persoil
escort services provided by Bill Baxa of Pub'-
Affairs.

Loter, Paek (background) occon
the Operotions Control Center.

ed the Koreans

CTA TRANSIT NEV\

TA Sport

|39th Wins Tournament Playoffs

■jIE C TA Softball league wound up
c Sunday, Aug. 3, with one of the
Dst dramatic finishes in tourna-
r.;nt history.

After defeating 77th Street with
aeventh Inning surge, 69th Street
etered the finals pitted against
Kdzie who had soundly beaten the
33 Rail Runners.

Kedzie, runners-up for the
campionships in 1974, was de-
t'mined this year to win it all.
It it was not to be.

The game between 69th and
Pdzie was close until the bottom
othe sixth inning when 69th went
ajad by a score of 6 to 4.

Kedzie in its half of the seventh
i;iing put it all together to score
s: runs and lead by four runs, 10
ti6.

In the last of the seventh Law-
r'lce Hale, pinch-hitting for Syl-

vester Morgan, singled. Tommy
Little grounded to short forcing
Hale at second base. Leslie
Baughn doubled to left center with
Little stopping at third. With run-
ners at second and third, Lee Bobo
singled, driving in Little and
Baughn. The score now was 10 to
8 in favor of Kedzie. Joe Dixon,
batting for Eddie HoUis, doubled
sending Bobo to third. Paul
Thomas ran for Dixon. Robert
McNeal then singled scoring Bobo
and Thomas to tie the score 10 to
10.

With the winning run on third
and two outs, Kedzie called time to
plot strategy. If they forced the
game into extra timings, they had
their heavy guns coming up.

But 69th' s Leon Harris blooped
a single to right field to score Mc-
Neal and win the playoff.

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I wonder what play could hove caused
the pensive look on Vic Coleman, super-
intendent of 69th Street, and Fred King,
manager of Human Relations.

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Aubilont 69th Street team whoop it up after winning the CTA
scball playoffs for 1975.

Kedzie's Ron McKnight awaits boll as Lee Bobo begins slide
into third base. Mel Webb watches the play.

°IGUST, 1975

check, Check, C/ier

Travel Patterns

Are

Brennan's Businei

A CTA Profile by Arline Datu

Have you ever tried to guess the number of people
inside a crowded room and then wondered how close
your estimate was? If James Brennan were there, he
could probably tell you — and pretty near accurately,
too.

Counting people is his job or, that is, counting bus
riders. Brennan is a CTA traffic checker. He's out
there on the streets during early morning and late
afternoon rush hours, counting the bus loads of people
that run through a particular line.

Brennan is usually standing on a street corner,
looking like an ordinary passenger. Only difference
is, he won't get on. You can spot him right off — he's
the one with pencil and paper in hand.

No Guess Work

The second that bus pulls up, he's busy counting.
No guess work involved here. And, no padding of
numbers! "You have to put down what's actually
there," he emphasizes.

So, what happens to all the numbers he collects?
Well, that there are just enough buses running at any
one time throughout the year is no accident. At tlie
height of rush hour, there are some 2,200 buses on
the street and riders number in the hundred thousands.

But that's only if you're talking about a specific
time of the year. It's an entirely different scene from
season to season, week to week, even day to day.

So, Brennan, as one of 34 traffic checkers, is out
on the streets almost every day. His tabulations are
a sort of measuring stick for the Operations Planning
Department which schedules Uic buses needed on the
streets.

The most important checks are the ones taken be-
fore each change in season. Then, Brennan says, he's

assigned to rapid transit as well as bus lines.

Once these seasonal checks are taken, a rv
schedule for the buses and trains, the "picks", cane
put into effect.

Brennan' s been around long enough to know tt
rider ship numbers change all the time, and in the 5
years he's been a checker, he's seen that and quitiB
few others besides. i

Birthday Count Up

For one thing, he says, "It was a lot busier whe^I
started out. There were a lot more buses, a lot mfe
people riding." !

One reason for the fewer riders, he explains, is fe
greater number of people driving cars today. "IS
the young people who are driving cars. So, bus rides
are generally older now. Your average rider is b-
tween 45-50 years." '

One of Brennan' s traffic check points is the cont
of Addison and Cicero. He's there at 6 a.m. and stife
until 9 a.m. Buses start coming every seven minutt,
he says. Later on, it'll be every three.

"Y'ou have to take the count quickly, especia/
when the buses start to come fast and furious," s£^
Brennan.

Can Be Confusing

He recalls a time when he'd have to keep track f
five or six different lines, all coming down onestrel
"It was really hectic then. You'd have to be caref
you didn't mix up the different lines," he explains. I

Brennan' s career as a checker has included a-
signments to the now vanished streetcar lines. '
says they carried as many as 135 riders. Buses tr
day carry a maximum load of about 95-105. |

CTA TRANSIT NEV,

:king^ Brennan explains his tally trode to Arline,
iTransit News reporter.

The huge picture windows on the newer buses, he
adds, make it easier to count passengers. "I can see
almost the entire inside of a bus."

Keeping tabs on bus passengers is, of course,
strictly outdoor work. While the rain and cold can
make it uncomfortable, Brennan says, "Generally, I
like working outside. I've got a lot of liberty, a lot of
freedom."

Although traffic checks are a pretty routine thing,
no matter which corner he happens to be assigned to,
there are a few a cut above the ordinary, he says.

One of them is the corner of Halsted and Roose-
velt— right around Maxwell Street. Brennan likes to
watch the odd assortment of "merchants" getting off
the bus with their "collection of wares."

"They're a bunch of characters, and they carry all
sorts of stuff. Some are really loaded down with
things hanging from their arms, packed on their
backs. ... I've only been on that corner three times,
but every time I'm there, I see something different,"
says Brennan.

He's been all over Chicago, conducting checks. But
if Brennan had his choice, he says, he'd prefer a
point with a nice coffee shop on the corner.

All-Time High Suggestion Award!

TiE LARGEST employee suggestion award in CTA's
hitory — $3,565 — has been won by Frank Montefalco,
irchinist at our West Shops. Montefalco used scrap
irtals, which would otherwise be wasted, to invent a
pctable hoist threader that saves the CTA more than
$;,000 a year in maintenance costs.

Maintenance work on CTA rapid transit cars is
pcformed at 12 locations throughout the Chicago
ai;a. Coupled two-car units weighing 24 tons are
nsed on sections of rail for undercarriage work. At
thee of the maintenance locations, car hoists are op-
eited with four electric driven screw type jacks.
T; under- the-floor jack screws for the hoists are 10
fet long and weigh 500 pounds each.

Previously, whenever threads on a jack screw had
tcbe refaced (which is frequently, due to the weight
olhe cars) the entire hoist had to be dismantled over
th weekend while the jack screw was transported to
W3t Shops, resurfaced, and returned. This avoided
in'rruption of the weekday maintenance schedule.
Mitefalco reasoned that substantial labor costs could
beliminated, and shipping delays prevented, if there
w^'e some way to do the rethreading work at the
hc^t.

iThe portable rethreader is easy to carry, weighing
orir 25 pounds.

[The $3,565 award is based on a percentage of the
eamated reduction in costs to the CTA.

frhe check was officially presented to Montefalco
bjfiohn Aurand, manager of General Administration,

With check for $3565 in hand, Frank Montefalco stands before car
hoist that he reduced maintenance costs for --by $24,000.

Before joining CTA, Montefalco worked with a Chi-
cago area electronics company. He attended Wright
Junior college and completed courses in computer
programming at Washburne Trade school. The Mon-
tefalcos have three sons.

f\GUST, 1975

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with Anit Leppiks

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scientific discoveries. 1300 S. Lake Shore, $1, chil-
dren 50<;!, seniors and members free. 294-4624

• ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— Steuben: Seventy
Years of American Glassmaking, Sept. 13-Oct. 26, A.
Montgomery Ward Gallery. Edward Munch, an exhibit
of lithographs, woodcuts and etchings commemorating
the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Nor-
wegian immigrants in America, Sept. 11 continuing.
Galleries 108 & 108A. American Institute of Archi-
tects Awards Exhibition, Sept. 13-Oct. 5, Lacy Ar-
mour Gallery. Selected Landscape Prints, One Hun-
dred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Tokyo), Sept.
19-Nov. 16, Gallery 114. Margaret Fisher, drawings
and watercolors by the Chicago artist, Sept. 24 con-
tinuing. Gallery 107. Photographs by Charles Traub,
Chicago artist, thru Sept. 7, Gallery 106. Prints of
Summer Resorts, late eighteenth and early nineteenth
century scenes of Japanese life, thru Sept. 14, Gal-
lery 114. Primitive Art Masterworks, including Afri-
can, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, and American Indian
Art, thru Oct. 5, Morton Wing. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat;
10-5; Thurs, 10-8:30 (free); Sun & Labor Day, 12-5.
Suggested fee: $1.50. Students, children, seniors:
50?; members free. Michigan at Adams. 443-3500

• "BEGINNER'S LUCK" with Bob Crane, thru Sept.
8, Drury Lane East Theatre, McCormick Place. From
$3. 791-6200

• BIKE TOUR of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park,
Sept. 7 at 2 from Unity Temple, Lake & Kenilworth,
Oak Park. Ticket entitles you to discount for interior
tour of Wright's own house and studio. Bring your
own bike. $2.

Hyde Park/Kenwood by bicycle Sept. 14, 28, at 2
from Harper Court, 52nd & Harper. Bring your own
bike. $2.

Riverside by bicycle Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, at 2 pro-
vides view of 19th century houses and homes by Frank
Lloyd Wright. Begins at library. Burling Rd. across
from railroad depot. Riverside. Bring your own bike.
$2. Tours by Chicago School of Architecture Founda-
tion. 326-1393

• JERRY BUTLER pop concert Aug. 27 at 6:45.
Admission Includes the racing. Sportsman's Park,
33rd and Laramie, Cicero. $2. 242-1121

• GEORGE CARLIN in concert Aug. 28-31. 1
Rim Theatre, Golf and Milwaukee, Niles. $70.
298-2170

• "DARK TREASURES", four one act plays by 1>
nessee Williams, weekends thru Aug. The Dr;ia
Shelter, 2020 N. Halsted. $3.50; students $20.
549-6020

• DEER PATH ART LEAGUE FESTIVAL, Aug.l,
Sept. 1 from 11-6. Graphics, paintings, sculpture id
crafts. Market Square, Lake Forest.

• "DON'T PLAY US CHEAP" (black musical c(i-
edy) with Melvin Van Peebles thru Aug., ShulW
Theatre, 22 W. Monroe. From $6.50. CE 6-8240 ^

• ENDGAME (apocalyptic drama) thru Aug. \e
San Quentin Drama Workshop at Victory Gardis
Theatre I, 3730 N. Clark. From $3.50. 549-5788

• FILM CENTER OF THE ART INSTITUTE, Px
LeMoko, Julien Duvivier, 1937, Aug. 29 at 5:307.
Michigan at Adams. $1.25. 443-3737 '

• FREE STREET THEATRE, Aug. 29 at noon.sA
workshop at the South Chicago Neighborhood HoiA,
8458 S. Mackinaw. Workshop Aug. 29 at 7 at ScJi
Chicago Urban Progress Ctr., 9231 S. Houston. 8:-
0460

• CHARLES GRUNNER thru Aug. Copper wli;l
engraved glass. American Society of Artists, 70CiIi
Michigan. 751-2500 ■

•"HAY FEVER" Aug. 26-30 at 8:30. FuUewn
Pavilion in Lincoln Park, Fullerton and the Ouir
Drive. 294-2493 I

• "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC", Aug. 22, 23, 29, »,
Sept. 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8:30. Athenaeum Theatre, 2i6
N. Southport. From $2. 622-5159 or 622-0954 i

• LOGAN SQUARE LIBRARY FILMS (documf
tary), Aug. 27 at 2. "Pride and Prejudice" and "Ni't
at the Peking Opera." Logan Square Branch Librafi^
3255 W. Altgeld. BE 5-5295 I

•MEET THE ARTIST Sept. 6 from 10-4. PaintiS
Byron Wrigley, Tom Trausch, and Betty Odmark vj
be on hand during a day long reception. AmeriiP
Society of Artists, 700 N. Michigan. 751-2500 t

•MOLIERE'S "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF KLf
SELF", Aug. 28-31 at 8:30, Court Theatre, U ofyi
5706 S. University. From $3. 753-3581 i

• MOLIERE'S "THE MISANTHROPE" thru A(.
The Fortune Theatre at Christ Church, Cora and He
ry, Des Plalnes. From $2.50. 631-8209 or 827-65?

OTA TRANSIT A/£l5

' "THE NEARLYWEDS" comedy with Ann B.Davis,
fliJ Sept. 28, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Rte. 64, St.
C.irles. Dinner-theatre combination from $7.70.
2^-7943 or 584-1454

1 OAKBROOK FINE ARTS PROMENADE, Aug. 30,
1(6; Aug. 31, 11-6, Mall, Oakbrook Ctr., Rte. 83 and
C"mak, Oakbrook.

I CHICAGO ELECTRIC ODYSSEY, unique seven-
steen, multi-media entertainment showing Chicago's
prt, present and future: The Chicago Fire, helicop-
te-sky line views, fire works, tourist spots, land
mrks. 1608 N. Wells. Adults $2, children $1.50.
G)up rates. 266-0045

> MARY MEIROSE OPPENHEIM thru Aug. 29.
Wmen in Myth and Reality. Oils, acrylics and silk-
sieens. Mon-Fri 9-4:30. LaPetite Galerie, Levy
Cnmunity Ctr., 1700 Maple, Evanston. 869-0727

» "THE PHANTOM SWORD'S REVENGE" (swash-
bvkler) thru Aug. Travel Light Theatre Co. at TH
Prdiggles, 3510 N. Broadway. Wed-Sun at 8. $2.50.
71-6170

t POET AND THE RENT thru Aug. St. Nicholas
TJatre Co., Jane Addams Theatre, 3212 N. Broad-
W!. Adults $2, children $1.50. 549-1631

* FIRST ANNUAL PULLMAN ART FAIR, Sept. 7,
ll-dusk. Fine arts, crafts, jewelry, and sculpture.
Hel Florence, I mile W of Calumet Expressway at
i;th and Cottage Grove. 785-8181

» OPERATION PUSH EXPO, Sept. 24-28, from 10-
1( Over 600 exhibits. Exhibit Hall. Adults $2, chil-
din 50<?. Shows nightly from $4. Arena. Intema-
tiial Amphitheatre, W. 43rd and S. Halsted. For in-
fcmation, call Operation PUSH, Gurnell Sims, 373-
7SiO.

t "THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM" (country folk
msical) Aug. 26-30. The City - Center Acting Com-
ply, Murray Theatre, Ravinia Park, Highland Park.
2' -3500 or 432-1236 from northern suburbs

I AIR SCULPTURE thru Aug. Wind and air-related
pices, Illinois Center Plaza, Wacker E of Michigan.

e-i-ieio

t SCULPTURE FOR A NEW ERA, sculpture from
31 midwestern artists, thru Sept. 30. Lobby and
plzas of the Federal Plaza, Jackson between Clark
ai Dearborn. Sponsored by Art In Public Places, the
Bentennial Commission and GSA.

^SECOND CITY treats Its audience to a CTA bus
rls in Its new revue, "Once More, With Fooling."
T; "Happy Driver" scene Is based on CTA bus driver
C ven Wardlow. Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun at 9; Frl,
Si at 8:30, 11. 1616 N. Wells. From $3.25. Res-
eiatlons. 337-3992

SIGNATURE GALLERIES, Feminine Subjects In
lib Century Painting, thru Sept. 11. 320 S. Mlchl-
gi.. 341-0636

' THE SINGLE FILE, Aug. 29-30, Polly & Co. open
sige on Wed wltii Mike Dunbar. No cover or mlnl-
ffitn. 934 W. Webster. 549-1176

I "SPOON RIVER AND BEYOND" with Elizabeth
Btry, thru Aug. Gallery Theatre East Inn, 206 E.

ACTION TIAiE

EDITORi Thomas H. Sheridan

STAFFi Chorlej McWhinnle, Karen Koihner, Ruth let

Q. Who the heck was Hercules Mulligan? I recenOy
saw a CTA Bicentennial bus dedicated to this man, but
I've looked all through the library without finding a
trace of him. BICENTENNIAL BUFF

A. Hercules Mulligan, a tailor, was an undercover
man for George Washington. According to the Ameri-
man Irish Historical Society, Mulligan was known in
Revolutionary days as "the fashionable clothier" in
New York, and he allegedly wormed vital war informa-
tion from his English patrons— officers and civilians—
which proved invaluable to Washington. In fact, a
number of kidnaping attempts of prominent American
leaders, Washington included, were foiled through the
clothier's tips. Benedict Arnold, after his treason,
charged the Irish patriot with espionage, but Mulligan
cleverly destroyed any evidence. That same shrewd-
ness evidently is the reason why not many people ever
heard of iiim. He was, after all, an undercover man.

(Repr

Ihp,

on In

the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)

Superior. Thurs-Sat at 8:30. Dinner-theatre combi-
nation from $6.25. DE 7-9482

• "SUNSHINE BOYS" (Neil Simon comedy) witli
Harold Gary and Lou Gilbert, opens Aug. 26, Forum
Theatre, 5620 S.Harlem, Summit. From $5. 496-3000

• "SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH" with Irenee Worth
and Christopher Walken, Aug. 27-Sept. 21. Academy
Festival Theatre at Barat College, Lake Forest,
$7.75. 234-6750

• THREE WOMEN with Roberta Magulre, Sandy
Llpton and Cynthia Baker Johnson, thru Aug. Victory
Gardens Theatre II, 3730 N. Clark. From $3.50.
549-5788

• VIDEO ART thru Aug. International exhibit with
video environments and tapes. Museum of Contempo-
rary Art, 237 E. Ontario. Adults $lj children 50^i.
943-7755

• NANCY WILSON guest stars with the Spinners
Sept. 4-7, the Mill Run Theatre, Golf Rd. and Mil-
waukee, Nlles. From $7.50. 298-2170

• PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, Sept. 6, 20 at
8:30. Arena, International Amphitheatre, W. 43rd and
S. Halsted. From $3. 927-5580

AlGUST, 1975

CTA, Internationa

It's Mexico Month In

By Elda Leal

ON SEPTEMBER 15, Mexico will be celebrating the
165th anniversary of its independence from Spain. In
Chicago the Mexican Civic Society is actively pre-
paring some of the main events to celebrate this an-
niversary. Among them are a banquet-dance at the
Conrad Hilton hotel on Sept. 12, where a representa-
tive of the President of Mexico will be crowin.ig the
queen of the Mexican festivities who will lead the
parade on State street the following day. The parade,
from Wacker drive to Van Buren, is scheduled to
start at 1 pm.

Also, on Sept. 15, starting at 8 pm there will be
mariachi bands, smgers and folldoric dancers per-
forming at the bandshell in Grant Park to commemo-
rate the actual anniversary date of Mexican inde-
pendence which began on Sept. 15, 1810, at 11 pm
when Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest,
rang the bells of his church in Dolores Hidalgo,
Guanajuato, to call the townspeople to start the war
against the Spaniards.

The Mexican-American community in Chicago is
presently estimated at 750,000. Some people might
ask why are there so many Mexicans, not only in Chi-
cago but throughout the country. If we review the
history of Mexico and the United States, we find that,
in 1820, Mexico permitted many Americans to settle
in Texas which was then part of the Mexican territory.
A few years later, however, some Texans and Ameri-
cans decided to revolt against the Mexican govern-
ment to make Texas independent. They fought the
battle of San Jacinto, which they won to establish the
Republic of Texas. Mexico refused to recognize
Texas and shortly thereafter, the Mexican war erup-
ted (1846-1848).

Mexico was a poor and weak country at that time
and lost the war. Mexico not only had to recognize
the independence of Texas but also, through the
Treaty of Guadalupe, gave up a vast territory com-
prising California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and
parts of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Mexico
received $15 million for this land and in 1854, through
the Gadsden Purchase, also received $10 million for
what is now southern Arizona and New Mexico.

Many Mexicans were bom and had lived in the
states that were turned over to the United States.
They remained there for life for they could not rec-
ognize any other place as their land. Their descend-
ants arc now throughout the U.S.

Mexico is often called the land of contrasts. You
can find the lowest level of poverty or richest man-

September ^ %>v,«4>s!

sions and fancy, plush build

ings and hotels. The weather

might be pleasant in one region "m^^JsJ^^j i-!^ ■'^

and, a few miles away, it can be ^^'^/^ '^

just too hot to stand it for any number of days. '
country, however, has many attractions for the to
1st. Many go to admire the scenery, enjoy
beaches, bullfights, food, and so on. Most of the toi
ists seem greatly attracted to the Indian cultu
ruins, and pyramids.

The most happy season of the year is Christm
Most Mexicans are very emotional and with
strong family ties. Friends, neighbors, grandparer
brothers and sisters get together to pray, sing
exchange gifts.

The "Posadas" were my favorite time. This pe
od starts Dec. 16. In a "Posada," a group of peop ,
mostly children, carry on their shoulders a Nativy
Set. Candles in hand, tliey go singing, knocking ji
doors, asking in the name of the Virgin Mary and t-
seph to be allowed to remain for the night. They £3
purposely refused in some places until they finay
reach the pre-arranged place where they are pe-
mitted to stay. The group prays, sings and fina./
comes the expected moment for the children — breE'-
ing the "Ptnata" that will be stuffed with candies £fi
other goodies when they will try to get as many )
possible.

The same is repeated every day until Dec. :.
That night housewives are busy cooking tamales a|i
stuffing turkeys or whatever they can afford. T.)
family goes together to hear midniglit mass. ChildrA
go to bed promptly after returning from church^
wait for the overnight arrival of Santa Claus. i

The Mexican community in Chicago is conce-
trated in three areas: Pilsen, Little Village, al
South Chicago. Within the last few years, acti'
leaders have accomplished great improvements i
jobs, housing and particularly education. There a
many places throughout these communities teachi.
English, GED and citizenship courses, to improve t?
social and educational level of its residents. Thej
classes are usually free. i

Most of the schools in these areas provide bilinguj
education which is proving to be beneficial particular
for those children who recently arrived from Mexi
or wiiose parents and the people they associate wi
speak Spanish only. Through this program not on
the parent-child communication has improved, but
would seem that it has increased their self-esteei
knowing that their native language is accepted and th'
they are able to communicate in either langiiage witij
out losing their identity. i

CTA TRANSIT A/EW

S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

RCHER -

iperator JOHN and Mrs. MADELYN MUS-
lER celebrated their 40th wedding anni-
iersary on July 28. Congratulations and
jest wishes for them in the years to come,
^hey are pictured in Florida with their
on, JIM, and their grandsons. By the way.

lohn could be an unsung hero and he gives
|he credit to the phones in the buses. On
,une 25 he was in service on Archer ave-
:iue when he noticed smoke coming from a
iervice station. John stopped the bus and
•ailed the dispatcher to ask for the fire
Jepartment. A man was burned — who
mows, John may have helped to save his
,ife. On Aug. 7 John will celebrate his
i4th year with CSL and CTA. . .Operator
rOHN and FRANCES CHERNAK will cele-
jrate their 30th wedding anniversary on
Aug. 11. Congratulations to John and
Frances and may you have many more
jeautiful years. ..Belated happy birthday to
KENNETH Mcdonald, ANTHONY JONES,
I. H. WASHINGTON --sorry I didn't get
them in time. . . Now for some vacation
lews. Operator A. WOOLFOLK with his
ivife and son motored to Louisiana and
joints south. JOHN McGARVEY jetted to
iawaii for ten days of rest. Hey, that
;an't be everything — drop me a note and
et me know where you went too. . . Con-
gratulations are in order for two fine
jentlemen: Operator JOSEPH FREEMAN
vho retired Aug. 1 after 24 years of ser-
vice and Operator CHESTER PIELUSZYN-
3KI who wiU retire Sept. 1 with 322 years
:>t service with CSL and CTA. Enjoy your
bensions gentlemen, and nothing but the
3est is wished for you. ..Collector ERNEST
TURNER has returned to work after being
jff ill for three months. It's good to have
/ou back, Ernest.. .Guess who is living it
ap in Ireland? None other than Instructor
ROY and Mrs. WILSON. They are visiting
^er father. I wonder what stories he will
oring back to the fellows. ..Our belated and
ieepest sympathy is extended to H. BANK-
3T0N, whose brother passed away. . . A
speedy recovery to Operator ROY WOOL-

AUGUST, 1975

FOLK, who is convalescing at home after
surgery. Don't forget to give me the
news — no news is bad news for me.

BEVERLY -

Hello, CTA world. Long time no see, but
I have a good excuse. I've been ill four
months this year, but as you can see I'm
back on the job now. Just had a wonderful
vacation in Atlanta and Miami. I also be-
came a granddad again, AMOS FOSTER Jr.
and his wife, PEPITA, brought CTA Driver
No. 3 on the scene July 14. Amos III
weighed in at 6 pounds 3 ounces. And
speaking of proud parents, you should see
JEM GLYNN'S eyes light up when he speaks
of his daughter, MARY. She graduated
from St. Mary of Nazareth Nursing School
and will attend Southern Illinois university
where she will work for her bachelor of
science degree. ..Op-
erator AL SHANK ^
was vacationing and
caught five nice
walleyes, one 4-|
pounds in center.
Al is shown with
grandson, MIKE,
holding catch caught
on Cass Lake, Minn.
..SCOTTY (Big One)
has lost 40 pounds

and is still losing. He says he is going to
get streamlined and take RUTH away from
me. I told him as long as he is taking,
don't forget the house note and $8,000 doc-
tor bill, car note, child support and me...
BANKS, SCROGGINS and MAHONEY were
having their usual free-for-all with words
and as soon as I walked In they aU jumped
on me. Fortunately for me, JIM BAKER
was around. He rescued me and we went
out. He was signed up with a new bus and
someone stole it — guess who? See you
next month.

DATACENTER -

Our vacationers made out-of-state trips to
all points of the compass. TOM WODAR-
SKI went east to Kings Island, Ohio; both
LORRIE RILEY and JANE McGUAN went
south to New Orleans; MARGE HELGESEN
went west to California, and for GERRY
BLAIR, It was north to Canada.. .There's
been a new addition to the JOE GINGRAS
family - - Sparky, a three-month old
"Hlnes". That brings the Gingras' tax de-
ductions to nine. ..Just returning from the
"better late than never" honeymoon is

MARY GRACE CASTRO CASTILLO. The
Castlllos enjoyed every costly moment of
their Las Vegas trip. .. TOM BOLDT and
his family just moved into their new four-
bedroom home. The yard measures 100'
by 150' and is equipped with a swimming
pool. It's perfect for parties. Do you
think the Boldts can catch the hint? Con-
gratulations!

ELECTRICAL (Chicago Avenue) -
BILL PARKS is back to work after a two-
month sojourn at home. JEM GIBBONS has
been off for a considerable time now due to
the removal of a disc In his spine. I saw
him at a pension party and he looks fine,
but It takes a long time for the old bones
to knit...It was about 7 p.m. when I arrived
at the Marina Towers restaurant, and it
was a good thing I arrived when I did. The
fellows started coming in groups of twos
and threes and soon the bar was over-
flowing. It turned out to be a good crowd
for the retirement banquet of NICK
BRINDL, DEL TOSH and FRED LUNDIE.
The picturesque riverside view was en-
hanced by fine food, a tasty libation and
pleasant companionship. Del Tosh's son,
ERROL, watched his dad get the business.
NICK BRENDL Jr. was present to back up
his dad. Not that the elder Nick needed it.
Pensioners present were: TOM HENRY
via Greyhound from Minnesota; L. B.
FARBER, F. JONES, S. LUKAS, HANK
GABAUER, C. SCHUMAKER and W. OL-
SON. IBEW Local No. 9 was represented
by President F. HENCE and Executive
Board Member ED McKENNY. The Utility
Department was represented by OLLEE
JOHNSON, CLIFFORD JACOBS and CHAR-
LIE FERRANTE. From the Signal De-
partment came TED SZEWC and DANNY
WATERS. This banquet was hosted by the
311 Banquet Club and sponsored by the
many fellows who contributed by donations
and attendance. Our thanks to you all for

'™" CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIil Numbers

Published for employees ond retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Department.

J. H. Sinitli, Director Of Publications

Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowchin. Art Assistant
Distributed free of charge to ail active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $2.00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchondise Mart Plazo,
Chicago, Illinois 60654.

JOINING THE
ranks of the re-
was RICHARD
DORGAN, Sub
Unit Supervisor,
Electrical De-
partment, who
hod 49 years of

NEW PENSIONERS

GEORGE BALHELDER Jr., Operator,
Archer, Emp. 4-30-42

LEONARD BAEUCHLER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-19-53

ALOIS BRANDSTETTER, Laborer,

Building Malnt., Emp. 5-19-47

WILLIAM COONEY, Adjuster,

Claims Law, Emp. 12-7-36

RICHARD DORGAN, Sub Unit Supervisor,

Substation Operation, Electrical,

Emp. 5-7-26
JOE FREEMAN, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8-14-51

PAUL GURAK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-25-57
HARRIET GURGEL, Wrapper,

South Shops, Emp. 1-13-58

FREDERICK LOEBBAKA, Operator,

Howard Street, Emp. 7-26-44
JOHN MARSALA, Iron Worker Helper,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 5-24-41
JAMES McMENAMIN, Box Puller,

North Park, Emp. 1-30-54
SAM MONTROSE, File Clerk,

Transportation, Emp. 1-29-48
JOHN PARKS, Security Officer I,

Security, Emp. 8-1-47
ANTHONY RAIMONDI, Laborer,

Building Maintenance, Emp. 5-9-42
JAMES RICHARDSON, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 11-9-36
IRVTNG ROSS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 9-29-69
STANLEY RYCZEK, Painter,

Building Maintenance, Emp. 9-18-59
EARL SAENGER, Box Puller,

69th Street, Emp. 3-8-48
ARTHUR STAHL, Stock Clerk I,

Stores-South, Emp. 3-31-43
HENRY TAYLOR, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 1-25-46
WILLIAM \TGUS, Engr. Asst., Graphics,

EnRlneering, Emp. 8-14-41

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

MORRIS BURDA, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 8-18-52
RAYMOND DESMORE, Motorman,

Douglas, Emp. 12-31-45
FRANCIS MICETICH, Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 3-24-63
CARL PEPLOW, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 10-16-45

making this a great occasion. I hope the
retirees had a good time, I know I did...
WALTER OLSON, retired power super-
visor, and his wife, SYLVIA, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary some
months ago. Sylvia must be taking good
care of Walter because he sure looks good.
..ROSE McANT)REWS, the mother of our
own TERRY McANDREWS, retired July 1.
She is known as Rose of Rockwell (Rav-
enswood that Is) and was well known by her
many friends, employees and passengers
alike, for her pleasant personality. She
always wishes you a nice day. So, Rose,
we wish you a nice retirement with many,
many nice days. ..BILL SHEAHAN and part
of his family took off for Denver where
they picked up more of the clan. After a
night's rest It was on to Las Vegas to pick
up another clansman, TOM. Tom is an
air force cadet who was serving three
weeks' training with the enlisted men.
Well, anyway, after four days of high living
the Sheahan clan took off for California. It
was a much easier trip to California be-
cause BILL said his wallet was lighter.
Los Angeles and San Francisco were the
areas BUI and his family visited for the
rest of their vacation. . .ED DEVLIN and
his family spent a few days at Six Flags
In and around the St. Louis area. ..By this
time DON GIERHAHN and his wife are
back from a brief Interlude to Nordic
Hills. 73

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

"I came back." From vacation, that is.
Now all you other guys out there still on
vacation enjoying yourselves ought to do
the same. We have work here to Ije done.
Lots of it. I took only a small portion of
my family with me this time --my wife,
LENNIE, and our three-year-old daughter,
ROBIN. For something rewardingly dif-
ferent, I later picked up my pai-ents who
are not so young, and we all went to Hot
Springs National Park for a most enjoyable
time. The only problem we ran into was
with the three-year-old at one of the hot
water drinking fountains. She kept In-
sisting that we give her cold water.,.Slgnal
Malntalner EDDIE McCLINTON, who often
works the midnight to 8 a.m. shift, was In-
jured recently as he stepped from a train
while on a trouble call. This was a close
one for Mack as his fall brought him In
contact with the third rail. He is expected
to be back at work soon. So hurry back,
Ed, these other guys are afraid of the
dark...EARL BELL chose a beautiful way
to get away from the noise and pollution on
the Dan Ryan; by taking his wife, JUANITA,
and daughter, ANGELA, on a trip south-
ward to Florida. They visited Nashville,
Tenn., Silver Springs, Fla., with swimming
and relaxing in Miami Beach. Angela, who
is ten, enjoyed the car ride and touring
new cities, but her heart was set on seeing
Disney World. Earl said the vacation was
quite expensive but most enJoyable...Con-

gratulatlons are In order for Signal Mali
talner LEON WILSON and his wife, SUSA
on the happy arrival of PETER DAN
8 pounds 2 ounces of love and joy. I thi
Leon was over-exaggerating when he si
Peter had already mastered the track ci
cult but if this is true, this kid Is a ):
smarter than his dad. ..Regretfully we ri
port the death of JOPSEH P. FEELe'
financial secretary of IBEW Local No. i
Mr. Feeley, who has been a member of t|
local since 1948, has also been its fina,
cial secretary for seven years. He will
missed by all.. .Signal Malntalner DENNi
DOBBYN was recently visited by his si,
ter, Mrs. MAY CHELLEW from Ho:
Kong. Mrs. Chellew who was accompanii
by three of her children was gladly ri
ceived by the Dobbyns who had not sei
her since 1962. Expecting to arrive bai
to her home in Hong Kong about Januai
1976, Mrs. Chellew will visit other rel;
lives along the way in Ireland, Englan
and Tokoroa, New Zealand.. JIENRY MUf
RY is off sick. We wish him a speedy ri
covery...! talked to Big DAN MORIART;
this morning. He is back on the job no.
after being in the hospital sick for awhili
Lots of luck to you, Dan.. .Even though
took them 12 months to do it, we are hapf
to report that more of the guys joined tt
"one year older club" this month. Cor
gratulations and happy birthday to thes
signal maintalners: ROGER COMER, Jul
22; JOHN KOEPKE, July 3; NORM MILi
LIES, July 4, and DAN MORIART^', July ij
There, now, that was not hard to do, wai
It?. JOHN WOULFE, apparently not bein
able to find anything better to do durln
his vacation, decided to go and build ,
house; a summer cottage or something
like that. Good luck! i

FOREST GLEN -

First I'd like to thank "Chappie", our fini
terminal Ix)ard man, for his wonderful jol
of repainting and lettering our Transl
News box. He sure brightened It up. Novi
you can't miss It, so there's no excuse foil
not giving me news about yourself or yoiui
family... On May 3 ROY PICKARTZ was
married to lovely JUDY of our CTA In-|
surance Department. By now they are(
getting pretty well settled In their neiM
home. See, fellows, how all our depart-l
ments work together. Hope you two are(
very happy and enjoy many happy years.!
By the way, Roy celebrated his blrthdayl
Juno 25 while on the honeymoon. . . BdSi
Puller CHESTER BACHARA and his wlfejj
EUGENIA, celebrated their 42nd weddtngl
anniversary May 20. Chester wishes to|
say hello to all his friends and says lt'8i|
really great being back at Forest Glen.Ml
RICHARD CRABB, the son of Operatort
RUPERT CRABB, Is now driving for the
summer months. He may like It well
enough to just stay on. Rupert and his wife
attended a double wedding July 26 when his

CTA TRANSIT NEWS\

Iro nieces were married at St. George
'reek Orthodox church. Their son, Rich-
rd, did the singing.
j . JOHN JOYCE,
|]reman of the bus
3pairs, visited the
zarks. Fishing
asn't too hot, but he
id get plenty of rest,
'ell, you sure look
Md John. Must
ave been a fine va-
'ation. Speaking of
bhn, his daughter,
ATY, graduated in
ime and is now at '^°'' ■'°''='

resbyterian-St. Lukes hospital...Collector
3HN PLANTHABER, along with his lovely
Ife and daughter drove to Florida for
iree weeks. Now the old boy will sure
eed a rest after that trip. John says it
•as a change and he does love driving...
perator AL (Sweetlips) PLODZIN and his
Irs. went to the East Coast to visit friends
ad family. . . S. MIKA of the Repair De-
artment is a grandfather for the first
me. He sure is proud. By the way, he
as a dau^ter working in the Mart...Op-
rator BOB LEMKE announced that his
aughter, LINDA MARIE, is to be married
) DONALD TRIPICCNIO Oct. 18. Lemke
ow has 28 years of service with the CTA.
.Operator ART WHITnELD and his lovely
ife, GRACE, celebrated 20 years of
appiness July 9. Did anyone notice the
lustache Art is sporting? If it keeps up
; will reach from ear to ear but it looks
eiy nice on him...T. J. BASGALL is back
fter a short stay in the hospital and is
joking for anyone interested in buying a
ubber donut slightly used, but in very
ood condition, ..JIM HAGERTY and the
Irs. are going south for a few weeks for a
ell-earned vacation. .. Operator JOSEPH
I. WILSON tells us his daughter, CAROL
.. WILSON, was married to MARK HAM-
LTON July 19 at St. Francis Borgia
hurch. The reception was at the Golden
lame. The honeymoon was in Hawaii...
perator FRANK LIPINSKI just became a
randfather for the third time, and he's
uite proud too. The baby girl was bom
uly 6, but at the time Frank just couldn't
link of her name. Be careful now, Frank,
ge is getting to you. His son-in-law is
erving in the air force. . . Clerk JACK
lOREAU says when his wife calls, the
hole switchboard lights up. Jack, the
Irs. must have quite a bit of spark...
-lerk SAM GIRARD sure starts your day
iff with a smile. I can't imagine where he
ets his little jokes, but you can see he
eeps our chief clerk working. I suppose
USS GUNDERSON heard 'em all, so he
lays away. . . Speaking of clerks, TOM
EALY on the p.m. shift has a real Irish
mile for all. He's a fine young gentle-
iaii...Operator MITCHELL SZALWA and
le Mrs. took off for California, driving
nd taking In all the sl^ts... Retired Op-
rator TONY RESZOTKO paid us a visit.
:e looks very well and wishes to say hello

to all his old buddies. He and the Mrs.
are planning to fly out west tor several
weeks for their wedding anniversary of 38
years. . .Operator WEIL is taking in the
City of New York. He just can't stay away
from the large cities. .Jiecently a former
CTA bus operator and his wife, WALTER
and ISABELLE BAKER, were the house
guests of Night Superintendent JAMES
BROGAN and his wife, EVELYN. The
visitors are now living in South Gate, Cal.
..Operator BOB BAKER says his lovely
19-year-old daughter who entered the army
for three years was home in July for two
weeks, then reported to Ft. Sill, Okla., for
assigned duties. By the way. Bob and his
wife, JOAN, have been married 27 years...
Board Member DELCONTE is getting
around on crutches after an injury to his
ankle. Were you getting in shape for the
football season?. .Supervisor G. O. HAND'S
wife suffered a knee injury this summer.
I suppose from chasing the old boy around
the house too fast...Operator CHRIS PAN-
TOS' beautiful daughter, KATHY, was
married July 5 to BRUCE BRUNS. I've
seen a few weddings, but have to admit
Kathy was the most beautiful bride I've
ever seen and of course Bruce helped to
put the gleam in her eyes. Mr. Bruns,
those top hats and tails were out of this
world...Received a letter from Supervisor
WILLIE DUREN who went on disability and
is now living in Florence, Ala. He had his
kidneys replaced with plastic. Willie says
hello to all and also states what a good job
you all are doing. He also said what a fine
company we have to work for; you never
know how well off you are until you have to
leave. Duren says drop him a line at 2709
Terrace Place, Florence, Ala. 35630.
Good luck, Willie, from your friends.

GENERAL OFFICE (Administrative Services) -
JOHN and ROSEMARY GRITIS celebrated
their 35th wedding anniversary on Sunday,
June 29. At the dinner in their honor at
Nielsen's restaurant were their five chil-
dren and seven grandchildren.

TSe^Ua Vatat & BittM "Htmautm

KEDZIE -

I'm sorry for not having an article in our
last issue. I just didn't have any news to
write about. I'm always looking for news,
so please fill me in on your vacations or
your fishing trips. . . Superintendent R.
KEAG would like to see our accident rec-
ord Improve. Our Instruction Department
will answer any questions you might have
on how to Improve your driving habits...
Your reporter's niece, THERESA ANN
VITACCO, and EUGENE STEPNIAK were
married on July 13. Theresa Ann Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. SOL VITACCO.
Sol Is a retired operator from Limits
Garage. The happy couple had their re-

Service
anniversaries
in August

30 years

A. L. Bell, South Section
M. Borek, Forest Glen
R. Carpenter, North Park
M. Clemente, District C
A. P. DiBenedetto, Utility
R. C. Gaess, North Avenue
T. R. Govan, 52nd Street
J. P. Gubblns, Stores-Central

F. P. Hohn, 77th Street

R. J. Horoszko, North Avenue
E. Jasek, Forest Glen

G. Karros, Forest Glen

R. LaFaIre, South Section

W. Z. Mavrinac, Track & Structures

J. J. Mayer, Skokie Shop

W. Montoye, Buildings & Grounds

L. R. Mueller, North Park

A. J. Pinelll, Travel Information

J. N. Reding, North Park

S. F. Sadowski, North Avenue

H. J. Semon, Buildings & Grounds

E. W. Slomp, Utility

J. Sobieski, 52nd Street

L. F. Stroud, Archer

A. J. Swoope Jr., Harlem Maint.Terr

M. Tricoci, Travel Information

J. R. Turek, North Avenue

G. Vonderflute, Skokie Shop

W. A. Wongero, Utility

C. Weyer, Instruction-North Ave.

E. J. Whiting, Electrical

E. J. Witek, North Avenue

G. Wright, South Shops

J. P. Zaiud, Electrical

25 years

Bogdzius, South Shops

Bieniasz, Equip. Engineering

Connolly, Skokie Shop

Gorrity, Limits

Kopczynski, Forest Park

Mojerowicz, BIdgs. & Grounds

Mauro, Buildings & Grounds

Bride, 69th Street

chalski. Buildings & Grounds

Ploir, Buildings & Grounds

Tunzi Jr., Transportation

Williams, Electrical

ception at the Golden Eagle on Milwaukcu
avenue In Nlles. Everyone liail a good
time, Including ADAM FIORIIX) of Main-
tenance Instruction and JOE FIURnX),
foreman of the Tiro roiiicr :il Arolui'
Garage. . . The Kedzle baseball loam Is
doing well under the management of
CURTIS COLEMAN. Those of you who

AUGUST, 1975

can make some of these games, please
come out and cheer them on.. .Our deepest
sympathy to the following operators and
their families in their great losses. Re-
tired Operator G. WILLIAMS, whose wife,
BERNICE, was laid to rest June 13 at St.
Casimir cemetery. Also to Operator R.
LUCAS, whose son was drowned at summer
camp in Louisiana.. .Supervisor ED WHITE
and his wife had a baby girl at Michael
Reese hospital. ELIZABETH MARIE
weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. Supervisor
White was formerly out of Kedzie, and now
is in District C... Operator LEON BROWN
is still on the sick list. Operator C.
JAMES broke his arm. To them and others
on the sick list we wish a speedy recovery.
Hope to see you back on the job soon. . .
Don't forget your credit union. Save a
little each payday and watch your happiness
grow.

LIMITS -

Greetings, your on the case reporter here.
.Just a few weeks ago I was talking to ED
PUNTIL about his upcoming vacation to
Poland. Well, I just got a postcard from
Ed and his lovely wife, HARRIET, and it's
all go for the 34-day tour of their home-
land. Man, that really sounds great. I
can't wait until he gets back to hear all
about it...Our softbaU team has really gone
down the old drain, and that's being nice
about it. 1 could say something else but I
don't think it would be printed. Better luck
next year, gang. ..A get well goes out to
our men on the sick list: B. H. SMITH, J.
R. VIZCARRUNDO, W. M. THOMPSON, A.
SPARKS, R. L. FLEMING, LYDIA LEWIS,
R. GOSHA, D. S. FINOCCHIO, S. POSNER
and A. J. CANOVA...You people on vaca-
tion, don't forget to let me know where you
went. You can find me on run 144 wearing
badge 9509, or just leave a note with the
clerk.. .Happy birth-
day to BILL GOSS,
who at the age of 90
is really enjoying
retirement. Bill re-
tired from the Mo-
tor Coach in 1951
after 32 years out of
Rosemont, Ravens-
wood and Keeler
Garages. Watching
TV, yard work and
playing with
his seven great- b.i/Co,i

grandchildren keeps him occupied. Bill
would enjoy hearing from some of his old
Motor Coach buddies. Write him at 1333
W. School street, Chicago, IL 60057.

proud fathers of sons. And by coincidence,
they botli named their sons MICHAEL...
Congratulations to MARK FITZPATRICK,
Storeroom 32, and TOM MARASOVICH,
Storeroom 57, on their recent engage-
ments. ..Get well wishes are extended to
GEORGE CROFOOT, Storeroom 57, and
AUBERT MUIRHEID, Storeroom 60. Hope
to see their smiling faces real soon. . .
We're happy to report that ANN GARRITY
and ANN JOBARIS are recuperating from
recent Ulnesses, and will return to work
shortly. Their co-workers in Materials
Management wish them a very speedy re-
covery...It would certainly be a shame If
we neglected to congratulate TINA ROD-
RIGUEZ' son, JUAN. Juan was graduated
from grade school in June and presently
he's attending the Technological Institute
In Monterey, Mexico. In September, he
wUl attend Holy Trinity High school. . .
'Twas vacation time for RITA KRUEGER.
Rita described her vacation spent in Tra-
verse City, Mich., as heavenly--and she
had the opportunity of meeting President
Ford...PATRICIA REED In Specifications
Department spent her vacation resting in
the shade while DORIS WINFREY and
spouse took a tour of the sunny south —
Florida and Mississippi. My co-reporter,
JAMES RILEY, is really champing at the
bit today. He's leaving for a two-week va-
cation and hopes to spend some time In
Toronto, Montreal, and New York City.
Have a ball, James — you deserve a break!
..ANDY CUNNINGHAM of Storeroom 61
spent two weeks in San Francisco, Calif.,
with the national guard. Half the time he
marched with the guard but the other half
he spent in the movies. What were the
names of the movies you saw Andy?. .The
welcome mat Is out in Specifications for
the new spec engineers, STANLEY MEEKA
and STANLEY BATHELT. Happy to have
ya...And last but not least, the people out In
the South Shops are glad to see JIM
WHITTLEY back. And they wish to extend
a "happy retirement" to JOHN SPRINGER
and ART STAHL— they'll certainly be
missed. . . Calling Storeroom 20, 43 and
Skokle Shop --we want you In the news.
Drop us a line or two.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

DENNIS KUUN of SouUi Shops ;md BILL
ROMAN of Materials Management arc
beaming with pride. Both fellas became

NORTH AVENUE -

First, we roll out the old welcome mat to
the new operators who have come to North
Avenue Garage during the past month. . .
Best of luck to Operator EARL THOMP-
SON who has changed his status to that of
collector.,.We offer our congratulations to
Repairman DON BALL and his wife,
SHARON, on the birth of their son on Fri-
day, June 13. It was also Don's anni-
versary date of employment. The Balls
also have a daughter, SHEILA, age 3. ..Op-
erator RICH PYTLEWICZ, his wife, LIN-
DA, and their l\-year-old son, MARK, all
joined in the celebration of a newborn to
the Pytlcwicz family, STACY LYNN. ..Op-

erator HARLOW (Fritz) MOELLER and i
wife took a short vacation to Iowa. Un
returning, Moeller was hospitalized, L
erated on, and was off for six weeks. ';
are glad to report that Moeller is backi
the job again.. .On July 28 as the big bi
ascended into the clouds headed for Wlnii-
peg, Canada, our own operator, HOL:S
LEWIS, was among the many vacatione[
Hollls has promised us pictures of somej
his many activities while in Canada. Tii
will ten. . . This reporter and his wi,l
lONE, have just returned from a vacati
in the Inglewood-Los Angeles area, li
WILLIAMS, THOMPKmS, PEREZ, Ch[
CHERE, and GREENHOUSE families tn:-
made this vacation one of the best that tl
reporter has had. Thanks to all of yoi
Keep the news coming and you will £
your name in print.

NORTH PARK -

Your Credit Union officials, JOHNO'BF.

EN, DALE PETERS, JERRY BUDZISZ al

CHARLES SAUER, wish to announce a

per cent di\adend on July 1 on all shar)

and savings accounts. Send or bring yo

passbooks in to be updated as soon as pa

slblc.The instruction force would like

take this opportunity to thank the line I

structors and others for their time and e

fort training the summer students who a

enabling us to enjoy summer vacations

Chief Clerk JERRY BLAKE and his wil'

SHIRLEY, enjoyed a week's vacation

South Amboy, N.J., where Jerry's daug

ter, Mrs. CAROL WALLIS, and her fami

live. . . Operator LOWELL (Leftj-) BRI

BACK played his usual excellent round

golf and had the good fortime to defe

Clerk ART COOPER in the annual Disisic

241 golf outing held at Cog Hill Golf cli

on Friday, July 11. ..Superintendent ALE

JOHNSON and his family enjoyed a visit

the Air Force Museum in Columbus, Ohi

where Alex had many memories fro

World War II. Before leaving on vacatic

Alex had his home in Schaumburg sidt'

and was very Impressive as the boss of tl

job.. .Superintendent LOUIS MUELLER ar

his family enjoyed their vacation at thei

country estate in Lake Delavan, Wisi

Louis, an accomplished water skier, W3

kept busy instructing members of tlie fani

ily on the fine arts of this sport. ..Operate

GUS JONES and his son, DAVID, vaca

tioned at Memphis, Tcnn., and throughoi,

Arkansas. A visit with Gus' uncle, FED

DK GREGORY, and aunt, HARRIET MOR

RIS, was also enjoyed. ..Operator BUCK

WALTERS and his wife, DORCAS, had

week's vacation in North Carolina wher

they attended the National Wildlife Con'

ference held In the Great Smoky Moun

tains... Operator LE ROY CARR and hi

wife, LOUISE, visited their son, TOM, an(

his wife, STEPHENIE, and children, Uk\l\

and TRENT, who reside In North Glenn'

Colo. Also on the agenda was a trip ti

CIA TRANSIT NEWS]

idopts Korean
Irphan

It's not every 15-year-old girl who de-
des to adopt a Korean orphan. But that's
;actly what Michelle O'Connell, daughter
■ District A Superintendent Eddie O'Con-
lU, decided to do.
She initiated the "Little Sister" program
Elizabeth Seton Hi^ School in Dolton
lid enlisted the help of her fellow students

sponsor an 8-year-old orphan girl in
)rea. The students raised enough money

provide her with housing, food, and
bthing for one year.

For her role in this project, Michelle
in the community's Service to Mankind
yard, sponsored by the Dolton-South Hol-
ad Junior Woman's club. She is also the

ciplent of her school's Spirit Award.

Helping others is an ongoing concern for
ichelle. While in school, she tutors chil-
■ en with speech problems as well as pri-

tely tutoring a 12-year-old mentally re-
rded girl. She's volunteered this sum-
3r to teach music to handicapped chll-
i,en at Echo School in South Holland.

Michelle's one other interest is music.
.'e plays French horn and piano and plans
career as an entertainer. Her earnings,
:e says, would go toward helping other
lople.

While her father is proud of her, his one
implaint is that Michelle's activities keep
Ir away from home. "I hardly ever get to
:e her," he says.

inta Fe, N.M., to check on some property
fe Carrs own... Mrs. ELSIE LINK, the
^fe of Assistant Superintendent MELXIN
1!NK, her daughter, IRENE, and aunt,
LIZABETH GROTH, attended the 25th
i'niversary celebration for Mrs. Link's
ister, AUDREY LIESE and her husband,
Iverend ROBERT LIESE in Ashway, R.I.
tests and friends enjoyed a renewal of
Ws and an evening of happiness, ..Opera-
t HAROLD ANTDERSCHAT and his wife.

ANNE, and Pensioner HENRY SCHRAMM
and his wife, ELIZABETH, enjoyed two
weeks in Forsyth, Mo., where they stayed
at the home of Pensioner RAY DONESKI
and his wife, EVELYN. Visits with Pen-
sioners ART MUIR, ROY LEMKE and
WILLARD GILL were also enjoyed. Also
on the agenda was a stop at Harry Tru-
man's birthplace in Lamar, Mo. ..Clerk
RODERICK AUSTIN underwent surgery at
Illinois Masonic hospital and at this writing
is recuperating satisfactorily. Congratula-
tions are extended to Rod on his receiving
his Illinois Real Estate Certificate from
I. R.E.M... Pensioner RAY SIMON has pur-
chased a home and will be leaving the Chi-
cago area. Ray's new address will be:
4442 E. 6th Street, Tucson, Ariz. 85711.
Our best to Ray as he will be right at home
with all the CTA families in the area...
Box Puller DALE PETERS and his wife,
SUE, became grandparents for the first
time when their daughter, Mrs. PATRICIA
ANN PARENTI, gave birth to a daughter
named KATHERINE SUE, born on July 8 at
St, Joseph hospital weighing 6 pounds S
ounces. . . Operator GUS JONES and his
wife, JUNE MARIE, became grandparents
for the second time when their daughter,
Ms, JUNE MARIE JONES, gave birth to a
daughter named JANELL MONIET, bom
Jidy 10 at Billings hospital weighing 6
pounds 10 ounces, , , Operator EARLING
CARLSON began pensioned life on July 1
after 41 years of service. One of North
Park's quiet and efficient operators, the
best to Mr. Carlson In his golden years...
Operator LEN BAEUCHLER with a com-
bined total of 34 years of service with
CTA, retired Aug. 1. Len, who has been
one of Skokie's most popular operators,
win spend his time remodeling his home
and then his plans may be in Arlzona...Our
sympathy and condolences to Operator
HILLARD DERENGOWSKI In the loss of
his father, JOHN DERENGOWSKI.

Repair Department Chit Chat: Our heart-
felt thanks to the repair department for
their efforts in tiehalf of the fine job they
are doing on our equipment.. .Congratula-
tions are extended to Repairman EDWARD
PALA who was elected board member for
the North Side of Division 241. ..Repairman
ROBERT KAPLAN was Injured while off
duty and at this writing Is recuperating
satisfactorily. .. The welcome mat Is ex-
tended to Repairman GEORGE SERGOT
and Servicemen JOHN HOLLAND and TOM
JACOBS. ..Engine Blower ROBERT KRAM-
ER has left North Park for a new position
at Skokle Shop... Scheduleman EDWARD
OLENDER and his friends went coho fish-
ing on Operator CLARENCE VAN MID-
DLESWORTH's boat, "The Debtors
Prison". A limit of five coho each was
caught and a fine fish fry was enjoyed by
all. . . On vacations at this writing are:
Foreman PHIL O'CONNOR, Day Instructor
GENE BRACH, PM Instructor ROBERT
MILLER, ALEX FRITZLER, RAY LEON-
HART, PAUL SCHREVES, ROBERT VAN

DER MEIR, ROBERT JOHNSON, CLEO
EVANS, JOE LOCKHART, CHARLES
SCHAFINI, HOWARD HALVERSON, BOB
LORENTZ, PAT DALEY, TOM CHIVANO,
MAXTSUCHIVA and GENE DRIZEWICKI...
Stock Clerk MELVIN McDONALD spent
his vacation on an Indian reservation near
Niagara Falls and we will all be looking
forward to seeing Mel's headdress when he
getsback...PM Foreman GUST HENNELLY
and his family are enjoying a trip back
home to Ireland to visit and renew ac-
quaintances with family again.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

JOE BILLIS and his family drove to Flor-
ida and came back with a beautiful tan...
FRANK CORBETT painted and performed
other chores around the house. . .DAVID
JACOBS was busy with his many house
and garden chores. ..GEORGE WEST and
his family took a trip to six southern
states to put mileage on his new Chrysler
with the sun roof. ..JOE SABOL at this
writing is In St. Joseph's hospital and ED
JOYCE is in Resurrection hospital. We
wish them both a speedy recovery. ..Sym-
pathy of the department is extended to
FRANK PATTERSON, traffic checker, in
the death of his mother, . . We welcome
MARIO McMANUS, trainee, to the de-
partment.

(Routes & Systems) -

We welcome our summer employee, MARY
BETH O'CONNOR, who wUl be with us only
a short time but who has already made her
presence felt especially with the male co-
workers. Mary Is In her third year of law
school. ..The stork was really busy during
the months of June and July a long time
ago. Blrthdaylng are LOU REDDING,
CHARLIE DROZDA, HARVEY McCLfN-
TON, BOB VANCE and LINDA GRYSBECK.
. . Give a loud cheer to the Engineering
Softball team to which TOM PRENDER-
GAST (left field), FRANK O'DOWD (short-
stop), MIKE GROVAK (second base) and
HARRY HIRSCH (second base) belong.
These gallant and daring, truly noble men
have won only one of seven games, and that
one by forfeit. It happened this way: our
team was losing 26 to 3 and somehow the
other team felt impelled to use an illegal
player. What a way to win a game. Hey,
guys, enough is enough. Start winning on
your own merit. .. EVELYN MARTIN has
been with us for four months and there has
been speculation that she has toothpicks
for legs since she has never worn a dress.
But guess what? She broke her rule of
thumb and wore a dress — believe it or not
folks, she really does have legs and not
bad looking legs either. ..Some strange and
powerful force has been Influencing the
female employees. JILL LDSiNE has
frosted her hair. JOAN HARRISON and
GRACE lACONO had their hair cut. But
the puzzling aspect of this situation is that

IJQUSl, 1975

there has not been a new male addition to
cause such a disturbance. Well, girls,
who's next?

(Passenger Controls) -

Our get well wishes go to FRANK lACONO
of South Shops, the husband of GRACE lA-
CONO, who is recuperating after surgery.
..JOAN HARRISON and STEVE WOLGE-
MUTH recently served on jury duty. Al-
though they didn't send anyone to the chair,
they caught up on their reading. . .DA\TD
SIKICH, a cousin of our NEIL St. JOHN,
won the $300,000 Illinois State lottery. But
how long will it last? Neil is already
making plans for the next poker game and
what he will do with all the money he wins
from his cousin.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -

If they were giving prizes for magazine
columns with loads of news — we wouldn't
even come close to winning the booby
prize — as we have very little news this
month. But, we'll do our best with what we
have, so here goes. . . We reported last
month that ED BLICHARZ and GEORGE
MICHAUD, both of Production Supply Con-
trol, were on the sick list. At this writing
they are still home. In the meantime, RAY
BRZECZEK, terminal clerk, was added to
our sick list, and Ray, too, is recuperating
from surgery. To all of you, we hope it
won't be too much longer when you all will
be back among the healthy ones at Skokie
Shop... Vacation time is in full swing, but
this month we haven't received too many
reports as to who is going where. As they
return we'll try to fill you in on how they
spent their vacations. GENE RYMKE and
JOHN SOPRYCH of Technical Services
have been away on vacations. We didn't
hear what Gene's plans were before he
left and at this writing he is still away.
John was pushing a paint brush some of the
time, fixing up the homestead.. .GEORGE
KIMMSKE, carpenter, and his wife, FRAN-
CES, are very proud to announce the ar-
rival of their 18th grandchild, CHRISTO-
PHER JOHN PERRY, who arrived on July
10 and weighed in at 9 pounds 11 ounces.
CongratLilations to the happy parents and
grandparents. . .Now for some golf news.
For the first time, the Sl<okio Shop golfers
came out on top in the South Shops golf
outing on June 28 at the Old Oak Counti-y
club. Sl<okie took first, second and third
place prizes, with handicaps. JOHN ZDU-
NEK, upholsterer, shot a 66 and won a
four-slice toaster. JIMMY OLSEN, ma-
chinist, shot a 67 and won a pocket calcu-
lator. GARY WILSON, electrical worker,
shot a 08 and won a hedge trimmer. The
other golf winners are LARRY VANDER-
HOIiST, upholsterer; MARIO ZIOCCHI,
carpenter; TED LESNIAK, electrical
worker; RALPH KEMPE, truck shop fore-
man; GENE (Smokey) SILICANI, shopman;
FRANK KLINKC, machinist, and GFORC.F

MILLONAS. All the golfers would like to
congratulate JOHN JANKUS and his com-
mittee for the wonderful outing and dinner,
and sincerely hope they can attend next
year's outing. ..The Twin Lakes Countrj'
club, in Twin Lakes, Wise, was the scene
of a golf match and the participants were
Electrical Workers JIM ARNOUX, LARRY
VANDERHORST, PAT HARNETT and Car-
penter DICK WILSON. Jim and Pat won
the match easily and they both want to
thank JOHN BEHOF for the great tips he
gave them in order for them to beat Dick
and Larry. If there is anyone who is wil-
ling to take these two winners on get in
touch with Jim Arnoux... Sorry, but this is
it for this month and, unless you tell us
what you'd like published in the magazine,
we have no idea what's going on. So, how
about socking us with a lot more news
next month. See you then.

- 7Hm^ ■*<'«a'7<a&M & Pat "^aixett

(South Shops) -

Let's start off the shop news this month by
talking about the vacations some of us
were on this summer. Electrician BILL
ROHE and his family spent a few weeks in
Southern California on his "freebie" vaca-
tion. Bill stayed at his daughter's house in
Torrance. DAVE MAIDEN and his family
were out camping on the East Coast and
visited New York, Philadelphia, Washing-
ton and Boston. They also toured the Foot-
ball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass,
ROY EVANS was out deep sea fishing off
Dare Cove in the Atlantic Ocean. Roy re-
ports that the fishing was just great and he
saw no signs of the "great white shark."
NICK SIMONETTI is back after a few
weeks in Florida. TONY POLICH spent
his vacation in Northern Wisconsin. JOE
FRANC HI was up in Thunder Bay, Canada.
BOB NORD vacationed in California. BILL
RAFFERTY had his atmual honey-do vaca-
tion in Westchester. ..Get well wishes go
out to Mechanics BILL TETYK, MIKE
ROCHE, PAUL BROTT, GEORGE GEIS and
GEORGE HAYES Jr. ..We are very sorry
to hear that ROGER MULVIHILL's father-
in-law, MAX WISE, passed away recently.
..CHARLIE BAREISHIS became a grand-
father for the first time when his dau^ter
gave birth to his grandson, SEAN ALEX-
ANDER McGILL, who weighed 8 pounds 4
oimces...MAX and LORETTA KUCHAN are
the proud grandparents of LISA LAUREN
who weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces at birth...
Get well wishes and a speedy recovery go
out to FRANK lACONO, PETER RACZON
and "Pepsi-Cola", STANLEY PSZCZOLA.
Hurry back to work fellows...A big wel-
come back to CAROLINE GULJAS of the
Print Shop after her recent illness. ..MI-
CHAEL VUJNOVICH, the son of Machinist
TOM VUJNOVICH, won his letter in swim-
ming from Schurz High school and he was
also the recipient of the coaches most
valuable player award.. .In closing, if you
value your life please don't ask JAKE
WEBER what a matador is.

I don' t know what's going on out here in 2
South Shops office, but there are sure at
of pregnant people. I would like to c-
gratulate DENISE and RICH COX on Uir
becoming parents in the winter moni ,
Also ED SHIELDS of the Production/Supy
Office, his wife is also expecting in I-
cember. There might be more, but no t
this time. Who's next?, .GAIL HATHAWr
says the rumor that is spreading aroii
the shops is false. What is the run-
anyway, Gail?.. CHUCK LIEDTKE re£>
did a number on his car. It seems a trii;
got in his way. Crunch! ..RICH JUVINA ,
is attempting to grow a moustache. Gd
luck. Rich, it still looks like you havii
dirty lip though...JIM HAWORTH just i'-
turned from vacation. He and his fam'
spent a week relaxing in the back yard-
their huge pool with evei-ything imagina*
on it. Jim described it as being uneventf,
but I don't know. ..BILL HAWORTH a*
returned from his vacation. With his fa:'-
ily he went to Delevan, Wise, for so-
water skiing and outdoor fun...Congrata
tions to GEORGE HAENISCH on becom
the father of a baby boy. Also his wi
ARLENE. GEORGE Jr. was born July
and weighed in at 9 pounds 11 ounces,
JIM FORRESTAL's son, FRANK, receix
his masters in journalism. He is n
working on his law degree. Good goii'
Frank, keep it up and who knows, may
you'll become president or something.
The South Shops Annual Golf Outing turn
out to be a huge success. They had a re
ord turnout of 88 golfers. Everyone e
joyed a family style dinner and also 1
prizes. . . Another birth announceme:
CHARLIE HAYNES and his wife, BETT
became parents of twins on July 25. T
two girls were born ten minutes apart,
pounds ll-3/4ths ounces and 5 pounds 1
3/4ths ounces at 4:31 and 4:41 a.m. Co
gratulations! . . Happy birthday to EDI
EVANS who is now half a century ol
You're not getting older Ed, you're getti
better. In what, I don't know. '

SOUTH SECTION -

Yours truly had the misfortune to bres"
the little toe on her left foot July 4 l'
striking it against the end table at horn
Of course, everyone said I was trying
kick my hubby, RON, and missed. H;'
Ha! Fortunately, I was able to work aij
the toe is good now and I can even wei'
regular shoes instead of gym shoes. And'
can golf again — which I'm very hap['
about. We were on vacation and just rd
turned from a trip up to Dearborn, Mich
where we saw Greenfield Village and tlj
Henry Ford Museum and look a tour of tl-
Ford plant. So my column will be a littil
short this time. ..Other vacationers well
Towerman CARL BRADLEY and his wU!
who spent a few weeks in Florida and sa
Disney World and spent time in Tallahase
visiting his wife's family. They also wei

CTA TRANSIT NEW^

ij Miami Beach. ..The traveling JAGLAS,
{jtorman TONY aad his wife, MARIE,
Mit to Europe again. This time to Bar-
(jlona, Brussels and Vienna. You should
h his pictures of the bathing beauties
ijng the Riviera. ..Our hearts are filled
vfch sadness by the passing away of Mo-
l-man JOSEPH GRIFFIN who worked at
!th Street. Joe had been very ill for many
imths. Our sincere condolences to Mrs.
(ilFFIN and her children. May he rest in
[ice. . .Assistant superintendent at 61st
5-eet, ARDIS MORRIS, and his family va-
crioned in Shreveport, La., visiting their
ilatives...Back to their posts and off the
f;k list are: Towerman WARREN LAT-
'MORE, Motormen JAMES PRESTON and
ORDON BUTLER... Just heard that Re-
ted Clerk JOE O'CONNOR passed away
I3ently in New York. Joe was one of the
r:est people to know, and we aU just can't
|: over that he is gone. .Janitor CLAR-
ItCE HALBERT had a whale of a vaca-
tn. First he went to Beaumont and Hous-
ti, Texas, and then to New Orleans, Our
Sith Siders really traveled around this
Eiimer...As of July 15 the South Side "L"
(edit Union appointed to its Board of
tractors a new secretary-treasurer,
(ARENCE KNOX. We are very joyed to
t/e Clarence with us and wish to give a
t; thanks to Clerk EARL JONES who was
t treasurer for the many, many hours he
£;nt doing so much for the credit union
si also to Janitor ED FREEMAN for all
h; help too. Both Earl and Ed had other
cnmitments and could not stay on as
t;asurer and assistant, but they still are
tthe credit union on other committees.
Ire are the new hours: 1:30 p.m. to
t<0 p.m. Mon-Tue-Thur-Fri, and on Sat-
ulay mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
fQ. Everyone come on in and see Clar-
e;e Knox and get acquainted with him.
Cr credit union is starting to boom so
cneon in and see us..Jtetired Supervisor
I MUNRO took a wonderful trip to Nova
S)tia and said the scenery was the most
biutiful he has ever seen. Our pensioners
dget around.. .Our hearts go out to Mo-
tman FRED FUQUA who lost his son in
aire recently. Our sincere sympathy to
yi and your family.

- feixa 9arlHe^

TkNSPORTATION (Utility) -

C;aR JOHNSON joined the pensioners'
rjcs July 1 and LARRY LINDNER and
JLIUS KUTA were present to wish Oscar
aong and happy retirement. .. Mr. and
Js. ROBERT POELLNITZ celebrated
tlir 29fh wedding anniversary. Congrat-
utions!.. GEORGE FLEISCHMAN has re-
tined to work after five months off due to
iless. . . It was graduation time at the
JMES ROCHE household: LINDA from
Surz High and CAROLYN from John
P;mer Grade school. . . A gricidturist
HiiVARD SURRETT has inquired about
tl' use of an aerial truck to pick his corn

this year. The nine-foot high stalks and
Harold were pictured in the Daily Calumet.
..Mr. and Mrs. JOHN C. MILLER enjoyed
and profited from their vacation in Las
Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
John wants to know if any other horse
player ever sat through nine horse races
without making a wager at the track.. .Pen-
sioner PAUL DENNEHY passed away.
Our sympathy to the Dennehy family.

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

HELEN CHRISTNER became an instant
grandmother when her son got married.
Helen was on vacation and went to Florida
to visit with her father. ..GEORGE REZ-
MER is back to work after being off sick.
Stay well, George. MARY WKTED was off
sick too, but is back to work now...Con-
gratulations to E. ANGEL who was made a
janitor supervisor...MIKE MANSO and his
family moved into a new apartment, and
they are very happy with it.. .Congratula-
tions to TED CARUTHERS who won $1,000
in the Grand Slam lottery. If you're walk-
ing down the streets of Chicago and you
see a policewoman that looks familiar —
look again because it just might be VERA
CARUTHERS. She took the police exam
and passed it. . .Celebrating birthdays in

August are none other than Area Superin-
tendent J. P. HALLAHAN, Assistant Su-
perintendent BOB JANZ, Agent JULIUS
JOHNSON, and your co-reporter, ZITA
DOUBLIN.

On July 1 a little beauty named DEVONNE
TOPAZ, weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces (wow)
made her debut into our big world. Con-
gratulations to the proud parents. Agents
PAT and LEON HEGWOOD, and welcome
dear baby. ..Poor HATTIE ROHR just dis-
covered that the cold she has been nursing
along for months is really an allergy. We
are certainly glad to have this cleared up.
We were quite concerned about a cold that
lasted so long,. .We hope that by the time
this is in print EDNA KANTOR and LEON-
ARD LACHOWICZ will be well on the road
to recovery. Our thoughts are with you...
GLADYS RUEDIGER celebrated her sixth
company anniversary on July 16. We are
sure she enjoyed her free day. ..A little
bird told us that the "Vamp of V.B.", JUNE
BAREKMAN, spent a wonderful week in
Washington, D.C. Knowing our Junie, we
are sure it was a fun week...GENNY RU-
SIN quietly slipped off on vacation without
a word to us. Shame on you, Gen! We're
only kidding — hope you enjoyed every min-
ute of it. . . SANDY MAHONEY and her
faithful Volkswagen hit the road on Aug. 8
and headed for Stratford, Ontario. Sandy,

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

MARTIN BAKKA, 72, North Park,

Emp. 8-19-42, Died 6-22-75
STANLEY BARANOSKAS, 89, Cottage Gr„

Emp. 7-3-20, Died 7-3-75
RICHARD BATZER, 88, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 12-31-19, Died 6-22-75
EDWARD BERANEK, 80, West Section,

Emp. 1-23-13, Died 5-23-75
ANTON BUCAN, 77, Const. & Maint.,

Emp. 11-6-41, Died 5-5-75
OLIVER CLANTON, 86, Ravenswood Gar.,

Emp. 4-2-29, Died 6-26-75
PATRICK CONSIDINE, 70, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-7-37, Died 5-22-75
HERMAN DAMMEYER, 86, Devon,

Emp. 7-16-26, Died 6-4-75
PASQUALE DIFINO, 79, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 1-26-25, Died 6-16-75
LOUIS DRAPP, 61, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-3-56, Died 8-4-75
SIGURD EGELAND, 73, West Section,

Emp. 9-11-23, Died 6-21-75
ALFRED EKELMANN, 71, Charter,

Emp. 6-3-29, Died 6-4-75
WILLIAM FERGUSON, 84, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 3-4-30, Died 4-16-75
ANNE FLYNN, 87, 61st Street,

Emp. 12-12-42, Died 5-1-75
EMIL FRIEDLUND, 87, West Shops,

Emp. 11-29-10, Died 6-17-75
JOSEPH GRIFFIN, 62, South Section,

Emp. 5-27-36, Died 7-8-75
JAMES HOWLETT, 69, West Section,

Emp. 11-18-26, Died 6-26-75

RICHARD HUIZENGA, 61, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-2-46, Died 7-26-75
JAMES KEAN, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 12-9-19, Died 6-11-75
DANIEL KELLY, 86, 61st Street,

Emp. 10-15-25, Died 6-14-75
FRANK KIMMEL, 74, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-22-26, Died 5-20-75
STANLEY KLICH, 63, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-2-42, Died 6-16-75
JAMES McNALLY, 66, Kedzie,

Emp. 8-26-42, Died 6-11-75
PAUL MEILS, 77, West Section,

Emp. 6-18-24, Died 6-16-75
WALLACE ME LINE, 80, Armitage,

Emp. 1-29-20, Died 6-16-75
EMANUELE MIGLIORISI, 78, Way & Struct.

Emp, 4-18-24, Died 5-31-75
CHARLES MUTTERER, 84, 69th Street,

Emp. 9-2-13, Died 6-18-75
THOMAS QUINN, 65, District A,

Emp. 9-28-36, Died 6-2-75
EMIL SCHULZ, 90, West Shops,

Emp. 9-26-21, Died 6-1-75
JOSEPH SOMOGYI, 57, North Section,

Emp. 6-10-47, Died 6-28-75
WALTER STRAUBING, 69, Executtve,

Emp. 8-31-29, Died 6-18-75
SPIROS TSAMIS, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-17-27, Died 12-12-74
MORRIS VAN DER MEULEN, 73, No. Sec,

Emp. 9-28-26, Died 5-15-75
FRANK WALSH, 82, 69th Street,

Emp. 12-28-11, Died 6-17-75

/;/GaST, 7975

who is a classical music lover, will attend
the Shakespearean Festival. How nice!..
BOB NUGENT can't claim this July vaca-
tion was the best he ever had, but it was
hectic. The Nugents had a fire in their
home and had to move to a motel until the
damage was repaired. Bob and his young
daughter suffered some burns but we are
delighted to report they have both recov-
ered...We heard a true agent-passenger
story that made us chuckle so we want to
pass it on to you. A passenger leaving the
station stopped by the agents' booth and
said, "Miss, I just found a fur on the
train." The agent stared in surprise and
asked, "What kind of fur?" The passenger
answered with a broad grin, "A trans-fur."
Well, we thought it was funny. We prom-
ised not to divulge the name of the red-
faced agent, so don't ask!. .We suggest you
join our credit union now. Then we can
write about your wonderful vacation next
year.

- TKivuf TVitted & "^Oa. VauUi*

69TH STREET -

Did you ever go on a vacation with a re-
laxed feeling and then get two tickets for
speeding and one, above all, for jay-
walking? Only N. BRADFORD could, as
he traveled to the West Coast on his vaca-
tion..JOHN (Skinny) THOMAS, former op-
erator at 69th now working in the Mart,
sends his greetings to all his old friends
here at the barn. .. Sanitary Engineer R.
RAJ had a welcome visit from his daugh-
ter, MARLENE HERMAN, and her two
children, RUBY and KIM, from the "Land
of Enchantment", Albuquerque, N.M. We
also extend our deepest sympathy to Raj
and his family in the death of his mother-
in-law, ANNA B. KUCHAN, who passed
away on July 3... WILLIAM (Sugar Bear)
ROBINSON was a real "ball" when he was
asking for donations for uniforms for our
Softball team. It was all worthwhile as
we ended up as co-champions of the league
and won the playoffs to enter the Chicago
Park District Tournament of Champions.
Congratulations, fellows, and let's take this
one too... Chief Clerk BARNEY BECKER
made the rounds again to Hawaii, Califor-
nia and Las Vegas. He said his wife gave
him more money to gamble with this time,
but didn't say whether he won or lost...
Wee WILLIE WILLIAMS spent every week-
end in July up at Paddock Lake, Wise. He
spent his vacation working a run at 69th
Street. Did you enjoy it, Willie? . . Old
SARGE, who everyone knows is a rough,
tough and likeable guy, has a new fan, LIL-
LIAN SIMS. She says that he is the most
considerate, courteous, patient, good-
looking and paternal bus operator she has
ever met. ..IKE HORTON is now home re-
cuperating after a long slay in the hospital.
Hurry and get well, fella, wc need guys
like you...We hope all the fellows enjoyed
themselves at the 55th annual retreat to
Notre Dame. Our thanks to Retired Su-
perintendent K. C. 'IX)CCI for his con-

Up To 93!

CELEBRATING HIS 93rd birthday on April 20 was Pen-
sioner Henry P. Tassaert who was feted with a surprise
party given by his daughter, two granddaughters and 11
great-grandchildren.

Henry, a 50-year employee, started his transit career
with the old South Side Elevated Railroad Company on
Dec. 17, 1899, at the age of 17. He became an extra
guard in 1902, a conductor in 1905, and a motorman in
1907. The last two positions he alternated until his re-
tirement.

Spending his entire transit tenure in the South Section,
Henry retired to a life of leisure on Jan. 1, 1950.

tribution in making the trip a success. . .
Operator WHITE says that my pal. Opera-
tor D. SMITH, shot a 73 on Cog Hill's
rou^est course. Smith, if I take up chas-
ing that little white pill,WLll you teach me?
..Pensioner CHARLIE URBICK and his in-
visible dog are really enjoying retired life.
He says hello to all his friends here at
69th. ..Other retired 69 th personnel who
send their best wishes are ED MEYER who
looks like he could take on Muhammad All,
and that lonely cowboy and fisherman L.
JOLLY who always has a smile and a
friendly wave as he goes by. I'd like to
hear from my retired friends in Florida,
Wisconsin and out west. Also from Re-
tired Superintendent PEYTON as to how
he is enjoying his pensioned life. ..We were
all saddened to hear that Operator DU-
BINSKI lost his wife. I was really amazed
at how young his mother looked when I
met her at the wake... One of the nicest
guys from the North Side who has joined
our team at 69th is Assistant Superin-
tendent J. BORK. Along with Superin-
tendents COLEMAN and STEINBACH, we
really have a great team... My thanks to
Operator A. PORTER for letting me know
that MELTON DAVID TENNELLE, the son
of Supervisor and Mrs. ANTONIO TEN-
NELLE, was appointed to the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy, New London, Conn., where
he is now in training. Congratulations...
Please, fellows, drop me a line as to what
is happening on your vacations or anything
else.

From the repair department we offer our
deepest sympathy to MIKE DWYER in the
loss of his brother. . . Pensioner TOM
O'SHEA says hello to all his friends at
69th. Tom and his wife are now residing
in Florida. . . Pensioners PADDY FITZ-
GERALD and PADDY McNlCHOLS are
doing fine and wish to be remembered by
all their old friends at 69th. . .Pensioner
HARRY MINOGUE is now living In Texas
and doing well. ..To all who are on vaca-
tion, we wish you a nice time. R. BOSCO
went out West; JIM CASEY visited Florida;
HARVEY BROCK went to St. Louis to do
some fishing; GEORGE CACEK, WALTER
(Butch) KULIKAUSKAS, JOHN LEVICKIS,
NATE POPE, MATTHEW MURRAY and
HAROLD JOHNSON, our P.M. foreman, are

all traveling through Illinois. Hen
hoping they all come home safely. ..To Dj
BARTLEY and A. MORRIS who are on 1
sick list, we wish them a speedy recove
and return to work soon.

- Alt SuciiM^ & ^iMtmtf ^^eui

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. Well, the summer vl
cation season is drawing to a close, The|
were rumors of gas shortages and b
humid weather, but those trials and trll
lations didn't stop Operator LYNN OWE:
and his family from motoring to Albai'
N.Y. He and his lovely wife, MARY, a
their children spent a week and a half e
joying the sights of the empire state.
EUGENE mVIN Jr. and his attractive wl
LEARR, flew first class non-stop to a
from San Francisco, Calif. Operator I
vin informed this reporter that they we
relaxing and enjoying everything the ti
had to offer. He is really a traveler; up
his return from California, he and \
wife drove to Lebanon, Tenn., and back
Operator EDWARD WILLIS and his fami
motored to Los Angeles, Calif. Willis ij
formed me of their plans shortly befol
they were to leave. He also stated
didn't anticipate too much road shock
their 1975 Cadillac Coupe de VUle. Whal
way to go!. .Operator and Mrs. JOE HOI
ACE spent one week of their two-week \
cation at beautiful Niagara Falls. A;
companying Operator Horace and his wi
were Operator and Mrs. SIMMON GIPSO:'
The foursome planned their trip weeks
advance so as to assure their accommod;
tions. They drove there and back. ..We
our baseball team is doing their thin
They are playing better than 500 ball ai
as of this report are making a strong a:
sault on the top spot. Operator and playi
R. PEEL has assured me that Captain !
FLEMING is asking for 100 per cent e
fort. Lots of luck to our baseball team.
I would like to join all my fellow operate:
in wishing Operator FRED THOMAS
speedy recovery. Operator Thomas is n'
cuperating from a recent illness iil Ulino
Research hospital.

.•4UCSIM Vt SlMlttt '

CTA TRANSIT NEWi\

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window

DEPENDENCE DAY VICTORY: Louis R.
|»?ller (left), Assistant Superintendent, North
Frk Garage, congratulates Dorothy Smith
dver of the CTA's minibus in the Evanston
pjrth of July Parade which won a third place
oird. This was the first such award the CTA
h. won in many years. The 10-foot-long
rr.iibus was built ot the South Shops as an
E>lorer Scout project several years ago.

PRIDE ON DISPLAY: Honorable mentions in
"Pride In Transportation" poster-art contest
sponsored by CTA and Chicago Board of
Education have been on display in fourth
floor hall of Merchandise Mart. Here ore three.
Com Render, CTA Community Relations,
served as project coordinator. Winning entries
ore being made into large posters for use on
CTA properties.

WOODWORK ONLY INCIDENTAL: To Car-
penter Frank Sprovieri, working at his trade
has nothing to do with pounding noils into
wood. Here Sprovieri explains a new frame
stroightener for bus windows he helped design.
Working with his hands is on interest he has
shared in the building of CTA's minibus and o
scale model modern bus garage for a Scout
exhibition. What's 28-year-old Sprovieri do
when he's not figuring out something new for
repairing doors and windows? You con see
him almost anytime there is o tour of the
South Shops, pulling visitors along behind
the minibus, which he drives.

AGUST, 1975

what's news

65 students of Spanish-American background have been working dur-
ing the summer at CTA in the student employment program. Posi-
tions are diversified — 36 as bus drivers, nine as conductors, 16
as ticket agents, two as servicemen, one as a trackman and one as
laborer. Basic salaries depend on position. Pay is equitable
with salaries for full-timers. Recruitment for student positions
starts in early March each year. Applicants must be full time
college students or high-schoolers with proof of college en-
rollment following fall.

- CTA -

Chicago Public Library, through 76 branches and downtown Cultural
Center, has become distribution systan for information on how to
use the bus and rapid treinsit routes. CTA Route Maps and "Great
Getaway" sightseeing guides are now available, free of charge,
at all locations. At 2J> appropriate branches, Spanish brochure
is also available.

- CTA -

With school soon to begin again, it's time to call attention to
CTA's 11 chartered Educational Toxirs to various places of in-
terest and learning. Groups are limited to 25 or more youngsters,
says CTA Sales Director David Kruger. Stops include such places
as Adler Planetarium, Art Institute, Brookfield and Lincoln Park
Zoos, Oriental Institute, Field Museian, Forest Preserve Nature
Centers, Museum of Science and Industry, Skydeck in Sears Tower.
Tour costs vary from $1.65 to $7 AO per youngster. Adult group
leaders travel free. Above picture shows Teacher Richard Madden
shepherding his 7th grade pupils aboard CTA buses at St. Louis
de Montfort school for June expedition into Chicago's Past and
Present. Tell educators to call 664-7200, ext. 806, for info
on this fall's itineraries.

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He Is CTA's Go-Go Guy For The Sox

Cii Profile by Arline Datu

iBseball fans usually have a
i'ote team or player. Well, if
li ihite Sox were to name their
•'0)te fan, it would probably be

0 orter. And, not surprising,

1 (ix Park team is definitely a
(oitewith him — has been since
wi a kid.

B Porter is no ordinary fan
le a CTA bus driver, who,
icd963, has been chauffeuring
I i regulars on the Sox team
3k nd forth from O'Hare air-
rt 3 their home on Chicago's
atl?ide.

"lom the owner on down,
iy'; real champs, real gen-
mii," Porter says with a sin-
re ing of pride in his voice.
Hi feelings couldn't be any
>s-they're like family to him.
)stans have seen the team out
th field — alive, vigorous, and

adjto go. But Porter has also seen these same
;n,nany a time — bleary-eyed and dog-tired — after
lig. game and jet flight from different parts of the
unt/.

i's emocratic, Though

Thugh his first loyalty is to the White Sox, Porter

ah' a driver for other visiting American League
im; A look at his short, slight frame would hardly
tra the fact that he's the most sought after driver

ev-y team in the League.

AcDrding to the Boston Red Sox traveling secre-
cy, ick Rogers, "Not only is he (Porter) dependable
dirst cooperative, but his personality and attitude
e cnsistently wonderful. . . we look forward to
are riendly relations with him in seasons to come."

Win he's chauffeuring the others around, Porter
es I it they're extended every courtesy. That in-
udewearing the team's cap.

Wi. 10 different teams to oversee, there is sonie-
nes little confusion as to what cap to wear, says
)rte.

, "I'e got to be very adept. I've got to be sure I'm
'an; the right cap for each team. Otherwise,
sy'lsay, 'Oh no, you're not our bus driver'."

Poor's popularity among all the teams is very
uch 1 evidence , perhaps most visibly, through the
^iiy lifts and favors he's received from several of
e pljers.

;iA TRANSIT NEWS

Leo Porter in cop he dons for his special baseball trips.

Minnesota Twins' Tony Oliva once presented Por-
ter with one of the team's baseball bats. When Billy
Martin was still Texas Rangers manager, he prom-
ised to bring him out to the Rangers' home turf in the
event of a world series game there. The scene is
now New York, but the invitation still stands.

He Gets Mementoes

Porter has also received season game passes from
such notables as former White Sox slugging star
Richie Allen, now with the Phils.

"To top it off, the White Sox presented me with a
team jacket to wear when we go jogging down the
road," he adds.

Porter has been collecting baseball souvenirs since
1959 when he received his first — an autographed
baseball, from White Sox manager Al Lopez. So he's
built up quite an array of baseball memorabilia.

Porter readily admits he's one of that distinguished
breed — "a baseball nut all the way." So, in May 1963
when Eddie Froelich, then White Sox trainer, asked
him if he would like the job as official chauffeur, he
took it on the spot.

Since then, he boasts, "It's been a very enjoyable
affair."

Indeed it has. His long association with the White
Sox has given him certain exclusive privileges which

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

SEPTEMBER, 1975

A Soft Voice In The Control Center - -
Katy Does It

By ArlJne Datu

Her voice isn't imposing or harsh, but she's def-
initely a woman in control—that is, in CTA's Opera-
tions Control Center. She is 27-year-old Mary
Catherine Moriarty, who made her debut as the first
woman controller trainee in late July.

Reaction in the field has been interesting. The
first time Miss Moriarty' s voice went over the con-
trol room radio, the man at the other end was so be-
wildered at hearing a woman's voice, he couldn't
answer her.

In yet another instance, according to her account,
"A voice at the other end said, 'A woman dispatcher.
You've got to be kidding'."

All kidding aside. Miss Moriarty is in earnest
about tackling what she calls a challenging job. And
while there are still some surprise reactions over
the radio, her general reception has been welcome
and favorable.

Her initial impressions of the controller's job go
back to when she started working with the CTA as a
ticket agent eight years ago.

"I knew if I needed help at my station for any
reason, I could always rely on the controllers to get
it there for me quick," she says.

When she moved from ticket agent to a supervisor
position, she got her first opportunity to visit the
bustling, noisy control center — with its electronic
monitoring desk panels — a confusion of telephones,
microphones, flashing lights, push buttons and
switches.

In training as CTA's first woman service controller, fy
Catherine (Katy) Moriarity, is shown with her instructor, s
Service Controller Arthur Colder.

What impressed her at the time was the efficiejj
and speed of operation. "When I was there, they id
a delay along the lines somewhere. It was fascinaig
to see how fast these people work," she recalls.

Now that she's behind those control boards, Rss
Moriarty still exhibits an awe and fascination forie
job ahead.

But after the several weeks of training she's ^d
so far, she readily admits there's still a ways to,o.
"I realize now how much I really don't know. It 1(<<S
like the men are just answering phones, but I find
out they do more than that."

An extensive training period, indeed, still awts
her. But Miss Moriarty says, "It's a real challe e,
but I feel I can do it." i

Sox Driver (Continued)

would, undoubtedly, make him the envy of many an
ardent baseball fan.

"I have an extended invite to the clubhouse so I can
go up any time. Mornings, before we leave for the
airport, I have coffee and rolls with the fellas," he
claims.

When he's on the bus with his favorite team, Por-
ter says, "I will kibitz with them quite a bit."

"Should I have gotten a single or a double out of
that hit?" is a question frequently asked of him by
team members, says Porter.

His pat reply is usually, "You should have gotten a
double but you were just loafing down the bases."

Aside from this friendly exchange. Porter has also
gotten, through his kibitzing, the inside scoop on a few
news Items in the baseball world which are released

to the press much later. '

Despite his avid interest. Porter says he n(Sr
wanted to play ball professionally. His first call gt
he maintains, was to tlie CTA.

"My lifetime ambition was to be a bus driver~i?r
since my mother used to take us kids for Sunday r3S
on the old double-decker buses," says Porter, w 's
been with tlie CTA as a driver for the past 22 ye s.

Porter makes his home on the South Side wit! is
wife, Joyce, an artist/teacher.

Over the years, he says, his wife has become :-
customed to his leaving the house in the early min-
ing hours to pick up his weary Wliite Sox team aiw
airport.

But he says, "No matter what time the team co^s
in, they won't have to worry — Leo will be there."

CTA TRANSIT NE'S

^laily Calls Up To 3,400

Modernized Travel Info Center Celebrates First Anniversary

talArline Datu

A child asks if a bus can be sent to his house to
tie him to Adventure Land. A woman complains

)ut gambling on the Madison Street bus and asks
hk' she can put in a claim for the $38 she lost. Just
t\'j of the more unusual calls handled out of the 3,400
reived daily in the CTA's Travel Information Cen-

' l"We're all things to all people at all times," says
tjvel agent supervisor Tom Culkar, adding that the
Citer is now recognized as a major travel informa-

"tii service in metropolitan Chicago.

Working to maintain this distinction are the Cen-
to's 31 travel agents — some well-seasoned veterans
wh several years experience; others well-adapted
bt'inners.

, \Mter a year's time in the Center's new, brightly
dcorated facilities, the travel agents have increased

Travel Center's Millionth Caller

see eta window— page 19

iithlr adeptness and efficiency in helping people find
th r way on the citj- and suburban bus and train

isytems.

fheir ongoing efforts have resulted in almost 400
adltional calls per day over last year's figures.

Tliy're Human Timetables

s- (Every one of our travel agents is already an ex-
■jpe\ on the 135 CTA routes," says Consumer Services
di;ctor Tom Coyne.

' Suburban lines, however, were a problem for the
agits. Some lines had no published schedules; those
sc'dules that were available were usually unde-
ciperable, according to Culkar.

5utwith one-third of the incoming calls relating to
i;Su}}rban routes, some changes had to be made.

just recently 150 suburban bus and commuter
rai'oad schedules were "torn apart and re-built" by
thtTravel Information Center for use by the travel
,_ag\its.

/ith these additions, the rate of phone call re-
iteiion (those received and serviced) rose from 60 to
i,;96Jer cent since July 1974.

!s part of a future plan, travel agents will be taken
oulpn the suburban carriers to improve their train-
mgfind better acquaint them with suburban streets
an^ntersections.

jails for suburban service, on the average, still
. takja travel agent three or four times as long to
'liarjie as calls for the city.

Culkar says if the travel agents can familiarize
themselves with the suburban carriers through first-
hand experience, they will be better prepared to
handle calls requesting directions outside the city.

Look Of Efficiency

The Tra\'el Information Center's move to new of-
fices, Culkar says, was a type of "revolution". The
modern, spacious, well-lit rooms with the sleek,
streamlined desk panels grouped in geometric clus-
ters are quite an improvement over the previous of-
fices, he explains.

Now, he claims, the Center is in a "state of revo-
lution."

"We're continually changing, constantly trying to
improve service and upgrade efficiency."

One of the largest efforts toward improving ser-
vice took place in late August with the acquisition of a
microfilm retrieval system.

Its implementation involved putting the maps,
charts, bus and train schedules, street guides — all
the printed material which makes up the travel
agents' working tools — on microfilm.

All the film is stored inside a microfilm viewer
with a built-in screen and numbered keytward. Each
item on film is number coded. To view an item on the
screen the agent punches its code number on the key-
board, and the information arrives almost instantan-
eously.

With such a system, says Culkar, "any piece of
information we have is only four seconds away from
an agent.

"We're getting rid of 31 transit information sys-
tems and turning it into just one."

Training Is Expedited

The microfilm retrieval system is in the Travel
Information Center on a trial basis until the end of
October. The system is also being used in the train-
ing of new agents.

A travel agent usually requires weeks of training
under a supervisor's guidance. With the microfilm
system, says Culkar, a travel agent sits alone in
front of a viewer which has been prepared with all the
training information. Total training time with the
microfilm is four hours.

"But on this job, the training is ongoing," says
Culkar. "We're continually monitoring calls, re-
training people to give faster, more efficient ser-
vice."

Citing an instance where an agent tried to direct
a caller on how to take a bus to St. Louis, Mo.,
Culkar says, "The only problem now is to rein them
in from giving too much information."

S^^TEMBER. 1975

CTA Sport

North Park Wins
Ping Pong Rematch

A PING PONG toumament Involving North Park Ga-
rage and North Rail Rapid Transit was held Wednes-
day, Aug. 27, with North Rail emerging as the victor.

In a five man team rematch on Sept. 3 at North
Park, the North Rail team was soundly beaten by
North Park 4 to 1.

In the first game at North Park, Angel Ramirez,
captain of the North Rail team, was pitted against
Lee Yalowiec who beat Angel 3 out of 4 games to take
the first match.

In the next match, Miguel Carino, North Park,
took three straight sets from Larry McNeil, North
Rail, as did Bobby Barnes of North Park over Ray
Schild by the same set score.

It took five sets for North Park's David Ganjani to
defeat Hosea Aussin of North Rail, 3 to 2, The only
loss suffered by North Pax'k was when North Rail's
Calvin Rufus upset Albert Garner, North Park's ace
ping pong player, 3 to 1.

Any garage or department wishing to participate in
these ping pong matches can contact Homer Reed of
North Park, or Angel Ramirez of Kimball Terminal
to set a date.

77th Street Bowling League
Opens 17th Season |

THE 77TH Street Operators Bowling League ope;d
its 17th season on Aug. 29 with all 16 teams retuk-
ing and only one thought in
mind: to win.

On hand to roll out the first
ball of the season was Felix
Palilunas, superintendent of
Central Counting, and the team
sponsor of the Baggers.

The league is comprised of
CTA personnel only, with rep-
resentation from every depart-
ment in the company - - from
supervision to laborer.

Many of the old familiar faces have returned )r
this season, but as in all sports, there are many iw
ones as each team strives to improve. ]

League officers for the 1975-76 season are: (l-
vin Pollard, president; Michael Kane, vice-presld t;
Frank Bailey, secretary; Talmadge Ireland, trei-
urer, and Luther Lee, sergeant-at-arms.

Colvin Pollard

lo, o jlom .hot m his molch with

slam shol ogoinsi Loo yo/ow(oc North '

CTA TRANSIT NES

fandid Camera Visits Social Event Of The Season
I (CTA Sports Award Banquet)

Division 241 2nd Vice Prasid^nl Elcosie andMarilyn Gresho

SuperinlendenI John Lynch, Near South Areo Superinfender
Kedzie SupenntendenI Robert Keog and North Pork Supe
Ujlohnxn.

Florence Childress ond Archie and Juonito Do

Division 308 President Leonard Beolly and LydioLe

Archer Garage SuperinlendenI John Lynch receives I si place basketball trophy
(ran, Lydia Lewis as learn members look on.

SE\TEMBER, 1975

Visitor From India Gives Us Good Marks

"The CTA Supertransfer is a great attractLon for
tourists like us. You can paint the town red for 70
cents." So says Ved P. Malhotra, visitor from Bom-
bay, India.

No ordinary tourist, however, Mr. Malhotra, who
is deputy chief operating superintendent of Western
Railway in India. He's here in Chicago on a U.N.
Fellowship to study the city's rapid transit system.

"It is one of the best operated systems in the
world," says Malhotra. "It's a system that has es-
tablished itself. It has a worldwide reputation."

Malhotra arrived here in late June and has seen
various aspects of our operation under the guidance
of the Transportation Department in the Merchandise
Mart.

He characterizes the management of CTA as "live
and alert."

"It's wonderful. . . they've done some phenomenal
things," he adds.

What most impresses him, he says, is the CTA's
emphasis on performance and maintenance. "Your
system is very well coordinated."

But to gain first-hand experience on the rapid
transit system, Malhotra travels extensively on sev-
eral of the lines. His favorites are the Evanston ser-
vice and the Dan Ryan. Overall, he has nothing but
high praise for the system's operation.

"The system provides so many conveniences to
passengers — good clean coaches, an efficient infor-
mation program, polite, well-informed employees,
and punctuality," he says.

"I have very seldom had to wait long for a train,"
he adds.

Firsthand experience

with CTA communica-
tions — Malhotra uses
trainphone in the cob
of Motorman Ray

Eggebrech's train.

The purpose of his study is to provide his coury
with the background and knowledge to improvc.ts
metropolitan transportation. Plans are also ujei
way to construct subways in the cities of Bom y,
Calcutta, Madras and Delhi.

With this in mind, Malhotra has singled out n's-
worthy aspects of the CTA's system which may b'oi
particular benefit to India's plans. Among themie
says, are the efficient operation of rapid transit ci-
munication as well as the simplicity of the CTA re
structure. '

Malhotra' s tour of the CTA extends through Oo-
ber. He also attended CTA's Technical Instituteor
further backgrounding.

Malhotra, thus far, seems well-impressed withiol
only the CTA but also the city in general. Hisca-
ment:

"Chicago has got a personality. It's a beauul
town. It can be proud of being the world's best ad
finest in many fields."

CTA Vet Is Catholic Deacon

Family affair - - Stone
baptized his son, John
Michael, at St. Thomas
Aquinas church lost
year. Godporents were
his oldest children,
Walter John and Winnie.

When Walter Stonewears a Roman collar and black
clerical suit, his five children don't refer to him as
FathcT. "They call me 'Deac'," he says. Stone, an
operations control analyst who's been with the CTA
for 21 years, has been a permanent deacon of the
Catholic Church since his ordination in 1972.

As a permanent deacon. Stone is authorized to per-
form all the functions of a priest except to say mass,

hear confessions and anoint the sick. "We don't \Bt
to take over the duties of a priest. We just warto
help serve others," he explains. i

After his ordination, Stone was assigned to worin
his parish church, St. Thomas Aquinas in Knox, d.
He is presently involved in starting a teen club, p i-
ning activities for the parish's senior citizens, fi
supervising a group of delinquent boys. "Heliig
people — it's really satisfying," says Stone.

His wife, Bettyj who once studied to be a nun, t£JS
responsibility for encouraging him to become i-
volved in church activities. In early 1971, he leai^d
about the formation of the Diaconate program iS
Catholic newspaper and decided to join. '

A particularly gratifying experience for Stone M
baptizing his youngest son, John, while two of his o^r
children were sponsors. He hopes someday to f-
ficiate at his childrens' marriages.

Before his involvement in the Diaconate progrOi
Stone admits he never thought about becomin »
priest. "But I think this is as far as I'll go."

CTA TRANSIT A/E'S

eta press box.». ,

f^Effess box,

Bear With Bears,
Says Bill

By W. B. Wolfan f^

IjBoq ssaad bid • • 'xoq ssaad Bt(o

rt'ithout warning the football
scson is upon us. It seems that
It ever left, anyway. It's differ-
ei than years ago when various
8(Sons were well defined — they
pUed 154 baseball game sched-
ul3 — football opened in late Sep-
teber — basketball in Decem-
be — and the year around sport
wi the rarity.

■Jew the average fan gets to
wich baseball, football and the
otir majors in August. Hockey
caries over into May — and for
soie reason pro basketball starts
in:he middle of football season.
It' getting so you can't tell a
sprt without a television com-
mitator.

)f prime interest in the Chi-
ca) area is the brand new look
beg exhibited by the one team
thi arouses the dander of the
ho;e fans more than anyone else.

ure the fans get mad about
Whe Sox, Blackhawk and Cub
faiires.

ut nothing can arouse the ire
of le local citizenry as much as
a Ising season for their beloved
Be;s,

ielding to that ire, the Bears'
maagement underwent a com-
ple; reorganization.. .a new gen-
er£ manager, Jtm Finks, and a
nev coach. Jack Pardee, and
judng by early season shuffling-
-alost a whole new ball club.

y the time this appears in
pri;, the regular season will be
undr way.

here is one thing we cannot
undrstand, however, and that is
whj everybody seems to expect a
fooiall miracle to be achieved by
tt>e ;ears.

b one — including some of the
gi"e;est coaches in history — can
buil a new team from scratch in
oneseason. It just doesn't hap-
pen You have to have the

"horses" and in rebuUding, you
have to experiment. And that is
the one thing the Bears have done
so far is experiment.

Anyone who knows football
knows that a college rookie
doesn't come off the campus and
in the very same year become an
all-Pro.

The substance of all this is that
you cannot build a winner over-
night. You settle for an average
season.

This department for one thinks
the Bears are going to be a better
organized football team.

But Finks and Pardee have to
have time to develop a cohesive
unit.

We talked with an ex-Bear the
other day and he said that he
thinks the Bears of 1975 are on
the right road. Trades and cuts of
old timers are hard to take, but
often necessary in the interests of
winning football.

The Bears under George Halas
won seven NFL titles and a total
of 326 victories.

Nobody has come close to that
coaching record and it behooves
one to remind the fans of what
the team has done for football.
And nobody wants a winner more
than Halas, Sr.

Jim Finks' 10 year association
with the Minnesota Vikings brought
Minnesota, an expansion team, to
the top of the heap.

There is a good reason to be-
lieve he can make the Bears into
a solid football team.

But give the man a chance to do
it. Do not expect too much too
soon.

Exhibition games - - as the
Yankees of Joe DiMaggio used to
say — are only exhibitions, a time
for the rookies. This is also true
of pro football.

Walter Payton and some of the

Jim Finks, trader

new faces — Ron Shanklin and
others — will do well. Despite
sports writing opinions, a quar-
terback alone cannot win by him-
self.

I remember what a guy told me
who was a key blocker for Tommy
Harmon of Michigan. "What most
of you sideline experts forget is
that it takes 11 men and proper
execution of assignments to make
a football team go. A single
missed block can be the differ-
ence between winning and losing."

This was from a man who
played three consecutive years of
big time football in the Big Ten.

The game — even in this day of
specialty teams — hasn't changed
all that much. There are those
who contend that the Bears must
trade for a top quarterback and
shift Douglass to running back.
But it must not be forgotten that
without the protection of a strong
offensive line, no quarterback is
going to get the help he needs to
make the team click. And if your
defense leaks like a sieve, it won't
make any difference if Joe Na-
math is throwing the passes for
you. The opposition will simply
outscore you.

We believe the team of Finks
and Pardee will lift the Bears in-
to respectability. Give them time
and they'll do the job.

SEKEMBER, 1975

• "ACCOMMODATIONS" (comedy) with Dennis Cole,
Sept. 30-Nov. 9, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Route 64
(North Ave.), three mQes east of St. Charles. Dinner,
theatre from $7.70. Chicago phone: 261-7943.

• ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— Robert Natkin:
Acrylics on Paper, from Oct. 2, Gallery 109. Photo-
graphs by Aaron Siskind, a one-man retrospective
exhibit of 60 photographs, Oct. 14-Dec. 7, Lacy Ar-
mour Gallery. Primitive Art Masterworks, including
African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, and American In-
dian Art, thru Oct. 5, Morton Wing. Steuben: Seventy
Years of American Glassmaking, thru Oct. 26. Over
90 major examples of American glass production
from 1905-1974. A. Montgomery Ward Gallery.
American Institute of Architects Awards Exhibition,
thru Oct. 5, Lacy Armour Gallery. Selected Land-
scape Prints, One Hundred Views of Famous Places
of Edo, prints of Tokyo by Japanese printmaker Hi-
roshige designed during the latter part of his career,
thru Nov. 16, Gallery 114. Photographs by Paul Ber-
ger, thru Nov. 23, Gallery 106. Edvard Munch, an
exhibit of lithographs, woodcuts, and etchings com-
memorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of
the first Norwegian immigrants in America, con-
tinuing. Galleries 108, 108A. Margaret Fisher,
drawings and watercolors, continuing. Gallery 107.
Twentieth Century Japanese Prints, Paintings, and
Ceramics, recent accessions, continuing. Gallery 116.
Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat, 10-5; Thurs, 10-8:30 (free); Sun
& Hoi, 12-5. Suggested fee: $1.50; Students, chil-
dren, seniors, 50(;;; members free. Michigan at
Adams. 443-3500.

• BEVERLY WALK thru 100 year old community
features hillside homes as diverse as Carpenter
Gothic, English Manor, and Prairie School. Oct. 5,
19 at 2 from Rock Island Station, 103rd & Walden. $2
(members free). Pullman Walk thru America's first
totally planned company town, designed by Architect
Solon S. Berman for railroad car magnate George
Pullman. Oct. 12, 26 at 2 from Greenstone Church,
112th & St. Lawrence. $2. Tour Glessner House,
the last surviving work in Chicago of renowned 19th
Century Architect Henry Hobson Richardson. Tours
Tues, Thurs, Sat, from 10-4, Sun from 1-5. Tours
begin on the hour; last one hour. 1800 S. Prairie.
$1 (members free). Walking Tour. Chicago Loop,
Tues, Thurs, Sat at 10 thru Oct. Sun at 2 all year.
From Chicago Public Library, Michigan & Randolph.
$1 (memljers free). Tours by Chicago School of Ar-
chitecture Foundation, 326-1393.

• BLUE MAX NIGHTCLUB— Frank ie Avalon and
Stewle Stone, comedian, Sept. 29-Oct. 11. Barbie
Benton, country and western singer, and Scalzo and
Co., magicians, Oct. 13-25. Hyatt Regency O'Hare,
lUver Hd. & Kennedy Expy, Reservations, 696-1234.

• CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY— Chicago Interna-
tional Film Festival 16 mm student entries screened
Mon, Thurs at 5:45 thru Oct. Ringling Bros, and
Barnum & Bailey Circus Programs Tues al 12:15 thru
<^^cl. Writing in Chicago each Tues at 6:30. Lyric

imeou

Opera Preview Lectures by Al Glasser each Wee t
1, 5:45. "La Traviata," Sept. 24; "Elektra," Oct, ;
"Fidello," Oct. 8; "Le Nozze di Figaro," Oct. ;
"Lucia di Lammermoor," Oct. 22; "Orfeo ed Eu-
dice," Oct. 29. Goodman Theatre; an inside look.t
50 years, each Fri at 12:15, 5:45 thru Oct. 78 .
Washington. FreCo 269-2900.

• CHICAGO SNOW FESTIVAL, Oct. 17-19,, Done n
Hall, International Amphitheatre. Fashion shif,
cross country races, swap shop, T-shirt conte;,
auction, movies, and ski deck demonstration \.l
capitalize on the theme, "Skiing, The Freedom Spoi"
A benefit concert will be held for members of the 11.
Olympic Ski Team, and the Utah demonstration tejn
will be present. Fri from 5-11, Sat from noon-i),
Sun from noon-6. $2 at the door. Advance discoit
tickets thru Ticketron, ski clubs. 43rd & Halstl.
398-3815. Sponsored by the Chicago Metropolin
Ski Council.

• CHILDREN'S EVENTS, West Town Branch -
brary. Arts & Crafts each Mon from 3:30-5; JUji
y Aprender (play time) each Tues from 9:30-11; St j
Time each Fri, Sat at 1; After School Movie each ('l
at 3:30; Double-Feature each Sat at 10:30. ISIOJ.
Milwaukee. ,

• CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN FABRICS from .e
Girard Foundation CoUection, BRUCE CONN^
DRAWINGS, thru Nov. 2. Museum of Contempor.y
Art, 237 E. Ontario. Mon-Sat from 10-5, Thurs fm
10-8, Sun from 12-5. Adults $1; seniors, studei^i
50(?. 943-7755. j

• EVANSTON THEATRE COMPANY premiere S'j-
son opens with "Jumpers" by Tom Stoppard, Sept. ■-
Oct. 19. Season tickets, three plays for the prict^f
two, from $12.00. Tickets for individual perfj-
mances from $6.70. 816 Church St., Evansti,
869-7278. ,

• FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY— 1£
Hundred Years of botanical illustrations from lj[
Gardens, England, thru Nov. 16. Includes 123 pUt
illustrations ranging from mushrooms to orchii.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor the dominant mec^
Hand-colored lithographs and etchings of Kew Card s
also included. Hall 9. The Ancient Art of Wea\g
demonstrated by members of the North Shore We -
ers' Guild on a two-harness, handcrafted Mexi n
floor loom. Mon, Wed, Fri at 10:30, 12 noon. Sch
Lounge, second floor. Fall Journey For Childiii
"Plants That Grow On Other Plants," a free, si -
guided tour focuses on the museum's botany ha^
All children who can read and write are invitee o
participate. Journey sheets in English and Spar h

CTA TRANSIT NE^S

i 1

h An it Leppiks

Tiings to do in the Chicago area

avilable at the information booth. Bring pen or
pe:il. Saturday Discovery Programs on varying
tojcs offered continuously from 11-3. Topics in-
ch'e an explanation of mummy-making, sampling of
foes from Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni peoples, and a
sb't course on how animals are prepared for mu-
sen exhibits. Ray A. Kroc Environmental Education
Pr^ram , "Pit 11," Oct. 1 for adults. Field trip
pkned to find fossil evidence of an ancient coal
foist in a nearby strip mine. Advance registration
neissary plus a nonrefundable $6 fee to cover lunch
an( transportation. Lorain Stephens, 922-9410, ext.
361 Sat-Thurs 9-5, Fri 9-9 (free). Adults $1.
Failles, $2.50. Ages 6-17, students, seniors, 35(;?.
Meibers, teachers, U.S. military personnel, and
chiiren under 6 free. Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore,
92:9410.

• GEOGRAPHY OF A HORSE DREAMER," Chicago
premiere of a mystery play by off-Broadway play-
wrht Sam Shepard, with "My Foot My Tutor," a play
witjut dialogue by Peter Handke, thru Oct. 5. Leo
Leier Theatre, Uptown Center Hull House, 4520 N.
Be;on. Thurs, Fri at 8:30; Sat at 7:10; Sun at 7.
Fr.ti $3. 271-2436.

• OODMAN THEATRE 50th Anniversary Season
opts with Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" (a de-
cefvely simple tale of everyday life in Grover's
Coiers, New Hampshire, at the turn of the century)
Ocl 9-Nov. 9. "Benito Cereno," Nov. 20-Dec. 21;
"Miming Becomes Electra," Jan. 8-Feb. 8. "Brad-
ley He." Feb. 19-March 21. "Our Father's Failing,"
Apii 1-May 2. "The Devil's Disciple," May 13-June
13.200 S. Columbus Dr. Plays open Thurs eve and
run^ightly except Mon; matinees Thurs, Sun. Sub-
scntions from $27 for all six plays for price of
five Thru Oct. Special savings for seniors, students,
gros of 15 or more. Tickets for individual per-
foriances available. 443-3800, groups 443-3820.

• DMAGE TO FRANTZ KLINE paintings, and pho-
togiphs of graffiti by Aaron Siskind Oct. 8-Nov. 3,
Da\i and Alfred Smart Art Gallery, 5540-50 S.
Grenwood. The University of Chicago's regular
coDction of eastern and western art includes the
Joe Starrels, Jr. Memorial Library of Modern Art.
Tue-Sat, 10-4; Sun, noon-4. Free. 753-2121.

• ITERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW with entertain-
merNov. 27-Dec. 2; tickets now available. Nation's
gre.-est saddle-bred horses compete for "The In-
terrtional," for many years considered the "Court of
Las Appeal." Competition will be in the following
clases— Five Gaited, Three Gaited, Five Harness
Roasters, Hackney Ponies, Harness Ponies, Pleas-

ure Horses, and Equitation. Part of the International
Live Stock Exposition, International Amphitheatre,
4300 S. Halsted. Reserved seats from $3. Ticket
price includes general admission to exposition.
927-5580.

• "JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR," thru Oct. 12.
Shubert Theatre, 22 W. Monroe. From $7. Group
rates for over 25 (ask for Blanch). CE 6-8240.

• LOGAN SQUARE LIBRARY FILMS (comedy) each
Wed at 2 thru Dec. 17. Oldies such as W. C. Fields;
mostly talkies. Logan Square Branch Library, 3255
W. Altgeld. BE 5-5295.

• LYRIC OPERA single performance tickets avail-
able thru Dec. 12: As of Sept. 1, the Lyric recom-
mended "Otello," Oct. 11; "La Traviata," Oct. 17;
"Le Nozze Di Figaro," Nov. 5; " Fidel io," Nov. 14;
"Lucia Di Lammermoor," Nov. 28, Dec. 4; "Elektra,"
Dec. 6, 12; as having the best availability, although
no guarantee was given. 20 N. Wacker. 346-6111.

• MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY winter
hours now in effect. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9:30-4; Sat,
Sun, & Hoi, 9:30-5:30. 57th and Lake Shore in Chi-
cago's Jackson Pk. Admission and parking free.

• NORTHERN ILLINOIS PRAIRIE SCULPTORS EX-
HIBIT thru Oct. 10. Bruce White and nine of his cur-
rent and former students show constructionist, as-
semblage, welded, and cast approaches to work using
steel, aluminum, fiberglass, leather, wood, and na-
tural earth materials. One Illinois Center (Wacker,
east of Michigan). Sponsored by Metropolitan Struc-
tures and I.e. Industries, Inc.

• OPERATION SNOWBALL fifth annual beneift with
Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem (ballet)
Nov. 4 at 8, Auditorium Theatre, 70 E. Congress.
Proceeds will go to the Mental Health Association.
From $15. 922-0703.

• RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIR-
CUS, Special Bicentennial Edition, Oct. 2-27, Inter-
national Amphitheatre, 43rd & Halsted. Tickets
available thru Ticketron, Amphitheatre box office.
329-1300.

• ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL. Organ
recitals with Edward Mondello every Tues at 12:15.
Carillon recitals with Robert Lodine every Wed at
12:15. 59th & Woodlawn. Free.

• "SNARK" by Lauren Warren opens Oct. 10, Barry
Street Loft Theatre. After narrative nonsense poem
by Lewis Carroll. 656 W. Barry. 271-3119.

• SNOWMOBILE SHOW Oct. 17-19, Sportsman's
Park, Laramie & Cicero (3300 S.). 242-1121.

• "STRANGLING ME" opens Sept. 25, Victory Gar-
dens Theatre I, 3730 N. Clark. 549-5788.

• TONY BENNETT and LENA HORNE in concert,
Sept. 23-28, Orchestra Hall, 220 S. Michigan. From
$5. 427-7711.

• TOURS of the University of Chicago each Sat at 10
from Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th. Free.

• VERMEER STRING QUARTET Oct. 17; Guarneri
String Quartet Oct. 31, Mandel Hall, 57th & Univer-
sity. Series tickets (five concerts) $16. 753-2612.

SElTEMBER. 1975

CTA, International

Fall Harvest of Holidays

By Elda

Discovery Day

On Oct. 12, Christopher Columbus and his 1492
discovery of the Western Hemisphere — which, at the
time, he believed to be part of the Indies— will be re-
membered in this city and throughout the world. A
special salute will go to the Italian people, since it is
believed that Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy,
probably in 1451.

Some historians have argued about Columbus' real
ancestry. A few believe that he was a Spaniard, a
Portuguese, a Greek or an Armenian. Samuel Eliot
wrote on this topic, "It only remains for some patriot
to come forward and claim that Columbus was really
an Indian, native to the shores he discovered, who had
been blown across and so knew his way home."

Whether he was the first to land in the Western
Hemisphere has also been disputed. Some historians
believe that, as early as 500 years before Columbus,
the Norsemen from Scandinavia had claimed the honor
of discovering America.

Three countries are perpetually honoring Colum-
bus. In South America there is Colombia. The United
States has the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
and, in Canada, the West Province is called British
Columbia.

Also to be remembered on this occasion is Ameri-
go Vespucci, from whom our country (America) takes
its name. (Americans are all residents south of the
border to the tip of the Western Hemisphere, inas-
much as the name "America" originated in South
America.)

Vespucci was an Italian merchant explorer who
was a better "reporter" than Columbus. Immediately
after his exploration of the coast of South America in
Brazil, Vespucci started writing letters which were
circulated all over Europe, long before any reports
from Columbus had been publicly circulated. In 1507,
based on one of Vespucci's letters called Mundus
Novus, a map describing the new land was published
with the word "America" and the name was adopted.
From South America, the name grew to include Cen-
tral and North America.

Pumpkin Day

And now may I remind you that Halloween is also
coming. Be ready with all the goodies for the chil-
dren who will be knocking at your door and bring
some for Murphy (Eileen Ncurauter) from our Cus-
tomer Service Department. She just might be knock-
ing at your office door.

Last year Murphy toured several of our offices
trtck-or-treating, dressed as a cute though not so
tiny "wahine" — a Hawaiian girl. Her spirit and at-

titude were that of a young child bent on enjoying he
fun and amusing everybody. This year I hopejhe
wears something scary. |

Halloween was something almost new to me whi
arrived in this country several years ago. I had.t-
tended some costume parties, but I had never seerhe
chQdren's enthusiasm in decorating windows ad
doors with pictures of black cats, skeletons and oer
ghostly and spooky things. So I asked more about ,

I was told that many, many years ago, the Dm s,
an order of priests in Gaul and Britain, believed at
on Halloween, the day before All Saint's Day, spits

came out to harm people. They also believed at
cats were sacred and once had been human beiis,
changed into animals as punishment for evil deeds

The Irish have a tale about Jack-O-Lantern. I'V
say that Jack could not enter heaven because he id
been a miserable person. Neither could he enter 11
because he had made fun of the devil and so he hato
walk the earth until Judgment Day.

Voodoo Week

Talking about spoolgf things and witches — du)ig
the last week in August there was a Worldwide Ci-
ference in Bogota, Colombia, where more than 2,)0
practitioners of witchcraft, voodoo and mental po ;r
were reunited to demonstrate their powers and w
unity "to change the world for the better."

On the periphery of this conclave, vendors we
making a very good business. Incense, wax dls
(through which a person with "the power" sinfy
sticks a pin to inflict pain on his enemy), amuleti,-
all were available at quite reasonable prices.

The most illustrious, though, was the young i*"
who came prepared — with a stock of 50,000 br<x|s
at &^<; apiece. "My brooms are so good that you .m
mount them and fly," he shouted in jest. We hefd
he made a clean sweep of the profits. '

CTA TRANSIT NE^

^yiotorman For 41 Years

Still Rides CTA At 94

By Anit Leppiks

At 94, John Ferguson is finding the CTA's pension plan
is still working for him. Ferguson stopped in to chat with
Employee Relations Director William Piatt shortly after his
94th birthday to learn more about credit for past service.
Ferguson, who retired in 1951, became a streetcar mo-
torman with the Chicago City Railway company in 1909. He
was paid 20^ an hour and expected to work 80 hours a week.
Working out of the 77th Street Carbarn, Ferguson picked
on the Halsted line during most of his career.

Ferguson admits the discipline was quite strict those
first few years.

"One minute late and you were benched for a day," he
says.

"And you had to wear your whole uniform — or you'd be
called in."
He remembers that he was suspended for a day because he neglected to make a

stop at 103rd and Vincennes.
However, a disciplined life has apparently paid off. For with Ferguson, it's no
laceration to say he looks 20 years younger than he is.

His bronzed skin reflects the hours he spends tending a family garden on the
|uth Side. He boasts hibiscus as big as dinner plates.
Does Ferguson ever ride his old route?
"Yes," he says, but adds his favorite line now is the Dan Ryan rapid transit.

Ihn Ferguson, 94, was born in Belfast County Dowr
eland, and admits he still likes to don the colors fo
loccasional St. Patrick's Day parade.

[bhn Ferguson -- a tr»l
I y pilot for 41 years

\ spiffy trolley in its day, we called them sedans."
l^rguson (right) and his conductor, Charles Austin,
I the Howard loop on the Clark-Wentworth line. "The
l94 was one of 100 streetcars bought by CSL in 1929."

THE I
FAMILY41
LAWYER

by Will Bernard

Never Say Never

"Never cross the street without
looking."

"Never board a trolley while it
is moving."

"Never drive on the wrong side
of the road."

All of us have heard these words
of wisdom at one time or another.
They make good sense when they
come from safety experts, who are
accustomed to deal in broad gen-
erali/aiions.

1*1 r^ n

But it's a different story in the
courtroom. Courts, to do justice,
must deal with specific individuals
in specific situations. Courts deal
with exceptions and anomalies
and extenuating circumstances.
And courts hardly ever say never.

Here are a few reasons why;

Crossing the street without
looking was justifiable, one court
ruled, because the pedestrian was
relying on a green light.

Boarding a moving trolley was
all right, ruled another court, be-
cause the passenger got a come-
along vvave from the conductor.

Driving on the wrong side of
the road was permissible, ruled
another court, because the motor-
ist had to swerve to avoid hitting a
child.

One judge who said never — and
lived to regret it — was the famous
Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes. In a case
involving a truck-train collision.
Holmes held that a motorist who
comes to a blind crossing should
never proceed without first getting
out of his car and walking for-
ward to check the tracks.

This rule, he said with finality,
would settle the matter "once and
for all."

But the Holmes rule lasted less
than seven years. So many excep-
tions arose, poking holes in his
logic, that the Supreme Court fi-
nally had to throw it out.

The incident might well have
reminded a chastened Holmes of
a warning he himself had once
voiced against overconfidence.

"We have been cocksure," he
had said, "of many things that
were not so."

An American Bar Association
public service feature.

^PTEMBER, 1975

m^ mmm mmi

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

CTA SECURITY -

Well, it looks like I'm the new reporter on
this beat. My name's FRANK PICKETT
Jr. and if you send me your story, I'll make
sure it gets in Transit News. ..Congratula-
tions are in order for Chief BILLY BUT-
LER who completed his course in crime
prevention, and Lieutenant ROBERT MC-
ELROY who completed a course in bomb
and arson control. . . We welcome back to
the West Unit R. FERGUSON and R. SMITH
who completed their basic law enforce-
ment course at Lisle university. Lisle, 111.
..On Saturday, Aug. 9, Mrs. SHOPIE BOS-
LEY, the wife of Patrolman TOMMY BOS-
LEY, gave a lovely backyard bar-b-que.
Among those present were Sergeant W.
TALBERT and his pretty wife, BEVERLY,
and Patrolmen R. HAWKINS and F. ROB-
INSON, of the 77th Street Unit.. .Vacation-
ing during the month of July and August
were Chief BILLY BUTLER, Sergeant
PAUL WALLACE of the office, and J.
(Little Joe Lewis) CONNORS of the South
Section Unit. .. Patrolmen W. McKENZIE
and T. BOSLEY received commendations
from the Oak Park Police Department for
their outstanding work in reporting a bur-
glary taking place in a drug store near
Lake and Harlem. McKenzie and Bosley
alerted the police by car radio and then
gave chase to the suspect. . . Lieutenant
SAM RINI, who is in charge of the Youth
Division, will have his hands full now that
the schools have re-opened. Last year,
with the help of Chief BILLY BUTLER and
a tact team of four plainclothes patrolmen,
vandalism dropped 30 per cent. ..New home
owners in the department who are trying
to escape from the highlights of the big
city are Sergeant WILLIAM TALBERT and
Patrolman JOHN HIGENS. . . Sergeant G.
EVANS is doing a wonderful job as our
public relations officer. He is always
"Johnny on the spot" when an incident oc-
curs...Patrolman of the Month for August
was awarded to MICHAEL CONSENTTNO,
a native of Chicago's South Side, who was
chosen for his neatness and alertness. Of-
ficer Consentino came to the department
on Sept. 20, 1970, and has worked as a
patrolman on the South Section elevated
lines. Ho has received two commendations
from passengers for his neatness and
courtesy in helping people on the Jackson
Park line. Good luck, Mike, and keep up
the good work. . . I would like to wish a
speedy recovery to my wife, FANNIE.

DATACENTER -

CimgratiUations to ATIS and MARCO MAK-

STENIEKS on the birth of their second

son, SCOTT THOMAS, on Aug. 8. Atis is
a systems analyst in the Administration
and Planning Section.. .MARION SUTHER-
LAND, of our Keypunch Section, was home
for three weeks with torn tendons and lig-
aments, the result of a fall on July 5. To
balance that "bad luck" with some "good
luck", she won $1,000 in the Grand Slam
lottery... The Datacenter staff extends get
well wishes to PAUL KOLE who is re-
cuperating nicely from surgery. Hope to
see you back soon!

ELECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

This is certainly an interesting time of the
year for your news reporter. Talking to
you guys and writing about your vacation
fun gives me great enjoyment. I am look-
ing forward to hearing from JACK PILIP
who is on vacation in Florida; JIM REIDY
who is vacationing in Ireland, and Big LOU
GONZALEZ who is vacationing on a dude
ranch in Oolorado...I'll have to get down to
Florida to see what all the excitement is
about. It seems like every vacation season
we lose a dozen or so of our signalmen to
the "sun-kissed" place. ROBERT AL-
BRECHT and his wife, BARBRA, and their
two children, BOBBY and ANGIE, just
succumbed to two weeks of that Florida
vacationitis. Before they were able to
control themselves they had \'isited St.
Petersburg beach (bet you never heard of
that one) and Disney World, including its
popular space ride. Bob said his wife
helped out a lot with the driving...Signal-
men RON BEDOE, WAYNE ALBRECHT
and JOHN GAY assisted a CTA passenger
at the Morse Avenue station who had fal-
len onto the "L" tracks and injured his
head. Their quick thinking turned what
could have been a possible death into a
minor accident. It's a credit to them and
the Signal Department. . .Our "one-year-
older" club is getting very popular around
here. We have guys waiting all year to get
into this privileged organization. Con-
gratulations and happy birthday to our new
members: JIMMIE NESBITT, Aug. 29;
RUSS SCHAEFFER, Aug. 28; VIC ZAS-
TERA, Aug. 15, and JOE ROMBOUT, Aug.
28. ..Signal Foreman VIC ZASTERA has
made the big move. His office has been
relocated at Harlem-Lake where the ac-
commodations are too nice to print in a
company magazine. But would you believe
that Vic's heart is still down on State and
Van Buren? There must be something to
that old saying, "You can't teach an old
dog new tricks." Come on, Vic, live it up.
..TOMMIE LOWERY is replacing STEVE
ZELLNER who is on vacation; DON HAW-

KINS is replacing Tommie Lowery. BOI
ALBRECHT is replacing Don Hawkins
HENRY MURRY is replacing Bob Albrecht
WAYNE ALBRECHT is replacing DOt
COOTS who is on vacation. DAVE BAT-
TERSON is also on vacation and being re-
placed by JOHN LONG for whom there i:
no replacement (take that however yoi
want). FRANK HALPER is being replacet
by a helper who has a helper who is goinj
on vacation. EARL BELL will be spendinj
a few days at 58th Street to look over th('
new equipment, and of course someom
must replace him. The only one remain-
ing calm through all this confusion is TEI
WASHINGTON who refuses to move. This
was the South Side roster for the month o
August. If anyone from anywhere can un-
derstand this, please help. Who said va-
cation time was fun time... Our man ir
Washington, D.C., and points east for twc
weeks has been Signalman DONALD HAW-
KINS. He and his lovely wife, JACKIEl'
with their two daughters, DONNA anc
DARLENE, took to the highway for a bit o:
sightseeing in the D.C. area. Don said,
"Our nation's Capitol is a sight to behold.'
It must be great, the guy is still singing
"America the Beautiful." . .Signal Main-.'
tainer ELIJAH WILSON traded his tool'
pouch for a rifle as he spent two weeks
with his army reserve unit in Fort Leon-
ard Wood, Mo. This was no vacation, be-
cause of the extensive training in the class
room and in the field, where Staff Ser-|
geant Wilson, if you please, graduated as a
hard pushing drill instructor. Elijah was
awarded a diploma and that coveted "Smo-;
key the Bear" hat. Congratulations are iDI
order, and you other guys had better watch|
out; this man knows how to shout.. .Signal^
Helpers HARRY BARENDREGT and MIKE||'
PEDERSOLI and their wives, JOAN andi
SUE, had an enjoyable vacation at Cass^
Lake, Minn. After getting over the initiali
shock of losing a wheel from the boat's
trailer while traveling at 55 m.p.h., ev-
erything went smoothly. Fishing and eat-
ing fish three times a day was too much
for Mike. He claims to have caught a 50

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIII Number 9

Published (or employees ond retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direc-
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CTA TRANSIT NEWS

)und walleye which was the catch of the
'eek. Harry said it was the biggest fish
J ever saw but by the time they left the
|)or fish had shrunk to 5i pounds... ROB-
RT ALBRECHT, the pm man at 95th, has
und out that keeping in shape can also
ive you money on gas. He rides his 10-
jeed bicycle to work every day. This guy
les not know his own strength. He rides
at thing every morning, hitches it to a
)St, grabs his tools and trots off down the
ack...Big DAN MORIARTY is now home
om the hospital, and is his daughter ever
ad to see him. All the fellows miss you,
,o..JDENNIS DOBBYN spent four days of a
3II earned vacation with his family at a
;tle place called Fish Lake near LaPorte,
d. The outing was enjoyed very much by
,'eryone. Dennis thought the name of the
iace was strange as he couldn't find any
sh in the lake. No fish, just another les-
iD, Dennis.

)REST GLEN -

s school time again so be on the alert.
/ery passenger pays our salary. Re-
ember, you were young once and you
dn't appreciate standing on the corner
,d being passed by for no reason.. .Oper-
or CHRIST PANTOS and his lovely wife,
RGINIA, spent some of their vacation at
^ national railroad convention in Dayton,
iiio. Here's a man who is quite a model
41road buff. In fact any railroad fan
iiould pay a visit to Pantos' home and see

€W PENSIONERS

'JCILIA CULLEN, Ticket Agent,
■orth Section, Emp. 9-19-43
,.MES HENRY, Laborer,
[aterials Management, Emp. 12-6-48
3BERT KELLEY, Operator,
orth Avenue, Emp. 9-2-42
AYMOND LaFAIRE, Switchman,
Duth Section, Emp. 8-21-45
!\NIEL LEAHY, Operator,
everly, Emp. 4-7-43
'lESTER PIELUSZYNSKI, Operator,
rcher, Emp. 3-13-43
'XLIAM SCHNEIDER, Operator,
.orth Park, Emp. 7-28-48
AtHUR SMITH, Trackman H,
lant Maintenance, Emp. 10-9-41
DWARD ZIENTARA, Operator,
orth Park, Emp. 6-6-43

ISABILfTY RETIREMENTS

aUL BROTT, Bus & Truck Mechanic,
auth Shops, Emp. 7-3-47
HARLES JONES, Collector,
jrcher, Emp. 2-12-52
(j'AL WOZNIAK, Ticket Agent,
jest Section, Emp. 7-1-61

the beautiful layout he has constructed.
The old boy has been working on it for
years. Yes, it's all complete with his
little engineer's hat which he puts on while
demonstrating. .Jietired Operator ROCKY
MALTESE paid us a visit. He's looking
very good. At present he's sporting a Van
Dyke beard. He ought to use a little "color
back" on it 'cause it's snow white!. .BILL
ROWAN, our fine instructor, spent his va-
cation in the North Woods. BQl loves that
part of the country. His fishing has im-
proved also; suppose he's talking to the
fish now?.. ALICE GIRARD, the wife of
Clerk SAM GIRARD, has been seen stand-
ing out on Higgins waiting for a bus lately.
Sam says she needs to get out more often.
..Former Operator GEORGE HAAK, who
worked out of Forest Glen for a number of
years but retired from Keeler Garage, just
came back from Florida with quite a tan.
He has been on pension for three years.
He says he has to stay young because his
wife is younger than he is. Well, 1 think
he's doing a good job of it. . .Supervisor
BILL LANE just turned 52 Aug. 29. Happy
birthday. Bill!. .Sorry to report that Box
Puller DAN MANZO had to spend some
time in the hospital. He's home doing
fine at present. All of us wish you the
best, Danny. . . Box Puller JOSEPH T.
GIUNTA is a grandfather once more and
very happy about it, because it's a little
girl this time. He says now they have
three boys and a beautiful baby girl. ..Re-
tired Operator JESCHKE and his wife are
touring the northeast coast and Canada.
Each year they take off on a very nice trip.
..News from the repair department comes
from Foreman JOYCE who says his lovely
wife is expecting. Well, at Joyce's age he
didn't say what his wife is expecting, but
we will all wait and see. . .Operator Mc-
CORMACK helped capture a couple of
purse snatchers recently on his route.
Congratulations for bringing credit upon
our ranks...Supervisor ELLIS recently got
his feet sunburned while playing golf in
Colorado. He must have been playing
barefoot..Jietired Operator WALLY WAR-
NER is looking great and says hello to all
his old buddies...l understand MIKE GAL-
VIN is doing fine since he retired. Come
on down and pay us a visit, Mike... ED
BURNITZ reports he has his first grand-
child, a baby boy named MARK HARRIS...
Operator PETE KUTCHEN was visited by
his brother, GEORGE, and his wife, JULIA,
from Hawaii. ..Did you fellows notice the
Van Dyke beard Board Member DelCONTE
is sporting? ..ART WHITFIELD'S wife's
name is GRACE, but Art has been calling
her Gracie. The lovely Mrs. doesn't go
for it. Watch out. Art, don't call me
Gracie anymore!. .On the evening of July
19, Retired Operator RALPH GROAT and
his wife, RUTH, went to their son's home
expecting to do their first babysitting
chore. But they were in for a surprise, as
a retirement party was being held for
Ralph attended by 50 friends and his fam-
ily. A good time was had by all, thanks to

the efforts of his sons and dau^ters. He
received enough booze in gifts to stock his
bar for quite some time. Anyway, Ralph,
we all know now where to go for a drink...
As of this writing. Loader JOHN MAHNKE
is on vacation, part of which was a honey-
do one. But he and his wife, RUTH, did
get away for a week visiting relatives and
friends in Saline County in Southern Illi-
nois, and in the St. Louis area. During
his vacation he had a triple celebration —
his 34th anniversary with CTA, Aug. 20;
his birthday, Aug. 22 (age 49?), and his
19th wedding anniversary, Sept. 1. Last
but not least, his mustache is one year old.
Leave it to John to put everything close
together... Summer is now drawing to a
fast close so let's pick up on some of your
trips. ..Note to repair department: in a
very short time I'll have placed in your
office a Transit News box. So, fellows,
please make use of it. If you have news
before the box is installed, turn it in to
your foreman, JOYCE. ..Our pensioners do
get around. Received a letter from Pen-
sioner JOHN HECH who said that he and
his wife took an eight-day Caribbean
cruise. After returning home they went to
Mt. Home, Ark., for two weeks and then to
Connecticut for two weeks. Earlier this
year they went on a trip to the Orient.
John says hello to all his friends at CTA...
Use your credit union — it is a fine place to
save.

KEDZIE -

I want to start my column by congratulat-
ing our No. 1 man at Kedzie, Operator J.
RICHARDSON, who took his pension Aug.
1 but didn't let me know. Richardson, we
all wish you and your lovely wife many,
many years of happiness in your retired
life. ..Our Softball team was in the playoffs
and lost to 69th Street Garage, but watch
out next year! Now our basketball team is
getting started, so all you operators who
can play the game sign up...l had Retired
Operator BERLIN on my bus and we talked
mostly about the old days. He asked about
Retired Operators L. MARKOWITZ and A.
DOMFNICK. I told him I haven't heard
from Markowitz, but I did talk to Dominick
and he's doing fine. He loves working in
his garden. Dominick says "this is the
life." . . My buddy. Operator GUY DiMEO,
will be joining the ranks of the retired in
about two months. 1 know he'll enjoy it.
His lovely wife, DORA, won't have a dull
moment around the house with Guy home...
Your reporter and his family had their
first family picnic in 22 years. It was just
great. The weatherman was good to us as
we had a beautiful day. Now if no one
leaves town, we'll have another one next
year. ..I talked to Retired Superintendent
M. HARRINGTON and his wife, and we are
making our plans to go to Sun City, Ariz.,
to see everyone again. 1 must say that
everyone in Arizona is just great — that
warm and friendly feeling can't be beat...

'^fPTEMBER, 1975

To all the operators and their wives who
are celebrating anniversaries this month,
happy anniversary and best wishes for
many, many more. ..To all the operators
having a birthday this month, happy birth-
day...To all the operators who are on the
sick list, we wish you a speedy recovery
and hope to see you back on the job soon...
Congratulations to Operator JOHN and
PATRICIA HOPKINS who became the proud
parents of a baby boy, JOHN PATRICK,
born Aug, 16 weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces.
Mother and baby are doing fine. ..Your
credit union is always ready to serve you.
By the same token, you should be willing
to help your credit union. Save a little
each payday and in this way you can help
another operator in need.

GENERAL OFFICE (Safety) -

Toa baseball buff like MARY PAT BOYLE,
E.R.A. means earned run average. Mary
Pat, the eight-year old daughter of TOM
BOYLE, manager of safety, plays for the

Service anniversaries in Septemb(

Edgebrook-Sauganash Sox and is pictured
"leeing-off for her team in a "T-Ball"
game held at ThiUens Stadium. The Edge-
brook league consists of 24 teams.

(Insurance & Pensions) ■

Our sincere sympathy is extended to the
family of Pensioner ANN (X)LD1NG who
passed away on July 31. ..We were glad to
see JUDY JOHNSON and ANNIE LOVE
back at work after their successful minor
surgery. ..TllEO SCOTT and her husband,
EDMUND, and their son, EDDIE, spent a
two-week vacation visiting Six Flags in St.
Louis, with a couple of days at the Wis-
consin Dolls. She said they had a wonder-
ful trip.

(Medical) -

Belated birthday greetings are extended lo
REC.INA DAREN, Aug. 1, and DIANE PEC-
ORARO, July 28. Diane and her husband,
JOSEPH, who works al Skokle Shop, went
on vacation recently, spending their time
In parts of Wisconsin, ..II was good to see
Or. G. II. IRWn< again. He paid us a visit
and said he Is now spending summers in
Pennsylvania and winters In Florida. His
appearance was the same as when he re-

A. Lathouwers,

Payroll Accounting

tired — he never gets old, . . Dr. ILLA T.
ROMAN and his family spent their vacation
out East where it was really hot. They
visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia,
the historic city of brotherly love... Dr.
GEORGE B. SILER and his family spent
their vacation in Beloit, Wis. . . Dr.
STEPHEN MOSNY flew up to Boston for a
two-week vacation to visit with his daugh-
ter and grandchildren. We extend our
sympathy to Dr. Mosny and his family in the
recent loss of his wife. Also, to HARRY
SOREGHEN, medical technician, in the
death of his mother.

(Treasury) -

The welcome mat was extended to CHAR-
LIE ABT who returned to work after an
Illness, and we're sure glad to see him
back. Now we can get our paychecks early
in the morning. Stay well, Charlie! ..KAY
CORCORAN spent her two-week vacation
in and around Chicago, taking short trips
here and there.

(Personnel) -

JOE O'SULLIVAN stopped in to see his old
buddies in Personnel Development and
Public Safety. Joe is in town for a few
weeks visiting his son, JOHN, who re-
cently purchased a home in Evergreen
Park. Joe retired last year and he doesn't
look any the worse for wear. Must be all
those hours spent on the golf course in
Mesa, Ariz. ..BILL
and MARIE CLINE's
family is growing.
ELIZABETH ANN
was born on April 30
weighing 6 pounds
12 ounces at Gott-
lieb Memorial hos-
pital. She has a big
sister, KATHLEEN,
who is now \\ years
old. Keep up the
good work. Bill, and
maybe the next one
will be a boy. ..ART
HUBACZ of Public
Safety and his wife.

^®P

- — .^

£l,lob<Ml, />„„ C/.n.

BERNICE, were in-

W. J. Thomas,
Schedules

A. M. Kasman,

North Park

35 years

H. E. Bason, North Park

A. J. Fiorito, TABEC

J. N. Knopf, North Avenue

W. Lohse, District D

J. A. Metke, Archer

P. J. MInogue, Maintenance

A. P. Schalk, Kedzie

J. L. Sojka, South Section

J. G. Winters, Archer

30 years

N. Azzarello, West Section
T. A. Byrnes, North Avenue
F. R. Calpin, South Section
J. Degnan, Archer
I. F. DiPiero, Skokie Shop
J. F. Fehlhaber, Electrical
F. A. Hanzlik, Beverly
J. G. Herron, Forest Glen
E. M. MIcek, North Park
L. J. Monkus, Forest Glen
J. I. Newman, South Shops
W. A. Witkus, Forest Glen
W. Wittstock, 69th Street

25 years

R. J. Barrett, Skokie Shop

E. A. Brach, South Shops

J. Cross, Racine Mainf. Term.
H. Dickerson, 98th Maint. Term.
C. Ferrante, Utility
J. V. Fllarski, North Park

F. P. Gallagher, North Park
E. C. Kennedy, Skokie Shop

S. Kudelka, Mechanical Maint.
H. F. Laws, District A
J. M. Marek, North Park

G. A. Olsen, Skokie Shop
W. A. Potterson, 77th Street
L. M. Poe, South Shops

R. E. Reed, 52nd Street

J. A. Shanahan, 61st Maint. Term.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS\

Ited to have lunch with Governor Dan
talker on Aug. 10 in conjunction with
'eterans day at the Illinois State Fair in
Ipringfield, 111. ..JIM TRETTON is re-
luperating nicely now and would like to
liank all those wonderful people who sent
im get well cards and best wishes. He
opes to be back on the job real soon. . .
;ATHY FABRY, Public Safety, and her
usband, RICH, material coordinator at
kokie Shop, made their summer a little
appier. They just purchased a 1975 me-
mic silver Ford Elite. Now they can en-
jy riding around in the summer breeze in
jtyle. . . IRVIN HARRIS and his wife,
.OUISE, were very proud when their 14-
ear-old daughter, MICHELLE, was se-
dated as one of 22 finalists in the "Miss
ight On" contest sponsored by "Right On"
;en magazine. Michelle was selected out
f over 7,500 entrants, and if she wins
he'll fly to Los Angeles to meet the re-
prding stars of her choice and appear on
|ie TV show "Soul Train.".. On Aug. 15,
iie CTA Technical Institute held its final
vent, a luncheon at the M&M Club in the
[erchandise Mart. BERNIE FORD, rep-
esenting the Chairman's Office, was
resent to award certificates to those who
ad attended the institute. When the pres-
ntations were completed, the members of
lie institute made a presentation of their
wn as a token of their appreciation for
le time and effort put into the institute by
oordinators BARBARA COLWELL.TONY
ORCIC and MARIO McMANUS. Pictured
:e AUDREY OLIVER (third from left) of

e Denver Regional Transportation Au-
ority presenting a dozen long-stemmed
d roses to Barbara (far left) and record
bums to (from left) Tony and Mario,
angratulations on a job well done!

DRTH AVENUE -

e at North Avenue are a team dedicated
keeping the fleet rolling, and It Is al-
lys with pleasure that we welcome back
embers who have been off sick. Such
'Blcomes are extended to Superintendent
ARD CHAMBERLAIN, who underwent
rgery, and Operator ALBERT LOWERY,
•10 was hospitalized. FERN METTLER,
p wife of Operator KENNETH C. METT-
ER, Is also out of the hospital. . . Our

deepest sympathy Is extended to the fam-
ily of Switchboard Operator LOUIS DRAPP
who died Aug. 2, and to Collector JAMES
SMITH In the death of his mother. ..Our
lone visitor during the month was Pen-
sioner RALPH KUGELARD. . . Birthday
congratulations are in order for Clerks
MENASHA DALLAL and AL RHODE, Su-
perintendent CHAMBERLAIN, and the
daughter of Assistant Superintendent MIKE
LACRIOLA, CHRISTINE ENGSTROM...The
old welcome mat Is out to our new em-
ployees of the month— H. GONZALEZ, C.
OVERSTREET, J. CRESPO and L. BIN-
FORD.. .The pleasant voice over the ter-
minal phone at Pulaski and Peterson, that
of EDDIE CHAPLESKI, was missing for a
few weeks. It seems that Eddie packed up
his wife, LOUISE, his daughter, and grand-
daughter, and made a tour of the southwest
to Mississippi to visit Pensioner WOOD-
RICK. ..The solem-
nity of the occasion
at the Fellcian Con-
vent on Aug. 3 found
MARIANNE RUD-
DLE, the daughter
of Repairman JOHN
RUDDLE, and his
wife, ELAINE, re-
ceiving her white
veil to become Sis-
ter Elizabeth Marie. s...er £i.-«t.A«orie
She wUl continue her studies In Lodl, N.J.
. . Get-well wishes go out to Operator
WAYNE WARDLOW, who Is recuperating
In Franklin Boulevard Community hospital
after an automobile accldent...See you next
time In print.

NORTH PARK -

JUDITH ANN KNIGHT, the daughter of Op-
erator WILLIAM and ELKENA KNIGHT,
was married to STEVAN BONADORE on
Saturday, Aug. 16 at Hauge Lutheran
church. The reception was held In the
church basement and was attended by 300
guests, with a family reception held later
at Sweden Manor attended by 100 guests...
ARTURA VELDEZ Jr., the son of Operator
ARTURA VELDEZ Sr., was Inducted Into
the U.S. Army and Is receiving his basic
training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He
wlU be going to college part-time while in
service and will be studying wildlife con-
servation...Clerk RALPH BRANDISE, who
Is associated with the Grand-Elm AMC
Jeep Inc. of 6940 W. Grand Avenue, Chi-
cago, will help anyone Interested in making
a deal on a new or used AMC vehicle.
Give him a buz at 622-9244. . .Operators
FRANK CARDELLA, CARL GUSE, FRANK
TINDLE, GEORGE SADLICKI and JIM
MORRIS enjoyed a week's fishing retreat
at Antikwa, Lake Ontario, Canada. The
results were very gratifying and a large
catch was shared by all. ..Operator LEROY
CARR took 16 boy scouts up to Mirror
Lake, Wis., for advancement and safety

canoe courses. Also on the agenda was a
duck ride, a visit to Circus World at Bar-
aboo, the Tommy Bartlett Water Show,
and an Indian ceremonial dance. It wound
up with a 50-mlle hike around the bluffs of
Devils Lake. . . Day
Instructor GENE
BRACK became a
grandfather for the
first time when his
daughter, EUGENIA
LAMCH, and her
husband, STEWART,
became parents of a
son named EUGENE
JOHN, born April 12
at St. Joseph's hos-
pital weighing 6
£„,.„, jo(.n L=n,c(, pounds 10 ounces.

Congratulations ! ..JOAN STEINBERG, the
daughter of Operator SEYMOUR STEIN-
BERG, was graduated from Mayfalr Junior
college. She'll attend Northeastern uni-
versity this fall. Seymour also reports
that his daughter, ROSLYN, has joined the
CTA as a clerk-typist in the Data Center...
Pensioner WILLIAM STEINSPRING re-
ports that his granddaughter, DAVTO DIESI,
was awarded a certificate and $75 at the
Civic opera building and an evening on the
town with her family In a recent art and
poster contest where she won first prize...
Pensioner AL REMACK and his wife,
DOROTHY, are on the go again. On the
agenda was a trip to Door County, Wis.,
and then home. The next trip was to the
Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkan-
sas to look for the little gems, with no luck
reported. The finale was a stopover at
Shavraee State Park In Illinois. ..Pensioner
ROBERT CIESLA reports that he is feeling
fine and sends his regards to his many
friends. . . Superintendent MELVIN LINK
and his wife, ELSIE, celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary at the Chateau
Louise, hosted by their children. Mel's
son, ERNIE, who Is a SP4 serving In the
U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, N.C., was a
surprise guest at the party.. .Repairman
ART MERTSKY and his wife, BARBARA,
became parents of their first child when a
daughter named DAWN MARIE was born on
Aug. 4 at Loyola Medical Center In May-
wood, 111., weighing 4 pounds 3 ounces...
Our sympathy and condolences are extend-
ed to Operator CHARLES SAUER and his
family in the loss of his beloved mother,
Mrs. BERTINA SAUER.

LIMITS -

Greetings! Your on the case reporter
here with just a little news this time. . .
Pensioner BOB COLLUM, along with his
wife and sister, spent three weeks trav-
eling 6,000 miles through Canada and the
west. They spent a day at the Calgary
Stampede In Alberta and went through the
Canadian Rockies to Bariff and Lake
Louise. They visited relatives in Van-

pPTEMBER, 1975

couver and had a wonderful time sight-
seeing. Taking a ferry to Vancouver Is-
land, they made connections with relatives
from Spokane, Wash., who were vacationing
there. Oysters they picked off the shore
after the tide went out were roasted for
quite a treat. After Victoria and the beau-
tiful Butcharts Gardens, they came home
through Washingtoft, Idaho and Montana,
stopping at Yellowstone Park...Now let's
hear from a few more guys and gals about
their vacations. They don't have to be as
extensive as the CoUum's to be news-
worthy.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Routes & Systems) -
With a tear in our eye, we said goodbye to
EVELYN MARTIN, who has moved up the
ladder of success to typist in the Insurance
and Pensions Department. Her cheerful
attitude and willingness to help will be
sorely missed. At the same time, our
summer employee, MARY BETH O'CON-
NOR, resigned to go back to school. Al-
though we wish the best of luck to both of
them, we suffered a double loss. ..Bon voy-
age to BOB VANCE, who just left for a
three-week vacation in Europe. We will
certainly be envious when we get postcards
from him from such places as Paris, Lon-
don, Zurich, Dijon and Geneva, We won't
wish him a good time because where he
goes he always has a good time. ..Summer
festivities were in full swing when the en-
tire Routes/Systems section was invited to
FRANK O'DOWD's home for a bartjecue.
Baseball, volleyball, ping pong and other
games of physical and mental skills were
provided for entertainment. Frank has
such an enormous backyard that the Chi-
cago Bears could use it as their football
field. HARRY and DANNY HIRSCH won
first prize in the trivia quiz, but doesn't it
seem convenient that the Ixiss won? What
do you say Frank? Thanks, Frank, for
showing us a good time.. .Another year has
passed in the Hves of JILL LINNE and
BOB VANCE. Happy birthday. ..Only one
baseball game is left for our sluggers,
FRANK O'DOWD, HARRY HIRSCH, TOM
PRENDERGAST and MIKE GROVAK, to
win. Since they will win, their final rec-
ord win be 4-6. Not bad for the first year.

(Schedules) -

The department extends its deepest sym-
pathy to Director W.W. WORCESTER upon
the death of his mother. ..ED JOYCE is
back to work after a short stay in the hos-
pital. Keep well, Ed..JOE SABOL is now
home recuperating. Hurry back, Joe!..
WILUE SCOTT and his wife flew to Hawaii
to celebrate their 25th wedding anniver-
sary. Congratulations and many more
happy years together... Pensioners LeROY
DLIT'mN, JOE DcGRAZIA, ARVTN KREU-
TZKH, BILL DEVERELIX and GEORGE
JOHANNES paid us a visit and all look
very good. . . Mr. :uid Mrs. WALTER

THOMAS celebrated their 35th wedding
anniversary on Aug. 10. Congratulations
and here's hoping you have many more
happy years togeth-
er. . . JUNE COLE-
MAN, the daughter of
Traffic Checker

VERNON COLE-

MAN, was graduated
from Southern Illi-
nois university in
Carliondale. Her

major was journa-
lism. Congratula-
tions! June Colrmon

(Passenger Controls) -

We welcome WITOLD GIERSZEWSKI as
transit planning engineer in our section.
He previously worked for Simpson Elec-
tric. We look forward to a mutually bene-
ficial associatton...STEVE WOLGEMUTH
went to P. J. Hoffmaster State Park in
Michigan for a bit of camping, suiming and
swimming. .. BOB ALDWORTH just came
back from his vacation in New Buffalo,
Mich., where he tried out his new camera.
Everyone is expecting some fantastic pho-
tos. Bob, so don't disappoint us.

- "Xoi^ patina & ^CH<i<l ^vf-i^eii

SOUTH SECTION -

Our South Section has reason to boast and
stick out its chest with pride this month.
First, our Division 308 Softball team ended
the season as co-champions and went into
the playoffs. On Aug. 3 they played Kedzie
Depot and lost 13 to 7, but they went down
swinging. We congratulate them and
Manager-Coach JOE RAYBURN on a job
well done. . .Ashland Terminal beat their
complaint/commendation par by having
more commendations than complaints.
They also won the safety award for the
second quarter and Aug. 14 was a big day
for Ashland. All day long we had two
lovely hostesses serving coffee, rolls,
doughnuts and lemonade. Presentation of
the safety plaque was made to Superin-
tendent STAN CHRIST by General Admin-
istration Manager JOHN AURAND and
Director of Transportation Personnel
CARL GIBES. Also in attendance were
Manager of Safety THOMAS BOYLE and
many other guests. A huge crowd was
present and prizes were raffled off. Con-
ductor TERRENCE ATKINSON won first
prize — two bikes. Second prize was won
by Towerman DA\1D DAVTSIEY— a tape re-
corder. Conductor FRANK SMITH won a
picnic set, and Conductor JAMES MOSS
won a night on the town at the Martinique/
Drury Lane Theatre. Also presented with
recognition awards for their good per-
formance were Molorman ROBERT JOHN-
SON and Conductor STAN ZIELINSKI. All
in all, it was a big day for Ashland Ter-
minal. .. Yard Foreman JAMIE MORRIS
sent a card from Florida saying he's
having a super vacation down there. . .

Heard that Retired Superintendent JO,
TVRDIK, who lives in Oakland, Ark., w£,
in the hospital recently for an operatic
but is now home recuperating and shou]
be back to his favorite pastime — fishing-
in September. .. Our gals are going gre;
guns— IVORY GRAHAM is our first gi,
to qualify as towerwoman. Congratula
tions. Ivory. ..We were all saddened to hea
about the death of Carpenter JEMMI
ALLEN. He always had a smile on hi
face. Our sincere condolences to his fair
ily...Back to work off the injured list i
Switchman JODIE RAND, and we're sun
glad to see him back at his post. ..We wer
on vacation and missed Retired Supervise
DON MURPHY and his wife, GEN, whe
they stopped in Chicago on their way I
Omaha, Neb., to see their son and his fam
ily. The Murphys live in New Port Richej
Fla. Sorry to have missed your visit, Dc
and Gen...On the sick list at this writiB
are Conductor STEPHEN BEARD, Yar
Foremen JOSEPH PUGH and GREGOR
WILLIAMS. May you all have a quick re
turn to good health. ..Our sincere sym
pathy goes out to Agent VENETIA HELI:
in the recent loss of her father, and to hi{
grandson, RAY HELM; to Motormaj'
CHARLES LLOYD in the loss of his father
and to Conductor JOHN NE ELAND in th
loss of his father. ..Motorman ED O'HAR,^
had a great vacation in California wher
he took in all the sights of Los Angelesl
He especially enjoyed the Lion Countr
Safari where you drive through and all th
animals are loose and the lions are roani|
ing around. . .Congratulations to ROBER'i
DESVIGNES, former South Section superij
intendent, who was appointed recently U
superintendent, administrative training^
training service. All of us are very proirj
of Robert. ..Retirej
^^Mjj^MMMH Conductor PAULanj
^^Ej^^^^H SADIE wrotj

^HjH^^^^^^I me the lettej

flf^ ^^^S^^B from Lompoc, CaK
M^x jpl^'^ T:'iiey said the air i

Lj^. ' ^ so fresh and clean

» *^ ^ .' . .i ■ you don't need aij
1 conditioning. The'j
" keep busy all th'i
time with the dlfi
ferent senior citizeL

Pou/ e»id Sodi* Docor '

clubs they have,
joined and swimming. Sadie has a beauti-
ful flower garden. In fact she won a blui
ribbon recently for a single flower displa;
of her fuschia... Passenger commendation:
are still pouring in for our South Siders^
Conductor KNOX REEVES is fast becomint)
our most popular winner of the most com^
mendations. This is the fourth one in tj
year for his clear and distinct announce^
ments. Also receiving commendations^
were: Conductor ELREE JONES for hei
clear announcements and courteous man-
ner, and Conductor PERRY TURNER foi
his helpful manner in explaining to a pasij
senger how to report the loss of an articlei
Keep up the good work, . . Superintendenlj
STAN and RUTH CHRIST had a wonderful)

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

lacation in California where they visited
,os Angeles and San Francisco. They
lode the cable car and the new BART
lystem in Frisco, went to Disneyland, and
b Yosemite National Park. ..Retired Con-
uctor JOHN SEERY who was in the hos-
ital after breaking his wrists in an ac-
(ident is home now and recuperating
icely...Hey everyone — life is great. En-
ay it!

UNT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

"his will be a shorty news report. Sorry
bout that, but no one is bringing in news,
et's make it a big one next month. I'll
e ready and waiting for all your news
■ems. ..DANIEL ALBERTS was born Aug.
weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces. The
roud parents are Mr. and Mrs. DANNY
iLBERTS. Danny is a steamfitter. Con-
ratulations to you both... I just have to get
1 another congratulations to our FRANK
iONTEFALCO. Frank, who is a machin-
)t leader in the Steel Fabrication shop,
scelved the record Employee Suggestion
Ian award for designing and building a
)ol to reface screw threads on car hoists,
'e are all very proud of you, Frank. . .
on't forget to bring in your news items —
U be waiting.

- patHie Sua

EST SECTION (Agents) -

i! Now that the agents pick is completed,
/eryone has put away the Excedrin and
anquilizers. Thanks to Assignment
gent McPHEE who, with the help of Agent
ipervisor KAREN DOMINO, did a fine job

running the pick.. .We extend our sym-
ithy to FAY CAPRIO in the loss of her
isband..J\NN CINCETTI spent a few days

rest in Passavant hospital to bring down
;r blood pressure. We are happy to re-
>rt she is now at home. MYRTLE APITZ

at home nursing a broken ankle. We
ipe to see both ladies back on the job
^ry soon. ..Agent Supervisor KENNETH
ROWN spent his two-week vacation flx-
g up and puttering about his new home in
arengo, 111. It was a labor of love and we
ish him and his family a lifetime of hap-
ness in their new home. ..HELEN CHRIS-
•^ER has returned from her vacation in
•orida where she visited her parents. She
•ought mom and dad back with her, and
iw she will play hostess to them. Helen
id a birthday on Aug. 4. Her son married

lovely lady with two children and made
3len an instant grandma. She loves it!..
ERRY LOMAX has returned to her job in
e assignment office after a long illness,
elcome back, we missed you!. .MARGE
id SAM STIPATI are back from their va-

tion. They had a marvelous time in
^autiful Hawaii and enjoyed a stopover in
In Francisco on the return trip.. .MARY
KlLAGHER is visiting in Ireland as we
yite this. We hear that she has extended

her vacation to include a visit to Rome.
Lucky lady!. .EILEEN CARMODY is also
enjoying a vacation in the Emerald Isle...
ELEANOR HASBROUCK and her two
granddaughters enjoyed a bit of farm life
when they visited relatives over the week-
end in Galena, 111. . .GENEVIEVE RUSIN
found a briefcase on her way to work one
evening. She checked the contents tor
identification and called the owner to re-
port her find. The papers enclosed were
valuable so, to show his great appreciation
to CJen, the gentleman presented her with a
check and forwarded a letter of com-
mendation for her to the Mart. ..Once more
I am appealing to all of you to send in
some news. We need your cooperation,
pretty please! ..Your co-reporter, MARY
WKTED, is about ready for a take-off to
Fun City — Las Vegas, Nev. We wish her
luck. ..Keep smiling!

- -JHai^ TVcxUd & f *. VMUiK

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -

Did you ever hear that old song, "The Big
Noise from Winnetka"? Whatever they
meant by that big noise from Winnetka, I
can't explain. But it's nothing compared to
the noise we're hearing at the Skokie Shop
office these days. What with the jackham-
mers, electric drills and saws going full

speed, it's enough to jangle your nerves
and jar your teeth loose. But we've been
waiting a long time for this work to be
done. So we'll be patient until the re-
modeling work is completed and everyone
is in their proper place. To LEO LIZAK
and his crew, full speed ahead, but leave
the torpedoes out of it.. .Several weeks ago
it was moving day for Technical Services
as they moved up to the mezzanine in the
Paint Shop. TOM LYONS, Technical Ser-
vices, went away on his vacation the week
before and missed all the fun that goes
with moving. Production Supply Control's
moving day is yet to come, but by the time
you read this, they wUl be nicely settled
in their new offices in the old upholstery
room on the first floor in the Paint Shop.
So to all of you, lots of luck in your new
offices. . . Vacation time is still in full
swing, but we haven't been receiving too
many reports on how and where you spent
your vacations. BOB FLOWERS, termi-
nals, spent part of his vacation at Six
Flags in St. Louis, Mo., with his family
and enjoyed a ride in the famous Arch...
GENEVIEVE BERG, General Office, en-
joyed a relaxing vacation with her family
up in Door County, Wis...ALYCE MAY,
General Office, and her husband, ED, re-
tired Skokie Shop employee, returned
safely from sunny California. Alyce told
us how they enjoyed the trip to the West

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

ROBERT AKINS, 83, North Section,

Emp. 5-9-44, Died 6-30-75
JAMES ALLEN, 49, Plant Maint.,

Emp. 5-14-47, Died 8-13-75
ARTHUR BATES, 68, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-10-34, Died 7-5-75
MICHAEL BAZAL, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-13-18, Died 7-3-75
GEORGE BETTERMAN, 81, North Sec,

Emp. 1-7-13, Died 8-4-75
ANDREW BISCHAK, 57, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-20-47, Died 7-1-75
LAWRENCE BRAGULLA, 76, Kedzie,

Emp. 1-31-27, Died 5-25-75
RAYMOND BUFKA, 74, Archer,

Emp. 2-19-29, Died 7-18-75
MAURICE CAMPBELL, 69, North Sec,

Emp. 1-27-48, Died 7-17-75
CHARLES CATINO, 69, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 4-5-37, Died 7-1-75
EDWIN DAHLQUIST, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 9-24-23, Died 7-21-75
SAM DANK, 72, West Section,

Emp. 8-13-48, Died 7-8-75
PAUL DENNEHY, 71, Utility,

Emp. 7-2-28, Died 7-19-75
DALE EICH, 63, South Shops,

Emp. 12-4-46, Died 7-18-75
ROBERT FULLERTON, 85, Devon,

Emp. 10-7-13, Died 7-29-75
ANNA GOLDING, 62, Insurance,

Emp. 11-17-43, Died 7-31-75
COPSIE HAL, 66, North Section,

Emp. 4-17-49, Died 6-30-75

JOSEPH HOLCZL, 79, West Shops,

Emp. 1-11-29, Died 7-15-75
WILLIAM HUFFMAN, 81, Forest Glen,

Emp. 4-21-25, Died 7-21-75
ARTHUR KURTH, 87, Lawndale,

Emp. 10-19-16, Died 7-18-75
ALEXANDER LANG, 79, Limits,

Emp. 5-16-43, Died 7-25-75
CHARLES MARSHALL, 64, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-14-47, Died 8-8-75
WILLIAM MAY, 98, Burnside,

Emp. 4-1-07, Died 7-22-75
JOHN MULLNER, 85, Devon,

Emp. 6-11-13, Died 7-8-75
JOSEPH O'CONNOR, 63, South Section,

Emp. 8-22-41, Died 7-10-75
EDWARD PALEN, 70, North Park,

Emp. 10-1-42, Died 7-6-75
EDWARD PARDELL, 76, Electrical,

Emp, 5-2-22, Died 7-3-75
BERNARD PYZIK, 66, West Section,

Emp. 11-20-45, Died 7-22-75
MACK ROBINSON, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-19-44, Died 7-23-75
DONALD SMITH, 67, North Section,

Emp. 11-20-45, Died 7-15-75
WALDO STARR, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-3-30, Died 7-26-75
HOWARD WEST, 80, South Shops,

Emp. 6-16-45, Died 7-16-75
WILLIAM WHELEHAN, 66, District C,

Emp. 11-10-36, Died 7-8-75
JOSEPH WINTERS, 91, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 8-3-23, Died 7-12-75

EPTEMBER, 1975

Coast and to Oregon where they visited
with their daughter, KATHY, and her fam-
ily...We were all very happy to welcome
back ED BLICHARZ and GEORGE MI-
CHAUD, both of Production Supply Control,
and RAY BRZECZEK, terminals, who were
on our sick list for a long time. It's real
great having all of you back with us, and
we sincerely hope you will stay on the
healthy side for a long time. .JAN BRODA,
Paint Shop, and his lovely wife, ADRI-
EKNE, arrived back safely after a most
enjoyable trip to Poland, Jan's native land,
Jan said they had a wonderful time. Jan
was back home only a short while when he
received the sad news that his father had
passed away. Our heartfelt sympathy is
extended to both of you...BOB BUERGER,
carpenter, is proud to announce that his
daughter, KATHY, was second runner-up
in the Miss Buffalo Grove beauty pageant,
and received a $75.00 scholarship. Bob
is sporting a new Pacer automobile and
drove it around during his vacation to
break it in. One of the places he drove to
was the Illinois Railway Museum in Union,
111. He also had the opportunity to visit the
Freedom Train while it was in Chicago...
MARK DUNDOVICH's son, MARK Jr., is a
member of the Indians Little League base-
ball team and they're proud to announce
that they won first place in the American
League at Shabbona Park. They played a
championship game at Thillen's Stadium on
Aug. 16 against the winner of the National
League, and although they fought hard to
win, they lost the game and came in sec-
ond. Mark Jr. said, "We're going all the
way next year and be the first place team,"
Mark Sr. works in the Electrical Depart-
ment at Skokic.To FRANK VOJKOVICS,
electrical, and his lovely wife, PATTI,
we say a happy third wedding anniversary.
Now they only have 47 to go to celebrate
their golden anniversary. . . To all of our
new electrical worker apprentices, the
best of luck. They are: GERRY POR-
CARO, RON TUCEK, PAT KENNY', WAL-
TER BROWN, BRUCE VENHUIZEN, RAY
HEGART^-, JOE MASELLA, BOB JANA-
SEK and DAN HART... We were really
hoping to have made a better showing in
the news department this month, but we
didn't succeed too well. So how about
socking it to us next month, and help us
have the longest column in the Transit
News. See you next month!

(Rait Terminals) -

Congratulations to Pensioner GUV and
MARY COLUMBO
who celebrated their
50th wedding anni-
versary on Aug. S.
C;uy and Mary, who
now reside In Tcm-
pe, Ariz., were here
visiting their chil-
dren and were feted
at a surprise anni-
versary parly given
by them at the Casa

Royale Banquet Hall in Des Plaines, 111.
Guy, who retired in July 1970 after more
than 39 years of service, was a car re-
pairman at Wilson Terminal.

- "mcfK, •»eH<lni:i4M & Pat »3«<?Cf

(South Shops) -

Congratttlations to Mr. and Mrs. TONY
GRIMALDI, Area 312, on the engagement
of their son, SAM, to ROSELENA SPIZ-
ZIRRI. Roselena is a 1975 graduate of

Rldgewood High school and Sam attends
Triton college and plans to attend medical
school after graduation. Congratulations!
..It seems a few of our fellow workers
have been taking trips out west this sum-
mer. CARL LIDZBINSKI vacationed for
fovtr weeks in the San Francisco-Oakland
area and San Diego. ..RICH ZAJAC spent
most of his vacation in Norwalk, Cal., with
a few little side trips to Palm Springs, San
Diego and Busch Gardens in the San Fer-
nando Valley. ..EDDIE OLESKY visited San
Diego and crossed the border into Tijuana.
..A warm welcome goes out to the latest
member of our bus shops crew. Machinist
ANTHONY BALLAY, who came to us from
77th Street Garage. ..My inside sources tell
me that JOHN DOPAK is really doing well
in his frisbee lessons. ..The Brake Depart-
ment's STANLEY GRZYWNA is not taking
a vacation this year until he feels that the
department can operate efficiently without
him... Machinist JOHN NEWMAN spent a
lovely two weeks in Montreal. ..Congratula-
tions to DAN ROBINSON on nailing down
the shop inspector's job that was recently
posted. ..Painter TOM TADEVIC and his
nephew, TOM STUBER, tell me that you
don't have to journey far to catch the big
fish. Tom reports that quite a few big
ones got away over at nearby Saganausky
Slough, but they managed to pidl in a nice
4 pound bass and a good catch of bluegills.
. . TOM CICIURA recently purchased a
summer cottage in Lake Delavan, Wis...
There are quite a few fellows on vacation
while I'm writing this column, so we'll
catch up on them in next month's issue...
Through my own personal experience and
that of a few other guys that I talked to, we

all agreed that a visit to the Americ'
Freedom Train was really inspiring and
patriotic event. So if you ever get the o
portunity to visit the Freedom Train, do
by all means. It's a great show piece
our nation's history and heritage. ..Mec
anic RAY PAUS' son, ROBERT, was ma
ried to PHY'LISS HARR on Aug. 2 at Fii
Prestiyterian church in Broadview. .. T
following staff sergeants attended dr
sergeant's school at Fort Leonard Woe
Mo., from July 12 through July 25: WAl;
TER KING, Area 318, ELIJAH WILSOi
electrician, and ERNEST JOHNSON, kii
348. This was the completion of a yean
course. The graduation ceremony w^jj
held on July 25 at which time the graduatjl
received their drill sergeant's hat;|
awards and diplomas. At the ceremonj^
Staff Sergeant ERNEST JOHNSON was t! \
recipient of the Commandant's Award, tl ^
highest award given from the Chica;,
area. ..At this time, we would like to e
tend our condolences to our co-reporte
JEANNE DIEHL, and DENNIS ROHE, An
318, in the death of their father, BI!
ROHE, Area 344, South Shops.

Seems like the Shops Softball team th
played in the CTA Softball League on Sm
days should take a look at the contracts
WALLY (Hands) FUELNER, JIM (E
FELTZ, and JEFF (K.O.) JANKUS. Tlie:
three play in the Dolton League and the
team went undefeated during the year ai
won their tournament. It was also learns
that they played the Shops team for bet
one Simday and took two games from ther
They couldn't have done all this withoi
Coach JOHN (Chooch) JANKUS. ..MARILY
HAYWARD and her crew just retume
from a ftm-filled trip to Orlando, Fl;
Marilyn said the trip was enjoyed t
everyone, especially to Disney World. ..Oi
condolences are extended to JERRY A^
DERSON, unit supervisor, garages, in tt
death of his wife, DOR THEA ...MARY GAP
RETT and her troops enjoyed a glorlof
week in beautiful Kentucky. Mary said tl:
best part of the trip was the fact that ther
were no bugs there. ..ED EVANS and hi
family spent a week up in Wisconsin. Fu
was had by all...A happy birthday is ej
tended to "Gramps" JUVINALL who cele
brated his 24th on Aug. 19.

^COMM VuU & ^autema 'SeuiM

77TH STREET -

Although the 1975 Softball season is ovei
the devoted team mates and co-worker
at 77th Street would like to thank KAR
FLEMING, for bringing a trophy to 771
Street, even though it was only third placi
for the first time in five years. We a:
hope Karl will manage our Softball teai
next year and bring home the first plac
trophy.

Clf^ TRANSIT NEWii

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RY INTERNATIONAL IN MOTION: CTA
'font and center at Rotary One of Chicago
August. Becouse Triloki Nath Kaul, Ambas-
isipdor from India was the speaker, Vad Malhotra,
feme right, was an honored guest. Malhotra
a distinguished visitor to CTA operations
described in Transit News article on Page 6.
i Pointing up the flag of India was Wallace D.
Johnson, second from left, CTA Board member,
jresident of Chicago's Rotary. Rotary member
John L. Aurond, manager of general adminis-
tration, was also on hand.

Public servants: Semi-finallsts in the
:ity's seventh annual Superior Public Service
Awards program attended a luncheon to re-
:eive their awards this summer. Pictured with
City of Chicago Public Works Commissioner
Marshall Suloway ore (from left) Bill Cline of
Personnel Development, Jennine Gerard of
nsurance, and Mary Boski who accepted the
iward for General Operations Manager George
Crombles who was out of the country.

'LANNING A TRIP -• in fact, 60 of them: The
irst volunteers for next month's Mass Transit
^olly tackled the job of routing Explorer Scouts
hroughout the city by bus and 'U.' They are
CTA's Rally co-chairmen (from left). District A
Assistant Superintendent Jim Ohse, Public
Affairs Special Projects Coordinator Bob
Heinlein, and Ironworker Barney Keller. To
|oin the Rally volunteer staff contact one of
he co-choirmen or write Tronsit News.

3RIENTATI0N IN TRANSIT: New students
It DePaul university receive orientation on
jetting to class (and elsewhere) via CTA.
Jetty Edwords, Public Affoirs, left, and
Eileen Neurauter, Customer Service, right,
:o-manage CTA's information booth at the
lowntown campus. CTA was invited in by the
iniversity administration which recognizes
>ne of main student requisites is commuting.
Carnival-like orientation bazaar was held in
)ePaul's social hall.

MISS MILLION^
TAKES HER TRIP:
When Jan Johnson,
22, called the Travel
nformotion Center
670-5000) she be-
:ame the millionth
:aller since the ,cen-
er opened July 30 of
ast year. A Loop
decretory, she called
o find out how to go
0 North Side
beauty salon. She is
pictured (with new
hairdo) boarding Joe
Montgomery's bus.

SBJEMBER. 1975

what's news

A cost-of-living pay boost of lOj cents an hour for CTA bus
drivers, "L"-3ubway motormen and craft union employes was an-
nounced Sept. 3, Altogether, approximately 12,000 CTA employes
are affected by the latest cost-of-living pay adjustments, which
are estimated to add $3,500,000 to the payroll on an annual basis.
With the latest cost-of-living increase, the top pay scale for
bus drivers (with two years experience) is $7,235 per hour.

- CTA -

Chicago's first balloon bus bun^jer. . . an "easy-out" rear door. ,
. a soothing chime instead of a grating buzzer. . . a handy grab
rail at the fare box. . . year- 'round automatic tengjerature con-
trol. . . and a brightly lit stairwell. These are among the new
features of the first of a fleet of new CTA buses that were in-
spected Sept. 4 by members of the Chicago Transit Board. Making
the inspection on the Merchandise Mart Plaza of the first of the
latest order of modem CTA buses were James R. Quinn, Vice-
Chairman, and Board members Ernie Banks, Wallace D. Johnson,
Lawrence G. Sucsy and Donald J. Walsh. Driving the bus was one
of CTA's first women operators, Ophelia Ellis. By the end of
the year, the CTA expects delivery of all of 6OO new buses
ordered from General Motors Corporation. The new modem buses
are to replace outmoded buses of up to 15 years old. Costing
i6k,2^0 each, the new buses are being acquired throiigh 80 per cent
funding by the federal government's Urban Mass Transportation
Administration and 20 per cent "local matching" funding by the
Illinois Department of Transportation.

- CTA -

A further improvement in the CTA's popular O'Hare Express bus
service reduces inbound travel time to Jefferson Park by five
minutes, and provides greater service in the cargo area of the
International Airport.

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jTA Computer Know-How Eliminates
fpdium — Helps People Get Job Done

Arline Datu

i'rogram yourself into this article. Because what
o\ are about to read is packed with some Itey
u;;hes. Data-day life in a computer center, you may
ii-\, is one long, endless tape. Not so.

iliere's more to the CTA Data Center than just
Oiputers. True, a lot of it has to do with storage of
ifrmation, facts, figures — DATA. But it's what is
of^ to these data that provides the key to the Cen-
3ii3 function.

,^A First

The CTA Data Center is the first kind of its sys-
3r in the American transportation industry," said
BJ representative Charles Marron at a recent sem-
[la on the Data Center. "Its work is more than just
tcing data. It also develops ways to use the infor-
laon to increase efficiency and productivity."

ccording to Manager John Hogan, this is what
laes CTA's Data Center unique among other com-
u(r centers and departments nationwide.

We're concerned with how you get the data, store
t, se it, and integrate it," he says.

hat the CTA Data Center is indeed a new and rare
wept is evident in that it is only a few years old. It
'a in 1973 that CTA hired John Hogan from Zenith

Radio Corporation, with the idea to expand the func-
tions of its computer. At the time, it was primarily
occupied with work from the Accounting Department.

Two New Systems

One of the first areas the computer's capabilities
were extended to was the Operations Department. A
couple of major "projects" were forthcoming from
this area. They are the Vehicle Maintenance System
and the Schedule Control System.

The Data Center, at present, funnels its energies
into work on five major projects. These include, in
addition to the two just mentioned, the Claims Sys-
tem, the Payroll and the Accounting Systems.

The Vehicle Maintenance System, says Hogan,
works to speed up maintenance and repair jobs on
buses by eliminating much of the paperwork pre-
viously needed.

Operation of the system involves video screens,
installed in each bus garage and at Operations Con-
trol, and the computer's memory bank. When a
garage foreman assigns the daily work, he uses the
video screen to call up information on what jobs need

Inside CTA's computer room: Mary Ann Bandur is a systems analyst,
Joe Gingras is a principal application analyst.

jTA TRANSIT NEWS To^reXT "'

OCTOBER, 1975

to be done and what repairmen are available. These
data are, of course, catalogued in the computer.

AssigTiments can thus be made in a matter of min-
utes instead of a couple of hours with the old way of
doing things, says Hogan.

Gives Accurate Estimates

Another aspect of the new system is that the time
to perform a specific job can be pre-determined by
computer so a foreman knows when a repairman will
be next available.

While this system hasn't yet been fully implemented
at all garages, says Hogan, its present operation at
77th Street and at North Avenue appears to be running
smoothly.

In a related area, the Schedules Control System
functions within the Operations Control Center to
facilitate the monitoring of buses.

To find out where a bus is, at what precise mo-
ment, and who the driver is, a controller goes to a
video screen where the proper key codes will produce
the information quickly. At tliis writing, there are
more than 500 buses computer-monitored. Monitor-
ing of the entire bus fleet under this system is ex-
pected within the next one to two years.

The functions of the Claims System, says Hogan,
is to eliminate the time-consuming forms which are
filled out whenever an accident occurs. Now, a bus
driver can file an accident report by punching the in-
formation directly into the computer.

Slices Red Tape

Computer know-how applied to the work from both
Accounting and Payroll has, since its implementation,
cut paperwork in half for both departments. Accord-
ing to Hogan, that's quite a bit of paper!

The accomplishments of the Data Center thus far
have been substantial. Yet Hogan admits, "We're
small compared with other company computer cen-
ters."

He says current staff totals 99, of whom 31 are in-
volved in programming and 20 in systems design/

The science of management is what Datacenter manager John Hc|n
believes is the primary discipline in his department.

development. Two years ago, when the Data Cer
first went into operation, staff numbered only hall
many.

Besides additional personnel. Data Center's gro
also involves the future acquisition of CTA's (|
computer. According to Hogan, CTA already has
small computers which handle the accounting jobs
well as the bus monitoring system. But the bull
Data Center's work goes through a main compu
rented from Statistical Tabulating Corporation.

Computers are indeed a vital part of the Data C
ter's operation, but Hogan emphasizes his deparlm
works within a much larger framework.

"Computers are not the main aspect of Uie D
Center. We look on our work as a managem
science. Our primary concern is with the acquisit
and management of information."

Continuing Story: More Lib For Lasses

Wanda Black has recently been in traininco
become the CTA's first woman station C|k
for bus operations. Her first assignment i t
the tVlorth Park garage. Wanda, 25, joined e
CTA as a bus driver last December. She ir^
the change to the clerk's job, she says, "to t
on the management ladder." Wanda lives, \li
her 7-yearold daughter, in South Shore, f
the picture, Wanda is shown discussing her i^
position with Superintendent Alex Johnsi

CTA TRANSIT WEI?

Safety Is Everybody's Job,

Including Top Management's,
Krambles Says

George Krambles

he CTA's stepped-up approach to greater safety,
'it-accelerated involvement of top management, was
utned to the National Safety Congress in Chicago
ecntly.

Borge Krambles, general operations manager,
3l(the transit session that the recently reorganized
afy set-up here could well be viewed as a model
orother public transportation systems throughout
be.ation.

Safety is an attitude that must permeate (CTA)
ro top to bottom," Krambles said.

'5afety consciousness begins when an employee is
ird, and is re-inforced at every step of his or her
evlopment and training," he continued. "Our goal
s prevent accidents by extending this concern to
nctnpass the employee, the passenger, and the
:en[-al public."

1] was to assure greater safety vigilance, Kram-
ilej reported, that the CTA recently established a

new safety department at the top management level.
This elevation of the CTA's safety efforts to a top-
management level, Krambles said, was initiated by
Milton Pikarsky, chairman of the Regional Transpor-
tation Authority, when he was chairman of CTA.

"With the creation of this new department, the CTA
management provided an ombudsman for the safety
functions with the autonomy and authority to audit and
prod all safety-related efforts," Krambles said.

Heading the CTA Safety Department is Thomas
Boyle who reports to General Administration Manager
John Aurand.

"At the CTA these days, Tom Boyle and his safety
staff are everywhere in the organization," said Kram-
bles, "and that's where they belong — looking into ev-
erything that is safety-related."

This new department is responsible for monitoring
safety performance in operations and establishing
standards for fire protection and industrial and pas-
senger safety. Among its many functions, the de-
partment reviews safety aspects of new construction
and new equipment.

"Within the industrial safety and fire prevention
areas, the department is concerned with all employ-
ees, ranging from maintenance and shop personnel to
urban transportation planners.

"As preventive measures, the department inspects
buildings, facilities and rights-of-way (often at odd
hours), and makes certain that all equipment conforms
to safe standards.

"With its review of equipment acquisitions and in-
ternal training programs, the safety department con-
tributes to a coordinated effort to keep a good safety
attitude prevalent throughout.

"And, by communicating with state and federal
regulatory agencies, the new safety department makes
certain that the CTA is meeting all standards and
regidations for full compliance with the laws."

Throughout the CTA's service area of Chicago and
36 adjacent suburbs, Krambles said the Chicago and
suburban police departments are doing "excellent
work" in providing individual security for transit
riders and operating personnel.

Krambles reported that the "impact of this con-
centrated effort by the Chicago and suburban police
departments has resulted in a dramatic decline — by as
much as half — in the number of incidents," which, he
said, has led in turn to "greater public confidence."

^COBER. 1975

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

CTA Mixed Bowling
League Catches On

THE CTA Wednesday night mixed bowling league is
really growing. Since opening its season on Sept. 24
at Diversey-River Bowl with only nine bowlers, they
now have a membership of 18.

The new league, a part of the CTA Sports Program,
was suggested by Ginny McGraw of General Adminis-
tration.

Officers of the newly formed bowling league are:
Tom Ramos, president; Sylvia Coleman, vice-presi-
dent, and Margaret Archer, secretary-treasurer.

Anyone interested in joining this league can con-
tact Tom or Margaret in Travel Information on Ext.
522, or Sylvia in Claims Law on Ext. 2173. Tom
states that there is room for two more teams.

New Look For

CTA Sports Program

THE CTA Sports Program has taken on a new look jd
format. As in the past, the program has h,;n
governed by a sports director who controlled le
activities. '

Under the new system of operation, each indivic^
sport will have its own co-ordinator who will overje
that particular sport. |

The managers of each team participating h/e
formed a coalition to assist the co-ordinator in pj-
moting the Sports Program. Tliis will tend to a\id
problems that have previously plagued the prograi^n
the past. I

Named as chairman of tlie newly formed managers
union was Homer Reed of North Park Garage. Naid
as vice-chairmen were Curtis Coleman, Kedzie i -
rage, and Robert James, Division 308. Al HenS|i,
69th Street Garage, was elected secretary, v;li
George West, General Office, as his assistant.

A tentative date of Nov. 17 has been set for ^e
opening of the 1975-76 basketball season. The '.fi
for the program has yet to be decided.

With the many employees eager to participate n
basketball, the player limit has been raised to a m -
imum of 20 men per team.

Top photo, left to right: Percy Passmore, Colette Szczepanek. Gene
Ross, Margaret Archer, John Roth and Rebecca Wilson. Bottom
photo, (eft to right: Colleen Caniano, Tom Ramos, Ginny McGraw,
Sylvia Coleman, Steve Legler and Debbie Wiseman.

Sylvia Coleman, left, gives a kick as she scores a strike, while Coll '
Caniano, right, seems to be happy just to keep the ball on the al •

CTA TRANSIT NE^^

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When The Buck Takes Over, 1
Sports Suffer I

By W. B. Wolfan :

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People once called it "character building."

[chances are that if anyone referred to that phrase
t(jay the ultra sophisticated would greet the statement
wh jeers. We have become accustomed to the TV
siirts star who gets thousands of dollars a week to
tlow passes and endorse cosmetics.

How many times do you hear a pro athlete say he
isDnly interested in how much money he will make in
|tt| playoffs ?

I, for one, simply re-
fie to buy that philosophy
irelationship to sports.
Crtainly there is no ath-
1^3 worth millions of
dilars, but that is the
w> it is, providing he
hr box office appeal.

Under this money for-
mla, truly great stars
li; Ruth and Gehrig
wild have commanded
eiugh money to own
thir own sports fran-
ctse. Imagine two hit-

tes, one with a .373 average and the other with
.35. . and one with 60 homers and the other 47 — all
imne season. Ruth and Gehrig accomplished that for
th Yankees. No owner could have paid them at to-
di's going rate.

There was also a day when a baseball rookie re-
cwed $400 per month and room and board to play in
th minors.

.n pro football, Bronko Nagurski was paid $6500
foone season by the Bears at the very height of his
CEeer.

'^=ay

That baseball rookie played for the simple joy of
playing. Nagurski, All American and all pro on ev-
erybody's football team, was a giant who played foot-
ball because he loved to play the game. It certainly
was not for money.

For Byron Whizzer White of the Supreme Court,
football and scholastic excellence brought prominence,
and for the man in the White House, football placed
his feet firmly on the road to the highest office in the
land. Ford and White both loved sports, and they still
do.

Corporate boardrooms are populated by those who
played football, basketball and other sports for other
reasons than purely monetary ones. Many earned
their educations that way.

The point is where does character building begin
and commercialization leave off?

Few people realize that Knute Rockne's success,
first as a player, then as a coach, was the end result
of years of untiring devotion to the game of football.

On the banquet circuit, Roekne stressed the bene-
fits of athletics, the rules of fair play and what was
expected from a young man in the way of sportsman-
ship. Roekne also said that a man who plays sports
the right way, remains true to himself all through life.

After all, games arejust games. There was a time
when the rule of thumb was automatic — play clean.
No longer — because of the dollar sign.

Many of the leaders of American military victories
won their first battles on the football field. One of the
great athletes of pre-World War II was Nile Kinnick
of Iowa. He gave his life on the battlefield.

Kinnick was the kind of young man who was a
shining example of what Americans called the cream
of the crop. He was an inspiration to all.

I still believe, as does Ohio State's Woody Hayes,
that college football is one of the last bastions for the
building of character.

This view probably is over-idealistic judging by
today's standards, but Woody Hayes said it and I be-
lieve him.

We need less and less monetary greed and more
dedication to ideals. Otherwise sports, as we have
known it, will deteriorate in the long run.

Dennis Murphy

Mart Bowling Team Improving

THE MART bowling team is trying very hard to put it all together this year and
win the championship of the City of Chicago's Bureau of Engineering Bowling
League. The CTA has been a member of this league for more than 25 years.

After finishing in the cellar for the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons, the Mart team
took an upswing to finish the 1974-75 season in sixth place. They have also shown
a marked improvement in their bowling this year, as each bowler strives to lower
his handicap.

Recently elected team captain for the 1975-76 season was Dennis Murphy of
Customer Service. Other Mart team members are: Timothy O'Rourke and Jesse
Jumper, Claims Law; Charles Drozda, Operations Planning; James Toolis, Pur-
chasing, and Mel Alexander, Public Affairs.

OfOBER, 1975

CTA Motivates Employee
Ideas With Traveling
Suggestion Bus

As appropriate to one of the world's largest public
transportation systems, the Chicago Transit Authority
has put its own employee suggestion system on wheels.

A red-white-and-blue Suggestion Bus, fitted with
displays and exhibits testifying to the value of em-
ployee ingenuify, has made pilot tours of several CTA
locations to motivate still more suggestions from
CTA's 13,000 employees for money-saving efficiencies
and revenue-building improvements.

The bus was also on display during the nationwide
convention of the National Association of Suggestion
Systems held in Chicago at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel.

"CTA feels that one of the functions of the up-
coming Bicentennial year should be to stimulate cre-
ative thought," says John L. Aurand, CTA Manager of
Administrative Services in explaining the bus's decor.

"After all," he continues, "it is the informed and
experienced ideas of U.S. citizens that enabled our
country to achieve such progress over its first 200
years and it is the practical suggestions of CTA em-
ployees that have made Chicago's public transporta-
tion the most admired in the nation."

The CTA Suggestion Bus is styled in the motif of
the specially-painted, specially-named CTA Bicen-
tennial buses and rapid transit cars that have been
gradually added to the CTA fleet since the autumn of
1974.

One of the principal functions of the CTA Suggestion
Bus is to educate employees in making the most prac-
tical suggestions.

One sector of the mobile exhibit, for example, in-
forms employees of those CTA developmental plans
that are already in motion so that thinking can be con-
centrated on projects which are feasible and duplica-
tion of existing programs can be avoided. Current
emphasis is stimulating ideas on energy conservation.

A cartoon display traces the process steps neces-
sary to evaluate and implement a suggestion.

Cheryl Scanlan. hostess, welcomes James
of the CTA board, to a preview of the new S

R. Quinn, Vice
uggestion Bus.

This year's Executive Decision Committee of the Employee Suggesfl
Plan posed for a record picture at their first meeting before apprdj
four cash awards totalling $630 for suggestions the CTA has sud-
fully implemented.

Craig Heatter, project manager for the Suggestion Bus, reviews incerjt
awards with Regina Daren, newly appointed member of the Execi'|i
Decision Committee of the Employee Suggestion Plan. I

CTA TRANSIT NE S

As
"^ack Team
(t Work On
IVorth-South

aJ/i

SyArline Datu

rhc formula for one three-and-a-half mile CTA
raid transit track renewal goes something like this:
56^00 feet of steel rail; 12,000 timber ties; 18,000
to:i of gravel ballast; about 40 men, lots of hard
jr(k and, hopefully, good weather.

'aken together, these diverse elements represent
I 3fty $2,000,000 operation — and one that is right
10' in progress on the North Side Track 1 from
lialrence to Howard.

■ legun in August, completion date for this, the
track renewal project in four years, is antic-

d sometime next summer, according to Wally
jajitke, superintendent of tracks and structures.

espite the expense, complete overhaul on CTA
xaks is necessary only once every 50 years, unlike
■o^lway renewal which occurs every 10.

enewal work involves removal of the used rails
UK ties and excavation of the old ballast. When the
lei rail is finally installed, it will have continuous
veed joints as opposed to the bolted joints in the
)lc-ail.

he bolted joints "made the clickety-clack sound
foueard," says Gaedtke. Continuous welding of the
*ai>, he explains, will eliminate that noise.
! verall, renewal work on the tracks is expected to
^\ CTA rapid transit passengers on the Howard and
•heEvanston Express lines a smoother ride. It will
lis cut down the amount of CTA maintenance on the
;ra|<s.

ubsequent to completion of Track 1, the adjacent
rr;k 2 from Lawrence to Howard will also undergo
reiwal work. Once work on Track 2 is completed, it
'Vil| mark the end to the renewal program on the
Noh Side main line tracks.

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"Our Town" opened at the Goodman Theatre too late for inclusion
in the regular monthly column of things-to-do. So we sent Arline
Datu of Transit News to opening night to bring you this first-hand
report, (see also page 81

Flashing camera lights and the glitter of evening
gowns heralded the premier night of the Goodman
Theatre's 50th season.

Launching off this season's offerings was Thornton
Wilder's Our Town, the story of living, dying, growing
up and getting married in a small town — Grover's
Corners, New Hampshire — in the early 1900s.

Perhaps one of Wilder's better known plays, it was
given a simple but effective rendering in the Goodman
production. A competent cast under the direction of
George Keathley, Ivanhoe Theatre's producing direc-
tor, worked well to set the play's leisurely, small
town pace.

Scenery is sparse, as the author planned, but one's
imagination is helped along by the admirable story-
teller like narration of Tony Mockus, a veteran of the
Goodman stage, in the role of Stage Manager.

Perhaps the play's only drawback was the poor
acoustics which occasionally made it difficult for
people in the back of the theatre to hear the dialog.
The child actors' voices especially were at times
completely lost.

With this exception, it's a relaxing, enjoyable play
which gets Wilder's timely message across nicely in
the last scene without being too maudlin or heavy
handed.

Our Town extends its run through Nov. 9 at the
Goodman with both matinee and evening performances.

SUNDAY li BARGAIN DAY ON THE CTA

SAVE MONEY --SAVE GAS

JOIN THE CTA CAR POOL HEADED

FOR YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE THEATRE

The Chicago Sun-Times has been using this ad as a
"plug" for CTA in its week-end movie pages. The
Chicago Tribune has also carried similar filler ma-
terial on its entertainment pages. The theme fits in
neatly with the success of the CTA Sunday bargain
fare and supertransfer — and with the November Chi-
cago Film Festival during which CTA movie trips will
be promoted.

XOBER. 1975

It's "Spotlight on Theatre" month in Chicago—a
time set aside to emphasize the city's live theatre.
Check box offices for mid-week discounts thru Nov 19.

We recommend "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
a surprisingly delightful musical adaptation of the
Shakespearean comedy which has been nominated for
four Jefferson awards. At the First Chicago Center.

• "AMERICAN BUFFALO" thru Nov 9, Goodman
Stage 2,1016 N. Dearborn. From $3.50; discounts for
students, seniors. 443-3800.

• "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," contempo-
rary musical version of Shakespeare's comedy by
Randolph TaUman and Steve Mackenroth, thru Nov.
The First Chicago Center, One First National Plaza,
Dearborn & Madison. CTA employees eligible for $1
discount, 732-4470.

• ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— Raiment for the
Lord's Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vest-
ments. Two hundred liturgical garments of the West-
ern Church dating from the twelfth thru twentieth cen-
turies. Loans gathered from public and private col-
lections in Europe, Mexico, and the United States.
Nov 15-Jan 18, Morton Wing. The Joseph Winter-
botham Collection, the annual exhibit of 35 European
paintings from the museum's permanent collection in-
cludes works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Gaugin,Van Gogh,
Miro, Magritte, and Picasso; Nov 8-Dec 7, A. Mont-
gomery Ward Gallery. Selected Landscape Prints,
One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Tokyo),
thru Nov 16, Gallery 114. Margaret Fisher, drawings
and watercolors by the Chicago artist, continuing.
Gallery 114. Photographs by Paul Berger, thru Nov
23, Gallery 106. Photographs by Aaron Slskind, a
one-man retrospective exhibition of approximately 60
photographs, thru Dec 7, Lacy Armour Gallery. Rob-
ert Natkin: Acrylics On Paper, recent work by the
Art Institute alumnus, now living in New York City,
continuing. Gallery 109. Edvard Munch, an exhibit of
lithographs, woodcuts and etchings commemorating
the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Nor-
wegian immigrants in America, continuing. Galleries
108 and 108A. Twentieth Century Japanese Prints,
Paintings and Ceramics, recent accessions included
in this selection of works by major artists from the
museum's permanent collection, continuing. Gallery
116. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat, 10-5; Thurs, 10-8:30 (free);
Sun & Thanksgiving Day, 12-5. Suggested fee: $1.50;
students, children, seniors: SOi;!; members free.
Michigan at Adams. 443-3500.

• AUDITORIUM THEATRE— Shawn Phillips (folk
rock) Nov 1 at 8. Dance Theatre of Harlem Nov 4-9;
from $3.50. Todd Rundgren (rock) Nov 11 at 8. Ed-
gar Winter (rock) Nov 12 at 8; from $5.50. Paul Si-
mon (folk rock) Nov 14 at 8:30; from $4.50. Leo Say-
er (rock) Nov 15 at 8. Los Angeles Philharmonic
with Zubin Mchta Nov 16 at 4; from $3.50. Dan Fol-
gclberg (folk) Nov 26 at 8:30; from $4.50. Frank Zap-
£a (rock) Nov 29, 30; from $4.50. 70 E. Congress
Pkwy. WA 2-2110.

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• "BARBARA NOW!" thru Nov 29, Playwrig's
Center, 110 W. Kinzie. $2.50; students, seni s,
$1.50. 664-0998.

• BLUE MAX NIGHTCLUB— Lola Falana, sinr,
thru Nov 8, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, River Rd. & Jii-
nedy Expy. Reservations. 696-1234.

• BODY POLITIC — "Goosebumps," continuing; f m
$3. "Tom Swift and His," continuing; $4.50. Dins-
fest Theatre Co. "Birthday Party," opens Nov '5.
2261 N. Lincoln. 871-3000.

• BRIDGE- VU THEATRE— Dick Haymes Nov '9,
New Kingston Trio Nov 21-23, Gordon MacRae ov
28-30. Dance band one hour before showtime. S.
30 West, Valparaiso, Ind. From $5.50. (219)462-0 3.

• CHICAGO CIVIC ORCHESTRA, KeesBakels, (i-
ductor; Chiu-Ling Lin, piano, Nov 21 at 8:15, Orcls-
tra HaU, 220 S. Michigan. From $2.50; studes,
seniors, $1. 427-7711. '

• CHICAGO ELECTRIC ODYSSEY. Unique se^i-
screen, multi-media entertainment showing Chica's
past, present and future: the Chicago Fire, helio
ter skyline views, fireworks, tourist spots, In-
marks. Adults $2, children $1.50. 266-0045.

• CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY— Block cutig
and printing demonstrated by Cheryl Ellis Nov 1 fin
1-4. The People of Chicago lecture series: "iw
Disasters Shaped Chicago," Nov 5 at 7:30, "The l')-
nomic Revolution: How Chicago Changed Into Ani-
dustrial City" Nov 19 at 7:30. American Issues F>
um film series: "The Bill of Rights in Acti<-,"
"Point of Order" Nov 9 at 2. American Issues Foita
exhibit: "A More Perfect Union: The American Ci-
emment," political history of Chicago and Washi;-
ton, Nov 22 thru Jan 5. FUms: "Packington, U.S.^,"
"The Stockyards," Nov 23 at 2. Mon-Sat, 9:30-40;
Sun, Hoi, 12:30-5:30. $1, children (6-17) 50^, seni^s
25i?, members free, Mon free. Clark at North. 61-
4600.

• CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY— Women's Y^
Exhibit from the Midwest Women's Historical Cl-
lection. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Or
cago Railroad Fair: 1948-49, model trains and 1 1-
terials on exhibit with special programs, NovlO-'-
"Karl Arnold, A Portrait of the Twenties — Polij
and Society in the Weimar Republic as Seen b a
Contemporary," (political cartoons), Nov 17-29. Cz
il Air Patrol exhibit Nov 17-Dec 2. "I Never Sig
For My Father." Equity Library Theatre perfonna-e
Nov 17, 18 at 12:15; Nov 17 at 6:30. Ivy Beard p'*
forms Scott Joplin Nov 22 at 12:15. 78 E. Washi^

CTA TRANSIT NB

pfth Anit Leppiks

'pings to do in the Chicago area

tci. 782-7396.

• CHILDREN'S EVENTS, West Town Branch Li-
bry. Turkey-time Theatre, Nov 18. Arts & Crafts
eth Mon from 3:30-5; Jugar y Apprender (play time)
eih Tues from 9:30-11; Story- Time each Fri, Sat at
1; After School Movie each Fri at 3:30; Double-
Fiture each Sat at 10:30. 1310 N. Milwaukee.

» DE PAUL UNIVERSITY Community Symphony
0;;hestra in concert, Nov 14 at 8:15, Orchestra Hall,
2; S. Michigan. Free tickets available from the
S(ool of Music. 321-8000.

• DIAMOND MEDAL AWARD EXHIBITION thru
Ni> 4, The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts,
1(2 N. Dearborn.

• "DIGNITY," Nov 6-Dec 7, Wisdom Bridge Thea-
tr, 1559 W. Howard. 743-6442.

•i IITH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FES-
Tl'AL. Afternoon and evening screenings of all 14
ccipetLtive categories with directors present, Nov 7-
2C| The Granada Theatre, 6427 N. Sheridan, and the
Bigraph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln. $2.50; seniors,
mnbers, $2. 644-3400.

• "FALLEN ANGELS," with Dorothy Lamour thru
N(, 16, Drury Lane South Theatre, 2500 W. Drury
Lie, Evergreen Park. From $3. PR 9-4000 or
Gi 2-8000.

• FILM CENTER of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Otn Screening of Midwest filmmaker's films, Nov 5.
Or. continuous show beginning at 5:30, 7. Special
Clsing Ni^t program to be announced, Nov 7. Ful-
le on Hall. Michigan at Adams. $1.25. 443-3737.
t; GOODMAN THEATRE 50th Anniversary Season.
Hmton Wilder's "Our Town" (a deceptively simple
tal of everyday life in Grover's Corners, New Hamp-
sh e, at the turn of the century) thru Nov 9. "Benito
Ceeno," Nov 20-Dec 21; "Mourning Becomes Elec-
tr;" Jan 8-Feb 8. "Bradleyville," Feb 19-March 21.
l^Cr Father's Failing." April 1-May 2. "The Devil's
Dingle," May 13-June 13. 200 S. Columbus Dr.
Pl>s open Thurs eve and run nightly except Mon;
milnees Thurs, Sun. Tickets for individual per-
foiiances available. 443-3800; groups 443-3820.

• "GODSPELL" opens Nov 11, Pheasant Run Play-
hove, Route 64 (North Ave) three mUes east of St.
Chrles. Chicago phone: 261-7943.

• !"HAY FEVER" with Barbara Rush thru Nov 30,
Dffy Lane East Theatre, McCormick Place, 23rd &
Laa Shore Dr. From $3. 791-6200.

t .INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW with entertain-
ine|t Nov 27-Dec 2. Nation's greatest saddle-bred

horses compete for "The International," for many
years considered the "Court of Last Appeal." Com-
petition will be in the following classes — Five Gaited,
Three Gaited, Five Harness Roadsters, Hackney
Ponies, Harness Ponies, Pleasure Horses, and Equi-
tation. Part of the International Live Stock Exposi-
tion, International Amphitheatre, 4300 S. Halsted.
Reserved seats from $3. Ticket price includes gen-
eral admission to exposition. 927-5580.

• LOGAN SQUARE LIBRARY FILMS (comedy) each
Wed at 2 thru Dec 17. Oldies such as W. C. Fields;
mostly talkies. Logan Square Branch Library, 3255
W. Altgeld. BE 5-5295.

• LUNCH- TIME CONCERTS on 2nd, 4th Tues in
Nov, Dec at 12:15. The First Chicago Center, One
First National Plaza, Madison & Dearborn. Veteran's
Day concert will be held on Mon, Nov 11. $2.50. 732-
3237.

• "MOTHER, I LOVE YOU," New Concept Theatre,
Sacred Heart Center, 7800 S. Aberdeen. From $3.
224-1900.

• "NORMAN, IS THAT YOU?" at the Drama Shel-
ter, 2020 N. Halsted. 549-6020.

• PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, Nov 1, 15 at 8:30,
Arena, International Amphitheatre, W. 43rd & S. Hal-
sted. 927-5580.

• ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY— Faculty Recital of
Operatic Arias from Rossi to Bernstein, Alice Dutch-
er, mezzo-soprano, Nov 3 at 7:30. Roosevelt Uni-
versity Symphony Orchestra, Nov 5 at 8. "The Merry
Wives of Windsor," presented by Roosevelt Univer-
sity Opera Theatre. Nov 20, 21 at 8. Chicago Mu-
sical College Faculty Baroque Ensemble. Nov 26 at 1,
Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall. "Dark of the Moon,"
Nov 14, 15, 19-21 at 8, Patrick O'Malley Workshop
Theatre. 430 S. Michigan. $2.50; students $1.50.
341-3555.

O SECOND CITY treats its audience to a CTA bus
ride in its revue, "Once More, With Fooling," The
"Happy Driver" scene is based on CTA bus driver
eleven Wardlow. Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun at 9; Fri,
Sat at 8:30, 11. 1616 N. Wells. From $3.25. Res-
ervations. 337-3992.

• "SNARK," thru Nov 9, Barry St. Loft Theatre,
656 W. Barry. $2.50; students, seniors $2. 271-3119.

• "THE AU PAIR MAN" thru Nov 16, Evanston
Theatre Co., Klngsley School Theatre, Greenbay &
McCormick, Evanston. From $6.50. 869-7278.

• "THE CARETAKER" thru Dec 20, Victory Gar-
dens Theatre, 3730 N. Clark. 549-5788.

• "THE GOODBYE PEOPLE," St. Nicholas Theatre
Co., opens Nov 12. Chicago Center for the Arts, Ful-
lerton & Racine.

• "THE LAND OF THE STAGE," Players Oe, Sun
at 2:30 thru Dec 31, Second City, 1616 N. Wells.
$1.50. 337-3992.

• "THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL," Nov 7,
8, 14, 15 at 8, DePaul University, SAC Pit, 2323 N.
Seminary. $2. 321-8000.

OCOBER. 1975

CTA, International

Much To Be Thankful For

By Elda Leal

On Nov. 26, 1784, President George Washington
proclaimed the first Thanksgiving Day as a national
holiday. Many years have passed by and the tradition
has been faithfully observed since.

Immigrants to this country adapt easily to this
celebration and enjoy it, too, though perhaps back in
their native countries a similar occasion was ob-
served at a different date such as Christmas Day or
the last day of the year. Nevertheless, religious
beliefs and gratefulness are gifts most human beings
possess and it would never hurt to celebrate Thanks-
giving twice a year.

Because 1 consider this to be a special celebration,
highly spiritual and religious, I would like to use the
space in this column to share with all CTAers a beau-
tiful essav that I keep in front of my typewriter. Many
times it has served me as "food for thought". Hope
you enjoy it and appreciate the wisdom of its wording.

DESIDERATA
Go placidly amid the noise and the
haste, and remember what peace tliere
may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull and
ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons.
They are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter. Al-
ways there will be greater and lesser
persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as
your plans. Keep interested in your
own career, however humble. It is a
real possession in the changing for-
tunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business
affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what vir-
tue there is. Many persons strive for
high ideals. Everywhere life is full of
heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign
affection.

Neither be cynical about love; for

in the face of
chantment, it i;

aridity and dis
perennial as

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of
youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield
you in sudden misfortune. But do not
distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be
gentle with yourself. You are a child
of the universe no less than the trees
and the stars. You have a right to be
here. And whether or not it is clear to
you, no doubt the universe is unfolding
as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God,
whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep
peace with your soul. Witli all its
sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it
is still a beautiful world.

Be careful.

Strive to be happy.

FROM SF.VENTI-ENTH-CENTliR^'
MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN A BAI-

Much To Be Thankful For

According to Jo.scphincl'::. Drozdowski, clerk typist
in the Engineering Department who came from Miasl-
ko, Koszalin in Northern Poland 11 years ago and who
still remembers with great affection and nostalgia her
dear native land, we have something else to be thank-
ful for. "Residents of this country," she says, "should
be grateful for their five-day work week."

Workers in Poland labor eight hours during week-

days and six hours on Saturdays. Children also ajn
school six days a week. So, unless you really lo:t
work, add to your "Thank You God" list the facihi
you have two full days off every week.

Josephine is a very capable and polite empLee
Her boss, John Chura, thinks very highly of her. 5h
came to work for CTA in April of this year and ei)y
her job very much.

She has kept her native language through contiiw
correspondence that she maintains with several oie
childhood friends and is planning to visit Polandes
year for the first time since she immigrated to hi
country. Most other relatives live in this countrini
in Russia.

Josephine Drozdowski

Josephine is an active member of the Polish la
tional Alliance and for the last three years has -'e
participating in tlie Polish Constitution Parade c.e
brated annually in early May. She is plannir t
further her business education and start atter n
evening school as of next January.

Polish Americans have been a great contribi o
to this country. There are many CTAers of this a
tional heritage and I am sure they must be very pu
of the special tribute CTA is paying to some of l-i
brave and outstanding men. For the benefit of tis
co-workers who for one reason or another are ncu
to date in some of the CTA programs I would lil '
pass on the following information. '

As part of the CTA's contribution to the Bicern
nial celebrations, two trains and a bus of the Spir <
'7G fleet, painted with the patriotic motifs in stripcc
blue, white and red, over a gray background, ^
been named after three great men of Polish desi
who bravely participated in the American Revolu'r
They are: Count Casimir Pulaski, Haym Saloo
(Polish-Jew) and General Thaddeus Kosciusko.

CTA TRANSIT NEf'

A CTA Suspense Sfory-.

I The Case Of The Brown Bag Jewels

Log

Thursday, Sept. 11, 1975

Streeterville Bus Route No. 157 — Run No. 917

Operator: Badge No. 5209

(Driver John Armstrong)

(Times Designated By 24 Hour Time System)

243 — A neatly dressed older man with two small

shopping bags boards bus in Canal street near

Union Station paying 35 cent shuttle fare.
^53 — Man with one shopping bag alights at Randolph

and Michigan.
304 — Bus arrives at north terminal at Chestnut and

Dewitt.
506 — Driver Armstrong finds small shopping bag on

seat upon checking bus for lost items. Places

bag near driver's seat.
10 — Leaves Chestnut and Dewitt for return to Union

Station.
15 — Telephone call received at CTA switchboard by

Mrs. Menetta Ferrari from a man saying he

had lost a small shopping bag on Streeterville

bus.

K /L-

116 — Mrs. Ferrari transfers call to Clerk George
Walker at Kedzie Bus Garage from which
Streeterville bus was dispatched.

118 — Informed by caller that shopping bag was "im-
portant." Clerk Walker referred the call to
Superintendent Elvin White.

li4~Superintendent White calls CTA Control Cen-
ter (in Merchandise Mart). Call received by
Controller Lino Alcaraz.

128 — Controller Alcaraz calls Supervisor Lemuel
i Collins at the Union Station to ask him to check
for lost shopping bags on Streeterville buses.

1332 — Driver Armstrong arrives at Union Station and
turns over the shopping bag to Supervisor Col-
lins.
1340 — Supervisor Collins calls District Superintend-
ent Ronald Mickels who, in turn, calls Fred
Limmel, Control Center Coordinator, to re-
port lost shopping bag recovered. Superin-
tendent Mickels instructed to bring shopping
bag immediately to the Transportation office in
the Mart.
1345 — Control Coordinator informs the caller about
the lost shopping bag and that bag has been
found and can be picked up in Room 7-187 in
Merchandise Mart.
1430 — Man arrives to claim shopping bag from Clerk
Helmut Stankevicius, who first, before showing
it to him, asked the man to describe the pack-
age. Satisfied with the identity. Clerk Stanke-
vicius then asked the man to sign for the re-
covered shopping bag.
The man then identified himself further as a buyer
for a well known jewelry firm.

He then pulled from the shopping bag three well-
bound packages, each about half the size of a shoe
box.

"We thought there was only one chance in a mil-
lion that these would be recovered," said the jeweler.
"I can't tell you what a great job all of you have done.
"All told, these three packages are worth $18,000,"
he explained. "One package contains $11,000 worth of
cut diamonds from Israel, and the other two packages
contain pearls from India worth a total of $7,000."

The neatly dressed man who had left the shopping
bag on the bus was a courier for the jewelry firm who
had picked up the packages at the U.S. Customs Ser-
vice at 610 S. Canal street.

How did it happen that he left the shopping bag with
the three packages on the bus?

"He was reading one of the Chicago newspapers,
but I don't know which one it was," said the jeweler.

The jeweler (with a prestige Loop firm) also said
this: "It was only through the extraordinary efforts
and quick action of CTA personnel that we were able
to recover the package that we felt we had an ex-
tremely limited chance of seeing again."

CTOBER, 1975

m^ m$m^ kj^w:

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORIT

ARCHER -

Our wishes for a speedy recovery are sent
to MYLES PINDAK and MILTON WRIGHT
who are on the sick list, and to Mrs. ANN
OGAR, the wife of Operator JOHN OGAR,
who is convalescing at home after a brief
stay in the hospital.. .Pensioner FRANK
MUCZYNSKI and his lovely wife, ANN,
celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary
on Aug. 19. Frank retired from Archer in
1963. Congratulations and best wishes for
many years of happiness to this wonderful
couple...Chief Clerk WILUAM HENDER-
SON spent a quiet vacation dreaming of the
days ahead when he will take his pension.
Clerk FRANK SCHMITZ returned from his
vacation with the pep of a 22-year old.
What gives, Frank?.. E. G. STUPAY re-
cently celebrated his 34th year with the
CSL and CTA. . .Operator WALTER GIB-
SON and his wife, MURIEL, took to the
road and toured the southland and they
visited Pensioner D. D. CONEY who is
making his home in McComb, Miss. ..I wish
to thank B. B. BURNS, C. BROWN, K. MC-
DONALD and R. MILLER for making JO-
SEPH FREEMAN'S retirement party a
success. . . A happy belated birthday to
BURTEL BURNS, Aug. 29. The fellows
surprised him with a cake and a few
goodies. ..Happy birthday to Operator E. C.
COX, Sept. 21, and to Mrs. MARION
WHITE, the wife of Superintendent J. C.
WHITE, Sept. 29. ..Our condolences to Op-
erator PRINCE PATTON in the passing of
his daughter, and to Pensioner CARL
SCHMOOK in the passing of his wife. ..Mr.
35th Street, Operator GEORGE BACHEL-
DER, retired on Aug. 1 after 33 years of
service. Good luck and best wishes on
your retirement, George.. . FRANK KU-
BICKI, tire center, has been in the sick
book for some time. We wish him a
speedy recovery. . .Word was sent to me
that Mrs. VIONETTA CLAYTON was quite
til. She is the wife of JOHN W. CLAYTON,
retired supervisor of District B. Retired
Supervisor JOHN SPOO visited the station
and was looking great.. .Instructor ROY
WILSON wishes to thank the line instruc-
tors for the great job they did this sum-
mer with the college students and appre-
ciates what they have donc.May each day
bring you happiness and peace.

DATACENTER -

The Dalacenter extends a hearty welcome
to Its new employees: BARB CAGNEY,
RON DAVIS, DON DEMPSEY, MARY De-
WOLF, MIKE FARINA, BOB GILMORE,
BOB KAPUT, WORTHETTA LASHLEY,
DAVE MULARSKI, PHIL PAKER, ROSLYN
STEINBERG, FLOYD THWEATT, CURT
WHIPPLE and LEO WHITE. . . CAROL

AGUIRRE, Computer Operations, has re-
turned from a trip to the national parks of
our northwest states. She and friends
toured Glacier Park, Mont., Grand Teton
and Yellowstone in Wyoming, Flaming
Gorge, Utah, ajid Jasper and Banff Parks
in Canada. Carol wishes CTA had a branch
office in Wyoming. . .JIM GRIFFIN, soft-
ware analyst, and his wife attended his 10
year class reunion from Harlan High
school at the Beverly Woods restaurant,
and reports he had a fabulous time. ..Key-
punch Operator LAURA PELZ and JACK
FONTANA were married on Sept. 6 at St.
Joan Birchman church in Logan Square.
The reception was held at Robert and Al-
len's Regency Inn. The bride wore an
ivory gown with cathedral length train and
the bridesmaids wore pastel pink. The
happy couple honeymooned at Nassau
Beach hotel on New Providence Island.
Laura has returned to work sporting a fan-
tastic tan. Congratulations!

CTA SECURITY -

EDWARD M. JORDAN, manager of Secu-
rity, commended Patrolmen J. LaFOL-
LETTE and R. SMITH for their outstand-
ing work in responding to a disturbance
call at Chicago and Pulaski, which led to
the arrest of two youths throwing bricks
through the windows of a bus and injuring
several passengers. . . Other department
commendations given during the month of
September were: Patrolmen A. COLLINS,
J. LEAHY and R. COSTLEY for their ap-
prehension of two burglars at WUson
Shops, and to Patrolman J. HIGENS and
Sergeant F. BARRETT of the South Unit,
in the apprehension of four youths vandal-
izing buses at Archer Garage. ..Patrolman
TIM O'MAHONEY and Sergeant WILLIAM
TALBERT are doing a very good job on
their night patrol assignment, under the
supervision of Superintendent JACK
SHEEHY, formerly of the Chicago Police
Department. . . StiU on the department's
sick list is Officer HARRY LAATSCH of
the North Side Unit. Everyone wishes him
a speedy recovery. Harry was the de-
partment's first aid instructor. . . Our
deepest sympathy is extended to the fam-
ily of Superintendent JACK SHEEHY who
recently lost his mother. , .Patrolman of
the month for September was Sergeant
BRUCE HENDERSHOT who was chosen for
his neat appearance and supervisory-
oriented ways. Sergeant Hendershot
started as a patrolman in January, 1970,
and was promoted to sergeant in 1975.
Sergeant Hendershot also received a com-
mendation from District C Supervisor
JOHN BURNS for his fine work in helping
remove sleepers at the Madison and Aus-

tin bus turnaround. Good luck, Bruce, a
keep up the good work...We welcome to t
department the following new officers, w
completed their basic law course at t
Police Training Institute in Champaig
111. Officers MILLER, THOMAS, LAMP
OUVIERI, FICKE, MOYZIS and MOONK
Officer Mooney was awarded the hi^e.
honors extended by the Police Traint
Institute. . . F.O.P. Lodge 89 held the!
monthly meeting on Sunday, Sept. 21
Among some of those present were: Preu
ident DANIEL MARTINIAK; Vice-Preside,
ANTHONY NOVAKOVICH; Sergeant FRE^
BARRETT, secretary; JOHN HIGEN
sergeant-at-arms, and Trustees TI
O'MAHONEY, AL SPRENGEL and PHIl!
LIP THOMAS, and your reporter, FRANt
PICKETT. . . The Crime Prevention Divi<
sion, a newly organized unit, has a maj
purpose to eliminate the opportunity fori!
crime before it happens. The unit will II
checking unsecured areas which have poet
lighting and no security devices. ..PatroJ
men ROBERT SMITH and FRANK PICW
ETT have just completed their course J
crime prevention at Lisle, III., and willli
working under the supervision of R. ij
GUEBE, BILL BUTLER and J. DONOHUl!

- "Ptaxi Pitkeit III.

ELECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -
STEVEN ZELLNER, after absorbing or-
month plus of vacation, still has a mlntl!
complaint. He had money left. Sorrf
Steve, I can' t help you. After all the tin!
you spent in Michigan with the Boy Scout:*
umpteen trips down to the Kankakee rlve]i
buying one house and selling anothe*
moving and all that, you should have hal
time to spend that money. Shame, shame'
..DAVE BATTERSON and his wife, PAT
just finished a week of vacation. The
took along their daughter, BONNIE, and^
friend. They did a lot of goofing off, ari
liked it.. JACK PILIP, who recently placei
himself at the mercy of that good ol.
Florida vacationland for three weeks, ha;
returned to Chicago. The center of all thi
goings on for Jack, his wife, JULIA, aD|

CTA TRANSIT NEWS W

Volume XXVIII Number KT

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicogo Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affoirs Deportment,

J. H, Smitli. DiredOfOf Publications

Robetl 0. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowchin, Ail Assistant
Distributed free of charge to all octiv^
and retired CTA employees. Annual Jub
sctiption price to others, $2.00. Addr«»j
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEW5f
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Ploxoi
Chicogo, Illinois 60654.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS^

JOINING THE
ranks of the re-
tired on Octo-

ED-

WARD SHI ELDS,
Utility, who hod
41 yeors of serv-
ice with CSL ond
CTA.

4EW PENSIONERS

HARLES CARLSON, Mail Clerk,
vdministrative Services, Emp, 8-25-37
tJORNTON CHERRY, Switchman,
jlest Section, Emp. 9-17-48
ARY CLEARY, Balance Clerk I,
.ceounting, Emp. 1-29-62
AROLD CURE, Collector,
7th Street, Emp. 5-17-54
iMUEL GLOVER, Machinist,
/est Shops, Emp. 6-20-45
3MINICK FASANO, Blacksmith,
kokie Shop, Emp. 4-27-45
UC LARSON, Analyst,
ransportation, Emp. 1-22-36
\YMOND McCUNTOCK, Bus Repairer,
,imits, Emp. 5-23-41
•:NNY PABISINSKI, Machinist,
outh Shops, Emp. 9-24-47
DLESLAW PRESZ, Carpenter A,
outh Shops, Emp. 10-11-45
AYMOND RAHN, Operator,
orth Avenue, Emp. 9-22-42
:)WARD SfflELDS, Service Truck Chauff.,
tUity, Emp. 3-13-34
.JHN STRZELECKl, Conductor,
'est Section, Emp. 12-5-42
'ILLIAM WALCOTT, Operator,
l7th Street, Emp. 3-15-45
:JTHER WALLACE, Operator,
7th Street, Emp. 2-27-47

IISABILITY RETIREMENTS

LISEO NIEVES, Operator,
orth Avenue, Emp. 3-21-57

tilr son was BrooksvUle. They ventured
i' enough to take in the sights at Homo-
£3sa Springs, Weeki Wachee Springs, and
ts ever popular Disney World. Jack, you
f ghten us when you go down there and en-
jf yourself for so long a time. We are
E'aid we might lose you one day to that
jar 'round sunshine place. .. Regretfully
' report the death of Ms. ALICE ROS-
Il/E. She is the aunt of Signal Helper
AT LOWDER. You have our prayers in
jkr hours of sorrow.. .Signal Helper CARL
S/IS is away on vacation. I just thought
JJ wanted to know why we have all the
Bee and quiet around here. Enjoy it
Wle you can — he wUl be back in two
v^eks. .. FRANK HALPER and his wife,
I'ROTHY, who often travel far and wide

during their vacation, vacationed closer to
home this year. They visited Starved Rock
State Park here in Illinois. This park as
you laiow is very rich in history, and Frank
has made a hobby of looking into Illinois
history, especially now during the Bicen-
tennial year. During his travel throughout
the state he found that while some of the
towns and villages are small and seeming-
ly incidental, they are very big when it
comes to historical significance. He said,
a trip through "our own back yard" could
be quite rewarding. Frank obtained a book
he said is loaded with information about
this land of Lincoln. The book gives the
origin and growth history of every town,
village and city in Illinois, and is highly
recommended reading. . . I just found an-
other group of fellows who have been
waiting in line to get into our year older
club. Time out to say happy birthday to
DAVE BARR, Sept. 2; FRANK HALPER,
Sept. 10; CLYDE YOUNT, Sept. 30; JOHN
WOULFE, Sept. 3; FON TOPOLINSKl,
Sept. 25; JOHN ODDO, Sept. 2; HOWARD
YOUNG, Sept. 15, and LEON WILSON,
Sept, l...We would like to welcome part of
the signal gang to the South Side while they
are in the process of replacing trans-
formers for our new signal equipment. We
would like to notify Signal Foreman PAT
STAUDT that we have no formal com-
plaints, but if he needs a shoulder to cry
on, we certainly understand..,Say, fellows,
how about us taking a ride (or walk) with
Big LOU GONZALEX, his wife, JEAN, and
their son, TODD (literally speaking of
course). They vacationed on a dude ranch,
Beaver Resort, near Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park in Colorado. Here at the ranch
they encountered a host of things that make
for an excellent family vacation. There
were nature tours on horseback or walk-
ing, square dancing, hay rides. Big Lou
said he and Jean were good on horses, but
Todd was much better and he rode his
horse in a rodeo contest where skill on
horseback riding is rewarded. Upon ar-
riving at the ranch every one has a horse
assigned to htm and that horse is yours for
your entire stay. Big Lou said the food
was out of this world. There were also
lectured auto tours to nearby Georgetown,
Granby and Rocky Mountain National Park.
Last but not least, Lou took Jean and Todd
on the Colorado River where they shot a
few rapids. I think Jean and Todd told Big
Lou he could have his river, in so many
words.. .Mother Nature is out there working
full time getting the fall colors up. And
are they ever beautiful. As you go for a
walk or drive this season through the for-
est preserves and national forests, do
yourself a favor — drive slowly and you'll
enjoy it more. Be careful with fires.

FOREST GLEN -

Operator CASIMIR DANEK and his lovely
wife, CELIA, just turned in their 25th

wedding anniversary on Sept. 14. His bride
is just as lovely as on the day they were
wed. By the way, Danek's parents will
celebrate 60 years of wedded bliss in
February, and his sister will celebrate
25 years in October. You can tell that this
is a family with love. Many more happy
years together, folks, and above all to your
fine parents. . . Speaking of wedding anni-
versaries. Operator ANDY KOSINSKl and
his lovely wife, OLGA, had their 35th on
Sept. 14. Andy was saying he would treat
his wife to dinner. He dropped the word
about going to the "Golden Arches", but we
know Andy is a big spender...CLlFFORD
LAST says the way to keep your wife hap-
py is to get her a car of her own. Now she
won't have to walk to and from the store.
Thanks, Last, it's better than those roller
skates you were talking about.. .Supervisor
CHARLES KUSCH was spotted the other
day with quite a different head cover. He
stated due to the Jewish holidays, he
couldn't talk about it. It did something for
him — but what? . . Operator CARL MI-
CHALKO and his wife and two children
went East for their vacation, and visited
their son-in-law who is in the navy. ..Pen-
sioner LOU SCHOENFELDT just turned
82 years young on Sept. 9, and he really
looks grand. He has been retired since
1958 and it's agreeing with hun...l under-
stand that WILLIE DIETZ hasn't been up
to par lately but is doing much better now.
Best wishes go out to all three Dietz
brothers...Saw Pensioner CARL REDEM-
SKE from North Avenue Garage who has
been taking life easy for the past \\ years.
This is the life he says. ..Loader COSTLEY
has made a standing invitation for a cook-
out at his home — but he's making it now
during the cold weather. I believe I am
getting the drift of his offer. . .Operator
WHITE spent a honey-do vacation getting
his home fixed for fall...Operator JOSEPH
MOTYKA and his Mrs, puUed their trailer
up and around the lake. I understand he's
a very poor fisherman, but what a pool
player. Look out fellows when he gets a
cue stick in his hands. , . EUGENE P.
ZWADLO from repairs left us on Sept. 20
going to the Signal and Interlocking De-
partment. Good luck, Eugene, in your new
position. . . Retired
~ Operator JOHN

KECK and his lovely
wife, PAULINE, are
to be known as the
traveling Kecks.
Since his retirement
last summer, all he
and his bride have
been doing is trav-
eling. They just re-

PoK/in. end John K„dk ° , / '

turned from the
Orient, and turned right around and went
to Canada. Now they are off to California.
John says they intend to see all the world
before settling down. You can tell by the
picture John is living it up with the beauti-
ful Mrs...Operator GEORGE KARRAS fin-
ished 30 years of service on Aug. 27.

CproeEfl, 7975

Those years went by fast, George says, but
he looks fine.

- T<J. /i. »e«i^

GENERAL OFFICE (Treasury) -

The welcome mat was extended to AR-
MANDO MARTINEZ who transferred as a
turnstile collector from ticket agent, and
Bus Operator WILLIE WHITAKER to token
clerk... Congratulations are in order for
JAYNE DICKINSON, typist, on the owner-
ship of a new home on the South Side; and
DAN RUGLIO, turnstile collector, who
purchased a home in Cicero. Good luck
and many days of happiness in your new
homes.

(Insurance & Pensions) -

Birthday greetings are being extended to
belly dancers, DEBORAH WISEMAN Sept.
14, and COLLEEN CANIANO Sept. 29. Who
knows, soon we may see them in Holly-
wood. Also a happy birthday to JUDY
JOHNSON on Sept. 29. Good to see you
back after a short stay in the hospital...
JEANINE GERARD, together with her
parents and aunt, drove to Nashville, Chat-
anooga, Gatlinburg, Smokey Mountains
National Park, Berea College and Mam-
moth Cave on their two-week vacation. She
said the scenery and weather was some-
thing to behold.

(Medical) -

Glad to hear that Dr. ARNOLD PECK has
an apartment in Marina City. Sure will be
convenient for the Medical Department
staff to visit and stay, if necessary, to be
on time for work the next morning. Still
waiting for that invitation. ..DIANE PECO-
RARO, clerk-typist, and her husband, JO-
SEPH, who works at Skokie Shop, spent
their second honeymoon at the Playboy
Club in Lake Geneva. Sure brings back
memories of those wedding days.

(Public Affairs) -

Well, it's sad news again. Our co-
reporter, EILEEN NEURAUTER, known to
theCTA gang as Murph, is back in the hos-
pital for surgery. We wish her a quick
recovery and a fast return to work. I won-
der what there is left in her yet to do?
How much more can you cut out?

KEDZIE -

Our need and support for all operators to
continue their efforts in keeping our acci-
dent record down has been good. We could
beat our own record for the third quarter
of the ISC and have coffee on management.
Let's all strive for this goal...T. J. HEF-
FERNAN, treasurer and manager of the
Kedzle credit union, and his lovely wife,
BEA, just returned from a vacation in Ire-
land and England. They said they enjoyed
London with its double-decker buses, and

Service
anniversaries
in October

40 years

W. H. Oquisf,

Transportation

G. J. Edwards,

Forest Glen

loved Ireland with all its laughter. Ted
brought one of the transfers back from
England, and anyone interested may see it
in the credit union office. ..Operator GUT
DiMEO and his lovely wife, DORA, cele-
brated their 39th wedding anniversary on
Sept. 5. Here's wishing them both many
more years of happiness.. . Instructor D.
EGGERSDORF and his lovely wife, AMY,
celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary
on Sept. 22. We all wish them many more.
..MELLISSA GRIMALDI, the granddaughter
of FRANK GRIMALDI, assistant day fore-
man at North Avenue Garage, had a birth-
day party on Sept. 21 which your reporter
attended. All the Grimaldi clan was there
and a good time was had by all. Here's
wishing Mellissa many more happy birth-
days...Pensioner T. MURPH\' and his wife,
CECILE, took a trip to Las Vegas where
they took in most of the shows and really
enjoyed themselves. ..Your reporter and his
wife visited Pensioner A. DOMINICK and
his wife, LEE, and their daughter, LENDA,
and had a nice time talking about Kedzie.
Dominick says hello to all his friends at
Kedzie. ..Pensioner A. LASK and his wife
were on my bus and both look beautiful.
They spend most of their time in Wiscon-
sin, and say hello to all at Kedzie. ..Our
deepest sympathy is extended to Super-
intendent E. WHITE and his wife in the
death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. ELLA
TAYLOR, who was laid to rest on Aug. 29
at Oakwood cemetery. ..To all our opera-
tors on the sick list we wish you a speedy
recovery and hope to see you back on the
job soon.. .To all the operators and their
wives who will be celebrating wedding an-
niversaries this month, we wish you many
more happy years together. . . To all who
are having a birthday, happy birthday...

35 years

W. H. Balk, North Section
J. J. Cichorski, Utility
W. C. Dunn, Electrical
R. J. Johnson, North Park

30 years

J. A. Aichinger, Kedzie

M. J. Andrzejewski, North Park

T. D. Beishow, Forest Glen

E. E. Berndt, District B

G. A. Bradshaw, North Section
R. Burbridge, South Section
S. Caselmon, Campaign Area
R. Chucan, Skokie Shop

F. D. Corbett, Schedules

A. G. Dianovsky, North Avenue
E. Drobney, Archer

H. R. Duverdier, North Section
W. Ellis, Plant Maint.
J. F. Gamperl, 69th Street
W. J Gauger, West Section
C. W. Gesbeck, North Section

B. U. Gully, 77th Street
R. Hornlsh, 77th Street
R. Hert, L imits

R. Joblecki, North Park
J. Lockhouse, 77th Street
R- C. Legg, North Avenue
T. Lesniak, Skokie Shop
L. Lizak, Engineering

C. H. Luepke, North Avenue

F. W. Nexbouer, Kedzie

R. D. Palazzo, Skokie Shop
C. W. Person, Forest Glen
H. J. Prange, Forest Glen
E. J. Rave, 77th Street

G. E. Schultz, Plant Maint.
E. Szacik, Forest Glen

W. H. Timmerman, Electrical

25 years

M. Hennessy, Skokie Shop
E. A. O'Brien, North Park
J. G. Pelzman, Beverly
J. Reed Jr., Archer
T. F. Spencer, 77th Street

Don't forget your credit union. Save
little each payday and watch your happ
ness grow. . .Remember, I need news, i
please help me out.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

The Materials Management section wel
comes Steno SANTINA FIELD, Specifica
tions Department, and MIKE REYNOLD!
clerk II. ..Our best wishes to BETH ANN
TOOLIS, the daughter of JIM TOOLU
buyer in the Purchasing Department. 0
Oct. 11, Jim will loc the father of thebrid(

CIA TRANSIT NEWt

Happy birthday to the Cancer-Leo- Virgo-
ibra people. That means you GEORGE
DAMS, JOHN T. HARTY, ROBERT PIE-
jER, COLEEN THEffiBAH, JIM TOOLIS,
INA RODRIGUEZ, PAT REED and DAG-
AR McNAMARA.. . When I mentioned to
■MVIES RILEY that the vacation season is
most over, a ray of nostalgia swept over
.m as he spoke of his travels during the
unmer. James and PAM RILEY gave
ur stars to the Old Spaghetti Warehouse
Montreal; the Stage Restaurant, and
ama Leone's in New York City. They
so toured the Casa Loma in Toronto and
jent a few days viewing the falls. RE-
ECCA COUSIN visited her mom and other
;latives in Nashville, and through C.O.G.
;hannelsof Gossip), this reporter learned
at DAGMAR McNAMARA went to Ro-
ania and TINA RODRIGUEZ spent a
eekend at Niagara Falls. ELEANORE
UZNIAR took off for the Dells in Wis-
msin, while ELLEN MUNYER tried her
ck at the tables and machines in Las
egas. She quickly learned that you can't
in 'em all. Ellen concedes to lottery
ckets. , . Materials Control Clerk JIM
QALLS took his better half to the plush-
)sh Playboy Club in Lake Geneva in honor
■ nine years of cooking, cleaning, shop-
ng, working and putting up with him. His
How workers congratulate Jim and e.x-
nd their deepest sympathy to his wife,
HNESTENE...If you see JOHN HARTY
ith his chest out and smiling a lot, it's
jcause his three grandsons arrived from
.ashington to spend some of their vaca-
jon time with him and Mrs. Harty. The
i.ree young ones, all under 10 years of
;e, traveled alone by air and captured
.6 hearts of the airline stewardesses. . .
ake a tip from Pensioner DAVID S.
FETCHER who dropped us a line from
umyvale, Cal., and ride on the Bay Area
apid Transit (BART) if you plan a trip to
m Francisco, Hop aboard in Concord and
ijoy the smooth half hour ride with trans-
r points along the line to San Francisco,
ikland and Fremont, Cal. ..Storeroom 42
iports that DAN McREDMOND and his
ife, NORA, spent four weeks visiting rel-
ives and friends in Ireland. .. VINCENT
CIMECA and his wife, FRANCES, enjoyed
vacation visiting Adventure Land in Des
olnes, la., and the Amana Colonies. They
ok in the sights at the Wisconsin Dells
id all in all, had a very nice time...Aug.
was the big day for JAMES DIASIO,
oreroom 42. That's the day he was mar-
ed to THERESA and took off for a hon-
'moon in Florida. They took in the sights
id rides of Disney World and wound up
ith Jim getting his fill of beer at Busch
irdens...When we think of wedded bliss,
St we forget that VICTOR GRIFFIN and
I^LPH PODGORSKI, Storeroom 59, both
tok the big step this summer. Many happy
id joyful years are extended to the happy
iiuples. . . The South Shops rolls out the
;lcome mat to LEON HARRIS and MEL
[LLIAMS...JOE SIMPSON, Storeroom 60,
d a wonderful two-week stay in Califor-

nia. He visited Oakland and San Francisco
and proudly did the towns with his daugh-
ter who recently took her bar exam. ..TOM
MARASOVICH, Storeroom 57, had a great
vacation in Hayward, Wis. . . CHARLEY
BENNETT, Storei'oom 30, is off the sick
list. ..HOMER WEATHERSBY, Storeroom
15, is back to work and looking better than
ever. We hope to see GEORGE CROFOOT
and AUBERT MUIRHEID off the list and
back to work soon... The gang in Storeroom
15 congratulates OLIVER GREEN, the
proud father of a baby girl named GENEA-
TRA LA SHANE, weighing 8 pounds 3
ounces. ROBERT MURRAY tieamed with
pride upon the birth of his 7 pound 11
ounce son, DANIEL LEMONT...Our good
wishes to JAMES STEELE on his retire-
ment. . . Our prayers are sent to JIM
O'NEIL, the husband of JEAN O'NEIL,
secretary to Mr. Harty in Materials Man-
agement section, for a very speedy recov-
ery from his illness...REBECCA COUSIN,
ANDY CUNNINGHAM, BARBARA NEE-
LAND and JOANNE BOETTIN of the Ma-
terials Management section suffered the
loss of loved ones during the last few
months. We want you to know that we
share your sorrow and wish to extend our
deepest sympathy to you and your fam-
ilies.

NORTH AVENUE -

Our mail call during the past month
brought us cards from Operator AMOS
AARON who was vacationing in Central
America, and from Operator BEN FLE-
NAUGH, formerly of this station, who was
vacationing and competing in the ATA Na-
tional Tennis Tournament in San Diego,
Cal. ..With a tomato
weighing one and one
half poimds, and a
picture to prove it,
we will have to call
Repairman HARRY
BORIS the gardener
of the year. Per-
haps you missed
your calling, Harry. „„„y g,,,^

..Repairman DERRICK S. HUGHES and his
wife, EVADNE, have just returned from
vacationing in California and other points
west. . . The eligible list of bachelors is
minus one as Supervisor DANIEL GILES
and the former Miss PRISCILLA BRON-
SON were joined in holy matrimony on
Aug. 30. Oh, happy day!. .On Aug. 31,
ROBERT KELLEY left the ranks of opera-
tors to take his pension. Kelley is taking
up residence in Sun City, Ariz. ..Operator
RAYMOND RAHN after 33 years, the last
16 on the Cicero Avenue line, has decided
to join the list of retirees. Rahn, too,
after visiting Arizona a few times, has de-
cided to make his home there. ..Bet some
tall tales can be heard around some Arizo-
na towns in the cool of the evenings. ..Con-
gratulations to Operator GEORGE BOWEN
and his wife, LORA, on their first bom, a

girl, DEBORAH... For Operator EDWARD
WHITE and his wife, BETTY, it was a
girl, ELIZABETH MARIE. ..Keep the news
coming and you will see your name in
print.

- /lanaH Plititt

NORTH PARK -

Operator JOHN KIPPES and his wife, VIR-
GINIA, went on a 17-day escorted tour
through 10 eastern states from New York
to Georgia. Most spectacular sights were
Atlanta, Ga., and the beautiful Smokey
Mountains and Williamsburg. The Kippes
saw many large aircraft carriers and nu-
clear submarines and destroyers in Hamp-
ton Bay, Va., and many historical and co-
lonial sites that were restored and pre-
served. The most beautiful was Thomas
Jefferson's Monticello plantation, and
battlegrounds of the Civil War and the War
of lndcpendence...Operator MEL HORNING
and his wife, VIOLET, enjoyed their an-
nual vacation in Forsyth, Mo., where they
stayed at the home of Pensioner ART
MUIR and his wife, RUTH. The fishing
was great and visits with Pensioners
STEVE HERMAN, RAY DONESKI and
WILL GILL were most enjoyable. .. Pen-
sioner RICHARD HALLIGAN is now making
his home in Florida and will welcome
visits from his many friends. His address
is: 670 Blue Lane N.W., Port Charlotte,
Fla. 33592... Operator EDWARD ZIEN-
TARA began pensioned life on Sept. 1. Ed,
who had served CTA for 32 years, had his
entire family riding his Lunt-Touhy bus
where they served cake and coffee to his
passengers on his last day. Our best
wishes to Ed and his wife, ROSE, as they
enjoy their golden years...In last month's
issue of Transit News, I incorrectly gave
RAY SIMON'S address. The new address
is: 72 Lagrosella, Green Valley, Ariz.
85614...0perator JIM DOLAN and his wife,
RITA, while on their way to Texas to cheek
up on their oil wells, stopped oft at For-
syth, Mo., where they visited Pensioner
STEVE HERMAN and his wife, HELEN...
Our sincere sympathy is extended to the
family of Operator AL BURTZ who passed
away on Sunday, Sept. 14. Al was one of
our Evanston operators who came to CTA
and was well liked by all, ..Congratulations
to Operator LEO STERN and his wife,
Ticket Agent MILDRED, who celebrated
25 years of wedded bliss on Aug. 28... Mark
this date on your calendar — North Park's
annual credit union business meeting will
be held on Friday, Jan. 9, at River Park
fieldhouse, 5100 N. Francisco, at 8 p.m.
Dividends will be declared and refresh-
ments will be served with drawings for
door prizes. All members are urged to
attend.

- TKeiMH '^aiiuM^

PLANT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -
Seems like we had a bumper crop of ba-
bies—Mr. and Mrs. WARREN TAYLOR,

CTOBER, 1975

civil engineer, are the proud parents of
WARREN SMITH TAYLOR, born Sept. 17
weiring 8 pounds 4 ounces. Mr. and Mrs.
STAZAK, laborer, are the proud parents
of a son born this month. Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. BERNDT Jr., steamfitter helper, are
the proud parents of a girl born this month.
Congratulations to the parents. Give them
lots of love and enjoy them. ..Congratula-
tions to H. C. BERNDT Sr. on becoming
a grandfather twice this month, when his
daughter, Mrs. Stazak, and his daughter-
in-law, Mrs. H. C. BERNDT Jr., gave
birth to a boy and a girl, respectively...
We are happy that FRANK READER is out
of the hospital and feeling his old self
again and back to work. . . Pensioner
GEORGE H. SCHERDIN Sr. started as a
laborer with the old Chicago Rapid Transit
company on Feb. 2, 1925. On Aug. 29,
1925, he was married to the lovely CAR-
RIE MAE SMITH who bore him three chil-
dren, ELOISE, WILLARD and GEORGE Jr.
On Aug. 24, 1975, a 50th wedding amii-

versary party was given for George and
Carrie at the home of their son, George
Jr., in Arlington Heights which was at-
tended by 70 relatives and guests. Mrs.
WILLIAM B. PREDMORE, the mother-in-
law of George Jr., came from Downing,
Mo., to make the wedding cake for the oc-
casion. George Sr., who was a track wel-
der for Ways and Structures, retired on
Dec. 1, 1967, after more than 42 years of
service. Congratulations to this wonderful
couple and may they have many more years
of wedded bliss. ..JEAN REDD, the red hot
gambler, went to San Francisco for her
vacation and ended up in Reno playing the
one arm bandits. She did win quite a hefty
sum, but wouldn't you know it, the little
machines got it all back again. Oh, well,
easy come easy go. . . Superintendent
GEORGE MILLONAS traveled south to
Florida for his vacation. Disney World
was not his destination, of course. He did
enjoy it he said. ..Good to sec Pensioner
JOHN D. RETZLER and his wife, HELEN,
who were here visiting their son for a few
days. ..Heard from Pensioner K. P. WADE
from up in the North Woods. He is well
;md happy and ijusyas a bee. ..AH for now —
wish there was more. How alx>ut it, people
from the West Shops? Bring me your bits
of news.

- flMHlt Scott

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

ED REILLY and his wife drove their son to
Western college and then went on to the
Wisconsin Dells for a short vacation. . .
BILL STANLEY and his family flew to
California to visit with his parents. . .
FRANK CORBETT and his wife flew to
California for a short vacation. The Cor-
betts also celebrated 30 years of wedded
bliss on Sept. 15. Congratulations and
many more happy years together. . .
GEORGE GRIFFIN and his wife drove to
Michigan to do some fishing, but the rain
interrupted. ..DAVID JACOBS and his wife
and son drove to Arizona and then on to
Denver, Colo., to visit with their son. . .
ROBERT SPOONER and his family vaca-
tioned at the Wisconsin Dells. . . NICK
ZAHN's daughter, KATHLEEN, was mar-
ried to ALLEN ACKERMANN on Aug. 16,
at St. Benedict's church. The reception
was at the Hyatt House. The newlyweds
honeymooned in California. Congratula-
tions to the happy couple. ..ED JOYCE en-
joyed a restful vacation at home... BOB
LaVOIE and his wife and daughter, MI-
CHELLE, drove to Ohio and then on to
Disney World in Orlando, Fla... DOROTHY
ETSCHEID was taking driving lessons and
has successfully passed her test. ..JOE
RITROVATO and his wife drove to Colo-
rado for a vacation and to check out some
property they have there.

SOUTH SECTION -

Am I a lucky gal. RON and I went to a golf
outing recently and I won the door prize —
a $125 set of golf clubs and bag. I like the
new set of clubs better than the ones I had.
Ron won a golf jacket for his good score.
1 won't tell you what my score was — but it
wasn't good! . .Ashland Switchman RAY'-
MOND LAFAIRE went on pension Sept. 1
and the men at Ashland had a get-together
for him. All the yard personnel, trainmen
and supervisors came by to wish him good
luck. Also in attendance were Retired
Towerman LEONARD DeGROOT and Re-
tired Former President of Division 308
JOHN BURNS. Coffee and rolls were
served. A small token of remembrance
was presented to Ray by Superintendent
STANLEY CHRIST and Assistant Superin-
tendent ROBERT E. LEE. Ray left right
away to join his wife, HELEN, former
agent, at their new home and farm down in
Lutzeville, Mo. They have a small gro-
cery store and gas station there, and on
their farm they have horses, chickens and
cows. Two of his sons and grandchildren
are there with his wife. He could hardly
wait to join them. Best wishes, Ray, and
enjoy your retirement in Missouri. ..Con-
dolences to Agent CORRINE DALMAS in
the loss of her mother, Mrs. LORRAINE
CRENSHAW, recently. Corrine wishes to
th;mk everyone for all the cards and calls
slic received. ..Assistant Superintendent of
the North Rail District, JERRY JOHNSON,

was bursting with pride when his ;ji, ;
RUSSELL, age 13, took first place Inie
Jesse Owens Track Classic in Chicago -.-
eently. This qualified him for a trijio .
Houston, Tex., to compete in a meet 't
youngsters from 13 other cities. He i-
ished in fifth place. The meet was sp-
sored by the Arco Oil Co., and natur y
Pop Jerry had to go along to watch Pi-
sell... Our hearts were saddened by e
news that Yard Foreman JOSEPH PIH
was in Michael Reese hospital and lost s
right leg. Let's all give Joe a little pr-
er that he recuperates nicely and cano
home soon. He is in the Kaplan Build ;,
so send him a card to cheer him up.„iT
apologies for forgetting to congratule
RALPH LASHLEY on his appointment -
eently to yard foreman. West Sectior-.
Happy to be back working and off the s,i
list are: Conductor JOSEPH MAR1„
Agent JUANITA ROSEBAR and Yard Fo,-
man FRANK CALPIN...Heard that Reti .1
Conductor CARL MAGNUSON is in So-i
Chicago hospital at this writing. Hope t|t
Carl has a return to good health soon..
Good luck to Yard Foreman GREGG''
WILLIAMS who resigned to accept a po •
tion with another company. ..Received ,'
nicest letter from Retired Towerman £;•
MER PIPKORN and his Mrs. who liveif
Laguna Hills, Calif. Elmer retired I'l
April 1962 and is enjoying his pension ;|l
is planning a trip to Florida soon. ■
wishes to say hello to all his CTA friem,
They wiU be celebrating their 45th wer
ding anniversary soon. Congratulations >
the "young" couple. . . It seems like tl
month we have many people ill. Let's ht
by next month they will all be well. Cci,
ductor FRANK SMITH is in St. Franij
hospital in Evanston at this writing. Leij
send all our sick people a card to che|
them up. ..Supervisor ROBERT JOHNS^
was in the hospital for an operation, buti
home now recuperating.. .The CTA Spoij
Banquet was held recently at the Rosewo)
Inn restaurant. Our Division 308 softb
team won first place and received spec
recognition along with the team manage
Motorman JOE RAYBURN. Joe also rj
ceived individual recognition for his t|
forts. Our South Siders did us proud,
top honoree for his support in Uiis spoi
program was Division 308 Preside
LEONARD BEATTY. ..Retired Motorm
JOHN (The Old Mule Skinner) HEAI
called to tell us he had t)een down
Owensburg, Ky., recently to visit h'
brothers. He said that Retired Switchm.
FRITZ McDOLE visited him and talk
over old times. He received word that on
of his brothers he had just visited in Ker
tucky passed away. Our sincere synj
pathy is extended to John. . . Motorm:;
CHARLES SPEARS received a commend;
tion for his alertness in observing a d<
fective trolley shoe on a Ravenswood trai
..Retired Clerk THOMAS O'HARA who h!^
broken his hip and wrist and had been |
the hospital, is now in Evergreen Pai;
Nursing Home until he gets strong enoufi

Cl/K TRANSIT NEWt

'. go home. Hurry up and get well, Tom-
•y. . . Also receiving a passenger com-
endation recently was Motorman DEWEY
ILL for his smooth motor operation.

CHICLE MAINTENANCE (South Shops) -

jr deepest sympathy is extended to ED
VANS in the death of his mother, CATH-
'^INE; to HELEN DOHERTY in the death
' her mother, CATHERINE, and to your
Si-reporter, JEANNE DIEHL, in the death
• her grandmother, FRANCES ROHE. 1
■in't know what's going on around here,
W I sure wish that dark cloud over the
iuth Shops would float away... Get well
ishes are sent to Mrs. JOHN LIPKA who
lok a nasty fall and broke a few ribs. Get
bll wishes also to Mrs. ERNIE NELSON
no is recuperating from surgery.. .Con-
ratulations to MAUREEN HOULIHAN on
;r engagement to LLOYD BETOURNEY.
ley have set the wedding date for Feb.
<, 1976. Just think, an anniversary every
ur years. . . Congratulations to PAT
ONES who finally got a permanent job
:re at South Shops. ..ED SHIELDS of pro-
iction/supply, contracted a case of blood
lisoning. Rumor has it that JOHN WARD
t his arm thinking it was a salami sand-
ich. . . A notation to HAROLD FELTZ,
lauffeur, West Shops: your CIA man in
ie shops should get his stories straight
jfore bringing them to you. JIM FELTZ
id his wife, DIANE, are not separating,
fact, they are celebrating their 10th
adding anniversary by going to Hawaii in
ovember along with his dad, ERNIE
ELTZ of Archer, and his mom, FRAN,
10 will be celebrating a belated 35th
;dding anniversary. Come to the proper
lurce of info next time Unc.In our Aug-
*t issue of Transit News we mentioned
fe birth of twin daughters, ERICA and
■:NNIFER, to CHARLIE and BETTY

^YNES. They are now three months old.
larlie brought a picture to show how they
i.d grown, and we just had to put them in
Ir column for everyone to see. They are
lally beautiful.
i

ikokie Shop) -

Ijust doesn't seem possible that summer
1 gone and winter will soon be here. But,

we're sure you all had a very nice sum-
mer. We did hear from some of you re-
garding your vacations and where you
spent them, but we wish we could have re-
ported a lot more vacation news. Oh, well,
next year we'll try to do better. ..While we
are on the subject of vacations, MATT
COYLE, terminal unit supervisor, and his
lovely wife, BETTY, spent an enjoyable
vacation in Las Vegas. CHESTER BUJ-
NOWSKI, electrical foreman, and his lov-
ely wife, MARY, were of the same mind as
the Coyles, as they flew out to Las Vegas
for a fun vacation. HAROLD TAIT, vehi-
cle wiring foreman, had different plans.
He went out to Madeira Beach, Fla. Har-
old went to Florida a single man and re-
turned a married man. To JEANETTE
and Harold, we all wish you many years of
happiness. While Harold was in Florida,
he visited with BOB BINNIE and GEORGE
RATEIKE, both retired Skokie Shop em-
ployees. Have you noticed the new Mav-
erick Harold Tait, vehicle wiring, has
been sporting around in? Well that's not
all. He also bought a brand new Ford LTD
for Jeanette, but we still haven't seen that
LTD parked in the parking lot at Skokie.
Will we see the LTD, Harold? . .KA THY
HRUBY, production supply control, was
happy to announce the arrival of a new
cousin, COURTNEY SMITH, who weighed
in at 7 pounds 13 ounces on Sept. 16.
Courtney is the new baby of PATTI and
THOM SMITH. ..As of this writing we have
no one on the sick list from Skokie office,
as ED BLICHARZ and GEORGE MICHAUD,
both of production supply control, and RAY
BRZECZEK, terminals, have returned to
the fold. ..Our birthday wishes are extended
to BEA SUSMAN, unit supervisor, and
HARRIET IBRAHIM, technical services,
who celebrated in September. ..DAN PRO-
ZANSKI, production supply control, and
his lovely wife, VALERIE, celebrated their
10th wedding anniversary on Oct. 17. We
all want to wish them many more years of
happiness, along with their three children.
..We were very happy to see BEN LUCIA,
retired armature winder, when he came
out to visit the boys at Skokie Shop. ..We
received news that JOHN McGEE, retired
electrical worker, spent some time at
Mayo Clinic. We're happy to report that
he has returned home and is doing real
well. ..DICK WILSON, carpenter, and his
wife, ARDIC, and daughter, LINDA, were
riding on a raft on the Roaring Forks
River in Colorado when the raft hit a
bridge and everyone but Dick fell out of the
raft. We are happy to report that both Ar-
dic and Linda were saved. What could
have been a tragedy ended on a happier
note. . . MIKE DUNDOVICH, who retired
from West Shops 21 years ago, recently
celebrated his 86th birthday. A large pic-
nic was held in his honor by his family.
Mike is the father of JOHN DUNDOVICH,
retired electrical worker from Skokie
Shop, and the grandfather of MARK DUN-
DOVICH, electrical worker. Oh, we're not
finished with the Dundovich family yet.

We heard that John is taking care of his
daughter's farm up in Wisconsin while she
is away on vacation. Mark is busy coach-
ing a football team now that the baseball
season is finished...Now for the latest re-
ports on the Skokie office remodeling.
Everything is going along real nicely. Ev-
erything has been done that could be done,
and we're just waiting for the delivery of
the new partitions. Then we'll be all set.
PAT GILL'S painters did a very nice job of
painting the office, and LEO LIZAK's crew
did a fine job, too, even though they made
a lot of noise. ..We've come to the end of
our news for this month, so untU next
month, take care.

- TXaitf "^cHcCiici-ioH & Vat "^aiKitt

TRANSPORTATION -

On Aug. 1, SAM MONTROSE, clerk in the
Transportation Department, began his re-
tirement after 275 years of service. He
intends to just relax and lead a life of
leisure. An open house was held on July
31 in his honor and was attended by many

of his friends including retired CTA per-
sonnel. His wife, SUE, and their son, KEN,
were here with him on that happy day. We
extend our best wishes for a very happy,
healthy and wonderful retirement. JAMES
BLAA, manager of Transportation, pre-
sented Sam with a gift and his retirement
folder.

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

Well, here it is another month. Summer
has passed and most of the vacations are
over. CORINE McC LINTON and her hus-
band, WILLIE GLASPIE , and two children,
LENA and ROBERT Jr., left on Aug. 7 for
Canada. They visited Windsor, Toronto
and Niagara Falls. They stopped over in
New York and then went to Ohio for a night.
Philadelphia was another stop-over for the
night and then home through Indiana. . .
PEARL HALL and her son, ALEX, visited
Toronto, Canada, and also spent two nights
in Montreal. They had a tour of Montreal
and then returned home. ..While on the sub-
ject of Canada, your co-reporter, ZITA
DOUBLIN, and her daughter, KATHY,
spent five days in Toronto and had a swell
time. We had a very nice person, a native-
Ixim Canadian, show us around and we
really got to see a lot of the city, which

CTOBER, 1975

covers approximately 250 miles. For all
you railroad buffs, they also have a very
modern subway system, the Toronto
Transit Commission (TTC). Their trains
are twice the length of ours, and each car
has ei^t doors. They also have the long
side seats and the two abreast and three
abreast seats. They have a conductor, and
when all the people have boarded, he blows
the whistle for the train to start. Like
ours, they also run above ground in some
areas. The ticket agents are called col-
lectors. They also have a Sunday or holi-
day pass, similar to our Supertransfer,
that costs a dollar and is good for unlimited
travel on any Sunday or holiday except
Labor Day. It may be used by one person
or for a family of five. Kathy and I would
have loved to have spent more time in
Toronto, so we will probably visit there
again next year. ..DOROTHY DISMANG has
returned from her vacation and said she
had a wonderful time. ..As of this writing,
HELEN CHRISTNER is walking around on
crutches. She slipped on a stair and frac-
tured her ankle and will have to wear a
cast for five or six weeks. ..MARY STAN-
CZYK spent her two-week vacation at
home. ..GENEVIEVE RUSIN said she had a
good time on her vacation. Genevieve, who
works Belmont on the p.m., found a brief
case. After notifying the owner, he wrote
a nice letter of commendation to General
Operations Manager GEORGE KRAMBLES
about the job she did and sent her a $10
reward. For those who haven't seen Gen
for a long time, she got a new haircut and
it really looks good. .. Assignment Agent
JERRY LOMAX would like to thank all the
agents and friends who sent cards and best
wishes for a speedy recovery while she
was off sick. ..We welcome back off the sick
list Assignment Agent JEWEL HLlNT...Our
sincere condolences to Agent ROSE PAT-
ELLARO in the loss of her mother in
Scottsdale, Ariz.

- THa-ui Touted & "^iCo. Vouilu

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. Our Softball team
didn' t hit the top spot, but they did finish
third in the league. Some of the players
who helped put it all together were: Man-
ager KARL FLEMING, Captain MURPHY,
W. WATSON, R. PEEL, G. JACKSON,
LEON HAYDEN and BOBBY MARTIN.
There were others who also contributed
greatly to the team's success, but these
guys were standouts in their dedication
and desire to win. We would like to say
congratulations to each and every man who
participated and better luck next year...
The door to summer vacations has closed,
but some operators caught the last em-
bers of the dying season. One such late-
comer was Operator GEORGE ROBIIMSON,
better known as "Robby" around the depot.
Robby and his family drove down to Franli-
lin, Tcnn., for a family reunion and said
his family had a grand time. Knowing

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

ARVID ADAMS, 78, South Shops,

Emp. 3-17-23, Died 8-14-75
ALLAN BURTZ, 56, North Park,

Emp. 3-22-51, Died 9-14-75
JOHN CEPONIS, 83, Archer,

Emp. 3-12-23, Died 8-22-75
STANISLAV CERNICH, 90, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 4-8-27, Died 8-16-75
ANTONINO CORDONE, 82, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 4-16-23, Died 8-20-75
HAROLD ELLISON, 68, West Section,

Emp. 11-22-40, Died 8-14-75
BURTON ENGBERG, 72, Electrical,

Emp. 1-20-26, Died 8-28-75
CARL GUSTAFSON, 67, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-22-41, Died 8-10-75
ROBERT GUTHRIE, 63, District D,

Emp. 5-9-34, Died 9-9-75
CLARENCE HEATH, 84, Employment,

Emp. 7-23-19, Died 7-13-75

WILLIE HURNS, 50, Plant Maint.,

Emp. 2-2-71, Died 8-28-75
PATRICK KANE, 67, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-2-45, Died 8-1-75
JOHN LUBNER, 80, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-3-14, Died 9-3-75
PATRICK LYDON, 73, Engineering,

Emp. 2-17-43, Died 8-14-75
CYRIL MATEY, 71, Stores-South,

Emp. 8-17-36, Died 8-9-75
GEORGE MAYER, 67, North Park,

Emp. 4-14-43, Died 8-13-75
ALBERT NELSON, 85, Kedzle,

Emp. 9-27-23, Died 8-9-75
CONRAD OSTROWSKI, 85, Limits,

Emp. 6-29-43, Died 8-25-75
WILLIAM ROHE, 51, South Shops,

Emp. 7-7-43, Died 8-16-75
BLANCHE THOMAS, 73, West Section^

Emp. 4-10-40, Died 6-20-75

Robby, he kept everyone laughing. The
Robinsons also motored to Marquette,
Mich., to visit their son, GEORGE Jr., who
is stationed at A. J. Sawyer Air Force
Base. Robby is very proud of his son who
was recently promoted to sergeant. . .
Another operator enjoying the last hot
breath of summer was EDDIE SIBLEY and
his family who didn't short-stop when it
came to traveling. He and his family drbve
to sunny California where they enjoyed
such sights as Los Angeles, Disneyland,
Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City and Las
Vegas. Sibley said that he and his family
had one whale of a time. ..I asked our cred-
it union treasurer, REDO HALL, for any
news and he informed me that everything
was quiet. That means we are making
money. . . The front office has been very
quiet lately. I guess the clerks are work-
ing for a change...Superintendent FRANK
WSOL is preparing to inspect the operators
for the fall and winter uniforms.

69TH STREET -

It was really a shock to hear that my co-
reporter, JIMMY AHERN, had passed
away. May God take good care of him.
Our deepest condolences to all his loved
ones. ..Our former station superintendent,
W. V. COLEMAN, now special assistant to
JAMES BLAA, manager of transportation,
limited out on coho while on a fix and fun
vacation. He was also surprised by his
friends with a 25th wedding anniversary
party... Operator WALTER MONROE va-
cationed in the Southland where he drove a
bus to relax. When he returned home he
received word that his sister-in-law had
passed away in St. Louis, Mo... PATRICK
J. KANE, former operator at 69th and col-
lector at 77th Street, passed away; and the
brother of Superintendent STEINBACH also
passed away. To all their loved ones, we
at 69 th extend our deepest sympathy in

their hour of sorrow...Do you fellows k^w
that we have some of the best clerks itie
system? They are Chief Clerk BARIY
BECKER, TIMOTHY MURPHY', RAYMCiD
KOCMOUD, JAMES CEPHAS, DE^{S
KOSTECKI, TIM HALL, ALLEN CORIN
and WILLIAM BURNETT. Ray KocnrU
had a GREAT vacation down in Huntsv^,
Ala., where his son is stationed in le
army. First he got a parking ticket, fn
his wife fell and they spent two days li-
ting ice packs on her injury. After vie\ig
the Apollo Space Center, they flew hoe.
After their return, his car was damage in
two separate accidents. The remaijr.g
days of his vacation were spent at homilo
nothing else could happen.. ."Scotty" Fp
GINS toured the Smokey Mountains jd
Gatlinburg, Tenn., and said he had a gi^t
time. ..Pensioner JACK WILLSON and ,s
wife, HELEN, visited his daughter
lives near the Grand Teton National Pi
and enjoyed fishing, horseback rid'
river rafting and the good old chuck wa
food. He then went on to Denver wherij
visited with his mother and brother.
Willsons then travelled to El Paso, T
for a 35th army reunion. It was a
driving vacation as they flew all the wa'
Pensioner JOE DAVIDSON visited Floi^
and New Orleans where he said he enjcd
riding the streetcars and buses. He id
the fare was only 25?...WILLIE WILLI'S
is contemplating taking his pension by [-•■
31. ..Pensioner WILLIAM O. FAHEY, jo
has been on pension for 16 years, stopp
by for a visit and really looks goot
IRENE RAJ, the wife of Sanitation Engin
RAY RAJ, took her pension on Aug. 1. V
said he is planning to take his pension
fore next Christmas...MICKEY and E
NOR YOUNG celebrated their 35th wed(^
anniversary on Aug. 10. Elinor was h
pitalized for an operation but Is now
cupcrating nicely... Fellows, please k)
the news coming.

CTA TRANSIT NE\it

crusade
window

P0 you HHOW?

Fair Share amounts to just
pennies a day and your con-
tribution to tlie Crusade of
Mercy really does help. Fair
Share is one percent of an-
nual salary for administrative
and supervisory employees
and one-day's pay for all
others. Care .
give your
Fair Share.

XXX

Lilisfull of hope for Joan Willix of Elmhurst and
hefdaughter, Joanna, lower left. You wouldn't
be!ve It to look at her, but Joanna is slower than
nqial children. However, the Ray Graham
Asiciation for the Handicapped is helping her
len things that other children take for granted.
It'just one of the many satisfying things your
Ft Share contribution to the Crusade of Mercy
ni.es possible.

Joi Combs, lower right, shows a friend how to
usa coping saw at Lathrop Chicago Boys Club,
a rusade of Mercy-supported service. John
sa' he comes to the club every day to learn
ho to work with tools. New doors open for
hulreds of underprivileged children through the
wtt of your Crusade of Mercy Fair Share dollars.
Gi generously when you are asked this month.

A dream came true for Princella and Horace Joseph when they were able to adopt two
sisters and their brother with the help of Illinois' Children's Home and Aid Society, a
Crusade of Mercy-supported agency. The three children now have a chance to stay
together in a warm and loving home. Joseph, who works as a janitor with Sears, says,
"I have contributed to the Crusade for the last 15 years." Your chance to give your
Fair Share during Crusade month at CTA is an opportunity to make such happy homes
for otherwise unwanted children possible.

O^OBER. 1975

what's news

Paul Kole Joseph Stevens

CTA'3 Paul J. Kole has been re-elected secretary- treasurer of the
industry's major association, the American Public Transportation
Association, in convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kole is
CTA's general manager of finance. He joined CTA in 1972 as con-
troller following 16 years of service with Chicaigo's city govern-
ment. Among various positions with the city, he was director of
data processing of the Mayor's Datacenter and first deputy con-
troller. A certified public acco\jntant, Kole earned his B. S.
degree in commerce and his master's degree in business adminis-
tration from Roosevelt University.

- CTA -

Arrival of the first Norwegian settlers in the midwest has been
marked with dedication of CTA's newest Bicentennial bus, the
Thomas Johnson. The introduction was arranged to coincide with
the visit to Chicago of King Olav of Norway. Johnson, a sailor,
served under John Paul Jones in the victorious sea battles of the
American Revolution.

- CTA -

At its meeting Oct. 9, the Transit Board voted to seek $23.8
million in federal and state grants to buy 250 more modem buses.
Included in the latest order for equipment would be 200 standard-
size buses, 30 articulated (hinged) buses and 20 buses designed
especially for elderly and handicapped riders.

Joseph Stevens, who has been Manager of Labor Relations, has been
appointed as Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Office of
CTA, succeeding B. J. Pord, who has moved to the Regional Trans-
portation Authority as Special Assistant to the Chairman. Stevens
continues as Manager of Labor Relations and adso assumes responsi-
bility for the Conmunity Relations section. A former assistant
attorney general of Illinois, Stevens joined the Law and Claims
department of CTA in 1969.

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lustomer Service Gets All The Winners

'j;eon Bombers, Flirting Drivers, etc., etc.

lonald R. Yabush

i three service representatives in CTA's Cus-
ir Service section goes the daily flow of com-
its from the public.

'jlephone callers, letter writers and visitors un-
rjn their visitations and frustrations to Eileen
i] Murph) Neurauter, Jim Roche and Dennis
i;ihy. Their job is to find satisfactory answers to
jomplaints.

^it, amid the torrent of woes, there are bright
0 of unintentional humor,
(le such involved the "pigeon drop lady."
1), she wasn't victimized by a scheming con art-
;, She was just what you think — the target of a
fen with a good aim.

"m complaining about a pigeon on your 'L' struc-
:( at Wilson and Broadway," the angry woman
oed into the telephone.

''very day after I get off the 'L', I stand in a cer-
ri;pot under the 'L' structure. And right above me
;i's this damned pigeon.

'/ell, that dirty bird does his duty on me. He's
eidoing it every day for the last two weeks. Every
ythere I am, standing in my usual spot, and every
y.;here he is in his usual spot — waiting,
'm afraid to look up, you see, but I know he's
n because he lets me know he's there. He leaves
5 ark.

'' even brought my lady friend with me for a wit-
si She got hit, too. Get rid of that bird!" she de-
iiied.

Se was so upset she didn't explain why she Ln-
5tl on standing under the pigeon in the first place,
e ang up.

i'other woman caller complained about a bus
ivr who ignored her.

" want to report a bus driver who flirts with all
i iris who get on his bus," she said in a soft,
Jlacholy voice.

S2 then gave the driver's badge number, bus num-
r.oute number, the route he was driving, the time
e as on his bus, his name and the garage he was
si led to.

S; was asked if he flirted with her, too.
A.er a long pause, she softly said with a sigh,
lo.

Di he endanger his riders by not paying attention
hi duties?

A'ain she sighed, "No."

Fially, she was asked how she learned the driver's
ni«and his assigned garage.
Cck went the phone.
E^r so often the phone rings and It's "Mr. Lovely-

He inquires whether a certain bus route is on
time that afternoon. When assured It Is, he says he
wants to be at the bus stop to meet his lovely wife.
His calls are always made In a cheery voice.

Not all the calls, letters and visitors register
complaints. Many sing the praises of "their" bus
drivers and tell with obvious pleasure what fine driv-
ers the CTA has.

Some even keep a pencil and paper handy to jot
down a driver's badge number when they have enjoyed
a smooth ride, noted the drivers who call out all the

stops or witnessed an unusual service rendered by
drivers, conductors or ticket agents.

For the record. Customer Service in 1974 logged
37,950 telephone calls, letters and personal visits.

The breakdown:

Telephone

Personal

1974

Letters

Calls

Visits

Totals

Complaints

3,055

15,954

316

19,325

Commendations

1,412

977

2,441

Miscellaneous

Communications

690

15,234

260

16,184

5,157

32,165

628

Total 3,13/ J,^,ID3 D/?o 37,950

The 1974 total was 6 per cent less than the 1973
total of 40,459.

One final, unintentionally humorous communication
Involved a woman who declined to give her name on
the telephone when she complained about a mlspunched
transfer. She said she wanted her fare money back.

She was asked to mall the transfer to the Customer
Service section so a service representative could
make a determination of her claim.

Sure enough, the anonymous woman sent in the
transfer — with no name or address.

^TA TRANSIT NEWS

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

NOVEMBER, 1975

For the youth oi' today, chances are tliat future life
will be in the city or on its perimeters.

That means living with, if not li\ ing on mass public
transportation.

It is good for \outh to understand the city and how
to get around it — where the many cultural and historic
attractions of the city are — what the city contains and
what it produces.

For these reasons, tlie Boy Scouts of America have
blazed a new trail of exploration — the urban metro-
polis. And a new way of exploring it--by bus and
rapid transit train.

On Sunday, Oct. 19, Chicago's first Explorer Mass
Transit Rally was staged.

Beginning early Sunday morning, :!12 young men
and women, ages 15 to 20 (7!? teams of four members
eaeli) competed in an unusual contest based on coded
routings for trips from assigned starting stations to
the First National Banl< Plaza in downtown Chicago.

The 50-niile trips, invohing as many as 12 trans-,
lers, were made according to "clic sheets" readini;
\\kr this:

". . head in the direction of Santa's home and ride
tmtil vou come to Lake St. and the street that divifles
tJie cit>- K and \V. When \ou get off, run down the,
stairs and get on the N-S "L" going N. Hide to the

Above, ttie Rally at First National Plaza; left, the way to get info on
CTA operations, straight from Conductor Jerry Walton's mouth.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

lue or False, circle T or F:

1. CTA buses and trains specially
painted for the Bicentennial are
named for transit operating person-
nel who have given outstanding ser-
vice to the public.

2. The State Street Subway, 4.9
miles long, was completed in 1943.

3. Both of Chicago's major league
baseball parks are served directly
by rapid transit.

4. The Dan Ryan and Lake rapid
transit lines were combined to form
the West-South route between 95th/
Dan Ryan and Harlem/Lake.

5. Twenty-seven grade (street-
level) crossings with rapid transit
tracks were eliminated when the
Lake route was elevated in 1962.

6. Many CTA bus and rapid transit
routes are operated 24 hours daily.

7. Bus and rapid transit service
within Evanston is operated by CTA,
subsidized by the City of Evanston,
and provided at a special 25i? fare
including a free transfer.

8. CTA Park 'n' Ride lots at certain
CTA rapid transit terminals have a
combined capacity of over 2,500
cars.

T F 9. "Multiple unit control," now used
throughout the world for electric
trains, was first used in Chicago in
1898.

T F 10. Red lights on the sides of rapid
transit cars are on when the doors
are open.

T F 11. Chicago's first electric street-
car began running in 1906.

T F 12. The Bobtail horseear of 1859
was named for its small rear plat-
form.

T F 13. The Chicago Surface Lines, a
CTA predecessor, was the largest
surface transportation system in the
U.S.

T F 14. The first buses to be used in
Chicago were operated by the Chica-
go Motor Bus Company.

T F 15. Green Hornet streetcars were
named for the buzzing sounds made
by their motors.

T F 16. Skokie Swift is CTA's only rapid
transit route running non-stop termi-
nal to terminal.

T F 17. Cable grip cars used vice-like
jaws to clamp the moving under-
ground cable.

T F 18. "A" and "B" skip stops on the
rapid transit system are made seven
days a week.

T F 19. All CTA routes are within the
Chicago city limits.

T F 20. Senior citizens may board CTA
at special reduced fares at all times.

T F 21. The CTA system resulted from
the purchase of three separate trans-
portation companies — the Chicago
Surface Lines, the Chicago Rapid
Transit and Chicago Motor Coach.

T F 22. The CTA act provides for seven
members on Chicago Transit Board,
governing body of the CTA.

T F 23. Double-deck buses were used in
Chicago until 1952.

T F 24. As they were replaced by buses,
all of Chicago's streetcars went to
the scrap heap.

T F 25. Like traffic lights, signals along
tracks in the Loop subways are ar-
ranged red on top, yellow in the mid-
dle and green on the bottom.

T F 26. A Supertransfer is good for an
unlimited number of rides during the
24-hour period starting at 0300 hours
on Sunday.

T F 27. The number to call for CTA
Travel Information is 670-5000.

Vllltlple choice, circle one letter only:

JS.Features of CTA's latest buses and
Tas include: (a) picture windows (b)
iuiescent lighting (c) air conditioning (d)
ill ■ the above (e) none of the above.
29. low many east and west streets on
Jieowntown insert of the CTA Route Map
lavnames for U.S. Presidents? (a) 6 (b)
Mt8(d) 9.

30. Chicago's second rapid transit line in
:he-nedian of an expressway, the Dan
8y£, was opened: (a) Oct. 8, 1965 (b)
Fell, 1970 (c) Sept. 28, 1969 (d) April 1,
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31. )n a rapid transit train the conductor
3igils the motorman to proceed from a
lennal or a time point with: (a) one buz-
zer b) two buzzers (c) three buzzers (d)
hvolasts of the whistle (e) none of the
abo .

32. .'hicago's cable cars had a top speed

Here's The Quiz The Explorers Took

after studying CTA Route Maps, Historical l\/lateriat, etc

How Well Do You Know CTA?

Try it yourself, then look up correct answers on Page 18

of: (a) 50 mph (b) 27 mph (c) 40 mph (d)
14 mph.

33. The No. 126 Jackson bus serves the:
(a) Field Museum (b) Shedd Aquarium (c)
Art Institute (d) Adler Planetarium (e)
Soldier Field (f) all of the alx>ve (g) none
of the above.

34. One of CTA's 10(; transfers can be
used for: (a) a continuous ride over rea-
sonably direct routes (b) trips in any dir-
ection within one hour of time of issuance
(c) either of the above (d) none of the above.

35. A federally-funded mass transporta-
tion demonstration project, the Skokie
Swift began operating in: (a) 1971 (b) 1964
(c) 1963 (d) 1957.

36. What two Chicago streets intersect
three times? (a) Clark & Broadway (b)
Broadway & Sheridan (c) Elston & Mil-
waukee (d) Lincoln & Clark.

37. CTA instituted an Exact Fare Plan
for buses on: (a) Dec. 25, 1974 (b) July 4,
1972 (c) Oct. 28, 1973 (d) Nov. 9, 1969 (e)
none of the above.

38. Which of the following transit centers
is served by the largest number of CTA
bus routes? (a) Jefferson Park (b) Logan
Square (c) Ashland (d) 95.

39. Rapid transit trains cross the follow-
ing bodies of water: (a) Chicago River (b)
North Shore Channel (c) Sanitary and Ship
Canal (d) two of the above (e) all of the
above.

40. On a Saturday which is the fastest CTA
route from the Loop to Dyche Stadium in
Evanston? (a) the Evanston Express "L"
to Central station (b) the North-South Sub-
way to Howard street and the Evanston "L"
Shuttle to Central station (c) the No. 22
Clark street bus to Howard street and the
Evanston "L" Shuttle to Central station (d)
the No. 151 Sheridan Express bus to How-
ard street and the Evanston "L" Shuttle to
Central station.

NOEMBER, 1975

station at (unscramble-RENOTLFUL) and check in at
the •. ."

The >/. stood for a checkpoint at which each team
had to "sign off" before moving ahead so that the
judges could be certain that the full route had been
followed.

Teams were judged on time to make the trip
against norms as indicated by CTA schedules — and
also on their answers to a questionnaire to indicate
extent of awareness of CTA operations and Chicago
geography.

CTA's Public Affairs Department served as the
"operations center" for the Rally, working closely
with John Romanovich, Exploring Executive in Chi-
cago's Boy Scout office. Robert Heinlein was project
coordinator and captain for CTA. Assisting Heinlein
as members of the coordinating committee were
Bai'ney Keller, ironworker, and Jim Ohse, District A
superintendent.

All of the routes, the model for crypticized (coded)
route instructions, and the questionnaire were de-
veloped by this three-person committee. In addition,
the committee members served as faculty at the

Top, checking in at Jefferson Park checkpoint with Fred Limmel;
center, volunteer checkers at 79th and Western (George Cachares
CTA's Betty Edwards, Donna Haas); below, scoring at the Plaza (table,
left to right, CTA's Tom Chorak, Rally volunteer Al Poolo, CTA's
Eileen Neurauter; standing, CTA "steering committee" member Jim
Ohse, CTA's Les Packer, "steering committee" chairman Bob Heinlein,
"steering committee" member Barney Keller; leading. Exploring
Executive John Romanovich).

CIA TRANSIT NEIS

J ly School for contestants held on the preceding
rirsday evening at DePaul university's downtown
;tous auditorium and at the briefing session for
jlckpoint volunteers held Friday evening at the
yifchandise Mart.
Dn the day of the Rally, the following CTA volun-
•s served as "field judges" at the various check-
its and First National Plaza:

ontrol Center — Jerry Franklin, Fred Limmel,
man Miles, Les Racker, Will Taylor, Jim Wash-
on, Ollie Winston,
rravel Information — Ray Carter.

;outh Section — Antonio Chavez.

^lant Maintenance — Tom Chorak, Bill Kenny.

jistrict A — Sy Horbach.

'^orest Glen — Rudy Neurauter.

;:laims Law — Ed Evenson, Mike Shanahan.

'7th Street — Derrick Stephens.

Public Affairs — Mel Alexander, Betty Edwards,
i;ien Neurauter, Don Yabush.

ack Sowchin of Public Affairs acted as official
)h[Ographer for the Rally and is responsible for the
)i(Ures appearing with this article. Jack also de-
sired the Rally logo which appeared on T-shirts
iroji by the contestants and by Rally signage.
> [xplorer Post 9285 sponsored by the William
ildnley American Legion Post 231, at 1956 W. 35th
;tiet, won first place. This team was headed by
)ad Wolynia as captain and included Jessie Pala-
ic, James Rogers and Donald Mclntyre.

Issisting the Exploring executives in presenting
beiwards were George Krambles, general opera-
manager; Mrs.Pastora Cafferty, Board member

the Regional Transportation Authority; and
hall Suloway, Public Works Commissioner,
senting Mayor Daley and the Chicago city gov-
ent.

checkpoint check with Jerry Franklin at Cicero and Cermak;
a strategy huddle en route; below left, seemingly pleased with
Joceedings (CTA Manager of Public Affairs Tom Buck, Com-
ler of Public Works Marshall Suloway who was the city's official
ntative. Exploring Executive Romanovich); right, presentation
fir hies to first place team by Pastora Cafferty of the RTA Board.

Ilk I I i«^

IOV.MBER. 1975

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO--Photographs by
German Photographer August Sander (1876-1964),
opens Dec 13, Lacy Armour Gallery. A representa-
tive showing of photographs taken before WW II. The
Joseph Winterbotham Collection, the annual exhibit of
35 European paintings from the museum's permanent
collection includes works by Toulouse-Lautrec,
Gaugin, Van Gogh, Miro, Magritte, and Picasso; thru
Dec 7, A. Montgomery Ward Gallery. Margaret Fish-
er, drawings and watercolors by the Chicago artist,
continuing. Gallery 107. Photographs by Aaron Sis-
kind, a one-man retrospective exhibition of approxi-
mately 60 photographs, thru Dec 7, east wing. Mon-
Wed, Fri-Sat, 10-5; Thurs, 10-8:30 (free); Sun &
Thanksgiving Day, 12-5. Suggested fee: $1.50; stu-
dents, children, seniors: 50<?; members free. Mich-
igan at Adams. 443-3500.

"BENITO CERENO," starring Robert Guillaume,
thru Dec 21, Goodman Theatre. Based on the novella
by Herman Melville, "Benito Cereno" is part of "The
Old Glory" trilogy by poet Robert Lowell. The stir-
ring study in contrasts between freedom and bondage
is set off the coast of Trinidad in the early 1800s,
where a U.S. ship encounters a mysterious Spanish
slave ship. 200 S. Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

BLUE MAX NIGHTCLUB— James Darren and
Billy Fabo in a music and comedy show, Nov 28-Dec
20, Hyatt Regency O'Hare. 228-9000.

CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY— Ethnic Chica-
go, part of the People of Chicago Lecture Series, pre-
sented by Professor Perry Duis of the University of
Illinois at Chicago Circle, Dec 3 at 7:30, Auditorium.
Civil War Gallery opens Dec 5. Special Craft Demon-
stration, traditional chair rushing, demonstrated by
Patrick J. Russell, Dec 6 from 1-4. American Issues
Forum Film Series: "The Making of the President,
1968," "The Last Hurrah," Dec 7 at 2. Christmas
Exhibit: Dec 14. Members free; adults, $1; children,
(6-17), 50<;; seniors, 25^. Clark at North. 642-4600.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY CULTURAL CEN-
TER noon hour programs, daily except Sun. Vary
from concerts to films, with special Hanukkah pro-
grams Dec 1-5. Free. Bicentennial Exliibit: Original
watercolors from the Joseph Boggs Beale American
Collection, Dec 17-Jan 16. 78 E. Washington. 782-
7396.

"DIGNITY," thru Dec 7, Wisdom Bridge Theatre,
1559 W. Howard. 743-6442.

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Ad-
aptations for Survival films. Baobab: Portrait of a
Tree, Dec 5-7; Hunters In The Reef. Dec 12-14;
Strange Creatures of the Night, Dec 19-21; Bird's
Paradise: The Waddensea, Dec 26-28. Screenings
Fri-Sun at 11, 1, Meeting Room, 2nd Floor North.
Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore.

INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW with entertain-
ment Nov 27-Dec 2. Nation's greatest saddle-bred
horses compete for "The International," for many
years considered the "Court of Last Appeal." Com-
petition will be in the following classes— Five Gaited,

f.L!,i ' ' IL'Jtafc^J^

ime ou

with Anit Leppiks

Things to do in the Chicago are

Three Gaited, Five Harness Roadsters, Hacky
Ponies, Harness Ponies, Pleasure Horses, andEq-
tation. Part of the International Live Stock Expcp
tion, International Amphitheatre, 4300 S. HalsU.
Reserved seats from $3. Ticket price includes g:-
eral admission to exposition. 927-5580. ;

LINCOLN PARK ZOO features the Polar Bears
the animal of the month in December. Thirty-l|e
acres of zoo grounds house a collection of 2,600 s'.-
mals, birds and reptiles. Open daily from 9-5. Cl-
dren's zoo building open from 10-5. Farm-in-the-<jC
open from 9:45-5.

LOGAN SQUARE LIBRARY FILMS (comedy) eit
Wed at 2 thru Dec 17. Oldies such as W. C. Fie si
mostly talkies. Logan Square Branch Library, 3(5
W. Altgeld. BE 5-5295. j

MAY STEVENS paintings and gouaches thru ;iC
10, Deson-Zaks Gallery. Tues-Fri from 10:30-5 )i
Sat noon to 5. 226 E. Ontario.

MILL RUN THEATRE— Dionne Warwicke j
Isaac Hayes in concert Dec 2-7. Rich Little Dec-
14. Jerry Lewis and Jim Bailey Dec 26-31. (H
Road and Milwaukee. 298-2170.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART— an exli -
tion of the sculpture and drawings of California li-
tasist Jeremy Anderson thru Jan 4. First compi'-
hensive exhibition of Robert Irwin, whose wcs
range from nearly invisible paintings to demater ■
ized environmental works, thru Jan 4. Noel Carrl,
film talk, Dec 2 at 8. Five Chicago Poets, readiii,
Dec 5 at 8. James Benning, film talk, Dec 9 ai.
237 E. Ontario. WH 3-7755.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY— Chr ■■
mas Around the World Festival, featuring 31 natif-
alities, thru Jan 1. Including internationally flavc id
theatre programs daily thru Dec 24, Auditorium; it
ners featuring the cuisine of the pageant willf^
served thru Dec 15 in the Museum's dining roo «■
For dinner reservations call MU 4-1414. Caro j
by over 150 area choral groups thru Dec 24 in le
Christmas display area. Romanian Folk RugExlij
thru Dec 3. An exhibit of 56 Romanian rugs and r
pestries of the 19th and 20th centuries. UNKiF
Children's Art Exliibit tliru Dec 28, West Pavil|J«
The collection of 500 pieces contains works by ,'"

CTA TRANSIT NE^

ildren from nearly 50 countries. Christmas Cards
rm Otlier Lands thru Dec 28. Christmas greetings
more than 120 countries presented by Mrs.

lard Peterson of Chicago. Sickle Cell Exhibit,
[{iical Balcony. This new exhibit is the first major
ifational exhibit on sickle cell anemia in the nation,
iitigan's Ice Cream Parlor now open on the Mu-
3in's "Yesterday's Main Street" exhibit. The parlor
i ising the original furnishing of the Woodlawn
hrmacy, opened in 1911 at 55th & Woodlawn. Ice
nm sodas, sundaes, and banana splits available,
[deum and Christmas festival admission free,
fekdays from 9:30-4; Sat, Sun, Hoi (except Christ-
la Day — closed) from 9:30-5:30. During the pageant
eiod, Christmas display areas open until 8. 57th &
as Shore.

"NOURISH THE BEAST" thru Dec 14, Evanston
h-itre Company at the Kingsley School Theatre.
Tin $6.50. Green Bay & McCormick, Evanston.
6f7278.

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY— University Sym-
hcic Band, Dec 2 at 8; Chicago Musical College En-
eules Recital, Dec 3 at 1; Faculty Recital, Carl
mh, oboe, William Brown, piano, Dec 3 at 8; Chica-
0 lusical College Jazz Lab Band, Dec 4 at 7; Uni-
eiity Symphony Orchestra, Dec 5 at 8 ; Chicago Mu-
ic College Woodwind Ensemble, Dec 9 at 8; Chica-
0 [usical College Graduate Student String Quartet,
ertO at 8; Chicago Musical College Graduate Vocal
nsmble, in a program of vocal chamber music,
ecll at 8; University Chorus and Concert Choir
itlfaculty soloists, Dec 12 at 8; Rudolph Ganz Mem-
ri; Hall. Free. 430 S. Michigan. 341-3787.

>OLDIER FIELD— Chicago Bears vs Detroit
ii03, Dec 7 at 1:05. Chicago Bears vs St. Louis
arinals, Dec 14 at 1:05.

'STRANGE HUMORS," a new concept in musical
leere, thru Dec 21, Barry Street Loft Theatre. Fri,
at i 8:30; Sun at 7:30. $2.50; students, seniors, $2.
567. Barry. 271-3119.

'THE CARETAKER," by Harold Pinter, thru Dec
0, 'ictory Gardens Theatre. Fri at 8; Sat at 7, 10;
im't 7. From $3.50. 3730 N. Clark. 549-5788.

';THE LAND OF THE STAGE," Players Oe, Sun
t J30 thru Dec 31, Second City, 1616 N. WeUs.
1.5. 337-3992.

^HREE PLAYS OF THE YUAN DYNASTY, 13th
'en ry Chinese fables, directed by June Pyskacek,
lus; by Tony Zito, Dec 4-7, 12-14, 19-21, Goodman
tag 2. Ruth Page Auditorium, 1016 N. Dearborn.
43-800.

"HE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY," comedy by
ami>l Taylor, starring Lana Turner and Louis Jour-
an,hru Dec 7, Arlington Park Theatre. 392-6800.
/ATERCOLORS AND CONSTRUCTIONS BY
OH: PITTMAN opens Dec 5, Phyllis Kind Gallery.
uesSat from 10-5:30. 226 E. Ontario.

'INTER ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL, student
ir&ed, Dec 8-12, Kennedy King College, 6800 S.
^'en^orth. 962-3301.

Time Out Reviews— The Caretaker

Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" at the Victory
Gardens theater is a somber, strange play about a
down-on-his-luck vagrant who is taken in by two
brothers and assigned the job of caretaker of the
house.

Like many of Pinter's works, "The Caretaker"
isn't the type of play to be easUy explained in a brief
synopsis, nor one to be easily understood. There is
little or no plot to many of his plays. Pinter's fas-
cination is with his characters and the complex re-
lationships between them.

"The Caretaker" is a case in point. The vagrant
is a garrulous old man masking a deep fear of loneli-
ness and rejection. The brother who brings him in
was formerly a ward in a mental hospital. It is this
brother who assumes the role of the old man's
guardian and protector. The other brother is a
leather-jacketed young tough with a sadistic bent, who
taunts and torments the old man.

In the course of the play, the old man is allied
with first one and then the other brother. Pinter's
relationships are formed on a one-to-one basis.
Thus, rarely are there more than two characters on
the stage at one time.

To see the production at the Victory Gardens thea-
ter is to see Pinter performed at its best. The char-
acterizations are excellent.

Michael Saad's portrayal of the younger brother is
appropriately sinister and menacing. Perhaps an
even more chilling character is the other brother, the
former mental patient. As portrayed by Frank Galati,
he is a shell of a man with a vacuous stare and som-
nambulent walk. William Norris gives an energetic
and imaginative performance as the old man, en-
hanced by a good makeup job and a very realistic
wardrobe.

Dennis Zacek who last spring directed Pinter's
"The Lover" at Victory Gardens again brings his
talents to this season's Pinter production. Zacek's
sense of timing works to create a subtle tension and
a vague sense of foreboding and suspense, as in the
tradition of good mysteries.

Special lighting effects in this play are noteworthy,
especially in the scene where the one brother explains
his stay in the mental hospital. As he speaks the
lights do a slow fade, remarkable because of the sim-
ilarity to seeing a movie frame by frame. After the
lights go out completely, the last frame of the brother
remains indelibly impressed in the mind's eye.

"The Caretaker" is an excellent play in many
respects — for those who like Pinter or like to see
some fine acting. But a word of warning to those who
don't like to be left in the dark.

- Arline Datu

'OVMBER, 1975

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

Six Years Of Fun, Play And Physical Fitnesi

ON NOVEMBER 4, 1969, a new recreational program
was born at CTA. And at its very Inception, it was
obvious the program would be a success.

The CTA sports program originated from an idea
of management and labor. Labor included James
Pate, then financial secretary-treasurer of Division
241. For management was Fran Knautz, at that time
superintendent of the former Public and Employee
Relations Department; Tom Stiglic, superintendent of
instruction, and Ron Phillpot, a CTA employee who
was affiliated with the Chicago Park District. Agis
Bray, a bus driver out of Beverly Garage and former
member of the famous Harlem Globe Trotters, was
appointed Sports Director.

The objectives of the program were: (1) promote
better relations between members within CTA or-
ganization; (2) develop and instill within the groups a
feeling of togetherness and esprit de corps; (3) de-
velop Icnowledge and skills in various athletic and
recreational events; (4) provide for both physiological
and psychological development; (5) promote better
relations between CTA and labor; (6) promote better
relations between CTA and community, especially in
those areas where contact with community personnel
is frequent; (7) develop leadership qualities, and (8)
develop greater job interest.

At the outset the CTA sports program encompassed
only basketball and softball. Althou^ other sports
were proposed, they were the only ones that had active
participation.

Sports proposed under the development of the pro-
gram were to include not only basketball and softball,
but also ping pong, bowling, volleyball, tennis, chess,
checkers, horseshoes and golf.

As the program progressed, the employees looked
ahead to each season with avid anticipation.

Prior to the new sports section in the Transit
News, the sports program wasn't widely publicized.
But after seeing the many advantages offered for
recreation within the company, more employees be-
came interested and the program began to expand.

As of this year the sports program got a b(3
when two members of management, John L. Aurii
manager of General Administration, and Fred "
King, manager of Personnel, took on the responsibi
for the improvement of the program. They
diversified the number of opportunities to particii|)
in the expansion of other recreational sports. Ue
their tutelage two more events have come to the fc
-a mixed bowling league and the established
Street Operators League.

Knautz, now special assistant to the General
ministration manager, will retire on Jan. 1. His
pertise in the sports program will be greatly mis

Under the new system the program will not
governed, as in the past, by a sports director. E
individual sport will have its own coordinator, assi;
by a coalition of team managers participating in t^\
event.

In the eyes of this reporter the CTA has establis^i
one of the finest physical fitness and recreatii
programs in the country. And from the standpoito;
enthusiasm, we're No. 1.

Members of the Archer Garage basketball team pose for the csnoe*
Lydia Lewis presents Superintendent John H. Lynch with the ■"
place trophy as winners of the 1974-75 season.

CTA TRANSIT NE'S

Thiate CTA
thfiump ball
Has, Kedzie,

Board Chairman George L. DeMent prepares to toss up
for Wade Simmons, left, of North Avenue, and Leon
in the 1970 CTA basketball championship game.

l(ii,liift^"fJi

Retired CTA General Manager Thomas B. O'Connor is shown present-
ing Joe Rayburn, Division 308, the first place trophy as captain of the
winners of the 1973 Softball tournament, as Division 308 President
Leonard Beatty, left, looks on.

Six Years

CTA Sports

Thelate CTA Board Chairman Michael
Cafty is pictured here with Spencer
Hayood, then star forward of the Seattle
Supsonics, at our 1972 "CTA Day at the
Bulf" Mr. Cafferty was a graduate of the
Uni^ity of Washington.

Action scene from the 1972 basketball
season.

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Sunday morning action of the 1974 Softball tournament in Grant
Park.

I^O^EMBER, 1975

CTA, International

Many Cultures Are Interested In Us

By Elda Leal

How good has 1975 been for you? Are you already
planning decisions that you intend to carry out during
1976? As the end of the year approaches, many of us
try to analyze the result of our efforts during the year
and dream, strive and plan for the future. That's the
beautiful part— there is always another day and an-
other year.

Perhaps some of your dreams didn't come true.
But, who hasn't experienced at one time or another in
our lives an unfulfilled desire? This is what life is
all about...a continuous challenge. Let's strive to be
mentally and physically alert to meet it. Let's wel-
come 1976 with faith, cheerfulness and a positive at-
titude.

For CTA in general it was quite a year. New
modem buses were acquired. The CTA Quarterly
won the admiration of community leaders. Transi-
talk was introduced as a weekly means of employee
communication. Interesting programs were developed
such as the contribution to the Bicentennial celebra-
tions through the CTA Spirit of '76 fleet, an art con-
test among high school students, and the Explorer
Mass Transit Rally, the purpose of which was to
create more interest among youngsters for our city
and public transportation. All in all it was an exciting
year full of worthwhile accomplishments.

World Status

Was CTA internationally successful? Yes it was.
I am not talkuig about establishing an overseas transit
system for our diplomats to ride, but in something
that concerns all of us and should make us proud to be
CTAers. We have international status as one of the
best urban public transportation systems in the world.
During 1975, we hosted many experts in transporta-
tion, government officials and other dignitaries from
the following countries: Bulgaria, Brazil, France,
Canada, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tai-
wan, India and Russia.

Aware of CTA's reputation as one of the most ef-
ficient and advanced public transportation systems,
these visitors come to learn something that perhaps
they can implement in their own countries.

Bill Baxa of Public Affairs is a frequent host for
the visitors tours. He says that it has been very
pleasant for him to meet people from all over the
world and that all of them were invariably friendly and
tnvited him to pay them a visit in their respective
countries. ..but no one offered to pay his airfare and
expenses. Make a wish, Bill — maybe in 1976 you will
meet a more generous visitor!

Sometimes CTA ambassadorship reaches oi to
greet the visitor who doesn't have time to comend
see us. James R. Quinn, Vice-Chairman, paide-;;
spects to King Olav V of Norway recently by seE|iig:
a gift to the King's suite at the Hyatt Regency haji,;;
The gift consisted of color pictures of CTA's "Iji"
wegian bus" together with the following letter:

"Your Majesty:

"On behalf of the Chicago Transit Authority,
wish to present you with photographs of a specis
bus which serves an area of the city in whic
many families of Norwegian ancestry live.

"The photographs are of the latest CT
Spirit of '76 bus which we have named aftc;.
Thomas Johnson, a sailor born in Mandal, Noii|l
way, who served under John Paul Jones in tl'
famous victorious sea battles of the America,
Revolution.

"The naming of the bus after Thomas Johrf
son is in recognition of the 150th anniversary i
the arrival of the first Norwegian settlers in tl;
midwest. The bus was placed in service thi
week as a salute to you on the occasion of you
visit to Chicago.

"We hope you have a most enjoyable visit
our city, and we wish that your schedule wou:
provide time for you to take a ride on tl
Thomas Johnson." i

The Thomas Johnson bus, in the Spirit of '76 util
of red, white and blue stripes, has been assignt tc
routes on Chicago's northwest side.

Common Goals

For the past few months through this column I *vf.
had the rewarding experience of learning a littlbH
about other countries and some of their cusm-'
which was the primary purpose for which this comr
was initiated. But, in the process, I also hope lit.
am making some progress in conveying our ddrt
for mutual respect and a friendlier atmosphere dili*
our working hours.

Socially, we are entitled to choose our ownim-
pany, but at work we are bound to find all kirn o
people around us. Our moral values, tastes, cusoii
and predilections might differ a little from other bu:
we should keep in mind that if we are in the :»<
working place it is because we all need a job and ivi
similar goals.

Half of our active life is spent at work. Sometiei
a few words, a tiny effort might leave a great inac
on the persons working around us. These action; -»■
he constructively directed or otherwise. Why notu"
the healthier and more rewarding path? \

CTA TRANSIT Nf^

^S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

EVERLY -

i guys and dolls. Sorry I didn't get to
ress last month, but 1 was so busy with
3 many things. You know how it gets.
Dmetimes I think I'm wearing too many
'its. For starters: president of the 102nd
id Prairie Block Club, deputy command-
er of Rosemoore Community Patrol, ser-
ice officer of AMVET Post 247, Transit
ews reporter and bus driver. See what I
lean? By the way, we would like to con-
fatulate the new officers of Post 247 and
ish them good fortune for the coming
irm. We were in a very nice parade on
3pt. 27 sponsored by the Greater Calumet
ions Club. It was a back-to-school—
;ay-in-school parade aimed at school-age
lildren. Remember, everything our
lildren do today will be the basis for what
ley'U do tomorrow. ..SCOTTY (Big One)
sard me talking about Atlanta, so he took
Is vacation, went to Atlanta for a look-see
jd stayed five weeks. Scotty says that
hen he retires he would like to go there
id live. Now I can say to him, I told you
)...The Rosemoore Patrol held its annual
.nner-dance on Oct. 12 at the beautiful
nateau Bu-sche, 115th and Cicero. We
id a wonderful time, and wish we had
me and space to name all the biggies who
;tended. We had representatives from
le Chicago Police Department, city gov-
nmient and the state. Yours truly was
)-m.c. To my surprise I was given a
)ecial award presented by Lt. Paul Blan-
' of the Chicago Police Department. You
ould be surprised to know at least 50 per
5nt of the patrol works for CTA. Super-
sors, operators, electricians, radio re-
lirmen, you name it. And in case you
ive forgotten, we are not a vigilante
roup. We are more or less the eyes and
jirs of the Police Department. And I must
ly the police cooperate with us very well.
Every day we see more and more ladies
jerating buses out of Beverly. I would
Ke to welcome all of them, and say right
1.. .Congratulations to all those named
piployee of the Year. Keep up the good
3rk...See you next month.

pCHER -

ifty golden years of marriage were cele-
■ated by Retired Superintendent JOHN

CONNOR and his lovely wife, LORETTA,
L Oct. 17. Retired Operator PETE and
EARL SCHULTZ celebrated their 45th
adding anniversary on Oct. 4. Operator
^)HN and MARION NEWMAN celebrated
jeir 35th wedding anniversary on Aug. 24.

mgratulations and best wishes for all of
jem in the years to come...I wish to apol-

ogize to Instructor THOMAS REILLY for
not welcoming him to Archer. We do wel-
come you, Tom. Tom and his wife, ANK,
celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary
on June 13. Congratulations to you and
may you have many more beautiful years
together. . . Retired Operator WILLIAM
LEAHY, now living in Ireland, is doing
quite well. ROY WILSON saw and talked
with him when he was there. . . Operator
C. C. JONES spent three weeks visiting
his father and fishing in Arkansas. ..Box
Puller PETE KUREK is living it up and
getting the yardwinterized...Clerk HEWITT
GREEN spent his vacation taking in the
countrysides of Montego Bay and Jamaica,
West Indies...Belated happy birthdays to:
FRED BADKE, Aug. 8, WALTER McKIN-
NEY, Oct. 11, JOHN GROOM, Oct. 11,
AUSTION WOOLFOLK Jr., Oct. 27, Mrs.
MATTIE WOOLFOLK, Oct. 26, and WIL-
LIAM MOOS, Oct. 31. Also W. B. GOLD-
SBY, Nov. 6, AUSTION WOOLFOLK, Nov.
18, FRANK HARTIG, Nov. 19, C. V.
MARSH, Nov. 25, W. L. GREENWOOD,
Nov. 24, and WALTER F. GIBSON Jr.,
Nov. 30.. .Our belated condolences are ex-
tended to the family of Pensioner EARL
TIERNEY and Sanitary Engineer JOHN
JAROSZEK; to RAY ROGERS in the passing
of his mother; to T. STRAM in the passing
of his sister, and to Pensioner WILLIAM
SOMMERVILLE in the passing of his
father. ..We wish to thank theArcher Cred-
it Union for the coffee and rolls. It was
quite a treat. ..Ladies and gentlemen, this
is the time to start your savings account.
Join the credit union. FRED BADKE and
JOSEPH KUBICKI will be happy to take
your applications. In a few years you will
be surprised how it has grown...Congratu-
lations to Clerk RICHARD CACINI who re-
ceived his BA degree in criminal justice
on Aug. 15 from the University of Illinois
Chicago Circle Campus. Upon his gradu-
ation he was commissioned a 2nd Lieuten-
ant in the army and will be stationed in
Frankfurt, Germany. In a ceremony at

Archer, Ricliard was presented with his
military leave papers by Superintendents
JOHN LYNCH and JOHN PETROSIUS.
Richard said, "If it were not for the CTA,
I would never have gotten a college edu-
cation. Many of the superintendents, su-
pervisors, clerks and drivers enabled me
to reach my goal. I hope when I return
that all the good people are still here."

CTA SECURITY -

Every patrolman in the Uniform Division
has completed a course in first aid train-
ing and personal safety. Its knowledge and
use can mean the difference loetween life
and death, between temporary and perma-
nent disability, or between rapid recovery
and long hospitalization. .. TOMMIE BOS-
LEY and VICTOR OLIVIERl whUeonpatrol
observed a group of persons attacking two
Chicago police officers in the area of West
End and Pulaski. They immediately put out
a call of location and proceeded to assist
the officers. The offenders were taken into
custody and transported to the 11th Dis-
trict...The latest officers who are attending
the Basic Law course are: R. L. JACK-
SON, GEORGE WHITE, J. ZARLEANGA,
T.O'MAHONY.O. JOLLY, R.PELLOZZIE,
J. GURRIERI, L. WILLIS and J. ALEX-
ANDER... The patrolman of the month is
JAMES LaFOLLETTE. During the month
of October, Patrolman LaFollette was sel-
ected and recommended for his long list of
commendations, alertness in his night
patrol unit and his neat appearance. La-
Follette came to the department on Aug. 8,
1968, and worked in the West Section Unit.
He attended the Police Training Institute at
Champaign, 111., and completed a course in
Basic Law. Lots of luck, Jim, and keep up
the good work.

- "PzOH^ Pi<ittt fz.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXVIII Number II

Published for employees andretirees of the
Chicogo Transit Authority, under the direc-
tion of the Public Affairs Department.

J. H. Smith, Director Of Publications

Robert D, Heinlein, Editor

Mel Alexander, Editoiial Assistant

Jack Sowchin, Art Assistant

Distributed free of charge to all active
and retired CTA employees. Annual sub-
scription price to others, $Z00. Address
communications to CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 742, Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois 60654.

Petrosius, Cacini and Lynch

pyEMBER, 1975

JOINING THE
ranks of the re-
tired on Novem-
berlwasHARRY
GENNETT, derk.
Archer Garage,
who had 42 years
of service with
CSL and CTA.

NEW PENSIONERS

DANIEL CALLAHAN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-19-47
FAY CAPRIO, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp, 2-2-63
GUY DiMEO, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 11-4-42
EDWARD FITZGERALD, Upholsterer A,

South Shops, Emp. 3-4-42
HARRY GENNETT, Clerk,

Archer, Emp. 10-24-33
FRANK PAVESIC, Painter,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 6-5-28

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

GEORGE HAYES Jr., Bus & Truch Mech.,
South Shops, Emp. 6-7-60

ELECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

Come on in! Welcome to our year-older
club. You guys have been waiting long
enough. Before we get started, please
allow me to say happy birthday to BILL
(The Gypsy) BAKER, Oct, 17; R. CAUDILL,
Oct. 9; J. THEVTL, Oct. 28; DONALD
HAWKINS, Oct. 2; MIKE PEDERSOLI, Oct.
31; ED DELANEY, Oct. 16, and RON BE-
DOE, Oct. 24. ..Your news reporter and my
partner, DON HAWKINS, got together with
our families and took a beautiful fall drive
into Indiana to pick apples. Everyone en-
joyed the beautiful fall colors and the eat-
ing and picking of apples, being it was our
first time at this. Hawk and I found out it
is not just signal equipment we can't agree
on, we also disagreed on how to pick ap-
ples ! ..No one had to tell you that I filled in
for STEVE ZELLNER while he was on va-
cation. You would have known it when you
saw me, as I now have a scar located in the
same place as Steve's scar — In the upper
left hand comer of my pride. ..With a lot of
luck and a lovely family to go along with
him, a guy's summer vacation can be an
out of this world kind of experience. So
was the lot of Signal Maintenance Super-
visor GEORGE MATEJOVSKY. Joining
George on his trip northward and west-
ward was his loving wife, MARY, and their
three children— JEAN MARIE, 11,
GEORGE FRANCIS, 9, and MARY CATH-

ERINE, 5. The excitement they en-
countered while motoring throu^ Colorado
and Utah will be remembered for a long
time. George said the snowball fight they
had in July, up in the mountains, really
struck their fancy. They also viewed the
4th of July fireworks display which was
atop a mountain near Manitou Springs, and
was simply magnificent. The Matejovskys
found the extremely hot weather on their
trip very easy to take as the air was very
dry. Of course a lot of swimming helped
too.. .To satisfy your need to know, CLYDE
YOUNT is home recuperating from an op-
eration and is not off playing hooky. You
can expect him back to work soon.. .PAUL
JANKOWSKl is away for a few days on a
fishing trip to Hayward, Wise. Say, Paul,
when you get back home with the fish you
caught I am going to tell you a little story.
Get ready, because you will hear my little
story whether you bring back fish or not...
JAMES REIDY recently returned from a
vacation trip back to the old country, Ire-
land. I don't promise to tell you every-
thing about his trip, but I will tell you he
enjoyed himself and made it back Stateside
OK. . . JOHN KOEPKE has apparently
acquired a love for bigger and better
things, at least when it comes to his home
in Romeoville, HI. John, who is building
an addition to his house, took advantage of
his vacation to really push the project.
John must be preparing for his grand-
chUdren...KEN BISSET and his wife, DON-
NA, are vacationing in foggy London town.
If I know Ken, fog or no fog he will be see-
ing some signals and other related equip-
ment while he is there, I am sure. We
shall hear about that and more. ..To set the
record straight. Signal Foreman VIC
ZASTERA's new office location is not at
Lake-Harlem as they would have you be-
lieve. It is in fact located at Harlem Ave-
nue on the Congress route. 1 thought you
might want to know. . . BIRNEST HICKS
bought a home in Evanston, 111., and said
the building is of historical and architec-
tural significance. He and his wife, MAR-
CIA, plan to restore the building to its
original condition. Bimest said if anyone
wants to help they can come over in No-
vember. Just give me the address, Bim-
est. I know a lot of guys that seem to have
nothing to do. ..We extend a warm welcome
to new signal helpers, EUGENE ZWADLO
and CALEXTE BROUARD.

- 'Commie ^owtnif

GENERAL OFFICE (Internal Auditing) -

It happened one cool, lonely night in Cal-
gary, Canada. All were gathered after a
day of meetings at the ATU-Division 241
convention Sept. 28-Oct. 3. JIM (Wolf-
Wolf) TOUHY, better known as "The God-
father", led his sleepy little group as they
all stumbled off to bed. The stillness set-
tled gently— to be shattered suddenly by a
shrill ringing— a telephone! At 3 a.m.!
"George, is that you?" "Yesh, thish ish

GEORGE LAICA." "This is the preside
I've got to see you right away." "Oh! C
I'm on my way." So George s-t-r-e-a-k-s
out of the room, pounding on doors. 1
alas, the joke was on him. Now Streat
Laica keeps a bathrobe handy — alwaj
Hey, Streaker, the wives thought you we
great! Too bad "Curly" STENZE
George's "bed partner", didn't get a sh|
He took a lot of pictures, but forgot to u,
a flash. P.S. What's the story on the Lc
Shop, George?

(Insurance S Pensions) -
HOLLY ROSCHMAN was united in ht
matrimony to RONALD VITELLO on Qi
11 at the Edison Park United Method!
church. They honeymooned in Jamaica.

(Safety) -

It was good to see JIM TRETTON back
work after a period of convalescence, a
he wants to personally thank all his frien
for their thoughtfulness by sending car
and telephoning.

(Personnel) -

Double congratulations to training C'
ordinator SUE THIEME on the occasion
her father's 40th anniversary in the Li,
theran ministry, and her own promoti*!
within Personnel Development to the pos^
tion of management development coordinij
tor. . . Sincere gratitude is extended 1
Training Assistant BILL CLINE and Mail
agement Development Superintendent MIK
SMITH to all the CTA people who remeni
bered them in their time of sorrow. A(j
our condolences to the many that have i.\
ready been received by Bill, who losth^
mother, and to Mike whose father, a r«|
tired CTA bus operator, passed away.)!
MIKE LESNIAK would like to wish h|
father, TED LESNIAK, electrical worke)
at Skokie Shops, a belated happy birthdav
..Moving over to the proud parent, grandpa
aunt and uncle department, ERV HARRls
announced that his son, MAURICE, wouJ.
be presented in a piano recital at Metre,
politan Community church on Sunday, No\|
2. Lots of luck to Maurice in his firs,
one-man show. ..By the time this edition i^
in your hands, LEN LOHN will be a grand^
pa for the sixth time. Len's hoping it's ;
boy — he already has five granddau^ters.
The father is Len's son, STEVE LOHN, i
North Section foot collector who works 0U|
of Howard Terminal. ..DAN KANE, on th.
other hand, is looking forward to a Thanks,
giving trip to Florida where he can checl^
on the talking skills of his two-year-olit
niece, COLLEEN. Word has it that she'i|
already more articulate than her Uncli
Dan, and anyone who works in Personne,
Development can tell you how gabby tha^
is!.j\ little further down the road towar(;
adolescence are PAT DUNEK's twin four-,
year-old nephews. As Pat tells it, one o
them pulled a Rudolph Valentino on a CT/,
bus the other day. It seems a little gir,|
caught his fancy and as she was leaving tht;
bus he gave her a farewell kiss and mur-j

CTA TRANSIT NEWS]

fired a romantic "Goodbye, little girl."

twin brother is a bit more fussy about

s whole kissing business, and at last re-

t was only accepting busses on the
teek (a radical departure from kissing
jickson the bus). ..1200 on your AM dial —
(you're in Korea. Sergeant MARK MA-
iKNIS, the son of Personnel Develop-
%nt's STU MAGINNIS, is the afternoon

on the Camp Casey, Korea, outlet for

Mark Maginnis
i Armed Forces Radio Network. Mark,
'0 was trained at the Defense Informa-
'n School in Indianapolis prior to his
rean tour of duty, keeps members of the
d Division entertained and informed in a
b-hour show that he produces and an-
\inces each weekday.
I

IREST GLEN -

rst off I'd like to wish all of you a very
ppy Thanksgiving...Box Puller T. SMO-
;YNSKI wishes his lovely wife, PENNY,
very happy birthday. He also states he
uld like for her to take it easier around
S house, but then our friend, Terry, says
b an old house and still needs the Mrs.'
rd work. Penny, I don't think you can
ii. . . Operator JOHN KURINEC finally
ked LORRAINE, his child bride, into
king him on a two-week vacation to
waii. Yes, John, we all agree it's about
ae you knew that Lorraine was getting
ed of going to drive-in movies. ..Our
artfelt sympathy goes out to PAUL
iETTIN and his family in the loss of
;ir son, DANNY, who passed away sud-
aly...Pensioner L. REINHARDT, better
own as the "Grey Ghost", dropped by the
pot to pay the boys a visit. I under-
ind that Reinhardt was looking fine and

good shape. Sorry I missed your visit
1 buddy, but very happy you came by...
perintendent HANK ZIOLKOWSKI and
5 wife, MARY, are off for a visit to
ishington, D.C. . . Clerk SAM GIRARD
ys his wife stands on the comer only on
ydays, waiting for the old boy to show up.
\NDA can't understand how your name
t changed. Of course it must be due to
m (ha-ha). I'm sorry for making the

stake..J3AVE KNOERR, the young man
lO assigns the buses, just returned from
trip to Florida and the Island of Haiti.

The trip was grand but too short said Dave.
..Supervisor GALLAGHER was seen look-
ing for a mail box. The old boy couldn't
find it because he was leaning on it...Pen-
sioner FRANK ENGELTHALER and his
Mrs. just turned in 10 years of marital
bliss. Congratulations...JOHN GIANPICO-
LO of the repair department wishes to ex-
tend a happy birthday to his lovely wife,
PAM...It seems the bam boys are'puzzled
as to how FELK got in an extra day.
What's up, Felix? This summer he and
five of his friends went fishing in Lake
Michigan and only cau^t one fish weighing
five pounds at a cost of $100. Now there's
the right gang to go out with. . . Operator
JOHN BEDNARZ will have 33 years of
service on Nov. 28. John has two sons and
seven grandchildren of whom he is mighty
proud...Supervisor HIGGINS has been off
for some time having trouble with his legs.
Here's hoping he has improved and will
return to work soon...Operator DAROLD
PERSON was recently married to a lovely
young lady named SUE. Our congratula-
tions and best wishes for a long and happy
marriage. ..ED LAUBE is planning to re-
tire on Jan. 1, and has been staying close
to home so he won't miss his first grand-
child which is due at anytime. ..Operator
TOM MEAGHER has been on the sick list
about eight weeks. He is also having leg
trouble. Here's hoping he is up and around
now and ready to return to work. By the
way, Tom's wife is also in the hospital.
Seems when it rains, it really pours in the
Meagher household...Supervisor MILLER
finally purchased cokes for a couple of the
fellows recently. Watch your budget. Mil-
ler... Operator TED GALUS seems to he
getting younger — must be the beautiful care
given by his lovely wife. I have known Ted
for a long time, and he always has a smile.
Keep it up old buddy. . . Mecljanic LAW-
RENCE COSTLEY Jr., the son of Loader
LAWRENCE COSTLEY, had just cashed
his and other employees' paychecks at a
currency exchange when a man with a gun
accosted him and ordered the money hand-
ed over. There was a struggle, and Cost-
ley owes his life to quick reflexes and the
index finger of his left hand which lodged
on the hammer so it wouldn't fire. By-
standers had caUed the police who arrived
in time to seize the would-be robber. He
was taking an awful chance, and we're glad
things turned out the way they did...We ex-
tend a hearty welcome to all our new driv-
ers to the finest garage in the system.
Let's all work to keep it on top.

- TV A. ■Tfairuf ^■.,.......,^.,

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

The gang at the South Shops is glad to see
GEORGE CROFOOT and BURT MUIR-
HEID off the sick list, and extends get well
wishes to GRANVILLE CHEATHAM...HO-
MERWEATHERSBYandhis family enjoyed
a trip to Ontario and Niagara Falls, while

CLIFFORD and MILDRED PETTIS had a
delightful trip to Three Rivers, Mich. They
caught so much fish that the word got
around to STAN HALL in Storeroom 48,
and he took a three-week vacation relax-
ing and fishing and came back with two
large northerns. Stan is elated to report
that his daughter, LINDA, received her
master's degree in England, and his son,
RICHARD, graduated from Eastern, and
DAVID, the younger son, is working on his
master's at Kentucky Western. Congratu-
lations to your fine family, Stan...Pension-
er M. J. KORZEN, formerly of Storeroom
48, dropped in with his wife to say hello,
and we also enjoyed seeing Pensioner
HAROLD ENWRIGHT. ..JOANNE (cut me
some slack) BOETTIN will be on her way
to Mexico and to Denver, Colo., in a few
days. She's saving her appetite for the
Coors beer...BOB PIEPER and his spouse
celebrated 36 years of wedded bliss on
Sept. 30. ..ANDY CUNNINGHAM, Storeroom
61, spent a weekend in Atlanta. Through
C.O.G. (channels of gossip), we'U have to
learn the details of the happenings on that
trip, Andy. ..Glad to see ANN GARRITY
back with us after a lengthy illness, and
hope to report that Specifications Engineer
EDWARD AHLBRAND is up and at 'em in
the next issue. . . We wish to extend our
deepest sympathy to DOROTHY HARMON,
Materials Management, whose father
passed away suddenly. ..By the way — I need
more news. This is your column so drop
me a line or two about yourself. Just try
me — I don't bite, I just write. I'm right
here in Materials Management, room 730.

- Z>e&,ze^ -Dug

NORTH PARK -

The North Park Credit Union annual busi-
ness meeting will be held on Friday, Jan.
9, at River Park Fieldhouse, 5100 N. Fran-
cisco, at 8 p.m. Dividends will be de-
clared, refreshments served, and there
will be drawings for door prizes. All
members are urged to attend.. .The Sam-
bruca Club dinner-dance was held on Sat-
urday, Nov. 8, at Chateau Royale. Opera-
tor PAT SCIORTINO, who was chairman of
this fine event, would like to add his thanks
to the many CTA families who patronized
the festivities.. .Our congratulations are
extended to Operator WALTER WALKER
and his fiance, VERONICA, on the an-
nouncement of their engagement Oct, 4. A
party was held at Clerk RODNEY AUSTIN'S
home and a spring marriage is planned...
Operator JAMES EARL JONES was mar-
ried on Saturday, Sept. 20, to DELORES at
Unity Temple. The reception held at the
Millionaires Club on Michigan Avenue was
attended by 300 guests. The young couple
honeymooned throughout Canada. . .EVER-
ETT MARTIN is now training for a clerk's
position and we wUl all miss his smiling
face. He was operating a bus out of North
Park. . . The welcome mat is extended to

OVEMBER, 1975

Service
anniversaries
in November

A. J. Sokol,

Skokie Shop

35 years

R. P. Beahan, Maintenance

H. W. EIke, Control Center

J. R. Lubawy, Claims Law

J. F. Mueller, Schedules

P. Raczon, South Shops

J. J. Repplinger, Vehicle Maintenance

E. A. Shea, West Section

F. J. Vitek, 69th Street
J. J. Wathler, North Park

30 years

E. Adams, 52nd Street

C. J. Bieganowski, 77th Street

H. P. Bowers, Forest Glen

A. E. Brandt, Electrical

G. W. Christensen, Engineering

P. C. Cleaver, Engineering

V. Dietrich, West Section

L. M. Dudek, Archer

R. Erickson, North Section

A. F. Flohr, Archer

P. Z. Fox, North Avenue

J. N. Friedman, BIdgs. & Grounds

L. Godek, Utility

J. P. Hartigan, West Section

E. Heatter, Rail Service
C. A. Johnson, Limits
H. R. Josetti, Limits

F. P. Kenny, North Park

F. J. Kleich Jr., North Section
J. S. Kloska, Jefferson Park

J. Krajcik, Kedzie

P. Kutchen, Forest Glen

G. J. Laica, Internal Auditing

H. Lowenstein, South Rail District

S. E. Mazurek, South Shops

J. J. McBrlde, Schedules

J. H. McNamara, South Shops

J. Mittler, South Section

W. Pondel, Forest Glen

H. H. Rambo, North Park

E. W. Rauch, West Section

J. J. Salabura, 77th Street

H. Schepler, Forest Glen

W. J. Sladky, BIdgs. & Grounds

J. J. Smok, Archer

J. A. Totter, 77th Street

R. H. Trezlse, 77th Street

G. F. Wallace, Archer

T. S. Wojciak, Archer

25 years

A. E. Carlson, North Park

A. Djgianfilippo, Skokie Shop

O. Elliott, South Shops

C. Gage, Utility

J. Georgeson, Real Estate

J.J. Griffin, 77th Street

H. Harris, Schedules

E. F. Jankowski, Skokie Shop

S. McGrath, Jefferson Park

J. W. Miller, Limits

C. L. Moore, West Section

J. P. O'Brien, 77th Street

P. O'Neill, Skokie Shop

A. R. Paige, Archer

A. R. Reid, West Section

O. White, 69th Street

J. B. Wojnicki, Archer

WANDA BLACK who is breaking in as a
clerk at North Park.. .Superintendent ALEX
JOHNSON, WILLLAM PARNUM and LOUIS
MUELLER are eagerly awaiting the re-
vamping of the receivers' room into new
offices for their operatiQn...Superintendent
ALEX JOHNSON and his wife, HELEN,
hosted a 50th wedding anniversary party
for Helen's parents, ELMER and EMMA
REDKER, at the Villa Olivia Country Club.
A large delegation of relatives, friends
and eight grandchildren made the evening a
memorable one. ..Operator BILL HODG-
SON and his wife enjoyed a three-week va-
cation in Door County, golfing and fishing.
Bill reeled in a 26 pound chinook salmon
while fishing on a Sturgeon Bay charter
boat. Congratulations to the Hodgsons who
celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
on Nov. 4... Clerk PHIL TULLY enjoyed
his vacation in England with a wonderful
visit with his many relatives and enjoying
many of the fine shows in good old London.
..Clerk JOHN VVATHIER will celebrate 35
years of service with CTA on Nov. 20 and
is planning his retirement beginning Jan. 1,
197G...Clerk EDWARD (Curly) STENZEL
and Operators HOMER REED and FRANK
KOZIOL, along with their wives, attended
the Transit Convention held in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, and returned with many
fresh ideas of union activities. ..Operator
HAROLD ANDERSCIIATT and his wife,
ANNE, vacationed in I'orsyth, Mo., where
Ihey stayed at the homo of Pensioner RAY
DONESKI and his wife, EVELYN. Visits

with Pensioners ART MUIR, ROY LEMKE,
STEVE HERMAN and WILLARD GILL
were most enjoyed. ..Mrs. TILLIE SHAPI-
RO, the mother-in-law of Operator SAM
BAKER, underwent major surgery at
Edgewater hospital and at this writing is
recovering satisfactorily. She is 81. ..Con-
gratulations to Operator HILLARD DER-
ENGOWSKl and his wife, GEROLDINE,
who celebrated their 25th wedding anni-
versary on Sept. 2. . . Taking my annual
jaunt to Forsyth, Mo., your reporter had a
fine time visiting my old buddies. Pen-
sioners STEVE HERMAN and ART MUIR.

Muir, Herman and Horning

Tlic weather was beautiful and the con-
versations about the good old days were
enlightening and humorous. Steve and Art
say hello to all tlieir friends at CTA.

Repair Department Chit Chat: The repair

department had their annual fire inspectioc
and came through with flying colors-i
rating 100 per cent. Congratulations to th!
foremen and their personnel. . .Pensionel
MIKE MELZESKI was a visitor at thi

garage, and reports that his eight years a,
pensioned life have been wonderful. ..Utilit;
Chauffeur DICK BRADY and his wife, ju'
LIE, vacationed in Pine Bluff, Ark., when^
they were looking over property. Also oii
the agenda were a few days visiting wlti^
Pensioner STEVE HERMAN and his wifej
HELEN, of Forsyth, Mo. ..Mrs. FRANCEJj
KASMAN, the wife of Assistant Foremaii|
TONY KASMAN, underwent surgery at Wc->
Neal hospital and at this writing is re-
cuperating satisfactorily. . . Enjoying No-
vember vacations at this time are: As-
sistant Foreman TONY KASMAN, Repair-^
men A. FERNANDEZ, HOWARD HALVER-^
SON and JOE CITRO; Servicemen JOm^
FILARSKI, GENE DRZEWICKl and DEN-^
NIS COOK. ..Instructor LOUIS BIENIEK en-
joyed his annual fall "honey do" vacationi.
hammering nails, doing yard duty anci
driving wife IRENE around town...Opera-,
tor ROBERT FLOOD and his wife, JOYCE,
enjoyed a two- week vacation in Hawaii.
The Floods enjoyed the beautiful Islands oi;
Maui, Oahu and Kauai. The U.S.S. Arizona^
memorial, and the Kodak hula show, along
with the scenei-y, flowers and fresh pine-
apple were most enjoyed also, ..Assistant^
Superintendent WILLIAM PARNUM and his ^
wife, TENA, enjoyed a Las Vegas vaca-^
tion. It is rumored that Mr. Pamum will

CTA TRANSIT NEWSi

j taking an early retirement, as his win-
ings at the tables were terrific.

IIRTH AVENUE -

lie leaves and grass have shed their green
I take an affinity for the brown of fall, and
V find Operators BOOKER T. BOLTON,
■VIMY VAUGHAN and HORACE BROWN-
IG cleaning the ol' shooting irons in
leparation for deer hunting.. .We believe
I; last of the vacationers are in as Oper-

fr CHARLIE HICKS and his wife, ROSIE,
■e just completed their tour of the great
.thwest...Oct. 5 marked four decades of
rried life for Pensioner ANTHONY
(X)PPI and his wife, JENNIE. The Glop-
1= spent their time celebrating at Plen-
1vood Farm, Ill...It was son number one
If Instructor DAN VILLANUEVO and his
ife, DARLENE. He was dubbed JOSEPH
yCHAEL... Operator ALICE DRAKE has
itumed to work after a brief stint in the
Ispital, and Operator JOHN M. WEA-
'lERSPOON is at home recuperating from
i operation.. J^mong the many birthdays
(lebrated during the month of October
we Assistant Superintendent DON GIL-
:GAN, Switchboard Operator WALTER
]JX and Custodial Engineer RAY JAB-
;:CKI (who also was a double winner in
t; State Lottery). Although he did not
Ive a birthday. Operator KENNETH C.
I5TTLER was digging deep in the pock-
h. as FERN METTLER and GOLDIE
S^PLAY, his wife and mother-in-law,
jspectively, had birthdays on Oct. 9 and
'-. . . We extend our deepest sympathy to
I: family of Pensioner WALTER CICHY
uo died on Oct. 13. . . Pensioner EDGAR
liOWN visited us from Patoka, lU. ..A
ab composed of pensioners is in the pro-
(ss of being organized. The club prom-
bs many fringe benefits, with a class in
ihing scheduled tentatively for February.
Insioners interested in joining may con-
l;t Pensioner PETE MADIA at 766-3622.
.jCt's keep the news coming, fellas, and
ju will see your name in print.

lERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

[;. and Mrs. WILLIAM WORCESTER
:Dve to the east coast, about 4,000 miles
iall, through Williamsburg, Philadelphia,
Iannis Port, Cape Cod, Salem and Boston,
'.ey walked the Freedom Trail, then went
irth through the fall foliage of New Hamp-
!ire and Vermont up to Quebec City, Can-
ija. They came back through Niagara
;.lls. They had a real enjoyable, restful
id educational trip. They also rode the
ibway in Boston where the light rail ve-
bles run coupled together and there's a
;ne fare system. They also rode on the
ttural loop bus on SEPTA'S property
ttich is a line operation. . . DOROTHY
irSCHEID vacationed in Florida and vis-

ited various places. Dorothy is also sport-
ing a new 1975 Dodge Dart. Good luck!,.
We welcome ANN KENNEDY to the de-
partment.. .Mr. and Mrs. JIM McBRIDE,
traffic checker, celebrated 30 years of
wedded bliss. Congratulations and many
more happy years together. ..Sympathy of
the department is extended to Mr. and
Mrs. WALTER THOMAS upon the death of
his father-in-law, and to NICK ZAHN upon
the death of his sister. . .Happy Thanks-
giving to all.

(Routes & Systems) -

Our section has been fortunate to obtain the
services of NORINE (Rente) NOWAK and
MICHAEL MALINOWSKI. Rente has ad-
mirably filled the position vacated by EV-
ELYN MARTIN as clerk-typist. She was
formerly a school teacher in Michigan.
Mike recently returned from a four-year
hiatus (ha, ha) in the air force where he
was in the security police and stationed in
Michigan. He has the task of sorting, la-
belling and filing approximately 1,000
aerial photographs of the stx-county re-
gion. Good luck to both of you in your jobs.
. . Celebrating birthdays are FRANK MI-
SEK, HANK WILSON and FRANK O'DOWD.
Are you another year wiser, gentlemen?..
Some of our staff recently went on vaca-
tions. JILL LINNE went to Grayling,
Mich., for a week. She also spent some
time on Mackinaw Island (buying fudge) and
Sault Ste. Marie (taking the Soo Locks boat
tour). Other entertainments included fish-
ing, canoeing and a power failure that
lasted for five hours. In the woods when
there is a power failure, it's really dark,
including no power for heat or plumbing.
As would happen in cases of this nature, no
candles were available either. ..CHARLIE
DROZDA went to Island Lake near Spooner,
Wise. One of his favorite pastimes is fish-
ing, and this vacation was no exception.
He had a lot of fun catching a 16 inch mus-
kie. Alas, he also had to close down
his summer home for the winter. Next
spring is quite a ways away, Charlie. Hope
it arrives quickly so you can go fishing...
BOB VANCE went on a European tour vis-
iting England, France, Switzerland and
Belgium. He greatly enjoyed riding the
Paris Metro throughout the city, riding
the tram and trolleybus networks in Swiss
cities, and visiting London Transport for a
day. Good weather prevailed throughout
his trip. Bob visited Europe's highest
railway station on Jungfraujoch Mountain
in Switzerland, which is at an altitude of
over 10,000 feet. It was so high that he had
to take three different cog trains to get to
the top.

(Passenger Controls) -

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "The
reward of a job well done is that it's done."
That certainly was the case with JOAN
HARRISON. Everything she did she did
well. So even though Joan has left the
company and secured a job elsewhere, her
well-done work will remain as a testament

of her talent. We miss her and wish her
the best of luck.. JOHN O'CONNOR and his
wife drove non-stop to New Orleans in 18
hours. One of the joys of John's life is
golfing, and he was able to get a bit of that ,
in also. They also visited Biloxi, Miss.,
and drove home (1,000 miles) non-stop in
19 hours... GEORGE MACAK attended the
National Meet of Train Collectors of Am-
erica in York, Pa. A burning hobby of
George's is the buying and selling of trains.
As a true train collector, one of these days
he may negotiate the sale of a 2200 car and
put it in his back yard. ..Remember STEVE
WOLGEMUTH and his new home? Well,
he and his wife have been freezing in their
home since their furnace is not in working
order. It's like living back in the good
ol' days when you had to keep warm by the
heat in the fireplace (fortunately, they have
a fireplace). Steve, you better hurry and
get a new furnace before the water freezes
in the pipes while you are taking a shower.

PLANT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. GENE
REID on their 13th wedding anniversary
which was celebrated Oct. 4. Gene took
his wife to see Tom Jones after an elegant
dinner. Even Gene enjoyed the twirling,
wiggling, jumping Tom Jones. ..Our deepest
sympathy is extended to RITA HURLEY
and her family in the death of her uncle in
Ireland. Rita accompanied her mother to
Ireland for the funeral. ..Congratulations to
Plumbers JOHNIWANSKI and SYLVESTER
BROWN who became journeymen.. .We bid
a sad adieu to ROBERT BONESS, trackman
clerk, who left us to become a laborer in
the Building Department. We sure do miss
you, Robert...The welcome mat is out to
EDWARD TONER, maintenance coordinator
in the Building Department. Happy to have
you with us, Mr. Toner...I guess I'll never
get tired of writing about FRANK MONTE-
FALCO, steel fabrication shop. Frank was
nominated for the National Association of
Suggestion Systems 1975 Suggester of the
Year Award. The committee was im-
pressed with his record of success and
congratulates him for his fine level of
accomplishment and participation in our
suggestion program. Although another
individual had been chosen for the award,
Frank was given a hand-lettered certifi-
cate signifying the importance of this
event. We are very proud of you, Frank...
A special bouquet to BILL KENNY and
BARNEY KELLER, ironworkers, and
TOM CHORAK, painter, who volunteered
to help when the Explorer Scouts tackled
the CTA trail in a 50-mile Mass Transit
Rally across the city. They had fun and
enjoyed the experience. .j\ special get well
quick to IRVING JOHNSON. Irv is coming
along fine and we hope to see him up and
around soon.

- ^cHHic Sctxtt

\p\JEMBER, 1975

SOUTH SECTION -

My how time goes by. Halloween is past
already and Thanksgiving is fast approach-
ing...Instructor MITCHELL and MILDRED
THOMAS took a fall vacation down to Mo-
bile, Ala., and to Putnam to visit relatives.
They had a reunion with all their families,
and a good time was had by all.. Just heard
the sad news of the sudden passing of Jan-
itor EUGENE ROGERS. Hewas everyone's
favorite, always neat as a pin, and a real
gentleman. Our condolences to the Rogers
family. ..Welcome aboard to new employ-
ees ARNELL ALLEN, DARLENE BRAT-
TON, GWENDOLYN DAVIS and JOE HOW-
ARD...Back to work from the sick list are:
Motormen WILK BATTLES and NATHAN-
IEL HARRIS, and Switchman STEPHEN
BEARD. ..We want to teU you about another
wonderful CTA family working with us:
the JACKSON family. The father is RICH-
ARD JACKSON, South Section track in-
spector, who is mighty proud of his three
sons — THURMAN, yard foreman. South
Section, who had been a track star at Wen-
del Phillips High school; STEVEN, shop
foreman. West Section, who had been in the
military service, and EARLE, towerman.
North Section, who also had been in the
service. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson can be
very proud of their three sons. Mother
and father recently vacationed in Clarks-
dale, Miss., visiting friends and family...
Motorman FRANK KLEKOVICH is on the
sick list. He recently broke his shoulder.
Here's hoping you'll be back at work soon
with your jolly smile, Frank.. .Good luck to
all our students who worked with us this
summer and are now back in school. ..Yard
Foreman JOSEPH PUGH, who lost his leg
recently, is home from the hospital re-
cuperating and waiting to get his artificial
leg. Keep your chin up, Joe, and you will
be well soon. ..Clerk WILLIE GODBOLD
had a wonderful time vacationing in Nas-
sau in the Bahama Islands.. .Retired Agent
KAREN FRIDDLE had been ill and in the
hospital, but is now living with her daugh-
ter in Lansing where she is recuperating.
. . Our deepest sympathy is extended to
Towerman ADAM MODELSKI in the loss of
his sister. ..We had a wonderful surprise
visit from Retired Motorman FREDGRON-
EMEYER, former treasurer of our credit
union. He :md his wife came up from tlieir
home in Venice, Fla. Fred looks just won-
derful, thinner, and was telling us all about
how he loves living in Florida and his new
home. His wife, TILLIE, had broken her
arm but is doing fine and enjoying her
visit in Chicago. .. DOROTm' HARMON,
who works in the Purchasing Department
and is the wife of Clerk ERVIN, was in the
hospital recently but is now back at work...
The CTA credit unions held Uieir annual
credit union day dinner-dance on Oct. 17
at Ferrara Manor on the North Side. My
hubby, RON, and myself had a wonderful
time, along with all our South Side credit
union oaielals. We visited witli m;my
people wc haven't seen in years from ;ill
the departments in the Mart and other

credit unions. I couldn't possibly name
everyone, so I'll say we enjoyed everyone's
company. The dinner was delicious along
with the dancing and orchestra. Everyone
insists, so I will tell you all that besides
wearing a long yellow halter dress, I also
wore my blonde wig. Some people didn't
recognize me from the back with my wig.
I guess I just wanted to see if blondes have
more fim, but you know what — I always
have a good time at a dinner or party...
Conductor FRANK SMITH, who underwent
surgery at St. Francis hospital in Evanston
is home now. Hurry up and get well,
Frank, so you can get back to work. ..Our
sincere condolences to Pensioner HARRY
ANTONION whose wife passed away re-
cently. Harry said he is so thankful that
they had the opportunity to celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary to July before
she passed away. ..There is always so much
sorrow mLxed with happiness. Clerk JOHN
BARRY was so happy over the birth of his
16th grandchild, a little boy named AN-
DREW who was born to his daughter,
PEGGY, and her husband. This was her
second child. Then his wife, NOREINE,
was stricken with encephalitis and as
of this writing is still in the hospital.
Let's give all our employees and their
spouses who are ill a little prayer for a
quick recovery. ..Two of our North Section
pensioners, now living in Florida, sent us
this picture to let us know that they are
fine and really enjoying retired life. WIL-
LIAM NEUSON, retired mileage clerk, and
his wife, ELM, are now living in Largo,
and RICHARD BARTELS, retired collector,
and his wife, BERTHA, reside in Tampa.
Together they have celebrated 105 years of

William & Elm Neuson and Richard & Bertha Bartels
wedded bliss — the Neusons 51 years on
July 10, and the Bartels 54 years on Sept.
24. Our congratulations to both of these
lovely couples. ..By the time you read this
column our South Section station super-
intendent's office at Ashland Avenue should
be moved to 95th Street. This will include
our station superintendent, STAN CHRIST,
my hubby. Chief Clerk RON, and myself.
Tell you more in my next column.

TRANSPORTATION (Utility) -

Mr. and Mrs. FRANK GOODRICH recently

celebrated their silver wedding anniver-

sary. Congratulations! . . MICHAEL PC
CHORDO married SHIRLEY ANN RACZ
at St. Siymphorosa church. Michael is tl
son of Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM POCHOF
DO.. .Welcomed to UtUity were MICHAE
KELLY from Forest Glen repair, BER^
ARD HACK from 77th Street repair, JOH
O'KEEFE from Forest Glen repair ai
GARY' BUTLER from Kedzie repair.. .Got
luck to WALTER ANDERSON who trans
ferred to Building Maintenance. ..Congrati
lations and best wishes to EDWAR
SHIELDS who became a pensioner aftt
4li years of service. Pensioners on hai
to welcome Ed to their ranks were A
EIERMANN, 81 years young; JULIL
KUTA; TONY CANDELLA, who has move
to Derby Meadows near Orland Park, 111
DICKO'GORMAN; DON EDWARDS; LARR
LINDNER, and DAN COUGHLIN troi
District B. Dan is planning to move I.
Florida. .. Our deepest sympathy to MIX,
FORD CUMBERLANDER in the loss of twj
of his brothers... PETE CARPINO visite
3915 several times this summer and h:
returned to his home in Florida.

(Service) -

The Control Center sure was well repre
sented by volunteers on Sunday, Oct. 19-
the day of Chicago's first Mass Trans
Rally. Some 312 Explorer Scouts were oi>
there competing on buses and traini),
watching their progress at checkpoint^
around the city were Controllers JERR-
FRANKLIN, SY HORBACH, HERMAj
MILES, WILL TAYLOR, JIM WASHING,
TON, OLLIE WINSTON, and Superintendei;
FRED LIMMEL. Overseeing the Rall^
from the Control Center were Area Super
intendent LES RACKER and JIM OHSE <
District A.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -
It always seems like such a great relief t
complete the magazine article and get it i
the mail each month, even if it is usuall.
by the skin of our teeth. But, alack aD;
alas, before you know it, that mag^ziDi
deadline date rolls around again all to
soon and you remark, "Not again!" Bi
here we are and we hope you all enjo,
reading what we dug up in the last monttj
We have a little bit of everything, so her,
goes. ..Here's the latest on our remodeliDi
work. We're still without the partitionsj
but the office furniture is being painte
and pictures have been hung on our newl
painted walls. So, all in all, we're in fair
ly good shape. We'll get tliere cventuallj.
Production Supply Control's new office i|
shaping up very nicely too.. .Even thougj
we got scooped on this bit of news laSi
month, we're still going to mention it !•
our column. RICH FABRY, Productio
Supply Control, is sporting around in
brand new Ford Elite. Boy, what a sport.,
LITA CAUSEY, Production Supply Controlj
and her husband, COY, Signal Dcpartmenlj

CIA TRANSIT NEWl

J a very nice vacation driving througji
ssouri, Kentucky and Arkansas in their
mper. At this writing they will be hitting
; road again for parts unknown on an-
ler short vacation. . . LARRY MONA-
iAN, unit supervisor, and his lovely
Ee, MARLENE, spent some of their va-
lion out west in Colorado visiting rela-
es...TONY ARINI, electrician, and his
'ely wife headed out California-way and
3nt their vacation with their daughter in
a Francisco. They also spent some time
Disneyland and Lake Tahoe. . . LOUIE
iRIOLICH, electrician, and his lovely
fe, RUBY, had a very fabulous vacation
South America. They flew to Rio de
aeiro from Miami. Their itinerary in-
ided visiting Iguassu Falls, Buenos
res, Santiago, Machu Picchu Cuzcu and
ma, Peru, then back to Miami. ..JOHN
iLINOWSKI, painter foreman, and his
;ely wife, MARY' ANN, flew to Hawaii and
iited the islands of Oahu and Maui, and
joyed a glider ride over the mountains...
;RRY PEARSON, electrical apprentice,
snt his vacation in Las Vegas, which was
ally a honeymoon as Terry got married
ile out there. So, to Terry and DIANE,
my years of happiness. ..Now, for a bit
some new baby news that we failed to
intion in last month's article. PAT
iNNICw\N, welder, and his wife, KATH-
;EN, proudly announce the arrival of a
by daughter who arrived on their third
'dding anniversary, Sept. 16. CARRIE
W tipped the scales at 7 pounds 6g
aces. If Carrie Ann had arrived a day
ier, she could have shared the same
rthday with her mother, as Kathleen's
rthday is the 17th. Carrie Ann's proud
andfather, RICHARD, is a painter at
uth Shops. So happy anniversary to Pat
d Kathleen, and welcome to Carrie Ann.
Another happy anniversary to ED, re-
ed electrical worker, and ALYCE MAY,
neral Office, who celebrated their 30th
' Sept. 22. ..We had another retirement
t-together on Oct. 1 honoring CASEY
'^RCHINSKI, machinist, and DOMINICK
l\SANO, welder. The visiting Skokie re-
ees.ED MAY, LARRY DREW, STEPHAN
F.ASZCZERSKI and LEO KAJPUST, came
t to extend their best wishes to Casey
k Dominick for a very healthy and happy
ilirement. . .The Suggestion Bus was out
?Skokie and we are happy to announce the
.nners of the drawing. MIKE FABIAN,
achinist; SAMMY THOMPSON, painter
iprentice; BOB REDDING, carpenter, and
tLL LITTLE, painter, all won $5 Sears
s't certificates. RAY LASKOWSKI, ma-
itaist, and ARTHUR MARTINEZ, welder,
ire the winners of the $10 Jewel gift
firtificates. Congratulations to all of you.
.We are sorry to announce that CLIFF
'iNDERVEST, clerk at Harlem Terminal,
te been on the sick list. Cliff, we all
Ipe you are doing real well. ..We've just
ibut covered all of the news we received
hm all of you, so until next month, take
ore. Do bring in the news as you hear it,
Sfi we'll be happy.

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

JAMES AHERN, 64, C9th Street,

Emp. 5-19-42, Died 9-21-75
JOHN BENNETT, 89, Devon,

Emp. 1-19-12, Died 10-3-75
JOHN BEUZEKAMP, 80, Devon,

Emp. 9-11-20, Died 9-18-75
JOHN BIENIEK, 60, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-26-43, Died 9-20-75
EARL CORRIGAN, 79, South Section,

Emp. 9-11-26, Died 6-10-75
PATRICK CURNANE, 80, West Shops,

Emp. 3-23-26, Died 10-1-75
DOUGLAS DARTT, 78, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-28-16, Died 9-7-75
JOHN DEZELICK, 88, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-9-10, Died 9-16-75
ERNEST FOYE, 86, Logan Square,

Emp. 11-2-44, Died 9-20-75
ERNEST FREDELL, 91, West Section,

Emp. 4-22-05, Died 9-12-75
GIUSEPPE GIAMBRONE, 86, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 11-3-29, Died 10-2-75
JOHN GIFFORD, 71, North Section,

Emp. 2-16-24, Died 9-21-75
PATRICK GRIMES, 82, South Section,

Emp. 8-21-23, Died 9-26-75

GUSTAVE HERMAN, 87, Devon,

Emp. 7-27-18, Died 9-12-75
WALTER HILL, 78, South Section,

Emp, 4-20-22, Died 9-21-75
JOHN JAROSZEK, 62, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-27-46, Died 9-24-75

FRANK KRUZICH, 70, South Shops,

Emp. 4-11-46, Died 9-1-75
ANGELO KUCHAN, 78, Way & Structures,

Emp. 5-24-22, Died 9-26-75
ROMUALD LAUDANSKI, 66, Wilson Maint.

Terminal, Emp. 1-21-52, Died 9-18-75
WILLIAM MASSION, 75, South Shops,

Emp. 5-5-28, Died 9-16-75
CLARENCE McCANN, 73, 69th Street,

Emp. 9-8-23, Died 8-31-75
FRANK MILLER, 81, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-10-25, Died 9-23-75
RAYMOND MURRAY, 69, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 12-4-20, Died 9-3-75
JAMES ROBINSON, 92, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-18-14, Died 6-28-75
JOHN ROMANCK, 75, South Shops,

Emp. 7-24-29, Died 9-9-75
FRANK RYAN, 85, Blue Island,

Emp. 2-14-12, Died 8-29-75
MICHAEL SMITH, 69, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-8-30, Died 9-24-75
EARL TIERNEY, 63, Archer,

Emp. 2-18-42, Died 9-25-75
BERNARD TOAL, 68, Electrical,

Emp. 7-26-43, Died 9-28-75
HUGO USCHNER, 81, West Section,

Emp. 2-24-14, Died 9-9-75
JOSEPH WACK, 72, South Shops,

Emp. 1-6-28, Died 9-22-75
GEORGE WRIGHT, 62, South Shops,

Emp. 8-31-45, Died 9-30-75

(Rail Terminals) -
Congratulations to
Pensioner FRAN-
CIS and EMMA
REGNIER who cel-
ebrated 60 years of
marital bliss on July
9. Francis and Em-
ma were honored at
a reception given by
their daughter and
her husband, Mr. The Regnlers

and Mrs. EDWARD PLONER, who live in
Buena Park, Cal. Until his retirement on
June 1, 1954, Francis was a crane opera-
tor at Wilson Shop. He says hello to all
his old friends at CTA and would like to
hear from them. His address Is: 1850 W.
Orangethorpe Avenue, Space 25, FuUerton,
Cal. 92633.

- T^ati^ "^c^diici-iOM & pat "yfatHeH

(South Shops) -

I would like to start off this column by
wishing everybody here at the South Shops
a happy Thanksgiving.. JOHN WARD of P/S
Control recently obtained a new nickname,
so if you ever call John on the phone, just
ask for Jolinny Joc.INGA NELSON, ER-
NIE NELSON'S granddaughter, just cele-
brated her first birthday on Oct. 1. Gram-
pa was on hand to celebrate with her. ..I

would like to welcome TONY WERTHEIM-
ER to the South Shops. Tony is supervisor
of methods and standards. . . Happy anni-
versary to JACK and MARGE MURRAY,
who celebrated their 25th wedding anni-
versary. Congratulations! . .EARL LAR-
SEN just returned from a two-week vaca-
tion. He spent time in Dallas, Texas, and
Holland, Mich. Two of Earl's children
live there. ..GAIL HATHAWAY injured her
finger recently at home doing — guess what
— dishes. See, it just doesn't pay. Her
finger required eight stitches. But since
Gail is so dedicated, of course she came
to work and typed with nine. ..DON TAR-
NOWSKI added a motorcycle to his col-
lection in October. Watch out, Red Baron!
I can see Don now in his helmet and gog-
gles...Welcome to the South Shops is ex-
tended to NEIL MAHALE, AVME engi-
neer...Poor AL Y'ODUAL went on vacation
to California and suffered an ulcer while
out there. Too bad he had to go out there
to have an ulcer, he could have had one at
homc.AL (Cookie Bear) THOMAS and his
wife, SHEILA, recently celebrated their
first wedding anniversary. According to
Al, the honeymoon is still going on. ..Con-
gratulations to WALLY and TERRY FEUL-
NER on their 12th wedding anniversary...
TOM ALFRED would like some help in de-
ciding where to go on his vacation this
winter. Please send all suggestions to

OVEMBER. 1975

South Shops In care of Tom Alfred...! hope
everyone is practicing for the Turkey
Shoot this year. The girls from the office
have eight participants all set to go. ..Our
deepest sympathy to LEONARD WIENCEK
in the death of his father.

IRV and PAULENE KRAULEDIS came
back from vacation after driving over
3,100 miles through all the New England
states. Irv took a few country roads and
tells us that the scenery was just beautiful.
They made one of their many stops in
Falls Church, Va., to see relatives that
they haven't seen in 15 years. Irv says
that the New England states are really
geared up for our country's Bicentennial...
The Brake Department's own crown prince
of Poland, STANLEY GRZYWNA, recently
won $300 in the Illinois State Lottery. ..The
TOM WASHACK family spent part of their
vacation in Iron Mountain, Mich., fishing
and camping on the Menomenee river.
They also visited an iron mine in Norway.
The fishing was fair and the scenery just
beautiful. Eat your heart out, JOHN
NEWMANI ..Mr. and Mrs. HOWIE HEL-
FERT were given a surprise 25th wedding
anniversary party by their children. One
of the gifts was a two-week vacation in
Florida where they visited Disney World...
PAT NALLYjust returned from a beautiful
vacation in Ireland and denounced all ru-
mors about receiving a bonus for joining
the IRA ...Mechanic JOE KASPER's model
building talents were rewarded recently at
the Dixie Square Invitational Radio Control
Model Airplane show. "The Ghost" walked
off with second place honors in the glider
class. He received a beautiful plaque for
his efforts. ..TED WOSS, retired machine
shop foreman, dropped by to see us re-
cently while he was in the Chicago area. It
was very nice to see him again. He is the
picture of health. When Ted and his bet-
ter half, ELVIRA, returned to their home
in Hollywood, Fla., they sent me a letter
which related an incident that took place
on their way home from Chicago. They
stopped at a restaurant just outside of
Chattanooga when they were approached by
Mr. and Mrs. ARLISGH GONETZMACHER
who were on their way home to New Port
Richey, Fla., after visiting their children
in Michigan. Mr. Gonetzmacher is a re-
tired CTA employee who worked in the
power house here at the South Shops. The
power house is not the same without him...

ANSWERS

Explorer Rally Quiz (see page 3)

I (I-'). 2 (T). 3 (T). 4 (T). 5 (F).
B (T). 7 (T). 8 (T). 8 (T). 10 (T).

II (F). 12 (T). 13 (T). 14 (T). 15(F).
16 (T). 17 (T). 18(F). 19(F). 20 (T).
21 (T). 22 (T). 23(F). 24 (F). 25(F).
26 (T). 27 (T). Multiple Choice: 28(d).
29 (c). 30 (c). 31 (b). 32 (d). 33 (f).
34 (c). 35 (b). 3(1 (b). 37 (d). 38 (a).
39 (d). 40 (h).

Congratulations go out to "True Grit"
GOERNER, WILBERT BLAKEY and
TARLETON CHERRY on their recent
promotions to journeyman mechanics.

- (leoHKe VuU & -<?.

Se,

69TH STREET -

KHARY ALEX FLOYD, weighing 6 pounds
12 ounces, was born on Sept. 13, which was
also the birthday of his grandfather, Oper-
ator W. WALTER. He is Walt's first
grandchild. Congratulations!. .Can anyone
remember who wrote and what station the
newspaper Trolley Pilot was circulated at
more then 30 years ago? The winner wins
one bum transfer. ..A big welcome is ex-
tended to FRANK VITEK, our new station
superintendent. May your stay be a long
and happy onc.Operator J. KOVATZ vis-
ited his homeland and said it was wine,
food, beautiful women and music on the
Adriatic Sea he enjoyed so much.,^ big
welcome to TOM MOORE, our new scribe
from the repair department. You fellows
downstairs will find Tom willing, ready
and able to take all your news items...Op-
erator TOM SOUTHERN bought a new Ford
Granada.. .Pensioner EDDY GAYNOR says
hello to all his friends at 69th. He sure
looks good and is really enjoying that
leisure life. ..Pensioner B. MIRABELLA,
retired for eight years, looks good and is
still cutting hair. He said Pensioner HANK
RISCH has the easiest head to cut because
it is big and round like a bowling ball... The
silent reaper stopped at 69th and took Jan-
itor JOHN JAROZEK and Pensioner MI-
CHAEL SMITH. To their loved ones, we at
69th extend our most sincere condolences.
. . We are now going into the bowling and
basketball season. So how about keeping
me posted. We are really proud of our
Softball team and congratulate each and
every one... You will find my mail box on
the wall just to the right of the clerk's
window. Let's fill it with news about va-
cations, birthdays, anniversaries and the
easy life of our retirees.

From the repair department we are sorry
to begin on a sad note, but we must report
the death of our good friend and co-worker,
JAMES AHERN. His immutable loyalty to
CTA and his friends should stand as an ex-
ample for the rest of us. Our deepest
sympathy to his family. ..We also share the
deep sorrow of GEORGE GACEK and his
family in the loss of his wife, GENEVIEVE.
..A wish for a speedy recovery is sent to
KATHRYN UPSEL, the wife of LEO UP-
SEL, our day instructor. Also on the re-
covery list is J. DALY who underwent an
appendectomy and should be back with us
soon...We have word that CLAUDE BASDEN
will replace JACK MURNANE as day
clerk. A big welcome is extended to
Claude, and a thanks to Jack for a com-
mendable job of filling in when he was
needed. ..On vacation at this writing are
W. WHALEY, W. ROBINSON, A. CLARK,

G. SMITH and I. REYNA. Have a wel
deserved rest, as we have a long cc
winter ahead of us.

- /lit Su€M^ & lom %"«!

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. The last two monti
of the year are always the most festive a
busiest. While most of us are preparii'
for the holiday crunch and sending season
greetings to our friends and relatives,
few of our fellow operators found the tii
to slip away on a fall junket to far aw;
places. WILLIE JETT and his wil
YVONNE, along with THOMAS BANKS ai
Miss MARY JONES, are enjoying a beai
tiful fall vacation on the suimy beaches
Acapulco and the hills of Taxco. The e:
citing nightlife of the most beautiful city
the world, Mexico City, never looked be
ter for ei^t days and seven nights. Je
and Banks also planned to find time f(
their favorite game, golf — at least :
holes. The excitement will not end f(
Jett, as he is hoping that upon his retun
the delivery of his 1976 Cadillac Eldorao;
has been made. Some guys really kno.
how to live... Operator ULYSSES JONE
and his lovely wife, HELEN, weren't shori
stopping either. They celebrated their 25:
wedding atmiversary by going to Las Vega
Los Angeles and Arkansas. Jones state
and I quote, "I filled my suitcase withnJ
winnings, and don't ask how much it wj
because I'm not throu^ counting it yet
I have one question, Jones — where did yt
put your clothes? It's getting harder e^
eryday to keep up with the Joneses...Oi.
union held its national convention in Can£
da and our board members and coramif
sioners were in attendance. I'm still waii
ing for the results of the events that ur
folded. Board Members ANDREW BUI
LER and ELCOSIE GRESHAM are gettiit
more like politicians every day. ..Well, tt'
new list of "Employees Of The Year" ha.
been posted at 77th Street. Among thoS
listed are some who have become regular
on the list. They are Operators S. GAR
FIELD, W. ECHOLS and E. GRESHAJ'
Operator L. GREENE, a newcomer to th
list, was elated over his first appointmen
Congratulations to all the operators th;
made the list this year. ..Pensioner M. ^
HUNT, former janitor at 77th, has bee
hospitalized at Holy Cross hospital. We'r
all wishing him a very speedy recovery.
Our sincere condolences are extended t
Operators J. DOSS, GARDNER and J
JAMES in the loss of their respective rel
atives. To each of these men we offer ou
prayers in their hours of sorrow...l woul
like to take this opportunity to wish all m
friends and co-workers a veiy happ
Thanksgiving. .. Support our Local 241 a
it's the best union we have. Attend ou
monthly meetings whenever possiblc.S
long for now.

Z>C "Sox^ttt

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

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HE CAME TO LOOK: When CTA's Suggestion Bus
(see TRANSIT NEWS, October, '75) was displayed
for Mart employees at the Plaza, one of the distin-
guished visitors was RTA Chairman Milton Pil<arsl<y
who furthered the Suggestion System concept during
his admmistration at CTA. He is shown inspecting
some of the promotional posters that have motivated
suggestions.

THEY'RE GETTING YOUNGER ALL THE TIME: First we had a
woman at the mil<e and now it's one who hasn't even graduated. She
is Sofija Cil<ara who really was visiting Daddy (Michael) at the Mart.
He's a senior accountant in General Accounting and mom Maryann,
right, was formerly in Capital Development. Grandma, center, is Ann R.
Jobaris, wife of the late and popular Jack Jobaris who was superinten-
dent of Engineering and Shops.

SIX CTA WOMEN HONORED AS LEADERS: At
Leader Luncheon IV of the Chicago YWCA (held at
the Conrad Hilton) six CTA women received certifi-
cates for noteworthy achievements and service. They
were, standing left to right. Human Relations' Marjorie
Holmes, Public Affairs' Latin-American community
specialist Elda Leal, Personnel Development's Sue
Thieme, and Development Planning's Joanne VIecides;
seated, left to right. Personnel Administration's Anita
Curtis (here represented by Ruth Brown) and General
Operation's Mary Boski.

NOVEMBER. 1975

what's news

Edward P. Brabec, popiilar labor union
leeuler, is the newest member of the Chi-
cago Transit Board. An appointee of
Mayor Daley, Brabec fills the vacancy
caused by the death last Feb. 23 of
Clair M. Roddewig. The unexpired term
he fills extends to Sept. 1, 1979.
Brabec is business manager of the Chica-
go Journeymen Pltmibers Union, Local 130.
He also is a vice-president of the
United Association of Journeymen and Ap-
prentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting
Industry of the United States and Canada,
an executive board member of the Chicago
Federation of Labor and Industriad Union
Council, and a trustee of the Chicago and
Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council. Brabec, 44,
was bom in Chicago and educated at St. David's Elementary school,
St. Ignatius High school and Washbume Trade school. He served in
the United States Army 1st Infantry Division. He is a member of
the City of Chicago Department of Environmental Control Appeea
Bocird and the Cook County Home Rule Study Commission. He is a
former member and secretary of the Chicago Bo2Lrd of Health. He
also serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of Mercy Hospital
and Medical Center and is General Chairman of the Chicago St.
Patrick's Day Parade. The new Board member and his wife, Margaret,
have four daughters and two sons, and live on Chicago's southwest
side.

- CTA -

Women have scored two more firsts in jobs at the CTA. Mrs. Edith
Carr has become the first woman line instructor in the driver
training program. Standing at their sides, line instructors
assist new bus drivers in learning how to drive. Mrs. Betty Jones
is the first woman at the CTA to move into the classification of
collector of fares—a job of helping bus drivers collect fares at
heavy boarding points during rush hours. As one of the CTA's first
women bus drivers, Mrs. Carr has had a perfect driving record for
more than a year. Men may turn a deaf ear when she says it, but
Mrs. Carr, who is 40, says she was "convinced from the outset that
women make better drivers than men," Mrs. Jones, who is 2?, also
has had a perfect driving record of more than a year as one of the
CTA's first women bus drivers.

- CTA -

Inprovements for three CTA bus routes were voted Thursday, Nov. 6,
by the Chicago Transit Board. The improvements, which are ex-
pected to be effective Nov. 30, are as follows: No. 77 Belmont—
consolidation with the No. 77A East Belmont route into a new No. 77
Belmont route extending from Pueblo (8400 west) to Lake Shore Drive
West. No. 21B Douglas Extension—extension via Cermak road from
the Cermak Plaza Shopping Center near Harlem avenue in Berwyn to a
new west teminal in a new North Riverside Park Shopping Center in
the suburb of North Riverside. No. 68 Northwest Highway—ex-
tension from the Chicago city limits at 69OO north to a new termi-
nal at Northwest Highway and Touhy avenue in the downtown area of
the suburb of Park Ridge.

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Elda Leal

Christmas is here. I love this time of the year and
rim sure most of you do, too. Maybe because of the
iligious significance, maybe because of the families
t/ing to be closer at that time of the year. Or be-
cause of the excitement of hanging decorations around
Li house and shopping around to surprise their

F) All Employees and Families

n administering the
if.irs of the nation's
Kt public transporta-
ble system during a
rev of change and ad-
ument in manage-
nut, it is so helpful to
ia3 such great re-
ie/es of employee
ovlty and performance.

'he Transit Board
m the CTA managers
;ritly appreciate the
ieication of so many CTA workers in providing
>rinpt, dependable, courteous, and safe service to
■icrs.

his holiday season provides an appropriate time
o xpress our thanks and to wish to you and your
allies a well deserved happy holiday season and
■evirding new year.

JAMES R. QUINN
I VJce-Chairman CTA Board

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Holiday Greetings

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FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

December, 1975

loved ones. ..I don't know what it is, but I have the im-
pression that people really try to be more under-
standing, more cheerful, and in general the atmos-
phere seems warmer, friendlier everywhere.

Once upon a time, long ago, there was a little girl.
..No, it's not a Christmas story. What I want to say
is that this is a season particularly special for chil-
dren, and the younger they are the more they enjoy
this time of the year. I still have many wonderful
memories and remember the impatience I felt for
days prior to Christmas in my home in Mexico.

Through my own children, I have relived some of
those sweet memories. It also brings such a tender-
ness of feeling to walli in the stores and watch the
cute and curious faces looking in amazement at the
toys on display. Or at their eager eyes looking under
the Christmas trees at home to see if they can sneak
a peek at the packages. They can't resist the temp-
tation to guess what is inside.

I remember once I almost got a good spanking, but
because it was Christmas, my parents had a change
of heart and I escaped. It was past midnight and my
sister and I were sharing a room. I could hear my
parents whispering to each other as to the most at-
tractive manner of placing the toys "delivered by
Santa." Since they didn't want to wake us up, they
were using a flashlight. They were blowing balloons
to tie around the headboards on our beds to make our
discovery of the toys even more attractive. But I
guess my father blew harder than he should.

I was, of course, "pretending" I was sound asleep
with my face covered, but after that sound, my curi-
osity grew bigger. I just had to see what the room
would look like and guess by the size of the packages
what they contained, so I started biting the blanket
until I made a hole in It so I could take a good look
without being noticed.

The spirit of Christmas has been communicated at
CTA headquarters since early November by talented
Chris Borcic of Public Affairs. She started drawing
pictures with Christmas motifs for the girls at the
office. A sample of her art is the picture on this page

and the cover that she made. In color, for a Traiit
News staff colleague.

For those of you who don't know Chris, I would Ite
to tell you that she Is the capable gal who handles}!
the typesetting for this magazine, month after moii,

Chris (whose very name is representative of e
Christmas holiday) Is representative of the truly j-
ternatlonal character of the whole CTA work foni.
She is a Croatian. The multinational, multirad.!
character of CTA is expressed in our Chrlstr;s
greetings to you all.

Whatever you do, whatever your plans for Chrl-
mas, I hope that you and your families share m.jy
unforgettable moments. Presents, too! But an ev/-
lasting, happy memory and the inner rewarding satj-
factlon of making someone happy through our thougi;-
fulness is the best gift of all, i

Think about something special for the children ;iH
know, for that older relative who Is lonely, for a CiA
rider who is one of your favorites, or a co-wor J
who has helped you on the job. Think about sorr
body. ..It will take you only a few minutes. I am s;e
you will find your way to deliver the Christmas sp^t
and enjoy It too! |

Two of the many members of tfie CTA International family who wish you happy holidays in their native languages are pictured above. Left, ath'
typesetting machine which puts CTA Transit News together, is Chris Borcic, Croatian. Some of "Chrismas"drawings have been used to illustri,
this article. Right is Martin Ardam, Iranian, who joined CTA five years ago as a bus operator. Ardam is now a statistical analyst in the Schedt
Department.

CTA TRANSIT NE)/.

Pop-On Miniphotos Speed
CTA Travel Calls

ll ArlJne Datu

I A new microfiche directory system has been tested
Ad evaluated in the CTA Travel Information Center,
fie results — faster, more efficient service to callers
iquesting route directions.

■ The new system involves putting close to 288 bus
fd train schedules for the metropolitan and sur-
Jtunding suburban area on microfiche and filing them
i! a microfiche viewer. Using this viewer will enable
eCTA travel agent to find requested route directions
i a much shorter time than under the old manual
farch system.

The findings of the test, conducted from Sept. 22
though Oct. 17, 1975, showed that travel agents
wrking with the viewers handled 39 per cent more
dls per day than those agents relying on the old
£istem.

An added advantage to the microfiche system is
tit it serves to standardize the information coming
ctfrom the Center. As Consumer Services director
1m Coyne explains, "Instead of 31 transit informa-
tn systems, we'll have just one. The information
ebh travel agent gives out will all be the same."

Only four microfiche viewers were used during the
t;t period. Installation of additional units to ac-
comodate the full force of 31 travel agents is antic-
i|ted some time in June 1976.

The CTA is the second to implement the microfiche

system in its operation and the first to obtain suc-
cessful results from its use. According to Coyne, its
initial implementation in Washington, D.C. met with
poor results because of inefficient application of the
system.

To fully equip the Travel Information Center will
cost an estimated quarter of a million dollars, says
Coyne. System consultants are Chase, Rosen and
Wallace (CRW), which designed and set up the micro-
fiche system.

Installation of the microfiche system marks Phase
I of a program which will subsequently lead to the
creation of a computer interface system. Computer
Interface, says Coyne, will eliminate most of the
steps required to extract information from the mi-
crofiche viewer.

The travel agent will merely have to ask the caller
for ultimate destination. All information will be
stored in a computer which the travel agent will ac-
tivate and thus obtain a route pre-determined by the
computer memory.

"It's the ultimate step in mass transit information,"
says Coyne, "and something we hope to implement in
(he not too distant future."

Ircrofiche (My-crow-fish)

^ microfiche is a film transparency, 4" x 6", con-
kning 98 85" x 11" pages of information, reduced in

,e to fit within the transparency. The microfiche

vwers in the CTA Travel Information center can

h hold up to 780 microfiche or 80,000 pages of in-

formation. One page displayed on the viewer screen
is magnified 24 times its original size.

Each film transparency or microfiche is mounted
on a metal clip and then inserted into the viewer. The
metal clip is binary coded to facilitate location of
each page of information.

DCEMBER. 1975

Nostalgia For The Holidays—

Bailey Remembers
Early Bus-Driving Days

Editor's Note: When pioneer bus driver Jack Baiiey dropped down to
CTA headquarters to visit a friend and to do some shopping in the
Loop, we took advantage of the opportunity for another of our nostal-
gic interviews. Arline Datu of our staff did the interview.

For 73-year-old CTA veteran Jack Bailey, driving
a bus was a real test of stamina, skill, hard work,
and adventure.

According to Bailey, between maneuvering around
horse drawn wagons and trying to avoid the wide dirt
lanes in the middle of the road, reserved for the
streetcar tracks, there was more than enough to keep
his hands full.

Back in 1927 when he became one of the first bus
drivers for the Chicago Surface Lines (CSL), an all
streetcar company eventually absorbed by the CTA in
1947, riding the streets was indeed an adventure.

Bailey recalls, "When they paved a street, they
left a lot of room for the streetcar tracks. Our buses
would get stuck out there a lot of times. There were
times when we'd have buses buried up to the body in
the snow or the mud."

No Time To Dream

The hazards of driving aside, there were also reg-
ular chores like collecting and ringing up fares,
punching transfers, and keeping plenty of change
handy.

"We were busy in those days, carrying full loads
most of the time. We'd get them packed in there so

much, you could hardly shift gears. There v^
nothing monotonous about that job," says Bailey.

He adds, "If people are busy, they're more aleSJ
I kept a very good record then — with no accidents l-
cause of it."

Bailey recalls with some amusement the traini?
period he went through to prepare himself as a Is
driver.

"We went in on a Saturday to get ready for startrj
on a Sunday. We were supposed to practice drivin|li
bus, but the buses hadn't come in yet. So, instead, i
drove these maintenance trucks around the bloctft
few times. That was our training."

Was Also A Motorman

Of course, Bailey was no inexperienced beginni.
He along with the other nine "first" bus drivers wee
previously motormen on the CSL's streetcars. Tklf i
were each selected from the various carbarns on l!
basis of their experience as well as their age.

Bailey says there was a general reluctance to a-

On his recent visit to CTA, BallK
was interviewed in the Public Affai'
office by Arline Datu. '

CTA TRANSIT NEW]

cpt the new assignments because of the rivalry be-
tsen the Chicago Surface Lines and the Chicago Mo-
te Coach, an already existing bus company, for the
hs routes.

"When we went out there, nobody knew how long
w'd be around," recalls Bailey.

iBut CSL won out and was able to maintain the first
1 bus routes it had established in various sections of
tl; city.

iBailey was assigned the No. 5 route and coinci-
dltally was assigned to drive the No. 5 bus. The
rate was a stretch of 12 blocks along the length of
E/ersey between Pulaski and Laramie.

Cjse To Passengers

If you were to ask Bailey now how he enjoyed his
nv assignment, he'll tell you the three years he
s'3nt as a bus driver on the No. 5 route were some of
hi best years working in transportation.

"I always look back and think those years were
wnderful. 1 knew so many people then," he says.

Twelve blocks, he explains, was a short enough
d tancefor him to become fairly well acquainted with
h passengers.

Bailey worked a morning shift and says that "it got
tcbe a little family affair."

He claims he'd watch out for his regular passen-
g"s, "Every morning I'd come to each stop and wait
fc the ones who were a little late — they'd be the ones
riming from halfway down the block."

The family affair, as Bailey calls it, really did
tin out to be something like that. He met his future
We, Elinora, while driving the No. 5 route.

She was an office worker at the time and a regular
p:-.senger of his. They were married in 1931 —
sljrtly after he left his route to become one of the
fi^t bus driving instructors.

VVote First Rule Book

|There were no instructors and no training pro-
g:im for bus drivers prior to 1930. When Bailey be-

Old No. 1 pioneered CSL's bus service on Aug. 10, 1927, working
the Diversey Extension with no backup unit available until four more
buses arrived weeks later. In view looking south at Diversey-Clcero,
note brick -paved intersection and concrete curb lanes with dirt center
strip reserved for streetcar tracks.

came an instructor, a more extensive training pro-
gram than what he himself went through was started,
including classes on driving in inclement weather and
how to handle a skidding bus.

In his capacity as an instructor, with his experi-
ence as one of the first bus drivers, Bailey was able
to collaborate in writing the first rulebook for bus
drivers.

In 1943 he was made station superintendent where
he settled into a more sedate job and where he re-
mained until his retirement in 1967.

Bailey now lives with his wife Elinora in Jefferson
Park. No native to Chicago, Bailey was born near the
Gulf Coast. He was an adventurer of sorts even back
then. At an early age, he began traveling around the
country with his father.

By the time he was 12, Bailey was taking off for
different parts unknown by himself. His greatest
ambition at the time, he says, was to head out west.

"I wanted to go out there to see the Indians, I
guess," he explains.

Those Day Coach Sandwiches!

He managed to make It out there, more than once,
by working as a "butchboy" on the cross-country
trains. Bailey explains that, as a butchboy, he carried
a basket filled with fruit, crackerjack and sandwiches
which he would sell to the passengers on the train.

But In his quest for adventure, young Bailey dis-
covered being a butchboy was a great way to make
money. Ironically, his best runs turned out to be the
trains that went out to Long Island on the East Coast.

"Those people heading out west used to bring more
food on the train than what I would bring. I'd hardly
make any money at all," he says.

Bailey gave up traveling and finally settled in Chi-
cago in 1923 where he became acquainted with the
city's underground — his first job was that of a motor-
man for the Chicago Tunnel Company. He left that
after four years to join CSL as a streetcar motorman.
A few months later he became one of CSL's first bus
drivers.

Now that he's in retirement, Bailey enjoys telling
stories about his experiences as a young boy and man.
But by no means has he settled down to a quiet, se-
date life.

"At 12, I didn't know the world quite as well then as
I do now," he says. And one might add, he's enjoying
it now more than ever.

At 73, he Is still vigorous and active, pla3dng hand-
ball twice weekly with an occasional game of golf or
tennis In between.

"I've found out you've got to keep doing something,"
he explains, "and I'm not old yet, you know."

DCEMBER, 1975

TA Sport

CTA Basketball
Season Begins

THE CTA basketball league kicked off the 1975-76
season on Friday, Nov. 21 and all reports indicate it
will be an exciting cage campaign.

Fifteen teams, divided into two sections, will go
after the coveted championship, held for the past two
seasons by Archer Garage. The games will be played
at the Washington Park fieldhouse each Sunday morn-
ing starting at 11:15 a.m., and each Monday and Fri-
day evening starting at 7:15 p.m.

Teams participating in the league this year are:
69th Street, Beverly, 52nd Street, West Side "L", 77th
Street, South Side "L", 77th Shops, Archer, Forest
Glen, North Avenue, North Side "L", General Office,
Kedzie, Limits and North Park.

In the opening games on Friday, 69th Street edged
out North Park, 59-58; and Kedzie soundly thrashed
52nd Street, 76-30. On Sunday, Nov. 23, Limits won
over Beverly by forfeit as Beverly could field only
four men. West Side "L" downed General Office, 65-
24; Archer drubbed 52nd Street, 106-44; North Side
"L" beat 77th Street, 63-44; North Avenue edged
South Side "L", 59-56, and 77th Shops whipped North
Park, 54-49.

Everyone is invited to come out and root for their
favorite team. Admission is free.

Jackie Robinson is the coordina-
tor for the 1975 76 CTA basket-
ball league. A member of the
sports program since its inception,
he formerly served as the assistant
sports director.

Two Good Things^

By Bill Gleason

EVERY White Sox fan I know, including Kay Joy
who happens to be secretai-y and advisor to Ja
Brickhouse, tells me that the world has been ma
better because "Bill is coming back." Even thoi
Sox fanatics who refer to Veeck as "that jerk w
traded Johnny Callison and Honey Romano" are am
ious for his return so that they can denoimce h:
face-to-face out at the old ball yard.

We're all waiting to find out what Bill will do fij'
and then what he will do next and next after that. H
the nine dentists acquired the Sox — isn't it interesti
that the price offered by the dentists is almost pr
cisely what Veeck is paying? — I was going to be thtl'
advisor. The least I can do for Veeck is what I won
have done for the Practically Painless Nine so, her,
with, a few original ideas,

(1) An electric message sign on the outside of t
right-field wall, facing the Dan Ryan. (Thousands!
fans pass there five days a week and unless they're i
the CTA they have plenty of time to read.)

(2) A "Burn the Fences" Day in mid-Decemfck
All the inner outfield fences, including center ftel
would be burned. Now get this, fans! The bonpi
would be on tlie Astro Turf infield. Then Veeck wov

|(1) tell groundskeeper Gene Bossart to plant gra

Iseed and restore the sloping contours of the infi<

and (2) tell farm dii-ector Carroll Davis to sign t

fastest, strongest-throwing, non-hitting center fiel

er in the Biinors.

-Chicago Sun Tfei

lAllti>r's cttiniiicni: Tlianks. Hill, it isn't cnrv oiitjll
wliosc good scnicc is pultlishcJ on the sports pages.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\\

Has The Rose Bowl Had It? Hardly!

by J.H.Smith

Once upon a time, Junior, couples took the street-
jcar on Saturday night dates, Henrici's was on Ran-
dolph, and nobody waited to see which Big Ten team
would go to the Rose Bowl.

That was because no Big Ten team went. The con-
ference rules prohibited post-season contests.

It was presumed that it was just as well because
nobody would go to a football game after Thanks-
giving anyway. Why, it would be too cold up here on
the windy shores of Lake Michigan. It might even be
snowing!

There were some pretty good teams that never
[played in the Pasadena spotlight with the eyes of the
whole nation upon them. Or, rather, the ears of the
aation because these were the days that Graham Mc-
Namee rhapsodized about the sunset over the Arroyo
Seco and a radio console was the fireside entertain-
ment center.

One of these non-Rose Bowl Big Ten teams was the
[owa juggernaut of the mid-20s with Duke Slater at
tackle and the Devine brothers in the backfield.

Another was the great Michigan team that created

h six or seven year dynasty of champions and featured

ivhat remains as one of the two or three best passing

lombinations of all time — Friedman to Oosterbaan.

Still another was Bernie Bierman's Minnesota
learns of 1934 and 1935 — undefeated — and scoring, in
lie earlier season, 30 points or more in every Big
jTen game.

How many national championships were saved be-
ause the Big Ten didn't have to risk them in the Bowl
s a matter of conjecture. However, considering the
runaway that Illinois staged when the Big Ten-West
2oast arrangement went into effect in 1947, it is un-
ikely that any laurels would have been lost.

Following the mini victory, the conference won five
nore Rose Bowl games in succession.

When the Pacific broke the drouth in 1953, South-
ern California blanked Wisconsin, 7-0. That was the
padger team that boasted Allan "The Horse" Ameche,
;hen just a sophomore.

Every Big Ten team has been to the Bowl at least
3nce. The last to join the ranks was Indiana, then
poached by John Pont, now the head man at North-
western. The Hoosiers lost, but put up a good game
igainst Southern Cal.

In recent years, the annual "run for the Rose
Bowl" has come down to a last Saturday game between
)hio State and Michigan. The championship has
linged on that game, too, with the result that the Big
Ten has been labeled the Big Two and Little Eight.

Now that the second, third, and fourth Big Ten
inishers have been granted permission to accept

DECEMBER. 1975

whatever Bowl invitations may come to them, the
thought has been that the focus of attention will be
lifted just a bit from the Wolverines and the Buckeyes.

But, that won't happen.

There may be better games played in the New
Year's post-season, but the Rose Bowl is stiU the
daddy of them all.

And, until alums stop yearning for a winter holiday
in California, a seat at the Rose Bowl parade, and a
look at what they imagine the girls of Hollywood must
be like, the Rose will be the brightest flower in the
garden.

Besides, the great American penchant for over-
doing things has caught up with Bowl football.

Unless your favorite team is bowling somewhere
else, the easiest thing on your eyes — and possibly
your marital happiness — is to concentrate on one
game.

So, in the cacophony of TV competition, the steady
voice of Rose Bowl tradition has prevailed.

The Big Ten In The Rose Bowl

1902

Michigan 49, Stanford 0

1921

California 28, Ohio State 0

1947

Illinois 45, UCLA 14

1948

Michigan 49, So. California 0

1949

Northwestern 20, California 14

1950

Ohio State 17, California 14

1951

Michigan 14, California 6

1952

Illinois 40, Stanford 7

1953

So. California 7, Wisconsin 0

1954

Mich. State 28, UCLA 20

1955

Ohio State 20, So. California 7

1956

Mich. State 17, UCLA 14

1957

Iowa 35, Oregon St. 19

1958

Ohio State 10, Oregon?

1959

Iowa 38, California 12

1960

Washington 44, Wisconsin 8

1961

Washington 17, Minnesota 7

1962

Minnesota 21, UCLA 3

1963

So. California 42, Wisconsin 37

1964

Illinois 17, Washington 7

1965

Michigan 34, Oregon St. 7

1966

UCLA14, Mich. State 12

1967

Purdue 14, So. California 13

1968

So. California 14, Indiana 3

1969

Ohio State 27, So. California 16

1970

So. California 10, Michigan 3

1971

Stanford 27, Ohio State 17

1972

Stanford 13, Michigan 12

1973

So. California 42, Ohio State 17

1974

Ohio State 42, So. California 21

1975

So. California 18, Ohio State 17

'Scrubber Power' wipes out the powers that be

By Larry Weintraub

Wilfredo M. Villagomez
works full time cleansing a
highly visible section in the

city of the hatreds, obscenities
and declarations by powerless
people that they "run it."

Villagomez, 25, washes
walls of subway stations. Each

(Reproduced with permission from the Chicago Sun-Times)

Wilfredo M. Villagomez (left) and partner, Richard Thomas, at work
swabbing down the Washington-Randolph subway stop. (Sun-Times
Photo by Randy Leffingwell)

night from Sunday to Thurs-
day he and a partner go to
work in the underground with
a high-pressure nozzle, a reser-
voir of detergent and an elec-
tric motor that powers the
wash-water stream.

They also take brushes for
the more difficult-to-remove
graffiti. Oil-based paint mes-
sages that may mean fulfill-
ment to those who wrote
them mean to Villagomez only
that he has to use the steel
wool.

Villagomez has been on his
Chicago Transit Authority job
for about a year and a half.
Classified a janitor, he has
cleaned Howard St. L-subway
line stations from Roosevelt to
North and Clybourn and the
Dearborn line stops from Divi-
sion to Clinton.

He and his Tuesday night
partner, Richard Thomas, 30,
agreed that there are certain
geographic patterns to the
emotions they clean from, the
walls.

"We get a lot of 'powers,'
Villagomez said. "We get
Puerto Rican Power, Mexican
Power, Black Power, Arab
Power, Jewish Power. It's all
the same to us. We wash it
off."

He said some of the writ-
ings, like the power messages,
seem to be positive and some
are just "a bunch of dirty
words." But some are neg-
ative — aimed at some racial
or religious group.

"On the West Side, at the
18th St. station," Villagomez
has noted that the dominant
writings often in Spanish —
"are for Mexican power and
hate Puerto Ricans."

Thomas, 30, said he has

noted that "all the South Side
stations from about 35th St.
are big on Black Power" graf-
fiti. He added that the wall
writings in those stations are
uniformly "down on whites.'

Villagomez and Thomas
work from about 9 p.m. until
about 5 a.m. They said that in
their time on the job, there
never was a need for police
protection and they have not
been menaced seriously by
night passengers, although
there have been minor in-
cidents.

Both like the hours. They
like the way night work gives
them daytime hours for run-
ning errands and paying bills.
Furthermore, it leaves room
for some of their ambitions.
Both plan to broaden their
educations.

Villagomez, born in Yuriria,
Mexico, came to this country
in 1968 with two years of
Mexican government-financed
college training in chemical
engineering, he said.

He hopes to complete an
engineering degree, he said.

Thomas, too, has worked at |
laboring jobs elsewhere. A
1964 graduate of DuSable'
High School, Thomas hopes to
wind up in engineering. He
wants mdustrial engineering
and said he starts taking
courses at either Olive-Harvey
or Kennedy-King junior col-,
lege in December. |

Neither man was especiallylj
angry that citizens write oni,
station walls. For one thing,i'
of course, it makes their joDil
necessary. For another, said
Villagomez, "maybe writing it
down gets it out of your sys-
tem. Maybe if you didn't, you
might kill somebody."

OK, Chicago, I'm Here — Now, What?

Arriving passengers at Union (railroad) Station inay now call
direct—and free— to CTA's Travel Information Center for guidance
on completion of their trip within the Chicago area. The phone is
adjacent to the ticket windows on the south side of the concourse.

If CTA Travel Agent does not respond quicldy because of a mo-
mentary rush of calls, the user of the Courtesy Phone is asked by a
recorded message to wait a moment or so for a response.

The new direct line as well as the 670-5000 service, is available
21 hours a day, seven days a week.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS]

Holiday Seafaring

In answer to our request, the National

I Fishery Education Center provides in-

. structions for a Shrimp Christmas Tree.
The flavorful shrimp are perched on en-
dive boughs where they are ready for a
quick dip into a zippy cocktail sauce. As
a colorful, edible centerpiece on the buf-

'fet or a festive holiday dinner table, this

, tree is certain to capture compliments.

1 Shrimply Delicious Tree

3 pounds shrimp, fresh or frozen

2 quarts water
.5 cup salt

i4 large bunches curly endive
'1 styrofoam cone, 2^ feet high
1 styrofoam square, 12 by 12 by 1 inch
1 small box round toothpicks
Cocktail Sauce

iThaw frozen shrimp; place shrimp in boiling salted water. Cover and simmer about
5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and tender. Drain. Peel shrimp, leaving the
last section of the shell on. Remove sand veins and wash; chill. Separate and wash
endive; chill. Place cone in center of styrofoam square and draw a circle around
the base of the cone. Cut out circle and insert cone. Cover base and cone with
overlapping leaves of endive. Fasten endive to styrofoam with toothpick halves.
'Start at the outside edge of base and work up. Cover fully with greens to resemble
Christmas tree. Attach shrimp to tree with toothpicks. Provide cocktail sauce for
dunking shrimp. Makes 12 servings.

If friends are coming home for the holidays, you are probably planning a get-
together. What to serve that is easily prepared and still inexpensive can be a di-
lemma. Here is a tuna recipe that is easily prepared, very moderate in cost, and
;so tasty you may want to keep it at the front of your favorite recipe file. Tuna Ole
lis a dip with a south- of- the -border flavor. A 6j to 7 ounce can of tuna combined
with other goodies makes 2^ cups. Double or triple the recipe if your guest list is
J.arge. Sauteed onion and garlic in a creamy sauce is highlighted with Cheddar
cheese and the flavor is further enhanced with mild green chilies and liquid hot
pepper sauce. Add the flaked tuna and keep the delectable mixture hot to serve.
Corn chips or fried tortilla strips are ideal for your guests to scoop Tuna Ole' and
;add a delightful crunch.

Tuna Ole

1 can (65 to 7 ounces) tuna
12 tablespoons margarine or cooking oil
a cup chopped onion (1 medium-size)

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons flour
I cup milk
12 ounces medium-sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Drain and flake tuna. Heat margarine or cooking oil in skillet. Add onion and garlic
ind saute until tender. Blend in flour. Add milk slowly and cook until thick, stir-
ring constantly. Gradually add cheese, stirring until melted and well blended. Mix
in chilies, liquid hot pepper sauce, if used, and tuna. Serve with corn chips or fried
tortilla strips. Makes 2^ to 3 cups of dip.

1 can (4 ounces) diced, mild green

chilies
5 teaspoon liquid hot pepper sauce

(optional)
Corn chips or fried corn tortilla

strips

FAMILY
LAWYER

by Will Bernard

Self- Service Elevators

Tardy for a dental appointment,
Alvin rushed up to the automatic
elevator just as the outer doors
were closing. Quickly he slipped
one hand into the gap. expecting
the doors to reopen. Instead, they
closed upon his hand.

Alvin did manage to yank him-
self free, but in doing so he in-
jured his fingers. Seeking com-
pensation, he filed a damage suit
against the owner of the building.

In a court hearing, the owner
insisted that the elevator was in
good order even though — for
some unknown reason — it may
not have worked on this particular
occasion.

But the court ruled in Alvin's
favor, saying he was entitled to
the benefit of the doubt. The court
said it was a fair guess that when
such an accident occurred, there
was indeed something wrong with
the mechanism.

Generally speaking, the law im-
poses a high level of responsibility
on the owner of an automatic ele-
vator. He must take into consid-
eration that it will be used by the
young and the old, the wise and
the simple, the deft and the
clumsy.

Still, the owner isn't liable for
"normal" mishaps. In another
case, as an elderly man was en-
tering an automatic elevator, the
closing door bumped his shoulder
and knocked him off balance.

But the door had functioned ex-
actly as it was supposed to func-
tion. A court said later this was
the kind of natural hazard that
passengers must deal with on their
own.

Nor is the owner responsible for
a self-inflicted injury. One tem-
peramental rider, trapped briefly
between floors in a department
store, vented his frustration by
giving the elevator a swift kick in
the panelling.

But when he sought damages
afterward for his fractured foot,
the court tossed out his claim.
The court said the injury was
caused "not by the stopping of
the elevator but by his own kick-
ing."

An American Bar Association
public service feature.

> 1975 American Bar Association

DECEMBER, 1975

"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," contempo-
rary musical version of Shakespeare's comedy by
Randolph Tallman and Steve Macl^enroth, continuing.
The First Chicago Center, One First National Plaza,
Dearborn & Madison. CTA employees eligible for $1
discount. 732-4470.

ADLER PLANETARIUM— "Star of Bethlehem"
show thru Dec. Adults $1; children under 17, 50<?;
seniors with ID free. Planetarium admission free.
Mon, Wed, Thurs from 9:30-4:30; Tues, Fri till 9:30;
Sat, Sun till 5. 1300 S. Laice Shore.

AUDITORIUM THEATRE— Christmas with Roy
Blaclt and Adam & Eve Dec 20 at 8; from $5.50. Toys
for Tots Concert with The Monkees Dec 21 at 7:30;
from $2.50. Al Green Dec 26, 27 at 7:30, 11; from
$4.50. Antonia Brico with members of the Chicago
Symphony Jan 12 at 8:15; from $3. Eliot Feld Ballet
Jan 23, 24 at 8, Jan 25 at 2; from $3.50. Max Morath
Jan 31 at 8; from $3. 70 E. Congress Pkwy. 922-2110.

BLUE MAX NIGHTCLUB— Julie Budd and Paul
Salos in a music and comedy show, Dec 26-Jan 10,
Hyatt Regency O'Hare. 228-9000.

CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY— Christmas
Exhibit from Dec 14. A More Perfect Union: The
American Government deals with politics and gov-
ernment in Chicago, thru Jan 5. Women In Chicago,
part of the People of Chicago Lecture Series, pre-
sented by Professor Perry Duis of the University of
Illinois at Chicago Circle, Jan 14 at 7:30, Auditorium.
Mon-Sat from 9:30-4:30; Sun, hoi from 12:30-5:30.
Members free; adults, $1; children (6-17), 50(;; sen-
iors, 25^. Clark at North. 642-4600.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY CULTURAL CEN-
TER noon hour programs, daily except Sun. Vary
from concerts to films. January topics include mu-
sic, Chicago politics, architectural and historical
view of the Loop, the occult, tennis and skiing, and
worldwide cultures. Free. Bicentennial Exhibit:
Original watercolors from the Joseph Boggs Beale
Americana Collection, Dec 17-Jan 16. 78 E. Wash-
ington. 782-7396.

"COME CHRISTMAS" by the Vagabond Players,
Dec 20, 27, Jan 3. Evanshire Church, 4555 Church,
Skokie. Adults, $1.25; children, 75(?. 674-6360 or
248-4794.

DART GALLERY— Jules Olitski. recent paintings,
thru Dec 23. David Smith drawings, from Dec 26, 612
N. Michigan, Suite 205. 664-2150.

"DEATH OF A SALESMAN" thru Dec 28, Thea-
tre Festival Players, Dawes School. Thurs at 7:30;
Fri, Sat at 8:30. $2.50. Oakton & Dodge, Evanston.

urn 1 1 iiiimMijiip i i iiiip_h

lime ou

with Anit Leppiks

Things to do in the Chicago area

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Adap-
tations for Survival films. Strange Creatures of the
Night, Dec 19-21; Bird's Paradise: The Waddensea,
Dec 26-28. The Vanishing WQdemess films. Of ]
Broccoli and Pelicans and Celery and Seals, Jan 2-4;
Chain of Life, Jan 9-11; No Room for Wilderness,
Jan 16-18. Santa Barbara — Everyone's Mistake, Jan i
23-25. Screenings Fri-Sun at 11, 1, Meeting Room,
2nd Floor North. Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore.

FURNITURE designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on
display at the Wright home and studio. Oak Park.
Tours Tues, Thurs from 1-2:30; Sat, Sun from 1-4:30.
Adults $2; students, $1.

"HERITAGE" thru March, Dream Theatre. Of
special interest to senior citizens. Wed at 2 except
Dec 24, 31. $1.50. 2261 N. Lincoln. 871-3000.

"JEKYLL AND HYDE" thru Feb 7, Magic Circle
Theatre. Thurs-Sun at 8, except Christmas Day, New
Year's Day. Adults: $3 ($4 Sat); students: $2. 615
W. Wellington. 929-0542.

JOHN PITTMAN thru Dec, Phyllis Kind Gallery,
226 E. Ontario.

LINCOLN PARK ZOO features the Polar Bear as
the December animal of the month. Thirty-five acres
of zoo grounds house a collection of 2,600 animals,
birds and reptiles. Open daily from 9-5. Children's
zoo building open from 10-5. Farm-in-the-zoo open
from 9:45-5.

LUNCH-TIME CONCERTS Dec 23 at 12:15.
Features holiday music by the Chicago Children's
Choir, Chris Moore conducting. The First Chicago
Center, One First National Plaza, Madison & Dear-
bom. $2.50. 732-3237.

MILL RUN THEATRE— Jerry Lewis and Jim
Bailey Dec 26-31. Golf Rd. & Milwaukee. 298-2170.^

"MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA," by Eugene
O'Neill, opens Jan 8, Goodman Theatre. Rooted in the
classic Greek drama of the fall of the House of At-
reus, O'Neill's trQogy examines a proud and mighty
family torn apart by deceit, lust, and revenge in post-
Civil War New England. 200 S. Columbus Dr. 443-
3800.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART— an ex-
hibition of the sculpture and drawings of California

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

ntsist Jeremy Anderson thru Jan 4. First com-
■ellnsive exhibition of Robert Irwin, whose works
Ins from nearly invisible paintings to dematerial-
edsnvironmental works, thru Jan 4. 237 E. On-
ri WH 3-7755.

lUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY— Christ-
asAround the World Festival, featuring 31 na-
Dnities, thru Jan 1. Including internationally flav-
•ectheatre programs daily thru Dec 24, Auditorium,
aring by over 150 area choral groups thru Dec 24
ti Christmas display area. UNICEF Children's
rt xhibit thru Dec 28, West Pavilion. The collection
: ;0 pieces contains works by 200 children from
3a)/ 50 countries. Christmas Cards From Other
ao^ thru Dec 28. Christmas greetings from more
iaiil20 countries presented by Mrs. Howard Peter-
)n[ Chicago. Museum and Christmas festival ad-
lison free. Weekdays from 9:30-4; Sat, Sun, & Hoi
ixcpt Christmas Day — closed) from 9:30-5:30. Dur-
ig e pageant period, Christmas display areas open
itiS. 57th & Lake Shore.

lUTCRACKER BALLET Dec 19-Jan 4, Arie
roa Theatre. Chicago Tribune Charities sponsors
I prformances, matinees and evenings. 791-6000.

3RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FLOWER SHOW Dec
)-in 4, Garfield and Lincoln Park Conservatories,
drtmas flowers from many lands including red,
dif, and pink poinsettias. 9-9 daily except holi-
lyt conservatories will close at 5 Dec 24, 31.
re! Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2400 north in
indn Park. Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N.
;n al Park.

STRANGE HUMORS," a new concept in musical
ea:e, thru Dec 21, Barry Street Loft Theatre. Fri,
It , 8:30; Sun at 7:30. $2.50; students, seniors, $2.
i6 7. Barry. 271-3119.

THE ESSENCE OF PATHOS" thru Jan 11, New
)n;pt Theatre. Thurs-Sat at 8:30, Sun at 8. Sacred
sa Parish, 7020 S. Aberdeen. 224-1900.

THE LAND OF THE STAGE," Players Oe, Sun
^30 thru Dec 31, Second City, 1616 N. Wells.
.3. 337-3992.

THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY," with Lana
ir!r and Louis Jourdan, thru Dec 28, Arlington
irlTheatre. Tues-Thurs at 8, Sun at 3 ($8.50); Fri
8 0, Sat at 6, 9:30, Sun at 7:30 ($10). Rt 53 & Eu-
idArlington Heights. 392-6800.

THE WONDERFUL ICECREAM SUIT" thru Dec,
■giic Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theatre I.
sdFri at 8:30; Sat at 7:30, 10:30; Sun at 3, 7:30.
■o: $3,50. 3730 N. Clark. 549-5788.

'HREE PLAYS OF THE YUAN DYNASTY, 13th
■D ry Chinese fables, directed by June Pyskacek,
Js: by Tony Zito, Dec 19-21, Goodman Stage 2.
lUPage Auditorium, 1016 N. Dearborn. 443-3800.

/ORKS BY WALTER GRIFFIN (1861-1935), Am-
icn Impressionist, thru Dec 31, Signature Gal-
ris. Mon-Sat from 10-5. 320 S. Michigan. 341-

"■"l

King Service Center Opens

Whether it's a birth certificate or driver's educa-
tion, veteran services or senior citizen service, the
new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service
Center at 4314 S. Cottage Grove— the most modern of
its kind in the country— has programs and services to
fit the needs of the entire community.

No longer does one have to travel across the city
to get a birth certificate, or obtain certain health
care, because it is all in one location — the Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Center, which has direct service to
the door on the Chicago Transit Authority's No. 43
43rd Street or No. 4 Cottage Grove bus lines.

Dedicated in early November of this year, the
center boasts of services and programs to reach
people from the pre-school age to senior citizenry.
It has educational programs, hobbies and services of
all kinds to include: a Head Start and Day Care pro-
gram; Alcoholism, Recovery and Rehabilitation pro-

gram; Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
(CETA) program; adult education, housing counseling.
General Education Development (GED) program;
touch-typing; youth development; income tax services;
health services; interpreters; chess and photo work-
shops.

Other services include the Mayor's Office of In-
quiry and Information, Board of Health, Mental Health,
Chicago Civil Service Commission, Illinois Depart-
ment of Public Aid, Illinois State Emplojrment Ser-
vice and the Chicago Public Library.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., a retired Baptist
minister and father of the slain civil rights leader,
Martin, Jr., was a keynote speaker for the dedication
of the building, which was covered by Transit News.

The center is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-
day. The day care center is open from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Monday through Friday.

- covered by Betty Edwards

-.(EMBER, 1975

AS REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORIT

ARCHER -

To the operators of Archer, we extend
wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a
happy New Year from Superintendents W.
MOSER, J. LYNCH, J. PETROSIUS, M.
PORTER and B. HENDERSON, and Clerks
\V. HENDERSON, C. CARTER, F.
SCHMITZ, A. LUBKE, E. STACK, J.
PALMER, R. ZAJAC, W. KELLY, H.
GREEN, H. STANKEVICIUS and A. MOR-
NAR...Oct. 31 was a very good day for
Clerk HARRY ROSS GENNETT, who re-
tired after 42 years of service with the
CSL and CTA. Thanks to Chief Clerk
WILLIAM HENDERSON and Clerk ED-
WARD STACK, Harry wasn't forgotten. A
retirement dinner was given for him and
his lovely wife, GENEVIEVE, at the Bev-
erly Woods restaurant. After many
speeches and well wishes, GEORGE
RILEY, director of support services, pre-
sented Harry with his retirement papers
and riding card. We wish him a pleasant
retirement and good health. Superintend-
ent WILLIAM MOSER and JOHN LYNCH
were MC's...A happy belated birthday to
Operator EARL WATSON, Nov. 10, and to
Collector DAVID SCOTT, Nov. 8. Happy
birthday to Mrs. MURIEL GIBSON, the
wife of Operator WALTER GIBSON, Dec.
5, Superintendent JOHN LYNCH, Dec. 13,
Operator C. C. JONES, Dec. 23, and Op-
erator AUSTION WOOLFOLK, Dec. 27...
Operator JOHN GROOM and his lovely
wife, VERA, celebrated their 15th wedding
amiiversary on Oct. 28. Clerk ROBERT
ZAJAC and his wonderful wife,VTCKI, cel-
ebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on
Dec. 6. Congratulations and best wishes
for many more years of happiness to all of
you. ..Congratulations to Operator LeROY
KNIGHT and his lovely wife, AMANDA,
who celebrated their 23rd wedding anni-
versary on Dec. 15. May they have many
more beautiful years together...A speedy
recovei-y is wished to Operator P. WAT-
SON who is hospitalized. Hope he is up
and about by the time we go to press...
MYLES PINDAK has returned to work
after recovering from a serious opera-
tion. Nice having you back, Myles... Op-
orators VERLEEN SMITH, PAT KLOBU-
CAR, and MADELIENE LYON have com-
pleted one year of service each. We are
proud of our women operators. Keep up
the good work, ladies. ..Our belated and
deepest sympathy is extended to the fam-
ilies of the late LUKE JOHN KEEL and
Pensioner WILLIAM LYONS. It was quite
a shock to everyone in the passing of Luke
and William. May they rest in peace. . .
Merry Christmas and a very pleasant New
Year to you all!

CTA SECURITY -

EDWARD M. JORDAN, manager of secu-
rity, JOHN SHEEHY, superintendent of
uniform patrol division, and RICHARD
GLIEBE, director of personnel, wish the
entire staff and department a very Merry
Christmas. Mr. Jordan and Mr. Sheehy
would like to personally commend all the
men for the fine job they did throughout
the year, especially the tact teams and
crime prevention unit who worked under
the supervision of Mr. Gliebe, while
working with the Mass Transit Unit of the
Chicago Police Department. ..Deputy Com-
mander JACK KEEGAN and BILL BUT-
LER, director of plant security, commend-
ed Patrolmen G. MUNYER and D. AN-
GELL on preventing an armed robbery
from taking place at the intersection of
Damen and Lake. Both officers noticed a
disturbance on the bus and went in to help
the driver. One offender was apprehended
and taken into custody. ..The West Section
unit was very happy to see Patrolman J.
LaFOLLETTE back to work after a short
period of illness. ..Sergeant PAUL FIDAN-
ZE of the office personnel was so happy
about his xTsit to Boston and Cincinnati for
the World Series games, he is still showing
his stubs around the office. ..The following
officers were welcomed to the department
after completing their basic law course at
the University of Illinois in Champaign:
R. JACKSON, J. ALEXANDER, O. JOLLY,
A. WILLIS, R. POLLIZZE, G.WHITE, T.
O'MAHONY and J. GURRIERI. Officer
O'Mahony gave our department great hon-
ors by being elected class president over
25 other different police departments. ..Our
deepest sympathy is extended to the family
of Sergeant PAUL WALLACE who recently
lost his mother. ..AH members and officials
of FOP Lodge 89, wish a speedy recovery
to WILLIAM HIGENS, the brother of Pa-
trolman JOHN HIGENS, who underwent an
operation. .. President DANIEL P. MAR-
TINIAK of FOP Lodge 89 would like all
newly-sworn in officers to contact Iheir
section representatives for membership.
West Section: Patrolmen ROBERT STEC-
FICK and WILLIAM McKENZIE; North
Section: Patrolmen JOHN LEAHY and TIM
O'MAHONY; South Section: Patrolmen
LEON RUTH, BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN,
MICHAEL CONSENTING and PHILLIP
THOMAS; Office: Sergeant HEINZ VOGT.
..Sergeant MARVIN GOLDWATER, radio
man and communication officer, who as-
signs all beat cars, is really doing a won-
derful job. . . Our Patrolman of the Month
for November is Officer TOMMY' L. BOS-
LEY of the West Section unit. Officer Bos-
Icy was chosen because of his alertness,
aggressiveness and conduct as a police of-
ficer. Officer Bosley started with the CTA

as a bus operator and joined the unifor
patrol division in 1973. Since then he h;
received many letters of commendatii
for his outstanding work. His latest lett
of commendation was from the Chicai
Police Department for helping a police o
ficer who was being beaten by four men '
Pulaski and Lake. Officer Bosley used h
car radio to call for help and then assist
the officer. Officer Bosley completed h
basic law course at the U of I in Chan
paign and was elected vice-president
his class. Good luck. Officer Bosley, ai'
keep up the good work.

- ?T<W Puiett ft.

DATACENTER -

We would like to welcome BILL MOOR)
NIVA OGHIGIAN and ARLENE JENNY '
our staff. Bill, a recent graduate of Circ
Campus, just completed his CPA exan
The results will not be known until Fel
ruary. Good luck!. .ANNE HAUPT, seen
tai-y to Director PAUL INDA, and RO
BANDUR were married Oct. 25 at St. Mai
rice church. There were six bridesmaic
in attendance. The reception was held ;
the Velvet Coachman. The honeymoon Ic
cation was a surprise for Anne until the^
reached the airport. The Bandurs flew Ij
Orlando, Fla., and also visited Disne>
World. . . GERRY BLAIR and his dau^tc
recently joined the YMCA's Indian Prir
cess group. He spent two fun-filled days
Wisconsin with 100 fatliers and 150 daugl
ters. Gerry's known around the campfirt
as "Old Crow.". .PHILLIP PAKER and hi,
wife, DIANE, announced the birth of thai;
third child, AARON DAVID, born Sept. ij
weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. Judging froK
his hospital picture, Phil thinks he may 1^
a boxer.. .MARY ANN BANDUR along wilij
her Christmas shopping, is in the marke)
to buy miniature light fixtures. Mar
Ann's hobby is filling and decorating
two-stoi-y miniature colonial mansioi
Her husband, KEVIN, has done all th

CTA TRANSIT NEWS -Jf

Volume XXVIII Number 12«|

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CIA TRANSIT NEW!^

^EW PENSIONERS

•RANK BENANTI, Combination Clerk,

^outh Shops, Emp. 4-10-43

AMES BROPHY, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 11-17-36

/ALTER DABROWSKI, Operator,

Morth Avenue, Emp. 9-13-43

OSEPH ESPOSITO, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-20-43

■RED HAHN, Street Collector,

;7th Street, Emp. 8-18-45

'RANCIS REUSS, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 11-26-41

■RANK TINDLE, Operator,

^lorth Park, Emp. 4-21-58

ISABILrTY RETIREMENTS

ARNABA GAGNON, Clerk II,

itores, Emp. 9-8-53

iNITA HEANEY, Ticket Agent,

■Jorth Section, Emp. 5-28-37

LBERT JOZA, Operator,

i9th Street, Emp. 11-30-53

TANLEY KALINOWSKI, Operator,

.Jorth Avenue, Emp. 10-7-46

AMUEL POSNER, Street Collector,

uimits, Emp. 9-12-42

.ILLARD VANDERVEST, Material Hndlr.,

louth Shops, Emp. 4-23-47

lectrical work and is assisting her in wall
apering and carpeting. "It's time-
bnsuming but enjoyable," says Mary Ann.
MARY GRACE CASTILLO tells us she is
tpecting twins. She is due in late Feb-
■iary or early March. Her doctor tells
3r that twins usually arrive three to four
eeks early. Since she may resign be-
|re our next issue, we wish her the best
f luck. She will be missed by our staff...
appy birthday to our Sagittarians and
apricoms, LEO BRUDNICKI, JIM GRIF-
IN, ROSLYN STEINBERG, TOM BOLDT,
OB RIZZARDINI, LOU RUTTKAY, BOB
'APUT and KRIS HANLON...We'd like to
Ish all CTAers a Merry Christmas and
appy New Year!

.ECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -
Look right this way, here we are!"
teems like only yesterday when we read
jese words, right? Wrong! It has been
^fer four years. This was the beginning
he for our first column back in June,
>71. Since then we have had some good
knes meeting here each month. You guys
ive been very good to me during this
me. You not only have continued to look
is way, but you have cooperated majes-
pally, sharing the highlights of your va-
Itions, fortunes, misfortunes or whatever
Jth us. We have been able to laugh at our

mistakes. What else can I say but simply
thanks. ..We offer an apology to two signal-
men whose names were mis-spelled in
our last edition. My assistant nor I can
take the blame for that misprint, and we
dare not blame it on the Editor or you
would not be reading this in this article.
We recommend to DON TOPOLINSKI and
LOU GONZALEZ to make it easier on all
of us, why not change your names. ..On the
job again and slowly sliding into the har-
ness is PAUL CLEAVER. Mr. Cleaver is
superintendent of signals and communica-
tion. He entered the hospital for correc-
tion of a serious eye disorder. His stay
also netted him correction of an abdominal
disorder. Is that two for the price of one,
Paul ? Keeping vigil and making the count-
less trips to the hospital was his lovely
wife, CATHERINE. Sorry about the back-
log of work awaiting you when you re-
turned. I guess we still need you around.
Welcome back. . . In the hospital at this
time after undergoing an operation is Sig-
nal Helper WILLIAM KURTIN. We wish
you a speedy recovery, Bill, and are look-
ing forward to your return.. .Signal Helper
HENRY MURRY bought a new car— an
Audi 100. In so doing, he joins two other
Audi owners: FRANK HALPER and DA 'VE
BATTERSON. At the time of this writing,
I haven't found out what's so right with
this little foreign car that three of our
signalmen would goout and buy (or borrow)
one. These three men work out of 61st
Street if that means anything... I am still in
contact with DAN MORIARTY. As you
know he has had quite a battle with a ser-
ious illness. Dan said he has high hopes,
but is not setting the date when he will be
back to work. He expects to be busy for
the next few days taking some more treat-
ments and putting on some more weight.
Hurry back, Dan, the guys miss you. ..Well
that's it folks. Summer has escaped us
again and the mUd Indian summer has
passed. We are now into the season of
short days and long nights when more time
is spent indoors with the family planning
for the holidays. Everyone is looking for-
ward to the brightly decorated Christmas
trees and the thrill of receiving and giving
of gifts on Christmas day. This is all fol-
lowed closely by the beginning of a brand
new year. So don't just sit around com-
plaining about having to shovel snow and
bundling up against the winter winds, try
spreading a little cheer; after all, 'tis the
season to be jolly. ..AH you fellows know
that vacation season is over, but none of
you bothered to tell me. When I found out,
I'd already been away for a week of the
stuff. I had this feeling of getting out of
town and just making it. When I could not
control this feeling any longer, I pulled my
wife, LENNIE, off her job, grabbed a bun-
dle standing at the door, that turned out to
be our three-year-old daughter, ROBIN,
wheeled out of the driveway and minutes
later was roaring down the highway. Tliat's
how our one-week vacation was — spon-
taneous, fancy free and plain delightful.

Now did I do wrong?. .There is an opening
this month for more new members of the
"year older club", and here are some fel-
lows who have been waiting for just this
kind of break. Please step this way gen-
tlemen. By the way, pick up your "Happy
Birthday Anniversary" greetings near the
welcome sign. When I call your name you
are supposed to say, "Glad to be here."
You are: Signal Maintainor DA'VE GREIG,
Nov. 6j Retired Relay Repairman CARL
GUSE, Nov. 22; Signal Helper HENRY
MURRY, Nov. 7; Signal Helper FRANK
GUARDERAS, Nov. 28, and Signal Main-
tainor RON OCLON, Nov. 20. Do your
thing, guys, while I go look for more mem-
bers...Regretfully we report the death of
Dr. SAMUEL D. LURILLO of Chicago
Heights, 111. Dr. Lurillo, who has prac-
ticed dentistry for more than 30 years, was
the father-in-law of Signal Helper MICH-
AEL PEDERSOLI. To Mike, SUZANNE
and the entire bereaved family, you have
our prayers in your hour of sorrow.. .Sig-
nal Maintainor PAUL JANKOWSKI and his
lovely wife, INGRID, are still cherishing
the memroy of their last fishing trip to
Hayward, Wise. Paul said the fishing was
excellent and that the entire outing was re-
freshing and delightful. When asked if he
felt bad about his wife catching the most
fish, Paul said, "She always does, that's
why I brought her along." Paul is a prac-
tical man. ..I promised to let you know
when CLYDE YOUNT returned to work
after his period of recuperation from an
operation. So here it is — he's back. ..Our
sincere thanks goes to Signal Engineer
KEN BISSET and his lovely wife, DONNA,
who shared some of the highlights of their
vacation trip to London, England, with us.
Their week spent in England was divided
between taking in the sights of greater
London and absorbing the beauty of the
countryside. This trip had to be very easy
for Donna, as she was traveling with "Sir
Ken" who was bom in England. Ken spent
a lot of time on the underground, London's
answer to our subway. With his camera
in one hand and note pad in the other, he
was at home anywhere on the London
Transport, which operates London's entire
mass transportation system. When talking
to Bisset, you get the feeling that London
is a goodly mixture of the old and the new.
Ken said in London, when they use the word
old, they mean the very old — over 200
years old. For example their underground,
or tube as it is sometimes called, was be-
gun in 1863 at which time steam engines
were used. No, it didn't happen that way,
this was not a company-financed trip. Ken,
I envy you for your library. I bet it has
increased more than 300 slides on this
trip alone.

FOREST GLEN -

A very Merry Christmas to all, and the
best In the New Year. May all your hopes
and dreams come true...Operator STROPE

ECEMBER, 1975

and his lovely wife, MARY ANN, became
the proud parents of a baby girl, JENNI-
FER ELIZABETH, weighing 10 pounds 6
ounces. I wish to apologize for the delay
in printing this announcement. I know how
happy this fine couple is. I had the arHcle
right after the birth, but must have mis-
placed it along with the picture. ..Operator
CARL NELSON and his wife, BARBARA,
enjoyed a two-week vacation in Hawaii
where they visited Honolulu, Walklki Beach
and the Islands of Kauai and Maui. Carl
said that the Pearl Harbor cruise and the
A rizona Memorial awakened some memo-
ries of World War H. Carl also said that
surf riding would have been fun if he could
stay on the surf board. Barbara can do the
hula after only one lesson.. .Another oper-
ator who made the islands for 10 days was
HENRY WISINSKI and his wife...Operator
KENNEDY recently became a grandfather
for the first time. No wonder he is all
smiles...Operator WILSON celebrated his
fifth wedding anniversary on Dec. 10. He
said it as though the wedding was only last
week.. .Operator UTLEY had a housewarm-
Ing party and invited around 75 guests.
Everyone had a fine time and the food and
drinks were great.. .A belated happy birth-
day to Supervisor HANDS. Keep up the
good work, I see great things in the future
for you. . .Retired Forest Glen Operator
NICK RUPP, who has been taking it easy
for the past two years, was surprised with
a birthday party given by his daughter,
PEARL, and friends. Nick received a
birthday cake baked by yours truly.. JOHN
MAHNKE became a grandfather again. His
son, JACK, reports that it was a boy, and
both mother and child are doing fine. . .
Leaving us on Jan. 1 will be Clerk JACK
MOREAU, a very fine gentleman. We sure
hate to see him retire. Jack says that he
and the Mrs. will now have more time for
dancing. I understand that they are a won-
derful dancing team. Good luck. Jack, and
drop in and see us now and then...Super-
visor GALLAGHER is planning to retire
next September. In the meantime, he is
getting fitted for a new wig. Of course he
will need several fittings to get the right
one, as he wants it ready for when he re-
tires as he and the Mrs. are gomg to Ire-
land. It will be sort of a surprise tor his
family and friends, as it is supposed to be
a secret. So please keep it under your hat.
..I would like to say hello to WILLIE DU-
REN down in Florence, Ala. Hope you are
feeling good. We all miss you, so take
care of yourself...To Clerk SAM GIRARD,
we are wise to your little tricks. I know
you are the one who likes to put all that
paper in my box. Better be careful, I may
set a trap for you. ..Pensioner W. LYONS
dropped by the other day, along with Pen-
sioner GEORGE SPORLEDER, and both of
them looked great. George and his wife,
MARY, took a trip to sunny Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., and were the guests of Retired Kedzle
Chief Clerk I'RANK and ELAINE CAR-
PING. The Carpinos and Sporleders plus
Mr. and Mrs. ART KRICKOW, Mr. and

Mrs. PETE CARPINO and Mr. and Mrs.
ED KACZMAREK were guests of ED (the
chicken baron of Florida) and CEIL MU-
CHA. Ed Mucha was a bus operator from
Forest Glen and envisioned his dream when
driving a bus on Montrose Avenue and then
spread his wings In flight to Florida. The
day's outing for the group was a trip on a
38-foot sailboat on the ocean accompanied
by relaxing music and refreshments served
by Frank Carplno. Towards evening they
docked at Creighton's restaurant on the
Intracoastal waters for an enjoyable din-
ner as guests of Ed Mucha. After dinner
they returned to the Mucha residence for
more liquid refreshments and were en-
tertained with organ music by Val Kacz-
marek...This being the Christmas Season,
your credit union is a good place to get
some extra cash and also to save.

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GENERAL OFFICE (Medical) -

Lady Luck finally met up with Dr. PECK.
The first time in his life he ever won
something — a 10 pound frozen turkey which
we all are looking forward to sharing.

(Personnel) -

Sorry to hear at)OUt DON RIESS who is
spending his time at home recuperating
from surgery. Hurry back, we sure miss
you. . . Temporarily we are enjoying the
company of MIKE BARRY who is working
in the Mart as an interviewer after being
transferred from Limits. We sure miss
MIKE NARDULLI who replaced Mr. Barry
at Limits.

Two moves in November. BILL SHOL-
DICE and his wife, NANCY, of Library
Services, from their apartment in Nor-
ridge to a condominium in Morton Grove,
and DAN KANE from River Grove to a
high rise apartment in Old Town. . . LEN
LOHN and his wife, JULIA, headed south
for Thanksgiving where they spent the
holiday in Tampa, Fla., with their son,
MEL. Believe it or not Dan Kane of the
same department went on the same air-
plane. Len's son, STEVE, and his wife,
MARY, presented grandpa with his first
grandson. Len now has five granddaughters
and one grandson. Steve also works for
the CTA.

(Insurance & Pensions) -
Belated birthday greetings are extended to
MAUREEN PALMER who celebrated on
Nov. 17.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

The Happy Birthday Melody went out to
DORIS WINFREY, BILL ROMAN, MARTY
FLANAGAN, EDNA SOUTHWORTH, TOM
GOGGIN, REBECCA COUSIN and SAM
(Gentleman Sam) ELLIS since our last

column. Oops, I forgot to include soi -
one — me!.. We wish to congratulate ,|i
and ROSE TOOLIS on their 35th wedct
anniversary. The happy day was c«.
brated with their six children and <
grandchildren.. .According to BOB PIEI i
the most intelligent salmon were In Tr
erse City, Mich., last month. They w
so smart, they'd take the bait right off
hook and away they'd go. Bob's son-
law managed to keep a large one on
hook for a half hour but then lost It, l,t
and all...The "heavy" of the South Shi
decided to take a few rookie twwlers to i>
bowling alley and teach them a lesson i
how to throw "Brooklyns" throughout .;
10 frames. From C.O.G. (channels t
gossip). It was learned that the "heav ,
LARRY TISHER, didn't expect the iV
faces and tough competition. Larry did -i
hi^ series with a 693 over four gam,
and a hi^ average of 173, but he had to 1
a lot of arm behind the ball when L. Hi> •
RIS beat him in a game by 50 pins. ! :
only that, "The Tish" swore that "TEj
MITE" of Storeroom 7 was just luckylf
bowl that 221 taking high game honof.
J. W. WHITTLEY came in time for ■
second game and was heard whisper
over the counter, "Do you have a size :
shoe in stock?" After pushing the toe •
of a size 11 shoe, Whlttley got his £
pointed In the right direction and bowle'
sizzling 140. V. GRIFFIN took time
from his honeymoon and let his preset
be known by Improving his 103 game t'
118. Not bad for a newlywed, huh?
SMITH shocked everyone. Smitty tiow^
89 the first game, 128 the second, and ]
In the last. Old man CRUSOE went frc
88 to 117. C. DICKERSON and J. (Q) A
KEW from Bay 6 came along to show wl
they could do. Dlckerson jumped fromi
low 89 game to 132, while Askew scoi
consistently In the low 130s. We could
on and on with this, but It would be best
let the guys who bowled tell you who t
"heavy" really Is. ..The South Shops woi
like to welcome RALPH PODGORSl
Storeroom 59, into their ever growing (
Club, and the guys are looking forward
having VICTOR GRIFFIN, Storeroom J
make that big move. ..Happy hunting to
(The Godfather) BANDFORD, Storeroc
50, on his two-week vacation in the soi
hills of Meridian, Miss... Good wishes a
a speedy recovery to Specifications E
gineer FRANK MAGUIRE who is preseni
111, and a warm welcome back to ED AHl
BRAND. ..We extend condolences to BII
CANTRELL, West Shops, whose fath
passed away... Last but not least, have
very Merry Christmas and I'm making
New Year's resolution to have more new
-God willing, good news — In the comi
year.

NORTH AVENUE -

A warm welcome is extended to the m
operators who have come to us within t|i

CIA TRANSIT NEWi

Service anniversaries
1^ December

35 years

. Bagger, Treasury
. R. Batterson, District A
. Divita, Skokie Shop
! H. Gallagher, District D
.. L. Grant, 77th Street
I H. Hakanson, Forest Glen
, H. Hammerschmidt, 69th Street
Klug, North Park
'. E. Lembachner, Claims Law
J. M. McCormick, North Section
'. E. Melander, 69th Street
. J. Mescher, North Avenue
'. J. SkorupskI, West Section
' J. Stich, North Avenue
. E. Stobart, Forest Glen
. L. Targosz, West Section
I. Veltrl, North Section
( M. ZielinskI, South Section

25 years

Batups, 52nd Street
I. J. BoskI, General Operations
. L. Brady, Personnel Administration

Devine, Stores-South

Evans, 52nd Street

Kilcullen, Stores-South
i. E. Link, North Park
i. A. Little, Skokie Shop

30 years

L. J. Albers, South Shops
J. M. Czaja, Skokie Shop
G. R. Duszynski, Forest Glen
R. W. Ferrari, North Rail District

E. K. Graetz, North Section
R. Graham, Kedzie

H. L. Gustafson, West Section

A. Higgins, Forest Glen

W. A. Jarchow, Archer

T. M. Kaczynski, Limits

J. Kaltsas, South Section

N. A. Lorenzi, Electrical

J. F. Matuszewski, West Section

W. McClanahan, South Rail District

R. J. Noakes, Schedules

G. Phillips, Skokie Shop

W. R. Pochordo, Utility

F. Rakstis, Harlem Maint. Terminal
E. E. Richardson, 69th Street

K. W. Ruehlmann, North Section
E. F. Steffan, 69th Street
H. J. Walsh, 77th Street

A. C. Loman, South Section

V. M. Lovelady, District A

J. B. Mitchell, South Section

A. M. Monson,' Administrative Services

J. W. O'Shaughnessy, SkoT<ie Shop

G. E. Peppard, Electrical

M. N. Reynolds, North Section

J. Stewart, Buildings & Grounds

W. D. Sudduth, 61st Maint. Terminal

J. A. Vodvarka, Transp. Support Services

E. J. Weston, Limits

F. A. Zbroskewich, Utility

las. month.. .Pensioner RAYMOND NEW-
M/J paid us a vLsit en route to join the
inimerable caravan of retired operators
whjhave taken up residence in Arizona...
It as a couple of chips oft the old block
asjperator HENRY HARTFORD and his
wU PATRICIA, were presented with a
bo;: PATRICK, weighing in at 9 pounds 7
ou:es. It was a boy, KELVIN, for Oper-
ate VAL CHURCH and his wife, DORO-
TI-,..We extend our deepest sympathy to
theamilies of Operators LADELL JACK-
SO and RAYMOND MASON in the death of
the fathers. ..KAY PERNICE, the wife of
Op:ator JOSEPH PERNICE, is home
tra the hospital. Pernice is happy in
nice ways than one, since he found out
thi cooking is not an easy chore. ..Opera-
toi\LBERT LOWERY and his wife, VER-
L/were elated over the visit of their son,
AIERT Jr., and sisters, VIRGINIA LIT-
TIJOHN and LILLIE P. BATES, from
Aransas. Al said the visit gave him
add sinew to report back to work after
hang been off sick for a period of time...
A jeedy recovery to Operator EDWARD
MljiPHY, who is off due to illness. Ed
w^ hospitalized for a period of time...

Operator JOHN M. WEATHERSPOON has
returned to the fold after undergoing sur-
gery and being off on the sick list. ..We er-
roneously titled Operator WHITE in our
column of the October edition. We wish to
correct that article to read Supervisor
White. ..Best of luck to Clerk BILLPLATT,
the newest addition to the office staff.. .The
dual position of switchboard operator and
night doorman has been strengthened with
the appointments of TOM DOBBYN and
CHARLEY LUEPKE...Dame Fortune has
caused the next two items to take the form
of a sonnet as VIRGINIA, the wife of
switchboard impressario WALTER BLIX,
celebrated her 25th year of married life
with Walter, and spent a few days in the
Mayo Clinic, 17 days in the hospital, and
then returned home with the same severe
pains. She returned to the hospital for
surgery and is still hospitalized at the
time of this writing. During the interim,
the Blix home was burglarized. Hang in
there, Walter. The truth is always strang-
er than fiction. ..Operator GEORGE De-
ROSE was the winner of $50,000 i- the
Illinois Lotterj'. As a gesture of the fra-
ternal feeling and a display of the tradi-

tional esprit de corps at North Avenue, it
was coffee and sweet rolls for all with
George hosting and picking up the bill.
With all sincerity, we can say without re-
luctance, "he's a jolly good fella.". .The
spirit of Thanksgiving is still faintly with
us, so let the residual of giving thanks ex-
tend on to the last, the greatest holiday of
the year, Christmas, the birthday of Jesus.
We are blessed by being Americans, and
we are further blessed by being employed
by or retired from the CTA, the greatest
company of its kind in the entire universe.
Therefore, while we are enjoying the fes-
tive moods of the holidays, let us not forget
those of far and near that are less fortunate
than we. Keeping in mind and being sus-
tained by the truth that "it is better to give
than to receive," allow me, along with the
members of my family, to wish you and
yours a very Merry Christmas and a joy-
ous, healthy, and prosperous year in 1976.

NORTH PARK -

Operator CHARLES KEMP enjoyed his an-
nual pheasant hunting trip on a farm in
Marengo, 111., where he caught his limit of
birds...Clerks LARRY and RON MILLER
hunted ducks on Larry's property, using
Ron's new bi'eed hunting dogs, and report
a successful catch. . .Operator ROBERT
FLOOD, who won the state checker cham-
pionship, is now involved with 10 other
checker players from the United States in
an international series with a team of
players from the British Isles. This tour-
nament is being conducted by mail and will
take several months to complete.,.Opera-
tor LARRY McDERMOTT and his wife,
VIRGINIA, spent a week in Columbus, Ohio,
where their daughter, VIRGINIA, is a pro-
fessor of communications at Ohio State
university. Also on the agenda was a week
taking care of their estate in Waupaca,
Wise, where they are getting things in
shape for Larry's retirement in January...
Operator ED JENKINS and his wife,
KATHRYN, vacationed in Abbeville, S.C,
where they visited for 10 days with their
relatives. The scenery of the Smokey
and Blue Ridge mountains were most en-
joyed...Operator FRANK KOZIOL and his
wife, FLORENCE, celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary with a trip to Las
Vegas, where they stayed at the Desert Inn
taking in several shows. They also visited
San Francisco where they stayed at the
Travel Lodge on the wharf.. .Sanitary En-
gineer RAY JABLECKI won a State Lottery
prize of $1,000 in October. Rumor has it
that he and his wife will be taking off for
sunnier skies for a vacation. . . WANDA
BLACK, our first woman clerk, is still
alive after being buried under a mountain
of work and instructors. . . Chief Clerk
JERRY BLAKE and his wife, SHIRLEY,
enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner at the
home of their daughter, CAROL, and her
husband, HARVEY WALLIS, who reside in

D^EMBER, 1975

New Jersey. ..Clerk ART TROPPLE while
on his vacation, decided lo overhaul his
snowmobile. He is expecting some big
snow storms around his Mundelein home...
ERIC JOHNSON, the son of Superintendent
ALEX and HELEN JOHNSON, suffered a
broken leg while attending Augustana col-
lege. At this writing Eric is hobbling
along satisfactorily. . . Clerk JOHN WA-
THIER and his wife, MAPUE, suffered
through John's vacation with severe colds
and had to postpone their vacation plans
until John's retirement in the near future.
..Assistant Superintendent LOnS MUEL-
LER and his wife, MARGARITE, vaca-
tioned throu^out Florida and enjoyed their
stay in Clearwater where the sun and
weather was most enioyed...Operator LUIS
FLORES and his wife, ANA, became par-
ents of a son named PAUL, born on Oct. 23
weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. ..Instructor
JOHN PERKINS and his wife, DIANE, be-
came parents of a daughter named HEA-
THER MARIE, born Nov. 4 at Skokie Val-
ley hospital weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces.
Congratulations to the above families...
Street Collector SAM POSNER is now at
home recovering from recent surgery and
has high hopes of returning to work soon...
A pat on the back is extended to Vacation
Relief Superintendent CARL WHITE who
filled in for Assistant Superintendent
Mueller while he was on vacation. . . Our
sympathy and condolences are extended to
Operator FRANCIS GALLAGHER in the
loss of his beloved mother, Mrs. ANNIE
GALLAGHER.

Repair Department Chit Chat: Enjoying
December vacations are: Assistant Day
Foreman TONY KASMAN, Repairmen AL
FERNANDEZ, HOWARD HALVERSON,
DONALD SPARKS, FRED BAKER, DAN
PRISBLE and PAUL SCHREVES, Service-
men DONALD COOK and GENE DRZE-
WICKI. . . Repairman PAUL SCHREVES
plans to hold his annual Christmas block
party and entertain his neighbors with
many fine Christmas selections on his
beautiful theatre organ... I would like to
take this opportunity to thank all the men
in each department who have helped me
with news items each month. ..When As-
sistant Day Foreman TONT KASMAN re-
tires Dec. 31 the Kasman family will have
accrued 194 years of service with CSL and
CTA: 38 years by the late Joseph Kasman
Sr, of 69th Street, 36 years by the late Al
Kasman of Archer, 45 years by Pensioner
John Kasman from 77th Street, 40 years by
Tony, 28 years by Michael Kasman at For-
est Glen Garage and 7 years by Judith
Kasman who worked in the General Office.

All of the office personnel, superintend-
ents ALEX JOHNSON, WILLIAM PARNUM,
LOUIS MUELLER and MELVIN LINK, the
Instructors, clerks and janitors, wish to
extend Season's Greetings to all employees
at this station and their families.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH SABOL flew to
Miami Beach, Fla., to visit with relatives
and friends. Joe came back with a beauti-
ful tan. ..The Schedule Department was
blessed with many holiday season birth-
days. Best wishes to KAY BATINA, ED
REILLY, JOE SABOL and WALTER
THOMAS. ..Our deepest sympathy is ex-
tended to WILLIE SCOTT upon the death of
his father, and to JAMES MARBLE, traf-
fic checker, upon the death of his father...
A very Merry Christmas to all.

PLANT MAINTENANCE (West Shops) -

Happy to report that SAM SPIZZIRRI, car-
penter, is home from the hospital and doing
just fine. Before long, Sam, you wlU be
back among us...WALLY HALLFORD, su-
pervisor, escalator maintenance, spent his
one week of vacation fishing with his bud-
dies. He didn't do any bragging so I as-
sume that the fish weren't biting. .. Good
news about IRV JOHNSON, transfer room.
He is home from the hospital and coming
along very well. Take care, mind your
doctor, Irv. . . LENA JONES, clerk for
Buildings & Grounds, has been asked to be
score keeper for the basketball team.
Mark them all down, Lena...The plumbers
from the West Shops scored again when
Plumbers Local No. 130 held their fall
raffle. Following are a list of winners:
PAT McGING, hockey tickets; JAMES De-
PRATT, badminton and volleyball set;
TOM BUTLER, coaster glass set, and
CHESTER MAJEROWICZ, binoculars. . .
Congratulations to EUGENE GARCIA on
becoming a plumiier...We want to welcome
the following to the West Shops territory:
Utility Department, Storerooms 20 and 43,
Methods & Standards Department, and the
Electrical Maintenance Department. Happy
to have you with us. ..My best wishes to all
for a Happy Holiday.

Suit

TRANSPORTATION -

Another CTA mar-
riage took place re-
cently. On Oct. 25
BARBARA SIMIC
and STEVE MARTIN
were married at 4
o'clock mass at St.
Jerome's church
with the reception in
the church hall.
Barbara is a steno
here in 7-187. Steve

works in Engineering Barbara & SlevaManm

and his father, AL, works in Purchasing.
One of the bridesmaids, TONI MISETIC,
works in Insurance and her husband,
KRESO, who was an usher, works at Sko-
kie Shop. The newlyweds went to Kentucky
and Tennessee for their honeymoon. Con-

gratulations and the best of everythinij
wished to the Martins. \

(Utility) -

We welcome to Utility MICHAEL KELJ,
Forest Glen Repair; BERNARD HAi^
77th Street Repair; JOHN O'KEEFE, F,.
est Glen Repair; GARY' BUTLER, Kec;
Repair. ..Good luck to WALTER ANDI-
SON who transferred to Plant Maintenan^
..Our sincere condolences to MILFCJ
CUMBERLANDER in the death of i
brothers. . . WILLIAM POCHORDO's j
was united in holy matrimony to SKIRL '
ANN RACZY on Sept. 19. . . EDWA)
SHIELDS retired on Oct. 1. Out to fti
him luck were J. KUTA, A. CANDELA, »
O'GORMAN, L. LINDNER, D. COUGH:j
and A. EIERMAN who is 81 years of ag,
JIM ROCHE is now home from the hospl
recuperating and doing fine. ..OK, Util ,
let's hear it for Mrs. O. W. JOHNSt;,
She has shown us the beautiful side/
humanity. Yes, she did it again — with :
artistic creations of goodies at every ;
tirement pep talk. It's time we let .|
know that we are able to support tl
crushing load called gratitude. Thar,
Mrs. Johnson, you are the greatest!

SOUTH SECTION -

A very Merry Christmas to you and yoi(.
May the holiday season bring forth ml
wonderful happenings. .j^s I mentioneca
my last column our South Section sta!»i
superintendent's office is now settled bit
95th Street. Superintendent STAN CHRl,
myself, and my hubby, Chief Clerk Ri ,
moved from the Ashland office to 9 ;.
Assistant Superintendent DAVID MAR ;<
moved from 95th Street to Ashland. 5
like our new headquarters very much i
everj'one has made us feel right at homo
Congratulations to those who made "ir
ployee of the Year." . .Conductor CURp
MORRIS is a very happy man. On the 'iv
instant lottery he won $1,000. You sh(,J
see him smile. Lucky man...We're ha\g
quite a change-over in our new sys;i
pick effective in December. So good U
to everyone leaving to work other sectiCi
and hello to everyone coming to the Sill
Section. .. Cheers to Motorman FR/<
KLEKOVICH and Conductor JOHN KAl'
SAS who now are back at work and off 8
sick list. Also heard that Janitor CL^r
ENCE THOMAS and Agent SHIRLEY u'
DERSON are back to work from the !?
list. . . District Superintendent WILLM
NASH is very proud of his daughter, G/h
who is a part-time model. He showe(S
her picture in the current Jet magazine d
she is a doll. She goes under the m-
of Gail Bennett, so he sure and look for f
in magazines. She also had her pictur/i
the Defender newspaper. She works f
the State of Illinois unemployment of*
and recently received a promotion, f
also teaches modeling at the Cleo Johr(l

CTA TRANSIT Ne\^

[Jeling school. . . Retired Supervisor
iLtER hill, who lived in St. Peters-
u;, Fla., passed away recently and the
iJral was here in Chicago... The 1975
tI basketball league is starting to play,
[cjrman ROBERT JAMES, 61st Street,
a; been selected as vice-chairman of the
!Eue. Let's go-go-go everyone and have

.ccessful season. ..Our condolences to
Jirvisor ANDY O'BRIEN in the loss of
if)rother, and to Agent DOROTHY HAR-
[CI in the loss of her father. . .Retired
c^luctor PHARAOH (Mother-in-law)
M stopped by 95th Street to pay us a
i£. He and his wife had just returned
X. a trip to New Orleans where they
i6ed with Retired Conductor MOSES
UiS and his wife. . . Good news: Clerk
J'J BARRY'S wife, NORRINE, who had
laJreaded mosquito disease is now home
'0 the hospital. We all hope that she has

cick recovery now that she is home...
efed Conductor FRANK PONZlANO's
)r FRANK, was married to DEBORAH
ZRWINSKI on Nov. 15 at St. Victor's
it:h. A big reception was held at the
lu Allegro. Congratulations to Frank
:.aid his wife, and to Frank Jr. and his
iv bride. We were sorry we couldn't
t(d this happy event due to prior com-
it'.ents...A big thank-you toRetired Con-
ic.r PAUL DUCAR and his wife, SADIE,
licive in Lompoc, Cal., for sending me
)! lovely "Sand Dollars." I shall
eiure them always. ..Conductor GEORGE
LT'JS received a passenger commenda-
orrecently for his clear and distinct
mmcements.

:H;LE maintenance (Skokie Shop) -

y le time you read this article, we will
i 'ill into the holiday season with all its
iS9 and bustle. But we do hope you wUl
aoie time to read what we have gath-
■e:in the past month. Of course it's not
)ii to take you very long to read it, as
J dn't gather too much news. So here
)e..GENE JANKOWSKI, upholsterer, is
ipi to announce the marriage of his
lU'ter, JANICE MARIE, to STEPHEN
L1:N MURPHY on Oct. 25 at St. Moni-
t'rehurch. The wedding reception was
ilcat the White Eagles restaurant in
ile, To the happy couple, we extend our
isvishes for a long and happy marriage.
:i;STER BUJNOWSKI, electrical fore-
arand his wife, MARY, celebrated their
ithredding anniversary on Nov. 9. Con-
•al.ations to both of you. It's only 21
or years to your golden anniversary and
2 Ipe they'll be as happy as the last 29.
N/ for some baby news and the an-
iiuement of a new member of the Grand-
4 's Club. JOHN RUSS, shopman I, and
s ife, MARIAN, are the proud new
•afparents of a darling baby girl, MEL-
S^ANN, who weighed in at 8 pounds 1
incon Oct. 4. This is their first grand-
iU« and the new mommy is their daugh-
MARY ELLEN McKINLEY, a former

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

WILLIAM BENNETT, 89, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-6-09, Died 10-26-75
JOSEPH BOLECH Sr., 87, West Shops,

Emp. 5-9-10, Died 10-1-75
ANNA BRANDSETH, 88, Claim,

Emp. 6-18-21, Died 10-10-75
PAUL BROTT, 57, South Shops,

Emp. 7-3-47, Died 10-9-75
DELOSS CARSON, 70, Beverly,

Emp. 1-11-26, Died 10-1-75
WALTER CICHY, 67, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-9-37, Died 10-13-75
EDGAR COATES, 67, Purchasing,

Emp. 9-2-26, Died 10-10-75
LILLIAN CONROY, 65, West Section,

Emp. 4-H-64, Died 10-20-75
FRANCIS CURRAN, 83, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-18-13, Died 10-8-75
FRANK DELAQUILA, 62, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 11-20-39, Died 10-23-75
THOMAS DUNN, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-22-44, Died 10-22-75
GEORGE EICHAKER, 87, Limits,

Emp. 5-27-11, Died 10-20-75
JULIUS FALKENSKOV, 87, Lawrence,

Emp. 4-6-21, Died 10-4-75
JOHN FITZPATRICK, 83, 69th Street,

Emp. 12-23-19, Died 10-21-75
FRITZ FOOGDE, 72, South Shops,

Emp. 4-30-26, Died 10-23-75
PATRICK HARTNETT, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-6-25, Died 11-5-75
FRANK HEMSTREET, 81, Lawndale,

Emp. 4-15-19, Died 10-24-75
HARRY JACOBSON, 63, Forest Glen,

Emp. 11-24-36, Died 10-20-75
LUKE KEEL, 54, Archer,

Emp. 3-12-53, Died 11-3-75
PATRICK KELLEHER, 73, Kedzie,

Emp. 9-2-42, Died 10-6-75
THEODORE KOTAS, 71, North Section,

Emp. 7-30-53, Died 10-30-75

WILLIAM LEAHY, 76, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-12-23, Died 10-14-75
WILLIAM LYNN, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 4-27-23, Died 10-13-75
WALTER MAJEWSKI, 57, Maintenance,

Emp. 1-23-47, Died 10-24-75
WILLIAM MANNION, 77, 69th Street,

Emp. 6-5-25, Died 10-5-75
WILLIAM MILLER, 84, South Section,

Emp. 5-22-12, Died 10-17-75
WILLIAM MUNNELLY, 71, 61st Street,

Emp. 9-30-42, Died 10-5-75
PAUL PETERSON, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-6-13, Died 10-20-75
EUGENE ROGERS, 57, Bldgs. & Grounds,

Emp. 10-1-56, Died 10-21-75
HAROLD RUCKDESCHEL, 72, North Park,

Emp. 4-10-43, Died 10-9-75
ALBERT SAWYER, 85, Devon,

Emp. 8-17-22, Died 10-4-75
ELMER SCHILDT, 73, Congress,

Emp. 10-22-18, Died 10-7-75
RAYMOND SCHRAMM, 69, Accounting,

Emp. 9-14-25, Died 10-9-75
FRANK SOLURI, 66, South Shops,

Emp. 6-24-37, Died 10-21-75
ADOLPH STRANSKI, 66, Archer,

Emp. 4-22-47, Died 10-5-75
DENIS TOLAND, 76, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-15-34, Died 10-26-75
MATT TOMASIC, 73, Engineering,

Emp. 10-10-26, Died 10-20-75
JOSEPH TONN, 70, Executive,

Emp. 2-17-42, Died 10-29-75
CHARLES WAADEN, 88, Electrical,

Emp. 12-12-12, Died 10-9-75
ANTHONY WALSH, 84, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 3-29-23, Died 10-26-75
ARTHUR WASHO, 88, North Section,

Emp. 12-3-08, Died 10-26-75
BENJAMIN WATTS, 63, South Section,

Emp. 8-27-52, Died 9-27-75
JOHN WILMES, 91, Lincoln,

Emp. 4-4-23, Died 11-5-75

CTA employee from Research and Plan-
ning. The blessed event occiurred in Mem-
phis, Term., where John and Marian spent
five weeks on vacation awaiting the arrival
of the new baby. . .
We are still re-
ceiving some va-
cation news, and
this time it con-
cerns TED SZY-
MANSKI's trip to the
West. Ted, electri-
cal, and his wife,
LEONORA, traveled
to Phoenix, Las Ve-
gas, and Albuquer-
que. While they Ted, Grace & Ean

were in Arizona they stopped to see EARL
LEAMING, retired general foreman of Sko-
kie Shop, and his wife, GRACE. ..While on
the subject of vacations, EVERETT EN-

GLAND and his wife, MARCELLA, took to
the roads several times this past year and
had themselves a very nice time. In their
travels they stopped in Virginia and had a
very nice visit with HERB LINDQUIST,
retired electrical foreman, and his wife,
FRAN. While they were down in Florida,
they saw ERNIE JONES, retired foreman
of WUson Terminal, and his wife, LOIS.
We received word that Ernie and Lois
treated themselves to a fabulous vacation
cruise to celebrate their 48th wedding an-
niversary. Their two-week cruise aboard
the Nordic Prince took them to Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Haiti
and South America. Sounds like a very
nice cruise, and a very nice way to cele-
brate their anniversary. ..We also received
word that OLLIE LAND, retired Paint Shop
foreman, is moving to California. We all
want to wish him well in his new home...

EiEMBER, 1975

Our prayers and hopes go with ED BLI-
CHARZ, Production Supply Control, to
Mayo Clinic for further tests and consulta-
tions regarding that ailing leg of his.
Come bacl< with good news, Ed.. .Belated
happy birthday wishes to ED HENDRICK-
SON, retired superintendent of Skokie
Shop, who celebrated his birthday on Nov.
6. I know you're probably wondering why
I'm using the Transit News to wish my
husband a happy birthday. Well, it's like
this— with the money I had for his birthday
card I bought myself an ice cream cone.
And seeing his birthday was the day before
payday, he was out of luck...So with that
we'll leave you and be back again next
month. To all of you, have a Happy Holiday
Season!

- '>Hai<, "^CHd-UdcjoH & "Put ■^atneil

(South Shops) -

We hated to say goodbye to DENISE COX
on Oct. 31. Denise is awaiting the birth of
her first child. We all wish her the best of
luck and hope that she will return and
bring the baby with her. ..PAT JONES and
her family will have an out-of-town visitor
for Thanksgiving — her mother, Mrs. LU-
CILLE STERLING, from New Orleans...
We would also like to say goodbye to
CHUCK LIEDTKE who left CTA for an-
other position in another company. We all
wish him luck. Come back and see us,
Chuck.. .If anyone was wondering why ER-
NIE KAYE had been walking around with a
grin on his face, well wonder no more.
The month of October was quite a month as
Ernie celebrated his birthday (?), one of
his granddaughters, WENDY WILDER, was
selected Little Miss Peanut of Blue Island,
111., and last but not
least, his pride and
joy, his daughter,
ROBY'N, and some of
her co-workers,

made a TV com-
mercial (sure mon-
ey) for Bell Federal
Savings & Loan.
Robyn, a recent
graduate of Maria
High school, was to

have gone to work Robyn Kaye

for the CTA, but somehow Bell l-edcral got
hold of her. So CTA's loss is Bell Fed-
eral's gain. Congratulations, Ernie Kaye!..
Welcome back to JIM FELTZ who spent a
week's vacation in Hawaii with his wife,
DIANE, and parents. Jim is the only one
around here walking around with a tan.

I'rom the Shops — Our prayers and hopes
go out to AL WENDT, mechanic in Bay 6,
who is recuperating at home after open
heart surgery. The same prayers go out
to ALEX CASSICK, print shop, who is at
home recovering from his illness. Good
luck to both of you from all of us here at
South Shops, and hurry back to work.. .Con-
gratulations are in order for JOAN and
WAYNE MATKJKA on the arrival of their

first baby, JEFFREY SCOTT, who weighed
in at 7 pounds. Mother and baby are doing
fine, but daddy is not sleeping nights...
Good luck to JIMMIE L. BEATTY and
LEONARD BOTTANDO who are leaving the
South Shops Electrical Department to ac-
cept new positions as "B" helpers in the
outside Electrical Department. I wonder
how Lenny will survive with only a single
lunch period. ..ED (Shoes) GERTZ is still
at home nursing his injury after an acci-
dent here at the Shops. We wish you a
speedy recovery, Shoes. ..The Brake De-
partment's HENRY MILEWSKI and his
wife, BERNICE, spent a glorious 18-day
vacation in Hawaii recently. Upon return-
ing home to Chicago, Bernice had to have
surgery on one of her eyes to correct a
defect. The operation was a success and
she is doing" very well resting at home...
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. TED
CATTONI on the marriage of their daugh-
ter, SHIRLEY, to GEORGE ALKOVITCH at
St. George's Catholic church, Oct. 18. The
wedding reception was at Memorial Hall
on Chicago's far South Side... Congratula-
tions to GEORGE DREY and his wife,
ELEANOR, on becoming grandparents in
October and November. Both of their sons
became fathers. DAXTD and his wife have
a little boy, ERIC DA\TD. MICHAEL and
his wife have a little girl, KELLY' ANN.
Congratulations !

52ND STREET -

Well, it's that time again — Christmas,
New Y'ear's and all the good things that
this time of year brings. So I'm taking
this time out to wish each and everyone a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year!. .Through the hard work and efforts
of the officers and the cooperation of the
membership, the 52nd Street Garage Fed-
eral Credit Union received its first Thrift
Honor Award, presented by the National
Credit Union Administration which is an
agency of the federal government. This is
quite an achievement and all are to be con-
gratulated. Take pride and support your
credit union by increased savings and
seeking new members.. . Let's get behind
our basketball team and give them our full
support. We would like to have a winning
team. ..Be a defensive driver. Operate on
schedule and be aware of your distance
from other vehicles. Drive according to
conditions of the street. The name of the
game is rendering service with safety...
Board Member BOB HOLMES requests
your presence at the monthly union meet-
ings.

69TH STREET •

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
to all from your scribes, TOM MOORE and
ART BUESING. ..Have you seen me. Art
Buesing, on TV, or my name ;uui articles

in our local papers? I am fighting a fe-
cial assessment m my local town, am -il
accept all the help, short of murder, -ai
get...Operator LOUIS MASTRE's son, lE
caught a 6 pound walleye and a I5 | m
small mouth bass while fishing in the ji.
kakee river. Never heard Louis say a
he caught though.. .ARTHUR JOE bowl;
606 scratch series in Novemlaer. 101
going, guy. .. Our good friend fron ,b
credit union, BILL DONAHUE, spent ^
days in Ireland where he had an enjo i
time touring the southern part of the c m
try. He then took all the Leprechat't
Rome, Italy, where it took them seven ,y
to intercede for him to see the Pof
don't know if it did any good, but Bill s
visited the Island of Capri, Florencta
Naples„.CHARLES KOCMOUD, the brie
of Clerk RAY KOCMOUD, passed aj
We extend our deepest sympathy. ..FelTs
I'm going to paint my Transit News lU
box and put a lock on it. So let's get n
news in it.

HARVEY BROCK celebrated his blr a
on Oct. 27. I know he was delighted tie
ceive his new batch of carp bait fro: 'li
old country. C. REESE told me thathD
Harvey were the same age ten years it
and now Harvey is three years younge
wonder how that works?. .Pensioner \^
SCHEID recently returned from a vi£,p
and fishing trip at his son's liome in Bis
Miss. Ray, are you sure that was j8
pound test line the fish broke ? That sc d
like a big one to me. ..BOB STEWART c
his sister, SHARON, had a nice time s
iting relatives in Texas. He said he hi i
problems finding gasoline, his only w i
was paying for it...W. COOPER, D. B/jI
LEY and R.SCHOMER have left 69th S)(
on the system pick. 1 hope you guys^
enjoy working at your new work local (i
i

- rili SueJinf & Horn 7K^

77TH STREET - I

Hi ladies and gents. 'Tis the season \
jolly. ..The Wheelers social and ch;
club kicked off the holiday season
their pre-Thanksgiving and cabaret d:
The affair was held in the Grand Balli
of the Sheraton-Chicago hotel. Tlie ne
elected president of the Wheelers, TH
AS G. LeNOIR Jr., and his staff are :
congratulated on their fine social ei (
tainment...Mrs. MARILYN GRESHAM.^
wife of Division 241 Second Vice-pres 1
ELCOSIE GRESHAM, made her first
plane flight. She accompanied her has
to the International Union Convention,
said she really enjoyed it, but didn't I
when she would fly again.. .We' re all w
ing a speedy recovery to Operator B
ERT MARTIN after his recent illr
Martin is a good operator and a m£
dude. The very best for him and his 1
ily... Merry Christmas to all!

CIA TRANSIT NE\

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window

0 DEDICATED SERVICE, 29 YEARS WORTH:
!r Graybiel, right, who retires April 1 after 33
ea with CTA, is congratulated by Vice Chairman
jn> Quinn upon receipt of a plaque from the
ifrican Public Transit Association for 29 years
f ledicated service" to the entire industry. As
ig-time member of APTA's administrative
oniittee for purchases and materials, Jerry
ead specification development and transit
Dnany interchange, represented the industry's

laienance and operations requirements in defense transportation, and helped develop a price index for
urase of transit industry materials. He was program chairman for APTA's purchases and materials
ivijn in 1954, chairman of the division in 1954-55, and division vice chairman for the association's
leeng committee in 1955-56. He addressed the 1966 convention on the purchasing manager's role in the
'0; During 1973, he was APTA committee representative on the diesel fuel task force of the Federal
ney Commission. At the last APTA convention in October, he was a speaker on the subject of transit
qument contracts. Now serving as a special assistant in the finance division of CTA, Jerry was previously
larjer of materials management. Before leaving CTA officially, he intends to complete a landmark
laral on "Procurement, the CTA Way."

INLER'S LATEST MILLINERY: In case you think Bill Finkler, safety coordinator, decorated his hat
) Ik like a Christmas plum pudding, forget it. The idea was borrowed from the safety director of Walt
lisr/ World in Florida and the purpose is safety instruction. When Bill teaches safety, he wears the
haieau to call extra attention to the importance of wearing hard hats to reduce the possibility of work-
mnjuries. CTA wives might further the hint by wearing hats to the breakfast table each morning.

HELPING HANDS: For quickly coming
to the aid of riders in need of help. Rail
Janitor Sub-Unit Supervisors Peter Evans
and Joseph Amelia are deserving of
special commendation. While at the
Bryn Mawr "L" Station in the late eve-
ning hours Amelia saw a man fall to the
tracks. With his flashlight he signalled an
approaching train to stop, then assisted
the rider back to the platform. Evans,
while making his midnight rounds at the
State and Lake Station, saw three youths
beat and attempt to rob a man. The
youths fled as Evans came to the aid of
the rider and two were apprehended
later by police using descriptions which
Evans helped to provide.

Joseph Amelia

^E^MBER, 1975

SEVENTY FIVE

Here's How It Wraps Up

1975 was the year the Regional Transportation Authority selected a
chairman — ours. Milton Pikarsky was elected to the office soon
after the first of the year. . . It was the year the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration demonstrated its State of the Art
train on our Skokie Swift. . . when the Water Tower ESqsress shuttle
bus meide its first run to the growing upper Michigan Avenue
shopping-business area. . . vrtien the Paul Revere Bicentennial
train was dedicated. . . >*ien cab signalling for the increased
security of passengers was conpleted on the North-South rapid
transit route. . . vdien CTA introduced its first motorwoman. . .
when the biggest snowstorm of the season (in April!) brought new
praises for CTA rapid transit service and a blizzard of phone

Skokie Swift's Paul Revere . . . 77th'si bus "beauty bath"
calls in the Travel Information Center. . . 1975 was the year
tdien a new version of CTA's Route Map was issued, "sold" like
hot cakes, and found a new mass distribution apparatus through
the Chicago public library system. . . vdien CTA's modernized
and expanded garage and brand new bus "beauty bath" was opened
on 77th Street. . . when an in^sroved 'L' station lighting program
was touched off at Davis Street in Evanston. . . vAien a series of
populeir educational tovirs for school children weis launched by
Charter. . . vrtien a Spanish language question-and-an.swer newspaper
column on CTA was initiated by Elda Leal of Public Affairs. . .
when the first Mass Transit "road rally" was held on CTA by the
Explorer Scouts. . . vdien the expainded Travel Information Center

New lighting at Davis station on the Evanston 'L'

satisfactorily handled its millionth caller. . . when the largest
award in the history of CTA's Suggestion System was presented to
Prank Montefedco for saving the CTA $24,000 by developing a port-
able tool for rethreading rapid transit car hoists. . . vrtien the
IntemationeuL Film Festival worked out a joint promotion to en-
courage people to go to the movies at the Biograph and the Granada
by CTA. . . when union leader Edward F. Brabec was installed as a
member of the Transit Board. . . v^en Fred King was appointed
Manager of Personnel. . . when Tranaitalk was Introduced as a
weekly newsletter and information source for all enployees. . .
when the CTA's Bicentennial fleet climbed to more than 30 in buses
and more than 20 in trains.

m exceptional...combination'-

Two Top Men Head CTA

Two new key officials of the CTA-James J. McDonough
kcting Cliairman and George Krambles as General Manag-
er were named by the Chicago Transit Board at its meeting
oi'ebruary 5.

James R. Quinn, the CTA Vice-Chairman who has head-
ecthe Board during the last year, told the meeting that the
el'tion of McDonough and the appointment of Krambles

Pofiles Of New Leaders On Back Page

prdde the CTA with "an exceptional and unusual combina-
tic" for its top management.

"Mr. McDonough, the new head of our Board, is a
vijrous young man who already has made an outstanding
re>rd in positions of great responsibihties both in pubhc
seuce and in private industry," said Quinn.

"Mr. Krambles, our new General Manager, is a person
of lany years of proven experience and success at the CTA,"
sa: Quinn. "He also is recognized nationally as one of the
be experts in all phases of the operation and management
of large public transportation system."

McDonough, who is 42, became a member of the CTA

Board Dec. 18 as an appointee of Mayor Daley. He is pres-
ident of Murphy Engineering, Inc., a Chicago-based civil
engineering consulting firm, and formerly served as Chicago
Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation.

Krambles, who is 60, most recently has been Manager
of the CTA's General Operations Division, the largest opera-
tional segment consisting of the transportation, maintenance
and operations planning departments.

In naming McDonough and Krambles as the CTA's
top management officials, Quinn explained that the CTA
Board based the action partly on precedent at the CTA and
also on a proven organizational structure used by both
governmental and private industry organizations.

"In the past, when the head of the CTA Board has not
been full time, he has been designated as Acting Chairman,"
explained Quinn.

"The election of a head of the Board who is not full
time is in keeping not only with a long practice in many
governmental and private industry organizations, but it
also is a practice in a large number of (Continued Page 2)

Moments after the Board meeting the new Acting Chairman and
General Manager were already in conference.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

rQ.

FOR CTA EMPLOYEES
AND RETIREES

February, i976

-M).:^

Upon McDonough's election, the ^t
to congratulate him were his few
Board Members Wallace D. Johi n
and Vice-Chairman James R. Quinn.

transit systems throughout the country, including such cities
as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Cleveland and
Pittsburgh."

"In addition to heading the Board, Mr. McDonough will
have a constant and direct relationship with Mr. Krambles,
the General Manager, in the Management and operations of
the CTA," Quinn said.

In response to being elected head of the CTA Board,
McDonough termed public safety as the "all important
factor" in the operations of the CTA.

"Over the years the CTA has had an excellent safety
record, with efforts constantly being made to improve that

record, both by applying new technology and safety m ;■
ures and in the training of employees," McDonough said.

"All of us are mindful of the tragedy January 9 at'e
Addison station on the Kennedy route, and I know that al'f
us wiU take every possible step to maximize still further ie
safety of our operations as our Number One prioril "
McDonough said.

The appointment of Krambles as General Manai'
Quinn noted, follows an organizational plan that has )!)-
vailed at the CTA for most of the years since the Tra t
Authority began operations in 1947.

Going To School To Learn How To Teach Better

How people learn (the learning process). . .

Characteristics of the adult learner. . .

Communication between instructor and student, . .

Perception (what leads people to their understand-
ing of things). . .

These were among the intriguing subjects studied
by 111 CTA instructors recently during a 12-session
combined Instructor Workshop at Limits Training
Center.

Assisting Sue Thieme of Personnel Development
as leader were instructors Arthur Bennett and Clif-
ford Hicks, from Limits. James Austin, Al Crawford,

and George Greco, from the Maintenance Deps ■
ment's Technical and Behavioral Education Can'
also assisted.

The workshop was designed for maximum part •
pation and open discussion, but a textbook. The i);
pervisor as a Classroom Instructor, was employed
a guide.

The workshop also used filmstrips designed to •
lustrate the lessons in the text.

Video tape was employed so that "pupils" ccj(
see themselves as instructors and self-assess til
own performances.

?.9fO^

In Video-Equipped Classroom: Ins
replays on the TV screen at the i
helped these teachers learn more al
their own teaching. In the sol
group, standing left to right,
Thieme and Bob Kerman of Persoi
Development plus Clarence Heilbron
Joe Daugird, Henry Hooks, John Ci
Norman Herron, Clifford Hicks,
Frank Peppers, all of Transportatic
sitting left to right, Roosevelt Core'
Transportation, Earl Burkett of ss
James Austin of Maintenance,
Clarence Junkins of Transportation.

CTA TRANSIT A/El?

mry Broke The Barrier--

I Women's Lib Leader Finishes 'Run'

B Arline Datu

iVomen bus drivers may be fairly new at CTA
(Jie, '74), but women operating employees have been
aiund for at least 32 years.

\s Mary Sullivan can testify, when the women
"1/aded" CTA, it caused a minor uproar, and not for
cobration.

Back in 1944 the Chicago Motor Coach Company
(lier absorbed into the CTA) hired Mary Sullivan as
or of its first six bus service women. Mary's as-
siiment was to clean bus interiors, then considered
stctly a man's job.

'Men didn't like women doing their job when I
strted working," says Mary, "but I had a good fore-
mi. He never gave me any trouble. I guess now
evrything's gotten more liberal."

1^ more liberal attitude notwithstanding, after 32
yers and at least 15,000 clean buses to her credit,
M:y Sullivan decided to throw in the towel.

ler retirement was official as of the first day of
th'new year.

rhough close to retirement age, Mary hardly looks
th 60 years she confesses to be. A sturdy figure
ell in heavy-duty blue jeans, sweat shirt, lumber
jaiet and work boots (her bus cleaning attire), she's
alo not quite the image of your typical grandmother.

3ut this grandmother of two isn't really surprised
bymy such misconceptions. "A lot of people say I
loi; young" is her amused comment.

4 native of Clark County, Mississippi, Mary came
to'hicago in 1944 "because of the job opportunities"
an landed her job at Chicago Motor Coach,

fhey assigned her a night shift, she recalls, and
onj allowed her to sweep floors and wash windows.
Beause they were working the double-decker buses
thii, the cleaning job was a day-long task and often
in'ilved more than one person.

Mary Sullivan:

Retiring after 32 years . . .

With the end to the double-decker era, Mary was
tackling the bus cleaning work stnglehandedly. Two
buses a day, four hours each was the quota.

Not much for a day's time, you would think. But
after a bus has put on 4,000 miles (the mileage which
determines when a bus is due for a complete, thor-
ough cleaning), the job is comparable to cleaning a
very dirty house twice over, she explains.

After first sweeping out all the loose dirt on the
floor, she'd go over the entire bus with a metal,
spatula-like scraper'and liquid solvent. These tools
she used to pick up pieces of chewing gum embedded
into the floor, under the seats, or anywhere else the
gum chewer found convenient.

Next floors, walls, ceiling, windows and seats were
hosed down with a spray water pump, then wiped clean
and dry with thick towels and rags.

"The only thing I didn't do," says Mary, "was
polish the chrome."

Those days behind her now, she is joining a senior
citizen group and plans to travel around to places like
Hawaii and the Bahamas.

A quiet person, Mary was somewhat surprised at
the attention given to her retirement. But, jUst as in
those first few years with Chicago Motor Coach, she
took it all in stride.

. . . and 15,000 clean buses.

FmUARY, 1976

TA Sport

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

Tight Cage Battle Down The Stretch

WITH THE CTA basketball league season moving into
its final weeks, two teams seem to have the best
chance to win the championship — 69th Street in the
South Division with an 11-0 win-loss record, and
North Avenue in the North Division with a record of
10-1.

Since there is a four-team playoff scheduled for
each division, honors could go to any of the top six
teams, as of this date, in the South Division: 69th
Street, Archer, South Side "L", 52nd Street (which
seems to be very impressive since getting their new
female coach, Ms. Georgetta Griffin), West Side "L"
and 77th Street. In the North Division, North Avenue,
North Park, North Side "L" and Forest Glen rate
positive as the top powers.

With the playoffs scheduled to begin on March 5,
and the way each team is playing, it is a toss-up as
to who will play in the playoffs.

The Archer team, champion for the past two sea-
sons, is not faring very well. But don't count them
out. If one recalls the 1973-74 season, they were in
a tic for second place but came on strong to overcome

the strong North Avenue team which was unbeaten )i
the season to take the title. |

No matter what the outcome, the fans will get tip
thrills from the tight race. So come out and rootii
your favorite — they will need your support now m 'e
than ever.

CTA BASKETBALL LEAGUE

(Standings

As Of February 2)

South Division

North Division W l

69th Street

North Avenue 10 '

Archer

North Park 7 \

South Side "L"

North Side "L" 7 '

52nd Street

Forest Glen 6

West Side "L"

Kedzie 5

77th Street

Limits 3 i

South Shops

General Office 1 \

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R. Lindsev, 11, runs into a block as R. Wheatley, 10, and L, Harris
7. tie him in. J. Lyle, 9, and J. Harvey, 43, look on.

W. Dones, 15, jumps high as he passes off to R. Lindsey, 11, for V
layup as T. Collier, 3, and L. Hale, 14, look on helplessly.

CTA TRANSIT NE^P

M. Jackson, 2. North Ave-
nue, jumps high for a shot
over the outstretched
hands of Beverly guard
Robinson.

J. Nelson, 23, North Ave-
nue, leaps high for re-
bound as teammate Baker,
22, await the outcome.

A.i/iilis, 00, North Avenue, makes an easy
la\ip for two points. Teammate W.Baker,
22 takes position for rebound if Willis
ha missed.

T. Little, 47, 69th Street, is surrounded by North Side "L" players as he goes up high to take
rebound away from W. Dones, 15, as R. Cowart, 13, blocks out L. Harris, 7.

J' likes, 14, North Side "L", seems to be in rough territory as he grabs
'eoind in game with 69th Street.

R. Lindsey, 11, North Side "L", takes jump shot for two points as
J. Harvey, 43, and L. Hale, 14, watch action.

FERUARY, 1976

CTA, International

Elda Leal

Thirty days hath September

April, June and November

All the rest have thirty one

Excepting February alone

Which hath but twenty-eight in fine

Till leap year gives it twenty-nine,

1976 can be divided by four which means it's Leap Year. February is filled with
an amalgama of events. You can find history, carnivals, celebrations and super-
stition. What's your bag?

For the Mexican people February 2 brings historic and sad memories. This was
the day when, under the Treaty of Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Mexico gave up the States of
New Mexico and California to the United States in 1848.

For the U.S., February is very special because three of our presidents were
born in this month. Feb. 9, 1773— WiUlam Henry Harrison, our ninth president;
Feb. 12, 1809— Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, and Feb. 22, 1732— George
Washington, who was our first president.

On Feb. 2, in many Catholic countries it's Candlemas day, when parishioners
bring their candles and offerings to church to be blessed.

If you are getting tii'ed of the cold weather and believe in Ground Hog day, Feb.
2 should have given you an indication of what the weather will be like ahead. The
legend, brought to America by people from Germany and Great Britain, goes like
this:

"On February 2nd, people should watch out for the ground hog or woodchuck and
follow his footsteps when he comes out of his burrow to look for his shadow. If the
sun is shining and he can see his shadow — bad news — winter will still be lingering
for some time — and he goes back to sleep. But if he cannot see his shadow that
means spring will be here soon."

But the real fun in February is in New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's
the Mardi Gras season there, and they really know how to celebrate this gay festi-
val started by the French people.

Germans call it Fastnacht and in England it is called Pancake day. Many other
Latin American countries have similar celebrations which are called Carnavales.
The most colorful and really wild Mardi Gras celebration seems to be in Brazil.
A friend of mine who lives there tells me that for the week prior to the begin-
ning of the Lenten season, the hotels in Rio de Janeiro are filled with people from
all over the world. Many even sleep in the streets.

Tourists join the residents of the country in the celebration, dressed in the most
exotic attire — shining, colorful, feathered costimies, some very scanty.

The bands play day and night and the floats, elaborately decorated, parade down
the streets with thousands of people singing, dancing and drinking. Street vendors
have the most extravagant items to sell to the tourists. The
most exotic dishes are also prepared and sold in the streets.
Nobody works on those days and many businesses are
closed. People completely forget or postpone their problems
and worries and are happy, amusing visitors as well as
themselves.

Are you getting in the mood? For a little Latin-American
flavor, you might get in touch with Abel Govea, one of our
professional draftsmen in the CTA Engineering Department.
Govea is a former dancing instructor at the Arthur Murray
and Fred Astaire Studios. This very month, lie demonstrated
dances like the Mambo, Samba and Cha Cha at the Ben Frank-
lin Room of First Federal Savings in a fund raising event.

CTA Draftsman Abel Govea, former dancing instructor.

THE I
FAMILY^!
LAWYER

Cinderella Man

Four witnesses in a recent ^e-
snatching case identified tide
fendant as the guilty party, ai
lucl; would have it, the m
thief, while fleeing from the ;ni
of the crime, had lost one hi'
shoes. The shoe did not I !hi
defendant's foot and the as
against him collapsed.

Of course, this particulai^li
fendant was only too happy it
on the telltale shoe. But su )S
an accused person refuses tc^il
mit to such a test. May he be t
pelled to do so?

The answer involves the ,1
Amendment to the Constili/i
which says that no one m;'b
forced to give incriminatinj;!'
dence against himself. Coiji
this case:

A man on trial for murde 1
requested to roll up his slee s
the jury could see whether o (
he had a tattoo on his arm. I- 1
fused to comply, invoking the i
stilutional privilege against I
incrimination.

But the court ordered him J
as he was told. The court sail
Fifth Amendment applies or.|l
the giving of testimony, not t~)
mere establishing of identity.

Under similar reasoning a '
cused person may ordinariK
compelled to make fingerp I
remove glasses, or try on a '

On the other hand, the law ii
frown on procedures that i
needlessly demeaning.

In a robbery case, after th ■<
fendant had admitted his guil
jury took up the question of
Ishment. At that juncture the
judge required the defendai|
pose in the hat, the mask, an^
pistol he had used in commi'
the crime.

But an appellate court :
later that this was improper,
much as there was no need t
tablish the defendant's idei
The court said the only effe'
such a demonstration wouli
"to arouse (the jurors) lo
sion "

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ublic servici

1 Bar Assocn
! feature.

tt^ 1976 American Bar Associ;

CTA TRANSIT NE

"A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE," March 2-6,
JICC Theatre, Morgan & Harrison. 996-3187.

"AMERICA, THE COLORFUL!" Chicago Flower
nd Garden Show March 20-28, McCormick Place.
leven full acres will showcase over 50 formal gar-
lens, plus numerous exhibits designed to instruct the
low's and why's of horticulture at home. Market
;ection will sell all types of gardening needs. Ad-
;ance tickets for $2.75; children, $1.25 available thru
/larch 10 from Ticketron. Tickets at the door: $3.50;
'hlldren, $1.50. Lake Shore at 23rd. 786-0285.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— 72nd American
"xhibition honors the Bicentennial by showing the re-
ent work of a cross-section of about 30 major living
imerican artists. Opens March 13, Morton Wing,
dmission charged. Suggested fee: $1.50; students,
hildren, seniors: 50(;!; members free. Michigan at
dams. 443-3500.

"AS I LAY DYING" Wed-Sun at 8 thru March 14,
iream Theatre. 2261 N. Lincoln. $4; students, sen-
)rs, $3. 871-3000.

AUDITORIUM THEATRE— Eugene Fodor Feb 27
I 8; from $3. Electric Light Orchestra Feb 28 at 7;
torn $4.50. Alnin Ailey City Center Dance Theatre
larch 2-6 at 8, March 7 at 2; from $3.50. Irish
.overs March 12 at 8. Preservation Hall Jazz Band
larch 13 at 8; from $3.50. William Warfield March
1 at 4; from $2. 70 E. Congress Pkwy. WA 2-2110.

"BENEVOLENT DEVIL" thru Feb, Victory Gar-
fens Theatre. Fri-Sun. 3730 N. Clark. From $4.
(19-5788.

! BLUE MAX NIGHTCLUB— David Brenner, come-
lan, and singer Donna Cellini thru Feb 28. Hyatt
legency O'Hare, River Rd. South at Kennedy Expwy.
96-1234.

I BRITISH SALUTE AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL
^th Her Majesty's Royal Marines in program of
word dancing, precision march formations, and the
ounds of the legendary pipes and drums of The Black
fatch, March 5-7, International Amphitheatre. Fri at
i Sat at 2,8; Sun at 1:30, 5:30. $3.50-6.50. 361-4762.
I CHAUTAUQUA! opens Feb 25, Dinglefest Theatre
0. Multi-media show presents the American loss of
inocence, tracing chautauqua from its beginnings
itil the introduction of radio. Feb 25 at 8; Thurs-
ri. Sun at 8:30; Sat at 8:30, 10:30. 2261 N. Lincoln.
2-4.50. 871-3000.

CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY— Civil War Ex-
ibition, 1861-1865, continuing, A. Montgomery Ward
allery. The Richness of Velvet thru March, cos-
ime collections. The James Babson Toy Collection
iru April 15. 100 Years of Chicago History as Seen
' the Chicago DAILY NEWS, thru March. Canning,
xtile dyeing with cans demonstrated by Barbara
ryan Leyendecker, March 6 at 1. American Issues
Drum Film Series — "Goodbye Billy: America Goes
0 War," "And Who Shall Feed This World," "Tri-
jifo — Peace Corps in Honduras," "World Without
jad," March 14 at 2. Mon-Sat from 9:30-4:30; Sun,
W from 12:30-5:30. Members free; adults, $1;

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Things to do in the Chicago area

children (6-17), 50i?; seniors, 25?. Clark at North.
642-4600.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY— The First Piano
Duet. Clara Siegel and Marion Ruttenberg, Feb 28 at
12:15. Chicago Bicentennial Print Collection, March
1-20. Cultural Center, Michigan and Randolph. Ad-
mission free. 269-2837.

"COYOTE AND HIS BROTHERS," a collection of
short Indian tales by Lin Wright, thru March 14.
Goodman Children's Theatre. Sat at 11, 2:30 ($1.95);
Sun at 11 ($1.25). 443-3800.

DART GALLERY— John Dowell, drawings and
watercolors, Feb 27-March 24. Suite 205, 612 N.
Michigan. 664-2150.

"FLORA AMERICANA" show March 1-20, North
Room, Carson Pirie Scott & Co. State St. store. Sec-
ond annual flower show features plant life native to
the Americas, including the cacti and succulents of
the arid Southwest, the color and symmetry of an
East Coast formal garden, the lush foliage of a
southern bog and the crisp freshness of a northern
evergreen forest. Tours daily on the half hour during
regular store hours. 1 S. State. 744-2294.

"GENTLEMAN AND A SCOUNDREL," comedy
with Bill Daily, thru April 4, Pheasant Run Playhouse,
Route 64, St. Charles. Dinner-Theatre tickets $9.55
Tues-Thurs; $10.55 Fri, Sat. 261-7367.

GOODMAN THEATRE— "The Last Meeting of the
Knights of the White Magnolia," by Preston Jones thru
March 21. Panorama presents life in the small West
Texas town of Bradleyville in the 1950's and 60's.
Tues-Thurs, Sun at 7:30; Fri-Sat at 8:30. Backstage
tours thru June 12. Tours visit the costume shop,
sound and lighting booth, and give a look at Goodman
as the actor sees it from the stage. Wed at 12:15,
Sat at 1. 200 S. Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

"GREEN JULIA" Thurs-Sat at 8 thru April 8,
Magic Circle and All-Media Drama Workshop, 615 W.
Wellington. From $3. 929-0542.

"HELOISE" thru March 14, Old Town Players.
Fri-Sat at 8:30 ($2.50); Sun at 6:30 ($3). 1718 N.
North Park. 645-0145.

"HERITAGE," Wed at 2 thru March, Dream
Theatre. Of special interest to senior citizens. 2261
N. Lincoln. $1.50. 871-3000. (Continued Page 9)

'-BRUARY, 1976

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AT THE SYMPHONY

The sounds of music are everywhere in Chicago on
a Friday night — from folk tunes in suburban grottos
to a classic jazz band in New Town to rock at a pri-
vate Gold Coast club.

But none is more beautiful than that which comes
from Orchestra Hall. This is evidenced by Solti's
direction of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra which
features such "greats" as Dame Janet Baker, mezzo
soprano; and pianist Alicia de Larrocha,

Orchestra Hall is a people place — where genera-
tions of Americans can rekindle their individual cul-
tures. For nothing is more reflective of a people
than its music. And in true American tradition,
Orchestra Hall is serving it all up this season.

The Janet Baker concert evening January 17 was
one such example — the program included the classics
and today's modern composition from three countries.

There was Symphony No. 40, G Minor, K. 550 by
Mozart to begin the evening, followed by the French
love songs of Berlioz, Les nuits d'ete'. Opus 7.

If you were curious about how driving a rapid

transit train sounds when put to music, you woul
have been enraptured by the frenzied, yet majesti
pace of Music For A Great City, by Copland, a
American.

And lovers of the German genius, Wagner, had hi
Overture to Tannh'auser to properly close the pro
gram.

Solti's direction of what is known as the world'
greatest orchestra is the core to this melting pot c
music. Once you watch him, you'll never think c
classical music in the same terms again.

For he has perfected a communication betwee
composer, musician, and listener to weave a spel
incorporating us all into a great rainbow of sound
It's never been so vibrant before.

Solti is like a marionette toying with the orches
tra — his head and arm gestures are so loose, yet s
coordinated. Each muscle conducts. Were you t
freeze any pose, you'd be amazed at the correlatio:
between sound and stance — they fit exactly.

Other times he stands with hand on hip, giving thl
appearance of a mother hen clucking to her brood.

But every movement reveals Solti's love affais
with his music and his orchestra, for how else coul«:
he achieve such all -knowing precision. \

In addition, Solti has often been heralded for hiilj
operatic accompaniment. He showed why again witli
Dame Baker. It was hard to detect where voice ani«
orchestra separated; such was their flawless welding^
Even someone who is not an opera fan would be in awii

Upcoming Symphony Events

"MUSIC IS THE MESSAGE" CONCERT
Feb 25 at 2. Henry Mazer, conductor;
Margaret Batjer, violin; Judith Stone, cel-
lo; Jim TUmon, narrator. Dan Tucker:
Celebration For Orchestra; Wieniawski:
Violin Concerto No 2; Copland: El Salon
Mexico; Dvorak: Cello Concerto (First
Movement), $1-2.50; box seats, $3.50.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS Feb 26 at
8:15, Feb 27 at 2, Feb 29 at 3. Rlcardo
Multi, conductor. Mozart: Symphony No
29, A Major, K. 201; Bartok: Deux Ima-
ges; Tchaikowsky: Symphony No 2. $6-
13.

ARTISTS SERIES CONCERT March 1
at 7:30. Canterbury Chamber Ensemble.
I). G. Mason: Pastoral for Clarinet, Violin
and Piano; Brahms: Piano Quartet, G
Minor, Opus 25; Dohnanyi: Sextet, C Ma-
jor, Opus 37. $2.50 (unreserved, general
admission); box seats, $5,

"UNIVERSITY NIGHT" CONCERT
March 3 at 8. Bernard Haitink, conductor;
Judith Burganger, piano. Ravel: Alborada
del Gracioso; Mozart: Concerto For Piano
No 18, B Flat Major, K. 456; Mendelssohn:
Symphony No 3 (Scotch). $3-6; box seats,
$7. Available to students thru Feb 26;
thereafter subject to availability to general
public.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS March 4
at 8:15, March 5 at 2, March 6 at 8:30.
Bernard Haitink, conductor. Ravel: Al-
borada del Gracioso; Stravinsky: Sym-
phony In Three Movements; Mendelssohn:
Symphony No 3 (Scotch). $6-13; tickets
subject to availability.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS March 11,
12 at 8:15; March 14 at 3. Bernard Hai-
tink, conductor; Silvia Marcovici, violin.
Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune No 3;
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Shosta-
kovich: Symphony No 4. $6-13; tickets
subject to availability.

ARTISTS SERIES CONCERT March 15
at 7:30. Landolfi Quartet. Rochberg:
Quartet No 1; Bartok: Quartet No 5;
Beethoven: Quartet, E Flat Major, Opus
127. $2.50 (unreserved, general admis-
sion); box seats, $5.

YOUTH CONCERTS March 16 at 10:30
a.m., 12 noon, Henry Mazer, conductor;
Charles Sterba, piano; Cyrus J. Colter,
narrator, in a "Music of Many Lands" pro-
gram featuring the works of Berlioz,
Grieg, Shostakovich, Falla, and Copland.
75C-$1.50; box seats, $2.50.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS March 18
at 8:15, March 19 at 2; March 20 at 8:30.

Carlo Maria Guilini, conductor; Dmitri
Alekseyev, piano. Webern: Six Piecesjij
Moussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures At An Ex-^
hibition; piano concerto to be announced/l
$6-13; tickets subject to availability. '

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS March 25|
at 8:15, March 26 at 2, March 27 at 8:30,1
NON-SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT March 291
at 8:15 features same program. Carlo
Maria Guilini, conductor; Faye Robinson,,
soprano; Claudine Carlson, mezzo sopra--
no; Frank Little, tenor; R avmond M ichal- .
ski, bass; Chicago Symphony Chorus, i
Margaret Hillis, conductor. Beethoven: |
Symphony No 9. $6-13; tickets for sub-ij
scrlption concerts subject to availability.;
Box seat tickets for March 29, $16.

CIVIC CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTll
March 26 at 8:15 in the ballroom of Or-(
chestra Hall. Program to be announced,!
$2,50.

"MUSIC IS THE MESSAGE" concert.
March 31 at 2. Henry Mazer, conductor;
Donald Peck, flute; Harlan High School
Chorus, Mrs. Effie Gardner, director, i
Brahms: Variations On A Theme By |
Haydn; Tchaikowsky: Capriccio Italien; j
Chaminade: Concertino For Flute; Lam- ;
bert: The Rio Grande. $1-2; box seats,
$3.50.

CTA TRANSIT NEWSi

oihLs breathtaking performance.

[f you don't believe it, watch the women. Solti's
Deducting has been said to make sophisticated ma-
tras stomp and shout. He fascinates high school
gils whose favorite listening up until visiting Orches-
tr Hall was the latest rock group. And he draws

hearty applause from the men whose companies are
taking a new interest in supporting a civic orchestra.

Maybe it's because he makes musical phrases
clear with a tightness of direction which doesn't
dawdle. Maybe it's because he's a romantic, aptly
paired with a romantic orchestra like the Chicago.
And maybe it's because Solti is one who always likes
to keep fresh, traveling himself to various music
halls of the world, letting other conductors compete,
if you will, for his Chicago audience.

Therefore, the remainder of this subscription
season offers, in addition to Solti, other conductors
such as Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, and
Henry Mazer. Compositions vary from Bartok to
Beethoven, Prokofieff to Mendelssohn, Grieg to Stra-
vinsky.

Orchestra Hall is also offering two special con-
cert programs, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D
Minor, Opus 125, and Wagner's Der Fliegende Hol-
lander for those who prefer to devote their evening
listening to a complete work.

In addition. Orchestra Hall's matinee schedule
provides operating personnel on split shift schedules
an opportunity to attend matinee concerts at noon and
2 p.m., at reduced ticket prices on selected weekdays.

Finally, if you'd rather renew your American
musical heritage this Bicentennial year, each con-
cert by the Chicago Symphony Artists Series of
Chamber Music Concerts will feature the work of an
American composer.

Tiings To Do (Continued)

. "JAMBOREE," Feb 29 at 3, Chicago Contempo-
r£y Dance Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln. $3.50; students,
seiors, $2.50. 871-3000.

MILL RUN THEATRE— Gaugin, with Lee Pelty,
tha March 1, from $5. The Pointer Sisters and
Jionie Walker, March 9-14. From $7.50. Golf Rd.
fclilwaukee, Niles. 298-2170.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART— Abstract
Riressionist Exhibit by painters Arshile Gorky,
Wlem de Kooning, Jackson Pollack, Franz Kline, and
PUip Guston, thru Feb. Peter Blume, A Compre-
hesive retrospective exhibit, thru Feb. "Alternative
Rilities" exhibit of five young artists. Bill Martin,
Gre Taylor, Sheila Rue, Tom Akawie, and Cliff
Rfnolds, thru Feb 29. Silent Comedy Classics—
"bdern Times" and Film Short, Feb 24 at 6. $1.50.
Mnbers, students, $1. 237 E. Ontario. Mon-Sat
frn 10-5, Thurs from 10-8, Sun from 12-5. Adults,
$1 seniors, students, 50<?. 943-7755.

POLO indoors Sun at 7 thru March, Walter
T(rer Armory. Barrington vs Milwaukee, Brookfield
vsLake Forest, Match Game (to be announced), Feb
2£ Hinsdale vs Barrington, Milwaukee vs Lake For-
££, March 7. Brookfield vs Hinsdale, Lake Forest
V£3arrington, Match Game (to be announced), March
14 Milwaukee vs Hinsdale, Brookfield vs Barring-

ton, March 21. 234 E. Chicago. $2, $4, $5.25; tickets
available thru Ticketron.

"SPLENDORS OF THE MILKY WAY" sky show
thru March, Adler Planetarium. 1300 S. Lake Shore.
$1.50; children, 75^. 294-4624.

"TAMBOURINES TO GLORY" March 3-6, Ken-
nedy King College. March 3-4 at 3:15, March 4-6 at
8. 69th and Wentworth. 962-3301.

"THE BECKONING FAIR ONE," thru Feb, The
Organic Theatre. Wed-Sun. 4520 N. Beacon. From
$3.50o 271-2436.

"THE HITLER MASQUE," by Ronald Roe with
William J, Norris thru March, Victory Gardens
Theatre. One man show portrays Adolph Hitler, the
man, during his final hour just before he committed
suicide April 30, 1945. Fri at 8; Sat at 8, 10:30; Sun
at 7:30. $4; students, seniors $3 for all shows except
Sat. 3730 N. Clark. 549-5788.

"THE MAGIC OF YOUNG HOUDINI" Sat at 1 thru
Feb 28, Mill Run Children's Theatre. 600 Golf Mill
Shopping Center, Niles. $2.25. 298-2333.

UICC-CONCERTS Wed at 2 thru March, Educa-
tion and Communications Bldg. Erica Wallenstein,
violinist; Eleanore Vail, pianist, Feb 25; UICC piano
students, March 3; UICC Jazz Ensemble, March 10.
Harrison & Morgan. Admission free.

Fi3RUARY, 1976

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•} It Isn't Winning Or Losing-- |
t But How You Played The Game J

S By W. B. Wolfan :

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Sports is something that gets into your blood when
you are young.

Many years ago it mattered not whether you were
AU-American, All State or just a second stringer.

A high school coach had lifetime tenure in his job
because if he won one city title in 30 years that was
good enough (my own coach retired at age 65, and is
still teaching physical education).

At 17, I became a sports writer, and for 12g years
I covered every sport — basketball, football, track,
tennis, baseball — involving seven high schools, a
junior college and one denominational privately en-

The losers would walk off the field, head held hi^
and congratulate the others on their victory. i

There was no uproar in the stands — no one hurl g
pop bottles at officials. It was unheard of in that e..

So it doesn't seem out of place to ask what s
gone wrong.

Well, some people say the fun has gone out of e
game — too much emphasis on the physical, and t
enough on ideals.

Make no mistake about it, players were very ph-
ical in the 1930's, among them Bronko Nagurski ; d
Bill Hewitt. We saw them play pro ball.

Once the Bronk carried five rivals on his back s
he drove across the goal for the Bears from se ti
yards out.

We knew one player who met up with Bill Hewiti.n
the NFL. This chap told us it took him two weeks b
regain his physical health after meeting up with He -
itt. We'd stack Nagurski and Hewitt against the Mi'i
Joe Greene's or anybody else who could last the i.i
60 minutes (nonplatoon system). j

World of Money in this section

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS. Manday, Jul It, im Section Four Page '.

Prep violence ^encouraged'

Game isn 't fun any more: coach

dowed institution that played only basketball.

In that long period before World War II, I cannot
recall an act of violence by a participant — either on
the prep football field, basketball court or in any
other sport. The only violence I can remember see-
ing was in a sport, professional boxing, where belting
the other guy out with a right hand punch was the
name of the game.

But that was pro boxing, the manly art of self de-
fense. I never saw a high school basketball player
slug another because if he had, he would have been
kicked off the team that day.

Among those athletes who competed in the prep
sports I covered, the list today numbers presidents of
companies, doctors, lawyers, architects, almost any
profession one can name. That is what happened to
them after their high school and college careers
were long gone and forgotten. They succeeded in life.

What is the message that comes out of these les-
sons of yesterday?

Simply this—those young men played for fun, love
of the game, and believe me, the winning spirit was
ever present, but it was not the ultimate.

So the blame doesn't all belong upon thephysil
view of sports the kids get on the tube.

What's wrong today, in our opinion, is that no (■.;
seems to teach the youngsters that the true emphai>
of sports is in learning how to live with others, si
developing a sense of fair play. Discipline provic!
this — and winning usually follows, but winning is t
everything if it means bashing in the other guy's htl
while doing it. i

Sports is merely a game that precedes the gamef
life. Our authorities who run sports had bet-:
awaken to what is happening at the interscholasr
level, before we have lost one of our most precic,!
commodities — development of manhood.

Who can remember who won the Rose Bowl '
years ago? And there is nothing as anonymous as i
ex-All-American of 1955. You have to look in l^
record book to find out who he is or was.

So what does count? They used to abide by I*
rule — "it isn't whether you win or lose, it is HC^
you play the game." '

We had better get back to that philosophy —or we;
be retui-ning to the days of the Roman gladiators, i

CTA TRANSIT NEy<

;S REPORTED BY EMPLOYES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

CMMS LAW & REAL ESTATE -

\! have more changes to report. A fond
f-ewell is extended to MARY BERRY who
It our department on Jan. 9, and is now
v,rking in the Treasury Department. We
vsh Mary much happiness in her new job
al we will all miss her. A new face?
lat's RUSS PIROVANO, director of Ad-
rnistration and Development. We extend
a/arm welcome to him. JANICE ORLOW-
SI has made a few moves — one to a new
bne in Hanover Park with her husband,
ITCH, and one to the Insurance Depart-
r;nt. We hope she finds happiness with
ti... Speaking of moves, NANCY and LOU
IDASTRO moved to their new home in
(5n EUyn. Congratulations and good luck,
.lefore BILL SCHRAM took his pension
c Jan. 1, his many friends and co-workers
£ CTA had a wonderful get-together for
ijn in the office. During a break in the
Btivities, Bill was presented with a gift
ai his retirement portfolio by LEON

\'X>L, director of Claims Management,
\th BILL LEMBACHNER and PETE SE-
IC assisting. Have a happy and healthy
itired life. Bill, and come see us some-
tae...SAL and ROSEMARY GARRO became
{andparents for the first time when their
cughter, ROSEMARY, and her husband,
j£X, became the proud parents of LARA
iLlZABETH TAFARI. This new addition
1 the Garro family has made ELEANOR
i^eat-aunt — not that she wasn't already.
.;AR0L TAYLOR will celebrate her one-
Jar anniversary with CTA on Feb. 17.
Iiy this be the first of many to come.. .A
liated happy birthday to RUSS PIROVANO.
'is that 29 again, Russ?..JOHN and
1:TTY HENNESSY and their daughter,
iiGAN, spent the Christmas holidays by
liinga three-week vacation to Ireland and
Jigland. John reports that a good time
vs had by all. ..BILL UHL made an ap-
larance in January. Bill has been off for
<ite some time with a baseball injury.
!; has since been re-located to the In-
rance Department, but it's good to see
In back in the "ol' ball game.".. When
ijestioned, GAIL GRIES stated there is

nothing happening in the Real Estate De-
partment. Come on, you guys, let's have
some news. ..Get well wishes go to TERRI
KRAMER, DON BURTON, MARGE
SCHINTZ, BING APITZ and MIKE SHAN-
AHAN. Hope to see you aU back by the
time this issue is in print. ..That's about it
for this month.

CTA SECURITY -

Fellow colleagues and other readers of the
Transit News: I am sorry this is going to
be a short article, but I am just returning
from a furlough and haven't had time to
gather any news. ..First of all I would like
to say that EDWARD M. JORDAN, manager
of Security; JOHN SHEEHY, superintendent
of Uniformed Patrol Division; RICHARD
GLIEBE, director of Personnel, and the
entire department wish a speedy recovery
for Retired Sergeant TONY MOKSTAD who
Is In the intensive care unit at St. Eliza-
beth hospital. ..President DANIEL MAR-
TINIAK of FOP Lodge 89 would like to
thank all the members and their families
who helped to make the raffle on Jan. 14 a
success. Patrolman JOHN HIGENS came
out with high honors by selling 100 tickets.
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes were won by Ser-
geant HEINZ VOGT, Lieutenant SAM RINI,
and JUDY TOKARCZYK, the wife of TOM
TOKARCZYK, who works out at the West
Section Unit. The raffle tickets were
pulled by Miss TERRY SWEENEY and
little PATTY (Flynn) WASSON...It was a
fond adieu that the CTA Security Depart-
ment bid Officer HARRY LAATSCH who
took his pension on Jan. 1 after more than
33 years of service. A member of the
North Section Unit, Harry was presented

Jordan, Laatsch and Sheehv

with a farewell gift by Mr. JORDAN and
Mr. SHEEHY. So, Harry, we all wish you
good luck and a long and healthy retired
life. . . Congratulations to Patrolman JOE
CONNORS of the South Section Unit who
celebrated 30 years of service with CTA
on Jan. 25. In his younger days, Joe was

a sparring partner for former heavy-
weight txjxing champ Joe Louis, and re-
ceived the nickname "Little Joe Louis"
around the department. . . Range Officer
ANTHONY NOVAKOVICH, a former of-
ficer with the Markham Police Depart-
ment, is doing a wonderful job in teaching
the course of firearm qualifications. He
commended Chief BILL BUTLER, Sergeant
PAUL FIDANZE and Sergeant PAUL WAL-
LACE on perfect scores of lOC.Patrol-
man of the Month — During the month of
January, Officer ROBERT SMITH of the
Crime Prevention Unit and a graduate
student of DePaul university majoring in
police science, was chosen for his out-
standing work on and off duty, and his long
list of commendations. Officer Smith
came to the department in November, 1973
and worked the West Section Unit as a
uniformed patrolman. In June of 1975 he
attended the police basic law course at
Lisle, lU., and graduated with a 96 per cent
average. In September, 1975 he was se-
lected by Richard Gliebe, director of Per-
sonnel, to attend a police training course in
crime prevention at Lisle, 111. After com-
pleting his course he returned to the unit
where he developed two crime prevention
patterns, working with the Chicago Police
Department Mass Transit Unit, which led
to the arrest of two offenders. Officer
Smith's latest commendation was for the
apprehension of eight youths at the Douglas
Terminal who had kicked out bus windows
and pulled the emergency cord while exit-
ing from the bus after threatening the
driver. The youths were arrested and
turned over to the Cicero Police Depart-
ment youth officer. Good luck, partner,
and keep up the good work.

- "PiOHi Pic/ktt ft.

ELECTRICAL (Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

"There we've done it again." Our fellows
have a record of coming through when the
going gets tough. They really hang In

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXIX Number 2

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Robert D. Heinlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowchin, Ait Assistant
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 742,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

"iBRUARY, 1976

JOINING THE rank]
of the retired on
February 1 was
RAYMOND JAN-
KOWSKI, operator,
Archer Garage, who
had 42 years of ser-
vice with CSL and
CTA.

NEW PENSIONERS

WALKER BALK, Clerk,

North Section, Emp. 10-3-40
CLEMENS BART, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-24-41
ROBERT BUTLER, Motorman,

South Section, Emp. 8-14-46
SAMUEL CASELMAN, Bus Repairer,

Campaign Area, Emp. 10-8-45
JOHN DALY, Adjuster I,

Claims Law, Emp. 5-16-44
HERMAN DUKES, Motorman,

South Section, Emp. 3-30-50
ERNEST ERICKSEN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-27-42
ANTHONY ESONES, Bus Repairer,

Archer, Emp. 6-17-39
ELIZABETH HEERAN, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 3-23-47
LAWRENCE HOFFMAN, Box Puller,

Limits, Emp. 1-21-46
RAYMOND JANKOWSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 10-18-33

RUTH JOHNSON, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-11-70
LESLIE KEAG, Superintendent,

Limits, Emp, 8-24-36
ARDIST KELLEY, Rail Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 6-25-43
JOHN LIOCE, Repairman A,

Desplaines Terminal, Emp. 1-16-46
J. KENNETH MAREK, Schedule Maker,

Operations Planning, Emp. 10-17-42
KATHLEEN McKENNY, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 9-15-41
JAMES McPARTLAN, Bus Serviceman,

North Park, Emp. 12-9-47
ADOLPH MESCHER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-18-40
JOHN METKE, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 9-26-40
EDWARD O'SHAUGHNESSY, Mail Clerk,

Administrative Services, Emp. 5-6-41
ARMAND PETERSON, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 7-7-42
DANIEL PRISBLE, Bus Repairman,

North Park, Emp. 7-28-42
WITOLD SKORUPSKI, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 12-4-40
JOHN STICK, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-5-40
EUGENE VANELLA, Supt., Power Opers.,

Electrical, Emp. 5-4-39
FRANK VITEK, Superintendent,

69th Street, Emp. 11-29-40
MICHAEL WILKIEL, Substation Attendant,

Electrical, Emp. 12-10-44

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

JESSE BYRD, Operator,
52nd Street, Emp. 6-27-44
FRANK KUBICKI, Tire Repairer,
Archer Tire Center, Emp. 11-14-47

there when an emergency in the extreme
cold merits their attention. Such was the
case with the much publicized train acci-
dent on the Kennedy Rapid Transit line re-
cently. Our hats are off to these gallant
men who were some of the first to show up
at the accident, and without a doubt, the
last to leave ...What do you say when JIM
REIDY makes signal maintainer; why the
same thing they said to Alexander Graham
Bell when he first invented the telephone:
"Now who do you call?" Welcome to the
club, Jim, and the best of luck to you...
While ice fishing in the snowy January
weather, I found a most interesting group
of new members for our "year older club."
Standing here (and there) warming their
hands (and hearts) among warm happy
birthday greetings were: Retired Signal
Maintainer ELMER STOKES, Jan. 7; Sig-
nal Maintainer COY CAUSEY, Jan. 2; Sig-
nal Maintainer CHARLIE SEMON, Jan. 14;
Signal Maintainer JIM REIDY, Jan. 28;
Signal Helper JIM GOLDEN, Jan. 27; Sig-
nal Maintainer WAYNE ALBRECHT, Jan.
31, and Signal Helper JIM LOWDER, Jan.
5. Congratulations, gentlemen. . .Regret-
fully we report the death of PATRICK A.
COMER, the father of Signal Maintainer

ROGER M. COMER, Howard Street. To
this bereaved family, you have our prayers
in your hour of sorrow. ..A luncheon was
given in December for PAUL CLEAVER,
superintendent of Signal and Communica-
tions, in honor of his retirement. A host
of friends, acquaintances and fellow em-
ployees showed up to wish him well. Top-
ping the list of men who were there and
made short speeches were; GEORGE
KRAMBLES, General Operations manager;
ARTHUR SANDBERG, manager of Engi-
neering, and JAMES STEWART, director
of Equipment Engineering. Also being
honored at the luncheon was JIM JOEF-
FREY, general clerk, who also retired.
There were plenty of girls present (mostly
office staff) to pretty up the place and to
wish the honorees a successful retire-
ment. Not the least among these was
Paul's own charming wife, KITTY. Paul
started working for the company in No-
vember of 1945 as a track maintenance
helper. He has vivid memories of stomp-
ing along the rapid transit tracks when he
worked as a signal helper and as a signal
maintainer. His effort now is being turned
to stomping around the countryside making
full use of the 28-foot trailer he bought

just before his retirement. One highlif!
of the event was the presentation of a 1 !
foot canoe to Paul and Kitty, purchased •
the men in the field as well as the oftil
force. No you weren't there, but Retir,
Signal Foreman WILUAM BAKER wa
So was LEN WIKSTEN, STEVEN ZEL:
NER, CLYDE HAYES and VIC ZASTER
Signal Engineer KEN BISSET did a fi
job as M.C. Our sincere thanks to two fi
gentlemen who served us well. May y
both have a long and joyous retirement
We join Retired Signal Maintainer PET
WEST in mourning the death of his mothe
Mrs. MARGARET WEST. Mrs. West, w:
was nearing her 93rd birthday, had maj
friends who will miss her. To Pete, h
charming wife, JEAN, and their dau^te
TOMI, you have our prayers. ..Congratul;
tions to Signal Maintainer CHARLIE SI
MON on his 30th anniversary with CT,
Charlie is with the Signal Department
construction gang, leads a good lif
doesn't kick the dog, is kind to the cat.et
What are you going to do for an encor
Charlie?..! know you guys are out then
all our retired signal personnel and frieno
of same. But I can't quite put my handS"
er, eyes — er, ears on you. I can almo:
hear the faint noise about this time of 111
month as you shuffle the pages of tl
Transit News looking for bits of new
about what's going on here at CTA as we
as the whereabouts of other retired giQi
like yourself. OK, I'll give you somethiii
you can sit down with; the fellows her
(the working force) still have a lot of rt
spect for you and wish you the best of e\
erything. I enjoy hearing from you ar
would like to sort of put you in touch wil
each other. I can be reached by phone ;
Extension 441 on the south, or addresj
correspondence to: Tommie Lowery, Si«
nal Maintainer, c/o Clerk, 329 East Blsij
Chicago, 111. 60637. ..We regretfully rej
port the death of our fellow employees
Signal Maintainer LEON WILSON, onJai'
4. Words cannot express our sorrow no
the emptiness we feel at losing a wan
and dear friend. To his loving wif^
SUSAN, and all of his family, again wij
offer our heartfelt sympathy. God bles
you and be with you in these hours of sor
row. ..Signal Maintalners JOHN WOULFE
AL PELUSO and PAUL JANKOWSKI gt
cau^t working out in the cold with thei
ear flaps down. They got front page coV|
erage (picture and all) in the Cicero Lifej
of work they were doing stringing cable l'|
the extreme cold and snowy weather 3
50th Avenue on the Douglas Rapid Transi
line. (Enough of the showing off, fellows ^
now come on inside before you freeze.)..ij
KENNY' KLEICH is back! You guys alj
know Ken, formerly a signal maintainer o
the North and West Sides before he re
signed a few years ago. Kenny has no\
returned as a signal design draftsman
Welcome back old buddy, and lots of lucl
in your new position.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

GENERAL OFFICE (Insurance & Pensions) -

Birthday greetings to GRACE GONZALEZ,
Jan. 2, and MARIA HESS, Feb. 4, ..The
welcome mat is extended to JANICE OR-
IlOWSKI, receptionist, who transferred
from the Claims Law Department.

'(Medical) -

Happy birthday wishes went to Dr. AR-
NOLD PECK on Jan. 23.

(Administrative Services) -

tATTI JO JACOBS received a beautiful
'diamond ring from CRAIG HEATTER,
Personnel Department. The wedding is
planned for next year... The welcome mat
is extended to MICHELLE WALKER,
clerk-lypist. . . In last month's issue of
Transit News we told you that EARL (Pete)
PETERSON took his retirement on Jan. 1
after more than 32 years of service. What
we didn't tell you was that a swell get-

Peterson and Wood

together was held for Pete in the mail
room before he left, given by his many
friends and co-workers. Pete was pre-
sented with a gift and his retirement port-
folio by Management Services Manager
Soger wood. Good luck and good health,
Pete, we'll miss you.

tion to the family. They got a new puppy
named Tita, and she is all that Maria talks
about. ..Congratulations to TOM CZECH
and his wife, SUE, on the birth of their
first child, NICOLE MARIE, born Jan. 17.
..ERMA POINTER just completed one year
of service with this department, and we
hope it will be a long relationship. ..AL
PORTER, formerly of Claims Law, has
joined the department and is a most wel-
come addition. Happy to have you aboard,
A1...ART HUBACZ and his wife spent the
holidays in San Diego, Cal., visiting with
his son, daughter-in-law and adorable
grandson. . . Just before the holidays,
KATHY FABRY spent a week in Sarasota,
Fla., where she visited the Ringling
Brothers and Bamum & Bailey Circus
Museum and Mansion, the Jungle Gardens,
and enjoyed swimming in the Gulf of Mexi-
co. ..LINDA MARTINEZ, typist, reports
that her grandfather, Mr. JUAN NAVAR-
RO, is resting at home now after his re-
cent kidney operation. Linda says her
grandpa is over 80 years old, and has had
several operations in the past few years
but still seems to have more energy and
enthusiasm than a lot of us younger folk...
BARB COLWELL and her husband, ED,
assistant district superintendent of the
North Rail District, took a few days off in
January to drive to Philadelphia and take
a look at the transit system there. Barb
says Ed shows signs of becoming a hard-
core railtan and that a little of it is rub-
bing off on her toc.BILL CLINE and the
rest of Personnel Development celebrated
the second birthday of Bill's daughter,
KATHLEEN, on Jan. 22. Kathleen's
younger sister, ELIZABETH, appeared in
our September 1975 edition of Transit
News. .JIM TRETTON retired Jan. 1 after
more than 24 years with the CTA. All of
us wish him many happy and healthy re-
tirement years. And don't forget to stop in
and see us whenever you are in the neigh-
borhood, Jim.

their first. Good luck..J?etired Operator
NORRIS and his wife, JEAN, recently en-
joyed a 23-day trip to Europe where they
visited London, Paris, Naples, Venice and
the Alps. Being a retired bus operator,
that's how they toured Europe — by bus —
and enjoyed every minute of it. Norris,
who had 39 years of service before taking
his pension, had worked a night bus on
Northwest Highway. Many thanks, Norris,
for your phone call. ..By the way, fellows,
have you noticed Superintendent JAMES
BROGAN lately? Take note of his good
looking suits. The old boy is getting
younger, and a fine gentleman to boot. . .
My lovely wife, JEAN, came home during
the recent snow storm with her boots on
the wrong feet. I wasn't sure which way
she was walking, but what a picture she
made. Mrs. Henry is a good sport — she
has to be to live with me. ..We would all
like to wish the very best to the following
men who retired on Jan. 1. Each will be
missed, and do drop in and pay us a visit:
C. BACHARA, E. BRZECZEK, G. ED-
WARDS, E. GUEDEL, A. HIGGINS, E.
LAUBE, J. MOREAU, F. PRADZINSKI, E.
STOBART, A. STRASSER, R. THORNE and
R. ZAPP...L. J. MARINGER, the top man
on the picking list, must have been in doubt
about getting his run. Being on the street
when the pick started, he left six choices.
Maybe it was the shock of being raised to
first place. . .Received a Christmas card
from Retired Operator W. G. WOOD who
says hello to all. At the present he is
working for the Tucson Transit Company
as a schedule maker and enjoying the
beautiful weather. Any of you who would
like to drop Woody a line, his address is
W. G. Wood Sr., 4834 E. Wyoming, Tucson,
Ariz. 85706...Operator TED GALUS says,
"It's about time I picked easier runs."
Guess the old boy is slowing down some...
Use your credit union.

- "W ^. '»e»uf ,D..-,..„...,wi

Personnel) -

CECELIA PARENTI took a maternity fur-
lough to await a blessed event... The de-
partment wants to wish MARY ANNE Mc-
MAHON and her husband, PAT, lots of
luck with their new son, TERRY. They got
a wonderful present from Santa Claus when
he left the little bundle of joy under the
Christmas tree. We also want to say how
much we miss you now that you're gone,
Mary Anne. As soon as we figure out your
filing system, we will be back in business.
..Best of luck and happiness to HARRY
3YKORA, personnel analyst, who with his
bride recently bought a new home in Palos
Heights. ..Also to ROGER TORBIK, super-
intendent, salary administration, and his
,iappy tamUy, lots of luck and happiness in
their new home on Chicago's Northwest
Side... Congratulations are in order for ED
BOLE, supervisor. Job Classification, on
lis promotion to supervisor. Employment
Oepartment... MARIA LOPEZ is spending
many sleepless nights with her new addi-

^e^iKA T^ai€H & S^iff^ '}teurtu{im

FOREST GLEN -

Attention all CTA retirees: a retirement
club is being organized at the present time
with meetings being held at the Golden
Flame restaurant located at Higgins and
Nagle. Meeting time is 12 noon, the sec-
ond Tuesday of each month. All pension-
ers are welcome. We wUl be looking for-
ward to seeing you at the CTA Pioneer
Retirement Club.. .A first— Clerk MOSE-
LEY'swife, BERNADETTE, presented him
with a beautiful baby boy, JOSHUA GRANT,
born Dec. 23 weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces
and 21 inches long. What a nice Christmas
gift, and just in time for a deduction on his
income tax. That' s planning. Mother and
baby are doing fine, but Moseley has been
looking tired. Been practicing diaper
changing? . . Speaking of babies, TONY
SMITH can hardly wait until April when he
and his Mrs., CHARLIE, are expecting

KEDZIE -

The Kedzie Instruction Department would
like to see our accident record improve by
reducing our accident ratio. With a little
effort by all the operators, we can attain
this goal. ..Operator HARVEY BEY, as-
sistant treasurer of Kedzie Credit Union,
was re-elected president of the West Side
Chapter of the Illinois Credit Union League
which consists of approximately 58 credit
unions. His job will be to assist all credit
unions in the chapter with new operating
material, program planning and communi-
cation seminars. We hope this year will
be just as great as last year, as his lead-
ership and determination have proven that
a well planned meeting is beneficial to all
credit unions involved. Good luck, Harvey,
in 1976... CONNIE FIORITA, the wife of
Tire Center Foreman JOSEPH FIORITA,
was hospitalized but is now home and doing
very well. .Janitor F. (Red) CARLIN was
hospitalized for a gall bladder operation

FEBRUARY, 1976

Service anniversaries in February

H. W. Higley
North Park

G. A. Riley,

Transportation

J. Nesbit,

Electrical

T. P. Hoey,

Skokie Shop

C. J. Snyder,

West Section

A. v. Racky,

Claims Law

35 years

N. Arnieri, North Avenue

E. H. Bugal, Security

S. Canella, Stores-North

F. J. Grimaldl, North Avenue
J. E. McCoy, Real Estate

30 years

G. H. Adams, Specifications
W. Bell, South Section
W. A. Burbatt, Beverly
M. J. Burke, South Shops
J. DeBenedetto, West Section
R. Dickerson, 69th Street

C. V. Dugo, Electrical
R. W. Flood, North Park
T. Foy, South Shops

L. D. Garmony, 52nd Street

D. V. GorskI, North Avenue
W. F. Gournoe, Beverly

J. R. Grzelak, Forest Glen
J. Haiko Jr., 69th Street
M. E. Hamilton, South Shops
G. G. Hatchett, Control Center
J. Hill, 52nd Street
T. D. Kelly, North Park
P. J. Kenny, Electrical
F. S. Liplnski, Forest Glen
J. T. McCrea, 77th Street

E. v. McEldowney, Vehicle Maint.
S. S. MIchalec, Utility

W. P. Rafferty, South Shops
J. M. Thurow, Central Counting
A. Toney, 77th Street
D. J. Trant, South Section

F. R. Zampetti, Desplaines Maint. Term

25 years

J. G. Arendt, Archer

S. E. Brown, Forest Glen

H. C. Chatman, Beverly

J. Collymore, South Section

W. C. Cooley, South Section

E. Corker, South Shops

H. C. Crawford, Buildings & Grounds

D. D'Andrea, Kedzie

H. E. Dixon, Forest Park

M. A. Doll, Electrical

P. Duffy, Stores-South

J. L. Echols, 77th Street

C. Edwards, Archer

W. Falls Jr., 52nd Street

D. J. Gilliland, Stores-South

W. W. Haskins, Buildings & Grounds

W. P. Hooper, Kedzie

W. Hunter, Forest Park

M. Jackson, Buildings & Grounds

E. Kane, South Section
J. Levanovic, District B
L. Lumpkin, 77th Street

F. Mason, Utility

J. J. McDermott, Skokie Shop
H. McMillan, Utility
J.C.Miller, Utility
A. Mines Sr., Beverly

W. E. Mitchell, West Section

B. H. Paxton, Skokie Shop

W. E. Payne, South Section

R. L. Poellnitz, Utility

S. A. Pollock, South Section

J. W. Quinn, North Park

I. Richman, North Park

R. G. Robinson, 77th Street

A. Scarbrough, District A

A. Silins, North Section

J. W. Simmons, South Section

J. F. Simpson, Stores-South

J. W. Sims, 77th Street

E. P. Singleton, South Section

H. R. Siuba, South Shops

D. W. Sparks, North Park

formation yet, but Mr. Keag has promised^
to let me know of his future plans in timei^
for the next issue, so keep an eye out for*
the March Transit News.. .Another new<
retiree is L. J. HOFFMAN, our p.m. box (
puller. He said, "In all my 30 years with i
CSL and CTA, I have come in contact with I
a lot of wonderful people. I have benefited'^
in so many ways. I want to thank each and
every one of them from the bottom of my
heart, and I shall cherish this warm feel-
ing for as long as I live. Thanks, every-
body." How about that! ..Leaving Jan, 1
was a very special kind of guy. Just one i
look around the garage and you can tell |
ri^t off he's not here. He had a special i
way of doing things that really made the
place look great. Who? None other than

CTA TRANSIT NEWSi

and is now home recuperating. ..Pensioner
J. LYNCH who was also hospitalized for
an operation is now home and doing fine...
DOROTHY CLARK, the wife of Pensioner
DAVE CLARK, is in Swedish Covenant
hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery.
..We express our deepest sympathy to Re-
tired Superintendent C. SONDERS in the
death of his wife, JESSIE; to Operator M.
DZINCIOLOSKI in the loss of his mother,
Mrs. ANN DZINCIOLOSKI who was laid to
rest on Jan. 14 at St. Joseph cemetery,
and to the family of Operator GEORGE
BROWN who passed away on Jan. 14...
R. C. JACKSON has left our ranks to join
the CTA Security force. He said he likes
his new job and it is very interesting.
Good luck, Jackson. ..To everyone having a

birthday this month, Happy Birthday. To
everyone having an aimiversary, we wish
you many, many more. . . Everyone is in-
vited out to see our basketball team In
action. The schedule of games is posted
on the bulletin board...Don't forget your
credit union — save a little each payday.

LIMITS -

Greetings!. .Well, by the time you read this
a very fine guy and a friend of everyone
here will be gone. The man? Our super-
intendent, L. M. KEAG, who retired Feb. 1
with more than 39 years of service with
CSL and CTA. I don't have too much In-

jinitor STANELY TUREK. I'll be talking
I him too about his retirement plans, so
atch for the next issue. ..Our deepest
bndolences are extended to Former Su-
^rintendent C. BONDERS in the passing of
Is wife; also to C. lACULLO in the
issing of his brother, WILLIAM. By the
ly, lacullo is off sick at this time. We
ish him a speedy recovery and hope he's
ick to work soon. ..Get well wishes go to
Derator HAMMON who has been off sick
r some time, and to Operators MANN,
SOWN, THOMPSON and GREEN...Heard
lat Ms. BETTY JONES will be back very
Ion. How about that, fellows, pretty
;tty will be gracing our garage again
'on. And speaking of coming back, hurry
.d get well soon, IRMA, we miss you
Ire!. .Well, that's about it for now. Don't
■rget to save at your credit union. And
in't forget to get all your news in tome —
iIARLES TURNER, Badge 9509— for next
iDnth. See you then.

)iTERIALS MANAGEMENT -

JiTRICIA REED, stenographer, Specifica-
tms Department, moved on and up to sec-
itarial steno in Internal Auditing. Con-
(atulations, Pat — we'll miss you.. .ANDY
(INNINGHAM, Storeroom 61, went to Cal-
iirnia for the holidays. He was very
loud to show the latest snapshots of his
to lovely granddaughters. But from the
japevine, it was learned that he also
sent a day or two whooping it up in Vegas.
It us see those pictures, too, Andy. ..One
t our material control clerks spent his
ication in Arkansas eating all of that
'own home" cooking. He's having trouble
leping his pants fastened, and as of this
ctehe's checking out Weight Watchers and
tdng to locate Vic Tanny. That couldn't
I QUALLS, could it?. .We certainly en-
j'ed having our "Main Man," J. WHITT-
];Y, from the South Shops, in Storeroom
( for a week.. .It was a pleasure to see
Insioner HAROLD ENWRIGHT again who
liv resides in Lehigh Acres, FIa..JEAN
(NEILL's husband, JIM, is home re-
cperating from his recent illness. We're
l?py to report that ROBERT PIEPER's
vEe is home also and getting along fine...
Ippy birthday to the Capricoms of Ma-
t'ials Management — namely, JOANNE
DETTIN, MARY CAHILL, IRMA PRYOR
£l LINDA LUNDBERG. . . Glad to see
I'.RRY TISCHER back in Storeroom 20,
\:st Shops, for his annual visit, and we
V3h to welcome MARK FITZPA TRICK to
^, also. . . CHRISTINE and WILLIAM
CNTWELL became the proud parents of
£:on, DAVID WILLIAM, on Dec. 11. David
vighed in at 4 pounds 3 ounces. William
ia laixirer in the Stores section at West
Sjps,..We send speedy recovery wishes to
I:NNIS DRISLANE, stock clerk I, Store-
nm 20, who is in St. Anne's hospital...
Cr sincere condolences to DOROTHY
IjiLJANIN, typist, Storeroom 20, who lost

Marilyn Scores Second "First"

"Moving forward" was the goal of Mrs. Marilyn
Jackson when she became the first female subway-
elevated conductor in August, 1974 for the Chicago
Transit Authority.

Now, a year and a half later, Mrs. Jackson has
qualified as a line instructor — making her the first
woman in the CTA's rapid transit system to hold this
position.

Working out of the company's South Section, Mrs.
Jackson said, "My first 18 months with CTA have been
most rewarding as well as a real challenge. I hope to
continue to move forward in the CTA until I reach the
height of my capacity."

Evidence of Mrs. Jackson's desire to make trans-
portation her career, came recently when she began
inquiring as to what college courses she could pursue
in order to become an interlocking engineer with the
CTA.

"Although my two years at Loop Jr. College were
spent preparing for a degree in English," Mrs. Jackson noted, "since working at CTA I
want to learn all I can about transportation, become an expert and remain in the field."

Mrs. Jackson in her spare time takes off for the roller skating rink — a hobby she
has followed since her grammar school and high school days.

Mrs. Jackson is a 1968 graduate of Hyde Park High school. Her husband, Bennie, is
a bus driver for the CTA. He works out of the 77th Street Garage. The Jacksons have
two sons, Brian, 6, and Eric, 2.

— Betty Edwards

Marilyn Jackson

an aunt on Jan. 11, and also to TONY Dl-
GIOVANNI whose sister passed away. ..The
guys in Storeroom 42 would like to wel-
come Laborer DAVID KNOERR and Stock
Clerk JOHN GURRIERI...HELEN SLAT-
TERY and her husband, TOM, Skokie Shop,
have taken their long-awaited vacation. At
last report they were soaking up the warm
weather in Florida. How we envy them...
A "Little Termite" entered the world on
Dec. 20 and made THURMAN COLLIER
(the "Termite" in Storeroom 7) and his
wife, ADRIENNE, very happy. The "Little
Termite" weighed in at 7 pounds 10 oimces
and Ticket Agent Supervisor A.M. SCOTT,
the grandma, was passing out the cigaril-
los. By the way, the baby's name is
THURMAN G. COLLIER IH. . . The South
Shops welcomes JESSE JUMPER back, and
also extends the welcome mat to RICH
SMITH. ..ART EGGERT recently paid a
visit to the South Shops and looks better
than ever. He's really enjoying his pen-
sion. ..Get well wishes are sent to ED
GRZENIA, Storeroom 53.

- Velmu VuU

NORTH AVENUE -

It is very encouraging to talk to so many of
my readers and to know that the interest in
the column is at an all time high. I wel-
come suggestions and constructive criti-
cism. The magnitude of our various de-
partments at North Avenue makes.it dif-
ficult at times to assure proper coverage
of all activities and involvements of our
fellow workers. If things work out as

hoped, I shall, beginning with the next is-
sue, have contributing reporters from
every facet of our physical plant, thereby
offering a guaranty of all the news...Oper-
ator CHARLIE HICKS and his wife, ROSE,
carved out another notch as they celebrated
their wedding anniversary Dec. 21. ..Many
years of service came to a halt as Opera-
tors HERMAN H. LANG, JULIUS TEDES-
CHI, DOUGLAS A. THIME, JULIUS C.
BISWURM, ROY C. GAESS, THEODORE F.
SWIDER and MARTIN H. SEXTON made
their final run as operators Dec. 31. The
new retirees were honored with free cake
and coffee in their honor by the C&R res-
taurant for all members of North Avenue.
We take our hats off to the owners of this
local establishment and praise them with
the highest profile possible, for a gesture
such as this is worthy of mention and will
surely leave a lasting memory with all...
Operator ALBERT JACQUES successfully
presided over his first meeting as presi-
dent of the Cook County Council of the Illi-
nois Wildlife Federation on Jan. 14.
Jacques is the first person elected to the
office of president without going through
the ranks of the lower offices. ..Operators
SANTOS RAMOS and FLOYD BANKS Jr.
are off due to illness. ..Supervisor CLAR-
ENCE SHEPPARD who was off sick and
hospitalized is back on the job again. . .
There is an old adage, "Association brings
on assimilation," and it holds true as Pen-
sioner ED FISCHER and his wife, MIL-
DRED, were trath hospitalized during the
same two-week period at St. Anne's hos-
pital...Approximately a year ago Pensioner
JACK KREBS had open heart surgery. We

tBRUAP,y, 1976

had a card from Krebs and we happily re-
port that he is doing excellent...Operator
ANTHONY FRENCH, accompanied by
EUGENE WROBEL, formerly a bus opera-
tor and now with the Schedule Department,
had wonderful luck with the fishing at
Bending Lake in Ontario, Canada...A re-
minder from the credit union — it is still
not too late to join the Christmas Savings
Plan for 1976. ..Keep the news coming and
you will see your name in print.

- /iawi PiuUt

NORTH PARK -

Attention all pensioners and old timers: a
social meeting will be held on the second
Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at the
Golden Flame restaurant, 6401 W. Higgins
Road. A luncheon will be served at a nom-
inal cost and a discussion of planned events
for future meetings will be discussed.
Everyone is invited. For further informa-
tion call FRANK (Red)LASKE at 825-5386.
..The 25th annual business meeting of the
North Park credit union was held on Fri-
day, Jan. 9, at the River Park Fieldhouse.
Dividends of 7 per cent were declared and
refreshments were served. Elected to the
board of directors were DALE PETERS,
RODERICK AUSTIN and CHARLES SAUER.
MEL HORNING was elected to the credit
committee. The following won door prizes:
MAXINE MESS, BETTY SCHRAMM, EL-
EANOR RICHMAN, ELLA CARLSON, VI-
OLET HORNING, MARIE ZALE, RICHARD
GUSTAFSON, CECIL EICHELBERGER,
GUS JONES, FRANK PRISBLE, BOBBY
HOBBS, WARREN SCROLL, GEORGE
SADLICKI, WALTER HARRIS, CLAUDIO
ALVAREZ, HOMER REED, JOHN GOMIL-
LA, BARRY SMITH, HENRY SCHRAMM,
MARK MYERS, GENE DRZEWICKI, MAU-
RICE WILLIS, CHARLES SAUER, JOE
CITRO, ANTHONY GRANAHAN, WILLIE
TURNER, JACK BRECKENRIDGE, EDGAR
NEWTON, JOECONWELL and FRED POL-
LION. .. Operator JOE MIKIETA and his
wife, LILLIAN, became grandparents for
the ninth time when a grandson named
JAMES JOSEPH was born Nov. 10 weighing
8 pounds 10 ounces at DuPage hospital.
James' parents are Joe's daughter, Mrs.
JOAN ELAINE MORTON and her husband,
ROBERT. . . Operator HARRY OSOWSKI
wants his friends to know that on and after
Jan. 1 there will be one less "Pole" stand-
ing at North Park as he will be enjoying
his golden years of pensioned life... On
Saturday, Jan. 3, Mrs. LEONA NEWMAN
and her daughters, AUDREY, ROBERTA
and BONNIE, hold a surprise pension party
for HENRY NEWMAN who retired on Jan.
1 after 33 years of service. Included
among the guests were Operators GINO
PAOLI, WILLIAM KNIGHT,MEL HORNING
and their wives, and by proxy, BILL SEI-
FERT. Henry's plans for the future lie in
the State of Wisconsin where he will fish
to his heart's content...A get well card to
Operator EARNIE BUCHANAN of 915 E.

RECENT DEATHS AMONG EMPLOYES

ANTON BIALK, 85, North Section,

Emp. 8-14-07, Died 12-18-75
WILLIAM BORCHARDT, 83, North Section,

Emp. 12-24-09, Died 12-14-75
LORENTZ BREINING, 89, South Shops,

Emp. 11-22-28, Died 12-25-75
NELLIE BRESNAHAN, 79, South Section,

Emp. 8-11-43, Died 12-10-75
GEORGE BROWN, 34, Kedzie,

Emp. 2-15-62, Died 1-11-76
WILLIAM BROWN, 80, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 12-21-25, Died 12-13-75
EARL CONWAY, 77, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-3-28, Died 12-6-75
ROBERT CARROLL, 74, Beverly,

Emp. 4-6-44, Died 12-30-75
PAUL DOWNEY, 78, South Section,

Emp. 1-28-27, Died 11-11-75
JEREMIAH DUNN, 71, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-8-34, Died 12-14-75
JOSEPH EVANS, 58, 52nd Street,

Emp. 12-30-50, Died 1-6-76
ANGELO FALBO, 67, South Shops,

Emp. 1-19-48, Died 12-16-75
FREDERICK FEINENDEGEN, 75, Skokie

Shop, Emp. 9-18-19, Died 12-29-75
GARRETT FOY, 69, North Park,

Emp. 11-16-36, Died 12-12-75
ANDREW GARSTKA, 71, Kimball,

Emp. 6-2-43, Died 12-17-75
BENEDICT GARUCKAS, 80, 61st Street,

Emp. 10-26-26, Died 1-4-76
JOHN GRIFFIN, 74, Archer,

Emp. 8-12-42, Died 12-18-75
ERNEST HARDWIDGE, 89, 61st Street,

Emp. 3-21-11, Died 12-4-75
JAMES HICKEY, 73, West Section,

Emp. 4-22-20, Died 12-25-75
GALE HRUSKA, 73, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-13-29, Died 1-3-76
JAMES HUNT, 67, 69th Street,

Emp. 3-7-39, Died 12-11-75
JAMES KELLY, 62, 69th Street,

Emp. 11-30-36, Died 1-7-76
CHARLES KNOERR, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-13-26, Died 12-13-75

ZIGMANT MARTIN, 68, Stores,

Emp. 9-25-46, Died 12-8-75
ADOLPH MERKEL, 84, Devon,

Emp. 6-11-20, Died 12-12-75
WALTER MOSS, 87, South Shops, >

Emp. 3-14-27, Died 12-27-75
ANTHONY MROZYNSKI, 73, 69th Stree

Emp. 11-14-27, Died 12-16-75
JOHN MURRAY, 85, 69th Street, '

Emp. 2-13-20, Died 12-5-75
HARRY NEWBERG, 72, Claims,

Emp. 9-3-29, Died 11-29-75
CHARLES NEWMAN, 55, South Shops,

Emp. 10-18-51, Died 1-6-76
TERRENCE NICHOLSON, 74, District/'

Emp. 12-31-26, Died 12-10-75
BARNEY NIMKAVAGE, 81, Stores-Sout '

Emp. 1-15-23, Died 12-23-75
FRANK O'CONNER, 72, North Park,

Emp. 2-26-26, Died 1-2-76
PATRICK O'CONNOR, 90, Lawndale, '

Emp. 4-17-21, Died 12-14-75
THOMAS O'HARA, 78, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-19-18, Died 12-8-75
CARL PEPLOW, 61, Beverly, ,

Emp. 10-16-45, Died 12-10-75 I

PETER RACZON, 63, South Shops, !

Emp. 11-27-40, Died 12-15-75 I

CORNELIUS SCANLAN, 89, 69th Street,^

Emp. 11-12-19, Died 12-21-75 '

GEORGE SCHINDLER, 69, Engineering, '

Emp. 4-22-30, Died 12-7-75
ANDREW SCHMELTER, 65, Forest Glerl;

Emp. 8-19-37, Died 12-21-75 j

WILLIAM SIMON, 63, Electrical, j

Emp. 2-16-36, Died 12-14-75
JOHN SULLIVAN, 75, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 10-30-23, Died 12-7-75
LOUIS THOMPSON, 82, West Section,

Emp. 7-22-43, Died 12-30-75
JOSEPH TVRDIK, 66, South Section,

Emp. 5-22-37, Died 11-14-75
LEON WILSON, 38, Electrical,

Emp. 2-4-63, Died 1-4-76
ALFRED WITHERSPOON, 48, 61st Maim

Temiinal, Emp. 3-8-68, Died 12-28-75 '

Prairie Avenue, Des Plaines, 111., and
Pensioner JOE GRASSL of 1229 Thacker
Avenue, Des Plaines, 111., would be most
appreciated by these two shut-ins.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

JOE LYNCH and his wife and daughter
drove to Florida to get some of the warm
sun, but the temperature dropped. Hope
you had warm clothing with you. Joe
stopped in to visit with Pensioner STEVE
LAWLOR in St. Petersburg, and also met
Pensioner WILLIAM DEVEREUX. . . KAY
BATINA is now a great-aunt for the sec-
ond time. Her nephew's wife gave birth to
baby girl number 2, ELIZABETH GEANNE.
..Our deepest sympathy is extended to the

family of Pensioner FRED KAHLFELM
who passed away Jan. 3.

Xcuf SaUtta <f ^ui:ia l^vf'iieei

SOUTH SECTION - !

Our news — RON'S and mine — is that ']
have a little puppy named "Snuffy Smitl'
He's half beagle-half terrier, about thr',
months old now and a little monster, t'
he's real cute and we're having a lot off'
with him. .. Congratulations to Conduct;
CLEVELAND JACKSON who was appoinU
supervisor Jan. 4. ..Conductor EAf
JONES Jr. and his family took a wint
vacation down to New Orleans and then
Beaumont, Texas, to see his grandmothe
..We were shocked when we heard tliat Ri
tired Assistant Superintendent JOSET

CTA TRANSIT NEWl

IvRDIK, who lived in Oakland, Ark., suf-
red a heart attack and passed away the
tst part of December. How sad! He was
ijoylng his pension so very much. Our
tcere condolences to his family. ..Back
om the sick list to their posts are: Mo-
rman WILLIAM PAYNE, Conductor
>MES LAWRENCE and Clerk JOHN
MiRY. Also, Mrs. BARRY is now home
om the hospital and starting to slowly
jprove...Agent IRENE HUERTA decided
i take the big step. She resigned and was
arried and moved to Richland, Mich.
,)w that's a big step to take. Much hap-
ness is wished Irene, and everyone will
iss her charming smile at Ashland Sta-
)n...Yard Foreman JOSEPH PUGH, who
d been on the sick list for many months,
!nt on disability pension Jan. 1. We all
sh you a fast return to good health and
;any good wishes. ..Both 95th Street and
ist Street did themselves proud. They
at their commendation/complaint par
r the last quarter of 1975 and received
:ee coffee on Jan. 29. Keep up the good
■)rk, fellows and gals... Also going on
:nsion on Jan. 1 was Agent CLIFFORD
aRCHENRODER. Much happiness in his
.tirement is wished to Clifford.. .Saw Re-
■ed Work Train Motorman DOMINIC
lickey) CESARE recently. He looks just
lendid and says hello to all his old
lends. . . Switchman MOSES WILSON'S
other passed away recently. Our sin-
',re condolences to Moses in his loss...
erk ERVTN HARMON had a good vaca-
,)n. He went down to Miami to see the
per Bowl. I think all the men would have
:ed to see the Super Bowl in person...
;ard that Retired Agent NELLIE BRES-
\HAN passed away recently. She had
en on pension for a number of years...
jrmer South Sider, Conductor DORIS
NEAL, now working on the West Section,
IS on Channel 2 Saturday, Jan. 17, sing-
g, and was she good! Hope everyone had
'chance to see her on TV. Keep up the
iod work, Doris...Be sure to watch the
^Jletin boards as the South Side credit
lion will have its annual meeting and
:.rty sometime in March, and we want all
lyou to join us for a good time. The date
id place have not been decided yet, so be
;re and watch for the bulletin. ..Receiving
ssenger commendations recently were:
inductor JAMES DAVIS for his friendly
Jiouncements, and Motorman MICHAEL
2WIS for being helpful in giving direc-
)ns to a passenger. ..Retired Supervisor
iiMES QUINN called around the holidays
id said that he is enjoying his retirement
id wishes the very best to all his friends.
;Dn the sick list at this writing is Agent
ipervisor DOROTHY HARRIS, Agent
PRLEY ANDERSON and Conductor
(WID STRONG. Hope you all will be back
I work shortly. ..Conductor SAM JONES
fs transferred recently to ticket agent.
(le best of luck to you.. .Hot off the press:
fth Street won the Public Safety Contest
r the fourth quarter of 1975 and will he
I'esented with a plaque and free coffee and

rolls soon. Tell you more next time.

TRANSPORTATION (Utility) -

EDWARD SLAMP and WALTER WANGERO
joined the ranks of the retired Jan. 1.
They both had 30 years of service. Wal-
ter's new address will be in Rio Rancho,
New Mexico. PAT PORCELIUS called
from San Diego, Cal., to wish them well.
Pat said it was too hot to sleep any later
when he called. Among the well wishers
coming to greet Ed and Walter were AL
EIERMANN, WILLIAM MOOG, WALTER
JOHNSON, MATT STIGLIC, JACK KLIMA,
JULIUS KUTA, AL SCHMIDT and DON
EDWARDS. Don is recuperating from
throat surgery and will spend the next
year learning to talk. Good luck, Don...
RUDY MAU and his wife have been enjoy-
ing Phoenix, Ariz., for the past 20 years.
His letter said that the first frost had ar-
rived, but he was still picking oranges and
lemons.

- (^oUtU Sjc^efuxneA

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokle Shop) -

Greetings in this the Bicentennial Year...
I guess you have noticed that I am writing
in the singular this month, due to the fact
that there is only one reporter. PAT
HARNETT, Electrical, decided he didn't
want to be a reporter anymore, so if and
when you hear any news please send it to
the office and I'll do my best to get it in
the magazine. .. ED
and ALYCE MAY
were very happy to
have their daughter
and son-in-law,

KATHY and DAN
RYAN, and their
two grandchildren,
GREGORY and JEN-
NIFER, spend the
holidays with them.

The Ryans flew in Gregory Sf Jennifer Ryan

from California and we even had a white
Christmas to treat them to. Both Kathy
and Dan worked in the General Office be-
fore moving to the West Coast... TONY
ARINI, Electrical, also had company from
California as his daughter, AMELIA, and
her husband, BILL, came to Illinois to
spend the holidays with the rest of the
family. I'm sorry to report that Tony has
been on our sick list for several weeks.
He was in the hospital for awhile, but he is
at home as of this writing and doing real
well. Hope you'll soon be back to work,
Tony, we do miss you. ..The best of luck to
NIEL KEMPE, the son of RALPH KEMPE,
truck shop foreman, who just opened his
own pharmacy in Bellwood...It's a happy
anniversary to IVO and IVY DiPIERO who
celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary
on Jan. 7. Happy anniversary wishes also
to COY CAUSEY, Signal Department, and

his wife, LITA, Production Supply Control,
who celebrated their's on Jan. 22... Best
wishes to DON VILLA, Electrical, who left
us to go to the Signal Department...We had
a retirement get-together in honor of
WALTER LAURINEC, carpenter, who re-
tired on Jan. 1. Have a very healthy and
happy retirement and come back and visit
us, Walter. ..We are sorry to say that ED
SHIELDS, 98th Street terminal clerk, has
been on the sick list. Our hopes and pray-
ers are with you, Ed, until you are fully
recovered. ..Well, this is it for this month.
With your help we'll have a better showing
next month. So bring in the news.

(South Shops) -

Congratulations to ED and MARION
SHIELDS on becoming parents again. On
Dec. 22 little JOANNE MARIE was bom
weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces and 21 inches
long. Not so little really, is she? Ed is
trying to catch up to FRANK HENNIGAN
and his wife who have eight. Gee, Ed, only
four more to go. ..More congratulations to
ERNIE and his wife who became grand-
parents again. Ernie's son and his wife,
GERRY and MYRNA, ijecame parents of a
baby boy, THOR LEE NELSON, weighing
6 pounds 12 ounces and 19i inches long on
Dec. 19. Now they have a boy and a girl.
Congratulations!. .Our sympathy is extend-
ed to JIM and BILL HAWORTH in the death
of their aunt, MARGARET CARRINGTON.
Bill and his wife, MARGE, are planning a
trip to Vegas. I hope Bill comes back with
at least his shirt. Good luck. Jim and his
wife, SHIRLEY, and children just acquired
an addition to the family. They received a
dog, Buffy, an Alaskan malemute. I hope
he doesn't get too big for you, Jim. ..I
would like to welcome BQB KIEHN to
Technical Services, South Shops. Nice to
have you in the family. ..We all wish JOHN
LIPKA well. John left on Jan. 28, not on a
vacation but on sick leave. John will un-
dergo surgery on his hip, a very painful
operation. We all look forward to seeing
you back to work as soon as possible, Jolm.
.JEFF SAPINSKI just returned from his
skiing vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyo. He
had a wonderful time and made it back
without any mishaps or broken t)ones...JIM
FELTZ started the new year off with a
bang, someone ran into the back end of his
car. ..AL HAAS is sporting a brand new
car, a Buick LeSabre. It must be nice to
have money, huh?. .TED PIETRUS and his
wife and children will be going to Breckin-
ridge, Colo., for a skiing vacation. Ted
leaves on Feb. 22. We hope to have more
details when he returns — if he returns. He
might like it so well he won't want to come
back.. .Many of the girls here in the office
were delighted to participate in a bridal
shower for MAUREEN HOULIHAN. The
shower was held at the Holiday Inn in Chi-
cago Heights. Everything was very nice,
and Maureen received many nice and

--BRUARY, 1976

needed gifts. ..BUD ROSENDHAL will take
off to the wilds of Africa this month. He
will be taking a safari trip. Good luck and
watch out for the natives and lions. ..TOM
ALFRED is looking fonvard to his vaca-
tion. He will be flying to St. Thomas in
the Virgin Islands. We will get all the
scoop next issue. So really live it up,
Tom, and bring back some exciting news.
But keep it clean...
GLENN ROSS is a
very proud man
these days. As you
can see. He ac-
companied his " -jjiI
daughter, DIANE
MARIE, for her bow '
as a debutante in the i f
1975 Cotillion held ^ '
at the Pick Congress
hotel. She is very

interested in Veter- Diane & Gle„n Ross

inary medicine. Another daughter, DAUNE
RAE, was valedictorian of her graduating
class at St, Peter Lutheran school in June,
and is now a freshman at Luther South High
school. She hopes to follow in her mother's
footsteps and become>a teacher.
VICKI JARECKAS recently spent 12 days,
including Christmas and New Year's, vis-
iting relatives in Mexico City. Vicki spent
some of her time in and around Mexico
City touring the various museimis and a
silver mine. She amazed the local resi-
dents with her taco-flavored Kugelis...Mr.
and Mrs. RICHARD ZAJAC spent part of
their holiday as the guests of their rela-
tives in California. Rich and his wife
managed to get out of Chicago just after
the United Air Lines strike was settled.
The Zajacs attended both the Rose Bowl
parade and Rose Bowl football game and
enjoyed it immensely. ..Machinist FRED E.
PETROZZ vacationed in Mexico City for
two weeks in early January. Fred said he
had a wonderful time while staying at the
Las Briesas Resort hotel. ..I would like to
take this spot in the colimin to wish a
speedy recovei^ to Mechanics JOE SAN-
DERS and WALLY KAWECKI, and Elec-
trician JIM LAMONT... Congratulations go
out to our recently retired co-workers and
friends: GEORGE STREICK, JOSEPH SI-
WEK, THOMAS O'MALLEY, WILLIAM
PRESZ, BENNIE PABINSKI, JOHN CAC-
CIATO and EDDIE FITZGERALD. A party
was held at Sharko's East and was attend-
ed by 75 friends and co-workers. . .Wel-
come to BILL STALLWORTH of the up-
holstery department upon joining the shop
ranks after coming from the Beverly Ga-
rage where he worked as a bus driver.
Nice to have you with us. Bill. ..Congratu-
lations to FRED and NANCY SIMMONS
upon their becoming grandparents for the
second time. The baby, MICHAEL, was
born to LINDA and RICK BUSBY and
weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces. .. Con-
gratulations to JOE LUKSO on breaking
the bank in Vegas on his recent vacation
there.

69TH STREET ■

The silent reaper stopped by 69th Street
and took Pensioners ANTHONY MRO-
ZYNSKI and GALE HRUSKA, Operator J.
KELLY and the mother of Instructor WIL-
LIE GUTHRIE, who passed away in Atlan-
ta, Ga. All of us at 69th extend our deep-
est sympathy to their families and loved
ones. ..I had Pensioner J. P. NELSON on
my bus and he certainly looks good after
eight years of retired life. . . Operator
SCOTTY HIGGINS was pleasantly sur-
prised when his brother, ANDY, and his
wife, from Frostburg, Md., visited him
during the Christmas holidays. It was the
first time they had spent Christmas to-
gether in 28 years... Our best wishes to
Former Operator ALBERT JOZA who is
now on disability pens ion. ..Operator WAL-
TER MONROE is still on the sick list due
to the automobile accident he was in-
volved in. To Walter and all the other men
on the sick list, we wish you a speedy re-
covery...Not much news this month, so I'll
take this time to wish all those on pension
a very happy and healthy retired life:
"Wee Willie" WILLIAMS, RAY RAJ, B.
MIRABELLA, HANK RISCH, JACK WIL-
SON, RAY LaFAIRE (former switchman on
the "L"), JOE DAVIDSON, ED MEYER, L.
JOLLY, Former Superintendents GLEN
PEYTON, E. SWANSON, E. C. TOCCI and
JACK MORRIS and his wife, DOT, my
fishing pals; CHARLIE URBICK and his in-
visible dog; W. NORTON, CHARLIE
HAYNES, DAVE McGOWAN, the fastest
man with a key, H. SANGER, and TONY
VANDENBURG of 69th credit union fame.
To those I failed to mention, please contact
me as we at 69th would like to hear from
you.

WEST SECTION (Agents) -

Agent VITO SKORUPSKI celebrated his
birthday on Jan. 15. On Feb. 1, he took his
pension after more than 35 years of ser-
vice. He also became a grandfather of a
little baby girl who was born recently.
Congratulations, Vito, and we wish you
good luck and good health in your retire-
ment years. ..The GLASPIE family, WIL-
LIE and CORINE, are really proud of their
daughter, LENA, who is a graduate of the

Barbizon School of Modeling. Lena
sophomore at South Shore High school,
plans to become a fashion designer ;
graduation. . . We welcome new k%
SHEILA WATZKE and JERRY TUFAN
the West Section. Jerry was former
North Side agent before resigning to ha
baby ...I saw Retired Agent MARION K
who said to tell everyone hello. ..Ass
ment Agent JERRY LOMAX spent a th
week vacation in her hometown. New
leans. Jerry recently celebrated
birthday, but she won't tell us which o
CongrattUations to CHARLIE SNYDER
celebrated 40 years of service with
on Feb. 7. Charlie said he is still
young to retire. ..Janitor JUAN MON il
took his vacation and went to Puerto ft
He vowed not to return until the wea ■
warms up.

- TKitt, TVitted & ^ita VcaUi.

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents. The days are ge
longer so can spring be far behind?,
organization which presented the Chi
mas party at the LaSalle hotel grand 1
room last December is concentr;
its efforts now on a spring dance,
Christmas party was a huge success
JACKIE BRECKINRIDGE, chairman o)
organization comprised mainly of dri'
and clerks, can be proud of their effd
especially JERRY LOCKRIDGE, en
tainment chairman; HOMER REED, n
ager and treasurer, and WANDA BLAC
Those of us who check in after 8 o'c
and have to be buzzed in by the door
are most apt to be familiar with :
ROSE. WeU, Leo and his Mrs. celebr
36 years of marital bliss on Feb. 6. (
gratulations to the Roses and may
have many more years of marital ha
ness... Congratulations to Clerk and t
CHARLES HILL who are the pi'oud par ;s
of a baby girl named CAROLYN, bor «
Nov. 11 weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces, le
news travels at a slower pace at lltu

Lena. Corine. Robert & Willie Glaspie

Congratulations also to Operator and J
RICKY GAINES upon the arrival of t
new addition. I'm sorry, Mrs. Gai
Ricky was so excited he didn't give me
vital statistics. ..Our sincere condolei
are extended to Operator BOOKER BY
in the death of his sister, Mrs. FRED
JEAN SMITH, in East Oakland, Cal...
sincere sympathy is also extended to
perintendent FRANK WSOL and his fai^
in the death of his mother, Mrs. AI
WSOL.. .We were all saddened by the d
of Pensioner JIM HUNTER who rece
passed away. Our deepest sympathy is "
tended to his family...! would like to l
with all my co-workers in wishing a spi J
recovery to Instructor CASEY LUSK 0
is now confined at Michael Reese hosp •
Instructor Lusk is in need of blood J
would appreciate donors. ..So long for i '•

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J/IAN'S PERMANENT HOLIDAY: Who says
ilishouldn't take "the job" home with you?
jj'll T. Warnstedt, who retired from the CTA
nployee suggestion coordinator in IVIarch,
17. shows his homemade fleet of transit vehi-
15 Warnstedt designed the model trains and
IS himself, then cut them from plywood, and
jiid them, before affixing them to his garage.

OLDIES BUT GOODIES; In this,
the year of our nation's Bicentennial,
much interest is being given to the
early development of our country.
The dust is being blown off family
photo albums with the result that old
photographs, including rare views of
early transportation, are being dis-
covered. Two such pictures are these
which came to the attention of
CTA's Public Affairs Department for
identification. The horsecar picture
dates back 90 years to 1886 and was
taken on Grand Avenue (then
Indiana Street) in front of the car-
barn at Leavitt Street. The electric
streetcar was photographed about
1907 on Ashland Avenue, south of
69th Street. The motorman stand-
ing in the center is the late John F.
Kenny, father of CTA Ironworker
Bill Kenny. Both cars were heated
by coal stoves and the car bodies
were classified as semi-convertible-
capable of being fully enclosed in
winter and opened with drop sash
windows in summer. The adver-
tisement on the front of the streetcar
for the New York Store on South
Ashland Avenue boasts "Fine
clothing for men and women . . .
$1.00 a week."

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UARY, 1976

who's news

McDonough

CTA's new Acting Chairman, James
J. McDonough, obtained his \jni-
versity degree with a major in
transportation. The school was
John Carroll ijniversity in Cleve-
land, but McDonough attended high
school in Chicago, graduating from
St. Ignatius. He served from I969
to 1974 as the Commissioner heading
the Department of Streets and Sani-
tation, which includes the Bureau
of Street Traffic, an agency with
close working relationship with the
CTA. He was First Deputy Commis-
sioner of that Department from
1964 to 1969. McDonough was man-
ager of the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge from 1959 to 1964,
and served as transportation officer with the U.S. Army in
Korea from 1955 to 1957. In 1972, he was named "Man of the
Year" by the American Public Works Association.

Krambles

CTA* s new General Manager, George
Krambles, is recognized as one of
the leading public transportation
experts in the world. His appoint-
ment comes just two days after his
39th anniversary in transit work
in Chicago (Feb. 3). A native
Chicagoan, Krambles is a graduate
of the University of Illinois and
a registered professional engineer.
He began his career in 1936 with
the Indiana Railroad, one of the
interurban rail systems that once
were so popular in the midwest.
In 1937, Krambles joined the Chi-
cago Rapid Transit Company, one of
two private company predecessors to the CTA. With this
company, he served in the rolling stock and electrical de-
partments. Associated with CTA since its 1947 start of op-
erations, he has served in the transportation, equipment,
research and planning departments. In the mid 1960's, he
was the CTA's project manager for the creation of the Skokie
Swift route, which was the nation's first federally fiJinded
demonstration project in the rapid transit field.

RISH: They Are Transit's Traditionals

rid Prominent In CTA's Past,
>esent, and Future

jArline Datu

I There has been a strong Irish accent to the transit indus-
■j n the United States since every trolley car had a two-man
rt'.

rhicago's transit industry is characteristic.

The fathers have followed the grandfathers and the sons
i- followed the fathers as conductors, motormen, bus
paters, maintenance workers, and office personnel - - and
D can add sisters and female cousins to the mix.

^nd, today - - in this year of 1976 - - nearly eight percent
f'TA's job-holding population are Irish either by native
iri, extraction, or immigration.

n typical Irish names on the CTA payroll, Murphy is the
ii:nt leader with 24.

f you walked into CTA today and said, "Has anybody
!i seen Kelly?", you could be inquiring about any one of
? eople.

There are 14 Kennedys and a like number of McDonalds,
he are 11 Rileys, 10 Murrays, 10 SuUivans, 10 McCarthys,
Izpatricks, 9 McGills.

'erhaps the most famous Irish clan of recent vintage is
le O'Connor group, most noted for the retired Tom/
'dnnor, immediate predecessor to George Krambles as '-
e Tal Manager.

)'yes, there are a goodly number of O'thises and O'thats.
D;5xample: O'Connell, O'Day, O'Dell, O'Donnell, O'Dowd,
'(ady, O'Hare, O'Keefe, O'Kray, O'Leary, O'Mahony,
'hlley, O'Nan, O'Neal, (and O'Neill), O'Riordan,
'Iiurke, O'Shaughnessy, O'Shea, O'Sullivan, and O'Toole.
n there are 17 O'Briens.

"here are three Daleys.

"here is one McDonough, but it's a rather important one
■l3 name of the acting chairman.

ind, there is the vice-chairman, James Quinn, who has
m been a generator of CTA progress as a member of the
raiit Board (see TRANSIT NEWS, January, 1976).

/hat accounts for the propensity of the Irish for public
n:e jobs? When the Irish came to this country, they
■o>ht no trade skills with them. They were farmers, for
lenost part. There were few ready made opportunities
ir lem in the industrial revolution.

or jobs, therefore, the Irish turned to the developing
miunity service needs in the big cities where so many of
le: settled - - the pohce force, the fire brigade, and the
art system.

ccording to Jack (Personnel) O'Connor, who was
P'ially helpful in digging out Irish lore and traditions for
isTRANSIT NEWS staffer's benefit, there was once a
yig at CTA that Irish immigrants arrived at CTA terminals
itla bag in one hand and a badge in the other.

vidently, CTA jobs were success stories at the family
nir table. A goodly number of third and fourth genera-
w^TA employees are represented in today's roster.

[ think it speaks well of a company when employees
Cdraend their sons and daughters," says Jack O'Connor.

e went out to talk to some of these CTA Irish as they
•t ady for St. Patrick's Day. (Continued Page 2)

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EMPLOYEES /

MARCH, 1976

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New CTA Operations
Chief Named

JiCTA

N RETIREES

Harold H. Geissenheimer

Harold H. Geissenheimer, a Pittsburgh transit executive
with 26 years experience, is the new Manager of CTA's
General Operations Division. His selection is described by
Acting Chairman James J. McDonough as a "further step
in the formation of a new management team of the CTA."
Geissenheimer fills the vacancy created when George
Krambles was elevated to the top administrative posifion
of General Manager.

Geissenheimer, who is 48, has been Acting Co-Executive
Director and Director of Transit Operations of PATransit,
the bus, suburban streetcar and suburban railroad system
operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania. It is the nation's seventh largest.

At Pittsburgh, Geissenheimer was responsible for de-
veloping the unified PATransit system, consohdating the
routes of 33 companies. He was active in the planning of
a proposed rapid transit system and for a new "busway"
system (now in the initial stages of construction) for pro-
viding exclusive roadways for bus operations. In the last
two years, under his direction, PATransit ridership increased
by 19 per cent and revenues by 10 per cent.

Geissenheimer was graduated in 1949 from New York
university with a degree in transportation and economics.

In the transit industry, he has been active both nationally
and internationally. He is a member of the rapid transit
committee of the International Union of Public Transport,
headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With the American
Pubhc Transit Association, Geissenheimer is chairman of
the Light Rail Task Force and the Advertising Standards
Committee, vice-chairman of the Bus Operations Com-
mittee, and a member of the Marketing Advisory Board
and the Rapid Transit Technical and Operations Com-
mittee. (Confinued on Page 2)

IRISH: (Continued)

Robert W. McCarthy, conductor, of Harlem/Lake is
"thoroughly" Irish. His mother's name was Duffy and both
sets of grandparents lived on the Emerald Isle. Irene, his
wife, works at the Mart. His favorite tune is "When Irish
Eyes Are Smiling" - - and his do.

Bus Operator Martin Keane of Limits says "you can go
anywhere in the world and meet another Irishman." That,
he thinks, is why they get along so well with everybody.
Keane gets his corned beef and cabbage at his mother's
rather than at home. He's married to a Mexican girl,
Josephine, who is a teacher's aide for the Board of Edu-
cation.

Eileen Murphy Neurater, Customer Service (and a
TRANSIT NEWS reporter), says her gift of blarney enables
her to talk faster than she can write. She handles customer
concerns by phone and says she always wants the caller to
feel it was worth calling. Her non-Irish husband, Rudolph,
drives a bus out of Forest Glen.

Throughout this issue of TRANSIT NEWS you will
find additional profiles of just a few of the many fine Irish
names that are represented on the circulation list of the
pubhcation.

And, on the back page, you will find some of the facts
about Ireland itself that we learned from these people.

We didn't learn Gaelic since few of our Irish speak it.
But, we did learn one phrase that makes an ideal close for
this story:

A cara delis bennact naom padraig leib ur fad.

Translation: Sincere friends, the blessings of St. Patrick
be with you all.

W IN THE CTA CLAN-

Edward O'Rourke

Ed O'Rourke, supervisor of I.D. cards in
Sales, can't claim native Irish birth, but he can
put on a brogue that would make you think he'd
just come from the heart of Ireland.

Of course it helps to have parents who were
born in southern Ireland — County Cavan. But
Ed's is a talent that's been well groomed
through his activity in community theater. He's
a character actor whose specialty is dialects.

Ed, however, insists that the Irish in gen-
eral have a flair for theater. "We're extro-
verts all the way through."

Though he's never been to Ireland, Ed says
if he ever went back, he thinks he'd fit in. His
reason, "I hear it's very characteristic of the
Irish that they enjoy talking a lot."

Geissenheimer (Continued)

Among civic activities he has been a director of the
Pittsburgh Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the
Blind and a member of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Com-
merce, the Shrine Syria Temple and the Pittsburgh Rotary
Club. He also has been a major in the Pennsylvania National
Guard, serving as commandant of the Pittsburgh Branch
of the Guard's Officer Candidate School.

"There's no green like the green in Ireland.
I love it," says Alice Dungan, who as a child,
"always talked about going back there,"

As good as her word, Alice, a secretary in
Human Relations, has already visited there five
times.

"I like to go to Ireland for the weddings,"
she says. "They really do them up big —
singing and dancing till six in the morning."

The Irish don't brag, she says, but she
found the blarney to be more prevalent among
the men. "They always tell you they're shy,
but then they come out with these great lines."

Alice labels herself typically Irish because
"I like to laugh a lot."

Her father, an adventurer and a man who
liked to travel, came to the U.S. 40 years ago
from County Kilkenny. Alice says, "He started
to Australia, but landed in Boston and decided
to stay."

Alice Dungan

Edward McDonnell

Edward McDonnell came here from Ire-
land's County Mayo in 1948 because "in fact it
looked a better place to make a living." It was.

McDonnell, a bus cleaner at Limits Garage
since the year he landed, admits, "I have a
pretty nice life over here."

Though time has done much to adapt Ed to
life here, it hasn't touched his rich, thick
brogue. But he'll protest anyway, "I haven't
the brogue as much as some other guys."

His observations of his native countrymen
are delivered with typical Irish flavor —
"They're a good-hearted race o' people. No-
body deprives anyone else of anything that's
comin' their way."

Ed lives with his wife Agnes and their three
children on Chicago's Northwest Side.

CTA TRANSIT NES

'/lULLIGAN

That's Me!

ASicentennial Bus Biography
by ANIT LEPPIKS

Ever meet an Irishman who didn't tell you straight
3) what he thought about those bloomin' English
n'ers ?

Revolutionary War hero Hercules Mulligan didn't
■21 that way.

He was too busy listening to the conversations of
B-tish officers as he tailored their waistcoats. In
iljirt, he was spying on the British.

His alertness saved General George Washington's
L more than once as Mulligan learned of British
)lts to seize the Revolutionary commander-in-chief.

Mulligan, known in New York as "the fashionable
:lthier," emigrated, with his family, to America
v'm he was six years old.

Like his family in Ireland, who belonged to the
kiety of United Irishmen, a group devoted to the in-
ifendence of Ireland, Mulligan was no lover of
Jtishrule. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty.

Mulligan was responsible for turning Tory senti-
nitalist, Alexander Hamilton (who lived with him
vbn he first came to America), into so much of a
)^iot that Hamilton, too, joined the Sons of Liberty.

Vlulligan recruited and drilled the youth of New
fck City; he organized public meetings opposing the
oilists; he led a raid on a British armory; and, on
\w 9, 1776, he and Captain Isaac Sears rallied

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patriots in destroying a leaden statue of King George.
(The statue was later remelted into 50,000 bullets for
the Continental Army.)

He also was a member of a committee which tried
loyalists conspiring against the revolutionaries.

Saved G. Washington

In the meanwhile. Mulligan had married Elizabeth
Sanders of New York, allying himself with a dis-
tinguished American family, one of whose members,
Philip Livingston, was a Signer of the Declaration of
Independence.

Upon meeting Hamilton again in 1777, Mulligan was
appointed "confidential correspondent" to Washington,
upon Hamilton's recommendation.

In this effort. Mulligan was assisted by his brother
Hugh, whose company was a principal supplier of the
British commissariat. Hugh introduced Mulligan to
General Clinton's subordinates, many of whom patron-
ized his clothing shop. With such connections, plus
the billeting of British officers in his home. Mulligan
had ample opportunity to (Continued on page 23)

-and here's another Irish patriot for whom a CTA bus is named-
dharles Carroll

'though his Roman Catholic faith barred Charles Carroll from parti-
ipion in political affairs, he could not resist. In 1773, this country gen-
leiEui engaged in a newspaper debate on the issue of colonial rights in
'l^i'land. His involvement gave him recognition as a leader and he was
ieed to serve in the first Maryland convention, 1774-76. He was a mem-
enf the party which traveled to Canada to seek support for the colonies
n(was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected as
nof the first two U.S. Senators from Maryland in 1789 and an original
lir tor of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. At the time of his death in
8;, he was the last surviving signer of the Declaration. American Cath-
'lii generally supported the war for independence and Carroll 's leader-
liijls credited with being the major influence.

Historical Pictures Service - Chicago

^kCH, 1976

The CTA Chef

Food and drink form the basis for good times in any country. Here Irish CTA

employees share a few recipes long popular in their families. The Michael G.

Kelly (Engineering) family top off an Irish meal with chocolate lime (for green)
parfaits:

1 pkg. 3 oz. lime gelatin

2 tbsp. lime or lemon juice

5 cup instant non-fat dry milk

12 chocolate wafers
1 pint lime sherbet

Dissolve lime gelatin in cup of boiling water. Add juice. Chill in refrigerator un-
til mixture is consistency of egg white. Sprinkle dry milk on mixture and beat with
mixer at high speed until light soft peaks form. Fold in lime sherbet. Crush choc-
olate wafers. Alternate layers of whipped mixture and wafers in parfait glass.
Chill in refrigerator. Garnish with few wafer crumbs before serving.

Recipes for Irish Soda Bread vary, says Alice Dungan (Human Relations), mainly
because U.S. flour is different from that available in Ireland. Her preference:

2 cups unsifted flour
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda

3 tbsp. butter
1 cup raisins
1 cup sour milk or
buttermilk

Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter and milk. MLx together. Add raisins
and knead into round loaf. Put in a greased tin. Cut a cross in the bread with a
knife. Bake at 375 for approximately 45 minutes.

The soda bread of Edward O'Rourke (Sales):

yk£^ wiafA. as^a^Ak-'lRlSH SODA BREAD Je/uM4^

l?ecifePiom tfieiltcAm of ' ' EDDIE O"

3/4 package raisins - 3/4 cup sugar

3 cups sifted flour - 3 teaspoons baking

powder
1 teaspoon baking soda -- 2 eggs

pinch salt; sprinkle of nutmeg

1 pint sour cream -- 1/Z box caraway
. J seeds

Bring raisins to boil in a little water;drain &

Mix sugar, flour, baking powder, soda, salt &

Blend eggs & sour cream, add to dry ingredi

ants & mix thoroly. Add cooled raisins & caraway seeds.

Bake one hour at 375 degrees.

What to top off a meal? Irish coffee, of course. Here's Alice Dungan's brew:

Into a large warm whiskey glass:
Pour 1 jigger of Irish whiskey
Add strong black coffee up to 3/4 full
Add plenty of sugar (average 3 cubes)

- natural sugar preferred
Top by adding pure or whipped cream poured

gently over a teaspoon. Do not stir.

by Will Bernard

Unordered

Merchandise

Suppose you receive in e
morning mail a brand new -
tionary that you haven't ordtl.
Enclosed with the dictionary a
bill for $25. If you leave the ~-
tionary on a shelf, unused, a
cannot be held legally liable r
the price.

But suppose you do start rig
it. Or give it away to a frieocOr
toss it into the ashcan. Theii.c-
cording to an old commornw
doctrine, you have "exeied
dominion" over the book id
must pay for it.

Under this doctrine cou^:ss
consumers, over the years, ve
paid for things they did not \tly
want.

But now most states as w as
Congress have passed specia ;il-
utes changing the common w.
These statutes usually allo\ihe
recipient of unordered merj.n-
disc to simply treat it as a gi_

This does not mean, hov'er.
that the recipient can take v»T
advantage of his new pnv:e.
Say a delivery boy leaves a c,on
of groceries on your doorstjby
mistake. And you know pertly
well that the groceries were t ml
for the people next door.

You might argue that thi-as
"unordered merchandise," ii^e
yours to keep for nothing 'ul
chances are that the statute ' 'It*
not be held applicable in the ;nt
of an honest mistake.

In one case a man receivt.he
annual renewal of an insuncc
policy from his broker. Fo *vo
months he kept it. making 're-
sponse. Then he informe<^hc
broker that he was not takii he

But in these circumstan' »
court ruled later, the man 'U
be held liable for at least th >vo
months' insurance. The ye; oi
previous dealings, said the 'rt.
had justified the broker in a ^■
ing that "the retention c he
policy implied acceptance."

An American Bar Assoc on
feature.

publ

CTA TRANSIT Ni^S

IF YOU ARE -SIDELINED BY ILLNESS: In the wake of reported absences due to influenza, the
CTA Insurance Department would like to remind employees that if they are off more than seven days
because of illness, they must report to and be approved by the Medical Department before being allowed
to return to work.

The Insurance Department also said that when employees submit their medical bills, they must send
them in with a completed red, white and blue Notice of Claim form G 1-50691. This form is absolutely
essential in order to process the bills, and is available at all CTA locations.

QUARTERLY SAFETY WINNERS SALUTED: Vehicle Maintenance shops at both 52nd St. Garage
9nd Kimball Terminal had perfect no-injury accident records during the last three months of 1975 to win
:he Fourth Quarter Employee Safety Contest in their respective areas of competition. Skokie Rail Vehicle
Shops also won out over Bus Shops in their two-team contest and returned to the South Siders
me uncoveted Raspberry Award.

' Representatives of Maintenance Department management presented the awards to both day and night
;rews at 52nd St. and Kimball. In congratulating 52nd St. foreman Jim Ward and Kimball's Anthony
3drowski, they said the competition had been very tight. They pointed out that the first five of the 10
jarages in the contest had a combined total of only six injuries per 168,796 man-hours worked.

After the presentation ceremonies, coffee and rolls were served to all Vehicle Maintenance employees
')n the winning teams and $5 gift certificates were given to those whose names were picked during special
Irawings. For the year 1975 as a whole. Forest Glen Garage, 98th St. Terminal and South Shops had the
Qwest overall accident frequency rates per man-hours of exposure in Vehicle Maintenance activities.

JANITOR HELPS SUBDUE UNRULY RIDERS: A janitor gang worker helped bring about the
rrest recently of two unruly Rapid Transit riders who were assaulting other passengers and damaging
iroperty on a West-Northwest Route train. Otis Richards, the janitor, was on his way to work at the
efferson Park Terminal. The two offenders boarded the train at Damen Avenue and began soliciting
jigarettes and money from other riders. When they were refused, they became abusive.

I Richards saw what was happening and alerted the motorman, James E. Pearson (West Section), who
ailed for police to meet the train when it pulled into Jefferson Park. Richards then went back to con-
font the unruly pair and protect other riders while keeping the two men from leaving the train.

! On the platform at Jefferson Park, Maintenance electricians Nick Nickolas and Miguel Rios helped
iichards and police take the two offenders into custody after they had kicked out windows on the train,
he two were charged with assault on passengers and on Richards, damage to property and resisting arrest.

CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYONE: Mrs. Stella Jackowski, of West Chestnut St., thinks Milwaukee
A/e. bus operator Wallacene Cochrane (Forest Glen Garage) is "the most courteous person ever. She called
il the streets and told everyone to be careful getting off the bus. I've never heard or seen such a person
^ho was concerned about everyone," Mrs. Jackowski said. "Please reward her for effort and kindness
1 others."

The retreat captain at St. Alphonsus Church on West Wellington Ave. wrote to commend charter bus
oerator John J. Jearas (Limits Garage) for "his interest and concern for passengers." Mrs. Jacqueline S.
lice said she always asks for Jearas when chartering a bus to the church retreat in Glenview. "Many senior
(fizens make this annual retreat, and I'm sure one very important reason is that Jerry will be driving us."

I Ms. Elizabeth A. Ekiove, of West Windsor Ave., said she is a frequent user of CTA and "I've never had
s'ch excellent service as I get on the 85 Central bus and by driver Number 3277 (Edward Chew, of Forest
^en Garage) in particular. He says 'Good morning' to each one of his passengers, and they even reply and
vsh him the same. The most important thing is he's always on time, no matter what the weather is like.
Is a pleasure riding on his bus."

kRCH,

1976

TA Sport

MEL ALEXANDER, Sports Editor

Jf^

North Park Wins Basketball Tournamen

In what might truly be called a "barn burner,"
smooth North Park cooled off the upstarts from Ar-
cher to take the CTA basketball championship at
Washington Park Fieldhouse by a score of 76 to 69.

The game was probably the finest of the season and
featured the "very best ever" performance of North
Park's guard Billy Standback. Billy, high scorer for
the night with 38 points, played a superb game and
motivated his team to victory with his skillful passing
and ball handling.

Actually Archer got off in front. But the valiant
North Park team fought back to take a half time lead,
37 to 29.

In the third quarter North Park opened up a 15
point lead — only to see it fade in the fourth quarter
when Archer scored 31 points to come within two of
tieing the game. But North Park "snapped back" with

THE 197576 BASKETBALL CHAMPS! North Park Garage. Pictured
left to right, standing: J. Towns, J. Boyd, B. Barry, E. Jenkins, D.
Lewis, J. Hadley, M. Cohen and Coach J. Nelson. Kneeling: D.
Washington, B. Standback, R. Miller, R. Spann, W. Fitzpatrick, R.
Richardson, B. Barnes.

Standback to stop the Archer drive to take ;
championship.

Archer, playing a zone defense, couldn't stop e
sharp outside shooting of Standback. But by the sa a
token, the man to man defense of North Park coulc t
contain center R. Garner who scored 27 points, d
guard W. Jones who scored 18.

The team that was supposed to be in the fi 1
game — 69th Street — wasn't there at all.

In a surprising upset, the 14-0 season record i h
Street Raiders were scuttled by Archer in the sei -
finals.

All in all, the season was filled with suspense s
to which teams would qualify for the playoffs. The
was never any doubt about the Raiders, of course, {it
the standings of 77th Street, 52nd Street and S(|fl
Side "L" were identical so that playoff selections
to be made on the basis of who had beaten whom.

CTA BASKETBALL LEAGUE

(FINAL STANDINGS)

South Division W

North Division W il

69th Street
Archer

14 0

77th Street

52nd Street

South Side "L"

West Side "L"

77th Shops

Beverly

North Park
North Avenue
Forest Glen
North Side "L"
Kedzie
Limits
General Office

11 3
10 4

NORTH PARK (76)-Miller 3, 0-0, 6; Standback 19, 0-0
Spann 1, 0-0, 2; Barry 3, 1-1, 7; Boyd 1, 0-0, 2; Hadley 2, 2
Jenkins 4, 1-2, 9; Lewis 3, 0-0, 6, Totals: 36, 4-5, 76.

ARCHER (69)-Garner 9, 9-3, 27; Reynolds 2, 3-0, 7. Colli
0-0, 4; Jones 9, 0-0, 18; Dorsey 0, 1-1, 1; Brown 2, 0-0,4; Gold
0-2,8. Totals: 28, 13-6,69.

North Park
Archer

Fouled Out: None. Total Fouls: North Park 17, Archer 16.

CTA TRANSIT HE'S

W. Jones, 15, Archer, drib-
bles past a North Park
defender on his way to
scoring 2 of his 18 game
points.

R. Garner, 16, Archer,
seems to have the tip-off
as T. Collins, 23, and J.
Hadley, 7, wait for ball.

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Hk ^m^^m fl^H i9 ^M ^^m

PA^S£.'

R. larner, 16, goes high as he tries
to (lock a shot by North Park's

D.'ewis.

The Archer team, second best in the tournament playoffs includes, standing, left to right:
R. Pritchett, B. Spanks, J. Reynolds, R. Garner, Coach H. Bankston, T. Collins, H. Johnson, E.
Dorsey and W. Jones. Kneeling: C. Brown, G. Golden, W. Lewis, C. McGee and B. Hall.

It'sll hands as D. Lewis, 23, B. Barry, 22, and T. Collins, 23, reach
liigfor rebound.

D. Lewis, 23, goes in for easy layup over C. Brown, 44, as W. Jones, 15,
awaits outcome.

WJRCH, 7976

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By W. B. Wolfan

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BIO

Sports is a common denominator for the American
public and the Chicago Transit Authority is no ex-
ception to the general rule.

For concrete evidence of the remarkable present
day phenomena of intense spectator-player interest,
one needs only to visit the Washington Park field-
house and sit in on a typical CTA basketball league
night.

There is as much tension and excitement in a CTA
basketball game as there is in an NCAA champion-
ship playoff, and the fans roar just as loudly at a
spectacular play. The same story of unbridled en-
thusiasm marks a softball game for CTA players at
the Grant Park diamond during the spring and sum-
mer.

The overall CTA sports program, inaugurated in
1969, has expanded rapidly in general interest and
participation. Praise is due to a few dedicated in-
dividuals who put in many hours on their own time to
keep the leagues going in basketball, softball and on
the bowling lanes.

Within the last year, the addition of bowling
leagues for both men and women, has proved to be a
popular innovation, and further tenpin growth is an-
ticipated.

Three CTA employees, Jackie Robinson, one time
assistant to Agis Bray, former sports director for
the CTA; John Eckel, and Mel Alexander contribute
greatly to CTA sports activities. Eckel and Robin-
son are co-ordinators of the sports program, the
former for the softball league and the latter basket-
ball co-ordinator.

Eckel (General Office) has worked for the CTA |
years. He has been associated with the CTA spo:
program for four years and directs softball play,
also handles sports liaison with the Chicago park di
trict. John is well qualified for his softball role,
has been a member of the Softball Umpires' Associ
tion for six years, and also belongs to the Grant Pa
Recreation Association.

A catcher, Eckel was a star player as a memt
of the championship club in the Merchandise M;
league (Pino's Lounge) for four years. Eckel al i
played with the Mart Motors club in the same leaf
in 1961.

The basketball co-ordinator, Jackie Robinson, 1;
been involved in the CTA sports program since ,
inception. A bus driver out of the Kedzie Garaj,
Robinson is responsible for organizing the basketb
league program and scheduling the games. He sees i
it that the league machinery operates. Oddly enoii
Robinson was never a basketball player. He was V;
starting right halfback (weight 145 pounds) for Hirtii
High School and also was a member of the wrestl^
team.

Today Jackie, who has been a CTA employee for J
years, plays softball with the General Office team.

Another who plays an important role in C\
sports is Mel Alexander, sports editor of Traui
News. Mel regularly chronicles all major Cii
sports events. He was a bus driver before joini
public affairs, and has 20 years service with I'l
Authority.

No longer active athletically, Alexander was i
outstanding softball second baseman for the Esqu,;
Magazine team in the Chicago Industrial League so i
years ago.

Another early booster of the CTA sports progr;.
was Tom Stiglic, CTA director of instruction.

Present CTA sports officials are looking forwsl
to a banner 1976 — and from all indications, it pror-
ises to be a year of even greater individual partic
pation by CTA employees and larger game attendaniv,

Mel Alexander

CTA TRANSIT NE\i

is, Too, Is Public Service-
Transit Guidance For Soviet Jews

h Anit Leppiks

It's a long way from Russia to Rogers Park.

The transition tatces longer still when you don't know
hv to get where you need to go on a daily basis.

i But CTA's Community Relations department is be-
gining to make the trip easier for the estimated 175 Soviet
Jifs who are immigrating to the city this Bicentennial
y.r.

.Community Relations is trying to translate CTA service
tcriders on a personal basis. Therefore, when Community
Rations Coordinators Jim East and Steve Hastalis of CTA's
Cnmunity Relations Section visited the Rogers Park Jewish
CVimunity Center recently, it was not merely to pass out
in'irmation on CTA service. It was to explain the CTA
syem and solve the transit problems of recent Soviet
Jeish immigrants.

l"There's nothing lonelier than being a stranger in a big
cit and we want to show these immigrants that Chicago
dt;rves its worldwide reputation as one of the friendliest
ol^merican cities," explains East.

Hastalis reports that the basic question asked by many
othese immigrants is how to commute to work.

f'They were very, very pragmatic, asking few questions
abut traveling to entertainment." Hastalis says.

They have to be. One immigrant reported he worked at
a j)b for three months - but lost it. One reason was his
ccfusion over how to reach the south side from the north
sic of Chicago.

While all ages were represented in this group, teenagers
as^d specific questions such as what the A and B labels on
ra:d transit trains meant and how to use the Super Trans-
feiass. The older people were interested in the layout of
thcity and how city government works.

Alost rode the 'L' rather than buses, notes East, since
th' live only a few blocks away from the Loyola station.

They also were concerned about language difficulties
sii'e many have not yet learned English.

^he community relations coordinators told them, how-

CTA Community Relations Coordinators Jim East, pointing, and
Steve Hastalis, next, show Soviet immigrants at the Rogers Park Jewish
Community Center how CTA service links them to any part of the city
they would travel to for work or recreation.

ever, of CTA's travel agents who speak Hebrew and will
convey travel information when called at 670-5000.

Although the Rogers Park immigrants had ridden the
CTA system at least once, they were unaware of the short-
cuts of CTA travel. Each recalled taking the train to the
Jewish Vocational Service at 1 S. Franklin. However, most
said they took the north-south route, leaving the subway at
Madison and State, and walked west to Franklin, about
six blocks. They were surprised, said Hastalis, when told
they could transfer to the Ravenswood rapid transit line at
Belmont or Fullerton, get off at Madison and Wells, and
walk only one block to Franklin.

There is another language which all of the Soviet Jewish
immigrants understand - that of CTA route maps. Ticket
agents at the Loyola station report these are in constant
demand.

Smokey Hollow is where James Garrity, son of
Di[lin born parents, grew up. But, however hard
yo may look, you won't find Smokey Hollow on
an map of Ireland.

Fhat's Jim's old neighborhood around Chicago
an.Sedgwick streets.

I'lt was an Irish neighborhood back then, and
Srtkey Hollow is the name people gave it." he says.

fhe old turf has a special significance for Jim.
Th's where he met his wife, while playing baseball
in 1 alley.

Jim's boyhood memories are of his mother's
kicey stew. Although his wife, Adeline, is Swedish,
he-,ays, she'll try cooking an Irish stew for him
on; in a while.

bince 1950, Jim has been working as a bus
retirman out at Limits garage.

|T haven't been to Ireland yet, but I'd like to
go says Jim. "It's always been a proud country
W'j people taking an interest in what they're doing
andoingit right."

In 1955, Patrick Doyle left County Wexford in
Jdni6S Gsrrity southern Ireland for the U.S. on a mission of mercy.

An aunt in Chicago had taken sick, and he'd come
to take care of her for the duration of her illness.

But while ministering to the sick, Patrick decided
1^ THE *o ^'^y o"' ^^'^ ^° became a U.S. citizen in 1961.

"I thought it a very good country to make a
living in," he says.

Patrick joined the CTA in 1965 and is now a
janitor at the Harlem and Lake terminal in Oak Park.

Reading up on Irish history is one of Patrick's
favorite pastimes. He can easily give you a rundown
on all Ireland's national heroes.

But he takes particular satisfaction in mentioning
that the famed Kennedy clan hails originally from his
CTA CLAN county

Coming from a family ot sheep raisers, Patrick
has lasting memories of "that time of year when we'd
be cutting the wool."
P3triCk Doyle Patrick is presently living in Forest Park with his

sister, a retired CTA ticket agent.

MJRCH, 7976

nmeoul

with Anit Leppiks

Things to do in the Chicago area

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ART-
ISTS, INC. Exhibit of Photography by
the late Lee Simpson. April. Mon-Fri
from 114; Sat from 11-3. Suite 205,
700 N. Michigan.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO-
Photographs by Josef Koudelka thru
April 4, Lacy Armour Gallery. 72nd
American Exhibition thru May 9,
Morton Wing, admission charged.
Watercolors by American Masters in-
cluding Homer. Prendergast, Sargent,
Marin, Demuth, Wyeth, and Dove,
thru May 16, Gallery 108, Photo-

graphs from the Permanent Collection,
continuing, Gallery 106. T'ang Dyn-
asty Pottery from the Permanent
Collection, continuing, Gallery 116.
Itahan Master Drawings, continuing.
Gallery 109A. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat from
10-5; Thurs from 10-8:30 (free); Sun,
Hoi from 12-5. Suggested fee: $1.50;
students, seniors: 50(/; members free.
Michigan at Adams. 443-3500.

AUDITORIUM BUILDING EX-
HIBIT tracing history of the building
and its impact on Chicago architecture,
opens April 17, Michigan Avenue
Lobby. Daily from 9-6; Sun, 9-5. Free.
430 S. Michigan. 341-3510.

"CHAUTAUQUA!" thru March,
Dinglefest Theatre Co. $24.50.
2261 N. Lincoln. 871-3000.

DESON-ZAKS GALLERY-Artists

Stoppert, Martyl, Bolduc, and Blum
included in exhibit of abstract draw-
ings, paintings, thru April 6. 226 E.
Ontario. 787-0005.

'•DREAMS," April 24, 9-ll,Evan-
ston Theatre Studio. $4.50. 816
Church St., Evanston. 869-7278.

"FORTUNE IN MEN'S EYES"
opens April 3, Barry Street Loft
Theatre. Fri-Sun, $2.50. 656 W.
Barry. 271-3119.

"GENTLEMAN AND A SCOUN-
DREL," comedy with Bill Daily, thru
April 4, Pheasant Run Playhouse. Din-
ner-theatre tickets. Rte. 64, St. Charles.
261-7367.

GOODMAN STATE 2-"Statutes"
and "The Bridge at Bel Harbour,"
April 15-18; 23-25. Ruth Page Audi-
torium, 1016 N. Dearborn. 443-3800.

GOODMAN THEATRE - "Our
Father's Failing," opens April 1 . Back-
stage tours thru June 12, Wed at
12:15, Sat at 1. 200 S. Columbus Dr.
443-3800.

"GREEN JULIA" thru April 8,
Magic Circle and All-Media Drama
Workshop. Thurs-Sat at 8. 615 W.
Wellington. 929-0542.

"HERITAGE," Wed at 2 thru
March, Dream Theatre. Of special
interest to senior citizens. $1.50.
2261 N. Lincoln. 871-3000.

"MAKING MONEY & 19 OTHER
VERY SHORT PLAYS," open April
22, Magic Circle Theatre. Thurs-Sun.
615 W.Wellington. 929-0542.

POLO indoors Sun at 7 thru
March, Water Tower Armory. All-
Star Game, Match Game March 28.
$2-5.25; tickets available thru Ticke-
tron and at door. 234 E. Chicago.

SECOND CITY-"East of Edens"
Tues-Sun continuing. "Land of the

Stage 11" opens April 13. Childre
show every Sun at 2:30, $1.50. 16
N. Wells at Piper's Alley. DE7-3992.

"THE HITLER MASQUE" w
William J. Norris thru March, Vict(
Gardens Theatre. Fri-Sun. 3730
Clark. 549-5788.

"THE HOUSE OF
LEAVES," April 2-3, 7-9
O'Malley Workshop Theatre
students, seniors, $1.50.

BL
, Patr

$2.
Roose\

University, 430 S. Michigan. 341-35f

"THE RIVER NIGER," April 7- ,
Kennedy-King College, 69th & We'-
worth. 962-3301.

TRANSPORTATION IN SWF
ERLAND - Exhibit by the Sv ,
Museum of Transport & Commun:-
tions in Lucerne examines the rolel
transportation in Switzerland's devel,-
ment and its importance today to t :
nation's economy. Thru April
Museum of Science & Industry. We-
days from 9:304; weekends, hoi, fri
9:30-5:30. 57th & Lake Shore i
Jackson Park. j

VAN STRAATEN GALLER*
"Imaginary Worlds" exliibit of 6
bronze sculptures of William Ludj?
and prints by Erik Kesmazieres d
John Martin, thru March. Printmatis
Barbara Apitz and Charles Klabuu
exhibit opens April 2. Mostly etchis
with a surrealistic tendency. 6461.
Michigan. 642-2900.

"WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK, P )
RYDER," April l-II, The Stui ,
Goodman Theatre Center. $3. 20(;.
Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

"WIZARD OF ID" thru Ma .
Wisdom Bridge Theatre. Thurs-5 .
1559 W. Howard. 743-6442.

"YANKEE DOODLE," thru ly
16, Goodman Children's Theatre, 3
S. Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

Salute To A Hero: Alert Bus Driver Saves Lives In Fire

It was 6:20 on Sunday morning, February 1. CTA bus driver Bruce Beck, out of Forest Glen garage, had
just completed a run. He was having a coffee break in the Jefferson Park terminal.

Beck heard what sounded like a small explosion. He looked across the street and saw a cloud of black
smoke coming from a building with a restaurant (Sir George's) and apartments. Beck and Kenneth Chrabasz,
CTA bus supervisor, dashed to the street for a better view of what was happening.

"The whole place seemed to be in flames, upstairs and down," says Beck. Chrabasz ran back into tlie
tenninal to call the fire department.

Beck saw a young man drop from a second-story apartment window. The young man, who apparently
was not injured, was advised by Beck to summon help from the police station around the corner.

Beck then ran to the back of the burning building. A woman standing in a daze on a porch heeded his
call to come down and get away from the building.

He then dashed upstairs and began knocking on apartment doors, shouting to people to get out.

"1 kept going to each door," says Beck, "and came upon a little gid about 10 years old. She said her two
siMers and brother were still in a bedroom. The place was full of smoke and I couldn't see any tiling inside.
I earned her downstairs and put her in the snow. She tlien told me they were all the way in tlie front of the
building,

"So I went back," he continues, "and kept calling to cry out so they could be heard. I heard a little voice
and lound a girl. I took her to a police sergeant who was coming upstairs, then went back and found another
pri. 1 brought her out and she said her brother was still in the bedroom. A fireman on a ladder called out
that he would be able to get the little boy." Bruce Bock

Before returning to the CTA terminal for his next run, however. Beck helped to escort residents of the building to the nearby police station, ic
tire claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman. Beck, who lives in Wheeling, has been a CTA bus driver for 1 1 years. His supervisor, George Daubs, «
that he has a perfect record and was named "employee of the year" at Forest Glen for 1974-75

CTA TRANSIT NE

\ Special "Times Out" Opportunity

As a companion to Time Out, CTA Transit
bws is informing CTA employees of a new
'proach to audience development that provides
, opportunity for CTAers to enjoy live theater,
^sic, and dance events at substantially reduced
tes.

, The Voucher Ticket Program of the non-
ofit Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts
APA) is endorsed at both city and state levels
I a measure to increase cultural opportunities
t the employees of major Chicago organiza-
»ns.

Vouchers may be purchased in sets of five
•Jy from the non-commercial CAPA. Each
•ucher provides one admission to a regular
■rformance by any one of 50 groups in the
icicago area at a pro rata cost of only about
;iollar.

CTA employees who wish to take advantage
1 the program must first obtain a formal
'lucher Application from CAPA, together
'th full information on costs. The coupon
; the right is for your convenience. It may be
Ded for use as a self-mailer as indicated or
]iced in a regular mailing envelope.
' Please do not write CTA. The program is
itirely under CAPA's administration and this
mouncement in Transit News is purely for
<ur information.

Hicipating Groups
KTAPA Voucher Program

( (current performances of some are marked
I with an asterisk in this month's "Time Out")

, Academy Festival Theatre

Alice Liddell Theatre Company
; All-Media Dramatic Workshop
I All The Chicago Fog Performing Gallery

Alternative Theatre Company

Amaranth World Theatre Company
' At The Drama Shelter
' Bread and Roses Theatre

Chicago Ballet

Chicago Black Ensemble

Chicago City Theatre Company
' Chicago Civic Orchestra

Chicago Contemporary Dance Theatre
' Chicago Moving Company

Chicago Opera Studio

Chicago Symphony

Chicago Theatre of the Deaf

Community Discount Players

Condominium Theater

Dance Center

Dinglefest Theatre Company

Domestic Blend

Dream Theater

Evanston Concert Ballet

Evanston Theatre Company

William Ferris Chorale

Gallery Theatre

Goodman Main Stage

Goodman Stage 2

Joel Hall Dancers

Immediate Theatre Company

Just Another Group (JAG)

Lyric Opera

Magic Circle

Morning Dance Collection

Mordine and Company

Museum of Contemporary Art

New Concept Theatre

Northside Symphony

Old Town School of Folk Music

Organic Theater

C0909 Sjoujiii 'oBeomo

01-81. eiins/siuepv M 9ZI.

s)jv Buiuijo^jad ^m JOi

aouBjiiv oBeomo

Please send me a voucher application form for the Chicago Alliance
for the Performing Arts as announced in "CTA Transit News."

City & State

Zip Code

Cut out form, fold along dotted line, and tape together before mailing.

Pary Productions

Peripatetic Task Force

Puppet Place

Quicksilver Theatre Company

Ravinia Festival Association

Razzle Dazzle Production Company

St. Nicholas Theater Company

Self Performing Arts, Inc.

Julian Swain Innercity Dance Troupe

Taurus Productions

Travel Light Theatre Company

Victory Gardens

Wisdom Bridge

\RCH, 1976

rS^

IN THE CTA CLAN"

J Patrick J. O'Malley

They thought the grass was greener on the
other side, so Patrick O'Malley' s parents
came here from County Mayo in the early
1900's.

That's the way Pat, assistant superintendent
at Howard Street, tells it.

Pat grew up on Chicago's West Side, and the
one thing he recalls about those early days are
the Irish dances — especially since he met his
wife at one.

"The Irish in my esteem are a happy, gay,
friendly people," says Pat, who can easily be
included in that definition.

A sociable person who enjoys get togethers
with the neighbors, Pat helped to form a little
league baseball team in his community, com-
prised of 220 boys and 40 adults.

Pat likes to refer to an old saying about the
two kinds of people in the world — the Irish and
those who wish they were.

But he admits, "I like Irish, but I like
people. ..to me, evei-ybody's the same."

r\/n IN THE CTA CLAN-

LX/jVJ John Meehan

What do Irish stew and Chinese food have in
common?

John Meehan. a rapid transit car repairman at
Wilson Maintenance, will tell you Irish stew has all
its ingredients "mixed up together . . . just like
chop suey."

Born in County Donegal, John came to the
U.S. in 1950 "to make a better living." He settled
in Chicago with two sisters and began working for
the CTA in 1962.

A man of musical talent, John claims an expertise
on the bagpipes. In past St. Patrick's Day parades,
he says, he marched in a pipe band, outfitted in
kilts and playing "Wearin' of the Green."

He's since put away the kilts and the bagpipes.
Inn he still gets out to the Irish dances on St. Pat-
rick's Day.

John keeps in touch with family and friends
back home througli frequent visits - - he's made six
so far, the most recent one just last summer.

For special friends, John reserves the Gaelic
phrase "la deas" which means "have a nice day."

IN THE CTA CLAN-

John P. O'Connor

If there is any family that typifies the af-
filiation of O'Cormor with CTA transit, it's this
one.

John P. O'Connor is director of Passenger
Controls and Graphics in Operations Planning.
He was preceded in CTA by his father, John
Sr., a chief clerk at North Avenue. Working in
the Maintenance Department now is a third
generation O'Connor, Timothy.

"Danny Boy" is John's favorite Irish song.

"I like to sing it to a Jewish friend," he
says.

The Irish, John explains, have a fun-loving
personality as well as a sense of humor.

Though John's family has been firmly es-
tablished in the U.S. for four generations,
without a doubt the Irish heritage still exerts a
subtle influence in his case.

"I'm proud of being Irish," says John.

St. Patrick's Day in the O'Connor home
traditionally means corned beef and cabbage,
which John says he cooks himself.

IN THE CTA CLAN--

John C. O'Connor

County Cork's native son John C. O'Connor
can tell you about the beauty of the Lakes of
Killarney. Yet it was "all the praise" he'd
heard about this country that lured htm to the
U.S. in 1964.

But he still maintains, "Ireland means my
homeland. . . where I was born. I'll always
think of it as that."

John's a rapid transit car repairman at
Wilson Maintenance Terminal — a job he's had
ever since he got here.

St. Patrick's Day usually finds John march-
ing in the parade, if the job permits, or taking
his wife out to an Irish social in the evening.

There's never a lack of good Irish cooking
around the O'Connor household — everything
from soda bread to lamb or boiled beef and
cabbage. John admits, however, that his fa-
vorite dish is steak.

John makes his home on the South Side with
his wife Patricia and their 7-year-old son,
Brendan.

CTA TRANSIT NE ^

TA TRANSIT NEWS

Supplement

TRANSIT BOARD REPORT
MARCH, 1976

Innovation featured the first meeting of tlie Chicago
Transit Board under its new leadership: (1) a new
meeting day, the first Wednesday of each month;
(2) a comprehensive presentation by the CTA staff
as the prelude to each meeting.

CTA Transit News will be bringing you highlights
of each month's meeting on a regular basis. For
March:

. . An increase in riding of 4.2 per cent in the first
two months of this year was reported by Paul Kole,
General Finance Manager. Part of the increase, said
Kole, is due to improvement in the city's employ-
ment situation. A major factor also, he said, was the
wanner February which produced increases in Sun-
day ridership from 15 to 31 per cent over a year
ago. Riding for the two month '76 period totaled
63 million originating riders and 44,100,000 trans-
fer sales.

. . A plan to equip the entire rapid transit system
with modern air-conditioned trains in the next 10
years was approved. The proposal, ultimately re-

quiring more than $222 million in public funding,
calls for the acquisition of 550 new cars under an
on-going annual delivery schedule - - all in addition
to the 330 modern cars now in operation and 200
new cars on order for delivery over the next two
years.

. . General Manager George Krambles announced
that pre-departure test equipment for cab signalling
has been developed by the Signal and Maintenance
Department and is being placed in use in the yards
at the Jefferson Park Terminal (see back page of
Supplement).

. . The nationwide task force for Project FARE
(Financial Accounting and Reporting Elements)
to study and develop uniform financial reporting
standards for urban transit systems selected a tour
of CTA under the CTA Technical Institute itinerary
as "the best way to become thorouglily familiar
with the operations of a transit system." The task
force includes Peter J. Meinardi, retired CTA manager
of finance.

^kCH, 1976

Presiding at the Board meeting, James J. McDonough,
right, listens to update on CTA economics by Paul
Kole. Other Board member is Edward Brabec.

CTA revenue for first two months this year totaled
$17.8 million, Paul Kole reports, representing an
increase of 1 .6 percent over comparable period a
year ago. Ridership increase outgained farebox
increase because of greater public use of Sunday
bargain fares.

Newly-named General Manager George Krambles
moderates monthly staff presentation, reports per-
sonally on progress in operations and safety, cites
Bruce Beck for fire heroism (page 10), introduces
new operations head (page 1). Sal Bianchi, right,
serves as Board secretary.

Asked by General Manager to report on FARE
group's tour of CTA (page A of supplement), Terrell
Hill, General Development Manager, participates in
staff meeting for first time since serious accident.

CTA TRANSIT N^S

James Blaa, Manager of Transportation, reports
absence of traditional snows in Chicago reduced
operating problems during winter.

Joseph Repplinger, Director of Vehicle Mainten-
ance, reports continuing progress in renewal of
CTA escalators at rapid transit stations and
temiinals.

Plarold Hirsch, Manager of Operations Planning,
reports that sites for bus shelters approved by Board
at recent meeting are now before City Council for
approval. Meanwhile, bid award has been made and,
with Council's early approval, first shelters can be
delivered around June 1.

John L. Aurand, Manager of General Administra-
tion, reports proposal of Regional Transportation
Authority to purchase services of Transit Information
Center established by CTA, expand its personnel for
wider telephone coverage of area, and manage the
facility.

In early afternoon of Board meet-
ing day, Krambles stages demon-
stration of CTA-developed cab
signalling test unit for Chicago
transportation editors, telecasters.
Demo is held at Jefferson Park
terminal. Equipment consists of a
wayside unit that runs train
through all possible aspects of auto-
matic signalling and controls while
train is still in the yards before it
has departed on a run. Tests in-
clude automatic braking as well as
sound and light signals. If train
fails any phase of test, it is not
brought into service. Another
train is substituted. By-passing of
cab signal system because of mal-
function is obviated.

Fast engineering teamwork by these
three CTAers developed the way-
side pre-departure test device for
cab signalling that may well be of
value to rapid transit systems
througliout the nation as well as
on the Chicago system. Shown at
the showcasing demonstration for
media are, left to right, Helmut
Schweitzer, signal engineer; Ted
Szewc, supervisor, signal, tele-
phone, radio maintenance; and
Ken Bisset, recently promoted to
superintendent of signals and com-
munications in the CTA's engin-
eering department. Bisset's first
experience with CTA was as a
co-op student trainee from the
Illinois Institute of Technology in
1968.

CTA TRANSIT Nft

m^i

h REPORTED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

/ICOUNTING -

(ngratiilations to JOHN F. BILLIS on
gjduating with honors from DePaul uni-
\rsity. He will receive a B.S. degree in
£;ounting. John has been carrying 16
h'lrs at night for the past two years while
aending DePaul. I am sure he will be
hjpy to be able to go home at night and
n. have to study. This coming summer
vl be the first time in five years he did
D attend school. John says he will start
»rl<ing toward his masters degree in
t.ation in September 1976 at DePaul.
Jin also graduated with honors from
Vight Junior college and attended Loop
Jiiior college where he received a trophy
aj a certificate of honor for being the
ojstanding student in the field of account-
ii for the year.

I - pudt^ Ti/eUt

a:her -

a- women operators surprised everyone
wm they presented a cake to our in-
s ictors. We wish to thank R. ADKINS,
C WHITE, C. SYKES, J. COUSINS, E.
BraOR, M. WILLIAMS and I. TUFF for
big so thoughtful, . .Operator JOHN F.
IVSSER and his lovely wife, MADELYN,
j(ed to Florida for five weeks. John,
y timed your vacation right, ..Congratu-
Wons to Superintendent JAMES E. OHSE,
Dtrict B, who completed 29 years of
s vice on Feb. 14 and celebrated his
b hday on the 20th. . . Congratulations to
Orator VALON BROWN who completed
2 years of service
0 Feb. 9. . . Cele-
b ting his first
b hday on Jan. 13
W STEVEN LA-
BIN, the grandson
o: Area Superin-
ts lent WILLIAM
N^ER. On Jan.

3t Steve helped Bin and Steven

g idpa Bill celebrate his birthday, but
gidpa wouldn't tell how many years...
T re is one family CTA can be proud
ol-the METRE'S— their father, the late
AiXANDER METKE, retired in 1944
tin the 38th Street Station with 42 years
oliervice; his son, EDWARD, retired in
li2with 36 years of service; another son,
JliN, retired on Feb. 1 with 36 years. In
tcl, the Metke's have worked 114 years
ft the CSL and CTA. The sons retired
fin Archer. . . Congratulations to these
fi gentlemen who took their pensions in
J^ry and February: T. DRYIER, 29
y<rs; W. DINEEN, 35 years; L. DUDEK,
3J,years; J. SLAVIK, 28 years; JOHN
Ki^DER (garage), 17 years; A. PETER-

SON, 34 years; R. JANKOWSKI, 43 years,
and J. METKE, 36 years. We wish them
all a pleasant retirement and the best of
everything.. .Our good friend, DANIEL E.
COUGHLIN, moved to Clearwater Beach,
Fla, Dan, we wish you nothing but the best.
..Operator G. KUBIN was really surprised
on his birthday. His wife and daughter put
one past him and surprised him with a
party. George was so overwhelmed he
wanted to cry, but didn't have the nerve...
A speedy recovery to Operators C. COR-
BUS, C. WHITE, W. BERNAL, F. MI-
CHAEL, P. LESLIE, C. C. JONES and T.
IRELAND. Hope you are up and about by
the time we go to press. ..Operator BILLIE
JETT has returned to work after recov-
ering from her illness. ..Our belated and
deepest sympathy is extended to the fam-
ilies of the late Pensioners FRED KAHL-
FELDT and THOMAS WALSH. Also to
Operator MOSES JOHNSON in the passing
of his son. ..What has happened to our ac-
cident record? Let's get with it! Instead
of being last in the standing, we should be
number one. ..Save with your credit union —
it will pay you in the long run.

CTA PIONEERS -

For anyone reading this column and won-
dering who or what the CTA Pioneers are,
they are a group of CTA retirees, mostly
from the North Side of the city. The club
was established through the efforts of
seven pensioners from various depart-
ments of CTA: GEORGE MAY, former
Limits superintendent; FRANK LASKE,
former North Avenue bus operator and
Division 241 board member; WILLIAM
PINASCO, former chief clerk of Forest
Glen; RALPH KUGELARD, former District
D superintendent; CARL LARSEN and
MAYNARD MORAN, former dispatchers in
the Control Center, and WILLARD LYONS,
former Forest Glen bus operator and pay-
master. The first luncheon and meeting
held on Dec. 16, 1975, had an attendance of
88 CTA retirees. At the second meeting
on Jan. 13, there were 95 retirees in at-
tendance. It was agreed that we would call
our organization the CTA Pioneers and
that all luncheons and meetings were to he
held at the Golden Flame restaurant, 6417
W. Higgins Road, starting at 12 noon the
second Tuesday of each month. Member-
ship fee is $1, and all CTA retirees are
welcome to join. At the January meeting
each of the club founders was elected to an
office — Laske as president, Pinasco as
vice-president, Kugelard as secretary,
Larsen as treasurer, and Lyons, May and
Moran to the board of directors. MICHAEL

P).j^ IN THE CTA CLAN--

^-^^^ John McCarty

No longer does John McCarty, motor-
man, sniff the Irish stew on the stove. It's
not there. His request. He was fed too
much of it when he was a kid.

John's grandparents came to the U.S.
from the old sod in the 1860's. John grew
up on Chicago's West Side, now lives in
Bellwood.

Mrs. McCarty (Shirley) is a school
teacher. She has also raised three chil-
dren. One son, 19-year-old Barry, works
for CTA as a ticket agent.

When the kids were growing up, John
found Irish blarney to be a useful tech-
nique in getting the children to do their
homework, keep themselves neat.

The most famous Irishman he can think
of? John F. Kennedy.

John has worked for CTA for 28 years.

KOMPANOWSKI, former Transit News re-
porter for Forest Glen, was appointed as

the scribe for the CTA Pioneers Mr,

BILL POWELL, a club member, was con-
fined to St. Joseph hospital but is now
home recuperating. All the members
wish Bill a speedy recovery and hope to
see him soon at the meetings.

CLAIMS LAW & REAL ESTATE -

In our last issue I forgot to mention that
JOHN B. DALY took his pension on Feb. 1
after more than 31 years of service. We
wish John and his family a long and healthy
retirement. About a week after his re-
tirement party, John called me and wished
to express his thanks and appreciation to
all those who helped make his last day
here a memorable occasion. On behalf of

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXIX Number 3

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Robert D. Helnlein, Editor
Mel Alexander, Editorial Assistant
Jack Sowchin, Art Assistant
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 742,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

\F{CH, 1976

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired on March 1 were the
two employees pictured below who had 40 or more
years of transit service each with CTA and its predeces-
sor companies.

R.J. BLAU
40 Years

H.W. HIGLEY
40 Years

BERNARD BECKER, Chief Clerk,

69th Street, Emp, 12-31-38
THOMAS BELSHAW, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-23-45
RAYMOND BLAU, General Supervisor,

South Shops, Emp. 4-26-35
ARTHUR CALDER, Controller,

Transportation, Emp. 8-19-41
ALESSANDRO CARELLO, Painter Fore-
man, Maintenance, Emp. 1-29-45
OLIVER CARROLL, Trackman I,

Maintenance, Emp. 4-29-49
ANNE CtNCETTI, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 7-24-54
MELVIN CLAUSEN, Right-of-Way Inspctr.,

Safety, Emp. 11-16-36
PETER COLUCCI, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 12-12-42
GEORGE CROFOOT, Stock Clerk n.

Materials Management, Emp. 10-22-41
ANDREW DIANOVSKY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 10-11-45

FRED DIE BOLD, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-15-55
HAROLD DKON, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 2-5-51
DANIEL DOYLE, Clerk,

West Section, Emp. 6-26-43
GONZALO GARZA, Operator,

Beverly, Emp, 10-27-55
JOHN HANNING, Chief Clerk,

West Section, Emp. 1-24-46
HENRY HIGLEY, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 2-20-36
WILLIAM KENNEDY, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-31-46
ALBERT KLOPACZ, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 1-28-48
JOSEPH LACKI, Substation Attendant,

Maintenance, Emp. 3-10-45
GUSTAF ME LANDER, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 12-5-40
MARY MORGAN, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-23-43
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 1-27-43
HARON RAMBO, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 11-14-45
GEORGE RASCH, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-26-68
GEORGE REZMER, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp, 7-14-37
ARTHUR SHARPE, Auditor I,

Internal Auditing, Emp. 2-12-30
FRANKLIN SPECHT, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-11-52
JOHN STAHULAK, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 6-3-54
EDWARD SZAREK, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-24-36
EDWARD THORNE, Addressograph Oper.

Materials Management, Emp. 11-28-41

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

ARTHUR DAVIS, Instructor,

77th Street, Emp. 7-2-56
LEON DREWNIAKOWSKI, Service Truck

Chauffeur, Utility, Emp. 2-7-36

all of us, John, it was our pleasure! ..A
sad but fond farewell goes to DAN FAR-
RELL who left CTA on Feb, 13. Best of
luck to you, Dan, and we certainly are
going to miss you and your Pepsodent
smile. ..GAIL GRIES just returned from a
little trip to the hospital. She had her
tonsils removed and is now talking just as
fast as ever. ..JOHN HENNESSY and JIM
McCOY each celebrated their 35th an-
niversaries with the CTA. Congratula-
tions, guys,..And while we're on the topic
of anniversaries, BILL and MARGE LEM-
BACIINER celebrated their 36th wedding
anniversary on Feb. 10. Marge, how did
you ever make it? Just kidding, Bill.
Congratulations to you both. ..Happy birth-
day wishes go to JOE GRANATA, March 4;
BILL LEMBACHNER, March 11, and
PETE SEPIC, March 24, a few of the
younger fellows in the department. . . Get
well wishes once again to MARGE
SCHINTZ, MKE SHANAHAN and DON

BURTON, Hope to see those smiling
faces soon.

CTA SECURITY -

Congratulations to MARGUERITE LONGO
and Sergeant BRUCE HENDERSHOT who
exchanged marriage vows Friday, Jan. 16.
.J\ graduation party was given Saturday,
Feb. 14, by TOMMY BOSLEY's lovely
wife, SHOPIE, in honor of Tommy's com-
pletion of his basic law course at Lisle,
111. Two other guests who were also hon-
ored at the party were ISAIAH BROWN
and JAMES GAGE. ..On Feb. 11 a depart-
ment meeting for the uniform personnel,
conducted by Manager of Secitrity EDWARD
M. JORDAN, was held at the Lawndale
Training Center. Such topics as the sen-
iority picks and working assignments were
discussed by JOHN SHEEHY, director of

Uniform Division.. .FOP Lodge 89 pres'
dent DANIEL MARTINIAK and viol
president ANTHONY NOVAKOVICH wot!
like to mention that the 1976 members!
is still open.. .Everyone wishes a spee'
recovery for ROY JACKSON and JAM.
LaFOLLETTE of the West Section UC';
who are still on sick leave. . . During t'
month. Officer RONALD MILLER of l'
South Section Unit was commended tor 1
alertness while patrolling the elevated si
tions on the tar South Side. Patrohr
Miller apprehended three men who boai
ed the bus at the 63rd Street Tenniir
smoking marijuana cigarettes and causij
a loud disturbance. After the arrest w!
made, a large amount of green crush plail
believed to be marijuana was found in th'"
possession. That same night, Offic
Miller apprehended two youths sell
transfers at the 69th Street Dan Rj
rapid transit station. Officer Mil
joined the department in July, 1975, at
serving four years with the United Sta-
army as a military police officer. ,|
completed his basic law course at Cha'f
paign. III. Officer Miller was alsd'
special agent with the John T. Lynch Sew
rity company in Oak Park, HI. Keep up ^
good work, Ron.

ELECTRICAL (Electrobay W) -

Don't be alarmed; it's only me — the sb ;
person with the dark rimmed glasse ;•
wandering around the Electrobay likilt
lost soul. Received some strange looksiS
I poked my nose into doorways and i''
ways, to see what was what and who v .
where. It was my first visit to the i'
electrical shop and I was just trying to t
acquainted with the new surroundings, t
least nobody threw me out. I ran into 1
sorts of people I haven't seen tor a \\%
time. . . Since you brought the subject a,
there are many of you I don't know,i'i)
why don't you phone In or write any mi
items you may have. Tell DON CR^ •
DALL or BOB BOOTH and they will .t
the news to me.. .BILL PARKS has been t
tor awhile because of surgery. He is hcj2
now resting and recuperating. .. LAF'
SHELBY, who has been flying off and a
(or is it up and down) for the last 35 ye; i
has finally decided to go to aviation sch .
He is going to learn about the mechai s
and construction of aircraft so he can b ^
his own plane. Guess it beats flappings
arms. ..Saw an old friend of mine, /f
MAXWELL, looking as brown as a btV
after a three-week vacation in Floric ..
ED DEVLIN and his wife have been to d
by now are back from a motor trip to -
buquerque, N.M., visiting his wife's fc"
ily...BILL SHEAHAN and his wife wen 0
Tucson to visit their daughter. They.'.o
took a side trip down to old Mexico wl.*
they had a pretty good fish dinner. Rifi
Bill?. .The tremendous group I saw on. J-
23 weren't plumbers, but the way f

CTA TRANSIT WEI?

IN THE CTA CLAN--

John J. O'Connor

Pat O'Brien may be just another actor
t(pome people, but to Jack O'Connor, he's
s aething of an Irish hero,

'One of the things that impresses me
aut htm is he's so warm. He reminds
n of the man next door or the man you'd
*it to have next door. I think he's very
rresentative of the Irish race," says
O'onnor, Director of Personnel.

lack's ties with Ireland are rooted in
K'ry and Limerick counties. His grand-
pi ents left those parts in the late 1800's
toettle in the U.S.

Though separated from Irish culture
ai; customs by two generations. Jack still
ruins the old ties.

'I'm proud of being Irish. Everything
yi^ read about the Irish tells you they're
wm, friendly people — I'd like to be part
olhat definition."

The name O'Connor is probably one of
tl better known Irish names in the CTA.
Elides Jack, there's John in Operations
Pnning, Joe in Engineering, and Phil in
Mntenance.

jays Jack, "We call each other cousins,
bi we're really not."

it. Patrick's Day is an event in Jack's
h<sehold.

,'Ever since I was old enou^ to know
th, I'm Irish, I've looked forward to St.
p''s."

3y Jack's special request, one of the
faily traditions around St. Patrick's Day
iEcorned beef and cabbage — he calls it
Irh turkey.

'My wife cooks it for me, but she
don't like it herself ," he says.

lii'id refreshments flowed, surely much
pltabing was put to use. The occasion
wi the annual Old Timers' party spon-
s«d by the officers of IBEW Local 9. It
niit have taken tons of corned beef and
g£ons of beer to satisfy the 800 guests.
If lere had been any more people there,
th- would have had to sit out in the hall.
Tli 1975 pensioners from Local 9 were
pisented with a (not empty) gift wallet.
Pisioners I saw there were: CICHON,
SCUMACHER, BRONZELL, BRINDL,
WTERS, GABAUER and GABY. Later
th e was a short greeting from Secretary
of^tate Michael J. Hewlett. . .JIM ROE-
B)[ and VIC ROSENDAHL are now two of
R'^ANELLI's night riders. . .Just met a
ne man in the Electrical Department.
Pkse welcome JIM SCHUMPP, formerly
ofthe General Office. . . Pensioner JOE
N.3R0DSKI, former chief substation op-
eitor, and his wife, GRACE, spent three
w'ks touring the Florida east coast to
K' West, then returned via the west coast.
Eit-oute they stopped for a visit with Pen-
sijier JOE HERMAN in Boca Raton, and
Pilsioner ART HANSEL in Homosassa.

Both enjoy retirement and are in good
health. They send their best wishes to all
the substation gang they formerly worked
with. 73

- "Sen "KutMK

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) •

An "Old Timers" party was given in Jan-
uary by IBEW Local 9 for its retired and
retiring members. This was the Local's
10th annual event, and one that was very
well attended. Our signalmen joined in
with about 800 other men in downing
countless steins of suds, and at the saJne
time consuming a tasty corned beef and
cabbage dinner. The Plumbers Auditorium
on west Washington Boulevard was filled
with music provided by the Shannon Ro-
vers. Speaking a few moments at the
microphone amidst the noise and laughter
was Secretary of State Michael J. Hewlett.
Topping the list of our men were; RON-
ALD SWINDELL, superintendent of Electri-
cal Maintenance; TED SZEWC, supervisor
of Signal, Telephone, and Radio Mainte-
nance, and GEORGE MATEJOVSKY, unit
supervisor of Signal Maintenance, Also
present were Pensioners BILL (The
Gypsy) BAKER, PAT (White Top) DOYLE
and FRANK (Newspaper) GUAGENTI.
Doing their share of food removal were:
Big DAN MORIARTY, ROY WILLIAMS,
FRANK HALPER Sr., FRANK HALPER
Jr., DENNIS DOBBYN, DAVE GREIG, VICK
ZASTERA, CLYDE YOUNT, FRANK BONK,
R.BUSHBAUM, JIMMIE NESBIT and DAN-
NY WATERS. Our thanks to Local 9's
staff for such a wonderful evening.. .Signal
Helper ART LOWDER is off on a one-week
vacation. He will take in the bright lights
and sights of the desert city of Las Vegas,
Nev. He also expects to do a bit of skiing
before returning. (Make it an arm or
something else this time, Art, but please
don't break another leg.) Pardon me. Art,
your brother, JIM LOWDER, is going with
you on vacation. Isn't he? Good, he'll see
after you and get you home safe. ..Your re-
porter was privileged to attend CTA's
multi-media first aid class recently. The
venture was very Interesting, informative
and hopefully not necessary. I promised I
would not tell who I practiced mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation with, but I will say to
the guys I work with: if you plan to pass
out or something, you'd better do it soon
before I get rusty with my procedures...
KENDRICK BISSET has been promoted to
superintendent of Signals and Communica-
tions. Mr. Bissct, formerly supervisor
of Signal Design, was promoted to fill the
vacancy created by PAUL CLEAVER'S
retirement. Congratulations, Ken, and
lots of luck in your new position. ..Con-
gratulations to Signal Maintainer JIMMIE
NESBIT who reached his 40th anniversary
with the company. That's quite an ac-
complishment, Jim, what's your secret?..
We extend a hardy welcome to our newest
group of go-getters. They are Signal
Helpers GREGORY CRAIG, JAMES WAR-

CHOL, JOHN SARA, CHARLES GUSICH
and DONALD VILLA. There are switches
that need you, and dirty signal lenses that
long for your touch. So what else, go get
it! . .Regretfully we report the death of
RAMOND TOPOLINSKI, the father of
Signal Maintainer DON TOPOLISNKI. To
the bereaved family, you have our prayers
in your hour of sorrow.. .CLYDE YOUNT
reached his 30th anniversary with the
CTA. Gee, that's exciting. Just look at
him, he is still moving along briskly at a
meter per minute. Congratulations are on
the way, Clyde. ..We congratulate NOREEN
KEATING, the daughter of Blacksmith
JEFFREY M. KEATING, who recently
graduated from the Ravenswood School of
Nursing. Ms. Keating is presently working
as an RA with the State of Illinois. Jeff,
I understand your other children are doing
fine in school as well: JEFFREY JAMES
is now a freshman at I.U. Circle Campus;
KEVIN graduates next June from Lane
Tech.; EILEEN is a junior at Amerson
High school; DANNY is attending 7th grade
at St. Benedict Grade school, JOHN is in
grade 5, and BRENDAN in grade 1. I still
have the pen In my hand, Jeff, if you and
your wife, KITTY, have some more names
for me. ..Signal Helper WILLIAM KURTIN
is home recuperating from a major ill-
ness. He told me he is very pleased to be
at home where he can mingle with the
family, even If he is under regular care of
his doctor. Sure, go ahead. Call him up
and talk with him. Bill said he would enjoy
talking with you guys. ..Signal Maintainer
DAN MORIARTY wUl be leaving on dis-
ability pension. Big Dan presently is re-

W IN THE CTA CLAN--

Tom A. DeVaney

i
'■^-'^

He was born in County Mayo in 1922 and
came to Philadelphia in 1948. He had heard
about the opportunities in America. The
trail led him to Chicago in 1956 and to CTA
two years later. Tom DeVaney is a ticket
agent.

His face is a map of Ireland, Tom says.
"Everywhere I go, people say there's a
Mick!"

Still loyal to the home country, Tom's
favorite Irish songs are Galway Bay,
Moonlight In Mayo, Home to Mayo.

Tom and his wife, Cecilia (who is part
Irish), live in Villa Park. Tom is a mem-
ber of the West Suburban Club, DuPage
Area,where he helps with charitable events
for Irish causes.

Tom remembers his school days in Ire-
land with a great deal of fondness. If you
should travel to Ireland, he recommends,
don't miss Dublin and Phoenix Park.

Corned beef and cabbage is a regular
meal in the DeVaney home. Eamon de
Valera is Tom's Irish idol. And marching
in the St. Patrick's Day parade is tradi-
tional whenever he does not have to work
on the 17 th.

A^fiCH, 7976

1^"^ IN THE CTA CLAN--
J- J Mike Joseph McCarthy

RLdlng the Hercules Mulligan Bicen-
tennial bus in the St. Patty's Day parade is
CTA public safety analyst Mike Joseph
McCarthy.

Mike grew up on Chicago's South Side —
the son of parents whose ancestry traces
back to County Cork. When Mike was in
service in Germany in 1956, he made a
trip to Ireland to see County Cork — and to
kiss the blarney stone. 'Tis said the Mc-
Carthy family once owned the castle.

With a trace of the Irish brogue he in-
herited from his parents, Mike says he
likes the songs of "the trouble" in Ireland.
He has read a great deal of Irish history.

The Irish contributed greatly to the de-
velopment of this country, Mike testifies.
For one thing, they were prominent in the
building of the railroads.

The McCarthys have four children. The
wife's name is Elaine.

cuperating from an annoying and persistent
illness. We all were very glad to see you
at the Old Timers' party, Dan.. .For better
or worse. Signal Maintainer JOHN LONG
has been away serving on jury duty. Your
partner, DAVE BATTERSON, said he
misses you, John, That welcome sign that
he was preparing for you? Forget it. He
has now changed the lettering into smaller
words. ..I've been campaigning heavily and
have lined up quite a bit of support for our
"year older club". Each of you guys men-
tioned here will be given a "happy birth-
day greetings" button. Wear it proudly.
You are; RICHARD GAVEYS, Feb. 14;
JERRY GUTH, Feb. 16; DAIWY HAM-
MOND, Feb. 20; RICHARD VIETH, Feb. 1;
ART LUPESCU, Feb. 20; CARL SIMMS,
Feb. 18; ROY WILLIAMS, Feb. 13; J.
BALCAUSKI, Feb. 12; JOHN LONG, Feb.
11; DANNY WATERS, Feb. 7, and Retired
Signal Maintainer FRANK GUAGENTI,
Feb. 23. And bringing up the rear (puff,
puff, almost didn't make it) is your re-
porter, Feb. 29. I had to make quite a
leap to get this day.

- '7o*HtHit ^tutevf

FOREST GLEN -

Our credit union party was quitea success,
and I want to thank all the members who
made it possible. In fact, each year it has
been improving. I can't see how it can get
any better. Many thanks for a fine evening
from all who attended. . , Operator TED
KAZANIS recently turned in a six pack
which was left on his bus. After the usual
length of time required for lost and found,
it was turned over to him. I wonder what
happened to it? Three of his friends left
witli him and the six pack...Congratulations

to Operator JOHN LOVARZ who was mar-
ried on Feb. 6, with a reception at the Mil-
lionaire's club in Golf Mill. ..Mr. and Mrs.
PEMENKO became the proud parents of an
8 pound 9 ounce baby girl named CHAR-
MAIN ELIZABETH. He was so proud that
he was caught passing out cigars to oiu-
lady operators. ..Who's new in the A.M.?
TOM LYNCH and DAN MURPHY, in charge
of assigning buses. They're very friendly
young men who always have a smile for all,
even with all the tricks yours truly plays
on them. Every once in awhile they will
find their coat sleeves tied and their hats
filled with paper clips. .Jletired Operator
ED KRUSER and his wife, EMILY, cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
on Jan. 23. A beautiful party was given by
their three children at Antoine's hall.
Here's hoping you both have many more
happy years together... A belated happy
birthday to Operator DAVE KESKE. He
sure cheers up our table each morning. In
fact, he's half asleep till noon. . .Retired
Operator BILL LYNAM recently spent
some time in the hospital due to a little leg
trouble. Bill will be retired two years in
June. We wish to report to all his old
buddies that he is looking mighty fine.
Also a belated happy anniversary to Bill
and his lovely wife, who were married 44
years last Thanksgiving. . .Pensioner AL
CHIODO says hello to all his old friends.
Al worked Harlem Avenue for years, and
some of his old passengers still ask about
him, . . Operator JOE MOTYKA recently
celebrated 29 years of wedded bliss. Also
a happy birthday Joe. Do be careful when
you have to drive home — I understand those
trees are hard to move. . . Operator W,
MELFI states his beautiful daughter,
KATHY, will be gi-aduating from high
school this May and has plans to attend
Southern Illinois university. . . Operator
PONDEL, we missed your wife at the
dance. Sorry to hear she's on the sick
list. . . Hats off to Supervisor JAMES
THAXTON who forgot to mention he has a

son now who is 20 months old. Can't seJ
how the old Ixiy forgot — maybe it's agti
None of us would have found out if it hadnj
been for his lovely wife. ..Garage ForemaJ
J. JOYCE says his wife is expecting agau^
Come off it, Joyce, are you planning on
baseball team? . . A belated happy 33i
wedding anniversary to ALBIN and STEl
LA POWLICKI. Also many thanks for 11
slice of cake. Do you know, Al, my wl
ate both slices?. .A belated happy birthds-
and wedding anniversary to Operator Jli
COBURN. Jim states he was married c^
his birthday so he couldn' t forget the
anniversary. ..HERBIE SCHMIDT is dov
in sunny Florida visiting his daughter.
Retired Chief Clerk BILLPlNASCO's wif
PAT, is at present in the hospital. Here
hoping she will return home soon.. .Pen:
sioner AL RAHN is looking fine. In facll
I do believe he's looking better than whci
he was working. Of course the clothe
make quite a difference. Right, Al? .
Thanks, TED WODARSKI, for your nic«
card. It was very kind and thoughtful 4
you. ..District C Superintendent TOM HIli|
DEBRANT is still rated number one. Keei
up the good work, Tom. ..DAVE KNOER(
is now working at Skokie Shop. Sorry 'j
lose you, Dave, you always did an eij
cellent job.. .Superintendent JAMES BRO!
GAN will drive west for a month's vac::
tion. Have a nice trip and come home r(
laxed.. .Superintendent V. JOHNSON is nc
the boss at Limits Garage. Forest Glen
loss is Limits' gain. Good luck. ..By tl
way, do any of you old timers have an of
union button from Novemt)er 1942? If s(
please contact WILBUR at Forest Glen. \

- T<J. /}. "^^ueuf

....,« I

KEDZIE -

It's always nice to hear from our retir'
friends. I received a letter from Form'
Superintendent JOHN FRUGO who says >'
is doing fine. His wife underwent surge

Joe Tunzi: Bye - Bye Boy

Joe Tunzi holds the title lor saying good-bye.

Tunzi, a transportation clerk, sees some 300 CTA
employees off every year when he gives them their pension
packets and processes their retirement forms.

Tunzi, who himself is in the midst of building a pen-
sion nestegg (he was hired by the CTA in 1950 when he
was 17 years old), describes his job as a daily challenge of
meeting people. This is particularly true near New Year's
when he sees almost 100 new faces as employees stand in
line to muster out.

"Most like to finish off the year," ne explains,

Tunzi says pensioners hate to go - they really en-
joyed their jobs.

"Can't think of one who didn't," he says.

Of course. Tunzi's job doesn't end with wishing
employees good-bye, since many come back to visit.

Any take an early pension just for the fun of it?

"Only one," says Tunzi.

"A bus driver - at 55, he married rich."

CJ/K TRANSIT NEVl

IN THE CTA CLAN--

Mary Berry

You don't have to be born there to love
I|land — at least, in Mary Berry's case
t t's true.

j"I think about Ireland and going back
t^re all the time. My parents were born
t);re. It's the ancestral home," says
j'ry, a clerk in the Claims Law Depart-
BOt with 24 years service.

For Mary "going back" is more than
vwhful thinking. She's already made the
tp four times, taking in her parents'
hne in County Galway as well as travel-
i) all over Ireland.

/'The people there will say, 'when you
gback, you're home'," says Mary. "They
nke you feel warm and welcome. Even
gangers — they treat them as their own."

;The lifestyle in Ireland, she explains,
hps to build a feeling of congeniality and
h'pitality among the people.

'There are no telephones. Everyone
e:,hanges conversation in the pubs, and
tlpe are very friendly places. You can
rdly feel at home," she says,

Jjike all good Irish, Mary's a socializer.

'I like to go to Irish dances. ..doing the
jLor the reel. We all sing and dance a
Ic,"

Srhe spirit of Ireland lives even in
M;ry's home on Chicago's Northwest Side.
T;re her parents still speak Gaelic, and
si' bakes Irish soda bread almost every

W;k.

I'ou'll even find a blarney stone there
btause Mary admits to having a small
pi;e of it.

ail is doing good. She is confined to a
wjel chair, but John says he takes her
sipping and anywhere else she wants to
gcj It is hard to believe that Mr. Frugo
hi been on pension for 10 years. How
ti:,e flies... I had Pensioner ART LASK
at his wife on my bus and they really
lo; great. They said they are really en-
jong the retired life. Art entered his
dc in a dog show (he didn't mention which
otji and won first place. Congratulations,
also had Pensioner BERLIN ride my
and he said to tell all his friends hel-
KATIE RICHARDSON, the wife of Pen-
sijer J. RICHARDSON, was in the hospi-
tajut is now home and doing well. ..MAR-
BROWN, the wife of C. BROWN, re-
department, was in Michael Reese
)ital for surgery. She is now home re-
^rating. . . Collector J. FOLEY is now
e after undergoing eye surgery and
g fine. We all wish you a speedy re-
?ry and a quick return to work. . . D.
SANE and his wife, RUTH, vacationed
lorida and took in all the sights. Dave
w^t fishing off the Keys and caught a big
25)ounder — and that's no fish story. ..Op-
s^rjor W. RUSCIK said he saw Retired

Supervisor F. CLANCY and said he looks
really great. Clancy said he is feeling
fine and sends his best regards to all his
friends at Kedzie. . . Operators W. MC-
KNIGHT, J. YOUNG and D. GARRISON
passed their supervisor exam and are now
in school. Hopefully by the time this issue
comes out, they will have completed the
course and been placed in the supervisor
pool. Congratulations, fellows. ..Operator
JACKIE HAYES took his vacation and said
that he and his wife, CHARLOTTE, "dog-
sat" — with their daughter's big Eskimo
dog — while she and her husband vacationed
in Jamaica. ..Our deepest sympathy is ex-
tended to Operator G. JONES in the loss of
his mother, Mrs. M. JONES. ..Our deepest
sympathy is extended to the family of
Pensioner HERB GRABE who passed away
in Mesa, Ariz. ..Our sincere condolences to
FRANK GRIMALDI, assistant foreman,
North Avenue, in the loss of his sister,
RAFFALLA CANIANO; to J. FINLAY, re-
pair department, in the loss of his sister,
EILEEN FINLAY; to L. JONES, repair de-
partment, whose father passed away, and
to E. PORTER, repair department, in the
loss of his mother who passed away in
Arkansas. ..We wish all the operators on
the sick list a speedy recovery and hope to
see you back on the job real soon. ..Softball
season is almost here, and anyone in-
terested in playing this year can contact
C. WILLIAMS and he will give you all the
information. . . Don't forget your credit
union — save a little each payday and watch
your liappiness grow.

LIMITS -

Greetings!. .Well, to start this month off in
good spirits, our bowling team is in sec-
ond place. How about that! Hang in there,
gang.. .Heard from Retired Janitor STAN-
LEY TUREK. He's living in Wisconsin
now and enjoying every minute of his pen-
sion, fishing, hunting, doing all the things
he's wanted to do for a long time — like
chasing those North Country chicks around
(ha, ha). He sends his best to all his
friends at Limits. ..Pensioner R. BENSON
tells me he's a grandfather for the eighth
time. His oldest son, DAVID, and his wife,
JACQUELINE, became the proud parents
of a baby boy, KEVIN SCOTT, born Jan. 8
weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces. David is an
operator out of North Park.. .We heard that
Janitor DON MARR has been hospitalized
at Columbus hospital and is in need of
blood donors. If you can find the time,
please stop in there. I'm sure it would be
greatly appreciated. Get well, Don, we
miss you here. . . Get well wishes also to
Operators BROWN, THOMPSON, GREEN,
ANDERSON, GIPSON and HANNON. Hurry
back, we all miss you. ..Our sincere con-
dolences to Operator CARL (Andy) AN-
DERSON in the passing of his mother. ..Our
annual credit union dinner and meeting
were wonderful as usual, and there were

door prizes galore. Keep saving at your
credit union, and you'll have smooth sail-
ing. See you next month.

NORTH AVENUE -

The members arrived early. The cocktail
bar and the registration book opened simul-
taneously at 8. The gavel rapped at 8:45,
and the meeting came to order. The mem-
bers listened to a compendium of statis-
tics and committee reports and re-elected
three members to the Board of Directors.
Then they formed an orderly line at the
buffet tables that consisted of an array of
three meats, salad, vegetables, gravy and
dessert. Immediately following dinner 52
door prizes, 12 fifths of Canadian whiskey
and 40 cash prizes of $5 each were raffled.
A motion to adjourn was entertained, sec-
onded and carried and thus came to an end
the 38th annual membership meeting of the
North Avenue Depot Federal Credit Union.
Operator HORACE BROWNING was elected
president at the board meeting as Operator
JOHN M. WEATHERSPOON declined to
seek re-election. There were no other
changes in the offices held. . . Sorry we
missed the last issue with this: Superin-
tendent WARD CHAMBERLAIN and Super-
intendent ARTHUR TABEL of 69th Street
completed 30 years of service with CTA in
January. ..The ladder of promotion was set
out and the following were rewarded: from
assistant superintendent of North Avenue

V IN THE CTA CLAN--

John F. Carolan

Chief clerk John Carolan administers
an office of 13 people at the Jeff Park
terminal. He began with CTA in 1920. His
son, Michael, 26, who is an iron worker at
West Shops, makes the Carolans a three
generation CTA family.

John was born in the U.S. and has never
been to Ireland, although he hopes to make
a trip there this year. His mother was
from County Mayo, his father was from
County Meath, and he is as Irish as a
native.

One song by Johnny Cash that "really
moves" him is "40 Shades of Green." To
him, it signifies the allure of Ireland that
he has felt since he was a boy.

They say John looks like a young Pat
O'Brien and speaks with a bit of an inflec-
tion. He's fond of Irish soccer and a great
fan of Notre Dame sports. He still savors
the taste of his mother's lamb stew.

John admires the Irish people for their
strong religious faith, their talents, and
their generosity.

"Shulanta," says John, to show off his
Gaelic. For us, it's a toast from him —
good health.

mRCH, 1976

Service
anniversaries
in March

E. A. Hess,

Capital Development

E. J. Hays,

Claims Law

W. F. Sheahan,

Electrical

35 years

J. E. Cannon, Accounting Operations

G. W. Frailey, Track & Structures

A. Fritzler, Nortli Park

J. Grady, Beverly

E. W. Maloney, South Sliops

W. J. Rappold, Electrical

R. L. Shea, Kedzie

to superintendent of 69th Street, ARTHUR
TABEL; from instructors to assistant su-
perintendents: EARL BURKETT, JOHNNY
BORK and JAMES HENDERSON; from in-
structor to "night rider", KENNETH ZA-
CHOWSKI...Many happy returns of the day
to Assistant Superintendent JAMES HEN-
DERSON and his wife, JACKIE, on their
30th wedding anniversary Feb. 3. . . We
welcome Operators JOHN JOHNSON and
WILLIAM NANZ back to work after being
off ill and hospitalized. . .Operator BEA-
TRICE RICHARD is visiting sick relatives
in New Orleans...We were recently visited
by Pensioner WILLIAM MIEDEMA, former
reporter of this column. We found out that
Bill, who retired last year, was in the hos-
pital for a brief period and is doing
splendidly now. Bill also mentioned that

30 years

C. Bareishis, South Shops
L. E. Conklin, North Park
J. S. Fletko, Archer

F. H. Frieb, West Section
W. J. Frieb, North Park
R. M. Geiser, District D
J. L. Grojean, District D
J. B. Hayes, Kedzie

E. F. Howe, 69th Street

G. L. Jarrell, Buildings & Grounds
A. Johnson, North Park

F. Katkus, Forest Glen

F. A. Koicz, North Avenue

J. J. Lahey, Training Center

J. F. Leahy, Control Center

M. S. Mariano, South Shops

F. A. Mathiesen, North Avenue

W. K. Mobley, Transp. Support Serv,

W. H. Oglesby,77th Street

V. J. Priolo, Limits

W. A. Schweitzer, 52nd Street

M. Simpson, Buildings & Grounds

J. J. Vitale, Forest Glen

W. M. Zawackl, Buildings & Grounds

T. J. Zdeb, Forest Glen

F. E. Zelger, Transportation

25 years

F. Bork, Limits

E. Cleveland, West Section

J. Clifford, Property Accounting

D. Dillard, South Section

T. Dural, Electrical

L. Hester, 77th Street

R. Hickman, District C

J. Hymel, 69th Street

Jackson, North Avenue

L. Jones, South Section

J. Milan, West Section

Perkins, 77th Street

Smith, Stores- South

Smith, Track & Structures

T. Walker, South Section

he receives mail from several pensioners
who would like to send news to be printed
in this column. For all pensioners who
wish to correspond with this reporter,
please address all correspondence to
Transit News Reporter, North Avenue,
4801 W. North Avenue, Chicago, 111. 60651.
We welcome mail and news from all of our
readers. ..Repairman JOHN RUDDLE vis-
ited his daughter. Sister MARIANNE, in
Lodi, NJ. We are told that Ruddle found
out it does not pay to park in a tow zone as
his car was towed away... We welcome
JAMES P. (Whitey) BRISON of the repair
department back to work. Brison is a
third generation employee of the CTA. His
grandfather recently retired, his father is
employed in the electrical department, and
his twin brother, JOHN, is in the repair

department at another garage. By the wa
Whitey, thanks for your help in getti
news from the repair department. . .Pe
sioner WALTER BARAN paid a visit to t
repair department after retiring recent)
..Our deepest sympathy is extended to A .
sistant Foreman FRANK GRIMALDI in tij
death of his sister. . . Operator FLOlJ
BANKS Jr. is home recuperating aftf
being hospitalized for a broken ankle.'
North Avenue operators broke their :
time low accident record and were serv
coffee (furnished by the CTA) and rolls a
doughnuts (furnished by the North Aven'
Credit Union) on Feb. 18... Pensioner J '
LIUS TEDESCHI had to postpone his ti'
to Florida to have an operation for the r
moval of a cataract. Operator CHARL'
KING was also operated on for catara'
removal. Hope you fellows are on yc'
feet soon!

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

We welcome MANUEL (Manny) SEGUIf
government project coordinator, and j^
BELIA BOCHENEK, Specifications Sect;'
stenographer, to the department. , .CoC
mendations go to JOHN GILL and ROBK^
GORZ of Storeroom 20 for outstandi
performance. On Jan. 20, a fire broke B
in the storeroom and the swift action taJ (
by these two gentlemen in utilizing if
pound dry chemical fire extinguishers i»
put out the fire was instrumental in pi!
venting it from spreading to material *
cated in the storeroom. . .We sure eif
TINA RODRIGUEZ and RITA KRUEGI.
who got away from the lengthy wiHY
we're having and took a trip to Acapulcu,
CongratulaHons to MARY BLATCHFOll
who moved into her new home... Hal,'
birthday to VIC JOHNSON and LEON IW.;
RIS who celebrated last month. ..We joH'V
with the guys in Storeroom 42 who hono 1
SAM CANELLA with a surprise cake cc ■
brating his 35th year with the CTA,..Te i
go to ANDY CUNNINGHAM, Storeroom,^
whose beautiful car was stolen.. .We c ;
tainly hope to see our own BOB FIEF i
up and at 'em before our next copy de ,•
line...We BEG for more new!

- Vdotu Vuf(

NORTH PARK -

The CTA Pioneers invite all pension
and old timers to attend their men
social meetings held the second Tues
of each month at the Golden Flame resi
rant, 6401 W. Higgins Road, when
luncheon will be served at a nominal c
Planned events for future meetings wil
discussed. ..PATRICIA KNIGHT, the dau
ter of Operator BILL and ELKI
KNIGHT, was married on Feb. 15
RICHARD KAMIEN Jr., at the Kim
Avenue church. The reception was hel
the Swedish Manor restaurant and

CTA TRANSIT NE »

WELCOME ABOARD!

New Members Of The CTA Family

P.JLO AGUILAR, Transportation,
E3 Operator, Archer
RIHARD BEE, Transportation,
l;ket Agent, North Section
GlJZALO CACERES, Transportation,
Ciductor, West Section
Jffl CRUZ, Transportation,
E! Operator, 69th Street
Al/IANDO CUESTA, Transportation,
E> Operator, North Parl<
JLIO DIAZ, Transportation,
Ciductor, West Section
E):AN0R DRISCOLL, Executive Secretary
Supervisor, Chief Executive Office
R/MOND DUDRA, Transportation,
Bi Operator, Beverly
If US FERNANDEZ, Transportation,
Bi Operator, North Parle
AI'.EL FLORES, Transportation,
Bi Operator, Forest Glen
RCIERT FLORES, Transportation,
Bi Operator, North Avenue
AHA GONZALES, Transportation,
Bi Operator, 69th Street
R/>OJE ILIC, Plant Maintenance,
K;hinist Apprentice, West Shops
IV.LIAM JONES Jr., Transportation,
Ciductor, West Section
R^.'AEL JUSINO, Transportation,
Bi Operator, Limits
Giil KACIJA, Transportation,
Bj Operator, Archer

LUIGI LOMBARDI, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Archer
^TAN MIHAJLOVIC, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Forest Glen
DENNIS MILICEVIC, Maintenance Tech-
nical Services, South Shops
ROBERT O'DONLEY, Maintenance Tech-
nical Services, South Shops
CECIL O'QUINN, Transportation,

Conductor, South Section
FELIX RAMOS, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park
MARILYN REYES, Transportation,

Bus Operator, 69th Street
PEDRO SANTOS, Transportation,

Conductor, North Section
ANGEL SOTO, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park
CHARLES STROM, Engineering.

General Office
ADOLPH TAYLOR, Plant Maintenance,

"B" Electrician, West Shops
IRENE THOMPSON, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Beverly
IRMA UGAZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park
VICTOR VACA, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park
PETE VESIC, Maintenance,

Car Serviceman, West Pool
SERGIO VILLANUEVA, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park

stided by 150 guests.. .Operator BEN
3ELER and his wife, NATALIE, cele-
bred their 25th wedding anniversary with
a ip to Acapulco, Mexico. Ben enjoyed
liiifirst winter vacation in 24 years with
thi temperature a warm 88 degrees. ..A s-
si;int Superintendent LOUIS MUELLER
anhis wife, MARGIRITE, vacationed in
Pirto Rico with a seven-day cruise
abird a Cunard Lines adventure ship,
m stops at the Islands of Grenada, Bar-
bais, St. Louisa, St. Thomas and San
Jm. . . Relief Superintendent HENRY
ZILKOWSKI is wheeling a 1976 Cadillac
deVUle around the city. His daughter,
BCNIE, has become a member of the
Ct;ago Police Department working out of
thiShakespeare District.. .Operator SEY-
M(JR STEINBERG at this writing is re-
cu'rating at Swedish Covenant hospital,
wire he has been confined for observa-
tic. Our prayers are with Seymour for a
coplete recovery. . .Commendations are
exnded to Painters RICHARD KRUEGER,
P'' WHITE and DAN DIGNAM for the ex-
cejnt decorating job around the depot and
ofl;es. . . Operator GINO PAOLI of TV
fai;, the operator of the last propane bus,
haanew hobby. He is now working as a
lir instructor. We are sure the students
wi learn much from Gino. . .Pensioner
SffiOLDMAN, whose address is 343 Smith

i^I

Street, Columbus, Ind. 47201, invites his
many friends to stop by and visit with him
and his wife, NELLIE. .. Pensioner JOE
EIFFES who is living in Clearwater, Fla.,
writes that he recently bowled a 614
series. Joe was one of CTA's top bowlers
when he was active, and he still has the
touch. ..Our sympathy and condolences to
Operator WALTER PETERS and his wife,
MARIE, in the loss of Marie's mother,
Mrs. HELENE ARNES, in the tragic fire
at the Wincrest Nursing home. ..Operator
ROBERT RZADCZYSKI and his wife,
PATRICIA, became parents of a son
named AARON MATHEW, born on Nov. 30
at Central Du Page hospital weighing 8
pounds 12 ounces...This is the birth an-
nouncement Operator DAVID BENSON sent
out to all his relatives and friends when
his son, KEVIN SCOTT, was born on Jan.

The Benson Production Co., 4435 N.
Avers Ave., announces the 1976
model, Kevin Scott.

Model number four, standard equip-
ment.

Weight without accessories, 9 pounds
8 ounces, length 22 inches.

David R. Benson, designer and chief
engineer.

Jacqueline E. Benson, production
manager.

Dr. Raphaeli, technical assistant.

Model released at 11:30 P.M., Janu-
ary 8.

Two lung power, free squealing.

Scream line body, water cooled
exhaust. Changeable seat.

Model on exhibition at 4435 N. Avers,
Chicago, Illinois 60625

Repair Department Chit Chat: Best
wishes to Repairman DAN PRISBLE and
Serviceman JAMES McPARTLAN who re-
tired on Feb. 1. A party was held in their
honor and gifts were given to these two
fine employees. . . The garage sends best
wishes to Repairman ROBERT KAPLAN
who has been on sick leave. We hope to
see him back at work soon. . . Engine
Washer DENNIS COOK was married on
March 6 to Miss CHERYL FOLZ at St.
Andrew's church in Cicero, 111. The re-
ception was held at the Diplomat Banquet
hall and was attended by 250 guests. The
young couple honeymooned at Disney
World in Florida.. .Enjoying March vaca-
tions were Repairmen PAUL SCHREVES
and ART CARLSEN, Serviceman ROBERT
BOTH and Engine Washer DENNIS COOK.

OPERATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

SHARON SPOONER, the wife of BOB
SPOONER, gave birth to a baby boy, TIM-
OTHY ALBERT, on Jan. 26 weighing 10
pounds 7 ounces. That makes number two
for the Spooners. Congratulations. ..KEN
MAREK retired on Feb. 1 after more than
33 years of service. A surprise party was
held at ViUa Toscona for Ken attended by
many of his friends. A good time was had
by all. Congratulations and many happy
and healthy retirement years. Ken. . . The
department extends its deepest sympathy
to CHARLES MYERS, traffic checker,
whose uncle passed away, and to JOE
TERRY whose sister passed away. . . The
Schedule Department was well represented
at the recent credit union party. The four
lucky winners were ED JURIC, JOE CAP-
PELLETTI, JOHN KOLON and WALTER
THOMAS. ..EUGENE WROBEL became a
grandfather again when a grandson was
born recently. That makes five grand-
children for the Wrobels. Congratulations.

- Xaif •Satixa

SOUTH SECTION -

Now that the baseball season is getting
close I feel that spring is not too far off...
Our South Side "L" basketball team is
doing great. As of now they are in third
place and will surely make the playoffs.
Go go team!. .You South Siders are doing
us proud. Ashland and 61st Street Termi-
nals had their safest year in 1975 and will
receive free coffec.We had a change in

MjftCH, 7976

^W IN THE CTA CLAN-

Tom Dunleavy

Tom Dunleavy' s first love Is trains.
It's a fondness for them he's had, dating
as far back as his boyhood days in County
Mayo in west Ireland.

"I was born and raised beside the rail-
road, so it does have its appeal," says
Dunleavy.

When he became a CTA motorman in
1950, what might have been just a passing
fancy, turned into a firm commitment. In
Dunleavy' s own words, "I ended up in a
job I really love."

Next to trains, hotfooting it 'round the
globe runs a close second in gaining Dun-
leavy's affections. Seems wanderlust
overtook him at the age of 25, and he left
Ireland to "see the places there are to
see."

"I love to travel," says Dunleavy. "I've
traveled all the way from Newfoundland to
New Orleans; from New York to New
Mexico."

London was his first port-of-call. He
spent seven years there before crossing
the Atlantic to go to Canada, where he
worked for three years on Toronto's
transit system, the TTC.

The United States was next on his list,
and he decided to settle in Chicago. "I had
some relations in the city, and they told
me what a wonderful place Lt was." He's
been here ever since.

Although he's made Chicago his per-
manent home, "Ireland still rates very
high," Dunleavy says — so much so that he
has been back there at least once a year
since 1962.

In one breath, Dunleavy can rattle off
names of places he's visited like the Grand
Ol' Opry, the Kentucky Derby, or Glacier
National Park while in the next breath he'll
tell you, "I wish I had more time to travel."

But as DunleaNy explains the fact that
the Irish are drawn to travel is just an-
other of their long-standing traditions.

"The Irish have traveled all over the
world," says Dunleavy, "and they've al-
ways been able to hold their own in any
department, including in this country."

Sure and begorrah, Tom!

superintendents as of Feb. 1: ALEX WIL-
SON was transferred to assistant super-
intendent of Nor* Section, and JAMES
McLANE was transferred to assistant su-
perintendent of South Section, Good luck,
Alex, wc sure will miss you. Welcome
back. Big Jim. ..We sure are glad to see
these employees back from the sick list:
Motorman LEROY GROCE, Conductors
DAVID STRONG, MICHAEL McDONALD,
LAWRENCE JACKSON and EDWARD
MEANS, Switchman RICHARD COLE,
Agent SHIRLEY ANDERSON and Clerk

LUDARISH BUTLER. . . Received a card
from the traveling JAGLA family — Motor-
man TONY and his wife, MARIE. This
time they went to Rio de Janeiro and took
in all the sights. They said they had a
wonderful trip.. .Everyone is happy to see
Assistant Superintendent ARDIS MORRIS,
61st Street, back at work after being off
sick. . . Ashland Avenue had a nice get-
together for two of our finest motormen,
ROBERT BUTLER and HERMAN DUKES,
who retired Feb. 1. Coffee and rolls were
served and Superintendent STAN CHRIST,

Robert Butler & Herman Duke

95th Street, and Assistant Superintendent
DAVID MARTIN, Ashland Avenue, pre-
sented each of the men with a gift from
their friends and co-workers. Met Dukes'
wife and she Is a charming woman. The
day of the party was also Robert Butler's
birthday — so it was a double celebration
for him. VIC COLEMAN, special assistant
to the manager of Transportation, was
there to give them a nice send-off. Pen-
sioners WILLIAM BROPHY and JOHN
BURNS also stopped by. Bill Brophy, who
had been sick for quite awhile, Is looking
good and said to tell everyone he is fine
now. Many good wishes and much happi-
ness is wished Robert and Herman In their
retired life. . .Motorman DAVID MOORE,
95th Street, broke his foot and Is still on
the sick list. Hurry up and get that foot
well, Dave. . . Retired Supervisor DAN
HAYES stopped in at 95th Street to say
hello. He had two operations but Is doing
fine now and feels good.. .Switchman MOSES
WILSON'S mother passed away recently.
Our sincere condolences to Moses in his
loss. ..The South Side "L" credit union will
have its aimual meeting and get-together
on Sunday, April 4. The time and place
have not been decided yet. Please watch
the bulletin boards for the information.
Try and attend as I'm sure a good time
will be had by all. . .Supervisor SIDNEY
EDWARDS was in the hospital for an op-
eration but is now home recuperating. We
hope he will be back to work real soon...
Clerk ED GREEN had a good mid-winter
vacation. He went down to New Orleans
to enjoy the warm climate and visit his
relatives. ..My hubby, RON, and I are sorry
we missed the North Side "L" credit union
meeting and dinner on Feb. 8, held at
Johnnie Weigelt's hall. We are sure that
everyone who attended had a good time...

Agent BESSOLA JAMES wishes to pi
sonally thank Towerman RICHARD CUE't
in this column. Recently she had '
purse snatched and Richard found ■
wallet with her pass in It. Not knowin ;
was hers, he returned it to her house. I •
that's what I call a good deed...Just he 1
that Director of Support Services GEOB ;
RILEY is in the hospital. Hope by the ti<
you read this you'll be home recuperati",
Mr. Riley. ..Received a card from Retil
Towerman LEONARD DeGROOT who ;
down in Hot Springs, Ark., enjoying i
baths...Receiving a passenger commeni-
tion recently was Conductor JOSH
DOYLE, for his clear station annouu!-
ments.

- t/mxa ^vUm,

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (Skokie Shop) -

All It took was a few warm days and pri'
to, all the snow and ice disappeared. Vi
Its disappearance can spring be far \\

r\ /n IN THE CTA CLAM

\y]\^ Mary Gallagher

"Anything you want to know about I
land — I can tell you — from north to so
from east to west," says Irish col]|l
Mary Gallagher.

Born in County Donegal in North
Ireland, Mary, who actually speaks Gae
says she only learned to speak Eng'i
when she was 16.

In 1963, Mary came to Chicago to i
with a brother. i

"I came here just to try it out fcS
year, but I decided to stay. ...I liked I 3
well," she says.

A year later, Mary became a CTA tis.t
agent, a job she chose over that of a TiA
airline hostess. I

"My brother worked for the CTA atp
time, and he told me what a good plaojt
was," she gives as the reason for f
choice. I

Still at the same job today, her preilt
assignment is the station at Central d
Lake streets.

With roguish charm Mary will tell "
she's undeniably Irish because of her r
complexion as well as her general i i
looks.

Redheaded Irish that she is, Mary s
you thinking twice when she first adir ,
"I must be the only Irish person I k •
who doesn't drink."

But then, if you want to know what s
does on St. Patrick's Day, she'll : i
"Well, I usually rememijer a week li r
what I do."

Has Mary Gallagher ever kissed e
blarney stone?

She answers, "I'm sure you can '}
from what I've said so far that I have." :

CTA TRANSIT NE\'^

lir? Of course, there are some people
recnow who chickened out and beat it to
hfSunshine State of Florida. BEA SUS-
ilJ, unit supervisor, spent two weeks
h^ visiting with her son and daughter-
n-iw. JOE BOLECH, retired superin-
erent of Skokie Shop, is the other turn-
;oi. Joe and his wife, LOUVERNE, plan
ID staying in Florida and other wanner
!li,es for several months. They're going
0 lake darn sure there isn' t any more
;ni' when they return. I have news for
hei — I have two nice big snowballs in my
rt^er just for them. ..Baby news is al-
fai happy news. We offer our congratu-
atns to CHRIS and TONl MISETIC on the
liti of a bouncing baby boy, MICHAEL
iKHONY, who arrived on Jan. 28,
^e|hed 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 21
nc3s long. Chris is an electrical worker
it cokie Shop and Toni formerly worked
n e Insurance Department at the Mart...
OiPUTHAMANA, Methods & Standards,
ovs to make snow sculptures in his front
ai in Marengo, 111. With the help of his
lai^ter, JEELA, he made a replica of

IN 3VCE]I^OR,I.A.3Vn

'r ident Lincoln sitting at the entrance
0 1e Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
).0 Making different sculptures is an
inial family project. Keep up the good
TOj, Joe... Those wedding bells rang out
ouiand clear for STANLEY WARCHOL,
derical worker, on St. Valentine's day,
'ei 14. Stanley and BERNADETTE
VONA exchanged marriage vows at St.
^afelas church. After their reception,
i'hii was held at the Fontana D'or, the
ia[y couple flew to Florida for a honey-
noi and to bask in the lovely sunshine
inc.varm weather. Their plans also in-
:lu!d a visit to Disney World. We all
:xtid our heartiest best wishes to Stanley
incBernadette for many years of happi-
les... Don't go away — we have another St.
•'antine's day wedding to report. GREG
3A[CZ, electrical worker, and LENORE
?RKOPCZYK exchanged marriage vows
" . Boniface church and had their wed-
UdI reception at the Diplomat. Our best
vifSs to Greg and Lenore for many years
>f appiness. .. Here's the latest on our
)ff£> remodeling. The partitions were
in^y delivered and are being installed as
5f is writing. Things are really shaping

cely. Come in, come out, from wher-
you are and see how nice Skokie Shop

RCH, 1976

MICHAEL ANZELMO, 92, North Avenue,

Emp, 9-4-20, Died 1-5-76
ARTHUR DEUTSCHER, 78, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-15-27, Died 1-10-76
PETER FLAHERTY, 72, Division 241,

Emp. 7-29-26, Died 1-23-76
HERBERT GRABE, 78, Forest Glen,

Emp. 3-27-24, Died 1-23-76
CHARLES HOLMES, 90, West Section,

Emp. 12-22-04, Died 1-25-76
GEORGE JENKINS, 77, North Section,

Emp. 10-11-43, Died 1-25-76
PATRICK JOYCE, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-7-20, Died 1-27-76
FRED KAHLFELDT, 63, Schedules,

Emp. 5-6-41, Died 1-3-76
THOMAS KAY, 67, North Avenue,

Emp. 5-19-42, Died 1-29-76
JOHN KEARNS, 79, Limits,

Emp. 4-29-26, Died 1-16-76
HARRY LAMERDIN, 67, North Park,

Emp. 10-23-45, Died 1-6-76
PATRICK NALLY, 52, South Shops,

Emp. 8-23-45, Died 1-31-76
HUGH NAUGHTON, 73, North Section,

Emp. 10-6-44, Died 1-20-76

GUISEPPI NOVELLI, 87, Throop Street,

Emp. 5-10-12, Died 1-8-76
WALTER ODOM, 34, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-18-66, Died 2-6-76
PASQUALE PONTORIERO, 92, Armitage,

Emp. 11-19-11, Died 1-19-76
FRANK PRAZAK, 73, West Section,

Emp. 6-6-23, Died 1-25-76
SIMON SCANLAN, 71, 52nd Street,

Emp. 1-13-43, Died 1-27-76
JOHN SCHILTZ, 67, South Shops,

Emp, 9-17-46, Died 1-25-76
ROMOLDA STASIUNAS, 87, 69th Street,

Emp. 5-3-27, Died 12-17-75
ANTHONY TRANCHITA, 57, Archer,

Emp. 2-10-43, Died 1-3-76
JOHN TRANELIS, 87, South Shops,

Emp. 7-17-25, Died 1-18-76
DAVID WATSON, 80, Law,

Emp. 11-19-28, Died 1-14-76
HOWARD WEIDER, 71, Limits,

Emp. 2-17-43, Died 12-11-75
WALTER WRIGHT, 71, Special Invstgs.,

Emp. 9-19-35, Died 1-17-76

looks. ..This is all the news I have for this
month. With your help we can do better
next month. So until then have only good
days.

(South Shops) -

Congratulations to JACK MURRY and his
wife, MARGARET, on becoming grand-
parents again. Their daughter and son-in-
law, KATHY and TONY MULIZIO, wel-
comed a baby girl, CARLA, into their
family, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces on
Jan. 23. Congratulations also to DENISE
and RICH COX on becoming parents for the
first time. RICHARD DARYL COX Jr.
was born Feb. 6 weighing 7 pounds 9
ounces. ..GAIL HATHAWAY spent a week-
end skiing in Alpine Valley. I think she
spent more time on the bar stool than on
the ski slopes. Right, Gail?. .Happy birth-
day to DON TARNOWSKI who celebrated
on Feb. 16. We won't go into how old he
is. Let's just say he is still young at
heart.. .We would like to welcome ROBERT
L. O'DONLEY to South Shops. Bob is a
technical service technician. We also wel-
come ROBERT KIEHN as technical ser-
vice technician. Happy to have you aboard.
. . Methods & Standards also has a new
face, that of DENNIS MILICEVIC. Wel-
come, Dennis. . . Welcome back to RAY
BLAU who has been off sick for awhile...
TOM ALFRED just returned from his va-
cation. He spent 10 days in St. Thomas in
the Virgin Islands, and said he had a beau-
tiful time. Tom bought a few things, went

sightseeing, got a fantastic tan, etc. Next
year he said he will go back, but this time
on a cruise.. .TED PIETRUSjust purchased
a CB radio. Watch out you truckers! Just
call Ted "Teddy Bear" or "Orange Bot-
tom", right, Ted? . . Congratulations to
JUSTINE JANASEK on her new job. Jus-
tine filled the clerk's job left vacant when
DENISE COX left to await the stork.

Six happy faces joined the working class
here at the South Shops. The new fellows
are Journeymen MIKE REGAN, JIM DALY,
LUTHER MURCHISON, ROBERT TURNER,
RENE SAURIOL and HANK KANIA. I'm
sure I speak for everyone here in welcom-
ing them to the South Shops. ..An entre-
preneur is WAYNE MATEJKA. He's giving
household painting and maintenance classes
during his lunch hour each day. ..Mechanic
Helper IKE WOODS is recuperating at
Veterans hospital at 820 S. Damen, Room
B-809, where he's warding off his recent
illness. .JAMES LAMONT is doing well at
home after his recent operation. He's
looking for the first sign of spring — an
open golf course! .."Shoes" is still living
it up at home itching to get back to work
after his recent injury. ..Congratulations to
CECIL WOOD and TOM PORTER on mak-
ing journeymen Feb. 1...0ur condolences
go out to the family of PAT NALLY of the
Tin Shop. Pat passed away while on va-
cation in early February. He will be
missed by his friends and co-workers
alike.

•DuAt & ^.

^aiHOA

IN THE CTA CLAN-

John Fergus

"I'm what they call once removed," says
bus operator John Fergus, whose parents
came to the U.S. from Ireland's County
Mayo in the early 1900' s.

Although he's not yet been to Ireland,
Fergus is making plans to get over there
as soon as he retires in April, after 25
years of service.

"I want to see the family land. We have
a farm there which has been in the family
for 140 years," he says.

When it comes to eating, Fergus' palate
is truly Irish bred, with tastes that run
toward the likes of Irish beef stew.

"It's got more vegetables and is a lot
thicker than regular beef stew. It's what
they call a sticking to your ribs type
meal," he explains.

Fergus grew up in St. Vincent's parish
on the near North Side where one of the
landmarks is Kelly's tavern.

He insists that if you were to go into
Kelly's today and mention his name, they'd
more than likely remember him.

Fergus admits the Irish can be a Ixiis-
terous lot, but they know how to have a
good time. He recalls a St. Patrick's
Day dance in 1945, held in a hall near
Clark and Belmont, where the people
stomped around so much, the floor caved
in.

Though proud of his heritage in many
respects, his singular boast is that his is
a singing family, and singing oftentimes is
what brings them together.

Says Fergus, "We drink a little bit and
we sing. On my mother's last birthday,
there were 125 of us — just famQy — to sing
for her."

And what better song to sing to the dear
old lady than one of Fergus' Irish favor-
ites, "Mother's Love is a Blessing."

Spring is here at

77TH STREET -

Hi ladies and gents,
last. . .Operator and
Mrs. CLAUDIS

TORAN are so proud
of their eight month
old son, MARLOW
DUANE, they wanted
everyone to see his
picture. Take your
bow, Marlow. Con-
gratulations to the
Toran family. . .The
sports activities are
attracting quite a Matiow Ouane

few amateur athletes at 77th Street. We
have bowling, Softball and basketball. But
according to Operator WILLIS, there's
room for one more — tennis. Willis would
like to see a tennis league established and
would welcome any and all support. Ten-
nis, anyone? . . Operator JOHN (Ditty)
JAMES was recently hospitalized. We
send our best wishes for a speedy recovery

and hope to see him back on the job soon.
James is a good friend and a fine gentle-
man. Get well soon. Ditty. ..I would like to
thank Clerk WANDA BLACK for her help
in gathering news items for this reporter.
..Support your union. Division 241,

69TH STREET -

Let's get this straight, fellows. What you
see hanging under my nose is not sage-
brush. I, ART BUESING, have given nine
weeks of undivided attention to raising it.
To you, "Scratch" BELL, and that shoe
mop you wear, you had just better watch
your butterflies or you will never get to
drive a new bus. ..Speaking of butterflies,
that is what I had when I rode with my
first female bus driver, YVETTE SULLI-
VAN. You know, she has been driving for
only four months, but she handles herself
like a pro.. .Congratulations to FLENARD
PORTER, the newly elected president of
the CTA Softball league. ..JOHN (the fire-
eating Greek) KOCHOPOLUS, Archer
Garage repair department, now lives in my
town and says hello to all his friends at
69th. ..ART TABEL is our new superin-
tendent, with J. STEINBACH coming in
early, J. C. WHITE on the p.m., and F.
MOORE on relief. We hope they will enjoy
being at the top ranking garage in the sys-
tem...We lost one of our heavyweight in-
structors when LES ROSS was transferred
to the ground level at Archer. Good luck,
Les. ..Instructor MAURICE O'DONNELL
and his pretty wife, DOROTHY, celebrated
their 34th wedding anniversary on St. Pat-
rick's day, March 17. ..The 38th annual
meeting of the 69th Street Federal Credit
Union was held at the Rosewood Inn. Elec-
ted to the credit committee were RAY
HAMMERSCHMIDT, DONALD WILSON and
L. RILES. Some of the raffle winners
were: VITO PALUMBO, M. ENSWORTH,
C. LORENZEN, C. A. HAYES, DOROTHY
LEVEE, HELEN WILSON, R. RILES, B.
ERICKSON, J. STEINBACH, Mrs. COLE-
MAN, H. LIGON, Mrs. FRAZIER, M.
KLUG, ANDY KOHLSTEDT, MARY HAM-
MERSCHMIDT, MARY HIMEL, MARGA-
RET PULICK and A. J. HEZMIL. Sitting
at the table with my wife and I were Pen-
sioner M. LEVEE and his wife, my gal
ELEANOR and MICKEY YOUNG, JOE and
ROY HORNING, and not to say the least.
Division 241 president E. BARLEY and
treasurer CHARLES HALL. DUBINSKI,
the Western Avenue wizard, was with his
pretty little friend, DOROTHY CUCULICH.
. . ROSE SEHRING, the daughter of CAL
CLAUSSEN, gave him a surprise retire-
ment party at Senese's Kings Inn attended
by approximately 130 people. The food and
drinks were terrific and they danced until
the wee hours of the morning. All your
friends wish you a healtliy and happy re-
tired life, Cal. . .Special thanks to BILL
ERICKSON for contributing news to us.
Keep it coming, folks.

Father PATRICK LEE, who wiU be I
dained May 12, is scheduled to serve j
first mass on May 30 in St. Terr( e
church in Alsip, 111. He is the son a
jubilant JAMES LEE, our body shop -
pairman. . . FRANK YERMAN, SAM V -
HUBEN, RAY SCHEID and MIKE MOP :,
a few of our pensioners, have reporte ji
and all seem to be in good spirits, -
pecially Mike who has been "bach-in it
for a while. His wife is vacationin; oi
Australia, Ray Scheid still has his gi jI,
gab. He said he talked Archer Ga «
Foreman BILL TOOMEY out of som )f
his venison. Bill shot a big buck des n
Wisconsin this past February. .
VAUGHN, our relief foreman, is on ths
jured list. His broken ankle requ
surgery, but we hope he will be back oi
feet soon.. JERRY (J.J.) JONES is in
hospital at this writing. Hope his
isn't a long one, as we need him on
trouble track. . . To end with a sad i
JOE JANECKO's father passed aw^.
Feb. 10. Our most sincere condole'l
are extended to Joe and his family.

- /#«■ ^utiUf & lorn %«

V IN THE CTA CLAN-^
J Phil O'Connor

"They say there's 40 shades of g
in Ireland," says Phil O'Connor. "T
are you know.. ..it's always green."

Phil, a bus garage foreman at ^
Park, speaks from the heart as wel
experience. He's a native son of Cc
Kerry, considered one of the most be:
ful areas in southern Ireland.

A love of travel sent Phil off to the S.
at the early but adventurous age of 19. le
settled on the West Side of Chicago w 'li
soon cut short his wandering days....h£lld
found his new home to his liking.

And well he might. According to '. li
"I married a good Irish cook, and I meter
the first night I came here."

Another mainstay in his life here i; is
26-year association with the CTA. ^
attributes Irish friendliness and fair>6
to the good rapport he has with hiso-
workers. '

Phil strongly professes, "I'm proi to
be Irish but also proud to be Americar

Yet his fondest memories are of '*
old homestead."

"People live longer there 'cause tl ?s
are a little slower. One thing I enj 3d
was to go out at night.. .it was so quiet inl
peaceful, you couldn't hear a sound, w
recalls.

But there are some things that do i "
up to comparison — the blarney for e.
Not a believer in the Irish having 1'
claim to the blarney, PhU says, "I' i"
with a mix of people, and when you *
around these garages like I do, you fin 1'
most everyone has a touch of the blari •

CTA TRANSIT NtS

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TURNAROUND SITUATION: At dedication of new CTA bus turnaround at Division
and Austin, Alderman Thomas Casey of the 37th Ward is shown greeting Al Lawson,
driver of first bus to use the facility. Left are State Senator Philip Rock and, in white
coat, Ed Doyle of the Alderman's staff.

THE $300 GRAND SMILE

What do you do when you win $300,000 in the state lottery?

"Keep on working," says Talmadge Wilmington, Jr., repairman at the 77th Street
Garage, who won the bonanza drawing February 8. Wilmington is the second CTA
employee to win a substantial purse in the lottery. Elaine C.McGregory, timekeeper
at South Shops, won $100,000 March 5, 1975.

Wilmington says that the money will help educate his three children, allow his wife
to quit working, and - - oh, yes - • provide for a Caribbean cruise.

iLligan (Continued)

ai of British military plans.
Hmilton's son, John, wrote:

.'"(Washington) had appointed to meet some
oicers at a designated place. Information was
gfsn by a female in the Tory interest and the
n;essary arrangements were made to seize
ha, but timely intelligence frustrated the at-
tihpt. A partisan officer, a native of New York,
c led at the shop of Mulligan late in the evening
ti,obtain a watch-coat. The late hour awakened
Cfiosity, and after some inquiries, the officer
Vintingly boasted that before another day they
wbld have his rebel General in their hands,
lis staunch patriot, as soon as the officer left
V> hastened unobserved to the wharf and dis-
Pfched a billet by a negro, giving information
olthe design."

I'ianother instance, Hugh received a hurried order

for supplies for a British march. As soon as the pro-
visions were delivered, he told Hercules of the nature
of the movement. Mulligan conveyed the message to
Continental Army headquarters, and the British plans
to capture Washington were foiled.

A Clever Agent

That no on.e discovered Mulligan's activities is due
to his cleverness in destroying all evidence of his
covert operations.

One time Benedict Arnold, newly-turned traitor,
tried to have Mulligan hung for espionage, but lacked
proof to back up his accusations. The worst that
happened to Mulligan was that he lost his business,
probably while he was in prison awaiting trial.

But, lest anyone suspect Mulligan's loyalty to the
patriotic cause, Washington thanked him publicly for
his work by sitting down to breaMast — no doubt com-
plete with a toast of Guiness — with the Mulligan fam-
ily at the successful end of the Revolutionary War.

lACH, 1976

Next to Chicago,
I Like Ireland Best

a few facts about the Emerald Isle from our St. Patrick's
celebrities

The Blarney Stone some CTAers have kissed tastes like limestone.
Legend says the owner used flattery to save Blarney Castle (in which
the stone is located) from its attackers. The "gift" for kissing the
Blarney Stone is the "power of sweet, persuasive, wheedling elo-
quence."

-CTA-

The reason the shamrock is the national flower of Ireland is that
St. Patrick is supposed to have planted it on the island. The three
small leaves of the shamrock represent the Holy Trinity.

-CTA-

The favorite transportation around the Lakes of Killarney in Ireland
is the jaunting car. It is somewhat slower than the rapid transit. It
is the modem version of the horsecar combined with the nostalgia
of the surrey. Fun, too, they say.

-CTA-

Ireland is divided into 26 counties and four county boroughs. The
latter compare with our U.S. cities that are independent counties
by themselves. The Irish county boroughs are Cork, Dublin, Water-
ford, and Limerick.

CTA

Hurling, one of the most popular Irish sports, has nothing to do
with baseball. It is much like the field hockey played by high
school phys ed groups, but rougher. Boxing and Gaelic football
(soccer) are the other two leading Irish sports.

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Mew Train Is On The Way

On The Inside-

Hispanics Saluted
With '76 Train (Page 3)

Transitalk (Page 5)

Joe Louis Sparring Partner
Works For CTA (Page 10)

Police Patrol Story From
CTA Quarterly (Page 11)

CTA Blacksmiths Have
Valuable Skills (Page 19)

Service Never Out
In Electric Fix-Up

(Page 22)

Engineering Department
Projects In Progress (Page 23)

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At Boeing Vertol shops in greater Philadelphia, the

new CTA look (above) begins to materialize as the

first of four pilot car bodies in CTA's order for 200

^-j- c»o<> -'7;:;«^\4-iLci/j,L'-»w red-wMte-blue accented rapid transit cars is lifted

-S**^ ^"^4 _^^^^ 7 inside for "trucking." On Page 23, this Engineering

h d "7il ^ L^ h d ^ I ^VP^ Department picture report of "a dream coming true"

"**'*' kL*llWll^il'l shows other stages in the attachment of the car body

^ Xo trucks containing the motors, wheels, axles, gear-
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FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES
APRIL, 1976

boxes, brakes and suspension system.

BOARD ACTIONS

Francisco de Miranda

At April Meeting

The Chicago Transit Board paid special recognition
this month to John R. Kirsch, a motorman on the
Ravenswood route whose quick responses and appli-
cation of heart massage is credited with saving the
life of a passenger.

Carl Gibes, director of personnel for the CTA
Transportation Department who introduced Kirsch to
the board, said the passenger had no pulse and his
heart had stopped. (See story on page 7)
+ + *

A new emergency truck acquired by the CTA was
demonstrated for the transit board in the Merchandise
Mart Plaza. The vehicle, purchased for $54,000 with
federal funds, features a winch and boom capable of
lifting 43,000 pounds and a tower that may be raised
30 feet. The vehicle has ample storage capacity for
miscellaneous tools.

The board took the first step in a project to furnish
modern two-way radio communications throu^out the
rapid transit system. Objectives of the project are to
provide greater efficiency and control in the operation
of elevated-subway trains, and two-way radio com-
munication in the subways for the Chicago Police and
Fire Departments.

* + +

Leasing of the former Logan Square terminal
building to the newly organized Washington National
Bank, the city's first Latino-operated commercial
bank, was approved. The building had served as the
terminal of the Logan Square "L" route until the Ken-
nedy rapid transit extension was opened six years ago.

BARGAIN FARES
Comparison of first 13 Sundays*
1973 1974 1975

Ridership:

per cent increase

per cent decrease

Franciscode Miranda was a Venezuelan patriot wh(L
help to General George Washington proved of ma;*'
importance in the winning of the war for independent,

In the fall of 1781, Miranda obtained donations ofii
thousand pounds sterling to give Washington pardl
financing for the final defeat of the British ar'
under Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

Earlier, Miranda commanded 200 American voli-
teers against the British in the Battle of Pensacii
and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colon •

The American Revolution advanced the ideals tt
Miranda followed in his later efforts to further fr«i-
dom in countries of Latin America.

Chart presented at Board Meeting shows that Sunday Bargf
Fares greatly increase CTA riding habit and that, with (
perience, increased number of riders produces Sunday re^
nue close to what it was before inauguration of 25 ce
Bargain Fare.

'Sunday Bargain Fares effective March 10, 1974
Super Transferpass effective June 2, 1974

CTA TRANSIT A/£Vl|

ipanish Debut Party
^or Bicentennial Train

litribute to Spanish-American riders and employees,
C'A has named its latest Spirit of '76 train for Fran-
c;co de Miranda, a Venezuelan patriot who contrib-
uid significantly to the American Revolutionary
case, as detailed in the biographical sl^etch at left.

[dication of the Miranda train was held in mid-
Airch at the Civic Center with consuls general of
1 tin-American countries and France as honored
g2sts and Venezuelan consul, the Honorable F.
Cnteaume-Pantin delivering the Miranda salute.

A.50 participating in the ceremony were Miss Myriam
Cuz, administrative assistant to the Mayor; Mrs.
I:;ne Hernandez, Cook County Commissioner; and
J3e Pacheco, administrative assistant to the Gov-
eior's Office. Elda Leal, CTA Public Affairs, was
nstress of ceremony.

I; keynoting the ceremony, James J. McDonough,
aling CTA chairman, said, "We take this occasion to
earess our gratitude for the support given CTA by
t"; Spanish-American community and its various
ojanizations."

^ding to the cultural spirit of the occasion was a
gDup of pre-school children from the Hogar Del Nino
^:rsery School who sang and danced Spanish-

Aierican numbers.

Jllowing its day's debut on the Loop L, the Miranda
tiin is now in regular service on the Douglas and
Igan Square-Kennedy routes which serve several
Sinish-American neighborhoods.

Left, Venezuelan Ganteaume-
Pantin keynotes; top right,
Myriam Cruz brings compli-
ments of Mayor Daley's office
for CTA's frequent cooperation
in services to Chicago's ethnic
communities as CTA's Elda Leal
listens; center, Spanish-American
youth folklorico draws an ap-
preciative audience, including
acting chairman McDonough;
lower photo, Miranda train
rounds Loop curve to make
initial all-outdoor run as down-
town shuttle.

^"RIL, 1976

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Things to do in
the Chicago area

"A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE," St. Nicholas Theatre Co., thru April. Chicago
Center for the Arts, FuUerton & Racine.

"AH, WILDERNESS!" April 29-May 9, The Studio, Goodman Theatre Center. $3.
200 S. Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— The School of the Art Institute Fellowship Ex-
hibition, works by graduating students who are finalists In the competition for fel-
lowship awards, opens May 15, East Wing. 72nd American Exhibition thru May 9.
Morton Wing, admission charged. Watercolors by American Masters including
Homer, Prendergast, Sargent, Marin, Demuth, Wyeth and Dove, thru May 16, Gal-
lery 108. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat from 10-5; Thurs from 10-8:30 (free); Sun, Hoi from
12-5. Suggested fee: $1,50; students, seniors, 50(?; members free. Michigan at
Adams. 443-3500.

AUDITORIUM BUILDING EXHIBIT tracing history of the building and its impact
on Chicago architecture, opens April 17, Michigan Avenue Lobby. Daily from 9-6;
Sun, 9-5. Free. 430 S. Michigan. 341-3510.

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA subscription concerts with Alicia DeLar-
roche, piano; Sir George Soltl, conductor; April 29 at 8:15, April 30 at 2, May 1 at
8:30, Orchestra Hall. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Excerpts);
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Debussy: LaMer. $6-13. 216 S. Michigan.

CIVIC ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO with Gordon Peters, conductor. May 9 at 8,
Orchestra Hall. Schubert: Symphony No. 5; Prlmous Fountain III: Exiled (World
Premiere); Prokofieff: Symphony No. 5. $3-6. 220 S. Michigan. 427-7711.

DE PAUL UNIVERSITY— Camille Wltos In student recital. School of Music,
April 27 at 8:15, Center Theatre. Chris Mlynarczyk and Dave Kunzweller, guitar,
in student recital, April 29 at 8:15, Center Theatre. Compositions of Leon Stein,
artist/faculty series, April 30 at 8:15, Center Theatre. Dixieland Jazz Concert,
May 16 at 2, Center Theatre, $5 (students, $2), 321-7643. "Oklahoma!" May 20-
23, $3. 321-8267. 25 E. Jackson.

"DON JUAN IN HELL," by George Bernard Shaw, opens April 30, Chicago City
Theatre at Body Politic, 2259 N. Lincoln. 871-3000.

"FANTASY & WHIMSY" paintings thru mid-May, 2 Illinois Center, 233 N. Mich.

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY— Adaptations For Survival, special
adaptations of plants and animals — their relationships to each other and to the en-
vironment, thru May. Frl-Sun at 11, 1. Roosevelt Rd at Lake Shore. 922-9410.

49TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL ART exhibitions May 12-29, Chicago Public Li-
brary Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington.

"GENDER'S UGLY HEAD," opens May 13, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, 1559 W.
Howard. 743-6442.

GOODMAN THEATRE— "Our Father's Falling," thru May 2. "The Devil's Dis-
ciple," by George Bernard Shaw, opens May 13. 200 S. Columbus Dr. 443-3800.

"LIKE FEELINGS TENDERED," thru May 2, Evanston Theatre Studio. $4.50.
816 Church St., Evanston. 869-7278.

"LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS," April 30-May 9, UICC Theatre. $3
(students, $2). Morgan & Harrison. 996-5286.

"MAKING MONEY & OTHER VERY SHORT PLAYS," opens May 6, Magic Circle
Theatre. Thurs-Sun. 615 W. Wellington. 929-0542.

SECOND CITY— "East of Edens" Tues-Sun continuing. "Land of the Stage II"
continuing. Children's show Sun at 2:30, $1.50. 1616 N. Wells. DE 7-3992.

"STATUES" and "THE BRIDGE AT BEL HARBOUR," one act plays by Janet Nel-
pris thru May 2, Ruth Page Auditorium, 1016 N. Dearborn. 443-3800.

"YANKEE DOODLE," thru May 16. Goodman Children's Theatre, 200 S. Colum-
bus Dr. 443-3800.

THE ■ I ,
LAWYER li

by Will Bernard

Critic's Privilege

Is it slander to yell "RobI "
at the umpire in a baseball ga ?
A New York judge said no J
explained why:

"The umpire's business in s
criticism. It goes with the w{;"

The judge was expoundir^a
rule of law that has wide app-
tion in everyday life. Anyone o
seeks the public's approval — ■
pires, athletes, novelists, |i
stars — is agreeing by implici i
to submit to public disapproviS
well.

True, criticism may be haro
bear. But the law considers it ji -
fied as part of the process of (in
discussion by which standarcjf
taste are developed, encoura ?
what is good and discoura'g
what is bad.

Of course, there are limits, (i
example, a critic may be liabli^x
defamation if he attacked |t
performer on purely persjl
grounds.

Thus, a critic had to pay c-
ages when he not only belitti a
work of art but also accused e
artist of being a swindler, e
court said the accusation was .-
side the critic's privilege becle
it had nothing to do with the (ij-
ity of the art. '

But in dealing with the wor.t-
self, the critic may use wit, sc t,
and sarcasm — "all those deliglll
touches of style," said one ju,<.
"which make an article reada "

In one famous case a revii r
described a vaudeville trio as •
lows:

"Effie is an old jade of 50 ! i-
mers, Jessie a frisky filly of),
and Addie a capering monstny
of 35. Their mouths opened «
caverns and sounds like the ' •
ings of damned souls issued t! ■
from. Effie is spavined, Add s
stringhalt, and Jessie has lej ?
classic in their outlines as a br h
handle." ;

A judge conceded the re •
was "graphic," but (after se 8
the act himself) found no groi s
for liability.

"If one makes himself ridicu js
in public," he said, "he ma; '
ridiculed by those whose du ;•
is to inform the public."

An American Bar Assoeia '
public service feature.

CTA TRANSIT NE^

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JOB-RELATED NEWS AND

RMATION

JOB REASSIGNMENTS: Bruce Schmitz, conductor, and Burton Bosan III, former bus serviceman,
lave been named to fill positions as multilith machine operators in Administrative Services. The vacancies
. ^ere announced in Bulletin 5784.

! j John E. Garner, bus repairer at 77th Street, was selected to fill a vacancy for electrical worker in the
! Maintenance Department, South Shops, as announced in Bulletin 5767. William Nichols, Materials co-

rdinator in the Maintenance Department, will remain at that location as a production control co-ordinator,

IS listed in Bulletin 5774.

i James Griffin, Datacenter computer operator, fills the job of systems analyst announced in Bulletin
5)781. Barbara Griseto, clerk/stenographer with the Insurance Department, has been reassigned to the
transportation Department as a stenographer (Bulletin 5785), and Valeria Bowman of the Accounting
department has been promoted from control clerk II to control clerk III (Bulletin 5789).

Transferring to Insurance and Pensions from Personnel Administration as a clerk-stenographer is
'hyllis Skutnik. The vacancy was announced in Bulletin 5645. In Transportation, Charles Derrick has
Tioved from a position as supervisor, money handlers, to chief clerk (Bulletin 5791).

GARAGE SUPERINTENDENTS NAMED: Three former assistant garage superintendents have been
lamed to fill openings for superintendent announced in MOB 47. Thirty-year veteran Arthur C. Tabel has
jeen appointed superintendent at 69th St., after serving at North Ave. Victor Johnson, who has been with
CTA since 1947, most recently at Forest Glen, is now in charge at Limits. Jesse Rodriguez, a CTA em-
jloyee since 1949, remains at 52nd St. in his new capacity.

In other Transportation promotions, four former instructors have been selected to positions as assist-
int garage superintendents (MOB 45). The new assistants and their assigned areas are: Earl L. Burkett
Near North); Thomas Reilly (Far South); William A. Thompson (Near South), and Kenneth Czachowski
Near North). Taking a job posted in MOB 50 is Richard A. Juvinall, who moves from engineer to super-
/isor. Methods and Standards, in Maintenance-Technical Services.

VACATION YEAR STARTS AGAIN SOON: Spring is here, and the new CTA vacation year is just
around the corner. The year begins June 1, 1976, and ends May 31, 1977. To help supervisors plan vaca-
tion schedules. Payroll Accounting has sent printouts to each section giving a preliminary count of the
lumber of vacation days each employee has coming.

i A final printout will be distributed shortly after June 1, offering complete vacation-year data. Super-
yisors are expected to set vacation times and dates based on eligibility and the requests of individual em-
ployees, and in accordance with union contracts, seniority, and the discretion of the department head.

Before any employee can go on vacation, the supervisor is required to fill out CTA Form 8449 (Em-
Dloyees on Vacation) and send it to Payroll Accounting, Room 718 in the Merchandise Mart. The super-
visor should try to get the form in at least one full month before the employee leaves for vacation.

EXPRESS ROUTES NOW HAVE NUMBERS: Express buses on the 151, 153 and 156 routes assigned
to Limits and North Park Garages are now the latest in a series to receive their own route numbers. The
changes are part of a program designed to give each separate routing its own number and distinct name.
The routings themselves remain the same.

Operators are finding the following new designations on roller curtains for the Sheridan, Wilson/
Michigan and Wilson/LaSalle express routes: 135 Wilson/LaSalle Express; 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express;
145 Wilson/Michigan Express; 146 Sheridan Express; 147 Outer Drive Express, and 148 Wilson/Michigan
Outer Drive Express.

Recent roller curtain changes at Forest Glen Garage saw the 64 Cumberland Express become the 69
Cumberland Express; the 80A West Irving Park Ltd. turn into the 80A West Irving Park Express, and the
82B Bell & Howell take on the designation 89 McCormick. At Limits, the 58A Ogden was changed to the
98 Ogden.

'PRIL, 1976

TWO OFFICES MOVE IN MART: The Internal Auditing Section of the Comptroller's Departmen
has moved from Room 444 in the Merchandise Mart to Room 714. Telephone numbers remain the sam
except that Joseph Cecala, inventory control clerk, may now be reached on Ext. 2492.

The Datacenter Operations Section, formerly in Room 714, is now part of the Datacenter group iil
the Room 444 complex. All personnel in the section have new telephone numbers, but may be reachei|
through Ext. 1239. John Bonner, director, is on Ext. 1237.

APRIL IS CANCER CONTROL MONTH: "Know yourself and your body," the American Can
Society is urging this month. ACS says it's important to know the seven ways the body warns of changi
that might mean cancer.

The seven signs are: change in bowel or bladder habits, a sore that does not heal, unusual bleeding c
discharge, thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, obviot
change in a wart or mole, or nagging cough or hoarseness.

In addition, ACS urges adoption of these seven easy safeguards against the disease: Get a complel
health checkup every year. If you're over 40, make sure that checkup includes a procto examination.

Ask your dentist to check your mouth when he checks your teeth. When you're out in the sun covf |
up and use screening lotion. Women should make sure the examination includes a Pap test, and the,
should examine their breasts once a month. I

If you're a smoker, kick the habit. Research shows that men who don't smoke live an average of si
years longer than men who do. Lung cancer among women has doubled in the past 10 years, and th
mortality rate among unborn and newborn infants whose mothers smoked has also increased. 1

UPDATED NIPC PLAN AT LIBRARY: The draft of an updated version of "The Comprehensiv
General Plan for the Development of the Northeastern Illinois Counties Area" is now available at the CT
Library. The new draft, by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, reflects growing concern fc
such problems as squeezed government budgets, the energy crunch, housing abandonment in older neigl
borhoods, and the need for environmental improvement.

The Chicago Area Transportation Study on "Current Mass Transit Usage, Chicago Metropolitat
Standard Statistical Area," offers statistics on passenger flow movements on mass transit facilities in tht
Chicago area. The aim of the study is to give planners the information they need to provide effecti\
scheduling and equipment usage so that the largest number of people can make use of mass transit services

Also on hand at the library is "A Statement of National Transportation Policy" by the U.S. Secretar
of Transportation. Included is a reference to proposed new highway legislation that would further exten
the flexibility to transfer funds between highways and mass transit so that a complete merger of sue
funding might ultimately be possible for metropolitan areas.

A JUDGMENT OF QUALITY SERVICE: "People judge you, in part, on the quality of servic
rendered by your employees," Bernard Horwitz, of North Ashland Avenue, wrote CTA recently. Horwit
called Cottage Grove operator Frederick Moss (77th St. Garage) "a model driver" for being "very punctual
very respectful and polite, and for driving a bus that is clean and decent-looking. He surely is a boost t
the CTA."

Mrs. Bertha M. Brown, of South Ridgeway Avenue, believes Douglas route conductor Gustav V
Zehles (West Section) "should be named 'Man of the Year' for good deeds daily." Mrs. Brown said Zehh
"raises my spirit as well as those of my fellow riders" because of his cheery remarks, regardless of cond
tions. "My congratulations to your company for hiring such an individual and to the man #22294 f(
making so many working people happy."

E. R. Behrends, of North Northwest Highway, said Foster Avenue operator Vidal C. Fuentes (Fore
Glen Garage) is "not only careful and efficient as a bus operator, but a kind and considerate person, h
called each stop beforehand in a clear and loud voice, urged all passengers to be careful, and answered a
questions patiently and courteously."

Operator Robert Smith (Beverly Garage) was commended by an Evergreen Park rider for taking finj
action against four young people who were talking loud and obscenely on his crowded 95th St. bus. '
personally feel indebted to this gentleman," Ms. Eleanor Brzoznowski said of Smith. "He is conscientiou
safety-conscious for his passengers, and tries to keep on schedule. He is also courteous, neat and wel
groomed."

"I have never had a more enjoyable ride on a bus," said Mrs. Harriett H. Crawford, of Northbrool
after taking a 151 Sheridan in the Loop operated by Roger J. Ayotte (North Park Garage). "The drivi
helped every passenger have a better day."

6 CTA TRANSIT NE S

PAT'S TWIN PARADE RS: Two Irish Spirit of 76 buses -the Charles Carroll, left, and
the Hercules IVIulllgan ■ - enter the Loop part of State Street for the 1976 St. Patrick's
Day parade. The CTA buses carried senior citizens, in green hats, from Lawrence House
on the North Side.

CROSS PROMOTION: CTA's
new black-and-white route map
is promoting the International
Trade Exposition to take place
on Navy Pier in July. In return,
the Chicago Association of Com-
merce & Industry, sponsors of
the expo, will promote CTA
service to, at, and from the
fair.

AGRAYBIEL RETIREMENT: Mary Graybiel watches as John Marty
w] succeeds her husband as CTA manager of Materials Management,
re^hes for gift he will present to her husband, Gerry Graybiel, at a retire-
irit dinner given in his honor Friday, March 26, at The American Mart.
Gybiel is now occupying part of his time in arrangements for Transpo/
Cxago exposition to be held at Navy Pier this September.

Oscar-winner Cicely Tyson
^rges everyone to gel in the
'ight against cancer with a
jenerous donation to the
American Cancer Society. "A
■vorid free of cancer is every-
one's dream ...anditcancome
pile ... if we all help," says the
.^lented actress.

First Aid Hero

By Jeff Stern

North Section motorman John R. Kirsch didn't waste any
time one night recently when conductor GulUermo J. Oroz-
co told him a passenger had been stricken with an apparent
heart attack on their northbound Ravenswood train. As the
train reached the Chicago Avenue station, Kirsch used his
phone to call the Control Center for an ambulance.

Then he went back to the victim and administered cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a carefully synchronized
combination of artificial ventilation and heart massage.
"His heart stopped three times, but we started it up again,"
Kirsch said of his efforts and those of some helpful riders.

Ronald J. Catanzaro, assistant superintendent. Rail, commends Kirsch for his prompt
action. Catanzaro said that, because of other emergency calls, the nearest available fire
ambulance was almost two miles away and took seven minutes to reach the scene.

The 69-year-old victim, Walfred Johnson, of the Northwest Side, was taken to the
Wesley Pavilion of Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment. He remained in the
intensive care section of the hospital for several weeks.

PRIL, 1976

New Mixed League Bowls Orr

By Rick Willis

In September, when the CTA Sports Committee was
looking for program suggestions that would offer
something for everyone, someone asked about a mixed
bowling league.

That someone was Virginia (Ginny) McGraw, ex-
ecutive secretary to John L. Aurand, General Ad-
ministration manager. It was a good idea that caught
on — not like wildfire, but it caught on. Sixteen people,
all from the Mart, signed up. It was enough to make
four teams.

McGraw feels it's a good start. "We're a good
bunch of kids," she laughed as she talked about the
league, its successes and its failures this year.

"We're looking forward to our banquet next month
which will mark the end of the season," she noted.
Her small frame propped against a table, McGraw
went on with enthusiasm about an idea she had spear-
headed and nurtured to reality.

"This first year has been pretty good. We worked
a few things by trial and error, but it all worked out
and we feel good about it.

"It's a great way to meet people," she said. "I'd
like to see more people join us next year, especially
from management." She indicated that at least two
management people who were not a part of the bowling
league this year are signed up for the 1977 season.

Steve Legler, one of the league's super bowlers,
agrees with McGraw. "We need more people to keep
it interesting and to be more competitive," he says.

Legler, a team captain who works in Development
Planning, says he has attempted to recruit more em-
ployees for the league. "A lot of the guys are not in-
terested. They think of a bowler as someone with a
beer sitting on a table and a pack of cigarettes rolled
up in one sleeve of the T-shirt. If they would watch
TV's Super Bowl, I think they would get a different
idea about the game," he said. Only six men partici-
pated in this year's CTA Bowling League.

At the time the CTA league was formed, it had been
at least 12 years since Legler picked up a bowling
ball. In spite of the long layoff, the rust has not cor-

roded his skill. Early in the season Steve was roll g
an average 159 pins a game and the competition \p
taking notice.

"There is a level of dedication in doing someth^g
like this," said Legler. "I'm looking forward to r
year and we are looking for challenge. Hopeful ,
more people will join us."

Colette Szczepanek of Transportation, anot
devotee, says bowling is a way to let off a bid
steam. "I find it relaxing. You can take your fr
trations out on the pins." Pointing out that she's
especially bowling for a trophy, she added, "I er
myself."

Although his team is in last place, Jon Roth s s
he'll probably join the league again next season. " s
not so professional that you feel bad if you're not s h
a good bowler. Besides, we all have a good tinr. "
said Roth.

Roth and Ginny McGraw are already accepting iaj
recruits for the 1977 season. "We'll take peoe
from anywhere in the system," she said, emphasizfg
that the bowling league is not exclusively for pace
located at the Mart.

Although the decision is not final, McGraw £ d
league officers are considering switching the acl n
for next season to Friday evenings at the bowl g
alley in Marina City. Anyone interested in joining e
league may call Ginny McGrawat 664-7200, Extens n
2141, or Jon Roth, Extension 1202.

In a happy mood as they check their scores are, from left. Marc i'
Archer, Sylvia Coleman, Tom Ramos, Jon Roth and Dorothy Nyczt

CTA TRANSIT NE\}

"611, I don't know," Steve Legler and Gene Ross, seated, seem to be
thking. But Ginny McGraw, seated, left, and Colette Szczepanek,
snding, aren't as uncertain. Applause from the gallery!

"WOW!" says Sylvia Coleman, left. "And how!" agrees Dorothy
Nyczak, seated, rear, while Tom Ramos and Jon Roth, left to right,
tally up the sheets.

I hat disbelief we see in Sandy Porter's, left rear, eyes? Arlene Hudson,
rnt, just knows the ball is headed for the pocket. Ginny WlcGraw,
Sjve Legler, Diane Traxler and Percy Passmore, left to right, agree.

Hubert A. Bankston Dies

Hubert A. Bankston,
46, a CTA bus driver for
20 years and a leader in
CTA's sports program,
was killed in an automo-
bile accident on April
1st at Lake Shore Drive
and 59th Street.

Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 4, with
interment at Lincoln
Cemetery in Blue Island.

Bankston was the
coach of the Archer ga-
rage basketball team

Hubert Bankston which WOH CTA IcagUC

championships in the 1974 and 1975 seasons.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and four
children.

Who Said--Never Beat The Boss?

i South Side Rail defeated CTA Management 79-71
ija March 22 basketball contest at Washington Park
]jeld House. Management held the lead until the
|ial three minutes when the South Side team turned
(j a full court press stymieing them into turning over
1e ball.

The South Side team turned the ball over only nine

nes in the action while Management had 27 turn-
lers.

It was the second annual South Side-Management

sketball game in which adult fans paid $2 and

ildren $1 for the pleasure of watching a team of 15
:'unger South Side Rail employees swamp approxi-
mately 20 Management veterans.

Proceeds from the full house attendance will be

ed to fund retirement activities for South Section
pployees. Free hot dogs and pop were served to
Mldren at the game.

Les Racker of Management made the free throw but his team still
lost.

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i Louis Could Kayo You With

I Either Hand: Says Ex-Sparmate g

I By W. B. Wolfan :

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"If you managed to get close enough to hit Joe
Louis, he was close enough to hit you, and if he hit
you with either hand, it was curtains. Joe — in my
estimation — was the greatest puncher of all time,"

So says Joe Connors, 30-year veteran Chicago
Transit Authority employee who once was a sparring
partner for former heavyweight champion Joe Louis,
the Brown Bomber from Detroit,

Connors, today a
member of the security
force of the CTA, was a
sparmate of Louis at
Johnny Coulon's gymna-
sium in Chicago while
Louis was engaging in an
exhibition tour in 1946.

"Louis was a champion
as a person as well as in
the ring, I worked out
with him quite a number
of times at Coulon's, and
he never tried to hurt
you, but he did let you
know that he was the
champion,

"Louis had absolute
dynamite in either hand ^,^^ j^ Connors as a light
and it could explode mo- heavyweight- -
mentarily. He was a trifle slow afoot but that meant
little. You had to box him — not trade punches — and
above all never fool around with any funny stuff. He
didn't go for it,"

Connors was a highly promising light heavyweight
in his day.

"I started boxing in my home town of Detroit in
high school, and during the depression I went to a CCC
camp near Grayling, Michigan. We entered the Gold-
en Gloves tournament at Bay City and there I won the
light heavyweight championship, representing Camp
Houghton Lake.

"I intended to turn pro, but the military called, so
I was in service for five years. But I did continue
fighting as a member of the Great Lakes Naval Train-

- - and now as a CTA Security Officer.

ing Station boxing team, and won the 175-pound ti;
there.

"Later I transferred to the army. During my st
in both services, I was a member of boxing teams tl:
fought Lnter-service matches."

In 1946, Connors became a pro, and engaged in i
professional bouts, his first at the Chicago Colisei
in a semi-wtndup fight against light heavyweight E
Eagle, a bout which Connors lost by decision.

Connor's home base was Johnny Coulon's gym i
the South Side. And he fought in and around Chicaf
Detroit and New York.

Meanwhile he took a job with the Chicago Surfa
Lines as a streetcar conductor to pay the rent b
tween fights.

When transit authorities learned of his dual caret
he was warned that in case of eye injury, he would i
be covered by company insurance because if he si
fered eye damage, he wouldn't be able to propei
read a transfer. So he was urged to quit. For awh
he continued to fight out of town, but finally took I
well meaning advice and decided to hang up his glo\
for good.

Today Connors follows boxing with avid interi
and occasionally runs into old cronies who fought I
time in the 1940's, He says he is very happy ab(
his decision to remain with CTA. "Not many of t
fighters keep the big money after their career is ov(
and you must remember those who fought on the su
porting cards never got a shot at the big buck, ar
way. But boxing was a good influence on me, and 1
never forget Johnny Coulon," (Coulon was the li
legendary boxing trainer loiown all over the count
wherever ring fans gather,)

CTA TRANSIT NEV,

■^he

Transit

llatrol

fiPlcXure Salute

ncidents of crime usually draw
pplicity. Incidents of crime preven-
tln seldom do.

rhe CTA Quarterly wishes Chicago
lidership to be fully aware of the out-
slnding work of the Chicago Police
dpartment, over the past year, in
pfventing crime and enforcing law
0 the city's transit system.

Jnder the leadership of Police
Sperintendent James M. Rochford,
a'expanded anti-crime program was

launched in 1974. Said the super-
intendent:

"The CTA is the lifeline of our city
. . . We intend to do whatever is nec-
essary to maintain public confidence
in our public transportation, regard-
less of the cost or the manpower
needed."

The police have done a great deal.
And the results have been impressive.

Robberies, which cause the great-
est concern on the rapid transit
system, have been cut by more than
50 per cent in the past year.

Police officers have challenged
127,000 persons regarded as suspi-
cious, made a total of 48,1 70 arrests,
and confiscated 518 guns.

When viewed in the perspective of
the vast scope of the CTA system,
these statistics are even more impres-
sive. The CTA provided more than

650 million rides last year, 2 million
each weekday. There are approxi-
mately 1 3,000 bus stops and 1 24 rapid
transit stations within thecity.

Prominent in the enforcement drive
has been the Mass Transit Unit under
the direction of Captain James
Delaney. This unit, formed as the re-
sult of a directive from Mayor Richard
J. Daley, is responsible for the patrol-
ling of 1 ,100 rail cars and other CTA
rapid transit facilities stretching over
90 miles of right-of-way.

The Unit is part of a larger Special
Operations Group commanded by
Deputy Chief Walter Vallee. The SOG
is a mobile, flexible task force capa-
ble of responding quickly — with a
large number of men — to any crisis
or emergency situation anywhere in
the city.

But, the entire police force is

PRIL, 1976

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Teams of undercover police keep
CTA locations more free of would-be
criminals with tactics sucfi as that
depicted here. A member of the "tac
team" plays the role of an unsuspect-
ing inebriate on a station platform.
As robbers attack the decoy, two
members of the team arrest them.
Helping to block the escape is
another member of the team who, in
this case, has appeared to be a fe-
male passenger.

involved in Chicago's major effort to
safeguard the CTA system. And, CTA
security personnel work clogely with
the police.

Buses, bus stops, and rapid transit
stations are under the continuous
watch of radio-equipped squad cars
operating out of district stations.

Patrolmen board buses at unan-
nounced locations to monitor poten-
tially threatening situations confront-
ing the driver and the riders.

CTA buses are equipped with
"silent alarms" which can be used
by the driver and will be registered at
the CTA operations control center,
but will not be heard by offenders on
the bus. CTA personnel can then flash
the alarm to squad cars in the affected
area.

Discouragement of crime and van-
dalism is one of the effects of the
policedepartment's undercover work.
For example, here are two incidents
demonstrating crime prevention:

Patrolman Paul Siegfried, acting
as decoy with a team of undercover
officers on an Englewood train,
pretended he was drunk and
feigned sleep. Siegfried, wearing a
beard, mod pants, and smelling of

CTA TRANSIT NEVi

A typical incident. In response to
call from ticket agent at station on
North-South route, officers charge up
the stairs and apprehend a suspect.

cheap bourbon he had rubbed on
his face, looked like an easy score
with an elegant gold watch and two
gold rings visible.

A few minutes later, a husky
youth plunked himself next to him,
poking an elbow into the officer's
side. Assured that the officer was
asleep, he then proceeded to
remove his watch. As he did so,
Siegfried jumped to his feet as did
three other officers who rushed
overtoassist in the arrest.

Officer Kim Anderson stood on
the platform at State and Lake
Street during an evening rush hour,
her purse dangling carelessly from
her arm as she scanned a mag-
azine. A man eased up behind her
and opened the purse. As he re-
moved the wallet, Anderson's
colleagues moved in, arrested,
handcuffed and led the offender
off the platform.

In the accompanying picture salute
to the work of the Chicago Police
Department, we depict some of the
other practices and techniques used
to further the security of transit
riders.

miL, 1976

' s ;

Included among the 105 Chicago police officers honored by the Chicago Junior Chamber of
Commerce at its November awards ceremony were several members of the Special Operations
Group who worked on the CTA system on the Operation Saturation Program mentioned in
this article. Police Superintendent James M. Rochford, shown addressing the event at the
Aerie Crown Theatre, emphasized the importance of crime control on the transit system.
Rochford reported that robberies on the elevated system were reduced 51.1 percent in 1975
and that mass transit arrests were up 71 percent over the previous year.

J J ^"' checks are made freauently. Officers board buses at unannounced regular stops,
checking with drivers as to conditions and happenings on the run. All checks are documented
through a form signed by the driver.

The Next Phase
In Protection

The most advanced anti-cri ,!
techniques for public transportat«i
have been developed by the Chicji
Department of Public Works and \l
be tested here in Chicago as a demi ■
stration model for other major citi !.

The Chicago Police Departmut
and CTA are cooperating vj^ith Put;
Works, which developed theTeleviv
Alert System as an outgrowth f
recent research on transit crime p-
vention. This project showed tt
more than 64 per cent of such ir-
dents occuron rapid transit platforii
and that the most needed control 1 1
is an instant and continuing meanjf
alerting the police to platfci
activity.

The Teleview Alert System ccc-
bines closed circuit television, em-
gency telephones, alarm signals si
public address facilities — all of-
ating on a round-the-clock basis.

The TV cameras permit continucis
monitoring of platform and ticft
agent areas, plus verification ff
alarms which can be signalled by '3
touch of waiting passengers, C\
personnel, or police from platfci
locations.

Pictures from the TV pickup, alfti
signals, and communications frn
toll-free emergency phones will e
transmitted immediately to the c -
tral monitor console at the ChiCiD
police headquarters. Verbal warniis
and instructions may then be gi i
to riders over the public address s-
tem. Video tape recorders will ai"
matically capture and preserve eti
camera view during an alert situat n
so that suspects may be identifii.

For the year-long test, the Telev «
Alert system will be installed at fir
stations on the south portion of ^
CTA's elevated line — at 35th Stn :,
40th and Indiana, 43rd Street .d
55th Street.

The Department of Public Wcs
serves as project manager for e
pilot project which is being fun< d
by the Urban Mass Transit Adm-
istration of the U.S. Department ''
Transportation with additional si-
port from the Illinois Departmt
of Transportation.

CTA TRANSIT NE S

rEWS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ai;her -

EWARD SWITAL, repairman, has re-

'irned to work after four months' ab-

?nce.
FiED OLSEN, and his wife DORIS, spent a

.ur week winter vacation in the islands

■ Hawaii.
RY WILSON, instructor, has hit No. 10 on

e grandfather list, but the new grand-

•m, SCOTT DANIEL, born February 10,
the first with the Wilson surname.
Curator JOSEPH and GERALDINE DU-

REE celebrated their 34th wedding an-

versary on March 6.
WLTER BERN A L, operator, on long con-

ilescence from an operation, visited the

'ation recently.

I
CJIMS LAW & REAL ESTATE -

j'>EPH LUBAWY's son, CARL, passes
itional accreditation test and becomes
?gistered architect in Billings, Mon-
na.

IL CLAUSEN and wife plan to spend
,eir retirement years with (who else?)
leir grandchildren. He took his pension
id of February.

SnIDY and ED KASPER have bought a new
5me in Oak Lawn.

K4BERLY PHILLIPS, daughter of ART
'id ANN PHILLIPS, now on way to re-
3very after long illness.

CI timers win basketball game! LEON
■QOL, DON WARDELL, JIM ALEX,
:ARV LUCKMAN, HARVEY SCHNEIDER,
OMSHANAHAN, DAMIEN WRENN, DAN
ARRELL are the graybeards. A one
oint 24-23 win over New-Comers
IRUCE TALAGA, ART ADLER, TIM
'EAVER, BOB MONTGOMERY, ROD
iERGEN, BILL MANSKER, RON BART-
pWICZ at Maryville Academy. Leon
ad a fine outside shot while Art mas-
sred a turnaround jump shot.

THicUU 1/itaU

CA SECURITY -

Irrolman ROBERT HAWKINS of the South
action unit was welcomed back by ticket
jents on the main line as he returned to
16 mobile patrol unit.

Cicer TOMMY BOSLEY and JOHN AC-

'ON, who transferred from the West
ection unit to South Section, have been
'elcomed to their new posts by JOHN
,IGENS.

Patrolman Of The Month

Ir March, it's Sgt. WILLIAM TALBERT

of the office supervisory force. Talbert
joined the police in 1972, serving first as
a plainclothes officer. He was promoted
to sergeant in 1975 and entered the police
supervision course at the Police Training
Institute, Champaign, Illinois. Later, he
took a 14 week basic law course at the
Chicago Police Academy, and is presently
enrolled at Thornton Junior College where
he is majoring in criminal justice and
police science. In his last two years of
service before joining CTA, Talbert was
an investigator for the State's Attorney's
police. He has won three commendations
from former Superintendent James Con-
llsk of the Chicago Police and five from
Manager of Security EDWARD M. JORDAN
for CTA work.

ELECTRICAL (Electrobay W) -

A first for Electrician THADDIOUS JEN-
NINGS, 61st and Calumet— grandchild
No. 1 CRYSTAL ROSE debuted at Cook
County Hospital March 1; 4 pounds 10
ounces. Proud parents; Ironworker
LAMAR and AUSTELLA JENNINGS. 73

- Sen TtceluK

(Rapid Transit Signal Division) -

COY CAUSEY upped to signal foreman
from signal maintainer. Newly-created
job has responsibility for all car borne
signal equipment. RON BEDOE, 7:30 to
4 man at Wilson Shop, fills the trick
made vacant by Coy's promotion. It's
one of seven such tricks.

HARRY BARENDREGT, signal helper,
flashes green light for 8 pound, 4^ ounce
boy baby, ARIE NICHOLAS. Understand
Harry and JOAN are still trying to teach
first child difference between day and
night.

JOHN LONG, signal maintainer, leaves his
partner DAVE BATTERSON with mixed
emotions as he departs 61st tower to
work with EARL BELL at 95th on the Dan
Ryan. WhUeDave and Earl are undecided
as to who should pitch the party to cele-
brate John's move to the lengthy rock
pile, Towerman BRADLEY at 63rd and
Ashland makes up his mind he will break
seal on bottle of champagne he has been
saving for such an occasion.

DAVE GREIG now working the 8 to 4:30
Howard-Skokie trick, formerly held by
DAN MORIARTY, now on disability.

ED DELANEY, JIM LOWDER promoted to
signal maintainer.

Retiree WILLIAM BAKER mixes business
with pleasure as delegate to co-op con-
vention in San Francisco. Bill represent-

ed the Hometown Co-Op. Recently re-
turned from 3800-mUe motor trip to the
other coast with wife EDNA and grand-
daughter. Vermont was state he was
most tempted to stay in — except for the
bitter cold.
Something big must have happened to upset
our little flock. During last job pick,
some of our big birds took flight. Signal
Maintainer ROBERT BROWN left Con-
gress, came to roost at Harlem-Lake.
Signal Maintainer JACK KOEPKE dis-
lodged, headed for shelter of construction
gang. RICHARD VIETH flew to con-
struction, too.

FOREST GLEN -

Cold weather vacationers include DON
RYBA, operator, preference for Florida.
..retired chief clerk BILL PINASCO, and
wife, spending the bitter months in Ari-
zona...Clerk SAM GIRARD, who leaves a
vast quiet in the depot. . . ART WHIT-
FIELD, fishing off the coast of Mexico.

JIM BROGAN, nlte superintendent, and
wife EVELYN had an exciting experience
on their recent trip to California. They
were caught in a rock slide which did
considerable damage to their car but,
fortunately, not to them.

Expect a Chicago visit from retired box
puller JOHN VALK and wife EVELYN;
when the fishing season opens, they're
leaving their California home to try
their lines In Chicago.

JOHN GALLAGHER, supervisor, and wife
celebrated their 35th wedding anniver-
sary on Washington's (genuine) birthday
with dinner at DiLeo's.

Hospitalized (for tests) MIKE KOMPAN-
OWSKI, retired; (second tune) "CHAP-
PIE", our terminal switchboard operator.

Shopping for retirement property: JACK
MOREAU, retired clerk.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXIX Number 4

Published for employees anu retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

J. Thomas Buck, Manager of Public Affairs
J. H. Smith, Editor and Director of Publications
Associate Editors:
Mel Alexander, Christine Borcic, Arline Datu,
Anit Leppiks, Jack Sowchin, Jeff Stem,
Rick Willis
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, S2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 742,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

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NEW PENSIONERS

JOSEPH CAPPELLETTI, Schedule Clerk,

Operations Planning, Emp. 10-20-41
WETZEL CONNIE, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 12-3-52
ROBERT CRAWFORD, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 1-17-49
MINNIE DIKEMAN, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 7-15-61
JOHN FERGUS, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 8-21-41
JOSEPH GRANATA, Court Messenger,

Claims Law & Real Estate, Emp. 7-14-37
GERALD GRAYBIEL, Special Assistant,

Materials Management, Emp. 9-13-43
CORNEAL HARRIS, Box Puller,

77th Street, Emp. 7-20-46
PATRICK HOBAN, Janitor,

Rail Systems, Emp. 8-31-67
JAMES HOOD, Motorman,

West Section, Emp. 3-3-42
BYRON HOUZZ, Collector,

Archer, Emp. 2-3-49
RAYMOND HOWE, Street Collector,

Archer, Emp. 2-6-43
DAVID JACOBS, Schedule Clerk,

Operations Planning, Emp. 10-20-36
GEORGE JARRELL, Carpenter,

Building Maintenance, Emp. 3-1-46
FRANK KOLCZ, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-20-46
JOHN LAZZARO, Painter,

Building Maintenance, Emp. 5-19-47

JAMES MALLOY, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-31-43
JOHN McMAHON, ID Card Clerk,

Marketing, Emp. 8-15-42
BETTY MEER, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 7-15-43
BRUNO MENCARINI, Janitor,

North Park, Emp. 7-31-41
PATRICK O'NEILL, Carpenter A,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 11-9-50
JOSEPH PALMER, Clerk,

Archer, Emp. 3-30-42
PETER SEPIC, Supervisor,

Claims Law & Real Estate, Emp. 6-22-36
EILEEN SHEA, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11-15-40
LAWRENCE SHIELDS, Mail Clerk,

Administrative Services, Emp, 11-16-36
MARGARET STIPATI, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 4-17-44
FRANK WEISS, Janitor,

North Avenue, Emp. 7-26-43

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

GRANVILLE CHEATHAM, Stock Clerk I,

Material Management, Emp. 5-2-60
ELVIN FORD, Car Serviceman,

Campaign Area, Emp. 10-31-51
DORSEY GARNER, Combination Clerk,

52nd Street, Emp. 8-11-52
ALEXANDER GASICK, Paper Cutter,

South Shops, Emp. 7-3-43
JARVIS HAMMONS, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 6-16-55
CLIFFORD VANDERVEST, Comb. Clerk,

Harlem Terminal, Emp. 3-5-43

May I say a "Happy Birthday" to my just-
become teen-ager and youngest son,
DAVID HENRY? Thanks,

- TC. /# "^umf !„■,„,, ..„,„„

LIMITS -

STANLEY FOSTER, Softball coach, has
already started indoor workouts for the
next season. Hope this team doesn't
carry the psychological scars of the
basketball season performance by our
Warriors.

etwiUi ?«■

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT -

ED THORNE, file clerk, retired from CTA
with a little extra weight on him. During
the last week of work, a different group
of co-workers took him to lunch each day.
Ed will try to lose some of the weight in
theBaliamas, then settle down in Florida.

JIM TOOLIS, buyer, grinned from ear to
ear as he proudly announced a new
grandson, JAMES STYCZYNSKI. Arrival
Friday, March 12. Weight 7 pounds, 9
ounces. Mother, BARBARA.

JOHN SIEBERT, S/R 51, is first time
grandfather. Daughter ANITA. Baby boy

named JACOB.

DAVE KNOERR, back to work after arm
surgery,

SOUTH SHOPS REPORT: Retired end of
February, GEORGE CROFOOT. . PERRY
JONES promoted to stock clerk II. .ANDY
CUNNINGHAM back from illness. . re-
tirees RUDY HEROLD and MATT BAS-
SO, looking great, pay a visit.

CTA PIONEERS -

Mark May 28 on your calendar for first
dinner dance of the CTA Pioneers:
Golden Flame Restaurant, 6417 West
Higgins. Tickets may be obtained by
phone from Leonard Baeuchler (823-6816)
or Roy Hansen (SP 4-0142)— or at our
next meeting. Meetings are held the
second Tuesday of each month at the
Golden Flame. Time: high noon. All
pensioners from anywhere welcome.
Corned beef and cabbage was March St.
Pat's menu.

Forest Glen Credit Union's recent dinner-
dance, attended by your scribe and his
wife, was topnotch affair. Compliments
are due to group's officers: JOHN KU-
RINEC, JIM HEGERTHY, WALTER
PONDEL.

When confined to Resurrection Hospitii
for nine days recently, had one of oul
oldest pensioners, PETER SENSKY, al
my roommate. He's 93 years young at'
retired for 28.

Ailing have been PAT PINASCO, wife (
our Pioneer veep, and WALTER MIEL/
The Plnasco's vacationed recently i
Arizona. |

NORTH PARK -

ALBERT OCHWAT is commended by E\
anston bus drivers for fine service as >
supervisor over 17 consecutive yean
Al and wife ELEANOR recently vacatione
in Hawaii and Vegas. j

When GARY NOONAN, operator, andwii<
MARY, stayed at MGM hotel in Vegsi'
recently, Gary (who is avid jogger) ei
joyed company of Frank Sinatra ar
Wayne Newton on his every momin
runs. I

HARON RAMBO, who retired March 1 Elj
operator after 30 years of service, i^
now "at home" in new house on RFD?l
Normandy, Tennessee. j

Sympathy is extended to Scribe RAYMONO
GRAHAM of Kedzie Depot on loss of hf
beloved wife, MARIE CARMELLI
GRAHAM. j

SY GOLDMAN, pensioner, is confined 4
Woodside Medical Center, Inc., Si]
Wordsworth, Pontiac, Michigan 4805lt
get well cards will be most appreciated^

Instructor LEE OAK and wife, CONNIBj
vacationed at Apache Junction, Arizoiw:
where Connie's mother, Mrs. GRAW
CICERO, resides. I

Third generation (debut at Ravenswot'
Hospital) for Operator JIM DOLAN. It
an Irish COLLEEN (proper name).

One of the finest Softball players ever j
CTA has hung up his mitt — and finishi^
40 years of service. Operator HENEli
HIGLEY will spend retirement tinlj
traveling and devoting more attention >
his hobby of ballroom dancing, which hi
brought him many prizes and trophies.

WILLIE McFALL and wife MARILYN b(
come parents of second child— HEII
LYNNE, 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Girl debu
at St. Joseph's.

ED STENZEL, clerk, recovering afti
hospitalization at Swedish Covenant.

Repair Department Chit-Chat: welcon
mat is extended to Assistant Forem:
DENNIS CRONIN, back where he starti
his CTA career as a serviceman. ..oi
thanks to AM Dispatcher JEFF HO!
TRAWSER, Repairman BOB LORENTi
and PM Dispatcher ED OLANDER ai
Repairman PAUL SCHREVES for fii
efforts in getting buses on schedule,
repair for our operation.

Proud grandparents: Pensioner SAM ai
MIRIAM SMARGON. Grandson PHILI
H. HILDER elected vice-president
student senate at University of Iowa
Iowa State— out of 22,000 students '

CTA TRANSIT NEW

inpus. Grandson No. 2, ALLAN L.,
]3t returned from Sweden with Evanston
liwnship High school soccer team,
irents: FAYE and SYD HILDER.

01 RATIONS PLANNING (Schedules) -

E REILLY back from a yachting vaca-

on cruise in Caribbean with stops at

prt Au Prince, Montego Bay, et al. Ac-

impanied by wife, HELEN.
NPOLEON TURNER, traffic checker, met

s bachelorhood Waterloo on March 6.
Rnember MARGE VIDAL, former typist
our department? Visited her in Mer-

llville, Indiana recently, with BERNIE

:ZIOR. She has two children — 6-year-

d BETH, 5-year-old ROSS.

Service anniversaries
in April

- 'K.aif ^eiU«A

TIlNSPORTATION -

AIHUR R. CALDER, controller, plans to
ke life easy following his retirement on
e first of March. He and his wife,
JNNIE, are making a trip to Lake of the
zarks and visiting their married daugh-
:rs and grandchildren.

(llity) -

DN EDWARDS wants you all to know of
s new address in Florida: 2244 Lake
aby Road, De Land 32720.

V;attoners: The PAT PORCELIUS'S to
in Diego, Las Vegas, and Mexico; the
!. W. JOHNSONS and NORBERT GE-
'ELKE to Florida.

JI ROCHE Jr. married LOUISE WAL-
ACE and honeymooned at Acapulco.
tm worked as a part-time car service-
lan a couple of summers ago while at-
inding Illinois State University.

Vlcome to OTHA HALL from Track
[aintenance and GUSTAV AHLBERG
•cm North Avenue Transportation.

^aiettt S^c^tfKXMti

SUTH SECTION -

Vientine's Day was "smile, you're on"
ly for Conductor LARRY WALKER, who
alked out of a Fannie May candy store
ith the biggest box of candy and walked
ito the camera of Channel 5 News, doing
10 PM feature. The box was for his
ife, MICHELE who, incidentally, was a
Dstess at our safety award ceremonies
t 95th.

Siking an earlier spring: ARDIS MORRIS,
ssistant superintendent, and wife driv-
ig down to Shreveport, Louisiana, to
lisit relations... THOMAS KILL, super-
^sor, and wife to Fort Lauderdale and
len across Florida to the Gulf Coast...
letired Conductor PHAROAH "Mother-
a-Law" CAIN to New Orleans for the
^ardi Gras and a visit with retired Con-
luctor MOSES GILES.

35 years

W. H. Blegen, North Park

T. Calabrese, Utility

H. E. Diehl Jr., HowardKimball

R. A. Feltz, 69th Street

0. W. Johnson, Utility

F. E. May, South Shops

R. C. Quetschke, Transportation

L. R. Rage, Forest Glen

F. A. Ritrovato, Archer

F. Vangeenen, Utility

25 years

S. Anderson, District B

C. H. Baker, Archer
H. G. Bey, Kedzie

D. E. Crandall, Maintenance
C. Donley, 61st Street

H. J. Gobernatz, Electrical
A. H. Jackson, Kedzie

30 years

W. M. Baldyga, Utility

A. W. Black, Operations Planning

E. F. Briskey, North Avenue

J. H. Burklow, Insurance

L. J. Calus, CTA Security

C. Carnes, Beverly

J. E. Ciezadio, BIdgs. & Grounds

V. Coleman, Operations Planning

M. Cook, Electrical

L. Daniele, Limits

J. S. Fuller, Instruction-South

M. J. Gallo, BIdgs. & Grounds

P. J. Garrity, Forest Glen

P. J. Grabowske, North Park

J. R. Hanlon, District B

L. J. Laurie, North Avenue

A. G. Maxwell, BIdgs, & Grounds

O. J. Menicucci, HowardKimball

V. L. IMorstrom, Forest Park

J. Ohiman, North Park

N. Pantone, BIdgs. & Grounds

A. C. Rigler Jr., Electrical

E. R. Smith, Electrical

R. A. Spakowski, North Avenue

F. J. Spitalli, Utility
H. A. Strauch, Archer

R. C. Strohacker, District B

F. A. Swiontek, Forest Glen
J. E. Theis, South Shops

G. J. Vikeras, Stores-South
J. M. Walsh, Congress

C. T. Mazur, Wilson Maint. Terminal
J. L. McCarty, 77th Street

E. Mitchell, 77th Street
R. F. Morrow, 77th Street
A. S. Plodzin, Forest Glen

F. L. Reed, West Section
L. W. Reed, North Section

G. N. Robinson, 77th Street
T. Vernon, South Section
H. H.Williams, 77th Street
J. A. Ziemba, Archer

JIM McLANE, assistant superintendent,
scored $100 in the Super-Shot lottery.

Off the sick list are Motorman LEVERN
WHEELER and Conductor WAYNE
SHEPPARD.

Big Day at 95th

When the 95th St. Terminal was pre-
sented with the Public Safety Award for
the last quarter of '75, it was quite an
occasion. VIC COLEMAN, assistant to
the manager of transportation, and
HARRY REDDRICK, area superintend-
ent, were there to make the presenta-
tion to Superintendent STAN CHRIST.
Motorman CORDELL BURNS and Con-
ductor LUTHER WAKEFIELD were
honored as outstanding employees for
the quarter. In a prize drawing, twin

Pictured at presentation ceremonies are, (from left to
right): B. Perry, instructor; John Aurand, manager
general administration; R. Lee, relief superintendent;
Stanley Christ, superintendent South Section; D. Curry,
assistant superintendent Ashland Terminal; Conductor
Luther Wakefield, outstanding employee; W. Nash,
assistant rail district superintendent; Motorman Cordell
Bruns, outstanding employee, and Ed Henry, supervisor
of public safety.

P«/L, ^Q^Q

Edward John

wrist watches (first prize) were won by
Conductor WILLIAM LATIMER, field
glasses by Conductor MYRON WAITES,
a camera by Conductor JAMES DAVIS,
and a clock-radio by Conductor DEN-
NIS GIBSON. Coffee and rolls were
served all day by two hostesses from
the Mart.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE (South Shops)

HOWIE and CAROL
HOLLENDER ac-
cepting congratula-
tions on the debut
of 8 pound 9 ounce
EDWARD JOHN on
February 5.

Congratulations to
MAUREEN (Hou-
lihan) and LLOYD
BE TOURNEY,
Leap Year newly-
weds on February 29. Reception was at
Joliet. On way home, the ED SHIELDS
and JOHN WARDS motored Into a muddy
road, got bogged down, and had to be
hauled out by a tow truck. They didn't
get home until 4 AM. Probably wished
they could have gone by CTA !

TED PIETRUS back from Colorado where
he spent two weeks skiing while a mus-
tache bloomed on his upper lip. He looks
distinguished, if older.

Vacations: TOM ALFRED picking up a
fantastic tan in the Virgin Islands. ..PAT
BAKER and PAT JONES, both Mardi
Gras-ing in N.O...FRAN LOUWARD, to
California.

MAX and BETTY TEPPER celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary with a va-
cation to Las Vegas and the Hawaiian
islands.

Congratulations go out to AL WINDT and
Little WILLIE RAFFERTY on completion
of their 30 years apprenticeship with the
company. . Ditto to FRANK GRAY and
STANLEY "Pepsi-Cola" PSZCZOLA on
their four month apprenticeship on their
crane in Utilities.

ALEX GASSICK has taken a disability pen-
sion after his long illness.

Congratulations to
TED and TILLIE
CATTONI on the
marriage of their
daughter SHIRLEY
to GEORGE AL-
KOVICH in St.
George church in
South Chicago.

Pictured are, from
left to right. Elec-
trician AL SA-

MASKA, Clerk of Shirley and Georo.

circuit Court Morgan M. Finley, Me-
chanic STANLEY SHIMKUS and EDWARD
OLESKY. Mr. Finley received an en-
graved plaque tor distinguished public
service from American Legion Post

insr IS/L'HnsKQ'R.'L.^^ls/L

GEORGE ANDERSON, 76, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-18-43, Died 12-25-75
WALTER BEHRENS, 51, Desplalnes,

Emp. 1-15-70, Died 2-14-76
MICHAEL COLLINS, 90, Limits,

Emp. 2-15-12, Died 2-13-76
SAM DONA TO, 82, Lawndale,

Emp. 3-24-42, Died 2-26-76
HENRY DRESSLER, 83, West Shops,

Emp. 11-29-43, Died 2-29-76
EMIL ERICKSON, 75, South Shops,

Emp. 11-19-28, Died 2-26-76
JULIA FILAN, 78, South Section,

Emp. 8-27-37, Died 2-8-76
PRESTON FORTNEY, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-26-26, Died 2-15-76
ALFRED GORSS, 72, North Park,

Emp. 1-30-34, Died 2-25-76
CHARLES GUZIK, 59, South Section,

Emp. 4-4-39, Died 2-29-76
WILLIAM HANSEN, 66, South Shops,

Emp. 7-13-25, Died 2-1-76
GEORGE KIMMSKE, 58, South Shops,

Emp. 11-19-47, Died 2-22-76
JAMES KINNEVEY, 87, North Section,

Emp. 9-9-20, Died 2-14-76
MARIO LENA, 79, Douglas,

Emp. 4-19-20, Died 2-12-76

SIGMUND LUKAS, 73, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 10-23-47, Died 2-23-76
JOSEPH MATRISCIANO, 63, Malntenanei

Emp. 4-25-30, Died 2-28-76
JOHN McCarthy, 84, 77th street,

Emp. 2-3-28, Died 2-23-76
ARTHUR Mcdonald, 82, west Section,)

Emp. 7-19-48, Died 2-24-76
PATRICK McGOWAN, 70, West Section,!

Emp. 6-17-29, Died 2-26-76
THOMAS MITCHELL, 41, North Section,!

Emp. 2-10-61, Died 2-18-76
ARTHUR PETERSON, 82, Armitage,

Emp. 4-23-14, Died 2-24-76
WALTER REICH, 87, West Section,

Emp. 3-5-45, Died 2-9-76
LEYDELL SMITH, 55, 52nd Street,

Emp. 2-12-48, Died 2-26-76
JOHN SULLIVAN, 79, North Avenue,

Emp. 9-26-23, Died 2-20-76
JOHN TEREK, 76, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-1-26, Died 2-17-76
THOMAS WALSH, 69, Archer,

Emp. 1-25-34, Died 2-2-76
CARL ZOELLNER, 71, Kedzle,

Emp. 2-2-28, Died 2-9-76

Al, Morgan, Stanley and Edw

#271, Darlus-Girenas.

^ea^tH€ Z>uM & AauAZ€Hie SeutAi

77TH STREET -

That's Operator

PERRY HOWARD'S

daughter, DONNA

MARIA, in the pic-
ture. She's just

graduated from

Chicago State. She

plans to teach and

work for her

master's.
CLIFFORD AYERS,

operator, slipped Donna Maria

away for a pre-birthday vacation amid

the gala festivities of the Mardl GrasJ

New Orleans.
FRANK WSOL recently returned from li

vacation in Florida, where he visited w

two recently retired CTAers, RAY PR

OR and FRANK VITEK, at Cocoa Bea(

RAY COLLELO is also recently bs

from a Florida jaunt.
It's 36 years of wedded bliss for Mr. £

Mrs. ALEX PETERSON, one of c

switchboard operators.
Congratulations in order for Mrs. P.i

DeBONNETT upon the arrival of a b£l

girl, MILA, on February 15.
The president of Local 241, E. BARLE

paid us an unexpected visit and chati

with a number of our operators.

built much confidence in the way 241

fulfilling its commitment to the mei

bership.
That smile on Operator HARRIS'S f£

was put there by his arrival at i

grandfather status.

- /lUiMM T>C 'So4Mtt

69TH STREET -

J. R. DAVIDSON came back ahead of ti

from his vacation to Florida; too c

down there.
BERT PARKER, of west 55th St. Tavi

fame, says that retiree McGOWAN (kno

as the fastest key at the vaults) has

parakeet who talks to htm in Polish

the phone.
GUS MELANDER took his pension. W

never forget the time Gus was fishing

CIA TRANSIT NEV\

Smiths Of CTA Are Men Of Many Parts

3 Anit Leppiks/A CTA Profile

There's no limit on creativity at the CTA's black-
siith shop — they can form anything from a 1/16"
th;k shim to a pair of 50' long platform stringers
tht hold up the tracks.

[f you can't buy it, you turn to the CTA's smithy
fc the answer.

The steel fabrication shop, as it's properly called,
hi literally thousands of demands every year for
slel fabrication, rail work, and escalator parts.
T;y're all answered by a group of only 13 men.

it's the only place in the transit system fabrica-
tii is done. While CTA's South Shops, Skokie Shop,
ai the rest of the West Shops rebuild parts for buses
ai. trains, only the fabrication shop actually molds
ni/ parts.

"We do a lot of varied work — like a wheel dolly,
siiger tips, third rail inclines, rail tap assemblies,
elvation tie plates. They're not available to buy,"
s.s Patrick O. McCarthy, supervisor. Bridges and
S ucturCo

There are fish plates that act like splice plates to
jci pieces of third rail together, anglebars, rail
b.ces, and counter-weights for wheel spinning posts.

Also, reinforced concrete beams for CTA build-
irs and couplers for CTA's old workcars.

They're made at West Shops because no one out-
s e the CTA makes them any more since the rest of
tl railroad industry uses heavier rail. While the
CA is slowly switching over to 115 lb. rail, we still

7/tc Village Tilacl{smith

UNDICR .1 spriMcIiiiK clicslnut trt«
The village sjiiilhy stands;
The smith, a minlily man i.s he,
I With lar(;o and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of liis brawny arms
Arc strong as iron bands.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What ever happened to these men who
once were as common to every town as
a filling station is today — and well
known to every schoolboy who ever
memorized a poem? Are they only to
be found near the barns at Arlington
Park race track and similar places?
Or posing for cola commercials? No,
the best of them are behind scenes in
transit, like at CTA — making parts, re-
claiming waste, and generally saving
taxpayers' money. Anit Leppiks tells
us how and why.

Just laying rail isn't enough. CTA must keep it shaped to size. Here
Frank Montefaico trims off slices of rail used to fill the empty spaces
caused by cold weather when the rails contract. In warm weather,
these "dutchmen" are picked out of the entire system as the rails
expand again.

must make parts to fit the 90 lb. rail sections we
started off with.

Frog Shop

Even as the names of some of the parts sound
descriptive, consider that the fabrication shop was
once called the frog shop, based on the assumption
that the place where two rails join is similar to the
frog of a horse's hoof.

But that's where the traditional concept of a
blacksmith ends. For most of these craftsmen — while
they may have tooled a few horseshoes in their time —
have long been onto more complex assignments.

For a CTA blacksmith is able, one morning to re-
pair a track tamper which distributes the ballast
under the ties, and in the afternoon, to do the intri-
cate welding of whiffletree parts for a CTA wreck
wagon.

He knows he'll get little notice for his work; like
many artisans, it's the small details he perfects that
are hidden from view but make the system work —
details such as the ventilation shafts deep within the
subway tubes or the tread rods underneath the es-
calator step a CTA rider might use to reach his train.

Of these items, McCarthy relates, the simplest
made at the steel fabrication shop is a washer. Al-
though usually plentiful from outside suppliers, Mc-
Carthy says they do, however, come in some "rotten
old sizes we have to make."

The blacksmith would start off with a steel tube
and slice it up. Then he might file it to take the
burrs off.

The whole process takes less than 10 minutes.

PRIL, 1976

steel Workers

The shop buys its raw steel from mills which have
given the liquid metal a random length of 20 or 40
feet.

Shopmen fabricate this steel into a structure by
cutting it to length, drilling holes in it, welding
necessary parts together, and make structural frames
out of it. The frames are later installed on the 'L'
structure or in CTA buildings by ironworkers.

Other parts are recycled from old CTA equipment,
such as from an axle of a discarded rapid transit car.

Couplers, reports McCarthy, are the most skillful
parts to make.

"Our flatcars (work trains) use a certain type of
coupler that we can't get anywhere else. The coupler
holds the cars together. However, with the heavy
duty use they get, they are continually breaking. So
we start from scratch, making new ones from a piece
of raw steel. Axle steel fits the bill."

The shop's blacksmith or one of the two black-
smith-welders heats a six inch round diameter axle
steel in the oven up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit, then
puts it under a drop forge (heavy hammer) that beats
it into a shape something akin to a rectangle.

The steel is then cut, further shaped, and machined
on a lathe by one of five machinists.

"The lathe is where all the skill is on this piece
of equipment," notes McCarthy.

Machine Made

A few parts are fashioned strictly by the ma-
chinists— like a bushing — a sleeve made of more wear
resistant steel than the object it holds, such as a
spindle. This sleeve must be machined so it can
properly take more wear than the part it is holding.

Conversely, there are items blacksmiths forge but
which require no work at the lathe. Such is the simple
heating and bending of a handle into a hook or rod; or
straightening a bus fender.

While 90 per cent of the work done in this shop is
forged and machined according to blueprint, some

John Maros, shopman II, (left) pounds the reshaped fish plate w a
sledgehammer as part of the finishing touches.

projects require a constant interaction between -
gineer and craftsman as both work to create a iv
part.

That is what happened when McCarthy's gi.p
developed counterweights for wheel spinning post it
the 98th Street rapid transit inspection shop. j

McCarthy explains: "To inspect a car, you jacit
up on a set of posts that come out of the floor, all>-
ing you to run the train without the train moving t<io
tests. When you do that, the wheels are spinnij;
hence the name, wheel spinning posts. The wei| s
balance this post. (Continued on page!)

Blacksmith-welder John Rebacz heats the center of a fish plate (on
bricks) to a cherry red color (about 1800° F) with a torch.

What The Terms Mean

anglebar - - a steel splice plate used to join sections of running

rail together.
ballast - - gravel or broken stone laid in a railroad bed.
coupler - - axle steel used for connecting one rapid transit

car to the next car.
elevation tie plate - - standard track tie plate, but of varying

thicknesses; used to shim up a rail on curves.
fabrication - - manufacturing, usually of structural steel

track parts.
fish plate - - a steel splice plate used to join sections of third

rail together.
frog - - a device permitting the wheels on one rail of a track

to cross an intersecting rail. Also the triangular pad in the

middle of the sole of the foot of a horse.
rail brace • - steel plate used on track shoulder curves to

stabilize the track horizontally.
rail tap assembly - ■ a connection of the power feed cable to

the third rail.
shim - - a thin piece of steel used to fill in space between

things, as for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit.
stinger tip - - hand tool used in rapid transit shops to propel

cars within the shop.
stringer - - a longitudinal member extending from bent to

bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track.
third rail incline - ■ tapered end of a third rail.
tread rod ■ ■ steel rod under each escalator step; used for

support of that step.
wheel dolly - - four wheeled truck inserted under a disabled

rapid transit car to remove it.
whiffletree ■ ■ the pivoted swinging steel hitch on a wreck

wagon for towing a disabled bus.

CTA TRANSIT NE'^

O'iN

I Navy surplus rubber boat in Marquette
rk. It sprung a leak and some small
1 :1s tied their jump ropes together and
|Ued him ashore. He paid them with the
; nnows that he had caught in the cuffs
his pants,

WHITE vacationed in the St. Louis
ea. Beverly's LARRY LARSON flew
wn to Jensen Beach, Florida with re-
■ee JOHNNY BUTLER to visit their
rmer gin-playing buddy, TONY VAN-
INBURG of credit union fame. Credit
ion treasurer BILL DONAHUE visited
■izona and spent some time with retired
perintendent JOHN JACOBY and retired
ceiver JOE "Shoes" GASKEY.

iS^D STREET -

p'qL and SUSIE JONES recently took a
lort trip to Nassau, Bahamas, and had
'very nice stay in that 80 degree temp-
rature.

0: clerk, DORSEY GARNER, retires the
rst of AprU and DAN SUTTON was with
3 for 26 weeks until a replacement
'ime.

IV3HAEL ANGELO WEAVER 11, son of
us Repairman M. A. WEAVER, re-
sived a first prize for his science fair
reject from St. Anselm school.

> BENN who was off work sick for over
iree months is feeling pretty good and
Soklng forward to retiring on October 1.

IS RIVERS was in a car accident and was
ospitalized at Illinois Community Hos-
Ital.

R.S.V.P.

For Retired
Bus Drivers

Retired bus drivers are wanted by
aSVP, the nationwide government-
ponsored program which finds and
coordinates volunteer service oppor-
tunities for the retired. In Chicago,
Hull House operates the RSVP pro-
gram. Debbie Bloss of the RSVP staff
was in to see Transit News recently.
She pointed up RSVP's need for
drivers of vans to transport the el-
derly and handicapped to schools,
senior centers, medical facilities, and
special events. RSVP has its own
vans for such purposes and will pay
volunteers transportation at 13 cents
per mile to get to and from driving
assignments. Details can be obtained
from RSVP at 3179 Broadway, zip
60657~or by phoning 348-8330, Ex-
tension 25.

WELCOME ABOARD!

New Members Of The CTA Family

Through March 26, 1976

MORTAZA ALA VI, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Park
JOHN BAKER, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section
WILLIE BARNETT, Maintenance,

Car Serviceman, West Pool
TIMOTHY BRUCKER, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, North Section
ANTHONY CERIALE, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue
RAUL CRUZ, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section
JOSE FLORES, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, North Section
RADAMES FLORES, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Forest Glen
REYNALDO FUENTES, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Limits

THOMAS GLAVIN, Transportation,

Conductor, South Section

HECTOR GOMEZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue

CARLOS GONZALEZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue

CARMEN HERNANDEZ, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, North Section

NESTOR HERNANDEZ, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section

WILLIAM JANSEN, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, West Section

ADA JIMENEZ, Maintenance,
Car Serviceman, West Pool

PAUSIDES JUAN, Transportation,
Bus Operator, North Avenue

KENNETH LEE, Transportation,
Bus Operator, 77th Street

ENRIQUE MARQUEZ, Transportation,
Bus Operator, Forest Glen

AGUSTIN MARTINEZ, Transportation,
Bus Operator, Archer

JESSE MARTINEZ, Transportation,
Conductor, South Section

EARNEST McELWEE, Transportation,
Conductor, North Section

JOSE MERCADO, Transportation,
Bus Operator, North Avenue
ERIC MINOR, Transportation,
Conductor, South Section
DAVID ORTEGA, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, West Section
JOHN PERALES, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section
ROY PETERSON, Datacenter,

General Office
EDWARD POPE, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, West Section
ERROL PUGH, Transportation,

Conductor, South Section
RAFAEL REINA, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Limits
GEORGE RIVERA, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue
MARIA RODRIGUEZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Kedzle
SALOMON RUIZ, Transportation,

Bus Operator, North Avenue
ISMAIL SALEH, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Forest Glen
DANIEL SOTO, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section
TIMOTHY STEINBERG, Substation

Attendant, Plant Maintenance
CALVIN TILLERY, Transportation,

Conductor, South Section
ENRIQUE VALENTIN, Transportation,

Conductor, West Section
ANASTASIO VARELA, Transportation,

Bus Operator, Kedzle
RUBEN VELASCO, Transportation,

Ticket Agent, West Section
BRUCE WEEKS, Datacenter,

General Office
BARBARA WILKERSON, Transportation,

Bus Operator, 77th Street

STEVE WILSON, Datacenter,

General Office

Blacksmiths (Continued)

PHIL, 1976

"Now the post lies horizontally in the floor and pivots up to support the train.

"Our problem was one of safety and noise. When you were through with the train job
and wanted to let the post down again, you dropped the post onto the floor, making an
awful noise. Furthermore, you could catch your toes in it."

But the solution wasn't as simple as merely weighing down the other end of the post
to evenly distribute the weight. There was only a tiny pocket of space where weight
could be added. ,

But McCarthy's group found a way to fill that space with enough weight and the pivot
now eases down with the touch of a finger on a button.

"It was like putting a Swiss watch together," he remembers.

"Now, the other inspection shops want one," he says.

Which just goes to show, that at the CTA, the "creative types" are constantly in de-
mand.

The Action Is Electric!

Trains Kept Running As Power Unit Is Replace

By Jeff Stern

A key source of traction power went out unex-
pectedly in Evanston recently, but rapid transit ser-
vice never faltered, thanks to a dedicated group of
engineers and electricians who worked extra hours to
install a replacement.

The 25-day drama began around noon February 6,
when a vacuum leak caused the failure of one of three
electrical rectifier units at the Calvary substation on
Chicago Avenue.

The units convert 12,000 volt AC current from
Commonwealth Edison into 600 volt DC current to
provide traction power for CTA trains. The sub-
station is the main source of power for the Skokie
Swift and Evanston rapid transit routes and for the
North-South route from about North Shore Avenue to
Howard Street.

Quick Work Needed

Three days of round-the-clock repair attempts
convinced engineers that the defective 45-year-old
unit could not be restored. Since any additional mal-
function at the substation would have resulted in a re-
duction or even a shutdown of service, another rec-
tifier unit had to be found and installed — quickly.

Donald Walsh, CTA supervisor of testing and pow-
er operations and project coordinator, determined
that another unit was available at the Ravenswood
substation on North Lincoln Avenue.

When you reassemble a 3,000 kilowatt rectifier that supplies 600
volt DC current for traction power, you like to make certain the
machine is safe and in working order before you turn it on. Here
Richard Greisto (left) tightens the positive bus on the rectifier, while
Robert Rychlee secures the insulating shield.

The last act in restoring full power capacity to the C in
substation was testing the newly installed 29-ton rectifier unit. SH
ing around equipment used to calibrate overcurrent relays are (I
wise) Ron Kaplan (left), Don Walsh, Mel Cook and Chris Gaca. c|
ing the rectifier itself are Richard Rock (rear), Charles Bell (hiln
a vibro-test instrument) and Harvey Heide.

The only problem was that a wall had to be knoa
down to get the equipment out; the unit had to bes
mantled, and all 29 tons of it transported to Evat o
for reassembly.

Maintenance crews led by Harold C. Berndt, u
pervisor, general maintenance, tore out and reil
the wall at Ravenswood where the unit was remcsd
Then supervising electrician Melvin Cook and t'C
tricians Robert Rychlee, Harvey Heide, Richard Jk)
and Richard Greisto dismantled the unit into its ch
ponent parts — transformer, bus duct and rectifiei

Big IVIoving Job

Commonwealth Edison handled the actual men
with "lowboy" trucks and two 35-ton cranes. Ain
the way, a low railroad overpass at Morse and '2
venswood Avenues required taking the transfoi'e
off the truck and sliding it on rollers until it coulfb
lifted back on the truck on the other side.

The move alone took two days. The entire repl'e
ment operation took three weeks and included tei'n
the reconstructed unit at Calvary. The total cost'a
about $31,000. '

Walsh and engineers Chris Gaca, Charles Bell n
Ronald Kaplan tested the rebuilt rectifier unit to i k
sure it would work properly. Richard D. Valloni, 'u
pervisor, substation operations and maintenance, a
in charge of obtaining the necessary parts and p
plies.

CTA TRANSIT NL ''

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Bigineering department

projects in progress

Car design is by Sundberg-Ferar.

sfhe new 48-foot stainless steel car body swings
ra the line at the Boeing Vertol plant, it makes an
tresting industrial picture, as evidenced above,
ai car requires two sets of trucks. The first car
A place in the right-hand photo. Next step is
ing hook-up and clearance testing.

Of pilot cars are scheduled to be delivered to CTA
ugust for use in a 600-hour revenue service pro-
'n. Initial production deliveries are expected near
(end of the year. All of the 200 new cars are ex-
!:;ed to be delivered and in operation by early 1978.

\. new sculptured cars provide reduced noise levels
;de and out, wider sliding doors for easier access,
I smoother riding. All new cars will be air con-
pned. All will have automatic cab signalling.
i

i accent colors of red, white, and blue have both
'thetic and safety values. In addition to the color
ips under the windows, colors are employed at the
pt and end of each pair of cars, thus providing
lat visibility under all conditions.

fill, 1976

The
New
Mix In
Bowling

Diane Traxler

Margaret Archer

Virginia (Ginny) McGraw

How The
Ladies Like It

(Pages 8-9)

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[howntown
^ap On
Horizon

The CTA is in production on its
:i];t comprehensive downtown
xisit map, which also will be its
:ii;t bilingual (English- Spanish)
nD.

rhe objective: To encourage
nre people throughout the day to
i£ CTA buses and trains as the
nst expedient— and least expen-
5i5— way to get around the growing
icntown area.

rTA riders can easily determine
vlire and when the buses and trains
;cby referring to an overall down-
on map, and a series of mini-
njs of individual routes.

\s special aid for using buses,
;hre will be an explanation of the
:ctes in terms of the major streets
:h; are served.

The new map is coming out in
Fie.. .for the start of the big sum-
nr influx of visitors. .. and at a
;i]e when good weather prompts
nre of the daytime downtown pop-
iLion to benefit from the CTA's
)r-hour transfer privilege for
sirt shopping trips, for eating a
sale lunch in Grant Park, or for
sining and enjoying one of the many
!€■ plazas.

rhe 24-hour clock for designating
icrs of service also will be an-
)t3r new feature. Other new fea-
;u3s will be a downtown street
jcie and a listing of major points
jfnterest.

rhe new map is a joint produc-
;i<i of the Operations Planning and
Pulic Affairs Departments.

rhe map task force includes
ron P. O'Connor, George Macak,
ilciert Schageman and Dale Man-
jesdorff of Operations Planning,
ID Robert Heinlein and Elda Leal
)f Public Affairs.

l^iKilSSlBiSgl

A new view of Chicago's constantly changing downtown, as shot by Art Tonner south from the
Merchandise Mart's new Apparel Center on historic Wolf Point.

£^wi^r>ji..« ^1-17^7 ON THE INSIDE:

1 1 S?il ^ ki H ^ I ^VK^ Bears In Classrooms - Page 3

FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES^*.^ Double Deck Bus - Page 10

MAY, 1976 Retirees Reunion - Page 18

BOARD BRIEFS

At the May 5 meeting of the Chicago Transit Board, Transportation
Manager James Blaa presents First Quarter Safety Award won by the
North Avenue Garage to Operators John Weatherspoon (center) and
Gilberto Almenas as representatives of the 650 operators at North
Avenue. Blaa reported that North Avenue set the best combined traffic
and passenger safety record in the history of the awards program.

Sketch of new CTA bus stop shelters for an initial order of 100 shelters
as authorized by the CTA Board. The shelters, to be erected mostly
on sites under arrangements with Chicago's city government, will be

5 feet 8 inches wide and 7 feet 6 inches high and of two different
lengths - 8 feet 3 inches and 12 feet 4 inches. For the sides and back,
transparent non-breakable and scratch resistant plastic panels will
be attached to aluminum frames with a bronze finish. The top will
be of off-white translucent plastic. The bottom rail will be raised

6 inches for an opening to prevent such things as leaves and paper
accumulating.

Also at the Board meeting: Carmen Russo, bus op-
erator at 69th was cited for helping to save the life of
a sticken fellow bus operator.. .An order for $121,649
of special rubber padding to be installed at six rapid
transit grade crossings was authorized. ..Engineering
and design contracts were let for modernizing the
Western avenue station on the Ravenswood rapid
transit route and the Pulaski station on the Douglas
route.

CTA Pulls Another Switch:

Introduces First
Woman Towerpersv

By Jeff Stern i

Technique is the secret that enables Mrs. Ivoil
Graham to pull her weight as CTA's first wn^
towerperson.

"If you just pull with your arms, you would ei(
yourself out in no time at all," says Mrs. Grahai i

"But if you get good footing and make it a odj
swing, it's no harder than my hobbies of bov jj,
sewing and shooting an occasional game of pool.'

That is how Mrs. Graham, who stands 5 ftj
inches, describes her latest CTA assignme J
pulling the 4-foot-high levers in the Wilson aMm
tower for switching trains on the north ele tei
route.

Altogether, there are 25 such large levers ;Ts|
Graham may be required to pull a number of del
each during an eight-hour shift at the Wilson town'.

The levers in the Wilson tower pull the swi ,iei
for four mainline tracks and for lead tracks;) i
rapid transit car inspection shop nearby.

"She's doing a great job," reports Michael Vai,
the Howard terminal superintendent who also in
charge of the tower.

"And she enjoys the work so much that shciias
indicated a desire to serve in the tower full titi,"
said Veltri. ;

By qualifying as a towerperson, Mrs. Grahau as
become a full-fledged CTA rapid transit oper dj
employee able to perform three different jobs.

Joining the CTA in October, 1974, she first beme
a conductor and then a motorperson. She is no\|il-
ternating as a conductor, motorperson and to.ir-
person.

Mrs. Graham, who is 35, and her husband ancon
live in the south side Auburn-Gresham communit

Ivory in her tower.

CTA TRANSIT NtS

CTA Football School Is Taught By Bears

Two Chicago Bears — Doug Plank and Bob Thomas-
live been scoring touchdowns for CTA with the city's
nth by talking football and good sportsmanship.
■Their appearances before public, parochial and
Ivate high school classes represent an experiment
J the CTA to develop better rapport among schools
r'h an objective of reducing vandalism to buses,
Hie of which happens in the exuberant aftermath of
girting events.

^he program is under the direction of Frank
Iriani, a veteran high school and pro football coach
tr with the CTA Community Relations Section. At
rss time, the Bears had been on more than 18
cool "gridirons," and were scheduled for a CTA
^son lasting into June. Short biographies follow:

Doug Plank, free safety — an Ohio State Buckeye,
i/eteran of three Rose Bowl games, and leader
bf the Bears in tackles and pass interceptions
'luring his rookie year of '75. Doug was drafted
n the 12th round and was 23 on last March 4th.
Jefore going to college, he was All-State Penn-
sylvania in both football and baseball at Norwin
ligh School in suburban Irwin near Pittsburgh.

3ob Thomas, placekicker — the man who kicked
'he field goal in the 1973 Sugar Bowl game that
;ave Notre Dame an exciting victory over Ala-
bama. A native of Rochester, N.Y., the 23-
'ear-old Bob attended McQuaid Jesuit High
ichool where he was an all-star in both football
Ind soccer. He was drafted by the Los Angeles
\ams in the 15th round in 1974, then acquired
ly the Bears, for whom he became the leading
corer. His 55-yard field goal against the
tarns set a new Bear record.

ILLD06S

In their rap sessions with high schoolers, the
Bears emphasize the values of education to the pro-
fessional athlete and testify to their own gratification
at having completed college and obtaining their de-
grees.

The players also "work in" the rationale for good
sportsmanship strategy not only in playing the game
of football, but also the game of life — including such
everyday actions as riding buses and rapid transit
trains.

Films of the better Bear plays in 1975 are being
shown in conjunction with the appearances. Reaction
has been super.

After formal talks and questionsand-answers, tfie Bear players have
been huddling with students who want to know "how it is" to be
a pro athlete.

m at Schurz High School, Bob Thomas kicks off with a few
>oifers on kicking field goals. Doug Plank awaits his introduction.

At Dunbar High School, Doug Plank testifies to the value of a sports-
manship style in the game of life. The audience interest is evident.

M]y, 1976

eta sports

Spirit of (19)76 -

CTA Softball Season Starts

By Mel Alexander, Sports Editor

Despite the fact that rain caused a postponement
May 2 of eight opening games, nothing dampened the
spirit of 300 CTAers as they moved into the 1976
Softball season.

With rained-out games being made up as double
headers, the 300 Softball players comprising 17 teams
will compete in 72 games during a regularly sched-
uled season until June 27.

Then, on July 11, they will move into the playoffs
to determine through a series of elimination games
what team will emerge as the Bicentennial year
champs.

At 0915 and 1030 each Sunday in Grant Park, the
teams will tai<e to the field for eight games per Sun-
day in the regular season. The playoffs also will be
in Grant Park at those Sunday morning hours.

This year's lineup of CTA Softball teams and their
manager are:

69th Street Garage - J. Hawkins
North Side Ticket Agents - M. Rago
North Avenue Garage - V. Santos
General Office - T. Andrews
77th Street Bus Repair - S. Glover
77th Street Garage ■- K. Fleming
North Park Garage - H. Reed
South Shops - L. Bemas and J. Larsen
Limits Garage - 5. Foster
52nd Street Garage - R. Riley
Beverly Garage - R. Harris, Jr.
308 Rail -R. James
Howard Street - L. Crenshaw
West Side Ticket Agents - J. Brown
Kedzie Garage - C Williams
Forest Glen Garage - J. Gale
Archer Garage - K. DuCree

"In the last two years, there has been a big s
of enthusiasm for Softball, and we expect this yea
be our most competitive season yet," said John Ec
CTA Softball Coordinator.

"We have reports that some teams even went!
early spring training to be in top shape," he addec

Officers elected to assist Sports Coordinator Ei
for the 1976 Softball season are Flenard Poii
president, who among other duties will rule on i
tested games and other disputes; Tony Andrews, v
president, who is in charge of scheduling, and
Fleming, secretary, who checks pre-game wea;
field conditions to decide whether games are on or

But it's not only the players who enjoy the Su
morning games.

Many families and friends can be expected to
out to watch the games — and then, in many lnstan*s,
to picnic in Chicago's great downtown lakefront p k,

"It's a great way to enjoy summertime in Chicai,''
said Eckel. i

Division 241 Golf Tourname

The Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont, 111., wij
the site for the tenth annual Division 241 golf toul
ment and banquet on July 16. Details wiU be ir
next issue of CTA Transit News. Meanwhile,
buffs who wish to be certain of playing should coj|
Warren Scholl at 341-1733.

?1 «

CTA TRANSIT NiVS

Archer Bandits Win Again

'xhe Archer Bandits won the championship of the

h Street Operators Bowling League for the second
^ir in a row.

The Bandits trailed by one game behind George's
,po. Taking two out of three from Arco, the Bandits
iced a roll-off. They won two out of three and took
Jiors for the 1975-76 season.

Members of the champion Bandits are: T. Ireland,
.Vlotton, H. Hodge, H. Kemp, J. Coleman and L. C.
Vlor. Members of the second place George's Arco
i: L. Warden, J. C. White, E. Gipson, C. McCants,
llFord and W. Thompson.

In third place were the Thunder Balls who beat the

Outer Limits two out of three and dropped them into
fifth place. In fourth place were the Clippers who
took three games from the Pin Busters who dropped
to sixth place in the standings.

The bowling alley was crowded with the families
of the bowlers, rooting loudly for their favorites.

At a general meeting on April 16, election of of-
ficers for the 1976-77 season was held. Elected
president for a fourth term was Calvin Pollard. Mike
Kane was re-elected vice-president and Talmadge
Ireland treasurer. Newly-elected secretary is Jesse
Jumper, and Robert Barnes was elected as sergeant
at arms.

I! WINNING BANDITS: Bowling champions for 1976 are the
kner Bandits. Pictured, left to right, are: J. Coleman, H. Hodge,
..jotton, H. Kemp and T. Ireland.

GEORGE'S ARCO: Members of the second place Arco team are, left
to right: L. Wardell, C. McCants, W. Thompson and E. Gipson. Mis-
sing at the time the picture was taken were E. Ford and J. C. White.

Leroy Cheatum, left, and Dave
Williams are really smiling as
Vic Collins rolls his regular
ball down the alley-straight
for the head pin and a 7-10
split. Keep trying, Vic, one of
these days you will hit the
pocket

These elated ladies are wives of the Thunder Balls, third place winners.
The lady in the center keeping score is Marjorie Richards, the wife of
Eddie Richards, who hasn't missed a game in two seasons. Incidentally,
Eddie threw the key strike in the tenth frame which enabled the Thun-
der Balls to take third place.

|.Y, 1976

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I Bobby Jones, A Golfing Genius i

By W. B. Wolfan :

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It is highly doubtful if those loyalists who are avid
followers of today's maior happenings in golf are old
enough to know anything about Bobby Jones whose
golfing legacy is the Masters tournament itself.

Yet despite the brilliance of today's stars and their
multiple talents, not much debate will be provoked if
the late Robert Tyre Jones Jr. of Atlanta gets the nod
as the greatest amateur golfer of all time. His
achievements are legendary.

Bobby Jones was a golfer at the age of nine. In
1911, he won the junior championship of the City of
Atlanta. That was his first title. At age 11, he shot
his first round of 80 at East Lake course in Atlanta.

In 1915, he won three individual tournaments in
that same city. In 1916 — at age 14 — he won the
Georgia state crown. And in that same year he made
his first appearance in the U.S. Amateur, qualifying
but losing in the third round.

At 15, Bobby won the Southern Amateur title and
two years later, when he was 17, Jones' putting magic
made him a finalist in the National Amateur. He
finished in a tie for second in the Canadian Open, and
played in his first National Open tournament, that
same year.

In 1922, Bobby tied for second in the National
Open, but lost in the semifinal round of the National
Amateur. He won the Southern Amateur crown, and
captured both matches in Walker Cup play.

In 1923, when Bobby Jones was 21, he won the Na-
tional Open championship at Inwood, N.Y., defeating
Bobby Cruickshank in a playoff. That same year he
was the medalist in the National Amateur but was
beaten in the second round of the tournament.

In 1924, Jones won the National Amateur at Merion,
and finished runnerup in the National Open to
Britain's Cyril Walker.

All this was happening when Jones was in his early
twenties, and he played against the best of them.

The next year — 1925 ~ Bobby won the National
Amateur title as a repeater at Oakmont but was de-
feated by Willie MacFarlane in a playoff for the Na-
tional Open title at Worcester, Mass. Country Club.
He was knocking at the door for the clean sweep
later on.

The year of 1926 was big for Jones. He won the
National Open at Scioto country club in Columbus,
Ohio, and the British Open at St, Anne's. He also won
both of his Walker Cup matches.

It should be remembered that this was the era of
Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen and
other golfing greats of the 1920's and 1930's. The
competition was fierce, but Bobby Jones was the su-

.V^v-r-^^ifcjpill'f" ^:

Bobby Jones, the first "master". Photo courtesy of Chicago Tril\

perb competitor of his day.

In 1927 (and here's a Chicago angle), Bobby Jcijs
beat Chicagoan Chick Evans, 8 and 7, at the MM-
khada club in Minneapolis for the National Amai^^i
title, and went on to win the British Open with a i
ord score of 285 at St. Andrews.

In 1928, he again captured the National AmateU'
Brae Burn in West Newton, Mass., but boweo
Johnny Farrell in the National Open in a playoft
Olympia Fields here.

In 1929, Jones tied for the medal in the Natii
Amateur, but bowed to Johnny Goodman in first n
play. He won the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, crus [e
Al Espinosa in a 36 hole title playoff.

Then came the year of the grand slam for Jont -
1930. He won the British Open at Hoy Lake, «
British Amateur at St, Andrews, the National Ope i'
Interlachen country club, Minneapolis, and the Nat|'-
al Amateur with an 8 and 7 victory in match play i
Eugene Homans at Merion, In addition he won
Walker Cup matches in competition against j'
British, i

As long as golf is played, the name of Robert '!'
Jones Jr. will never be forgotten. His retention
amateur status during his entire career is revealj-
-an indication of his real love for the game. He p
truly one of a kind, Mr. Golf in an age of great si «•

CTA TRANSIT Nt'S

Pension Program Expansion Planned

The welfare and security of CTA pensioners and
ployees looking ahead to retirement have long had

special attention of management and the Retire-
nt Allowance Conmiittee.
To serve the needs of pensioners more effectively,

Pension Section has been relocated in enlarged
ice at Room 429 of the Merchandise Mart.

room for expanded program on fourth floor, Craig Heatter
cs to post direction sign for pensioners calling at Mart.

Although retirement matters are part and parcel
'the Insurance and Pensions Department under
;iager William A. Ashley, Craig E. Heatter, su-
jintendent of Pensions, is responsible for the day-
i-ky administration of this vital program.

Jnder the superintendent, the program is expected
ixpand. A pre-retirement plan to help employees

plan for their retirement is also on the drawing board
as well as a post retirement package which Heatter
hopes will include a monthly consumer guide.

"There is one thing that pensioners can do now to
help us provide them with better service," said Heat-
ter. "They can write us whenever there is a change
of address so we can mail checks to the new address."
He said a letter with the pensioner's signature advis-
ing of the new address is required.

The Pensions superintendent said the section is not
accepting change of address notices by telephone be-
cause of the risk involved. "People change their
minds about moving sometimes after they have called
us, which means that checks could go astray."

Heatter said pension checks are always mailed on
the last working day of the month and added that re-
tirees who do not receive a check within 10 days
should write the Secretary of the Retirement Plan,
Room 746, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois 60654,
or call (312) 664-7200. The process for getting an-
other check to a pensioner takes up to 30 days, he
said.

:JS/L-y F'stre LeLciy

(Dtis news item, as reported by Don Yabush of the Public
Affairs Department, appeared throughout the country after
it was picked up by the Associated Press.)

/oney To Burn

Freddie Prinze will
star in a TV movie,
"Money To Burn," to
be filmed in June on the
CTA's rapid transit
system by Charles
Fries Productions, Inc.,
of Studio City, Calif.,
for showing on NBC
later this year. The
plot, which involves a
theft of $2.5 million, is
a fantasy which could
not possibly happen on
the CTA, but which will
be fun to watch.

A white-haired woman, seething with in-
dignation, came to the CTA's Customer Service
office in the Merchandise Mart.

She complained that bus drivers and ticket
agents were refusing to honor her senior citi-
zen identification card for the reduced fare
privilege.

Dennis Murphy, Customer Service repre-
sentative, examined her card. What he saw
was a picture of a young woman with dark hair.

"You should use a more recent picture,"
advised Murphy.

"That's my favorite picture of me, and I'm
not going to change it," replied the white-haired
woman.

With a tone of diplomacy. Murphy warned
her that she would continue to be challenged by
drivers and ticket agents.

"So be it," the woman declared — as she took
back her card and left the office.

'f , 1976

Fast Action In Yard Prevents Accident

A team of sharp-eyed switchmen prevented a potentially destruc-
tive accident recently in the Congress Yard.

Robert O. Neighbors was operating a train into the yard when
Jonathan Harris, Jr., the lead man, saw that the points on the switch
controlling movement on tracks 3 and 4 had failed to open properly,
leaving a gap of an inch and a half.

Reacting instantly, Harris signaled to Neighbors to stop the train.
Neighbors brought the train to an immediate halt just above the
switch points.

Besides responding promptly, the switchmen made temporary
adjustments that put the malfunctioning switch in working order, ac-
cording to R. C, Lashley, yard foreman. In doing so, they cleared
the way for awaiting traffic in and out of the yard. J-

"The swift, professional action initiated by these men," Lashley
said, "resulted in minimal delay to service and an immeasurable savings to the company in regard
and manpower."

R. O. Neighbors

to equipme

When her three teen-age daugh-
ters got off the North-South 'L' at
the wrong station late one night,
Mrs. L. Wo, of West Winona Ave.,
made an excited call to CTA. "I
was turned over to Mrs. Mary
Smith (assignment agent, Lake-
Randolph), who was very courteous
and accommodating," Mrs. Wo
said. "She got in touch with the
girls and put them on the train to
the Bryn Mawr stop, where my
sister was waiting for them."
***

Mrs. Margaret Mark, of West
CuUom Ave., wrote to commend
Milwaukee Ave. operator Joseph
D. Roque (Forest Glen Garage) for
doing "a very good job." She said,
"He checked transfers and called
the streets as he went along. He
also drove the bus to the curb. I
am 84 years old, and thought that
was a good thing to do."
+ + +

"My purse was returned to me
through the efforts of Alex John-
son, your superintendent at Foster
and Kedzie, and your (Sheridan
Road bus) driver. Dale Somsel,"
wrote Mrs. Lottie Kaplan, vice
president of a jewelry firm on
North Michigan Ave. "You can't
imagine what a surprise it was,
especially since I didn't realize
my purse was missing until Mr.
Johnson phoned. It still seems un-
real that the purse was returned

OUR
PUBLIC
SPEAKS

to me with cash, credit cards and
jewelry intact."

* + *

Mrs. Jen Grossman sent a note
from her new home in Miami,
Florida, after a return visit to
Chicago, saying, "I want to rec-
ommend the highest praise to
driver No. 7615 (Ellis May, Arch-
er Garage) on the Pulaski run. He
has regard for his passengers and
he is courteous, congenial and
helpful," she said. "I no longer
live in this city, but thank God we
still have people like him."
+ + +

Until recently, Stanley Wiatr,
of North Rush St., was a regular
rider on a 45 Ashland/Downtown

bus outbound from the Loop,
said the operator (Richard Bel^
69th St. Garage) "deserves a c<nJQ
mendation. He greets you wilhJ
cheerful 'Good morning.' Hel
even wait a few seconds if you'i^
leaving another bus or he seesyr
across the street. It makes yt;
feel better knowing he's there."
***

Mrs. Martin Jagielski, of Nort
Francisco Ave., said, "My dau^
ter and I were late for an appoinj
ment, and as we came to Irvin
Park Road, the bus was just pullii,
away. The driver (Robert E. Fo^
ter, Forest Glen Garage) notiC(|
us and waited until we could crbl
the wide street. I would like to p
on his record the kindness,
showed us and also another
senger farther down the street.^
* + *

Six other early morning rid
on 79th St. signed a letter senj
Mrs. Ruth M. Darr, of South :
vale Ave., saluting operator Kej
M. Borum (77th St. Garage) as 1
outstanding, efficient, courteol
professional person. His attihWjj
makes riding on his bus comfi^
able for those of us who
daily," she said. "We feel
driver deserves special menO
for his concern for others consi
ently shown. We would likei|
make him our Bicentennial^
driver."

CTA TRANSIT A/£l/

47 Learn That CTA's Rides Aren't Free

31 Larry Weintraub

fl'E: nis testimony to the effectiveness of the "silent alarms" on
Z buses appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times Febniari' 2.

(\ southbound Pulaski Rd. CTA bus filled with free-
oders became an express at Chicago Av. early Sun-
s and went directly to the Shakespeare District
idee station.

After the big green paddy wagon pulled up with its
sort of squad cars, 47 wayward passengers were
hp:ged with theft of services (the ride) and theft of
rperty (transfers).

iFive other riders who had paid fares when they
drded were released by the police and CTA security
fcers about three miles off course in the police
tiion at 2138 N. California.

The incident began at Pulaski and Chicago shortly
f^r 4 a.m., according to the driver, Hodo Mehmetti,
(y He said one man got on at the front without pay-
i\ ran down the aisle and opened the rear door for
ii'companions.

;/[ehmetti told the officers one of the first to board,

nman, grabbed his supply of transfers and handed
if'n out among the freeloaders.

The driver became a full-time CTA employe only
10 days earlier, but he had been working as a regular
substitute, so he knew what to do.

Mehmetti pushed the button that activates a dis-
tress alarm. The alarm registers at CTA headquar-
ters, but is silent on the bus, explained Tom Buck,
public information director for the CTA.

The hitchhikers were lulled into a false sense of
security because they did not hear any alarm. Buck
said.

Five policemen jumped aboard the bus and, when
they learned what had happened, ordered Mehmetti to
drive to the station. The officers stayed aboard to
control the crowd and to make sure nobody got off be-
fore the last stop.

At the station, about 20 juveniles in the group were
released to their parents' custody. Charges were
placed against 36 men and 11 women. Different pas-
sengers told policemen they had been at a dance,
bowling and ice skating.

Buck said they had to post $100 cash bonds to get
home, which seemed a shame because the CTA Sun-
day fare went into effect an hour before the incident
began. They could have gone by bus for a quarter.

Martorelli Named Supervisor, Claims Examination

J^eff Stern

i)aniel Martorelli,
3]her claims repre-
elative. Bodily Injury,
llms Law & Real Es-
itj, has been selected as
u^rvisor. Claims Ex-
irnation, in the same
eilrtment. Aside from

Vo-year stint in the
[fine Corps, beginning

I .951, he has been in
Itms since joining the

II in 1949.
lartorelli, 47, is now

1 iiarge of eight claims

ei'esentatives who are

Biionsible for interviewing persons claiming in-

iiJS in incidents involving CTA equipment. The

ejesentatives try to determine whether the claims

r( Legitimate and then help settle them.

ttitude is important to Martorelli, who drove up
> |5,000 miles a year as a claims representative.

Itf, 1976

Daniel Martorelli

He said he enjoys claims work because he likes
knowing "that a job is done right, that the company is
not being taken for a ride, and that a settlement can
be made to everyone's satisfaction."

Martorelli, his wife, Eileen, and their two daugh-
ters live in Bellwood,

In other jobreassignments, Robert A. Janz, former
assistant superintendent. Transportation (Forest
Park), was named principal safety analyst. Trans-
portation. Clarence Riley was promoted from equip-
ment technician I to equipment technician II in En-
gineering.

Colleen Theirbah has moved from stenographer.
Stores, Materials Management, to secretarial steno-
grapher, Datacenter. Robert Ross, Jr., collector.
Transportation (77th St.), is now bus and truck mech-
anic helper. Maintenance, South Shops.

Recently chosen as service truck chauffeurs.
Utility, Transportation, are Elroy Glass, former bus
operator. Limits, and Patrick Lafferty, former track-
man, Maintenance. Norwood Duff has moved from
multtlith machine operator II to senior offset machine
operator, Administrative Services.

A "Double Feature" CTA Profile-Sy Anit Leppiks

About Drivers Who Got Twice The Pleasui!
Out Of Driving Double Deckers

THE LAST WORD: CTA Instructor Arthur Higgins (top left), checks
out a phone monitor with bus driver John Kurinec. Below is the
double decker of Higgins' childhood days (20's) which inspired him to
choose a double deck driving career.

Double deck buses may be long gone from Chicago streets - it
they're fresh in the memory of a select group of CTA empio'
These are the men who drove the city's most crowded thoroughf i,
who played tourist guide to families on Sunday outings through e
park, who stayed alert to the old couple and passengers loaded d n
with parcels, who still opted to maneuver the steps leading up to i|
second level for a fuller view. They drove in the heat - - when the y
air conditioning was an occasional lake breeze. And they drove v n
there was no heat - - hoping only to load up their buses with 1 1
riders and keep warm that way. They became friends and confidi'i,
but they were ever mindful of their duty to push on with their i-
sengers.

Arthur Higgins hasn't seen double in years, d
he misses it.

Double deck buses, that is.

When Higgins retired from the CTA recently, ait

of the nostalgia of the transit system went with hiH

As a kid, one of his greatest joys was a Suniy

afternoon ride on a doiie

decker with his mother d

father, two sisters, amia

brother. He fell in love, d

while other kids thought of I-

coming firemen and policeni,

all he could think of was b(lg

captain of his own double dk

bus, cruising the boulevard)

When he was 22, he got his first commanoi

bright new double deck bus he affectionately called '

Queen Mary.

She was a beauty — nickelplated railings, si ^
green paint job, plush green mohair seats especij
built for his shuttle runs to and from the Loop anf
the Century of Progress world's fairgrounds.

He drove the double decker for four years — u I
he was laid off because of the depression. The
after volunteering for the Coast Guard during W( i
War II, back he came to the Chicago Motor Coach

He was a regular driver down Sheridan Road, i
was promoted to instructor. He qualified stuc
drivers for single deck buses and streetcars.

"You had to watch out for those old double de •
ers," he says, "the wind really would take them f( '
ride, given any chance."

Higgins remembers coming to a turn on Sheri i
and Lake Shore Drive at 8:30 on New Year's morn

Arthur H.
Higgins

1946.

"There was glazed ice on the road, making it v }
slick. I was approaching the corner at less that '
miles an hour to make a right turn. But as thaw'
hit the bus. . ." he pauses, laughing.

"Anyhow, when I got the bus stopped, I was fac?
west instead of east." (Continued Page

CTA TRANSIT NE^

Joseph Granata, former open top
double deck bus driver, has some-
thing uniquely in common with a
Cadillac convertible. Both are re-
tiring this year — marking the end of
a bygone era signified by gracious
walks in the park, horseback riding
Jng the lakefront, and Sunday afternoon drives with
b top down.

Granata retires this year after 37 years with the
'^^ and its predecessor company, the Chicago Motor
!ych company. For 30 years he drove the streets of
llcago's south side as a regular on the Drexel/
Hie Park No. 1 bus route.

Granata remembers that on Sundays, the company
'dild put both open top double deckers and single
ekers on their runs.
'You drove up to a bus stop sign, stopped, and
pned the door.

i' 'Is there a double decker behind you?' people
(Id ask. They preferred to ride the double decker,"
as Granata.

^ide they did. Granata says people were accus-
)edto long trips — and "gentlemen's" traffic, where-
yirivers would "give you a break."
f{iders didn't complain when, stuck in Michigan
vnue traffic, the motor would overheat and die two
r.hree times within three or four blocks. They just
aamiably, watching the driver get out of the bus to
rink it up again.

There were Sundays when riders, off from work
):ithe day, would ride the double deckers to the end
f he line, pay a second fare, and stay on board for
nther trip — just because they enjoyed the outing.

Granata divides the double deckers into three
groups — the open toppers, the "Queen Mary's" (closed
double deckers), and the "camel backs" (semi-
enclosed double deckers). He drove all three — and
later the modern air-conditioned single deck buses,
until 1969, when he joined the CTA's law department
as a clerk-messenger.

To hear him talk, present day driving is getting to
be too easy.

"It was harder with the open top or camel back
double decker. No air brakes. No power steering.
You had to shift by hand," he says.

In fact, even the windshield wipers were "our
hands."

"And, you'd open the door by hand," he recalls.

When you changed a sign, you went outside and
climbed atop the bumper.

"In nasty weather, you might slide off," he says.

And on that kind of a bus, you couldn't stop with a
brake alone. You had to pull the emergency brake
first and then use your foot brake.

"Oh, they'd jerk like a truck," he says.

Granata says the rules were stricter then too. He
says that when you reported for work, the superin-
tendent would tell you to stand up on a bench so he
could see your shoes.

If they weren't freshly shined — if your hair wasn't
cut to a specified length, your tie on straight, and
your uniform spotless — he'd tell you to take the day
off — without pay, of course.

Now that Granata will be taking quite a few days
off, does he have any desire to see a comeback of the
old double deckers, and drive one at his leisure?

"Sure," Granata says, "if it's got power steering."

l/rjjr Anit Leppiks interviews former driver Granata among his law books.

^\y. 1976

iimeoul

with Anit Leppiks

Things to do in the Chicago area

Tliis month's listing is centered on some of
the many outdoor-indoor attractions that
Oiicago offers in the spring and summer ■ ■
free or inexpensively - - the kind of things
that make a nice family itinerari' on the
Sunday Bargain Fare.

Explore and Inspect

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO-
-Seldom-Seen Photos By Masters
opens June 5, Gallery 106. Japa-
nese Prints by Qkumura Masano-
bu opens June 11, Gallery 114. Art
at the Time of the First Centennial
opens June 19. E. V. Thaw Draw-
ings thru July 5, Galleries 108,
109, 109A. Japanese Prints: Re-
cent Accessions, thru June 5, Gal-
lery 114. Photographs by Jan Sau-
dek, thru June 28, Lacy Armour
Gallery. T'ang Dynasty Pottery
continuing, Gallery 116. Mon-Wed,
Fri-Sat from 10-5; Thurs from
10-8:30 (free); Sun, hoi from 12-5.
Suggested fee: $1.50; students,
seniors, SOc;;. Michigan at Adams.
443-3500.

CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCI-
ETY—Bes2Ben_JIats thru June.
Whimsical creations of Chicago
milliner include red lobster hat,
elephant special, and an early
mousketeer hat. Mosher's Bicen-
tennial Gift (photographs) opens
June 12, Declaration of Independ-
ence on display, continuing. Mon-
Sat from 9:30-4:30; Sun, hoi from
12:30-5:00. Adults, $1; children
(6-17), 50<;; seniors, 25(?. Clark at
North. 642-4600.

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY— Flying Reptiles include
model of a Pterosaur, with awing-
span of 51'. Sound in the Sea trav-
eling exhibit of 90 whale poems and
paintings by children. Man In His
Environment shows ecological
principles within marsh environ-
ment. 19th Century Alaskan Art.
Saturday Discovery Program from
11-3; mummy-making, snakes,
folktales of the Eskimo. Weaving

Demonstrations Mon, Wed, Fri
from 10:30-11:30,12 noon-1. "En-
vironment," film series. An En-
dangered Animal: The Whale, thru
June. Fri-Sun shows at 11, 1.
Adults, $1; parents with children,
$2.50. Mon- Thurs from 9-6; Fri
(free) from 9-9. Roosevelt Rd at
Lake Shore. 922-9410.

49TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL
ART exhibition thru May 29, Public
Library Cultural Center. National
show by Scholastic Magazine; first
showing in Chicago. 78 E. Wash-
ington.

"THE LITTLE GIANT: THE
LIFE OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,"
manuscripts, printed work, memo-
rabilia, June 3-19, Public Library
Cultural Center. Mon-Thurs from
9-9, Fri from 9-6, Sat from 9-5.
78 E. Washington. 269-2837.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND
INDUSTRY— "America's Inven-
tive Genius" continuing, traces de-
velopment of industry, technology
in U.S. "Food for Life" continuing,
personalized nutrition by comput-
er. Daily from 9:30-5:30. 57th &
Lake Shore Dr. Free. MU 4-1414.

Look At Architecture

ARCHICENTER, new informa-
tion central for all Illinois archi-
tecture, now open. Tues-Fri from
9-6, Sat from 9-5, Sun from 1-5.
Ill S. Dearborn. Free. 782-1776.

"CHICAGO ARCHITECTS," ex-
hibit of buildings in Chicago area,
daily thru June 20, first floor lob-
by, Time-Life bldg. Fairbanks at
Ohio.

"HIGHLIGHTS OF CHICAGO
ARCHITECTURE," 3| hour bus
tour starts from the ArchiCenter,
Sat at 9:30. Ill S. Dearborn. $7;
reservations. 782-1776.

"100 YEARS OF ARCHITEC-
TURE EN CHICAGO," thru June 27,
Museum of Contemporary Art.
160 projects from the Chicago Fire
to the present. Mon-Sat from 10-
5; Sun from noon-5.

Ride and Stroll

BIKE TOUR: Riverside, June
6, 20, 27 at 2. Begins from the li-
brary. Burling Rd across from
railroad depot. Riverside, Bring
your own bike. $2. 326-1393,

BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN da
from 11:30; major color displ
from 9-10, except on concert e^
nings until 10:30. Footof Congre s
Pkwy in Grant Park.

CONSERVATORIES: Garfi.l
Pk, 300 N. Central Pk; Lincoln ]\
2400 north in Lincoln Pk. Dar
from 9-5. Free.

LINCOLN PARK ZOO— "Guaw
Cormorant," featured anim ,
June. Over 2,000 animals, bir ,
and reptiles housed in 35 acresl
zoo grounds. Daily from 9',
Children's zoo open from 10,
2200 north in Lincoln Pk. Free

WALKING TOUR OF LOf
daily at 10, 2; Sun at 2; start :l
S. Dearborn. $2. 782-1776. \

WALKING TOURS— Evans i
Along the Lake, June 6, 13, 2c|t
2. Begins from Raymond Pk, Hl-
man and Lake, Evans ton. \
Streeterville/Grant Pk, June ',
20, 27 at 2. Begins from '?
Time-Life bldg, Fairbanks 'i
Ohio. $2. 326-1393. •

Sit and Listen

GRANT PARK CONCERT;[r
42nd season on the lakefront f -
tures symphony orchestra. W',
Fri at 8; Sat, Sun at 7, start g
June 26. Free. Schedule listg
programs, soloists available Grit
Park Concerts, Chicago Park dI-
trict, 425 E. McFetridge Dr, C -
cago, 60605.

"JUST SO STORIES," by Kr
ling, by Goodman Children's Thi-
tre, June 28-Aug 7, Junior Museja
of the Art Institute. Mon-Fri-t
10:30, 1:30; Sat at 11, 2:30. Me
bers: $1.70; non-members: $1.
443-3800.

"THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE"
Shaw, thru June 13, Goodman Th
tre, 200 S.Columbus Dr. 443-3E

THEATER ON THE LAKl
"Once Upon A Mattress," June
19. "Another Part of the Forei

June 22-26. "Little Foxes," J e
29-July 3. Fullerton Pavilior|t
Lincoln Pk. Performances at 8;
$1.50.

"TREASURE ISLAND," adv
ture classic by Stevenson, Sat :1
thru June 5, Mill Run ChildrtS
Theatre. Golf Rd and MilwautSi
Niles. $2.25o 298-2333.

CTA TRANSIT NEi

eta engineering department

projects in progress

May, 1976

JEW RADIO EQUIPMENT: Two 330 watt Motorola high power
adio base stations have been purchased for the CTA's low band super-
Isory radio channel KSA977.

One of the stations will replace the existing 13-year old radio
lase station at the Madison and Austin Avenue primary antenna site,
nd the other one will be installed at the new antenna site at West
Ihops. The stations are expected to be fully operational by late spring.

The West Shops base station will be used as an emergency standby
init to be operated only when the primary station is closed for service,
lach base station is controlled remotely by the radio dispatcher at the
/lerchandise Mart Control Center.

The new stations are completely solid state except for the final
lower amplifier stage in the transmitters which contain two high
iiower tubes.

|W/iy, 1976

RENEW DRIP PAN SPANS: Iron-
workers remove drip pans at 55th
Street that have made structural in-
spection impossible and install new
structure where required. Engineers
say many structural deficiencies are
being corrected, as they appear, to
maintain rapid transit service. New
flange angles and crossframes are also
being installed.

ON THE TRACK: The Tracg
partment has four structure
gangs working on major trad
newals on the Ravenswood, Dous
and North-South routes. The w <
is part of the capital improvent
program.

Workmen are stripping track i
the Ravenswood route and I
replace timber, ties, outside tin r
guard rail and other track fas
ings.

Work on the North-South rdi
is expected to be complete s
summer but completion of ti c
renewal on the Douglas route is t
expected until next year. Rav
wood track renewal is not am,-,
pated before 1979.

A NEW TURNAROUND: This
$147,000 bus turnaround at DIvi
and Austin is 90 per cent compi
Already in use, it still needs m
electrical work, painting and li
scaping before work at the site
be finished. The turnaround
vides facilities for employees as
as windscreens, lights and a
phone for public use.

CTA TRANSIT NE\ '<

lEWS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

j^L KURTIN, RT Signal, back to work
iter a long illness. ..New Baby Month at
ikokie: APRIL DAWN arrived on 10
iQund scale at home of Electrical Worker
,'ERRY PEARSON and wife, DIANE; ME-
;HAN BETH took up residence with DON
nd PATRICE MOTYKA, weighing in at 9
ounds, 2; TONY and CINDY COLUCCI
'elcome their second baby boy, MARIO
I.NTHONY, a 7 pound, 13 entry. ..it was a
olf outing in Biloxi, Mississippi, for
Icokie Shop Electrical Worker PAT
jARNETT, Carpenter DICK WILSON,
ilectrical Worker LARRY VANDER-
ORST, and truck shop's JOHN BEHOF...
tetiree of five years standing, TONY
lALATA recently visited the old scene at
'rcher...ISIAH BROWN has returned to
scurity officer duty after injuries suf-
;red as a result of a fire at his home...
frmer Stores Steno COLLEEN THEIR-
,AH has been promoted to similar duties
I Datacenter... CHESTER URBAN is new
tock clerk at West Shops and DENNIS
raSLANE is back on job there after
mg Ulness. ..LEE BOBO, 69th Street,
as utilized the CTA Spirit of '76 color
:;heme for decorating his CMC Van.. .to
nd a place to ski in the upper hemi-
'jhere's summer, 69th ski buff GEORGE
\NDERS is planning to vacation in Chile,
it's a boy, WILLIAM PATRICK, for

CfA Man Is
l-wanis Leader

JTo the Kiwanis
ifernational. Ward
FChamberlain, ga-
r;e superintendent
a North Avenue, is
k)wnas"Mr. CTA".

Chamberlain, a
3>year CTA veter-
aj has been an ac-
t^ member in
Kvanis since 1968.

This past year he
s-ved as Lieutenant
Crernor for Ki-
wis' Illinois-Eastern Iowa District.
Aer his one-year term of office, he was
r^ognized as a "Distinguished Lieutenant
Cyernor", an honorary award for out-
spding performance.

jChamberlain says his most rewarding
ejerience came when, as president of the
iKe View Kiwanis, his club raised funds
t^rovide an electric hand for a young boy
W3 had lost his right hand.

He is presently involved in a project to
Siply money for the care and upbringing
oiorean orphans.

Ward Chafnberlair

STILL ANSWERING PHONES: But this time it's to
get compliments rather than problems. Eileen Neurauter,
center, volunteered for the Channel 11 public tele-
vision telethon St. Pat's night. Assisting also were
husband Rudy, left, and Russ Warnstedt, retired sug-
gestion system coordinator.

North Avenue's WILLIAM and MARY
JANE ARSENAU. . . Kedzie Repair De-
partment welcomes SPENCER BENNETT
as night foreman, a transfer from Arch-
er. ..it's a girl, JENNIFER LYNN, for
South Shops' ALBERT and LINDA SA-
MASKA...and another for same location's
RICHARD and BEVERLY WEATHERSBY;
this little one's name is KELLY AN-
TOINNETTE..J4ATALIE TADICH has an-
nounced her engagement to GARY' HATH-
AWAY of South Shops...WILLIAM WOR-
CESTER, Operations, and wife vacationed
to southern Florida, but stopped off en
route to see the old mansions in Missis-
sippi and the French Quarter in New
Orleans...

LEONARD BEATTY, former president of
Division 308, is now office coordinator
with CTA's Maintenance Department...

When you visit five former CTAers on one
vacation, it's news. Such was the feat of
South Shops' ERNIE NELSON on a recent
three weeks in Arizona. The retirees:
TEDWALLBERG, MIKE HRUBY, JOHN-
NY DANLOW, JOE O'SULLIVAN, RAY
DAGENAIS... (Continued on page 16)

MEET MISS SMITH: She is the second girl in tl
family of conductor FRANK SMITH, South Sectio
Weighed In at 8 lbs. even.

NEW PENSIONERS

GENEVIEVE BAGGER, Bank Ledger Book-
keeper I, Treasury, Emp. 12-24-40

FRANK DUCZMAN, Bus Repairer,
Beverly, Emp. 1-7-49

CURTIS DuPASS, Janitor,
Kedzie, Emp. 3-30-48

HAROLD EICHAKER, Patrolman,
Security, Emp. 11-23-36

PATRICK GILL, Painter Foreman,
Plant Maintenance, Emp. 7-15-43

HOWARD GUSTAFSON, Ticket Agent,
South Section, Emp. 12-14-45

PATRICK KEHOE, District Superintendent,
District C, Emp. 9-8-36

WILLIAM KOSEK, Supervisor, Bus Hand-
lers, South Shops, Emp. 1-18-49

MONICA LAMKE, Ticket Agent,
West Section, Emp. 4-20-63

JOHN LEVICKIS, Bus Repairer,
69th Street, Emp. 9-15-48

STEPHEN MANN, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 10-24-42

WILLIAM O'BRIEN, Supervisor,
District B, Emp. 8-17-36

WILLIAM OGLESBY, Operator,
77th Street, Emp. 3-20-46

JAMES PIERUCCI, Car Repairman B,
Desplaines Maint. Terminal, Emp. 8-5-69

O. E. ROBINSON, Emergency Service
Helper, Utility, Emp. 1-25-51

JOSEPH SANDERS, Bus & Truck Mech-
anic, South Shops, Emp. 6-14-46

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

EDWARD DEVITT, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 11-11-44
JOSEPH KORAL, Supervisor,

North Section, Emp. 8-10-49
EDWARD MURPHY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-7-61
EDWARD OLSEN, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 5-23-64

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXIX Number 5

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction^
of the Public Affairs Department. M

J. Thomas Buck, Manager of Public Affairs ^
J. H. Smith, Editor and Director of Publications
Associate Editors:
iVlel Alexander, Christine Borcic, Arline Datu,
Anit Leppiks, Jack Sowchin, Jeff Stern,
Rick Willis
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 742,
Merchandise Mart Ptaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

My, 1976

Hjggins [Continued]

Even when Chicago winds weren't howl-
ing, Higgins says you had to be extra care-
ful because the staircase was right behind
the driver.

"Everybody wanted to ride topside.
Even the elderly and the disabled.

"Now, if you stopped suddenly, you
might have a rider on your shoulders,"
he says.

While Higgins' own experience was with
the enclosed double deck buses, he still
had to watch the overhead clearance as in
the open double decl<er, in which the
driver was apt to yell, "Low bridge ahead,"
as a warning for passengers to duck their
heads.

"We never had heaters on those double
deckers. You could sit and strike matches
if you wanted to warm your hands, but you
had to really dress for winter work,"
Higgins says.

Such dress included puttees (leather
leggings), galoshes, a Sam Browne belt to
hang a transfer punch, gauntlet gloves with
a fringe on them.

Higgins didn't worry about his wind-
shield frosting up much with "the temper-
atures inside the same as on the outside."
When he did have problems, though, he
turned on a fan.

Despite the crowds and cold, Higgins
recalls folks were more amiable then.

People would watch out for each other,
he says, using hand signals to tell the
driver if someone was running down the
street for the bus.

Higgins explains that riders even had
their favorite drivers.

"They would let a bus go by rather than
ride with somebody else."

Such communication is something which
Higgins has tried to instill in his student
drivers.

"In my opinion, you must love your job
or not do it. Bus driving is a job where
you meet people; where you're communi-
cating with the lifeblood of our country.
It's essential."

When Higgins started driving a bus, il
was considered a privilege to be a bus
driver; you were thought of as a man in
control.

And while Higgins has seen bus driving
Ix-comc easier, mechanically, he'll tell you
in no uncertain terms, "I wouldn't change
my Ufe for anything. I enjoyed it so much-
-evcry day I met new people."

Higgins isn't driving for the CTA any
more, but he is still keeping up with
changes and meeting new people. How and
where? You guessed it—basking in thesim
in Florida.

CTA People (Continued)

JEREMIAH BALLARD, GyUi Street, is
more than an operator. He's an ac-
complished actor. Played a role in the
produclion of The River Niger by the
Drama Guild of Kennedy-King College...

MICHAEL REYNOLDS, clerk. Materials

Service
anniversaries
in l\/lay

35 years

Aust, Track

Coelyn, District B

Dobosiewicz, Electrical

Dubin, North Avenue

ormanek. Archer

Kane, District B

King, North Avenue

Kissane, Kedzie

Kunzer, Treasury

IVI

Pierczynski, Central District

SimonettI, South Shops

Zielinski, South Shops

25 years

J. E. Atkins, 69th Street

C. J. Bradley, South Section

M. Brinson, 61st Maint. Terminal

W. Campbell, 77th Street

C. L. Coursey, Electrical

K. C. Davison, West Section

J. M. Galvin, North Avenue

A. Z. Garvin, Beverly

R. H. Hammonds, Track

B. J. Herron, Kedzie

R. N. Hormel, Electrical
G. Wl. Isdale, Utility
E. Ivy, Schedules

E. P. Jones, North Avenue

W. F. Jones, Buildings & Grounds
G. Mallory, District A
J. Mincey Jr., District A
W. Monroe, Beverly

F. Riley Jr., 77th Street

G. G. Schlazza, District D

G. L. Smeros, Kimball Maint. Terminal
R. L. Smith, 98th Street Shop
A. W. Starks, South Section

C. Urban, Claims Law & Real Estate
T. Walker Jr., Archer

S. E. Williams, 52nd Street
G. Woods, Kedzie

30 years

p. Bagato, West Section

D. R. Bennett, North Park

B. A. Bonifay, Electrical

J. F. Brennan, Operations Planning

R. J. Busam, Forest Glen

J. A. Cannella, Desplaines Terminal

E. S. Celovsky, Kedzie
J. Cervelli, South Shops

J. J. Daugird, Limits Training Center

A. M. DelVlayo, Forest Glen

J. DuCree, Archer

M. F. Flanagan, Purchasing

E. I. Freedman, Travel Information

J. J. Gibbons, Electrical

S. J. Girard, Forest Glen

L. F. Gunderson, Utility

W. L. Hodgson, North Park

E. C. Johnson, North Section

J. Kippes, North Park

E. C. Korbus, Archer

A. J. Krischunas, 69th Street
G. H. Kuhl, North Section
J. A. Kurinec, Forest Glen
N. D. LaCorcia, Stores-North
A. F. Mercurio, Beverly
L. R. Miller, North Park

F. J. Mittler, 69th Street
R. J. Misek, Kedzie

J. T. Newell, Claims Law & Real Estatfi
J. W. Newman, Archer

G. G. IMoonan, North Park
G. F. Ochotnecki, Kedzie

V. L. Palumbo, Buildings & Grounds

C. Pantos, Forest Glen

J. W. Patrick, North Park

E. C. Petersen, Forest Glen

H. W. Peterson, North Avenue

J. S. Petrosius, Archer

E. H. Price, Beverly

G. S. Reid, Forest Glen

S. M. Rita, Wilson Terminal

R. A. Shaffer, Beverly

M. E. Shanahan, Claims Law

& Real Estate
C. R. Sidman, Forest Glen
L. P. SJkorski, Archer
R. C. Sosnowski, 52nd Street
J. G. Steinbach, 69th Street
M. Szarek, Utility
G. Van Nevel, North Avenue
L. Vaughn, 77th Street
R. N. Volgarino, District
R. K. Walters, North Park
W. D. Webb, 77th Street
G. J. Welling, 69th Street
E. T. Wojdyla, District B \

E. A. Wrobel, Schedules

F. A. Wsol , 77th Street

J. Zupko, Buildings & Grounds

Management, received his Associate of
Applied Sciences degree in Business
Mid-Management from Morraine Valley
Community College in Palos Hills...
CTA Security salutes Sergeant WILLIAM
TALBERT and Officers STEVE PAMON
and ALAN MOYZIS for an arrest dealing
wilh theft, weapon.o and marijuana...

Operators at Archer are sponsoring
family picnic and raffle Sunday, June .
at Greenlake Woods, 159tli and TorreUf
Committee members witli details ■
GREENWOOD, BROWN, SCOTT,
TAYLOR, ALLEN, JONES, MERRIl ■
ROBINSON, WOODARDS, WASHINGTl
L. C. TAYLOR, and McDONALD. ..

CTA TRANSIT NE\/i

Jose

^ kRD WINNER
Hie\ Segura, ■
crnment project co
iriiator MANUEL SE

irsT is/l:hiis/lc:>:e^x.a.is/l

\\ ecent Chicago Science
( and Math Conference
tie Museum of Science
n Industry. He's a
iiir at Lane Tech.

loole Wins Loyola Scholarship

Jhael O'Toole, Jr., son of Mike O'Toole
iflectrical Maintenance, is the only stu-
Ic. at Loyola Academy this year to be
.vrded a full scholarship at Loyola
lii^ersity in recognition of outstanding
xiemic performance. The younger Mike
nnds to pursue a career in medicine.

^A Retirement Club Meets
VMangam's June 28

\ CTA retirees are welcome to attend
knext dinner meeting of the CTA Retire-
nit Club to be held at Mangam's Chateau,
rO West Ogden, Lyons at 6:30 p.m. Mon-
ii, June 28, says Joe Nolan, general
niager of the club. A special invitation
E^xtended to the spouses. Buffet dinner
.5)3 per person. Ample free parking is
I'ilable. Reservations may be made with
11 of the following Retirement Club of-

1 rs:

Jtiley Bitel Pete Meinardi

Vies Harrington John Burns

[aes Kain John Muellner

L Keag Edward Kawczynski

[iies Pate Harold Williamson

l.rles Wesley Ernest Hill

T' clarify matters, there are now four

2 \ pensioners' organizations in the Chi-
;£o area, and some retirees hold mem-
Jeship In more than one. The Pension-
!f3 Club is the subject of a picture fea-
:U! on the following pages. As you will
rtDgnize, some of those named above
lb attended the Pensioneers' meeting.
)i3r officers of Joe Nolan's Retirement
2b are Bernard Scholz, president; Jim
riker, vice president; Bill Redmond,
itretary; Pete Dowdall, treasurer, and
[i-'us Tedeschl, assistant treasurer.

Bss Who?

:n:ase Mart pay-

rilers missed

;hr checks re-

:£tly, here's the

rtson. Paymaster

r'HNNY POPE

■ i'ng it up in style

:naorida. In case

r't don't recognize

li, it may be the

ii< glasses, it is

iH'e likely the tan, and it certainly Is the

^iident attitude toward the cigar.

CHARLES ABT, 55, Treasury,

Emp. 2-14-47, Died 3-28-76
HUBERT BANKSTON, 46, Archer,

Emp. 10-11-56, Died 4-1-76
VIRGIL BRAUN, 57, 52nd Street,

Emp. 1-17-45, Died 4-7-76
MICHAEL CHERNEY, 81, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 5-9-24, Died 2-22-76
FOREST CLEMENS, 65, Electrical,

Emp. 8-4-42, Died 3-4-76
MARGARET DEEGAN, 86, North Section,

Emp. 5-2-44, Died 2-15-76
STANLEY DEERING, 68, Limits,

Emp. 10-24-45, Died 3-19-76
PETER DOMBSKI, 71, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 11-20-50, Died 3-15-76
FRANK DOUSAN, 89, Cottage Grove,

Emp. 8-24-21, Died 3-5-76
JOHN FAHY, 81, Lawndale,

Emp. 6-25-23, Died 3-15-76
FRANK FISHER, 68, Archer,

Emp. 8-30-26, Died 3-3-76
JOHN FOSTER, 77, Lawndale,

Emp. 5-27-21, Died 3-27-76
ERNEST FRANK, 81, District A,

Emp. 5-15-17, Died 3-17-76
MATHEW GEBIS, 50, Kedzie,

Emp. 1-29-57, Died 3-28-76
FRANK GRADY, 90, Devon,

Emp. 1-16-20, Died 3-19-76
ALBERT GREENE Jr., 47, North Avenue,

Emp. 5-4-53, Died 3-26-76
THOMAS GRIFFIN, 66, South Shops,

Emp. 4-19-45, Died 3-17-76
KEITH HAINES, 83, West Section,

Emp. 10-4-26, Died 4-5-76
HARVEST HALL, 55, Maintenance,

Emp. 4-5-55, Died 3-19-76
PATRICK HIGGINS, 73, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-8-26, Died 3-26-76
EDWARD JENNINGS, 74, South Shops,

Emp. 10-6-45, Died 3-2-76
ALFRED JORGENSEN, 88, Limits,

Emp. 5-15-17, Died 3-23-76

GEORGE KIMMSKE, 57, Skokie Shops,

Emp. 11-19-47, Died 2-22-76
PATRICK KING, 80, Kedzie,

Emp. 1-30-23, Died 3-11-76
STANLEY KRUSZYNSKI, 61, South Shops,

Emp. 5-14-42, Died 3-13-76
JOHN KRUZICH, 83, 61st Street,

Emp. 8-5-20, Died 3-15-76
FRANK KUBICKI, 52, Archer,

Emp. 11-14-47, Died 3-19-76
JOSEPH KUKNYO, 63, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-10-42, Died 2-8-76
PAUL KUPPER, 83, Devon,

Emp. 1-27-20, Died 3-4-76
CHESTER MADDOX, 73, Electrical,

Emp. 9-18-44, Died 2-14-76
WILLIAM MATTERS, 96, Division,

Emp. 2-27-08, Died 2-20-76
JAMES McHALE, 87, Transportation,

Emp. 1-22-19, Died 3-20-76
JOHN PACALIUNAS, 79, Kedzie,

Emp. 2-8-29, Died 3-19-76
ELMER PETERSON, 67, Beverly,

Emp. 7-17-41, Died 3-26-76
LLOYD ROBINSON, 47, Forest Park,

Emp. 7-31-51, Died 3-15-76
EDWARD SCHALK, 77, Douglas,

Emp. 7-3-22, Died 3-10-76
HARVEY SCHMIECHER, 78, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-4-19, Died 3-26-76
OTTO SCHUMACHER, 86, Way & Structs.,

Emp. 2-12-12, Died 2-23-76
ANGELIA SMITH, 26, South Section,

Emp. 5-29-74, Died 4-11-76

Dubois smith, 52, 77th street,

Emp. 5-31-57, Died 3-25-76
EARL STEVENS, 64, North Section,

Emp. 8-9-55, Died 3-24-76
EVERT WALKER, 89, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 6-27-29, Died 3-6-76
HAROLD WHITNEY, 80, North Avenue,

Emp. 5-3-23, Died 3-9-76
VINCENT ZIMMER, 79, Limits,

Emp. 11-9-25, Died 2-28-76

"It's only just begun..."
for Pamela Annette and
Reginald Walker, who ex-
changed wedding vows on
St. Valentine's Day, Feb-
ruary 14. The happy
couple honeymooned in
Las Vegas. Pamela is the
daughter of Operator
George and Mildred Fer-
guson of 69th Street.

*wi

Introducing the new Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Klein. The
happy bride, Maureen B. Byrne, is the daughter of North
Avenue Repairman and Mrs. Thomas A. Bryne. The wed-
ding ceremony took place in St. Frances of Rome
church, with a reception following at Fontana D'Or.

^^V, 1976

Tirement, Pre and Re—

Don't Leave Home Too Fast

By Jack Smith

With all the griping about our cold winters, it is
surprising to find that a great number of Chicago re-
tirees stay right here in Chicago.

That is, until one considers the various elcBients
that ought to go into the process of selecting the best
retirement locale.

I have developed a little rating scale to help people
decide where they want to live when they retire — a
process, incidentally, which is best begun at least five
years before R-day arrives.

In this rating scale, I assign a healthy 30 points to
nearness of members of the family, relatives, and/or
close friends. By nearness, I mean within 40 miles —
easy "getting there" distance.

There is nothing as insecure to an older person as
not knowing you will get a helping hand — quickly —
whenever you need it.

Nor is there anything more comforting to an older
person than the ability to sit and visit with people who
care because they have shared your experiences and
your concerns.

Another 20 points on the rating scale are assigned
to living someplace where it is convenient to do a lot
of what you most like to do — be it playing golf, fish-
ing, going to plays, attending sporting events, gar-
dening, and so on.

Since most people who have lived in Chicago are
most likely to have loved ones in or near Chicago and
are most likely to have developed the habits of doing
things in the many avenues of opportunity that Chicago
provides — well, it is rather logical that many Chica-
go retirees should opt for staying put in Chicago.

This is particularly true for CTAers who can get
to so many places they want to enjoy comfortably,
conveniently — and on a retiree's pass — over the CTA

system.

Opportunities for making extra money throug&ll
or part-time work rate 15 points on my scale, .re
again, Chicago scores well not only because c tht
vigor of its business community, but also becaei
is usually easier to find something to do where p iph
already know what you can do.

The cost of living rates 10 points. With inf .ioi
so persistent, one might think that this factor Sjul(
be weighed heavier. But the cost of living is ;t ;
good comparative measure because, all things 3-
sidered, it averages out about the same every\er(
in the nation. If you save on fruit in one place yoi
make up for it on vegetables in another.

Scenery is worth about 5 points. Scenery is.ia
you prefer to look at during the increased timyoi
will have to look. Mountains? The lake? T:tfi(
that you don't have to get into ?

This leaves the weather with only 20 points ooui
happiness-in-retirement scale — perhaps a little m
if the weather is a big factor in your health pici,re
For example, if you need a dry, dry climate toee[
from having sinusitis — well, it's worth much on
than 20 points to get to Arizona. <

This is roughly the way in which to size up.ro-
spective retirement homes on a numerical basis. \n(
then, when you have selected about five that ion
high, I suggest you arrange to visit each of the oi
vacation — preferably during the least appealing mt
of the year.

Florida, for example, in the middle of the suiter
and Vermont in the midst of winter.

The main thing to remember is not to leave C pa-
go out because you may well find it scoring the es
for you as it has for so many others.

Julian Golnik was an active questioner at the Pensioneers meeting.
Jeanette Schroeder ot Social Security thinks about an answer while
Bill Ashley consults with the emcee.

Bruno Kamien, left, was treasurer for the Credit Union at Archer nM
his career. Myles Harrington, right, from Kedzie, lives in Bellwoip"
likes to travel.

CTA TRANSIT NMS

i|mong Pensioners—

I The Flame Burns On

jYou can take the boy out of CTA, but you can't take
CA out of the boy.

That CTA loyalty still runs hLgh among the pen-
■s-ners was evident at The Glolden Flame restaurant
Iraorthwest Chicago on an early April noontime when
tl Pensioneers Club, under President Frank Laske,
slged a special luncheon meeting.

Attendance hit an unexpected 166 and tables
ttoughout the room were abuzz with a few "what' re
yfdoin' now's" and lots of old-time "shop talk" and
oprating reminiscences.

William Ashley, Manager of Insurance and Pen-
sins, was on hand to answer the questions of re-
ti'ses about CTA pension benefits. To answer Social
Sf^urity and Medicare inquiries, Ashley brought along
fid representative Jeanette Schroeder from Social
S(urity offices in the Loop. Mrs. Schroeder also
sl'wed a color documentary film on Medicare — what
it.oes and how it operates.

Dther visitors from the Mart were Superintendent
olPensions Craig Heatter (whose new appointment is
ocered elsewhere in this issue). Director of Publi-
caons Jack Smith, and CTA Design and Audio Visual
Si'cialist Jack Sowchin, who made the pictures used
irr;onj unction with this article.

Dther officers of the Pensioneers Club are Bill
Pasco, vice president; Ralph Kugelard, secretary-
tr^surer; and board members Mike Kompanowski,
M/nard Moran, Willard Lyons, Peter Dowdall, and
Jc Nolan.

Next regular meeting, reports Kompanowski, will
bat The Golden Flame on June 8th. This time wives
ai! invited.

Meanwhile, there's the dinner dance on May 28, as
aCounced in the box accompanying this article.

CHICAGO RETIREES DINNER DANCE

May 28 is the date for the dinner dance at the Golden
Flame on Higgins Road and Nagle. Tickets must be
purchased two weeks in advance. Reservations may be
made by calling Roy Hansen at SP 4-0142 or Leonard
Baeuchlerat 823-6816. Price is $12.50 per person.

Tony Kasman, right, assistant foreman at North Park, reminisces with
John Muellner, supervisor of garages, shops, and equipment.

James Nelson, right, dispatcher-controller is really not the 103 that
former Manager of Transportation Dave Flynn tells someone Nelson is.

Joe Nolan is one of the organ-
izers of pensioner club activity.
He serves as general manager
of the CTA Retirement Club
which holds its meetings at
Mangam's. He lives at the
Chicagoland Motel which is
managed by his daughter.

Tom Mickey, left, of Forest Glen, likes to talk about gardening. But
Ed Broderick, center, from North Avenue, is happy "just to relax."
Robert Thorne, also of Forest Glen, is on the right.

^y. 1976

TRUCK LAUNCHING: When one of three new emergency vehicles purchased
by CTA was introduced at March Board meeting. Transit Board member Ernie
Banks was on hand to greet the crew: (left to- right) Frank Schmitz, helper;
Robert Poellnitz, driver, and James Jacobs, supervisor.

TEST RUN: New rapid transit cars being built for CTA at Boeing-Vertol in
Philadelphia are now on the test track. Controller Sam Miller and other CTA
officials have been to Philadelphia to inspect. The smooth inaugural run was
also attended by the manufacturers' president, Howard N. Stuverude.

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The Chicago Transit Board wishes everyone
a super holiday season ^
and a wonderful yea^o'-^i^ea^.

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TRANSIT NEW

FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

DECEIVIBER, 1976 ^

cf, ( j^^XXv^'wE^

Ready When You Are, Suzy Snowflake

The CTA is well prepared for whatever this winter
brings.

Ten new dump trucks with snow plow attachments
have been added to the CTA's existing fleet of 16.

These modernized trucks, previewed to the Transit
Board at the November meeting, are also equipped
with tail-gate spreaders to spread salt on icy pave-
ments.

Funds for purchase of the new trucks were pro-
vided by the federal government's Urban Mass Trans-
portation Administration and the Illinois Department
of Transportation.

The CTA will use the equipment to plow and to
spread salt at bus turnarounds and at CTA parking
lots and garages as well as on suburban streets where
CTA operates. In Chicago, streets in which CTA
buses run are cleared by the city's Department of
Streets and Sanitation.

To assure immediate notice of developing weather
conditions, the CTA retains a private weather service,
Murray and Truttel, located in Northfield.

Whenever there is a snow warning, the office di-
rector of service at CTA headquarters alerts all
transportation districts. This is a round-the-clock
operation.

The radio code alert for snow and ice hazards is
10-59.

The 121 drivers of the UtUity department of Trans-
portation provide the basic pool from which drivers of
snow trucks are drawn, in addition, a number of bus
drivers at each garage are trained to operate the

New dump truck, with snow plow attachment, shown in front o an
at Board preview, is one of 10 new such vehicles joining f le foi
winter service.

equipment in case they are needed.

James J.Roche, director of Utility, coordinate ii
entire operation.

Rock salt is stored at seven locations throu)*)u
the CTA service area. In addition, transportatioMU-
pervisors all carry bag salt in their station wEun:
so that they can quickly take care of minor tn oIi
spots at bus stops and on hills without waiting.:;
snow truck to arrive.

CTA works closely with "Snow Command" oii
City of Chicago, exchanging information on drknj
conditions.

Mexican Christmas

CTAers interested in celebrating pre-Christmas
the Mexican way are invited to join a North
avenue procession to St. Michael's church at
1730 hours on Sunday, Dec. 19. The proces-
sion is a native custom arranged for the resi-
dents of Chicago for more than 19 Christmas
seasons by Fred Camacho, a native of Oaxaca
and owner of Cafe Azteca at 215 North avenue.
The procession will include caroUers playing
the roles of the three wise men, St. Joseph, and
the Virgin Mary, who will be seated on a live
donkey. The paraders will be served Mexican
chocolate by the sisters at St. Michael's and
will then proceed in the neighborhood, accord-
ing to tradition, asking for "posada" (shelter).
They will then return to Cafe Azteca where
children and adults will break Mexican pinatas
to find gifts. Post-ceremony dinner reserva-
tions at the cafe may be made by calling 944-
9854.

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CIA TRANSIT NI'IS

Bob Hejniejn, coordinator from Public Affairs, is shown above helping
evaluate a camera angle on a rapid transit car for the "Looking For Mr.
Goodbar" filming. Below, Bob Janz, coordinator from Transportation,
confers with Betty Stephenson, agent supervisor, and Tom Shera, right,
agent supervisor, all of whom assisted with the night sequence at the subway
station at State and Monroe.

tTA Team
eeps Adding
ovie Credits

With the emergence of Chicago

a major "sound stage" for the-

e and TVmovies, as a result of
tje city's encouragement, theCTA

stem, with the skyline as back-

jund, is naturally becoming a

ire frequent setting for movie
Epnes.

Each time a new film is made

CTA, there is a big coordina-

n job to be handled — arranging
aa scheduling use of equipment,
fi;ilities and services of CTA
prsonnel; providing counsel and
asistance to director, cast and
C3was sequences are filmed; and
ejediting necessary paper work.

Bob Heinlein of Public Affairs
ai Bob Janz of Transportation
timed up as co-project directors
fi' movie-making on CTA earlier
tls year with the shooting of the
fil-length NBC feature, "Million
Ellar Rjpoff."

Latest movie project of the
Hinlein-Janz team is the Para-
rriunt feature film based on the
n/el, "Looking For Mr. Goodbar,"
s.rring Diane Keaton and dir-
eed by Richard Brooks. Pictures
0 the next two pages were made
d-ing the Goodbar filming.

But, shooting is only the climax
tfthe coordination story.

After the initial request by the
nvie maker, one of the first CTA
oicials to be contacted is William
Aiiley, manager of insurance and
pisions, concerning insurance
c re rage while the movie crew is
o: CTA properties. Assisting
Alley are Donald Lemm, director
0 insurance, and Ralph Lewis, in-
si-ance analyst.

Harold F. Brown, director of accounting, determines the CTA costs to be billed to the movie producer.

Edward J. Heatter, area superintendent, rail service. Transportation, oversees the chartered train operation.
Miam Rappold, senior power supervisor, determines when and where third rail power can be turned off for
irvie shooting purposes.

John Blum, public safety promotion and inspection coordinator, safety department; Richard Dickieson, char-
ts service sales supervisor; and Robert A. Roesing, superintendent, rapid transit janitor service are also in-
v(ved.

Heinlein, Janz, and Blum visit various sites called for on the script that may be suitable for filming. When
tts is completed, Janz coordinates the movements of the production crew with Heatter and other Transportation
4|artment officials.

aCEMBER, 1976

Lucretia Russell, sub-unit supervisor, gave those with n de
credentials "free passes" at the Fullerton station filniig.
This "rider" obviously has the necessary photo equipmer

"Name" passengers on CTA's November movie train were
Hollywood producer Fred Fields and actress Diane Keaton,
shown discussing the action in an upcoming scene.

Michael Hogan, motorman of the movie train, is s( vn
awaiting instructions from his "directors" as the Gociar
movie is filmed.

At State St. subway entrance, director Richard Brooks, with
pipe, gives signals to crew with occasional participation of
Bob Janz, left, and Bob Heinlein, foreground.

How it looks "down below" when moviemakers crowd the
platform; scene is at State and Monroe.

At Kimball station, on track "isolated" from power for
movement of actors and crew. Bill Haase, right, super
North Rail District, who helped coordinate train movemjB,
discusses things with movie train conductor Angel Rodri(

CJA TRANSIT Nt'S

eta engineering department

projects in progress

flOOTHER CROSSING: Close-up
ows improved crossing surface being
italled at 19 of CTA's rapid transit
ade crossings as part of a current
newal program. Surface crossing
aterials, of rubber construction, are
most effective available today.
)grading of the crossings also includes
mplete renewal of ballast ties and
nning rail. Crossings at Cicero avenue
d 49th on the Douglas branch of
e West-Northwest route were the
St to get the improvements, co-
dinating with the planned remodeling
the Cicero station.

LIGHTING TEST: Night photo of
Merchandise Mart rapid transit station
indicates effect of new lighting being
evaluated through test installation of
low pressure sodium and fluorescent
fixtures. If this new lighting proves
acceptable in all phases of operation,
the sodium fixtures (foreground) will
be used in the open platform areas and
fluorescent fixtures (background) wili
be used under canopies at 14 stations.
Transition between the two types of
light is one of the factors being studied.

HEAT TO THE ROOF: Swing! to
the roof of the Archer garage is th irsi
of two new heaters with a 2.5 rr ion
BTU capacity per unit. The new lits
replace two smaller heaters whic lad
been used for 10 years. Steel stri jre
of the building was altered to ai m-
modate the larger units and ew
wiring was installed. The $4>'00
project also includes improved hi in;
in the bus fueling and washing bayi

ARCHER DOOR PROJECT: Other
renewal work at Archer garage in-
cludes widening of doors, here shown
under construction. Renovation of
the doors, originally designed for
streetcars, will reduce repair costs.
Project, which is on schedule, will be
completed in late summer of 77.

CTA TRANSIT NES

lig Mail Days

Are Year-Round
Routine At CTA

Santa may have a lot of seasonal mail to deliver for
.':ew weeks, but CTA's own mail service handles
K.rly 1.2 million pieces of mail every year, and
itnetimes 9,000 pieces of mail in a single working

The mail service delivers inter-office and regular
oil to and between 42 city-wide locations and the
liipany general offices in the Merchandise Mart
^pre the central mailroom is located.
Here are some highlights of that service as related
iJLeonard SkrLne, supervisor of the mail room since
,i4:

(. . The mailman comes to work at midnight, be-
ginning pickup at all transportation locations and
i then bringing maQ to the central mailroom on the
I 7th floor of the Mart for sorting;
. . An early morning crew sorts the inter-office
mail (including that from Mart-located depart-
ments) and gets it delivered to general office
addresses on the 0815 run, to outlying locations
between 0800 and 1100 hours;
. . Deliveries are made four times a day to 52 of-
fices in the Mart; two deliveries are made each
day to outlying locations;
;. . A special messenger works out of the mailroom,
regularly delivering correspondence to down-
town platform locations. City Hall, RTA, the
Civic Center, the Chicago Public Library, and
CTA's Datacenter in the Loop.
iFrank Hubbard, the special messenger, has been
vk CTA for 22 years. Others in the CTA mailroom
li: John Lambert, principal mail clerk, and mail
;trks John Phillips, Harold O'Malley, Walter Nor-
Alfred Bartalai, Louis Olandese and Edward

In the foreground of this
picture of mail room action
is John Phillips. He is one
of the best-known mem-
bers of the staff among
general office personnel.

Leonard Skrine, supervisor of the CTA mail room, is shown
at one of the two metering machines which, when working at
capacity, can stamp 375 envelopes per minute.

Antee. Drivers are Frank Fiore, Louis Godalek, Jo-
seph Haas and Sidney Edwards.

The mail service is one of the units under the ad-
ministration of Charles Zanin, director of adminis-
trative services.

Skrine, the supervisor, who was in the U.S. postal
service in Chicagobefore World War 11 service, joined
CTA in 1947. He passes along two tips that would
make his mail service even more efficient:

. . Don't forget to put the zip code on outgoing U.S.
mail; the employee's location and department
on inter-office mail ("we have 13 departments
in room 444," Skrine remarks).
, . If a reply is requested, ask your correspondent
to use the proper room number and department
(not just CTA).

Sorting of inter-office and U.S. mail for Mart offices and
outlying CTA locations is a continuous assignment. At the
job here are Louis Olandese, foreground, and Edward Antee.

^CEMBER, 1976

Answers To All Suggestions Pledged For New Yeif

Employees who participate in CTA's Employee Sug-
gestion Plan, with ideas about how to make jobs easier,
safer and more efficient, are now to be answered per-
sonally regarding the evaluation of every proposal.

Whether a suggestion is adopted or not, the individ-
ual submitting it will be notified by letter of the action
taken. The new plan goes into effect Jan. 1.

Because of this personal response, the practice of
listing code numbers of declined suggestions on bul-
letin boards will be discontinued. Future bulletins
will report only approved awards, descriptions of the
accepted ideas, code numbers of suggestions that have
been received during the current month, and those that
are still under consideration.

Five employees recently received cash awards for
suggestions. Noah Lewis, bus and truck mechanic at
South Shops, won $42 for suggesting a new way to
balance bus engine blocks scheduled for rotation.
Dominick Raifin, resident instructor. Vehicle Mainte-
nance, North Ave., received $39 for adapting an air
conditioning compressor installation tool for use on a
dolly.

Michael Keele, electrical worker at South Shops,
won $28 for suggesting a method of retapping the
stripped holes on bus air conditioning unit housing
ends. Kenneth Rolan, garage instructor, TABEC, re-
ceived $25 for recommending that rear- view mirrors
be installed on a new loader, and a $15 prize went to

Chuck Olcikas, painter, Skokie Shop, for sugge-
that a new office building at Skokie have its owe
alarm code and crew.

A supplemental award of $47 was given to Kei
Pott, painter at South Shops, for his earlier su|,
tion that spray "bombs" be used in bus touch-up
work at South Shops.

Honorable mention gift certificates were wo
Regina Daren, secretarial stenographer. Medical
partment; James Schumpp, lineman helper in ]
Maintenance, and Harold Rowbottom, transit pr-
representative. Traffic Planning Section. A se
honorable mention certificate and a $25 cash a
went to Francis E. May, bus and truck mecl
leader. South Shops.

New Honor

CTA's Employee Suggestion Plan has gainec,
citywide recognition with the appointment o.j
Leon Berry, suggestion analyst, as chairpersoKj
for chapter projects of the Chicago unit of thd
National Association of Suggestion Systemsi

Fire Fighting School Boosts CTA Securit/

"Firefighting training is an important part of the
CTA's Risk Management Program," says John F.
Boyce, director, Industrial Safety and Fire Prevention.
"It has played a significant part in the continuing de-
cline of the company's fire losses."

Recently, another week-long firefighting institute
was completed at Skokie and South Shops. Taking part
were some 350 employees (including terminal and shop
foremen) who, in groups of 30, were given classroom
and field instruction by representatives of a fire
equipment supply company.

During the four-hour sessions, each student learned
how to handle the various types of fire extinguishers-
-water, dry chemical and carbon dioxide— that CTA
maintains throughout its property. Special attention
was given to firefighting technique and to the specific
capabilities and limitations of each type of extinguish-
er.

Boyce says there is little point in stocking fire ex-
tinguishers if employees are not skUlful in using
them. Learning provides the difference between quick
control and substantial loss. This, he says, is the re-
sult of what happens in the decisive moments between
the time a fire is discovered and the fire department
arrives.

.*:flfe

<s^%

Assisted by an instructor (left), a CTA employee attack; «
leading edge of a gasoline spill fire with a 30-pound Y
chemical fire extinguisher during a recent firefighting t '■
ing session at South Shops. '

CTA TRANSIT NE^

JAMES R. QUINN

(1890-1976)

James R. Quinn, vice-chairman of the Chicago
Tansit Authority, and a member of the Chicago
Tansit Board for 31 years, died Friday, Nov. 26 in
S Francis Hospital, Evanston. He would have been
Syears old on Dec. 27.

Mr. Quinn, who also was a lawyer, former Chicago
aerman and Democratic leader, was the only re-
nining member of the original board of the CTA.

'He was appointed to the original CTA Board in
115 by the late Mayor Edward J. KeUy; was re-
arointed by the late Mayor Martin H. Kennelly; and,
irrecent years, was reappointed by Mayor Richard J.
Dley.

iUntil he became ill earlier this year, Mr. Quinn
diided his time between his law office at One North
LSalle street and the CTA headquarters in the Mer-
cmdise Mart.

Until recent months, he had been a constant transit

er, taking a combination bus-rapid transit trip to
a I from his home at 2013 Morse avenue and down-
tini.

Born Dec. 27, 1890, on Chicago's west side, he
ftt became acquainted with transit by riding horse-
diwn streetcars and cable cars which operated until

turn of the century.

From 1931 to 1945, Mr. Quinn was alderman of the

h ward, and for many years served as the Demo-
citic committeeman of that far north side ward. He
ws a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
iil940, and was a presidential elector in 1944.

For the 11 years prior to his appointment to the

ginal CTA Board, he was chairman of the Local
Thnsportation Committee of the Chicago CityCoimcil.

In that position, he was active in proceedings that
1( to the construction of Chicago's first subway — in

te street — in the late 1930s.

As chairman of the Local Transportation Commit-
t(j, he subsequently was a leader in the bi-partisan
eprt that resulted in the enactment in 1945 of the
IVjtropolitan Transit Authority Act by the state legis-
Imre for creating the CTA.

In 1912, Mr. Quinn was a member of the second
class to be graduated from the Law School of Loyola
University in Chicago. Prior to army service in
World War I, he was an assistant state's attorney of
Cook County and a professor of law at Loyola.

Mr. Quinn is survived by his widow, Helen; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ruth Bremer; a son, James L.; 15 grand-
children, and nine great-grandchildren.

Mass was offered at noon Monday, Nov. 29, in St.
Margaret Mary church, 2324 W. Chase. Burial is in
Calvary Cemetery, Evanston.

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION

for

JAMES R. QUINN

WHEREAS. The Members of the Chicago
Transit Board are deeply saddened by the death of
James R. Quinn. who served as a member of the Board
from its inception in 1 945 until his passing; and

WHEREAS. Mr. Quinn was the last remaining
original member of the Board and a primary force in
the creation and growth of the comprehensive transit
system now sen'ing the citizens of Metropolitan
Chicago: and

WHEREAS. Mr. Quinn throughout his life and
particularly during his thirty-one year tenure as a
Member of the Board exhibited an unwavering dedica-
tion to public service, even at the cost of personal
sacrifice: and

WHEREAS. As Vice Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Quinn often served as Acting Chairman and expertly
guided the Chicago Transit Authority through numerous
crises: and

WHEREAS, His pride and confidence in the
Authority, its organization, accomplishments and
personnel were an inspiration to the Board and a model
of commitment for all Authority employees: and

WHEREAS. In our sorrow, we note our sincere
gratitude for his leadership and foresight in the manage-
ment of the Authority and our deep regret that the
public transit industry, the citizens of Metropolitan
Chicago and the Nation have lost an outstanding public
servant: Now, Therefore:

BE IT RESOL VED, That the Members of the
Chicago Transit Board, in a Meeting assembled this
1st day of December. 1976, extend our condolences to
his beloved family, and that this resolution be spread
upon the minutes of this meeting: and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That a suitable
copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an
expression of our sympathy.

Adopted by

Chicago Transit Board

December 1 . 1976

dCEMBER, 1976

eta people

Rightfully proud par-
ents of a "gifted" child are
Bill Buetow, cashier in the
Treasury department, and-
wife Marge. Pictured is
Ronald Buetow, age 10,
who has been named to
the "gifted student" pro-
gram of school district 4,
Addison, because of his
especially high academic
performance . . . Lourdes
Covarrubias, token clerk
and one of Transit News'
"women of CTA" in June
lead story, is new mother

Ronald Buetow

of baby girl, Laura; she returns to work in '77 . . . congratu-
lations to Alan Glickman, clerk in Claims Law & Real Estate,
on his marriage Nov. 14 to Roberta Miller . . . Willis Helfrich
(Transit News, June) retired assistant secretary to the Transit
Board, has been on another of his international slide-making
cruises; Malta, Sicily, Tunis, Gibraltar, Casablanca and the
Canary Islands . . .

Cafeteria Choice

Be Sure To Vote

Louis Pure, the manager whose picture we missed in
the Thanksgiving article on the remodeling of the
cafeteria (because he was on a vacation trip to Mexi-
co) is planning a new series of national days, with
ethnic dishes, for 1977. These will be held once a
month, on or about the 15th, starting in January,
Pure says. You are invited to cast your ballot for the
native food motif you would prefer to have first in
the series - - Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Greek,
whatever. All votes will count because the second
highest number of ballots will determine the second
month - and so on. Pure says a ballot box will be
stationed near one of the food lines. Sign your
name ■ - your culinary counsel may be helpful in
the menu selection.

Safety Contest
Awards Made

North Avenue won the third quarter 1976 Public Sc ^
Award in garage competition, showing a decrease o
accidents in October as compared with the same monl||jf
1975. North Avenue has now beaten its all-time low acci
rates for February, July and October, and has registered
fewer accidents for the first 10 months of the year (
pared with 1975.

Accepting the Third Quarter Public Safety Award In
Transportation Manager James Blaa on behalf of North fie.
Garage are operators Linda Tillman and Jerry P. Dubin.

Forest Park was the third quarter winner in rail terrt^al
competition, taking the prize for the 13th time since in:-
tion of the award in 1961. The terminal's accident frequiuy
rate was 0.330 per 100,000 miles traveled, which was 5^sr
cent better than the system average of 0.715.

Motorperson Mary A. Fryar and conductor Robert Crawi d
hold special recognition certificates they received in con >
tion with the Third Quarter Public Safety Award won y
Forest Park Terminal.

Vehicle Maintenance employee safety contest awardS'f
the third quarter of 1976 were won by Limits garage tfl
Desplaines terminal, with one injury each, and by BusShi?.
The awards are based on the lowest frequency rate of ""
sonal injuries to employees per man hours worked. ;

cta transit ne 5

Key Transportation Promotions

Tracy

Reddrick

'■ Major appointments in the department of Transportation
e announced by George Krambles, general manager. These
e:

Ralph W. Tracy to special assistant to the manager of
'ansportation, James Blaa. He had been director of service.
'acy, 59, joined CTA as a student engineer in 1948.
i Harry Reddrick, Jr., to director of personnel from area
perintendent. Far South. Reddrick, 50, a CTA employee
r 26 years, directs all bus and rail station personnel.

Michael V. LaVelle to director of service from area super-
itendent. Far North. LaVelle, also 50, has been with CTA

LaVelle

Coleman

for 28 years. His new responsibilities include operation of
all services and for supervisory personnel connected with
service.

Vic Coleman to director, security liaison while still retain-
ing his responsibilities as an assistant to the manager of
transportation. The Security department has been merged
into the Transportation department.

Reporting to Coleman in this new alignment are Jack
Sheehy, area superintendent, security/investigations and
Thomas J. Biebel, superintendent, investigations.

How To Get
'he Right
llumber
lor
ll-E-L-P!

Attention, retirees and not-yets.

As part of the ongoing concern of the Insurance and
Ptision department to provide assistance to both active and
Hired employees, Craig Heatter, superintendent of pensions,
hi tracked down an excellent reference book entitled
"je've Got Your Number."

The handy-sized publication, distributed by the Chicago
Cpartment of Human Resources, lists phone numbers and
njnes of organizations providing services in areas of - -

Consumer protection Dental care

Community safety Senior citizenry

-egai problems Social security

,i/ledical problems Taxes

Housing problems Travel

- and more than 80 other areas of concern. To obtain a
Cdy of "We've Got Your Number," just write to - ■
he Department of Human Resources

City of Chicago

440 North LaSalle Street

Chicago, II. 60610
Rinember: a well-planned retirement is a happy retirement!

Honored By Board

Three men from CTA's Security section were personally com-
mended by the Transit Board, at its December meeting, for
acts of heroism in the protection of CTA properties. Sergeant
William Talbert, left, received a message that a supervisor's car
had been seized at gun point; he gave pursuit in his car, appre-
hended the suspect within an hour, and turned him over to
the Chicago police. The suspect confessed. Officer Thomas
Lorenz, center, and Officer R. C. Jackson, right, apprehended
four suspects with two truckloads of stolen CTA property.
The arrest resulted from a stake-out planned by the two
officers. The security men are shown with James R. Blaa,
manager of transportation, left, and Harold Geissenheimer,
manager of general operations, who officially presented the
honored men at the Board meeting.

DpEMBER, 1976

Benjamin Farfan reflects on directions from Instructor Edith
Carr (right) as he wheels his CTA bus on Peterson Avenue
during a retraining session. Having a woman instructor
"doesn't bother me at all," says Farfan.

Women Drivers;
CTA Loves 'Em

By Jon Van

Reprinted by pennissiuii of the Oiicago Tribune.

A little driving advice from the ladies is not only
tolerated, but actually encouraged by the Chicago
Transit Authority these days.

Some of the women looked upon as novelties a few
years back when they became CTA bus drivers have
now earned promotions and work as driving instruc-
tors. They're giving men pointers on driving and
turning in "report cards" on their students.

At present, 282 women drive buses, 42 work on
rapid transit trains, and another 9 women work in the
yards cleaning up the trains and buses. The CTA even
has one female carpenter's apprentice.

While they are still a minority among the CTA's
12,000 employes, women have demonstrated their
ability to handle jobs once performed solely by males.

"For me, tliey're all people — wonderful people,"
says Thomas Stiglic, director of instruction for the
CTA. "Our record year for safety was '73, and we've
got a good chance of beating that this year. That's a
chance for a record year with the women included.
What could be better?"

Nearly all the men and women hired as CTA bus
drivers have no previous experience. They learn how
to handle the ponderous vehicles during a 15-day
training course.

"The women are moi-e for the details of safety,"
says Stiglic. "They don't go jockeying around; they're
not the go-go type of drivers that men are. The men

have more guts — you can't drive a bus through e
snow without guts — and we have to train the men to b
more cautious."

Edith Carr is one of four women to qualify as C|i
instructors. Stiglic says she has "an outstandi^
driving record and an outstanding attitude."

During a break, Mrs. Carr freshened her lipsti ,
using a rearview mirror on the bus. ;

"Until they hear my voice, a lot of the passengtjs
think I'm a man anyway, with the uniform and my sht
hair," she explains. "I don't want them thinking I'n
man." j

Mrs. Carr rides a bus with Benjamin Farfattft
driver with less than a year on the job who is rece;-
ing some retraining. She stands by Farfan as ■?
drives, giving him pointers and evaluating his pi,>
formance.

"It doesn't bother me at all to have a female -
structor," Farfan says. "She helps me a lot."

Driver training covers a broad field. Besia
learning how to maneuver buses around turns, tra-
ces must master CTA standards for courtesy and i-
tience with riders. Buses are deliberately spun ouitl
control on an oil-slickened practice area so the £r
dents can learn anti-slide braking techniques. T'y
must also put out fires on their buses. ;

Stiglic says he can teach just about any deqt
automobile driver how to handle a bus, but the pern
won't be a good bus driver unless he enjoys dri\!g
and likes people. '

"Without that," he says, "that job can be very fac-
ing, very frustrating."

Mrs. Carr has a great disposition for the work.ft
naturally outgoing person witli a lingering trace of i-i
native Tennessee drawl, she enjoys meeting peopki

"The other day I was shopping at the Sears stie
with my daughter when a man came up to me andir
troduced me to his friend as his bus driver," KJ.
Carr says. "It really makes you feel good to be r-
ognized out of uniform. I look forward to seeing r-
ple eveiry day. I don't ever dread going to work." '•

Mrs. Carr applied to the CTA more than two ye^s
ago, after she saw a newspaper picture of the CTiS
first female driver.

"I figured if she can do it, I can do it," she siSt
"I didn't take this job for women's lib or anything >e
that. I took it because I've got six kids and four 'e
still at home. My husband's disabled. I think n^t
women take a job because they need the money. I d 't
expect favors. I just want to be treated like ai-D
would be."

Although there are no statistics on how many '"
men are driving buses in the United States, there "e
signs of a trend.

"We had a bus rodeo this fall in San FranciS'i"
says Al Engelkin of the American Public Transit «-
sociation, "and the top drivers from all over the c(*"
try competed. There were 24 drivers, all of whom lo
won local contests to compete. One of the 24 w 'S
woman from Denver. It was kind of nice." ■

CTA TRANSIT NES

3oy Thanks CTA
^or Swift Action;
judge Praises Driver

Fast cooperation by the crew of a Lake-Dan Ryan
ain, controllers at the Mart and Chicago police
I'ought swift justice recently and the quick return
< stolen property to its owner. This is revealed
1 a letter of commendation from a thankful young
]der.

Conductor Clarence E.Bali (South Section) was ap-
loached by 13-year-old Calvin J. Thomas, Jr., of
Siuth Lowe ave., just as a southbound train left 79th
£. Calvin told him that two other boys, who also
larded at 79th, had taken his watch and attacked his
fiend while all were waiting on the station platform.

Ball took Calvin to the front of the train where mo-
trman Cordell A. Bruns used his radiophone to call
t3 control center and summon police. With permis-
£Dn, Bruns then slowed the train long enough for po-
he to reach the 87th st. station ahead of the train.
■^e police took the accused youths into custody.

"I am very glad and thankful for your help," Calvin
vote CTA. "The concern you showed was beyond the
ell of duty, and I would like CTA to know that I ap-
peciate what you did for me."

Calvin, an honor student at the Academy of St.
Jmes College Prep, knows CTA well. His late father,
Clvin, Sr., was a company employee for 22 years,
ai his mother, Cecile, is a ticket agent on the South
Sle.

###

jA voluntary telephone call came to Public Affairs
fim the well-known Judge Gordon Nash of Circuit
Curt. Purpose: to report that he "met one of the
nest bus drivers (badge 6802) I have ever met in
nny years of riding public transportation in Chicago.
H said 'good morning' to everyone, 'have a good day,'
a I was extremely pleasant. He made everyone feel
g')d." Thanks, your Honor. The driver is Michael
J Marron, North Park.

###

"It was the instant reaction of the driver (Ulysses
P. lard. North Park garage) in his handling of the bus
tilt avoided a collision," writes Ms. Ethel Kaplan, of
Nrth Sheridan rd., about a close call involving the
0;er Drive Express. "A car literally flew out of
R;ers ave. at a sharp angle. The bus driver blew his
h(n, jerked his wheel to the right, and stopped the bus
intantly."

j ###

Pleas Talley, Jr., Beverly garage, the driver of a
95i St. bus, has been commended by Fred McCreary,

of South Harvard ave., for being well groomed. "His
hair, uniform and shoes were perfect," McCreary
says. "What also impressed me about him was his
eagerness to give directions and to wish his passen-
gers 'a good day.' "

###

"I wish to commend Belmont bus driver 3995 (Mat-
thew M. Longtin, North Ave. garage) for his courtesy
and cheerful countenance," writes Chris Janus, of
West Deming pi. "Not very often is one able to find
someone who takes the time to be polite and kind to
passengers, regardless of how he may feel and de-
spite irritable people who give him a hard time."
###

Felix A. Marin, the driver of a No. 93 North Cal-
ifornia bus, "was the nicest young man I have ever
encountered," says Mrs. M. Schwartz, of West Greg-
ory St. "He greeted everyone on the bus, called out
every street and told each patron to be careful when
he left the bus. He surely made my day, and a lot of
other people on that bus felt the same way I do."
###

"While riding the Archer Express to work, 1 could
not help but notice the fine performance of bus driver
9415 (Stephen J. Conway, Archer garage)," writes
Mrs. F. H. Machamer, of South Kenneth ave. "He was
extremely courteous to his passengers and so pleasant
that I felt you should hear about it. Another plus for
this particular driver is that he calls out the stops.
He certainly is a professional in his field."
###

"Please pass on to the man with Badge 21278 (Eu-
gene 8. Motyka, conductor. North Section) that riders
on his Howard line train do appreciate his effort to
tell passengers the stops his train makes," says
Charles E. Johnson, of North Maplewood ave. "His
message is clear, well-enunciated, and a pleasure to
residents of Chicago, as well as a refreshing delight
to newcomers, visitors and older folk."

commendation
corner

DCEMBER, 1976

Control Center
Voices Retire

Two familiar voices that directed and instructed a
generation of operating employees over CTA's com-
munications system have given their last 10-7's, or
out of service.

Fred Limmel and Herb Elke are both retiring at
year-end with a total of more than 23 years in the
Control Center. In sharp, clear messages, they have
broadcast directions to thousands of bus drivers and
supervisors on how to handle unusual operating prob-
lems.

Ltmmel, an assistant superintendent, joined the
Chicago Surface Lines as a bus driver in 1944. He
became a supervisor two years later — a position well
suited to his portly bearing and earthy frankness.
Aside from a 2^-year period as relief district super-

In a voice loud enough to be heard over the din of the
Control Center, Fred Limmel offers a typically vury comment
as he accepts the gifts and good wishes of fellow employees
at a retirement party attended by his wife, IVIanci.

Herb Elke's wife, son and daughter, their spouses and ('
grandchildren were on hand for his retirement party. Fr(l
left to right are: Linda Schulstad holding Elizabeth Ell:
Lori Schulstad; Marcia (Mrs. Bill) Elke; Mary Elke in frc:
of son. Bill; Herb; Lance Schulstad; William and David Elt;
daughter, Sandra, and her husband, Paul Schulstad.

intendent, he has been assigned to the Control Cenr
since 1961.

Downstate Seneca will be Limmel's new home, fi
and his wife, Manci, plan to enjoy lots of fresh air ;d
water sports along the nearby Illinois River. Tly
won't be far from their son Larry, his wife and ilp
daughters, who live just to the north in Sandwich.

Elke, a controller known for his "foghorn deliver''
started as a streetcar motorman out of Kedzie in 19).
He was a supervisor for 17 years before becomina
radio telephone operator in 1967.

Only telephones with serious mechanical probles
could fail to transmit Elke's resonant tones. His vce :
of authority will continue to be heard around his hc« i
in Berwyn, where he and his wife, Mary, will live aiir i
an extended vacation in Florida. Their son, El, ,
daughter, Sandra, three grandsons and three gra-j-
daughters all live in the Chicago area. ,

r\<

Japanese Visit: Adding to CTA's growing number of rnternational
visits recently were two representatives of Japan National Railways,
sfiown here in discussion of finance with CTA's Paul Kole, general
finance manager. Tsutomu Kimura, deputy director of the passenger
department, and Masahiro Iba, same for freight department, are left-
right at left of picture. Joining in discussions at right are, first,
Kuniyoshi Arima, director of the Chicago office of the Japan National
Tourist Organization, and CTA's Paul Kadowaki, superintendent of
instruction. North District, who served as the liaison man for the
visitors. Other major Japanese point of interest was passenger controls
operation under John O'Connor.

Benefit Rail Trip

The Chicago chapter of the National Federa-
tion of the Blind of Illinois is sponsoring a fund-
raising outing Sunday, January 9, on a 4000'
series 'L' train. The train will leave the How-
ard station at 0900 hours and will travel over
the Skokie,Evanston, Ravenswood, Lake, Doug-
las and Jackson Park routes before returning
to Howard. For further information about this
event, call Steve Hastalis, community relations
coordinator, at the Mart on Ext. 696.

CTA TRANSIT NE\S ^

irement, Pre and Re—

Don't Miss The Now

y Jack Smith

planning for retirement should begin at 50, but it
sn' t something you should be conscious of every day
:om then on — like a diet.

If you treat retirement planning in this manner, you
ill lose much of the enjoyment of the years between,
ad that's no good.

The savings you set aside for retirement living
lould not deprive you of something you really need —
tc something that is an essential element in your hap-
iness.

I Down inside, you laiow very well what you can cut
It and not miss. The thing to do is direct some of
e money you would otherwise spend on frills into
our own personal retirement account. Instead of
aking payments, with interest and insurance, on a
icond car, for instance, put the money in a bank sav-
gs account and draw the interest for yourself.

Savings accounts and shorter term rollover secur-
ies are the best places for your retirement cash,
on't go into anything where it's a gamble, or where
i)ur funds are tied up for more than five years; you
ay need them in a hurry.

If you have selected another place in which to live
I your retirement years, treat it as a vacation spot,
erhaps, but not as a primary interest.

Ri^t now, enjoy where you are. Try not to com-
]ain about the weather or to count the cold winters.

Enjoy your job and the friendships your employ-
ent provides. You will miss these people some day.

0 build memories with them to enjoy both now and
iter.

You can enjoy your work more if you are no longer
licking for position. You can concentrate on the fun

1 doing the things you are assigned to do and, hope-
Illy, like to do.

Think of money, yes, because the more you earn
I'W, the better off you will be then. Apply yourself to
l.ilding the kind of reliability and job performance
lat will merit the raises.

Don't talk retirement plans with your friends un-
Iss they are retiring at the same time. Talk about
lings that are in the news and the common environ-
isnt right now. That will not only interest them
iDre, but will keep you more interested yourself.

Don't neglect your retirement planning, of course,
'pcomplish something on it every week. But, treat it
« a sideline.

eta pensioners

LONG AWAITED MO-
MENT: Mary Arduini, wife
of CTA retiree Antonio
Arduini, Plant Maintenance,
fulfilled a longtime wish
this fall when Perry Como
was appearing in concert at
Chicago's Aerie Crown
Theatre. She not only met
her idol, she had her picture
taken with him. The
Arduinis live in Rosemont.

BACK ON TRACK: Back to a familiar role during a recent
holiday are Ralph Regnier, left, retired bus driver from
Forest Glen, and George Wickman, former North Avenue
driver. In this case, Wickman decided to try the controls of
the Chicago red streetcar (No. 56, Milwaukee Downtown)
at the Illinois Railroad Museum at Union. The two retirees
also worked in the executive department at the Mart.

GOLDEN DAY: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey H. Jahns are here
shown cutting the cake at their July 28 golden anniversary
party, staged for them by their children at Mr. Cali's on
Irving Park Road. There were more than 100 guests. Jahns
served CTA for 43 years, retiring as a conductor. West
Section. His twin brother, Arthur, also a former CTA con-
ductor, now lives in Largo, Florida.

l^CEMBER, 1976

Service
anniversaries
in December

E. M. Leu

Datacenter

W. Pavoni

Control Center

T. J. Shanahan

Bus Service

35 years

W. A. Bell, South Shops
L. C. Danders, Forest Glen
M. B. Hildbold, Rail Dist. North
L. W. Kutchins, Electrical
F. M. McGlynn, District A
S. Mirallegro, Howard-Kimball
R. J. Wittenberg, North Avenue

30 years

R. W. Bushbaum, Electrical
L. S. Dolbert, Forest Glen
R. M. Gragido, 69th Street
A. J. Krzeminski, Skokie Shop
G. J. Maly, Maintenance
O. R. Prokes, 77th Street
E. Rodgers, Forest Glen
L. Stigler, Security
T. J. Wilcop, 77th Street

25 years

W. H. Henderson, 77th Street
W. A. Henry, Forest Glen
D. Smith, 69th Street
A. Thornton, 77th Street

NEW pensioner;

ROY G. ALFORD, 72, Central District,

Emp. 2-22-27, Died 10-31-76
CHARLES R. ANDERSON, 63, Kedzie,

Emp. 8-01-44, Died 10-04-76
SIDNEY BROWN, 88, Garfield,

Emp. 11-15-07, Died 10-14-76
MICHAEL CARON, 86, North Park,

Emp. 3-06-12, Died 10-13-76
WOJCIECH CHLIPOLA, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-19-24, Died 10-12-76
EUGENE I. COLUM, 76, Treasury,

Emp. 2-13-29, Died 9-17-76
FRANK M. CORDA, 80, West Section,

Emp. 5-16-17, Died 10-12-76
DENIS DONOGHUE, 77, West Section,

Emp. 5-13-27, Died 10-02-76
HERMAN A. ERICKSON, 73, Limits,

Emp. 3-23-24, Died 10-05-7G
EDWARD C. GREEN, 66, 69th Street,

Emp. 10-29-29, Died 10-19-76
FRED liARDT, 70, Limits,

Emp. 11-29-27, Died 10-07-76
MARTIN J. KING, 77, North Park,

Emp. 2-12-43, Died 10-14-76
ROBERT C. KIRBY, 89, Limits,

Emp. 3-14-45, Died lO-lG-76
GEORGE KOHNKE, 57, North Avenue,

Emp. 9-25-46, Died 11-08-76

iisT ]vnEnN/fl:oR,i.A.nvn

JOSEPH KUNDROTAS, 94, 77 til Street,

Emp. 11-04-18, Died 9-26-76
DANIEL LANE, 79, West Section,

Emp. 9-02-16, Died 10-26-76
JOHN McMAHON, 84, North Section,

Emp. 1-20-16, Died 10-10-76
WILLIAM M. MOLENDA, 67, North Park,

Emp. 2-03-44, Died 10-06-76
FREDERICK PLATTNER, 84, 69th Street,

Emp. 7-12-11, Died 10-19-76
ELSIE A. REIMER, 73, North Section,

Emp. 9-30-46, Died 10-27-76
PATRICK J. RYAN, 84, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-10-20, Died 10-20-76
ANGELO A. SCANDORA, 72, Electrical,

Emp. 4-07-39, Died 10-29-76
WILLIAM E. SCHMIDT, 72, North Park,

Emp. 8-27-42, Died 10-05-76
GEORGE H. STADER, 78, North Section,

Emp. 4-17-25, Died 10-24-76
CHARLES A. TIPNER, 79, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-19-23, Died 9-22-76
EDWARD A. THURKOW, 74, West Section,

Emp. 2-08-28, Died 10-31-76
CHARLES UNDERWOOD, 43, 77ai Street,

Emp. 9-02-58, Died 10-30-76
PAUL P. VASILOPULOS, 64, 69t]i Street,

Emp. 2-13-36, Died 10-30-76

JOINING THE rsji
of the retired on -
camber 1 w/as JOi
R. DILLON, busi-
pairer, 52nd St 1
Garage, who had ir ■
than 40 years of ■
vice with CTA ants
predecessor.

JOHN R. DILLON, Bus Repairer,

52nd Street, Emp. 7-13-35
JAMES A. HARDY, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 8-11-47
LESLIE J. MARINGER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-21-36
WILLIAM POCHORDO, Supv. Chauffeur

Utility, Emp. 12-14-45
ELIJAH J. SMITH, Clerk,

South Section, Emp. 4-13-50
JAMES STEWART, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 1-16-51

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

LYLE J. BLACK, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 5-10-62
RAYMOND MASON, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 3-23-66
EDDIE MITCHELL, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 4-17-51
ALFRED L. TURNER, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-06-64
WALTER WIDINSKI, Machinist,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 9-10-37

CTA TRANSIT NEWS '

Volume XXIX Number 12 ,

Published for employees and retirees of th( j

Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction |

of the Public Affairs Department. [

J. Thomas Buck, Manager of Public Affalli j

J. H. Smith, Editor and Director of Publicalionl

Associate Editors;

Mel Alexander, Christine Borcic, Arline D«tu,

Anit Leppiks, Jack Sowchin, Jeff Stern, ,

Rick Willis

Distributed free of charge to all active aixj !

retired CTA employees. Annual subscriptior '

price to others. S2.00. Address communica

tions to CTA TRANSIT NEW/S. Room 742

Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, lllinoi! -

60654.

CTA TRANSIT NE^

Volleyball Is In!

ive teams of women evidence the success of last
wring's experiment by Rena McDonald, Yvette Sul-
vanand Demetrel Parker of 69th Street In attempting
1 add a women's volleyball league to the CTA sports
j-Qgram (Transit News, June, 1976, page 19). The
tams:
*

69th Street (of course)
I 77th Street

Archer

Beverly

Kedzie

iiason'sfirst ball was "tossed up" Wednesday, Dec. 8,
i Washington Park fieldhouse where a doubleheader
vU be held each Wednesday evening (games at 1930
liurs and 2030) except for holiday weeks. The public
i invited. Those who saw TV coverage of volleyball
{.ring the Olympics last summer know that the sport
(ji be an exciting one for spectators.

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John Eckel, familiar to many as the Softball coordinator of
the CTA sports program, has received a new honor by being
elected vice-president of the Grant Park Recreational Associa-
tion which has charge of the diamonds where CTA softball
is played. Here John, right, is shown at a recent association
event presenting a Tournament of Champions trophy to
Jim Dineen of Peoples Gas as Mike Cigar, president of the
Grant Park Recreational Association, looks on.

CTA BASKETBALL

Ski Fans Invited!

Stand

ngs

SUTH DIVISION

NORTH DIVISION

/th Street

North Park

e:h Street

West Side 'L'

Vst Side T.A.

Limits

SjthSide'L'

North Avenue

7:h Shop

North Side 'L'

Eierly

Forest Glen

Bid Street

Kedzie

/!:her

General Office

Fxnt Scoring

Results

^<. 21 - North Park 42, North Side 'L' 40; Limits 52, Archer 51;

Forest Glen 73, West Side T.A. 65; 77th Street 74, General

Office 47; 77th Shop 36, Beverly 32; North Avenue 70,

52nd Street 35.

North Park 65, Forest Glen 60; West Side 'L' 62 West

Side T.A. 56.
Nf. 26 -77th Shop 34, 52nd Street 33; 77th Street 81, North

Avenue 64.

North Park 51, West Side 'L' 47; North Side 'L' 49, South

Side 'L' 40; 77th Street 61, Archer 59; 69th Street 48,

General Office 29; Beverly 40, Kedzie 30; Limits 50'

77th Shop 35.

Nv. 23

Nf. 28

■om CTA Pressbox, April 1975 ■ •

j "Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis rank as the greatest of modern
'avyweights. Muhammed Ali one of the best but not in tfieir class. "
(■heavyweight champion Max Schmeling ■ - Nov. 1976 - - "Muham-
sd Ali is not the greatest-l rate Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and
^cky Marciano in that order "

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ta sports

Here's
early win-
ter news that
will please ski
enthusiasts. A ski
club is being formed
by CTA employees. Pur-
pose of the club is to pro-
vide good skiing at reduced
cost to each individual. Each
year the cost of skiing for the in-
dividual has been increasing. Found-
ers believe that a ski club would com-
mand more favorable prices for its mem-
bers because of the amount of business that
could be offered. A joint effort will also devel-
op a wider range of areas providing skiing oppor-
tunities. For information contact Steven Moore in
the Mart on Extensions 375 or 327.

DGEMBER, 1976

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I "Agile Agis" I

'^ By W. B. Wolfan ?

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Two peaehbaskets fastened to a gymnasium balcony
in a YMCA at Springfield, Mass., in 1891 gave the
game its name — basketball.

But it was the global travels of a group of magnifi-
cent black athletes appropriately named the Harlem
Globetrotters, that made basketball internationally
famous from Boston to Bangkok.

One of those storybook Harlem Globetrotters is
28-year veteran CTA bus driver Agis Bray who re-
tires Jan. 1. (Bray served as CTA sports director
until last year.)

In the 1940s, Bray played for the legendary Abe
Saperstein, owner-foLinder of the Globetrotters and
the organizer of one of the greatest assemblages of
basketball talent of all time.

Among some of those original Globetrotter stars
were Goose Tatum, Sonny Boswell, Inman Jackson and
Roscoe (Duke) Cumberland.

Bray recalls: "We called Saperstein A.M. (A.M.
are the initials for Abraham Michael. Most fans,
however, knew Saperstein as just plain "Abe.") He
was a short chunky man who always told it as it was —
straight from the shoulder."

"Agile Agis" was a nickname bestowed upon Bray
when he was a youthful basketball sensation in Chicago.

He began his remarkable career on the hardwood
court as captain and high scorer for the city champi-
onship Wendell Phillips High School team of 1930. He
was named on the all-city team for his spectacular
play.

Amateur athletic union basketball was "in" in those
days and Bray became a member of The Chicago Col-
legians who captured the city AAU title, later going on
to compete in the national tournament at Denver.

Bray also took a hand in amateur boxing and the
CYO tournaments so popular in that period. He fought
in the 135-pound lightweight division and won a CYO
title in 1931. He also competed in Arch Ward's Chi-
cago Tribune Golden Gloves tournament.

But basketball was Bray's first love. He played
several years for Wilberforce College before joining
up with the Collegians, a great team that old time fans
will remember as one of the winningest in local his-
tory.

The highlight of Bray's career with the Chicago
AAU team was the night the Collegians defeated the
Hollywood Laemmles, the 1936 Olympic champs, in a
game in Chicago at the 132nd Regiment Armory.

"It was headline news in all the sports pages," says
Bray. "We beat them decisively."

Later after a national tour, the Collegians dis-
banded and Bray moved his family to Detroit where he

accepted a job as a bus driver. But he continuecjo
play basketball, working out in a neighborhood gym's
often as he could in his spare time. i

It was at that gym that a scout for the Harln
Globetrotters was attracted by the 5-foot, 11-iih
Bray's speed and agility on the court and recommenid
to Saperstein that the Globetrotters sign the "lli.e
guy." :

In those days, the basketball giant did not domir*
as today. Other "little guys" like Purdue's Joh%
Wooden were doing very well indeed. The 7-footis
came much later, along with the million dollar pf-
checks of today.

Bray was a brilliant performer in the Globetrotted'
talented cast. During three years with Saperste:ls
touring cagers, masters on the court as well as i-
tertainers extraordinary. Bray averaged better tin
22 points per game.

"I became tired of the constant travel and fiaiiy
left the team," Bray says today.

He later played with two Chicago pro teams, ,ie
Harmon Demons and Chicago Crusaders, before gcig
to work for the CTA 28 years ago.

But Bray never lost his love for sports. He coaoid
in the Chicago Park District League where his bi-
ketball teams won three YMCA championships (19 i-
1968). !

Bray has always been interested in young pec^e
and has coached teams from the South Side BtM
Club (where he played basketball as a youth) Ad
served as a YMCA swimming instructor. He has llg
involved himself with neighborhood athletic activitis.

Asa testimonial to his untiring efforts on behalif
the CTA sports program in his role as director, Eiy
was awarded a special appreciation trophy. I

The story of his sports career is plainly visibL'Ji
his South Side home where more than 30 trophies id
awards attest to his outstanding achievements.

One thing is certain — when Agis Bray retires vih
his wife, Clara, into the life of a private citizen, he 'U
remain involved in sports in some capacity. '

That dynamic energy has never diminished sincete
days he played for Wendell Phillips High School, i

Agis with some of his many trophies.

CTA TRANSIT A/El'

losan's Versatility In Art
s CTA Asset

"As with any creative effort, a prime factor of art
, in the thinking," says Burt Bosan (pronounced Bo-
jtn), a CTA artist. "If you can visualize something,
e chances are you can draw it."

But perhaps Bosan, like professionals in many
Ijlds, under-evaluates the difficulties in acquiring a
.':ill that seems easy to him. After all, he has a
(I'eative ability that started producing quality art at
le age of 11 plus the benefit of training at an art
i'.hool in Paris, France.

Bosan is one of two staff artists working in CTA's
l3rsonnel Development Section. The other is Erv
lirris.

The job focuses on the development of visual aids
t employee training — flip charts, posters and spot
lustrations for training manuals.

The miniature replica of a CTA bus which a sta-
t;)n superintendent might use to show his operators
Iw to avoid hazards in the street is an example of
fch work.

So are a color sketch of a rapid transit car used
i an employee orientation slide program, an ornately
Ittered certificate used as an achievement award for
J training program, the logo for a brochure on the
c-op program, and a wall-size stand-up poster en-
curagtng employees to participate in the suggestion
fin.

What Bosan likes doing best, however, are the por-
taits he makes of safety award winning drivers at
\rious bus garages. He likes to sit, with sketch pad
ilap, and capture the personalities of people through
t^ expressions on their faces.

"A person's eyes carry his moods," he says. "They
1 1 whether a person is happy, shy and withdrawn, or
hppy-go-lucky."

Bosan also does freelance portrait sketching at
\rious neighborhood and civic events.

Because of his versatility, Bosan is sometimes
cUed upon by other departments of CTA for his art
epertise. For example, he has done line drawings
i\ Transit News and drew the cover for CTA's edu-
c;ional tour brochures.

Burt, however, isn't the only one in the Bosan fam-
i who can lay claim to the paint brush and •palette.
Es wife, Evelyn, is an artist in her own right. She
h.ds a degree in art from the Art Institute as well as
03 in education from the University of Chicago.

They first met in high school where both were as-
ping, young artists. But it wasn't until years later
aan art exhibit, where both their paintingswere hung
s.e by side, that there was any hint of a romance
bween them.

Burt recalls standing in front of the two paintings,
nping the name of the female artist, then asking the
\\man next to him, "Who is Evelyn Woods?"

The lady, smiling slightly, looked at him and asked

Motorperson Mary Fryar puts on a smile for Burt Bosan (right) as he
does one of his quicl< sl<etches, while conductor Thomas Walker com-
petes with a grin of his own.

in turn, "Who is Burton Bosan?" The lady, of course,
is the one who was to be his future wife.

That was in 1950 and they were married the follow-
ing year. Evelyn went to work for the Board of Educa-
tion teaching art courses at Wendell Phillips high
school, her alma mater. She teaches now at Eli Whit-
ney elementary school.

Bosan was working for a commercial art firm be-
fore he joined CTA in 1952 as a motorman. Two years
later, he moved into his present position.

Family discussions on art, says Burt, are a delicate
matter since he and his wife have differing opinions
on style.

"We have battles on technique," he says, "so we
try to avoid talking about the mechanics. She can
outdo me in colors, but when it comes to sketching,
I'm faster than she is."

Two of the four Bosan children are also employed
by CTA. Sharon, 24, and Burt Jr., 20, both work in
duplicating.

The two youngest, Gabrielle, 12, and Faith, 9, are
the Bosans who show the most artistic promise, ac-
cording to their father.

Says Burt, "They're all of them artistically in-
clined, but I don't try to encourage them. If they're
interested and have questions, I'll give them help.
But I don't want to push them because art can be a
very frustrating thing."

Our Super Santa Covers ■ ■

■ - reflect the combined artistry and design skills of Christine
Borcic of Public Affairs; Art Tonner, supervisor, Photographic
Services; Charles Zanin, director of Administrative Services;
Bob Aldworth, supervisor, Csaba Zongor, Dennis Radatz, and
Rod Skocz, graphics design section of Passenger Controls; Bob
Caswick, supervisor, and Norwood Duff, reproduction section of
Duplicating, Administrative Services; and Mike Tucki, Photo-
graphic Services.

QCEMBER, 1976

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FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES
n/jANUARY, 1977

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More New Year's Babies (identities, Pg. i4)

CTA TRANSIT A/f fS.

flaking Of The Budget Is Year's Big Job
For This Team

lany man hours and rolls of calculator tape go into the
jDaration of the CTA budget each year. Take the
5:6,673,000 for the 1977 fiscal year, for example;

, team of seven budget experts under the direction of
li\ Miller, CTA comptroller, began the task of preparing
:h budget last summer.

/ith Bill Parrillo, budget director, the team included
iirncial analysts Jay DeFranco, Claire Glenn, John Har-
•itton, Mike Landers, Ed Schalk and Sergio Rodriguiz.

/ork began in July when the team determined the budget
all and began getting the necessary forms and instructions
■ely for distribution.

1 mid-August, computer reports and related budget data
me sent to all departments for preparation of the pre-
irnary requests. Briefing sessions were conducted to
3S5t departmental budget-makers.

he preliminary budgets were submitted just after Labor
D^.

jach department, or budgetary unit, submitted its indi-
/iciial requests for operating costs, man hours, material and
Dt9r expenses by specific activities. Departments involved
in;apital expenditures submitted their budget needs also.
Eih department was also required to amend projected costs
fothe fiscal year 1976.

ifter reviewing each budget for accuracy, the budget
ten consolidated reports and submitted the total budget to
th General Manager. Department managers then had the
ofortunity to make presentations to justify their budget
re'jests. Once the final management adjustments were
mfe, the budget team went back to their calculators to
cciplete the tentative budget. The resulting tentative
biget of $336,673,000 was presented to the Chicago
Tinsit Board on December 15 by General Manager George

Busy at "the longest table of the year" - - the budget. Members of the
team, left to right, John Harrington, Ed Schalk, Jay DeFranco, Sergio
Rodriguiz, Claire Glenn, Sam Miller, Bill Parrillo and Mike Landers.

Krambles and Finance Manager Paul Kole. This permitted
time for submission of public comments before voting on the
budget by the Board at its January meeting.

The budget team is now working with individual de-
partments to make the detailed budget. Costs are allocated
by areas and functions for each of the 13 periods that com-
prise the fiscal year.

During the coming year, the budget team will be conduct-
ing budget review meetings for each periodi. Expenditures
of individual departments will be analyzed as to why certain
areas are below or above the budget.

People Liked Riding
With CTA Santas

Everyone loves a CTA Santa. That was the consensus
along State Street during the Christmas shopping season
when the State Street Council chartered 10 CTA buses to
provide free shuttle service north to Michigan Avenue and
west to the commuter train stations. The buses ran from
1 100 to 1 500 hours, Monday through Friday.

While many riders remember the buses from last year, one
woman was so surprised she got off - and ran to catch a
friend to get her to ride the free bus.

Drivers, who work out of the Kedzie garage, were issued
stocking caps by the Council. However, one driver, August
Elkee, decided not to stop at the hairline. He added a full
Santa suit and beard.

"The children loved it," Elkee said.

Other drivers of the Santa buses were Pastoria Aguirre,
Eugene Beene, Benjamin Carter, Curtis Coleman, Bennie
Garner, Victor Jaknuis, Elizabeth Moore, Reuben Thomas,
Queen Tiner, Alma Williams, and Roosevelt Wright.

JNUARY. 1977

To Keep All 77 Well-

These Doctors Make House Calls On Escalatoi^

When an escalator needs attention, the CTA believes
in immediate action.

For this reason, Maintenance has a special trouble-
shooting force of 17 service men, two inspectors and
a clerk. The escalator maintenance group is headed
by Walter C. Hallford, supervisor.

This crew attains new eminence now that the com-
plete rebuilding or replacement of 40 longer-service
escalators, mostly in subway stations, has been com-
pleted with a December 3 "switch on" ceremony at the
Clark-Lake station.

The program represented an investment of $2,7 mil-
lion, which was funded by the federal and state govern-
ments under theCTA's capital improvement program.

The work which was done by outside contractors took
three years tocomplete because of the necessity to pre-
vent shutting down all escalators at one time and be-
cause many of the parts had to be custom fabricated.
Also, time was needed to disassemble the escalators
and determine actual work to be performed.

The CTA has 77 escalators ~ the largest number
operated by any single organization in the city, accord-
ing to the Chicago Building Department.

EvanOlmstead, manager of the Maintenance depart-
ment, says that the escalator group was formed in 1974
while the renewal project was underway in order that
it would be in place for a "stepped up" maintenance job
when the project was completed andall 77 were in con-
tinuing service.

Hallford put the selected members of the group
througha 10-week on the job training program. Actual
escalators were used at times when certain subway
station exits were closed and the escalators did not
have to be operative.

Hallford drew upon manuals and reference books
from escalator manufacturers and technical publishers
to support his teaching.

All 17 escalator servicemen are members of Local
134, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

"We use the West Shops as our group's headquart-
ers and main storeroom," Hallford says. "We also
have small repair shops at Spauldlng on the Logan
Square-Kennedy rapid transit route, LaSalle-Congress

Richard Kaszniak, left, of Otis Elevator Company, turns key to
the last of 40 rebuilt escalators in the CTA's $2.7 million esca
renewal program. Helping is Walter Hallford, supervisor and tr
of CTA's escalator maintenance crew, which is now keeping a
escalators in continuous working order.

in the Dearborn street subway, Monroe-Madison i
State street subway and at 35th on the Dan Ryan i
transit route."

The service men work on round-the-clock shifi to
assure the continual operation of the escalators, .he
inspectors conduct regular inspections of all 77 esca-
tors.

The crew is trained to repair all brands of escsa-
tors presently used on the CTA system — Otis, MM-
gomery and Haughton.

"An escalator can have troublefor any one of lOOO
reasons, because that's about how many parts thertire
in one escalator," says Hallford.

Besides Hallford, tlie escalator maintenance gup
is composed of inspectors Malcolm Simpson and led
Petrino. The 17 escalator service men are W.F.Gl fi-
ner, Arthur Maxwell, Edward Flalierty, John Friedan
James P. Kelly, Robert B. Bausch, Richard L. N
and Charles W. Coffey.

Also John P. Roche, Wilbert A. Post, Walter O
man, John F. Gavin, Peter Callff, Robert F.O'Coi
Nick Nickolas, Jerry Gaba and Allen Grasser
Rita Hurley is the group's clerk.

ROTARY CAREER DA Y

When Rotary Club Oni- of Chicago held its annual Career
Day in December, member Harold Geissenheimer, manager
of general operations, played host to two young people
interested in transit. The students were MacArthur Brantley
(light suit) of Harrison high school and Marjorie Delia Paz of
Roosevelt high school. Here they are shown during their
CTA tour with Les Racker, left, of the control center;
Geissenheimer; and Ken Korach, street traffic. Following
the CTA visit, Geissenheimer had the students as his guests
at the regular Rotary Club luncheon.

CTA TRANSIT HE'S

jta engineering department

I projects in progress

NEW BUSES IN MANUFACTURE: The manufacture of 200
buses for CTA began October 14 in Pontiac, Michigan. CTA
technicians are at the G.M.C. production facility inspecting and
monitoring every phase of construction to assure adherence to
design specifications. Final delivery is expected by April 1.
Upper left: The completed engine assembly is installed in its
compartment at the rear of a bus. Upper right: Richard Bryar,
CTA technician (right) watches while workmen install ceiling
paneling over a bus's roofing insulation. Lower left: Technician
Clarence Riley (right) checks dials during testing of air condition-
ing system. Lower right: A General Motors workman adjusts
the rear door operating mechanism under the watchful eye of
CTA technician Mitch Kitzman (left).

JmARY, 1977

Bus Passenger Shelters: First of
shelters being erected at CTA
stops went into service in early auti
1976, at busy southwest cornei
Chicago avenue and Fairbanks st
adjacent to the Northwestern Memi
hospital and medical center. (
transparent plastic panels, nonbri
able and scratch-resistant, are usee
sides and back. Dome-like top I
off-white translucent plastic. Fr<
are of aluminum with a bronze fir!
Sites for most of the shelters have t
arranged with the Chicago city gov
ment for use of sidewalks and f
ways.

Bus Turnaround: A brighter, better-
looking corner of Division and Austin
is a public service by-product of CTA's
recently-completed new bus turn-
around. Another is relief of traffic
congestion on the street. But, princi-
pal advantage, of course, is to CTA
riders who have well-lighted, weather-
protected areas in which to make
transfers and wait for their transporta-
tion.

CTA TRANSIT A/e5

Action On Board Day-

Mayor Bilandic

Joins In

New Bus Inspection

The Chicago Transit Board had a busy day Jan. 5, inspect-
ing new buses and tal<ing l<ey actions at its regular meet-
ing. IHere are the highlights:

With Chairman James J. McDonough and other
CTA Board Members as hosts, Mayor Michael A.
Bilandic headed a group of public officials for an
inspection of four new buses which were exhibit-
ed on the Washington street side of the Richard J.
Daley Plaza. Pictured at left are Mayor Bilandic
being interviewed, with (to his right) Aid. Vito
Marzullo, Chairman of the City Council Local
Transportation Committee, and CTA Chairman
McDonough, and (to the mayor's left) Marshall
Suloway, Public Works Commissioner, RTA
Chairman Milton Pikarsky, and Donald J. Walsh,
CTA Board Member. The buses were the first
to be delivered of the latest order of 200 buses
that bring to 1 ,870 the CTA's total of modern air-
conditioned buses. This modern equipment will
represent 78 per cent of the CTA's total surface
fleet. Over the next three years, the CTA expects
to apply for governmental grants for the acquisi-
tion of 500 more buses to bring about full mod-
ernization.

Edward F. Brabec was elected Vice-Chairman of the Chicago Transit
Board to fill a vacancy caused by the death last Nov. 26 of James R.
Quinn. Brabec, who is business manager of the Chicago Journeymen
Plumbers Union, Local 130, became a member of the CTA Board on
Oct. 24, 1975, on the appointment of the late Mayor Daley.

Edward J. Egan, partner in the firm of Burke, Weber and
33 N. Dearborn St., was appointed by the Board as General
ley for the CTA This long-standing position, which is pro-
for in the state act that created the CTA, has been vacant
1973 during an administrative reorganization of the CTA.
orinerly was a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, a
of the Circuit Court, and first assistant state's attorney of
:ounty.

A contract for $868,000 was awarded for the
construction of a new rapid transit station of
modern design at Cicero avenue on the Douglas
route in Cicero.

The Board was informed by the staff that running
times and on-time performance of the Evanston
Express and North-South elevated-subway trains
on the north side have been improved by the dis-
continuance of Evanston Express stops at the
Loyola and Morse stations and by the restoration
of four-track operation between the Lawrence
station and the Howard terminal.

The Board gave final approval to a 1977 operating
budget of $336,673,000. The hold-the-line bud-
get represents an operating cost increase of QVi
per cent due almost entirely to inflation. The
budget sets forth a requirement in public funding
assistance through the Regional Transportation
Authority amounting to 37 per cent of operating
costs. This percentage, however, is far less than
the percentages of public funding assistance for
transit in virtually all other major cities of the
United States and the world.

J^jUARY. 1977

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i Have To Hand It To Bob- 1
It Is A Ball! g

By W. B. Wolfan :

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Most people may not be
aware of it, but one of the
world's oldest sports is
handball, originated by the
Irish in the 10th century.
It was introduced in the
U.S. about 100 years ago.

Bob Loughran, RTA
Travel Information Su-
pervisor, vouches for the
fact that handball is one
of the most demanding
sports of all from a sta-
mina standpoint.

Bob, who has played the game since he was in his
teens, is an outstanding example of a faithful handball
loyalist.

Replays twice a week on a 4-wall courtat the Irving
Park YMCA and has been a regular competitor in YMCA
tournaments as well as so-called turkey events in which
the winner receives a prize turkey for his efforts.

"Those tournaments have a championship flavor all
their very own," says Loughran.

The average fan should entertain no illusions about

handball, a rugged game in every sense of the wo:

The handball player is usually an intense compe
who battles it out on a 4-wall indoor court 46 feet
23 feet wide, and 23 feet high with a 10-foot back

The players use a hard ball of black rubber vi
is about 1 7/8 inches in diameter and weighs 23 our

Twenty one points constitute a game. Play b€||
with a service which consists of dropping the ba
the floor, then striking it with one hand on therebcid,
When the ball hits the frontwall first, it rebounds?!
yond the marked short line, to the floor before hi
the ceiling, backwall or sidewall.

Playing handball requires utmost skill and conij
tration with quick reflexes. It definitely is a gamei
obviously isn't for everybody yet Is a superb phyij
conditioning activity for participants.

In Florida, the one wall handball court is popai
on the beaches and in public parks. The Chicago Irk
District has some outside one wall courts here.

Back In the 1950's the U.S. Handball Associationas
organized in Chicago and the AAU has long sancti ed
national competition in handball.

Sports historians claim handball was probabljije
parent of modern day tennis, which seems tobealo|'al
assumption. Centuries ago In Ireland and Engls'd,
handball was known as "Fives", signifying five fin its
to the hand. The Irish brought handball to Califol'ia
in the 1870's. ^

The popularity of the sport remains undlmlniik
and the true devotee like Bob Loughran says that ii3-
plte the advent of the new "in" game of racquetiiUt
he'll stick with his long time favorite, handball.

Banks Eligible For
Baseball Hall of Fame

Every time CTA board member Ernie Banks walks
through the 7th floor halls of the Merchandise Mart,
he has a cheery smile for everyone he meets along
the way.

His admirers are legion and hail from all walks of
life.

Just the other day the man known as Mr. Cub re-
ceived some very good news of his own— a New Year's
present from baseball.

Banks recently celebrated an important fifth anni-
versary—five years to the day he retired as an active
player.

This makes him eligible for baseball's Hall of
Fame under the rules of selection.

At press time predictions were made that Banks
win be Inducted the very first time his name appears
on the ballot of the Baseball Writers Association of
America. Thirty-four other players were nominated.

Ernie is deserving of the honor. He was a dream
player, a member of baseball's elite.

Purchased by the Cubs from the Kansas City Mon-
archs In 1953, Banks played 19 years for the club.
He continues today In a group sales role for the team.

The statistics proclaim Banks's marvelous b.e-
baU talent. He ranks as one of the great shortsips
and hitters of baseball history. ^

Banks, whose wrists of "steel" belle his tall j^
frame, belted out a career total of 512 home ruijto
tie for ninth place with Eddie Mathews on the aU-1,ne
home run list for the majors. i

Ernie was the home run king of the National Le^B
in 1958 with 47 circuit blows and repeated in M
with 41. He barely lost the home run derby to Mh-
ews In 1959. Eddie had 46 that year. Banks 45. E)ie
also hit 44 home runs In 1955.

Banks Is one of the few athletes to win back to tek
National League Most Valuable Player awards, 'i*
did it In 1958 and 1959. Ernie had a batting ave fee
of .313 in 1958 and .304 the following year.

In the RBI (runs batted in) department. Bank l8
eleventh among all time RBI leaders in the MW
Leagues with a grand total of 1,636. ^

Ernie drove in 100 or more runs for the Cul in
eight of the seasons he played for the Wrlgieys. ,

It is considered a great honor to play on a Mpr
League all-star team once. Banks, who played- sh^"
stop until his later years when he switched to iM
base, was selected 10 times as a member of the ^"
tlonal LeagTie all-star team. !

Cooperstown, here comes Ernie! i

CTA TRANSIT NE^

i|an Behind
:lie Transit Ads

3c Sullivan is not an employee, but he has been in the CTA
inly longer than many employees.

, Jjllivan is the Chicago manager of Metro Transit Adver-
s'g (a division of Metronnedia, Inc.) at 410 N. Michigan
,viue. Zip: 60611 . Phone: (312) 467-5200.

letro acts as advertising sales representative for CTA
mmost of the major city transit markets throughout the
In'ed States.

tjllivan, who graduated from Notre Dame, has been a
pr.ialist in transit advertising ever since 1945 when he
are out of World War II Army service and joined the
;h;ago Car Advertising Company.

(1 affiliation with transit was a natural for Sullivan.
t vas all in the family. His father was chairman of the
10 d of Chicago Surface Lines before it was merged into
fic^hicago Transit Authority in 1947.

\fter all these years," says Sullivan, "transit remains
hoest buy in the market. It delivers impressions at only
-1 cents per thousand. It is perhaps the only medium
he makes the impression while the prospect is out of
hnouse, probably on his way to a convenient point of
mhase, and doesn't have to be reminded later that he
ntntto buy your product. '

\ packaged product can be displayed in color in its
ictal size," he continues. "Your car card is riding on
)u ic transportation which reaches 95 per cent of the
Btjl outlets.

And talk about prime time!" he enthuses. "Prime time
s tienever your prospect is out on the street."

lere has been a rising interest in transit over recent
/e.s, Sullivan claims. Industries that demonstrate this
ncjde cigarettes and cigars, automobile dealers, finan-
:icinstitutions, wine and liquor, and cosmetics.

'^eal estate firms find they can localize their advertis-
ncin buses that serve areas in which their developments
jrtocated," says Sullivan.

e is particularly pleased with the use of transit adver-
lisig by other media such as radio stations and maga-
Jirs. "They know where the people are," he says.

jllivan has even noticed a renewed interest in transit
artipg food companies, once one of transit's principal
uss. And, a recent issue of Grocery Mfr. Magazine
weld seem to bear out this revival.

■or grocery manufacturers, one of the most important
cosumer segments consistently riding urban mass
trasit is the ever-increasing number of working women,
esscially young single and young married gals . . .
Aliost all of these young women eventually move into
priie consumer family groups."

s indicated in the accompanying chart, outdoor space
is 'ailable on the exterior sides and backs of CTA buses.
Ofdoor poster sizes ranging from 21" x 44" to 30" x 144"
ar'available on back and sides of the bus.

'terior displays include bulkheads of 22" x 21", car
am bus cards of 11" x 28" (the standard size), and
11x56" cards.

The advertiser (or agency) prints his own cards on .015
styrene. Sullivan can provide a list of printers who are
expert in car card printing if the advertiser requires.

"Take Ones" (which dispense inquiry cards, coupons,
and take-home information) are available on all inside
cards without additional space charges.

Modern Life (insurance) has been a user of "take ones"
in Chicago vehicles for more than 20 years and attributes
many millions of dollars worth of contracts to the leads
thus produced.

An outdoor advertisement will reach 85 per cent of the
population an average of 15 times over a 30-day period,
Sullivan says. One bus card in every operating vehicle
will reach 50 per cent of the population an average of 28
times in a 30-day period. Sullivan estimates the length of
the average bus ride at 23 minutes — so there is ample
time for "getting the message."

Adapted from CTA Quarterly, 4th quarter, 1976

JAIUARY, 1977

First Female Yard Boss Named;
Architectjrainer, Linguist
Are Other Promotions

CTA's newest yard foreman is a woman. She is Gurtha
M, McDonald, former conductor, West Section, who qualified
for the job just one year and three months after joining the
company.

Initially, Ms. McDonald is serving as relief foreman. West
Section, where she supervises switchmen at 54th Ave., Des-
plaines, Harlem Ave., or Jefferson Park yards.

Stanley Neeka, former specifications engineer. Materials
Management, is now architectural designer, Engineering.
Neeka is a licensed architect who worked for more than six
years on structural design for the Illinois Central Gulf Rail-
road. In the same section, Isaac Barho has moved from con-
struction inspector II to construction inspector IV.

Edward L. Moran, Jr., former conductor. West Section,
has been appointed training coordinator. Personnel De-
velopment. Moran, a former high school special education
teacher, is now working as a program developer with the
Maintenance Department at TAB EC.

Enrique Gonzalez, former bus repairer, 77th, has been
promoted to bilingual travel information representative.
Management Services. Another new travel information
representative is Alonzo Hooper, former bus and truck
mechanic helper. South Shops. Also in Management Ser
vices, Mike Bruno, former token clerk. Treasury, has been
named duplicator operator.

Four new systems analysts at the Datacenter are George
Piotrowski, George Arroyo and John Miaso, all former
junior computer operators, and Michael Hrad, former garage

instructor, TABEC. Recently named junior compu
operators at the Datacenter are Laura Fontana, former k
punch operator in the same section, and Robert Sirv^
former bus serviceman, 77th, while Clarence Buthman
moved from tabulating machine operator III to senior d
erator.

Appointed administrative secretaries in the Dataceni
are Nancy Licastro, former property damage clerk, Claii
Law & Real Estate; Joan O'Dell, clerk/stenographer,
surance and Pensions; Gladys Burris, clerk/typist, Personr
and Carol Aguirre, clerk/typist, Datacenter.

Three former CTA bus drivers are now in Operatic
Planning. Otis Hynson, 52nd, and John Hoffman, Kedz
have been named traffic checkers, while Allan G. Lee, For
Glen, has become a traffic planning technician. New
service truck chauffeurs are Earl McCaskill, former t
driver, 52nd, and Fred Ramos, former bus repairer. Limits.

In Plant Maintenance, former trackman Ralph Hodp
is now a helper; Robert Adamowski, former ticket age
South Section, has become a trackman, as has Williel
Smith, former janitor in the same section, and Keith St
zewski, former bus serviceman, 77th, has been named stea
fitter helper. Others recently reassigned to Plant Maf
enance are clerk dispatchers Josephine Coleman, forni
travel information representative. Management Service
and Marianna Hunt, former ticket agent. West Secticj
also, Imogene Redd, former clerk/stenographer, Maintenan^
now stenographer. '

Three former bus drivers from 69th have been given rn'
assignments in Materials Management: Charles Turner '
stock clerk; Otha Barnes, Jr., as clerk, and Sean D. Scott,
stores clerk. Another new stock clerk is Willie Whitak.
former token clerk. Treasury. Also in Materials Manageme
Stores, James Gage, former ticket agent. West Section, i
become mobile equipment operator and Jack A. Lira, form.
box puller. North Park, has been named laborer.

In the Maintenance Department, former bus servicenr>|
Timothy Jacobs, Forest Glen, and Eufrasio Carrion, Arch:
are now laborers at Skokie Shop, while Harriette Ibrah,
has moved from clerk/stenographer to clerk at the sa(
location. At South Shops, Richard Nagy, former bus servin
man. Archer, has become a sheet metal worker apprentii,
Ernest Link, bus serviceman. North Ave., has been nami
car repairman; Joseph Wydra, laborer at the same locatic
has been reassigned as bus and truck mechanic, and Robi^
Plant, former bus driver, North Park, is now laborer.

Now serving as token clerks, Treasury, are Marvin Go
water, former security officer; Michael Malinowski, ;
Personnel Administration, and Miguel Manso, former tick,
agent, North Section.

Mary A. Burns, former secretarial stenographer I, Corpi
ate Law, has become secretarial stenographer II, Lab
Relations; Janice Olson, former stenographer. Employ,
Relations, has been named secretarial stenographer, C(
porate Law, and Diana Griseto, former clerk/stenographii
Employee Relations, has been appointed stenographi.
Office Procedures and Budget, Maintenance. Anne L
Bandur, former clerk/typist, Datacenter, has been reassign
as typist. Insurance & Pensions. i

CTA TRANSIT NEV>\

Mi or Daley took his last official ride on the CTA on October 6, 1976, when he joined 200 civic leaders and public and industry
of :ials on the inaugural run of CTA's newest rapid transit cars. Bringing greetings from the American Public Transit Association
m Louis J. Gambaccini of New York City. Others in the party were Edward F. Brabec, left, of the Chicago Transit Board;
Al Vito Marzullo, behind Gambaccini, chairman of the City Council's Local Transportation Committee; and CTA Chairman
Jaies J. McDonough.

A Memorial Resolution For Richard J. Daley

(Adopted By Chicago Transit Board January 5, 1977)

WHEREAS, the Members of the Chicago Transit Board
«re deeply saddened by the death of Richard J. Daley,
(ayor of the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, the Members of the Chicago Transit Board
jin with the citizens of Chicago and the Nation in mourning
'•e loss of an exemplary public servant, a man whose lead-
iship, service and example made Chicago a model of stabil-
i/ and growth among the nation's cities; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Daley was a man of uncommon fore-
'■]ht in recognizing the importance of comprehensive public
ansportation to the health of the metropolitan area and the
'3lfare of its citizens; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Daley was unceasing in his commit-
lent to public transportation throughout his career, a
iimmitment exemplified by the fact that as a State Senator

1945 he sponsored the Metropolitan Transit Authority
:t, under which law the Chicago Transit Authority was
leated; and

WHEREAS, other examples of Mayor Daley's dedication

the cause of public transportation abound, among them

Is support of rapid transit facilities on the median strips of

Chicago's expressways, and his advocacy of the Regional
Transportation Authority; and

WHEREAS, in our sorrow, we must express our gratitude
for his efforts on behalf of public transportation and our
heart felt regret that the citizens of Chicago have lost a great
mayor and the Chicago Transit Authority has lost a great
friend; Now, therefore:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Members of the Chicago
Transit Board, in a meeting assembled this 5th day of Janu-
ary, 1977, extend our condolences to his beloved family and
that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this
meeting; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of
this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of
our sympathy.

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TRANSIT NEW.

FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES
Memorial Portfolio Jan. 1977

On July 28, 1955, the newly-elected Mayor Daley headed a delegation
of city oHicials at the laying of the first rail for service on the Eisen-
hower route, the world's pioneering rapid transit in the median strip
of an expressway I In Phulo 1| CTA Chairman Virgil E. Gunlock was
showmg the shirt-sleeved Mayor Daley how to drive a spike. Watching
left to right, were Alderman P. J. Cullerton (38th), Alderman Thomas

Keane (31st), Alderman Daniel R. Ronan (30th), Alderman \
Marzullo (25th), Public Works Commissioner George L. DeMent (li
CTA Chairrrian). and William W. McKenna, CTA Board meijil
|ln Photo~2l the Mayor finished driving the spike. I In Photo 3)
Mayor and members of the delegation walked the ties to inspect
right-of-way.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\

IPhoto II shows Mayor Daley symbolically saw-
ing a crossing gate to signal the elimination of
22 CTA grade crossings through elevation of
the Lake street line west of Laramie in October,
1962. Sawing also was Seymour Simon, presi-
dent of the Cook County Board; between the
two men was Alderman Paul T. Corcoran
(37th). |ln Photo 21 on January 9, 1963, Chair-
man Virgil E. Gunlock put the Mayor behind
the wheel of one of CTA's new buses, jin Photo
3] the Mayor drove the original Chicago horse
car which ran in State street; the occasion was
a parade celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
passage of the CTA Act. In white. Chairman
George L. DeMent; the conductor was Art
Krickow superintendent of the CTA training
center, [in Photo 41 the Mayor greeted transit
industry passengers during the Institute for
Rapid Transit inspection of the newly-opened
Dan Ryan route in June, 1969. (In Photo R|
CTA's Kay Corcoran pinned the Mayor as
"first passenger" on the Kennedy extension in
January, 1970; Congressman Daniel Rosten-
kowski stood next to Chairman DeMent on the
left.

fiNUARY, 1977

Over the years. Mayor Daley participated in many significant Ci,
events lln Photo ll in June, 1969, the IVIayor congratulated the 1.
Walter Jogerst, motorman for an inspection ride on the new ra|
transit route in the median strip of the Dan Ryan Expressway. Co
missioner of Public Works Milton Pikarsky, later CTA Chairman a
now RTA Chairman, was at the left; next to the Mayor was C
Chairman George L. DeMent. lln PhotQ 21 in December, 197Z
Mayor issued the first senior citizen reduced fare permit to ^^'Vea^'
Mrs. Jessie Barnes, a regular CTA rider; this was during the chairm.
ship of Michael Cafferty, shown at left. |ln Photo 3] on October ■
1976 the Mayor stopped by the CTA's booth at the Holiday n
Fair on Navy Pier. Accompanying the Mayor, at left, vvas Aldem
Michael Bilandic (11th), now the Mayor of Chicago. Attendants
the booth were, left to right, Manager Tom Buck. Betty Edwards a
Bill Baxa of CTA Public Affairs.

CTA TRANSIT NEV

Things to do in the Chicago area

with Anit Leppiks

Curtain {The Balzekas)'-

The Baltic countries - - Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia - -
re still nations captive to the rule of communism, effected
uring World War M. We hear little of what goes on behind
riis "iron curtain" - - whether science has developed, the arts
re flourishing, or if industry has reshaped the vast fannlands
f these countries.

But, in one small building on Chicago's near south side
1012 Archer), one can glimpse into the real glory that one
jch Baltic land, Lithuania, possessed. The Balzekas Museum
f Lithuanian culture has it all.

Chicago has this unique treasure because Stanley Balzekas,

locally-born Lithuanian, decided that his little fatherland
ught to have a cultural museum somewhere in the U.S. And,
hicago was the logical choice because he lived here.

You seem to relive the chivalry of Richard the Lion
;arted when you examine the intricate engraving on one of
e museum's suits of armor. Lithuania was the western
)wer that prevented the Mongol hordes from invading
iirope. You can see a spear used during the reign of Grand
juke Mindaugas (1236-1263), who united Lithuania into
je state.

iThe influence of this proud people goes back even further,
evidenced by the Baltic amber found in the tombs of the
■eeks and Hgyptians. Amber - - the fossilized golden-
lored sap from giant pine trees which flourished 60 million
ars ago, has been found on the Baltic coast since the
one Age.

During Greek and Roman civilizations, amber nuggets,
id in jewelry, were valued more than gold. The museum's
llection starts with chunk nuggets from 2500 B.C. taken
)m the hoard at Akhmim, in upper Egypt, and continues
rough the cigarette holders used in 20th Century Europe.

\NUARY, 1977

Other display areas are devoted to peasant and com-
mercial textiles; rare maps; intricately designed, hand painted
eggs; religious objects and everyday goods produced in Free
Lithuania.

An extensive library is available to scholars researching
the Baits.

The second floor houses special art and photographic
exhibits. You can browse through one of the most complete
collections of Lithuanian stamps and coins; examine wall
hangings, national costumes, wooden shoes (klumpers). and
a replica of a chest in which a father's dowry for his
daughter's wedding was accumulated.

There is a small shop with handcrafted leather goods,
amber, and books. Dolls dressed in native costume are
also for sale.

The museum is open daily from 1300-1600. Admission
is SI; Children, 50./.

Take CTA No. 62 Archer-Cicero or Archer-Harlem bus
south from State street to California; walk back "2 block.

What Is The Last Word?

Processed -- By These CTA Women

What we popularly call CTA's "Stenographic Services
section" is really the company's word processing group.

Says Supervisor Joan Fitzgerald, "The word 'steno' is
misleading because no one here actually takes steno."

Word processors may sound like a fancy name for people
who are essentially typists. But this job requires more than
just good typing skills.

For one thing, the electronic equipment used is far more
sophisticated than the ordinary typewriter. Each of the six
women in this group have taken several days of special
training to learn how these machines operate.

One piece of equipment records information on magnetic
cards as the operator types it out on paper. The cards can
then be stored for future use as in the case of form letters.

Another machine records on tape and provides a video
screen on which the operator may view the entire page at
one time. A companion console unit then prints out a
completed page as fast as 350 words per minute while the
operator is preparing the next page.

Then there is the statistical typewriter with the 20 inch
carriage for those pages which go beyond the standard
8'/2 X 1 1 size - - plus a complement of standard electric
typewriters and dictaphone equipment.

Says Joan, "We are there primarily to help anyone who
needs help on reports, manuscripts, proposals, speeches,
or other projects of a special nature. Our work is not the
kind of thing that a typist can do in a few minutes, but we
can get it out pretty quickly because we have the capabilities
of electronic equipment."

Those projects mean reams of paperwork, and some of
the bigger ones include Accounting's financial reports.
Engineering's specifications for bus and rail as well as lengthy
briefs from Claims.

Some projects have run 1 ,000 pages or more. If it happens
to be a rush job, then everyone gets in on it.

The gamut of projects and assignments ranges from letters
and speeches to manuscripts, contracts and charts. The
blotter-size CTA phone directories come out of Steno as well
as the cross-index file for the CTA library.

"It is a fascinating department to work in," says Joan,
"because you get an overall picture of what everyone else in
the company is doing."

The most important machine among these word processors is the videt
screen typewriter. In action at the controls is IVIary Imamura, witi/
Joan Fitzgerald, supervisor of Stenographic Services, giving pointersi
Watching intently are (from left) Niela Baronick, Patricia Jacobs
Michelle Walker, and Shirani Gunawarda.

Joan has been handling this kind of work for CTA sincn
1949. Stenographic was then part of the Accounting De'
partment, and, she says, most of the projects were typed oi'
ditto sheets which then had to be run off by the typist.

"Many times I would come home with purple betweei.;
my toes," she recalls. "Those were the good (?) old days."

The acquisition of the special equipment came within thf
last two years when Stenographic came under the wing o]
Administrative Services.

The present staff includes Niela Baronick, Shirar
Gunawarda, Mary Imamura, Patricia Jacobs and Michell'
Walker.

The new machines have undoubtedly made "Steno's
job easier and the work a lot faster. But, much credit has t-"
go to the girls for helping to bring the electronic word tt
CTA.

Year-End

Transformation

Why, Santa, your son looks just like you! Ac-
tually, these "doubles" are Santa's helpers,
distributing candy canes to riders on Christ-
mas Parade day, 1976, courtesy of Jewel and
CTA. But, the one on the left isthe son (Ernest)
of Colette Power, Claims. They were among a
goodly number of CTA volunteers that Saturday.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\i

This picture by Jerry Tomaselli, Sun-Times Photo, accompanied news-
paper's story on rescue of woman from frigid Lake Michigan. Satisfac-
:ion at having saved a life is written on the faces of June Johnson, left,
I jogger on the lakeside, who summoned off-duty CTA bus driver An-
:hony Gibson to help pull the woman from the waters. Both have been
ecommended for citizens awards. (Reprinted by permission of Chi-
ago Sun-Times, Inc.)

)ff-duty bus driver Anthony F. Gibson (North Park
3arage) responded obligingly when a lady jogger
lagged down his car on Lake Shore Drive and asked
or help in rescuing a woman who had fallen into Lake
•lichigan. Gibson and another samaritan — an FBI
.gent — then helped pull the woman from the lake,
according to the Sun-Times report of the incident,
i'irst District Police Captain Larry Lyons is recom-
mending that Gibson, the jogger and the FBI agent be
liven citizens awards for their heroism.

Recently I rode the CTA's Douglas route and was im-
iressed by one of your women conductors (Gurtha McDon-
Id, West Section),"' writes Marie A. Nichols, of Cicero.
She called out the stops beautifully and gave courteous
ttention to passengers' questions. In general, she conducted
er duties in a pleasant and business-like manner."

####
^orge Conditt, Jr., rail service supervisor. North Section,
3scued a young girl who had fallen to track level between a
landing train and the Merchandise Mart station platform.
Ilie 4-year-old girl had une,xpectedly left her mother's side
hd began boarding the southbound train behind another
'Oman. Suddenly, the woman backed off the train, bumping
ne child and knocking her off balance. The girl fell, scream-
ig, down to track level. Conditt, standing a few feet away,
elled to the conductor to hold the train, threw himself
own on the platform, and called for the girl to grab his arm,
uickly pulling her to safety. Rosemarie Hemzacek, CTA
"aval information representative, witnessed the incident and
rote Customer Service to commend Conditt for "his fast
linking which saved the child's life."

####
. blind man boarded a North-South train at Howard and
iked conductor Joseph Blake (South Section) about trans-
:rring to a westbound train in the Loop. Blake made a
etter suggestion for the transfer, took the passenger to
ther CTA personnel at the Fullerton platform and asked
lem to make sure the blind man got on the proper train.
He did all this politely and efficiently," observed North-
|estem University professor James V. Wertsch in a letter to
TA General Manager George Krambles. "Mr. Blake's con-
'm for handicapped passengers is an excellent example of
3w people who care about their jobs can make public
trvice in Chicago work better."

Another example of the importance of a bus driver's emer-
gency alarm provides "the story behind the story" to a
recent Sun-Times report on a shooting at Madison and
Pulaski. The newspaper account tells how the suspect
entered the bus on Madison, shot a man with whom he had
started a quarrel, fled, and was then apprehended by police
on another CTA bus shortly thereafter. The reason the
police arrived so quickly - - quickly enough to catch the
westbound CTA bus which the suspect had boarded after
the shooting - - was that Dorothy Lofton (Kedzie Garage),
driver of the first bus, summoned them at once with the
alarm button.

####
A 76-year-old rider who says "my running days are over"
writes to thank Otis L. Hynson (52nd St. Garage), Drexel/
Hyde Park driver, for stopping and waiting "until I could
cross the street and board the bus." Ms. Mildred S. Robin-
son, of South Indiana Ave., says, "I was very thankful for
his kindness. I noticed he was unusually thoughtful and
courteous to all passengers as they boarded or departed."

####
Janitor Elijah Brown has been commended by his supervisor,
Robert A. Roesing, Maintenance, for helping to thwart a
hold-up and apprehend a suspect at the Garfield station on
the North-South route. Under threat of blowing up the
station with dynamite, the suspect had forced the ticket
agent to leave the booth and lie on the floor, along with
Blake, while he emptied the cash drawer. Moments later,
a concession stand operator entered the station. Brown
signaled him and the man struck the suspect with a bottle
as he was leaving the booth. Brown helped hold the sus-
pect until police arrived.

####
"It was a very gloomy day, but driver #935 1 (Cornell L.
Grant, 69th St. Garage) made it a cheery day with his smile
and happy response." That's what Mrs. Lillian Schell, of
North Washtenaw Ave., says about her ride on a Western
Ave. bus to visit her husband in the hospital. She says
Grant was "very clear in calling all the streets and telling
people to have a nice day and not to forget their umbrellas."

####
CTA's first aid training course for employees produced re-
warding results recently for a 77th Street bus driver. Bennie
L. Horns cut his head and knee severely in an accident at
the garage. Raymond J. Colello, assistant garage superinten-
dent, who had helped teach the company's first aid course,
placed Horns on the fioor and applied pressure to his head
wound, binding it tightly with a clean handkerchief. At the
same time, Colello asked driver James H. Adway to apply
pressure to the artery above Horns' knee. Horns was later
taken to St. Bernard's Hospital where doctors sewed 10
stitches in his head and another 1 7 in his knee.

####
"Driver #9801 (Robert Martinez, 52nd St. Garage) on the
#2 Hyde Park Express route shows constant concern for
the safety and comfort of his passengers," writes Mrs. Jac-
queline M. Heyden of North Hermitage Ave. "He answers
inquiries with a polite and thorough reply. He even turned
around and asked the passengers if the temperature in the bus
was comfortable for them."

commendation
corner

ANUARY, 1977

New Mayor's CTA Supervisor
Is One Of First Well-Wishers

Early caller at Mayor Bilandlc's office, as ttie new mayor began his term, was CTA
retiree Elweard Williamson, center, who served as the mayor's CTA supervisor back
in 1941. With Williamson, when he called on the mayor, was CTA Chairman James
J. McDonough, left.

One of the first Chicagoans to call upon Mayor Michael A. Bilandic to
wish him well in his new position was Elweard T. Williamson, a CTA
retiree who once had been the mayor's supervisor.

It was in the summer of 1941 when, as a temporary employee, Bilandic
worked under Williamson on a track repair crew of the Chicago Surface
Lines, one of the predecessor companies to the CTA.

"You taught me how to use a pick," said Mayor Bilandic as he greeted
Williamson.

"And you taught me how to speak Croatian," responded Williamson.

"I appreciated that job very much because I needed to earn money for
college," Bilandic said.

Picks were used by the track repair crew, Williamson explained, to
remove granite blocks between streetcar tracks.

"I remember that we did a lot of work on the south side and that we
also worked downtown in State street, realigning the streetcar tracks to
make way for the construction of the State street subway," said Mayor
Bilandic.

Williamson, who is 78, retired in 1963 from the CTA, where during his
last eight years he had worked in the claims department. With offices at
6042 S. Michigan ave,, Williamson is active as a notary public and a
claim adjuster.

eta pensioners

The Next Meeting of the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organization Will Be We'
Monday, Jan. 31, 1977, at: Mangam's Chateau, 7850 W. Ogden, Lyons. Cocktaill
6 PM to 7 PM; Dinner promptly at 7 PM. Program: "Drive To Win... And Live" .
brush-up on Rules of the Road the fun-way. Our speaker will also be m.c. in a T'
type Quiz Show with prizes.

Ladies Day

Ladies will be honored at the Tuesday, Feb. 8, meeting of the CTA Pioneers. Pinlf
Moran, who handles reservations (RO 3-6379) urges that all members or prospect!
members bring their wives. There will be a special entertainment progra
dancing pleasure of guests, music will be provided by Aldo of Italy
" ' -m Fl ' ■■ ■

Golden

6417 W. Higgins road, corner of Nagle

Lunch pric

Rail Book Sales Success Is Credit To CTAers—

Reports Jon Hahn's (substituting for vacationing Bill Herguth's) People column
the Dec. 29 Chicago Daily News: ". . .Model train and Chicagoana fans are making
run on Vol. II, 'Chicago's Rapid Transit'/1 947-1 976' according to engineers at A
Nations Hobby Shop on Madison ..." The 10 x 9. 256-page, heavily-illustrated hoc
owes much to volunteer CTAers and CTA cooperation: Walter Keevil of Engineerir
is co-editor. Assisting were John Humiston and Retiree Les Reichard of Skokie Sho,
Art Peterson and Tony Schill of the Mart. George Krambles. despite his busy sche
ule, gave freely of his time and his collection of electric railway photos, from whit
many in the volume were drawn. Other illustrations were provided by Art Tanner i
Photo, and Bob Heinlein and Jack Sowchin of Public Affairs. Much information w
provided by Gene Sullivan of CTA's Anthon Library and Bea Susman of Skokie, wi-
Mary Boski, Mr. Krambles' secretary, coordinating requests. Providing liaison wew
Public Affairs Manager J. T Buck and Bill Baxa.

Our Baby Legend—

Who They Are Now

1. Ed Schwamb, Assistant Garage Superintendent. Limits; 2. Ronald Ricits, Condttt
tor, f-/oward St; 3. IViarvin B. h/ildbold. Rait Traffic Supervisor- North District
4. Burt Bosan, Training Aids Technician It, Personnel Development; 5. John Baxter
Assistant Superintendent, Transportation-Near North; 6. Dorothy Parker. Ticftu
Agent, Belmont Station, Kennedy rapid transit; 7. Fred Limmel, Retired Superii
tendent. Control Center; 8. Larry Sucsy, Board Member; 9. Jimmy Carter. Pret'
dent, U.S.A. (Photo courtesy UPI); 10. Steve Martin, Civil Engineer, Engineerin
IT James Blaa, Manager, Transportation; 12- Maria Lopez, Clerk II, Employe Ret
tions; 13. Roy Wilson, Instructor, Archer; 14. Olga Rodriguez, Stenographer I, En
ineering; 15. Jackie Holmes, Unit Supervisor. Agents; 16. Richard Bretz, Motormai.
Howard St,; 17. Angelo Bianchini, Chief Clerk, Howard St.; 18. James J. Rochi\
Director. Utility; 19. John Joyce. Day Foreman. Forest Glen; 20. Anita CurttX
Superintendent. Employment & Placement; 21. JoAnn Knudsen, Office Equipmei\
Clerk, Management Services; 22. Russell Gunderson, Chief Clerk, Forest Glen; 2.
Lawrence Oomens, Instructor, Limits Training Center; 24. Robert Bravi, Superviso]
District B; 25. Walter C. Stone. Operations Control Analyst; 26. Edith Carr, Bi ,
Driver, Forest Glen (first female line instructor); 27. Mitchell Miarnowski, Bus Drive '.
Forest Glen; 28. Dolores Walker, Bus Driver, 52nd St.; 29. Ed Brabec, CTA V/o|
Chairman; 30. Colette Szczepanek, Secretarial Stenographer III, Transportatioir
31. John A. Kurinec, Bus Driver, Forest Glen; 32. Barbara Martin, Stenographer 'i
Personnel Administration; 33. Robert E. Ryan, Yard Foreman, Kimball Terminal '

WILLIE F.ALEXANDER, 57, Maintenar

Emp. 407 -55, Died 11 26-76
HARRY J. BAILEY, 78, South Shops,

Emp. 9-16-29, Died 11 2676
ELMER J. BRAUNHOLD, 69, Kedzie,

Emp. 5 16-39, Died 11 26 76
MELVINW. BRIDGES, 94, Clark,

Emp. 10-09-09, Died 11-12-76
STEVE CLEMONS, 84, South Section,

Emp. 5-08-22, Died 11-16 76
FRANK COLEMAN, 86, North Avenue,

Emp. 7 14 20, Died 11 27-76
MATO CURAK, 85, Way 8i Structures,

Emp. 9-04 20, Died 10 20-76
HARRY E. DETTREY, 71, North Park,

Emp. 12-11-28, Died 11-30 76
GEORGE W. DEUTER, 65, Claim,

Emp. 2 23-48, Died 11-15-76
ERVIN A. DIET2, 77, North Avenue,

Emp. 9 10-29, Died 11-12-76
JOHN W. FITZPATRICK, 68, Keeler,

Emp. 11-15-43, Died 11-04-76
ERNEST M. FOX, 80, District B,

Emp. 302-22, Died 11 1376
RICHARD C. GISINER, 69, Security,

Emp. 6 10-41, Died 11-30-76
RALPH GRAGIDO, 54, 69th Street,

Emp. 12 09-46, Died 12-02 76
JAMES F. GRIFFIN, 79, Utility.

Emp. 6-20-26, Died 11-30-76

insr 3V[Ei^OR,i^^nvL

NELSON HALL, 78, North Section,

Emp. 10-19-43, Died 11-01-76
WILLIAM J. HANNON, 69, Schedule,

Emp. 7-14-37, Died 11-29-76
EDGAR L. HINES, 73, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 4-14-47, Died 11-22-76
HENRY A. HONINGS, 82, Wilson,

Emp. 12-20-26, Died 11-16-76
FRANZ J. JANATA, 77, West Section,

Emp. 5-28 18, Died 11-08-76
ERNEST JOHNSON, 72, Limits,

Emp. 11 11 25, Died 11-15-76
JOHN KACZAR, 69, North Park,

Emp. 2-20 51, Died 11-24 76
CORNELIUS KELFKENS, 86, South Shops,

Emp. 8-27 19, Died 10 07-76
WILLIAM L. KENNEDY, 71, Kedzie,

Emp. 12 17 26, Died 11-03-76
EDWARD KRASULA, 69, South Shops,

Emp. 10-17-44, Died 11-07-76
LEO LABARBERA, 79, Const. & Maint,,

Emp. 6-26-41, Died 11 20-76
LOU MAHER, 56, Kimball,

Emp. 5 15 50, Died 11 17-76
FRANK J. MARTELLO, 71, South Shops,

Emp. 4-16-41, Died 11-24-76

PERCY G. McDonald, 84, Stores,

Emp. 10-18-26, Died 11-13-76
JOSEPH M. MURPHY, 72, Forest Glen,

Emp. 4-01-42, Died 11-07-76
MICHAEL PAULE, 90, West Shops,

Emp. 1-08-23, Died 11-25-76
CHESTER PAWLOWICZ, 53, North Section,

Emp. 2 16-68, Died 11-17-76
PETER J. PLUTA, 69, Engineering,

Emp. 8-05-44, Died 11-01-76
ROMAN PRITT, 62, North Section,

Emp. 6-19-58, Died 12-08-76
JAMES R. QUINN, 85, Transit Board,

Emp. 10-01-47, Died 11-26-76
EDWARD RASMUSSEN, 87, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-30-18, Died 11 26-76
SADIE W. ROWE, 85, West Section,

Emp. 5-08-44, Died 11-06-76
ERNEST E. SCHILLO, 90, Beverly,

Emp. 7-20-21, Died 11-06-76
JOHN SIMON, 79, Engineering,

Emp. 7-05-16, Died 11-26-76
CARL O. SKIE, 76, Limits,

Emp. 11 17 27, Died 11 27 76
JOHN J. STACEY, 88, Way & Structures,

Emp. 8-07-45, Died 11-17-76
ED STANISZEWSKI, 57, 54th Terminal,

Emp. 5-15-61, Died 12-20-76
ARTHUR VAN GUILDER, 71, Accounting,

Emp. 12-31-28, Died 11 29 76

CTA TRANSIT NEWl\

^EW PENSIONERS

lOINING THE ranks of the retired on January 1
vere the eight employees pictured here who
lad 40 or more years of transit service each
vith CTA and its predecessor.

h^lfi

I K. H. McNEELY
43 Years

R. W. PETERSON
42 Years

C. E. EVENSON
40 Years

J. J. O'CONNOR
40 Years

m^ikm/Ai

W.C.SWAIN T. J. QUALTER

40 Years 40 Years

ALEXANDER D. ADAMS, Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 10-24-55
MORRIS E. ANDERSEN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-12-46
AUDRA H. ANDERSON, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 10-12-63
JUOZAS M. BAGDZIUS, Carpenter,

South Shops, Emp. 8 21-50
JOHN J. BARBER, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 5-04-37
JOHN J. BARRY, Clerk,

South Section, Emp. 2-11-42
TRYGVE C. BERG, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-08-42
KATHRYN BATINA, Records Clerk,

Schedules, Emp. 7 26-43
RENE E. BIARD, Asst. Foreman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-06-42
CHRIST BORCIC, Bus Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 10-31-47
AGIS R. BRAY, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 12-06-48
JAMES D. BROGAN, Asst. Superintendent,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-22-41
THOMAS A. BYRNES, Bus Repairer,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-06-45
FRANK R. CALPIN, Yard Foreman,

South Section, Emp. 9-04-45
ANTHONY J. CANOVA, Collector,

Limits, Emp. 4-17-43
CHARLES CARNES, Bus Serviceman,

Beverly, Emp. 4-15-46
EDWARD CHEBO, Bus Repairer,

Archer, Emp. 5-21-47
VITO M. CINQUEPALMI, Trackman I

Maintenance, Emp. 604-41
ANTHONY S. CIUCIO, Laborer,

Materials Management, Emp. 9-16-41
JAMES H. COBURN, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-09-42
HENRY J. COELYN, Supervisor,

District B, Emp. 5-15-41
RUSSELL D. COLLINS, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 7-10-41
MELVIN COOK, Unit Supervisor,

Maintenance, Emp. 4-15-46
ARTHUR T. COOPER, Chief Clerk,

Kedzie, Emp. 12-15-42
HOWARD S. CORDT, Substation Attendant,

Maintenance, Emp. 11-01-46
ALFRED A. DAUS, Foreman,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 3-30-37
THOMAS J. DIVER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-05-42
RAYMOND E. DOBSON, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 1-0241
JAMES J. DOLAN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 9-1742
LEONARD S. DOLBERT, Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-17-46
RAYMOND J. DROPE, Foreman A,

77th Street, Emp. 4-02-42
JOSEPH C. DUNN, Assistant Superintendent,

Special Investigations, Emp. 11-30-42
ROBERT C. DURFEE, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 7-29-43
HOWARD R. DUVERDIER, Conductor,

Howard Street, Emp. 10-27-45
HERBERT W. ELKE, Controller,

Operations Control, Emp. 11-20-40
MAURICE A. ELLIOTT, Sr. Inspector,

Security, Emp. 8-1748
CHRIS riAN E. EVENSON, Coordinator,

Claims Law, Emp. 6 13-36
JOSEPH J. FORCHIONE, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6-0646
AUGUST FORMANEK, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 5 13-41
WILBUR FREDERICKSEN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 10-22-41
ANNA M. GARRITY, Clerk I,

Purchasing, Emp. 2-2144
JAMES C. GARRITY, Repairman,

Limits, Emp. 8-28-50

ANUARY, 1977

SALVATORE J. GARRO, Adjuster,

Claims Law, Emp. 1-28-35
CARL W. GIBES, Director Personnel,

Transportation, Emp. 8-13-41
JOSEPH R. GILIO, Collector,

Kedzie, Emp. 9-1246
LOUIS J. GLOWACKI, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 603-46
THADDEUS R. GORSKI, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-1941
BENJAMIN U. GULLY, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 10-1645
RICHARD A. GUSTAFSON, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-11-41
MAXWELL E. HAMILTON, B & T Specialist,

South Shops, Emp. 2-27-46
HAROLD P. HANSEN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-12-41
RAYMOND HERT, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 10-10-45
ARNOLD HODO, Operator,
77th Street, Emp. 8-13-46
THEODORE F. HOELLEN, Clerk,

Forest Glen, Emp. 7-13-36
CARMEN W. lACULLO, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 7-1844
EDWARD M. IGNACEK, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 11-18-42
IRVING JOHNSON, Senior Clerk,

West Shops, Emp. 10-03-42
EDWARD T. JURCZAK, Instructor,

District C, Emp. 10-12-48
EDWARD KARKOCKI, Claims Representative,

Claims Law, Emp. 11-17-41
WALTER KAWECKI, B & T Specialist,

South Shops, Emp. 5-24-33
FRANK P. KENNY, Operator,
North Park, Emp. 11-1645
PATRICK J. KENNY, Unit Supervisor,

Archer, Emp. 6 22-39
WILLIAM KERRIGAN, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 9-22-42
MINNA H. KING, Ticket Agent,
North Section, Emp. 4-25-59
FRANCIS C. KNAUTZ, Special Asst.,
Gen. Administration, Emp. 8-07-42
JOHN E. KOERBER, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 8-26-37
JOSEPH KOPINSKI, B & T Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 3-09-49
ROCCO J. LABON, Operator,
Forest Glen, Emp. 2-18-42
ROBERT G. LAFFERTY, Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-05-47
VICTOR A. LAULETTA, Dist. Superintendent,

District D, Emp. 11-28-41
GUSTAV W. LEMAR,'Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 4-2742
CARL A. LIDZBINSKI, B & T Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 8-12-47
FREDERICK LIMMEL, Rel. Dist. Supt.,

Operations Control, Emp. 8-16-44
MICHAEL J. LUCAS, Operator,
North Avenue, Emp. 8-26-42
ANTHONY J. LULLO, Prod. Clerk I,

South Shops, Emp. 7-15-47
BENNIE MALONE, Tractor Operator,

South Shops, Emp. 3-23-54
DANIEL J. MANZO, Box Puller,

Forest Glen, Emp. 11-24-41
GERALD J. MATHIEU, Traffic Checker,

Schedules, Emp. 1 12 42
EDITH L. MAURO, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 7-31-54
WILLIAM McCLANAHAN, Supervisor,

South District, Emp. 12 04-45
KENNETH H. McNEELY, Supervisor,

Accounts Receivable, Emp. 10-23-33
KENNETH A. MILLER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 4-2242
JOHN P. MITARAKY, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-08-46
STEPHEN D. MOSNY, Manager,
Medical, Emp. 11 1541

(Cont. Page IS)

Knautz, Mosny, Gibes, Brogan, Lauletta, O'Connor

'77 Is Retirement Signal

Fran Knautz

New year means a new life to a number of the most famili
names in the CTA family. For January first is the most prevale
retirement time.

In salute to the many who have served public transportation
Chicago so well ■ • and in various capacities - - Transit News f

Fran Knautz has been seii'ing as special assistant to tlie manager
General Administration.

Previously, Knautz had been manager of Personnel and. earlier, supt-
intendent of Public and Employee Relations. During his term as personn
head. Knautz was elected president of the National Association of Sii
gestion Systems.

Knautz began his Chicago public transportation career as a clerk for tr
Chicago Surface Lines at the then Lawndale Garage. That was in 1942.

His management positions at CTA include those of superintendent
job classifications, superintendent of employee relations, and assista;.
secretary of the Chicago Transit Board.

Knautz attended Austin high school and Northwestern University. Durin
his business life, he has continued management education at both the Ui\
versity of Wisconsin and Marquette University.

Knautz and his wife. Rose, have three sons ■ - Robert. Ronald, and Rogeu

They are continuing their residence in the Edgebrook area after retii
ment and Knautz is beginning a "second career" in real estate sales.

"Doc" Stephen D. Mosny is one man almost everybody in CTA has met.
As manager of the Medical Department, with offices in the Mart. Mosny and
his associates conduct all physical examinations of entering employees.

Doc's medical expertise has been invaluable to the CTA in establishing
health standards for CTA and in analyzing medically-related benefits to be
provided by the CTA and legislative testimony to be presented. He has fre-
quently written on family health subjects for Transit News.

Mosny was hired as a physician by the predecessor Chicago Rapid Transit
Company in 1941.

A resident of Downers Grove, he may soon he a New Englander. Shortly
before the holidays, he left for an extended visit at Holliston. Mass., with his
daughter, Karen, and his grandchildren.

While there, he is doing some looking around for a prospective retirement
site, helping in community services, and engaging in his favorite hobbies:
bowling, square dancing, and fishing.

Mosny lost his wife a couple of years ago and he believes a "change of
scene" may prove beneficial to him. He also has a son. Russell.

The doctor graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School and
did his internship at Grant hospital. His high school in Chicago was Harrison,

Dr. Mosny

Carl Gibes

Carl Gibes is one of the best known men in Transportation. He retires <
special assistant to Manager .fames R. Blaa and. for a considerable period, I'
was in charge of personnel for the entire division. '

Gibes joined the Chicago Surface Lines in 1941 as a conductor, workic,
out of the Archer Garage.

He has been a CTA instructor, dispatcher, garage superintendent. ai<
superintendent of all operating personnel.

Transportation of some kind has been Gibes' life. In World War H serv'u
he was in the Air Force and he kept up his resen'c flying status in civilit'
life. He served as an instructor in twin engine pilot training in Columbia-
Miss.

When he moves to his retirement base in Arkansas. Gibes has selected ti
community of Jackson Heights because it is near the Little Rock Air For
base.

The Gibes's (his wife's name is Hildegarde) have been living in Hicko
Hills. They have two children. Ronald and Shirley .inn. '

Gibes attended Austin high school and Northwestern University, whc'
he majored in accounting.

CTA TRANSIT NElAi

me Of CTA's Famous Names

lected six representative CTA people to present in this issue.
All are wished well in their new retirement careers. And may
le Transit News continue to be the communications link between
leir retirement locales and CTA's continuing activities.

'< The assistant garage superintendent at Forest Glen - ■ James Brogan - -
ans to move to Pontiac. III., shortly after the first of the year and spend
:S retirement watching over a business in which he has an interest.

The business is a Chevrolet dealership that goes by the name of Lynn.
'' addition, Brogan will do a little cross-country traveling.

Brogan Joined the Chicago Surface Lines in 1941 as a motorman, working
It of Lawn dale Garage.

He was promoted to supervisor in 1959, became an instructor in 1963,
id has held his garage superintendent post since 1973.

The Brogans (his wife's name is Evelyn) have been living in Northlake.
Hey have two daughters, Carol and Diane.

James Brogan

I u tor Lauletta

Vic Lauletta is moving to Lenexa, Kan., after the month of January.

He has no detailed plan for retirement activity. He just plans to take it
easy and "see what develops. "

Lauletta came aboard with Chicago Surface Lines in 1941. He worked
out of Limits as a motorman.

At CTA, he has moved up the ladder from district supervisor, and relief
district superintendent, to full-titne superintendent of District D.

Vic and Marion Lauletta have made their home on Chicago s North Side
during his CTA service. They have two daughters ■ ■ Georgene and Vickie.

Joseph J. O'Connor retired January 1 . marking the end of 107 years, or three genera-
i>ns, of work in Chicago transit.

O'Connor, who leaves his job as superintendent of office procedures and budget in
igineering. says his father and grandfather were talking "shop" for as long as he can
member Like his father, O'Connor's only ambition was to follow his father's foot-
i'ps.

i Grandfather Jerry O'Connor worked as a general foreman of a track gang, building
'tensions to Chicago City Railway lines. He started in ISS.f when it was not unusual
. work 10-12 hours a day, seven days a week.

While O'Connor's father, Joseph, a division superintendent of the Chicago Surface
■Jies, did not have as many scheduled hours as his father did, his Job demanded he
If "on call" 24 hours a day. O'Connor says, with a wry grin, that "of course" these
"lis usually came in the middle of the night.

However, he says there were advantages in being raised in a transit family . O'Connor
Di his father worked straight through the depression, and never got a cut in salary.
'f saved and invested wisely enough to educate 12 children - - five of them through
I liege and two on to further degrees.

O'Connor's CTA career has dealt with suri'eying and time studies on location and
'Search and map-making. As he departs for a retirement European trip, he may wonder
\it is a conclusion of his history at CTA But who knows - - he does have two sons
fW in school.

Joseph J. O'Connor

MUARY, 1977

NEW PENSIONERS (Continued]

WILLIAM NEAL, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 809-51
CARL O. NELSON, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6-10-46
WALLACE L. NELSON, Lineman,

Maintenance, Emp. 4-01-43
SIDNEY A. NETTLES, Car Repairman A,

61st Street, Emp. 8-01-44
JOSEPH J. O'CONNOR, Superintendent,

Office Proc. & Budget, Emp. 6-03-36
EDWARD W. O'DAY, Car Serviceman,

Howard, Emp. 1-30-52
JOHN OHLMAN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 4-02-46
HAROLD O'MALLEY, Mail Clerk,

Adm. Service, Emp. 9-02-42
PATRICK O'SHEA, Laborer,

South Shops, Emp. 10-24-47
JAMES W. PATRICK, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-18-46
ROBERT W. PETERSON, Clerk,

North Park, Emp. 5-25-34
LEONARD H. PHILLIPS, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 5-08-58
JEROME PIERCZYNSKI, Supervisor,

Central District, Emp. 5-20-41
HENRY J. PRANGE, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-10-45
EDWARD H. PRICE, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-21-46
THOMAS J. QUALTER, Supervisor,

Maintenance, Emp. 7-07-36
EDWARD A. REYNOLDS, Sheet Metal Wrker.,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 10-22-51
GEORGE ROGERS, Track Welder,

Maintenance, Emp. 6-19-46
CHARLES P. SANDR IK, Janitor,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-25-41
WILLIAM A. SCHMARJE, Machinist,

South Shops, Emp. 209-48
FLOYD L. SCHREIBER, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 8 06-66
JOHN P. SHEA, Foreman,

Maintenance, Emp. 6-10 36
WALTER F. SHIPYOR, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 11 16-43
DAVID SIMPSON, Supervisor,

District C, Emp. 4 28-42
WILLIAM J. SLADKY, Painter,

Maintenance, Emp. 11 28-45
HARRY D. SOREGHEN, Med. Technician,

Medical, Emp. 8-02 37
EDWARD G. STUPAY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 8 20-41
WALTER C. SWAIN, Chauffeur,

Utility, Emp. 11 27 36
HELEN J. TOTH, Material Claim Clerk,

Materials Management, Emp. 10-20-44
FRANK C. TROILA, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 2 18-42
GLENN VANDERFLUTE, Laborer,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 8 1 145
JOSEPH VARGA, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8 29 52
PHILIP J. VITALE, Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-17 46
OTHA WASHINGTON, Upholsterer,

South Shops, Emp. 10 28 52
CHARLES J. WEYER, Instructor,

District C, Emp. 8 01 45
BENJAMIN F. WITT, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 7 24-41
ROBERT J WITTENBERG, Clerk,

North Avenue, Emp, 11 28 41
EDWARD WUJTOWICZ, B & T Mechanic,

South Shops, Emp. 3 13 43
FRANK W ZALOUDEK, Repairman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12 04 47
ADAM A. ZARAZA, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 11 21 66

Service anniversaries
in January

40 years

.Jkt

J. P. Flynn

Congress

R. C. Schageman

Passenger Controls

H. W. Davis

Howard-Kimball

i-.iV^yv^C^'

L. 0. Geisheimer

Limits

35 years

R. L. BIyth, Jefferson Park

R. Catanese, Desplaines Maint.

L. Edel, North Section

M. A. Kristman, Harlem Maint.

A. Modelski, Ashland

J. A. Moone, Archer Maint.

M. M. Neffas, Materials & Payables

F. M. Poznanski, Archer

E. lasher, 52nd Street

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

ZAVIE ARTIS, Trackman II

Maintenance, Emp. 12 05 47
EARNEST PATRICK, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 3 09 70
BUFORD A. RAWLS, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 1 30 51
IRVIN F. SCHANK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6 19-43
EILEEN A. SHEA, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 11 15-40
CHARLES R. WILLIAMS, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 11 27 53

30 years

H. A. Andler, North Park
W. T. Barbour, Electrical
P. Christino, Chairman C.T.B.
A. Citro, Harlem Maint.

A. L. Dickson, Douglas-Congress

E. E. Epiey, Kedzie Maint.

B. E. Fitzpatrick, Stores West
H. J. Friedl, Claims

F. R. Griffin, Electrical
O. J. Grigalunas, Beverly
J. C. Hoover, 77th Street
A. E. Johnson, Rail Service
R. Johnson, 77th Street

C. L. Kolodziej, BIdgs. & Grounds
V. M. Kruse, Electrical

R. J. Kusek, North Avenue

M. L. Kuzniar, Bridges

J. J. Leonard, Douglas-Congress

G. W. Morsi, North Avenue

E. Nelson, South Shops

L. P. Olandese, Adm. Services

J. Overall, Track

P. E. Price, 52nd Street

A. D. Rhode, North Avenue

F. P. Rowinski, Kedzie

J. T. Rusin, Howard-Kimball
T. M. Satkus, Beverly Maint.
S. L. Shimkus, South Shops

G. W. Simmons, Howard-Kimball
E. Sprovjeri, Utility

25 years

A. Benn, 52nd Maint.

W. Benuzzi, Kedzie

M. T. Berry, Treasury

G. J. Fico, Beverly Maint.

W. C. Jackson, Kedzie

A. A. Jacques, North Avenue

J. J. Janecko, Archer

L. F. Jones, Beverly

E. E.Odle, Forest Glen

A. C. Smith Jr., 77th Street

J. H. Spraags, Kedzie

CTA TRANSIT NEWS ''^ '

Volume XXX Number 1

Published for employees and letirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of ttie Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor

Distributed free of charge to all active and ■]
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others. S2,00, Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 734,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

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Tecently - and doing a very professional job of it. ks».«:

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rial feature on the new Wolf Point Apparel Center which wilj aiipear in the first ,^i-'^;A*;<^^^-gS'^
1977 issue of the CTA Quarterly. ^*' ^ ^^. "

The new Apparel Center addition to the Merchandise Mart comptex makes ^^ ^ s^

this CTA destination even busier and creates increased ridership by both local "^:^. -^^^^^■,
people and thousands of out-of-town visitors. -^'^^^'^ i '

CTA provides excellent service to the Mart Center with the recent No 125 ^ ■^ -t,^^*",. ^
Water Tower Express stopping at the Apparel Center itself and connecting with ^ 'Ofe'^'Sl iT^

the fashionable retail shops and hotels on North JVIichigan avenue and with the ^jj^ ^^"■^^'^ ~
rpilroad stations - and with the NO: 149 Stateliner connecting t.he Mart Plaza^'WJJ^^^
with the Loop and southward locations. " •, ' •

The Apparel Center, «vith 1,000 rooms on 13 floors, is. thus a logical subject
for a Quarterly article

For women
, first market
-;photographed

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in readers especially, the display of fashions from the Apparel s -vr>j^,^ ^|^^^X^""
heightened interest - and the "neighbor girls" from CI A "were _ ^- '^''^^T' ^^ » 4
wearing the clothing in fashion magazine technique and style '^ ip^Z^'^^^^a-< • *"^ ""*

DORIS WINFREY. (3),' purchasing clerk,' did a high jump « the photograph
er's suggestion to show off an emerald green French luxury suede gaucho suit
The pants are accented with side slit pockets and a zippered fly>front, matcherf
with a blouson drawstring jacket.

As the lady on the go, DIANE WEIR (4), general operations clerJC took to ^ ' *
the floor to show off a two-piece white polycotton mesh ensemble. The full "_ ^
swirling skirt is topped off with a matching drawstring shirt blouse with three f^^
quarter length puffed sleeves. ^ ' X -^jc^.'l'^ '^^'

Play togs are a must in every woman's wardrobe. Modeling such sportswear i^ ..^^ __ '-V^

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were Stenographic employees SHIRANI GUNAWARDANE (8), dictaphone
typist, wearing a two-piece hot pink and navy blue striped short set made of ,
T-shirt fabric, and PATTI JO JACOBS (6), mag-card operator, sporting a navy >-.
blue and cream colored hooded tunic coaj in the same fabric, edged with piping ~
arid secured with a cream colored braided rope belt. Her cream denim slacks
have a semi-flared leg. -

T-shirt fabric was selected for KATHY KINNAHAN (19), library file clerk
Her navy blue tunic with boat neckline and side slits is a^overall for {h(> match
ing white slacks. The tunic is piped in white.

RITA KRUEGER (9), Purchasing Department contract clerk, boasted a cas
ual look in a three-piece coordinated ensemble made of polycotton. Her white
peasant skirt is gathered at the waist, slit high on each side, and held with a tiny
tie string belt. She wore a sleeveless white T-shirt with low scoop neckline top -^
ped off with a pleated-front red overblouse.

Bus drivers OPHELIA ELLIS (211 of 77th Street Garage. and PATRICIA
HODGE (14) of Archer Garage were clad in three-piece sets consisting of a
shirt-jac, sun hat and matching shoulder bags. For Ophelia, it was a Casablanca
blue set. Her sun hat in neutral straw with medium turned down brimls secured "
with a blue head band matching the shirt-jac and shoulder bag.

Patricia wore the Sausalito multi-colored striped ensemble. Her sur hat has
a wide brjm turned up all around and secured by a multi-colored striped scarf
attached to the inside of the hat, which drapes under the neck to. give a scarf
like effect. ~ . .

A rnust in every woman's wardrobe is a rain-or-shine coat. Betteryiet, a hood
ed poncho rain suit such as that selected for SUE THIEME (10), management
development coordinator. Personnel Development." It comes in light blue or
khaki, and h^s a wrap-around skirt to match.

ALICIA TOMLIN (2), receptionist in Materials Management, has "a jaunty
. look (photographer's cue again) in a black and white plaid raincoat. Main 'eature
of the coat is a stand-up ruffled collar with wide matching tie belt, giving the
coat a full gathered look. Without the belt, the coat has a tent-ltke style Com
pleting the outfit is a triangular matching scarf that doubles as a neck or head
scarf. '

MARY AI\iN JAGODZINSKI (20), executive supervisor and secretary to the ^

general manager of Finance, wears a metallic wrap around raincoat. Mary Ann .^ ^^^«5i*'^Si.^

posed for pictures in the lobby of the Apparel Center, next to the wielded afum -^ ~\!^ '' .'

inum structure "Disc" by Tom McClure. *"'

Posing for the "cover girl" shot in the Quarterly, GERI HECKER (18i witness
location clerk. Claim Department, alights from a CTA bus in a soft shell red alt
weather coat and carrying an umbrella with matching tote bag. The umbrella and
bag have a red. White and blue hand painted design and compliment the unlined
smock style coat. For versatility, there is a matching wrap-around belt to give the
coat a fitted look.

A basic dress or suit is practical for every woman's wardrobe and will go any
where in the fashion world-

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*^^5£SSk^- EDNA SOUTHWORTH (24),
5^?HSi^^^T-'^.; Management Department, poses i
■ i''V^^^^ by Mark Overs, and wears two-pi

EDNA SOUTHWORTH (24), buyer in the purcfiasihg section of the Materials

next to the "Lobpus", a steel structure designed

_ piece striped acrylic knit dress appropriate for any

^/Sferj^.,- V' occasion. The semi-flared. Aline skirt is complimented by a pullover cowl-neck

C#r*^.^^.^%i^ sweater with long sleeves and deep cuffs. . ,

^fj^.jUl'^', ,t»J MARY BOSKI (17), executive secretary /superintendent of the General Mana-

ySf^^T^ '. "_. Q^f's office, gets her collar adjusted by Betty Edwards (left) of the Public

'-gi4^ Affairs Department. Bill Netzky, owner of the Lantry Leathers showroom, looks

on approvingly as Mary gets ready for photos of the navy blue two-piece French '
luxury suede suit. The skirt is Aline with a matching blazer.

"On a cool day" one cai) see secretaries such as CLAIRE COX (12) of the In-
jt^ri««<j» -. «,' surance and Pension Department in a washable acrylic knit two-piecer - a navy
35;^^j!''Cr' ■ blue box-pleated skirt with matching longsleeve top, trimmed in white with a
^'^^.■•'JX^''^ "yacht club" motif in center front.

;.vS -.**;■,-« LAURA PRENDERGAST (13), typist in the General Manager's office, proud-
(R^V^'t-^ ,";.." ly modeled a Lady Manhattan long-sleeve polyester shirt. The navy blue and
^ i**" ' ■'-■'%,- • white abstract design can be matched with slacks, skirts or suits.

As a sub-unit supervisor on the rapid transit, LUCRETIA RUSSELL (1)
irshows off in a two-piece off-white suit. A slit in the left side of the skirt makes
'- walking easy. She is wearing a black quiana knit shirt blouse to compliment the
? suit.

^ Bold and subtle geometric prints are the up and coming designer specialties,
"-such as the one worn ^y ELLEN IWONRO (15), attorney in the general law sec-
, tion of the Corporate Law Department. Ellen gets a final adjustment made on her '"'■■■
<scarf by one of the showroom attendants.
; IRMA M.UNIZ, (7), clerk typist m the Pension Department, whipped off her
wrap-around jacket for the photographer to reveal a jump suit with halter neck-
. Hine. The black acrylic suit is complimented by a multi-striped bodice. ■">

An off-duty lady bus driver likes loads of jewelry. Sheis FELICITABORGES '-^^V
;(11) of Forest Glen Garage, the cameraman caught Feticita admiring a wide '

^variety of costume jewelry, such as the butterfly pendant she is vyearing. .;

■^ For "after five" attire, the editors selected a caftan designed by Nicole of ' J
' Chicago; a long hand-screened formal made in Hawaii, and an Eva Gabor street l.j
I'' length cocktail dress. .-

■ Modeling the caftan was OLGA RODRIGUEZ, (23), stenographer in the
: Engineering Department. Worn over a long formal, the multi-colored striped - ^t

■ silk chiffon with matching scarf can also be worn over evening pants.
BONNIE LINDHAHL (22), library page, promenaded in a beautiful obS , ■" '

piece formal. The skirt has splashes of large hand-screened flowers that match" V.
the wrap-around bodice of the dress.
^,' '" CHARLENE CABAI (5), executive secretary in the Personnel Department,
■, -could have danced' all day to show the fullness of her elegant Eva Gabor street ,".>
I length cocktail dress. A dark brown quiana knit, its long line waist is topped off -;- T'
, with a low V-neck, long puffed sleeves with deep cuffs, and a gold chain belt. ' , -_ :
1 , It was "center stage frorrf" for the camera and light crew (16) during the- J-'t-
.; » photographing session of CTA models. Holding light for photographer Jack , "
- -.;i.. ",_i-*^», ; Sowchin on model Lucretia_ Russell are Anrt Leppiks on the left and Betty Ed- •.^
^'^■^Sm.c' ■'"-'■ """''s, who coordinated the project. Various showrooms throughout the Apparel
'■5;'j^S5%c=-;^: -Center were used for the modelling and photo sessions.

In summing up the fun and enjoyment in doing this show, all the women part- 7.
icipating mutually agreed that it was a real challenge. For many of them it was J-.^-
^'a "first" in modeling. . ^ - . ;. , • -^i,^:;

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Board Previews New Projects

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Jack Sullivan, general manager of Metro
Transit Advertising, presented CTA Chair-
man McDonough with a check for
$546,166, representing the last payment of
the CTA's share of revenue in 1976 for the
sale of advertising on CTA vehicles and at
stations. With such advertising sales setting
a new high record, the CTA's revenue from
this source was $1,190,000, as compared
with $800,000 in 1975,

Later in the meeting
Krambles modeled a proto-
type of a CTA T-shirt that is
expected to be on the retail
nnarket in early spring. The
T shirts, with colorful designs
of the rapid transit routes
and bus stop signs, are being
marketed under a contract
by which the CTA will re-
ceive a royalty of 5 per cent
of net sales.

The Chicago Transit Board at its February f"
ing heard a special report by George Krarr.
General Manager, on plans by the Chicago Pff^
Works Department to proceed as quickly as
sible with two major transit projects -
extension of the Kennedy rapid transit rou
O'Hare International Airport and the trar
mation of State street into a transit mall. /!
eral grant of $5 million for engineering
gave the go-ahead signal for the O'Hare extert
which is expected to be completed in late
or early 1980. Work on the transit mall i
pected to begin this summer and be comp
by Thanksgiving of 1978. For the nine b
from Wacker drive to Congress street. State s
will be reduced from six lanes to two lanes,
the two lanes being for exclusive use of I
and emergency vehicles.

Plans for more CTA bus shelters and new p
address systems for rapid transit stations
included in applications approved by the E
for additional modernization funds. T(
celerate its improvement program, the CT
seeking an additional $26.7 million, most!
federal and state funds. The 150 shelters v\
be in addition to 100 erected since lastOcHi
as an initial program. The first necessary^Xi
for improving communications with r
would be engineering and design work fc
extensive public address system in stal
and on platforms.

Other Board Highlights

Board Member Ernie Banks saluted on hiss
tion to the Baseball Hall of Fame (see fo
ing page).

CTA Personnel Fool Mother Nature. See :
on page 9 relating the events which took |
on the coldest day of the century in Chicai
Jan. 28.

Recognized by the board were CTA personnel from f
Avenue Garage which won three of four safety award
1976 (Transit News, December, Page 10) and rang up its;
year ever. Shown in the picture are (left to right) H
Geissenheimer, general operations manager; J. P. (Pat) Hall
area superintendent; Ernie Banks, board member; Ward Chat
lain, garage superintendent; Paul Kadowaki, superintends
instruction; James Blaa, transportation manager, and Sime
Dagle, Jr., instructor.

CTA TRANSIT N.

.91

TTABOY, ERNIE!

By W. B. Wolfan

Chicago Transit Board honored member Ernie Banks at
Feb. 2 meeting with a special program praising the
ievements that have earned him a place in baseball's Hall
Fame. Banks will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at
perstown, N.Y., on Aug. 8 this year. Acting Chairman
les McDonougli read a board resolution commending
ks for receiving the most coveted honor in baseball on
first ballot. WGN TV's Jack Brickhouse provided a 4-

minute taped tribute that described the great days of Banks'
career as a Cub. Banks thanked the board in these words:
"Thank you Mr. Chairman and leanimates. It's really nice
to he elected into the Hall of Fame and even more so when
you make a presentation like this. I'm very proud and happy
to be a part of a wonderful organization, the Chicago Transit
Authority. The fans have made me what I am today and it 's
not me going into the Hall of Fame . . .it's all of us. You
really have done so much for me and my family and I really
appreciate it. Thanks so much for this wonderful resolu-
tion ..."

Exercising what she called her
"prerogative as the only woman
board member", Mathilda Jaku-
bowski salutes the new Hall of
Famer with a kiss.

Jack Brickhouse: his script appears
below.

^ey, Hey! We're on the air today in the CTA Board Room to con-

ilate Ernie Banks ■ ■ our ti/lr. Cub.

te was elected to the Hall of Fame the first time around and believe me,

ne deserves it any more than Ernie does.

le'll be back wearing good old No. 14 at Wrigley Field this summer and

mt to see all of you out there to watch Ernie hit a few fungoes in

ing practice.

le has a new assignment in group sales and to help Manager Herman

tksat the park.

rnie Banks is an asset to anybody - - the Cubs, the CTA - - you name

He's the all-time favorite of Cub fans everywhere and of yours truly

ell.

low Ernie could hit that ball! He had wrists of steel and don't for-

- besides those 512 home runs, he hit 407 doubles and 90 triples in
ifetime career.

nd what an RBI man he was!

ight times Ernie batted in more than 100 runs a season. He led the
je twice in that department.

\nd he was a very good fielding shortstop, too - - one of the best.
}ne full season Ernie made only 12 errors - ■ the fewest number by a
lar shortstop in baseball history.

\nd how they cheered when Ernie hit Homer No. 500 at Wrigley Field,
[place went up for grabs that afternoon,
ind how about Ernie Banks day on August 15, 1964?
hat was something else. Forty thousand people gave Ernie an ovation

was so tremendous that my eardrums almost burst. That was a day
'member.

can't coun t all the thrills Ernie Banks gave me in broadcasting hundreds
smes that he played with the Cubs.

rnie always gave it everything he had. I know he wanted a pennant so
y that it broke his heart when we blew it to the Mets in 1969.
>o you remember when Ernie blasted out those grand slam home runs - -
of them in 1959 alone?
Vhat a thrill that was every time Ernie would clean the bases. You got

money's worth in the good old ball park.
\nd of course the only guy to come close to Ernie in the most valuable
er category was Joe Morgan of Cincinnati's world champion Reds,
rnie was the National League's most valuable player in back to back
1958 and 1959. Morgan was the first one to equal that when he won

ward this year for the second time in a row.

s. sir, this fellow Banks had it all from the day he broke in with the

in 1953 for a glorious 19-year career.

Ernie - - congratulations to you and our best wishes to the
o Transit Authority board members who are honoring you today.

Ernie Banks, you have an ambassador of good will who relates to
and old - - a man whose smile makes you feel like a million.

'IS is Jack Brickhouse saying goodbye for now. See you at the ball

3RUARY, 1977

EGAN: CTA's New General Attorney
Is One Of City's
Most Respected

If you wanted to build a case for a prospective general
attorney for the CTA, you would have to go far to find
better evidence than that attached to Edward J. Egan, the
man whom the Chicago Transit Board appointed to the
long-vacant position last month.

He has familiarity with the industry. In fact, his first
job before World War II army service was with the Illinois
Central Railroad - in the accounting division.

He has experience as a jurist. In fact, since his election
to the Circuit Court in November, 1964, he has won a reput-
ation as one of the most respected judges in the city.

He is Chicago from head to toe. He was born here (on
May 10, 1923), he went to high school here (St. Rita, 1941),
he got his law degree here (DePaul, 1949), and he has always
practiced here (his legal firm is Burke, Weber and Egan).

When you look back on it, people might have guessed
that Egan would become an expert in arguing cases before
a jury - as far back as St. Rita school days he won the Gold
Medal for Oratory and placed first in the public speaking
competition for all Catholic high schools in the archdiocese.

During his military service, Egan attended New Mexico
A&M College in Las Cruces for nearly a year, then was
shipped overseas where he served in the European theatre
with the field artillery.

He was engaged in considerable combat and was awarded
four battle stars. He received his honorable discharge in
October, 1945, and returned to Chicago to enter DePaul
the following year.

In February, 1951, Egan became an assistant state's
attorney. For the next seven years, he served as a trial
assistant and prosecuted more than a thousand bench trials
and more than a hundred jury trials.

After a brief period back in private practice, Egan as
appointed first assistant state's attorney under DanicP.
Ward. He held this position for four years prior to is
election to the Circuit Court.

He sat in the Law Jury Division until January, 1'8,
hearing primarily personal injury cases, then was assiisd
to the Criminal Court, where he sat for nine months id
heard many bench and jury trials. |

In October, 1966, he was reassigned to the Law fy
Division until the following October when he was assii
to the Miscellaneous Division.

Five years later, Egan was appointed an Appellate Jl
In this role, he wrote more than 100 opinions and pa ii
pated in the preparation of 360 others.

Evidencing the high standing of Edward Egan in ;al
judicial circles are these evaluations: j

. . In 1972, when he ran for retention as a circuit JLie,
he drew an "outstanding" performance rating from ne
Chicago Council of Lawyers; |

. . In 1974, when he ran for election to the Appeite
Court, he was the only candidate rated "outstanding jas
an Appellate Judge. ]

Egan has ten children - five of whom he "acquirecjin
February, 1975, when he married a widow, the fo|er
Janet Cassell Sweeney. |

He and his first wife, the late Sally Warner Egan,i0d
five children: Matthew, now 18; Moira, 17; Lynn,j6;
Brian, 15; and Daniel, 1 1. j

Egan is a member of St. Barnabas Catholic church. iHe
belongs to both the Chicago and the American Bar Assija-
tions.

Since September, 1975, in addition to his lawpractiohe
has taught legal ethics at DePaul Law School.

Words Of Appreciation
To Employees

/n relation to the Feb. 4 accident on the Loop't' Chairman James J.
McDonough and General Manager George Krambles have requested CTA
Transit News to carry this jointly prepared message of appreciation:

To Our Fellow CTA Employees;

The wonderful response by so many of our people in the emergency is
deeply appreciated. Many on duty continued to work without any
thought of time. Many others, some of whom had just gotten home,
rushed back to volunteer their services, and many capably performed
duties that are not their normal assignments.

Your efforts showed how important it is for all of us to be constantly
alert in the performance of our duties. A difficult and complex recovery
effort was carried out effectively and safely by you and the many other
people with various agencies outside the CTA. All of this demonstrated
a great spirit of human concern.

We thank each of you personally for your assistance in this emergency.

OUR APOLOGIES

L. O. Geisheimi

These two photos were inac*i
vertently transposed on tt|
Anniversary Page of the Jaii'
uary issue of Transit NewHl

CTA TRANSIT /Vi|/S

;ta engineering department

projects in progress

WINTER ARRIVAL: Here is a full-length view
of the first of 200 new buses previewed by
Mayor Bilandic and other public officials on
January Board meeting day (see Transit News,
Jan., '77, page 7). The buses arrived in a post-
New Year's snow, but one of the new features
demonstrated by Acting Chairman McDonough
(inset) was a warm weather innovation - - a
roof air vent permitting refreshing circulation
of air inside the bus when operation of the air
conditioner is not necessary. Other new
features include a lighted "stop requested"
device which can be seen by the driver, vandal
resistant seats, and signs requesting priority
seating for elderly and handicapped riders.

8SENGER PROTECTION: This new flush
hi canopy has been erected over the train plat-
an of the Central Park station on the Douglas
ite. The canopy extends out over the transit
3 to assure complete protection of passengers
(ing rainy weather. Remodeling work on the
^ion during the abnormally cold winter has
V made possible through provision of tempor-
1 enclosures for the workmen.

PRUARY, 1977

FIRST STEPS IN $5.5 MILLION PROJEiF:

Staging work has begun on the new Desplii
avenue terminal on the Eisenhower route.
$5.5 million project is funded two-thirdsi
UMTA and one-third by I DOT. A tempc
parking lot is providing space for passe
automobiles during the construction work. i|
present CTA employee facilities and of
are being moved from their former track loC£ in
to Van Buren street until completion of the w
building two years hence.

FUEL CAPACITY INCREASED; These
two new tanks (holding more than 10,000
gallons each) have been installed at CTA's
Archer garage. They replace smaller
tanks. The new larger tanks permit a re-
serve of sufficient fuel to sustain a three-
day holiday weekend of service by 252
buses running regular service out of
Archer.

CTA TRANSIT NUS

iperation Deepfreeze-

Chicago Weather Goes Arctic
But CTA Eskimos Keep Service Running

arctic expedition conditions blew into Chicago on early Friday
inning, Jan. 28, giving tine frigid month a hard deepfreeze topping
31 the CTA operating and maintenance crews a 24-hour cold weather
h( lache.

iut, thanks to mufflers, scarves, insulated hard hats, gloves, hot

c< ee - and mostly dedicated work by CTA employees - the trains

buses were kept moving, albeit sometimes behind schedule. And,

the earlier rush hour of 1430, service was even better than normal
blouse six and eight-car trains had been put into service sooner to
aommodate the fleeing Loop workers.

n highlighting the icy morning and night before to the February
Tnsit Board meeting, George Krambles, general manager, said:

The winter this year has been the most severe in my experience
ft damaging effects on our service and our physical plant. The ex-
tne and persistent cold is the chief culprit. But snow, fog, and
S! are also very damaging.

The morning of Jan. 28 was the worst we have had for opera-
til conditions in the whole century. It even exceeds the damage
aridifficulty we had in the 1967 blizzard.

"We had broken rails. We had several cases of broken trolley shoes
VKch pick up power from the third rail. And, in one case, we had a
dnilment resulting in a two-hour suspension of service on the Lake
stet line.

:'We also had trouble from freezing of water lines and lubricants.
T; latter shows up in such equipment as escalators which have to
oirate in close to out-of-doors conditions. The wind chill factor
wit down to 70 below and the wind, blowing across our machinery.
Coed stiffness in the grease.

AA/ater seepage was a problem. As the frost line got down to five
fe, we began to have broken water mains throughout the city which,
opourse, interrupted our service. At West Shops, a foot and a half
Ojlushy ice formed outside the building. We experienced heaving in
tf pavement and ice on the streets which affected our buses.

'I want to extend my personal appreciation to the Operations
0 sion who had the brunt of trying to keep our system running. They
<i' a fine job. You can imagine the fellows working on rerailing that
Ci . . . I was over there. They could work for only 20 to 30 minutes at
a ne.

Their hydraulic jacks were unusable because the fluid wouldn't cir-
ci te so they had to do it by hand with ratchet jacks. This is a tough
|c Some of the most dedicated workers stayed out for an hour and a
n and looked like icicles when they got through.

'Our Maintenance department did a great job in a hurry. Some of
0 old-type two-car units have been fitted with a snow plow which
c< be installed quickly under the coupler. We call them squeegy cars
biuse the rubber blade comes right down to the top of the rail.

The Skokie Swift was one of the tough lines to keep running be-
Cfe it doesn't operate after midnight so additional service was put on

to keep the line open. In one case, we were short on cars, and a massive
effort had to be undertaken to transfer 50 cars from the North-South
line to the Dan Ryan and Lake street line."

Krambles told reporters covering the Board meeting that the Friday
deepfreeze cost the CTA about $500,000 in equipment repairs, over-
time, and lost revenues. Ridership was reported to have dropped by
600,000 for the day. '

Krambles estimated that $220,000 in cost would be necessary to re-
pair the 220 motors on rapid transit cars which were damaged by blow-
ing snow.

There were countless incidents of extra public service by CTA em-
ployees to keep the system running:

At Howard and Linden yards, for example, where snow blew into
the switches, then quickly converted to ice, crews soaked rags in oil
and lit small fires to unfreeze the switches - all in a 39 mile-per-hour
gale.

At numerous bus stops where water mains had broken,supervisors
had to park their cars and climb out into the subzero wind with bags of
salt to melt the ice and give the buses traction.

In the Control Center at the Mart, Harry Horn, assistant superin-
tendent, began awakening CTA personnel as soon as he noted the 0200
weather report and found that the temperature had dropped 14 degrees
in just an hour.

CTA men wore thermal hoods and liners under their hard hats.
Some wore ski masks. Lined gloves were standard equipment and hot
coffee was the standard reward at the end of each shift.

Among the many CTAers who braved the cold to win this battle
against Old Man Winter were the following men who worked through-
out the early morning hours to rerail the Lake street train and keep the
equipment in operation:

Jim Roche, Dan Bowen, Excell Buckner, Gary Butler, George
Howard, Oliver Johnson, Jerald Kraus and Vernon Landis, all of Utility.

John Angel, Allen Austin, Jimmy Beatty, Jim Bergan, Gilford Cox,
Ronald Czurylo, Charles Ferrante, John Frazier, Peter Graf, Robert
Hormel, Edward McSweeney, Francis Mulree, John Murphy, Richard
Norton, Paul Shurchay, John Ulanski and John Williams, all of Elec-
trical Third Rail Maintenance.

Edward Tomkovich of Track Maintenance.

Harry Barendregt, Ronald Benson, Al Brandt, Bob Brown, Alan
Clark, Art Coli, Roger Comer, Anthony DiCristofano, Vincent Gas-
paraitis, Dave Grcig, Joe Gully, Tommie Lowery, Reginald McEachin,
Alphonso Peluso, Joseph Rombout, John Sara, Russell Schaeffer, Carl
Sims, Pat Staudt, Ted Szewc, Gerry Thievel, Richard Vieth and Dan
Walter, all of Electrical Interlocking Maintenance.

Herbert Lowenstein, acting area superintendent of rail service;
Richard Armstrong, Walter Garbo, William Haase, Arthur Johnson,
Jerry Johnson of North Rail District; Reginald Freeman, Henry Hoods,
William Nash, Robert Suta and Richard Watson of South Rail District.

iBRUARY, 1977

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks
of the retired on Feb-
ruary 1 were the three
employees pictured
here who had 40 or
more years of transit
service each with CTA
and its predecessor.

LOUIS P. ANASENES, Foreman B,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 3-01-48
DEWEY BAKOTICH, Trackman II,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 10-25-41
EUGENE A. BERGFELD, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-23-63
BENNIE A. BONIFAY, Lineman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 5-21-46
LILLIAN EDEL, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 1-30-42
LEWIS O. GEISHEIMER, Janitor,

Limits, Emp. 1-12-37
HELEN T. GUTH, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 3-30-63
THOMAS A. HILDEBRANT, Dist. Supt,

District D, Emp. 3-13-34
JAMES M. MEISTER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 6-21-48
JOHN J. MILLETTE, Asst. Dist. Supt.,

Districts B & C, Emp. 7-17-41
HARLOW W. MOELLER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 11-28-41
TERESA A. MOORE, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 3-17-62
DOMINICK F. NAPOLEON, Janitor,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-22-41
DOMENICK P. PAPA, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 8-12-43
GERALD E. PEPPARD, Lineman,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 12-18-50
JOHN S. PETROSIUS, Assistant Supt.,

Archer, Emp. 5-07-46
FRANK J. PIENTO, Laborer,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 6-04-46
FRANK H. POZNANSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 1-20-42

PETER PRETO, Track Foreman I,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 6-24-36
THEODORE V. RAPEY, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-17-42
HERBERT G. ROHLEN, Bus Repairer,

52nd Street, Emp. 8-11-41
FRANK R. ROWINSKI, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 1-14-47
JOHN T. RUSIN, Conductor,

Kimball, Emp. 1-08-47
JOHN M. SEDIVY, Machinist,

West Shops, Emp. 10-01-37
MAURICE L. VAN HAL, District Supt,

District B, Emp. 9-08-36
PHILLIP WINNICK, Shopman I,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 10-27-48
FLORIAN J. WOJCIK, Truck Chauffeur,

Utility, Emp. 2-26-45
CLYDE R. YOUNT, Signal Maintainer,

Plant Maintenance, Emp. 2-20-46

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

ALEXANDER D. ADAMS, Rail Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 10-24-55
LEON C. GARY, Operator, I

69th Street, Emp. 8-03-61 '

JAMES W. LaFOLLETTE, Security Offici.

Security, Emp. 8-15-68
JOHN J. LURITO, Supt. Auditing Operatlfl,

Internal Auditing, Emp. 5-16-42 i

MAX A. NETZEL, Car Serviceman,

Vehicle Maintenance, Emp. 8-06-53
BRIDGETT M. O'DONNELL, Ticket Agtf,

North Section, Emp. 1-15-66 '

MOSE J. PRICE, Operator, i

77th Street, Emp. 2-14-50 i

IN" is/!l:eiis/lcd:rx.^is/l

ROGER J. AYOTTE, 40, North Park,

Emp. 10-20-58, Died 12-29-76
OWEN P. BRENNAN, 90, 69th Street,

Emp. 7-22-11, Died 12-30-76
THOMAS J. BUCKLEY, 65, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-17-37, Died 12-15-76
LYNN H. BUTLER, 67, North Pai-k,

Emp. 9-09-42, Died 12-12-76
ANTHONY COMPARETTO, 90, Way & Struct. ,

Emp. 4-27-27, Died 12-22-76
FRANK L. CULLEN, 72, 77th Street,

Emp. 6-05-43, Died 12-01-76
THEODORE S. DRYIER, 65, Archer,

Emp. 5-17-47, Died 12-20-76
JOHN DUFFY, 82, Keeler,

Emp. 2-28-27, Died 12-12-76
LESLIE B. ELLIS, 81, DesPlaines,

Emp. 8-08-18, Died 12-08-76
BURTON FRANCE, 73, North Avenue,

Emp. 7-07-42, Died 12-06-76
SEVERT HANSON, 80, Forest Glen,

Emp. 12-04-18. Died 12-25-76
BERT A. HEINEMANN, 80, Forest Glen,

Emp. 12-12-23, Died 12-25-76
JOHN R. HOFFMAN, 64, Travel Info.,

Emp. 12-17-40, Died 12-26-76
ANTHONY F. JAGLA, 56, Ashland,

Emp. 8-11-48, Died 12-21-76
FRANK JANKOWSKI, 84, South Shops,

Emp. 9-08-26, Died 12-31-76

RAYMOND W. JOHNSTON, 65, Lake Street,

Emp. 12-29-49, Died 12-12-76
ROBERT J. JOHNSTON, 77, North Park,

Emp. 6-08-37, Died 12-11-76
CHARLES E. KUSCH, 64, District D,

Emp. 8-31-37, Died 12-28-76
EDWARD LAWRENCE, 80, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-14-20, Died 12-06-76
JAMES LOCKE, 70, Wilson,

Emp. 1-15-51, Died 12-16-76
MICHAEL LYONS, 101. Devon,

Emp. 12-13-19, Died 11-16-76
JAMES H. MATTHEWS, 29. Kedzie,

Emp. 6-10-70, Died 12-27-76
EDWARD O'CONNELL, 62, District A,

Emp. 10-03-42, Died 12-30-76
OWEN B. O'MALLEY, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-14-19, Died 11-13-76
THOMAS O'MALLEY, 71, South Shops,

Emp. 12-02-29, Died 12-31-76
HERMAN G. POLTE, 90, North Section,

Emp. 6-06-08, Died 12-11-76
JOHN G. PRESSER. 82, Limits,

Emp. 10-16-19, Died 12-26-76
JOHN E. QUAID, 82, Forest Glen,

Emp. 5-31-12, Died 12-14-76
JOSEPH RASPORlCH, 66, Engineering,

Emp. 8-06-29, Died 10-29-76
DANIEL S. SAMUELS, 86, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-01-23, Died 12-02-76

JOHN E. SCHUH, 75, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-12-34, Died 12-12-76
GEORGE E. SULLIVAN, 63, Kedzie, '

Emp. 3-30-42, Died 12-20-76 '

GEORGE C. SWANSON, 80, 77th Streeti'

Emp. 3-07-29, Died 12-31-76
ERNEST E. TURNER, 62, Archer,

Emp. 7-01-48, Died 12-03-76
JOHN J. VAUGHN. 72, Beverly,

Emp. 10-14-47, Died 12-25-76 ;

FRANK A. WILMAR, 88, Armitage, '

Emp. 11-23-23, Died 12-16-76

CTA TRANSIT NEWS
Volume XXX

Published for employees and retirees of thp']
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, S2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 734,
iVIerchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

CTA TRANSIT WEI 5

/taking Transit Seeable For The Sightless

Sieve Hastalis, CTA community relations
presentative, records sound of approaching
avenswood train at the Merchandise Mart
ation.

The "NFB Limited," a two-car char-
Ted train, pulled out of the Howard sta-
on on a frigid winter Sunday morning with
1 unusual group among its 60 riders — 10
» them were blind.

NFB stands for the National Federation
'[ the Blind. The train's unofficial name
;as created by CTA's Steve Hastalis who
f ganized the charter trip.

Two-fold purpose of the seven-hour tour
m NFB first) was to raise funds for the
FB's Chicago chapter and to further a
Dsitive Image of the life that can he en-
jyed despite blindness,

Hastalis, who is blind, is a CTA com-
lunity relations representative. He is also

Iward member of the NFB's Chicago
hapter and is an ardent rail fan.
I Also on the trip were Alan Gliclanan of
TA sales, who is legally blind, and his
ife, Roberta; Stephen Benson, 1st vice
resident, NFB of Illinois and Chicago chap-
;r president; Donald Gilmoreof Kankalcee,
resident of the NFB's Prairie State diap-
er; Peter Grunwald, NFB of Illinois board
•lember; Mary Lou Winter, Chicago chap-
;r Ixjard member; Pamela Klein, Chicago
hapter secretary; Mr. and Mrs. Richard
anode of Oak Park, and Micliael Cramer.

Joining them on the trip were 29 mem-
bers and friends of the Central Electric
Railfans Association and 10 members of the
Illinois Railway Museum of Union, Illinois.

William Reynolds, CTA traffic techni-
cian, street traffic section, acted as one of
the marshals who assisted the other riders
wlien they alighted at several rest and photo
stops during the tour over the Slcolcie Swift,
Evanston, North-South and Ravenswood
rapid transit routes.

Hastalis and Cramer, both audio buffs,
brought their tape recorders alxiard. (A
tape recorder, Hastalis explains, is to the
blind what a camera is to a sighted per son-
-a means of capturing and preserving an
important event or an interesting incident.)

The morning run on the Sliokie Swift and
Evanston Express routes featured the re-
built 4000 series cars. The afternoon run
on the North-South and Ravenswood routes
was made on an Evanston Express train.
During the trip Hastalis distributed pam-
phlets published by the National Federation
of the Blind, the largest organization of
blind people in the nation.

"The real problem of blindness," the
pamphlet states, "is not the loss of eye-
sight. The real problem is the misunder-
standing and lack of information which ex-
ists. If a blind person has proper training,
and if he has opportunity, blindness is only
a physical nuisance."

The deteiTnination to overcome his
"physical nuisance" led Hastalis through
the University of Illinois where, in 1973, he
was graduated with a bachelor's degree in
marketing. Beinga rail fan since childhood,
he was eager to join the CTA and did so in
May, 1975.

Hastalis, 24, also is interested in inter-
city travel. He is a member of the 20th
Century Railroad Club, a group devoted to
national rail travel.

When he visits cities such as New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Washington or Toron-
to, he always takes as many rides on public
transit as he has time for.

He doesn't use a guide dog. Instead, he
prefers a long fiberglass cane to help him
get about. Most of his fellow blind riders
used similar canes. "My cane gives me
better mobility than a guide dog. And I don't
have to feed it or take it out for walks," lie

says with a chuckle.

Hastalis' duties as a CTA community re-
lations representative include talking to
various groups about use of public transit.

"Blind people, in general, appreciate
knowing that public transit in Chicago usu-
ally is nearby so they can travel throughout
most of the area on scheduled train and bus
routes," he says. During these appear-
ances, Hastalis plays tapes of various
sounds he has recorded on the CTA's bus
and rapid transit routes.

"I recently spoke to 35 third-graders at
the Joyce Kilmer Elementary school, 6700
N. Greenview ave., and played my tapes
during my talk," Hastalis says.

"I could tell I had their full attention.
No one seemed to move or even whisper as
I explained how their parents and other
grown-ups use the C TA to go to work or go
shopping."

Recently, he gave a week-long series of
talks to all eight grades of the Peabody Ele-
mentary school, 1444 W. Augusta blvd. He
spoke to 750 pupils and their teachers about
the CTA, its operation and equipment.

He also has addressed members of the
Illinois Visually Handicappedlnstitute, 1151
S. Wood St., and adults at a meeting in the
Theodore Herzl Child-Parent Center, 1401
S. Hamlin ave.

Hastalis also gives personally escorted
instructional tours on the CTA system for
blind out-of-town vis iters and new residents
referred to him by the Federation, the Blind
Services Association and the Lighthouse.
He lias performed this service for groups
up to a dozen but finds the one-on-one
teaching on CTA travel to be the most ef-
fective.

Evenings and weekends, Hastalis' apart-
ment is a gathering place for rail fans and
audio enthusiastSo

"I'm 'heavy' into audio and tapes," he
explains. "I have three stereo casette re-
corders and four reel-to-reel recorders. I
have built and helped solder a component
patch panel for tying my equipment into my
amplifier, turntable and stereo speakers."
For relaxation, he plays the piano, flute and
mouth organ. His music preferences are
for Bach and progressive jazz.

To Steve Hastalis, the mathematically
precise beat of Bach and the expression of
progressive jazz and the rhythmic move-
ments of a big city's transportation system
blend to make a joyous sound.

This Rider Listens To 'L' Stations

Every workday Stephen Benson joins thousands of other commuters boarding one
fthe CTA s southbound "L " trains on the near north side.

He rides to the Loop, transfers to an Eisenhower route train, rides to the Desplaines
venue terminal in Forest Park and there boards a West Towns bus to go to Mines
'eterans hospital. Maywood.

At the end of the day, Benson leax'es his job at the hospital and returns home by
he same route.

Like his fellow CTA riders. Benson knows ever}- station on the rapid transit routes
teuses. But there's a difference.

Nearly all of the riders see the stations. Benson says he "feels " (hem.

Stephen Benson is blind.

"When I say I can 'feel a station, "he said, "I mean I can tell what station the tram
s approaching by the different patterns of curves, straightaways and sounds. "

Benson, who is first vice president of the National Association of the Blind of
llinois and is president of the NFB's Chicago chapter, explained his system on a
■ecent NFB chartered train tour of the CTA.

As the nonstop train headed south on the Fvanston Express route, Benson easily
identified the Sheridan station because of the large sweeping curve and the distance
of buildings nearby.

"Each station has its own pattern of track curves and straightaways and its own
sound pattern, " he said as the train approached Addison.

"This is Addison because we just passed over a slight curve following a stretch of
straight track. Tliere's a building or a wall close to the west platform because I hear
the train's sound bouncing back from it, "he said.

As the train continued southbound. Benson identified the Belmont. Diversey,
Fullerton. Sedgwick, Oiicago and Merchandise Mart stations.

"Once a blind person learns these track and sound patterns, it's easy to identify
the stations." he said.

Benson 's daily trips on the CTA and West Towns routes takes him to his hospital
job where he teaches braille to blinded veterans.

And for the last eight years he has been doing [his. But Stephen Benson uses the
CTA with "feeling. "

-EBRUARY, 1977

Big Crop Of Promotions As New Year Begins

New Maintenance, Medical Chiefs Head List

Far left: Joseph J.
Repplinger; upper left:
James R. Pankonen;
upper right: Richard
M. Schneider; lower
left: George C.

Haenisch.

Joseph J. Repplinger, director of Vehicle Maintenance for the past three years, has
been named manager of Maintenance. Repplinger joined the Chicago Surface Lines in
1940 as a car cleaner. He became superintendent of surface shops and garages in 1968.
He and his wife, Mary, live in Elmhurst.

James R. Pankonen, superintendent of Rail Vehicle Maintenance since 1975, has
become director of Vehicle Maintenance. He previously served as temporary management
training coordinator and as supervisor of bus garages. A CTA employee for 15 years,
Pankonen lives on the northwest side with his wife, Theresa.

Richard M. Schneider, former supervisor of bus shops, is now superintendent. Rail
Vehicle Maintenance. Schneider began his career with the Chicago Surface Lines in 1944
as a carhouse clerk at Limits. He became superintendent of Technical Services, Surface
Division, in 1961. He and his wife, Barbara, make their home in Barrington.

George C. Haenisch, superintendent, Methods/Standards since June, 1974, has been
named supervisor of bus shops. Haenisch holds an associate's degree in automotive
engineering and a bachelor of science degree in industrial technology from Southern
Illinois University. He joined CTA in 1970 as a graduate trainee and later served as
Technical Services engineer and Methods/Standards technician. He and his wife, Arline,
live in Elmhurst.

Area Superintendents Named

Desvignes Johnson Wsol

The Personnel Section of Transportation has named three new area superintendents
and has reassigned two others. Robert L. Desvignes, superintendent. Administrative
Training/Training Services since 1974 (top left), has been appointed area superintendent.
Far South. A CTA employee for 28 years, Desvignes previously was terminal super-
intendent. Forest Park.

Alex C. Johnson (top center), station superintendent at North Park for the past five
years, has been selected for the new position of area superintendent. Central. Johnson,
a 30-year CTA employee, will alternate with other area superintendents as assistant to
Harry Reddrick, director of Personnel.

Frank A. Wsol (top right), another 30-year CTA veteran and station superintendent
at 77th St. since 1974, has become area superintendent. Near South. Area superintend-
ent John P. Hallahan has moved from Near North to Far North, while William J. Moser
has gone from Near South to Near North.

Also in Transportation, Richard Gross, former Capital Development coordinator,
Planning/Programs, has been named supervisor, General Planning, and Walter Caston,
former instructor, Instruction-South, has become a management/professional intern.

Dr. Siler I

Dr. George B. Siler has been
named medical director of CTA.
A graduate of Northwestern
University Medical School, Dr
Siler joined the Authority in
1971 as an examining physician
For 21 years he was the plant
physician for an oil company
in Whiting, Indiana. He and
his wife, Lois, live in Homewood.
James E. Bidwill has been
appointed director. Claims Man-
agement. He had been super-
visor of Research/Education,
Administration and Develop-
ment Section, Claims Law & Real Estate, since his i
ployment by CTA in 1975.

In the Comptroller's office, 'Harold F. Brown, fori
director. Accounting, has been named assistant coi
troller. Operations, with responsibility for account
operations, general accounting, payroll account!
revenue accounting and materials/payables. Jay A. ?
Franco, former senior financial analyst, has bece
assistant comptroller, Systems/Analysis, with com;
over financial reporting/analysis, budget/planning, gre
property accounting and computer liaison.

In Plant Maintenance, James Flores, former ste,
fitter foreman. Buildings & Grounds Maintenance,
been named unit supervisor. Mechanical Systems. Sam
Charleton, former electrician. Electrical Maintenancei
now unit supervisor. Building & Wiring Maintenan
Painter Pablo Caride moves into Plant Maintenance fr
the same position at Skokie Shop, while Gregory Crac
former terminal combination clerk. Maintenance,
comes steamfitter helper.

Eight new station clerks have been appointed by
Transportation Department. All except Joseph Hoe
former janitor. North Ave., are former bus drivers. Tl
are: Donald Baber and OIlie Lenoir, Jr., North A
Reuben Thomas, Kedzie; Maurice Williams, Lim
Nathaniel Luellen, 69th St.; Alan Wrightsell, Archer,;
McKinley Hayden, 77th St. Juanita L. Eden, forr
ticket agent, is now a road clerk.

Robert Plant, former laborer. South Shops, and JC'
Williams, former motorman. West Section, are both n
shopmen, Skokie Shop. Stanley Romanosky, former I
serviceman, Kedzie, has been assigned as bus and tn'
mechanic apprentice. South Shops. New as bus H
truck mechanic helpers. South Shops, are former !■
drivers Joseph Scott, 77th St., and Charles Harper, 6!
St.

Appointed bilingual utility clerks. Claims Law
Real Estate, are Ricarda Moyer, former clerk/typ
General Administration, and Maria Martinez, forn
typist. Insurance & Pensions. Also in Claims Law, Lir
Kelleher, stenographer, moves from Administration <
Development to Tort Litigation and former data en
clerk Sylvia Coleman has become Claims Law dispositi
clerk. Debra Blanchard, former administrative crimi
clerk. Corporate Law, is now stenographer in the sa
department.

Diana Blaino, former clerk/stenographer. Off
Procedures, has been assigned as secretarial stenograpl
in the General Manager's Office. In Management S
vices Andrew J. Mosley has moved from custodi-
Stored Records, to Records Center coordinator. D
Jeffries, former conductor. South Section, is now t
culating machine operator. Accounting.

Two former clerk/stenographers. Transportation, hi
been named clerks in Personnel/Employee Relatioi
Rosaline Jeffrey is now in Personnel Records and Carol
Ray is in Suggestion Records.

See Page 19 For Additional Promotion;

CTA TRANSIT NEW

Si^SBF

nme ou

Msit Into Jewish Culture

Things to do in the Chicago area

with Anit Leppiks

The permanent collection of the Sperlus Museum of Judnic;i in-
ides a section on holidays. Shown here are candelabrum lit during
e eight days of Hannukah.

Within steps of CTA's No. 1 Hyde Park and No. 3 King Drive bus
Dps, at 618 S. Michigan, is one of the most comprehensive Jewish
useums in the country.

Other bus routes serving the museum include the No. b Jetlcry
ipiess; No. II Lincoln; No. 38 Indiana; No. 126 Jackson, and No.
f) Statcliner.

The Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, though only nine years
d and housed in the Ratner Center of Spertus College less than three
:ars, is the first college-university afniiated museum in Illinois to be
credited by the American Association of Museums.

Such attention is well deserved, both on the professional level and
ir the layman visiting the exhibits for the first time. For the Spertus
illection is a distinguished assortment retlecting culture and history by
ay of ethnographic materials, textiles, coins, and medals. In iacl,
lere is a samphng of all that has made up the Jewish lifestyle since
itiquity.

There are the objects of worship ■■ Torah arks and decorations,
indelabrum and kiddush cups. A synagogue plaque of cast silver from

reading lectern dates from the late nineteenth, early twentieth cen-
iry, from Hungary. A Torah case dated 1897 is from Iraq, while a
■orah ark curtain from the late eigliteenth century comes from Italy.

series of scrolls telling the story of Esther are from Austria and
;rusalem and a contemporary Wolpert Shabbat cup tells another
lory in decorative use of the Hebrew letter.

The array of objects flow naturally into one another, as in the
;wish life cycle exhibit, recounting the riles of birth, circumcision.
;ar Mitzvah, marriage, and death.

A special photographic exhibit through March 1 documents syn-
gogue architecture throughout Chicago and the rest of Illinois during
;ie last 100 years.

The Spertus Museum has held 15 major exhibits in less than three
years at the Spertus College of Judaica, including such artwork as this
Shabbat plate by artist Ludwig Y. Wolpert. The 75-year-old artist-in-
residence at the Jewish Museums (New York) Tobe Pascher Workshop
is best known for his glorification of the Hebrew letter, in imaginative
versions of the ancient calligraphy on ceremonial objects.

The Bernard and Rochelle Holocaust (Shoah) Memorial tells in grim
detail of how the Nazis, heralding a philosophy of racial supremacy,
went about to annihilate six million European Jews, over one million of
them children, during 1933-45. Artifacts, literature, and photographs
trace the precedents" of anti-Semitism through to the extermination
camps; an original four minute film records the reactions of victims,
survivors, and witnesses. Six pillars show the names of Chicago area
families who lost relatives in the holocaust. The memorial is the
only permanent niuseum installation in the United States on
the Shoah.

On the second tloor, another current exhibit documents a happier
event, "Operation Magic Carpet," the dramatic mass immigration of
50,000 Jews from Yemen/Aden (Southern Arabia) to Israel over a
two year period (1949-50). The "Carpel" meant an abrupt entry into
the 20th Century for Yemenites who, long secluded from the non-
Jewish culture, had preserved a Jewish way of life strongly remini-
scent of ancient times. Other parts of the exhibit include artifacts,
manuscripts, clothing, jewelry, music, and traditional crafts. Parti-
cularly noteworthy is the intricate hand-worked silver jewelry these
craftsmen still produce.

Some of this silver is for sale in the generously proportioned mu-
seum shop on the first fioor, along with books, graphics, and ceremon-
ial objects.

Future exhibitions include a Ben Shahn retrospective opening
April II.

Admission is SI; students and children, 50 (/. The museum is open
Mon-Thurs from 1000-1700, Fri and Sun from 1000-1 500; closed Sat.

'EBRUARY, 1977

Pre - Retirement Pilot Program Under Way

Driver George Garfield looks at a copy of Retirement Living.

Forty-seven CTA employees have enrolled in the "pilot" pre-
retirement "orientation" program jointly developed by William A.
Ashley, manager of insurance and pensions, and Craig E. Heatter,
superintendent of pensions, and announced in the November issue
of Transit News.

First applications recorded on the magazine's reply coupon were
those of George Garfield, bus driver out of 77th street; Clement
Rochon, service truck chauffeur for the Utility section; and William
Lembachner, superintendent of claims law coordination.

All are pictured on this page getting their official introduction to
the year-long pre-retirement program test, during which they will be
asked to provide their reactions for the guidance of the program plan-
ners for pre-retirees in future years.

Actually, the pilot group will receive two pre-retirement "home
study courses" so that they can compare and evaluate methods and the
practicality of information supplied.

One of the programs includes membership in the American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons which has headquarters in Washington, D.C.
and a research center in California.

Through the AARP, enrolees will receive Dynamic Maturity, a
magazine containing articles and case studies on retirement planning
and activities. The bi-monthly magazine will be sent to home addresses
of group members for the next year.

In addition, the AARP will supply members of the test group with
self-addressed cards through which they may request information on:
. . social security and medicare
. . purchase privilege programs
. . tax facts
. . physical fitness

Bill Ashley (right) shows Bill Lembachner pamphlets for the Pre-Retiren
program.

. . personal security measures
. . organizing vital records
. . retirement travel, etc.
The second program is sponsored by Retirement Living magai'!
and will include six issues of that publication. This program cO'i
such topics as:

. . planning finances for retirement
. . places to go and things to do in retirement
. . estate planning, etc.
In expressing gratification to the employees over age 60 who fc
volunteered to study and evaluate the two programs, Heatter s.
"The objective is to ascertain from the employees participating whell
information is worthwhile, as described, and provides genuine assista:
in pre-retirement planning."

He added that the pilot group Is now complete and that furlr
pre-retirement enrollments cannot be accommodated until the 1'.'
of next year.

Any employee contemplating retirement within the next 15mor.
or so is welcome to contact either Heatter or Ashley for informal
about CTA's retirement plan.

Requests in writing are preferred. These should be directed to;
W. A. Ashley, Secretary
Retirement Allowance Committee
Room 746
Merchandise Mart

P.O. Box 3555 I

Chicago, Illinois 60654
For phone requests and appointments, contact the Pension Sect,
office at (312) 467-6033.

Clement Rochon (left) discusses new program with Craig Heatter.

Combination Assignment Clerk James Hartigan of West Section peruses inf
mational materials.

CTA TRANSIT NEW:

^xican-American Bus Driver Likes Job;
fibers Like Him

By Elda Leal

Oav Arreguin, left, expresses his viewpoints on working at CTA as a
3US river and line instructor to Elda Leal, Public Affairs community
newrepresentative.

Svid Arreguin is a CTA line instructor and bus driver at North Park
gar;;. He is Mexican American and is very proud of his job. Accord-
ing.) Bill Parnum, superintendent at North Parl<, that feeling is mutual
simi Arreguin has maintained an excellent record throughout the
ye^.

I)ave Arreguin is one of the finest men we passengers have ever
me* He is polite, helps the helpless people on the bus . . . is careful of
the nes whose vision is not up to par. He is always smiling and saying
goci morning and to take care of ourselves .,."•- these words come
troiAttorney Arlyne A. Courtney in a recent letter to CTA.

ive, who has been with CTA since 1959, thinks that a bus driver's
jott both rewarding and important. Says Dave: "The working hours,
the;ompany benefits, the pension plan, the pay are good, but above
all is a very important job. The safety, comfort and good public

Mw Who Will Be Missed-

Evan Olmstead Retires

^nicciyo iransit Auinority
Salutes .&

relations with hundreds of riders is a responsible chore confided to us
every single working day. Responsibility is associated with import-
ance, isn't it?"

Arreguin is a strong family man. He and his wife, Theresa, have
four children. The oldest son is pursuing a medical career at Loyola.
A daughter will attend the same college after high school. The other
children are still in grammar school.

He owns real estate properties and a camping trailer which they use
to make trips throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. All this has
been acquired through methodical savings from his salary.

Arreguin emphasizes he is a firm believer in positive mental attitude:
no matter what the ethnic background, it is one's attitude towards
others that is the determining factor in eliminating antagonism. "It
always pays to remember that you have to treat and respect others as
you would like to be treated yourself," he says.

Congratulations to Maria Martinez and Ricky Moyer (left and right
above), recently promoted to Claims Law where they are assisting the
Spanish speaking community in claims translations. Maria was most
helpful while working in the Insurance Department, assisting employees
with a limited command of English in filing insurance claims.

In celebration of Mexican Flag Day (Feb. 24), the City of Chicago, m
conjunction with the Mexican Consulate and the Mexican Civic Society,
will hold a traditional ceremony and entertainment with folkloric
dances and Mexican music. Date: Feb. 24; time: noon; place: Plaza
de las Americas, 430 N. Michigan (next to Uptown Federal Savings).

Fellow employees and other well-wishers (260 of them) gathered at
Mar-Lac House in Oak Park recently for a dinner in honor of Evan E
Olmstead manager of Maintenance, who retires officially March 1
after 40 years with the Oiicago Transit Authority and its predecessor,
Chicago Surface Lines.

Olmstead 62, joined the Surface Lines in 1937 as a traffic en-
^neering assistant after graduating from the University of Illinois
with a bachelor of science degree in railway electrical engineering.
He served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1946 and returned to the
Surface Lines as an automotive engineer in the shops and equipment
department. . ,

In 1948 Olmstead was appointed specifications engineer, and was
named traffic engineer tH'o vears later. From 1962 to 1968 he was
assistant superintendent, shops and equipment, and then served for
two years as superintendent of engineering. He became general super-
intendent of engineering in 1970 and remained in that position unttl
his appointment to manager of Maintenance on Dec. 31. 1973.

Olmstead and his wife, Irene, are selling their home in Westchester.
Tliev plan to move into a condominium in Palos Hills for retirement.

One of many tributes Evan E. Olmstead received at a retirement
party in his honor was a trophy from Leon Berry (standing, left).
Suggestion Plan analyst, for Evan 's service as both member and chair-
man of the Executive Decision Committee, the policy-making body
of the Employee Suggestion Plan. Among those at the head table
were, left to right. Mrs. Mathilda Jakubowski, CTA board member;
Harold H. Geissenheimer. manager. General Operations, and Olmstead's
wife. Irene.

Ideas For Escalators, Push Rods
Among Suggestion Winners

Cash awards totaling $325 have been given to employes
whose suggestions for"doing it better"were adopted through
CTA's Employe Suggestion Plan. An additional $130 worth
of merchandise certificates were won by employe ideas.

Top winner was Pat Marzullo, maintenance machinist at
West Shops, who was awarded $200 for developing a tool
to remove the panels covering the mechanism of escalators.
Marzullo's innovation allows escalator repair crews to pry
open the heavy metal and terrazzo access panels without
damaging them.

Ernst Pusch, machinist at Skokie Shop, received $45 for
a new method of removing brake actuator push rod pins in
buses undergoing maintenance checks. Donald Liberko, jani-
tor, D District, won a second honorable mention award of
$25 in cash and a $10 merchandise certificate for suggesting
an off-street terminal near Diversey and Lake Shore Drive for
Diversey and Belmont buses.

Ideas that would contribute to greater safety in handling
certain maintenance operations won $20 each for Edward P.

commendation
corner

Janitor Charles W. Drew was sweeping the steps to the State
Street subway at Van Buren one evening when he heard a
call for help and saw two young men running away from an
elderly man farther down the stairs. Realizing the older man
had just been assaulted and robbed. Drew chased one of the
apparent assailants. Drew pursued him down to the subway
platform and up another flight of stairs before grabbing him
and bringing him down. Drew took a left fist in the face
from his taller, heavier and younger opponent, but he stayed
on top of the man until police arrived. In the man's posses-
sion was his victim's wallet with $83 inside. George Millonas,
superintendent. Buildings & Grounds, commended Drew for
his action, thanking him for "protecting the rights of the
passenger."

###
Wilson/Michigan bus rider Sally Papp, of West Deming pi.,
says of driver Frederick Pepke (Limits garage), "You are
certainly lucky to have such a fine, humane man in your
employ. Each time I have ridden with him he stops and
helps a handicapped man with a walker onto the bus. All
too often we tend to look the other way and figure someone
else will do the right thing. This driver has tauglit me some-
thing about simple human kindness."

###
After leaving a Foster/Lawrence bus at Austin, Jane Krupa,
of West Barry ave., realized she had left her purse on board!
"When I discovered my loss," she says, 'T felt it was useless
to see if anyone had found it, but when I reached my des-
tmation, I received a call from CTA informing me that
driver Edward Jasek (Forest Glen garage) had turned it
in - - completely intact. I feel that I probably wouldn't
have been so lucky if it hadn't been for this kind, good
honest gentleman."

###
Damen bus driver Milan Davidovic (North Park garage) is
commended by Sharon Damitz, of West St. Paul ave for
his couriesy and careful driving. "I noticed a few times he
stopped and waited patiently while some older people

Gertz, machinist. South Shops, and Anthony J. Zajac, ref
man. Limits. Gertz recommended the use of special clai
instead of chains to lift heavy equipment needed in the re>
of screw jacks. Zajac suggested extending the jig used to
the rear ends of buses over pits.

Terry Hallahan, repairman, 54th Ave., received $15 ar
merchandise certificate for suggesting the removal of ele(
cal outlets that protruded from between the running rail!
either side of the repair pits at his work location.

Winners of $10 honorable mention merchandise cer
cates include Donald Liberko, Terrance Muellner, forerr
Vehicle Maintenance, Kedzie; David Murry, Lawrence Tisc
and Edward Grzenia, all stock clerks at South Shops
William Wong, instructor, TABEC.

Others are John Billis, grant accounting technician, G
eral Accounting; James McPhee, ticket agent. North Secti
Alex Fritzler, bus repairer. North Park; James Hurst, p
fitter. Plant Maintenance, and John Seay, painter. So
Shops.

struggled on and off the bus," she says. "His comment vij
'Don't worry, just take your time and be careful.' I'm si
these older passengers appreciated that kind of considcc-
tion." '

### j

A passenger on a South Pulaski bus driven by Leo J. DecJi-
mann (Archer garage) says, "He's very courteous to i;
riders, he pulls up to the curb so that you don't have to br(>
your neck while disembarking, and he answers all questid;
asked of him politely." Catherine A. Banton, of Soii;
Ridgeway ave., adds, "It is a pleasure to ride with him."

### I

"She is really good!" writes Kim Simons, of North Hazel •,
about Broadway bus driver Ilda Castellanos (North Fij
garage). Riding north from the Loop, Ms. Simons noticf
that "The driver greeted each rider with a smile, and li'
driving was smooth, but also quite quick. She was the mif
pleasant bus driver I've ever met." '

### I

"Three cheers for Cindy Lewis and Smiling Lola (Ducreet
writes Mrs. Charles Sebena, of North Winthrop ave. "Bd
Cindy and Lola (North Section ticket agents at Bryn Mavi
always greet me in a friendly manner, and that is half t
battle, especially on Monday morning," Mrs. Sebena sa
"If more commuters would stop and realize how hectic a j
it is to please the public, I am sure they would agree tl
these are ainong the most faithful and pleasant young lad
employed by CTA."

###
On one of the coldest days of the season, Archie Carothe
of East 50th st., alighted from an Indiana bus at Garfii
just as an eastbound bus driven by Pedro V. Juarez (69th
garage) was crossing the intersection. "To my surprisi
Carothers writes, "the bus driver waited for me on the otl
side of the street, greeted me with a smile, and said he miss
seeing my face among the fares that boarded the bus.
really appreciate his thoughtfulness."

###
When Myron Dellefield, of Blue Island, got off a westbou
Vincennes/I 11 bus at Western, the southbound bus
wanted to take already had the green light to go. "T
driver (Steve Lucas, Beverly garage) noticed that I want
his bus and motioned to me that he would wait," Dellefie
says. "I never saw this driver before and he doesn't knc
me, but I think it was very considerate of him to do this."

CTA TRANSIT NEV,'.

carving Is An Art

I As These CTA Men

Practice It

Ire's one eagle (above left) who had a wooden mallet and chisel taken
thim. That's because he was carved out of Honduras mahogany by
El Ashley. Pictured at right are four of Bill's other woodcarving
fijects, among them a spectacular Masonic chain carved from a
tifoot-long piece of native mahogany.

■The shade of difference between wood carving and whittling may be
hd to tell for those unskilled in working with wood.

Not so for William A. Ashley, manager, insurance and pensions, a
r.mber of the National Wood Carver's Association and the National
hod Carver's Museum.

"Wood carving is sculpturing, a disciplined art form that has as its
bis a pre-conceived idea of what the artist is going to create from a
f ce of wood," said Ashley.

"On the other hand, whittling is a casual, leisurely pastime. A wood
iT/er selects his wood carefully, looking for grains and burls he wants
lincorporate into his finished piece.

"To a whittler, any piece of wood is as good as the next. "

Ashley emphasized he wasn't selling whittling short, but merely
owing the difference between the two art forms.

On the wall of Ashley's office is a stylized eagle measuring 20-inches
\de, 10-inches tall and two-inches deep.

"I carved that from a piece of Honduras mahogany," Ashley said
\th an artist's pride. "It took me a couple of weeks using my wooden
iillet, wood chisels and wood carving knives. "

Like most artists, he explained, he only carves when he feels ready
•■it.

Ashley has carved more than 300 pieces since he began 30 years ago.

Besides the eagle in his office, he has a small figure of his son as a
■tie league outfielder, a set of bookends with duck figures, a head of
iddha, a briar pipe bearing his son's likeness and a Masonic chain he
n/ed from a two-foot-long piece of native mahogany.

Besides mahogany, Ashley carves in red cedar, sugar pine, black
ilnut (when he can find any) and briar.

Over the years, Ashley has given most of his pieces as gifts to rela-
tives and friends. The remaining ones are displayed in his home in
Elmhurst.

Another active wood carver in the CTA is Robert A. Roesing,
supervisor, rail janitor service. Maintenance Department.

Roesing has gone into wood carving on the grand scale. Among
his pieces is an Indian figure he carved from a 300-pound poplar log.

This six-foot-tall figure, which he calls "Hern," is dwarfed by a
10-foot-tall totem pole he carved from another poplar log. This totem,
painted in appropriate Indian colors, is installed in the rear yard of
his home in Palos Hills.

Roesing said he has been carving for about five years. He has com-
pleted five smaller totem poles along with various miniature animals,
birds and an alligator.

He works with various woods and now has plans to carve a 14-inch
by 10-inch duck - - if he finds just the right piece of wood.

BIG Dates Icta pensioners

When the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organization
held its January dinner meeting at Mangam's Chateau in
suburban Lyons, the new CTA calendar was a surprise
feature. As shown at left, Harold Geissenheimer, man-
ager of general operations, and other CTA officials were
on hand to give copies of the reminiscent calendar to
all retirees present. Joe Nolan, right, president of the
group, was the first recipient. Later, Mrs. Dorothy
Parker, retired Loop ticket agent, handed out copies
to guests at the tables, such as Clarence Voss, shown
here at right. The calendar, issued in honor of CTA's
30th year of history, marks all the important dates of
CTA history. Pictures were selected to show every CTA
chairman and general manager in the course of depict-
ing the major CTA events. (CTA Photos by Rich
Stanton)

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BBEGMBllHEH To CTA's Irish!

. . Sheen on blarney (page 2)

. . Murphy on jigs (page 4)

. . Berry on baseball (page 18)

. . Camera on the old sod (page 19)

. McNamara and Berry on the stone (page 20)

ti\t^

A Lesson In Blarney

by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

. . excerpts from an address delivered at the 1976 din-
ner of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago

... So how shall I thank you
or baloney?

with blarnev

You know, there' s a world of difference between
the two. Blarney is praise and flattery, laid on
so thin that you like it. Baloney is laid on so thick
you don't swallow it.

For an example of blarney: I heard, at a birth-
day dinner, someone say to a lady (for it was her
birthdaj'): "Please tell us how old you are for I
would like to know at what age women are most
beautiful."

That's blarney.

And, a toast that I heard once, paid Ijy a lius-
band to a wife ... He raised his glass and said,
"Here's to a face that would stop a clock, and bid
all time stand still to contemplate her bcaut>-."

That is blarney.

I once asked a husband what he would like to
be if he could come back to this earth two years
after he died. He said liis wife's second husband.

That is blarney.

Now laaloney is what you see advertised, for
example . . . if you smoke a certain brand of cig-
arettes, you'll bv like some brave cowljoy in the
mythical country of Marlboro.

... I must tell you how blarney got started , ,
. During the days of the good Queen Bess in the
sixteenth century, there was a deliberate attempt
on her part to take possession of Irish castles.
And she had her eye, particularly, on Blarney
Castle.

The Blarney was then occupied by a Donald
McDonald. And Elizabeth sent over a certain
Lord Carou to ask McDonald for the key to the
property. And McDonald said, "0,the most gra-
cious Queen, how we love her — and as a token
of our love and as a pledge that I will give to her
Blarney Castle, I give you a stone from Blarney
Castle." And McDonald gave to Lord Carou one
of tlw tremendously large stones which he trans-
poi'ted back to Queen Elizabeth.

But the deed was not fortlicoming. Six months j

later, Loi'd Carou was sent over a second time, .j

McDonald said, "O, her majesty, we adore her, ,1

and as a pledge of our love and adoration, I give '

to you this pledge of giving Blarney Castle." And i

Lord Carou went back with a second stone. '

Six months later, the third — and finally Queen j

Elizabeth said, " 'Tis not tlie castle he's giving '

you, it's the blarney." |

And from that day to this, blarney means the |

gift of wheedling speech that talked Queen Eliza- !

beth out of a castle. '■

That's baloney.

That's the origin of Ijlarnev.

CTA TRANSIT NE\}

Boom Boom Twins

They Make The Big
Moving Jobs
Look Easy

CTA's Valley Forge crane (left) takes on a
"heavy load" in the lower yard, 313 E, 63rd St.,
its headquarters when it is not out on the CTA's
rapid transit system assisting maintenance crews.
The photo above shows George Frailey (stand-
ing) and Elmer Aust, the operators of the
100,000-pounder and the "light-weight" S363
crane which weighs 90,000 pounds. They have
been working together for 27 years. (Photo by
Rich Stanton)

George Frailey and Elmer Aust are not shrinking violet
ties.

Neither are the two pieces of equipment they operate for
t!CTA.

But the men and their magnificent machines can be as
gitle as kittens when the occasion calls for it.

Frailey and Aust are operators of the Maintenance Depart-
nnt's impressive cranes which weigh about 50 tons each and
a among the CTA's largest pieces of mobile equipment.

Frailey is a big, gruff-looking man. Aust is a cigar smok-
ii, barrel chested smaller version of Frailey. They have been
vrking together as CTA crane operators for 27 years.

Frailey and Aust operate the 100,000-pound Valley Forge
cne which bears the CTA's red, white and blue color
Sieme, and the 97,000 pound S-363 crane they have nick-
rned "Bessie" and which is painted gray.

Working with Frailey and Aust on various jobs are assist-
a: crane operators Joseph Lacy and Albert Meeks and crane
curator helper James Simpson.

Dn a wintry day recently, Frailey, Aust and Lacy had the
Cne at the Skokie Shop. Their job was to move a 40-foot-
lig boom from a scrapped crane into a buyer's truck.

Jp in the cramped cab of the Valley Forge, Aust pulled
liers and adjusted instruments to move the crane from out-
se the Skokie Shop to the inside site of the scrapped crane
aJ the waiting truck.

^ust directed the crane with a deft touch. He raised the
Mley Forge's boom slightly to let CTA workers fasten
appling chains around the old boom.

Touching the controls again, Aust "revved up" his crane's

15-horsepower diesel engine, raised the 8,000-pound scrap
PJ boom from its resting place, swung it around, and gently
S; down his four-ton load into the bed of the waiting truck

with a soft "thud."

"You name it," Frailey said over the roar of the Valley
Forge's engine, "and we've probably moved it - if it's near
the CTA's tracks.

"We helped remove heavy sections of unused parts of the
Loop 'L' structure, we've picked up trucks that have crashed
into the CTA's expressway rights-of-way, moved temporary
platforms, welded rails, bundles of ties, lengths of railings,
loaded scrapped 'L' cars into railroad car gondolas and have
helped demolish CTA buildings with our wrecker's ball."

Frailey, Aust and Lacy and the Valley Forge had journey-
ed from their home base in the lower yard at 313 E. 63rd
St. on the CTA's North-South route to the Skokie Swift
route and the Skokie Shop at 3701 Oakton, Skokie.

It takes the power from a four-car work train to pull the
Valley Forge and its accompanying tool car on such a long
trip. The tool car carries the crane's accessories, including a
large electro-magnet, a massive scoop shovel, wrecker's ball
and grappling chains. The tool car also provides a resting
place for the crane's 50-foot-long boom.

The Valley Forge and the S-363 cranes are mounted on
their own wheel-based platforms and can be moved for short
distances from inside their cabs with third rail power.

Frailey and Aust began working as a team back in 1948.
They both started their careers with the former Chicago
Rapid Transit Company - a CTA predecessor.

Frailey is the "senior" member of the team. He is 58
years ola and began work in March, 1941.

Aust is the "junior" member. He is 57 and began work in
May, 1941.

Together, with their giant cranes, they make the hard jobs
look easy.

AARCH. 1977

CTA Colleen Teaches Irish Dancing

"It Is as much fun as it is spirited and demanding."

That is how Miss Ann Murphy, wage rate clerk in
CTA's Labor Relations Department, describes her a-
vocation — Irish dancing.

Ann, who is 22, has been a student of Irish dancing
since she was four. Five years ago, she began teach-
ing Irish dances, and she has since become certified
as an instructor by the Irish Dancing Commission of
Dublin. She also is a member of the Irish Dancing
Teachers Association of Mid-America.

"There are two general types of Irish dancing - the
ceili (pronounced kaley) and step dancing," she explains.

"Ceili dancing may include as many as 16 dancers,"
she says. "The intricate, vigorous movements tell the
story of a historical event. Among the most popular
ceili dances are the Siege of Ennis and the Siege of
Carrick. These dances can last 10 to 15 minutes.

"The dancers portray the parts of the attackers and
the defenders and, of course, the defenders always win
the battle."

Irish dance music usually is provided by an accor-
dionist and a fiddler, sometimes supplemented by a
drummer. The beat is a vigorous, staccato rhythm.

Step dancing has four basic movements called reel,
jig, hornpipe and slip jig.

"There are a lot of styles used in step dancing,"
Ann says, "Each of Ireland's 32 counties (including
the six counties in Northern Ireland) feature their own
particular variations. Since many Chicagoans of Irish
descent trace their families toCounty Mayo, that coun-
ty's style is very popular here."

Stepdances, which are usually performed individual-
ly, last from one minute to six minutes with fast or
slow rhythms.

"Irish dancing is an ever changing art form," says
Ann, "When I was a child, dances included a lot of
foot stamping and hand clapping. Now, Irish dancing
has become more precise and is changing itself into a
form of classical ballet because that is the way the
dancers want to express themselves. "

One of the most popular of the Irish step dances
the jig. And, here too, there are variations.

"There's a single jig, a double jig and a treble ji
each danced with the spirit and joy as only the Iri
can dance," says Ann.

Ami Murphy (pictured above) '
CTA is a member of the Irif
Dancing Teachers Associatioi
The picture at left, of Irish danc
ers, was supplied by Dennis Dei
naliy and was made at his Iris
dancing school.

CTA TRANSIT NEW'

eta engineering department

projects in progress

The 61st St, terminal (west side of structure shown above left) is one of three yards,
six garages and two parl< 'n' ride lots being enclosed under an extensive fence-building
program now nearing completion. The $285,000 program provides for the installation
of 22,000 feet of fencing to protect equipment and property from theft and vandalism and
to keep people from entering hazardous areas. A large sliding gate at Slcokie Shop
(below right) is one of 20 included in the program, which also calls for the partial en-
closure of 11 bus turnarounds.

mRCH, 1977

WINTER CAMP FOR RAIL RENEWAL: Al-
though track renewals during winter monthi
are slowed by inclement weather, activit;
in steel fabrication shops is at warm pitch
This view of West Shops shows portion o|
special track work being fabricated for tw(
high priority construction projects — re-
newal of Des Plaines terminal (JobOrdei
9638) scheduled for completion in mid-1978
and renewal of tracks 1 and 2 between Law-
rence and Howard on the North-South, du(
for completion by the end of this year. Whei«
summer comes, the rails will be ready foiij
installation.

PROFILE STRUCTURE: New cross gir-
ders, new columns and new footings are be-
ing installed on the South side main line be-
tween Michigan and Indiana avenues. Foot-
ings have been completely installed and
structure shimming is in progress. Iron-
workers arc installing shim plates to cor-
rect structure profile and create clearance
for the cross girders and columns.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS]

Spanish Bus Drivers Highlight Service To Public

In the course of my work as community representative for tfie
''ubiic Affairs Department, I sometimes have occasion to interview
lispanic-American employees.

This month I would like to report on four Hispanic bus drivers
'ho say they get much satisfaction from their work and who recognize
ne Job's importance in building good will for CTA.
' Some riders underestimate tfie complex role of a bus driver. Op-

erating employees, and particularly bus drivers, are front-line public
relations representatives. They have direct contact with thousands
of riders a day. Their performance, appearance and attitude reflect
the CTA image.

The following drivers have been commended by their immediate
supervisors and CTA riders who have observed their good performance:

W^.^Jt.

CTA Profile by Elda Leal

ijef's Talk It Out-

llablemos Sobre Esq
Que Nos Molesta

We all have good days and bad days. They come and they go. But,
■ nittedly, sometimes the bad days seem to stay around longer. If you
fnk you have a problem on the job, your first step is to have a talk
v:h your immediate supervisor. Discuss the situation; make an effort
t reach an amicable solution. Remember, you have a union to repre-
s t you in contract matters.

We must be willing to understand each other. If there should be
cack of communication, however, and you feel you have exhausted
c other possibilities, the place to get in touch with is the Human
flations Department. Your consultation will be strictly confidential.
It. for counselling, air your problems. The Human Relations staff
v> established for just that reason - - to help you.

Call them at 664-7200, Extensions 2119, 2125 or 2130 to set up an
aiointment. If necessary, on-site consultations can also be arranged.

Members of the Human Relations staff include Fred King, personnel
rnager; Alice Dungan, secretary; Marjorie Holmes, Michael Cook,
al Edgar Angel (who handles consultations for Spanish-speaking
epioyees), human relations specialists.

li\RCH, 1977

Mario Armendariz (far left top) of Forest Glen Garage is an eight-
year employee of CTA. He is a native of San Pedro, Sula, Honduras
(Central America). Mario says: "To be polite and welcome riders
with a friendly smile costs me nothing and helps me make life a little
bit more pleasant."

Felicitas Borges (center top), also of Forest Glen, with two years
at CTA, is a native of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. She is one of the
female Latin American bus drivers. Her presence elicits a double take
from riders, when they see an attractive petite woman behind the
wheel. "The job might be regarded mostly for men but I like it,"
says Felicitas. "I also like my role as a woman. I sew most of my own
and my daughter's clothes, love to cook and do a lot of decorating
around the house, as well as knitting and crocheting. My femininity is
intact and my life has changed positively since I became a bus driver
and have had the opportunity to meet so many different people."

Victor Manuel Matos (right top), North Park Garage, a four-year
CTA employee, is a native of Guantanamo, Cuba. He is an ambitious
young man who is happy in his work. He knows how to deal with the
public and was recently commended for turning in a wallet containing
valuable articles.

Vidal Fuentes of Forest Glen (bottom left), a four-year employee,
is a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Commendations for him arrive so
frequently that when a letter is received complimenting driver 9544,
Customer Services immediately knows who it is. He has already filled
a scrapbook with his commendations. His secret is that he likes people
and regards all riders as important.

Congratulations to Choferes Latino Americanos (Latin American
Bus Drivers) social club. They held an open house Feb. 25 at 3913 W.
North Ave. Food and refreshments and dancing till dawn were the
main events. The group is headed by Jorge Rojas as president, Celia
Rincones as secretary, and Gregorio Lugo as treasurer. The organ-
ization will strive to develop unified programs aimed at personal
growth, better education and solutions to community problems.

(CTA photos by Rich Stanton)

Human Relations staff pictured above are, left to right, standing: Edgar
Angel, Michael Cook, Fred King, manager, and Marjorie Holmes. At
the telephone Is Alice Dungan.

Magic - Almost

These Two Girls Know How It Is Done

Would you believe that this sentence was set in six differ-
ent types of fonts?

What is a font? It is a specific type style which can be
used to set copy. It can also be used for style, or to emphasize
an article. Or, to credit photos by .

It can get downright fancy if you want it to. It can be
BOLD, or soft. It can be sans seraph or seraph. It can
be BIG or i.ttie

But mainly, it is used by Adele Monson and Mary Brader
to do a numerous variety of forms design for all of CTA's
various departments.

The fonts fit into an IBM Composer - - a mini-computer
used to produce quality direct-impression type setting. It
produces justified (flush-left-and-right) and centered material
in one typing process. The machine consists of two inte-
grated parts - - a printer and a memory.

Basically, it is used like an ordinary typewriter - - but one
that you code for information to automatically produce
camera-ready copy or copy for multilith purposes. And it
is quite simple. To feed it, you hit the "entry" button, press
the code bar down, type the letter "\" (for "justifying") at
the left-hand margin, tab to the required pica width for the
specific copy you are setting, then hit your carriage return,
and you are ready to type your text. Once it is typed, put
in a fresh sheet of paper and put your entry button up,
depress your section start key, then depress the auto key,
and the machine will type your final copy - - automatically
justified.

Adele and Mary say it took them only about three days
to learn how to operate the Composers.

Some of the work they do - - and there is a lot - - includes
(of course) the Transit News magazine, bus schedules, justi-
fied pamphlets for Personnel Development, financial book
(at least six different ones) outlines for Accounting depart-
ment, and forms which are filled in either by hand or by
typewriter.

There are also organization charts for Accounting depart-
ment, trip sheets for Transportation which are used by bus
drivers, ticket agent reports, and the CTA organization
chart.

Adele and Mary also design various other forms requested
by different areas. Layout of the CTA telephone directory
and the Merchandise Mart telephone listing, microfiche
layout of all the bus schedules in the RTA region ■ ■ these
are also done by Forms Design. Overhead transparencies
are done here. These are plastic sheets on which type is
imprinted photographically off a regular sheet, to be shown
in an overhead projector, used in training programs and
by the Datacenter.

Adele Monson (left) and Mary Brader. (CTA photo by Eric Blakef

Both Adele and Mary find their job fun and hectic. "\i\
very interesting and creative," says Adele, who started wi(
CTA on Dec. 26, 1950, "but it is a 'slow' type of woir
The typing is fast, but the different forms require quite-
bit of graphics - - lining up with the copy, drawing t'
different boxes. Working on the drawing board is whd
the time is consumed."

Mary, who came here on Jan. 12, 1970, agrees: "It:
fun, and the way the Composer automatically types I,
you after you program it is fantastic. But it requires p
cision; the drawing part of it has to be neat and accurate." '

Both girls get rough drafts of forms from CTA's depci
ments, and work up these rough drafts into neat, busina
type forms which can really be called works of art.

They keep a record of all the forms which are orders-
date ordered, amount of copies, and by whom they ;
ordered. Adele estimates that they do an average of 1
to 70 forms a month, new and revised. That means thit,
to four forms a day in addition to all the other vario!
type-setting requests. Some are easy, but some are c!
ficult. "You have to make sure that all the text will '
into the space allotted. That can get tricky sometime:
says Adele. ■

When asked how they would feel about type-setti'
their own story, Adele and Mary said: "We think it w'
be interesting to type about ourselves. It is a more 'p
sonal' request and it will be interesting to see what we ^
in print." :

What Is Happening In Management Education

CTA's new management education program (MEP), being developed
by Personnel Development, gets under way this spring with a series of
pilot programs. The MEP is designed to provide a comprehensive,
coordinated, career-oriented training program for managerial em-
ployees at all levels.

Through interviews with prospective management trainees, Personnel
Development identified the most significant needs in this area as
communication, human resource development and delegation. The
assessment process also pinpointed training needs specific to each

level of management.

To meet these needs, the MEP will emphasize: the organizatio
and structural aspects of the manager's role; the intermediary ni
and management skills, and supervision and control of the work ■[
uation.

The MEP is scheduled to be in full operation by fall and to contir|
for at least four years, with one segment being run each month. Fj
further information, contact S. W. Maginnis, director. Personnel ('
velopment. Room 756, Merchandise Mart. '

CTA TRANSIT NEV^i

insr i>/l:e:is/lo:rx^a^is/l

'RANK P. ALLEN, 79, Forest Glen,

Emp. 6-15-21, Died 1-06-77

lRTHUR V. AMBERG, 65, Kedzie,

Emp. 8-11-41, Died 1-11-77

JRNST J. ANDERSON. 83. Limits.

Emp. 2-02-21, Died 2-04-77

OSEPH BABKA, 80, West Shops,

Emp. &-06-45, Died 1-28-77

[AROLD W. BLUHM, 72, Lawndale,

i:mp, 6-16-43. Died 1-25-77

»BERT BUEGE, 52, Forest Glen,

Emp. 7-28-48. Died 2-07-77

lANIEL CL^'NE. 86. Devon,

Emp. 3-31-20, Died 1-24-77

AYMOND W. COLE. 65, Beverly,

Emp. 11-16-36. Died 1-08-77

EORGE R. DEARING. 78, Electrical.

Emp. 2-21-39. Died 1-23-77

OMER M. DOUGLASS. 72, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 10-06-42. Died 1-08-77

AULINE C. DUNNE. 90. North Section.

Emp. 3-24-30. Died 1-23-77

DRENZO FERMO, 80, Way & Structures.

kmp. 11-01-30. Died 2-18-77

'HOMAS FLANAGAN. 77. 69th Street,

pmp. 5-29-43, Died 1-08-77

i^LLIAM D, FRANK, 80, Beverly,

Emp. 12-24-22. Died 1-16-77

ARVEY J. GEHMAN, 77. North Park.

Emp. 5-12-26, Died 1-31-77

nLLIAM A. GILLES, 66. District C,

•:mp. 9-21-36, Died 1-21-77

OL GRAFF. 72, Limits,

Emp. 3-10-43, Died 1-30-77

ATRICK HEGARTY. 92. Elston,

Emp. 5-16-19, Died 1-25-77

lATRICK J. HEIRTY. 75, Limits,

^mp. 4-01-25, Died 1-25-77

ARON M. HENTON, 60, Maintenance.

Emp. 3-31-48. Died 1-24-77

ATRICK J. KETT. 72, North Avenue,
'mp. 10-27-42. Died 1-02-77
ILSIE A. KILROY, 79, West Section,
Cmp. 10-18-43, Died 1-22-77

OHN KRSTENANSKY. 86, West Shops.

imp. 2-24-36, Died 1-21-77

EORGE LaFAIRE, 95. South Section.

:mp. 9-13-18. Died 1-21-77

pHNE LANE. 71. Maintenance.

;tnp. 2-27-29. Died 1-04-77

>HN G. LASKEY, 66, 77th Street.

tap. 12-19-40. Died 1-20-77

LBERT F. MANZKE, 83, 69th Street,

imp. 9-15-27, Died 1-02-77

ORGAN E. MASON. 77, Forest Glen.

:mp. 1-29-25, Died 1-09-77

3N H. MULLINAX. 66, North Avenue,

mp. 8-19-43, Died 1-14-77

OYR. MUNGAI, 71, West Section,

mp. 4-09-28, Died 1-18-77

pRDELL H. NELSON, 59, 52nd Street,

imp. 9-18-45, Died 1-02-77

'ILLIAM P. O'BRIEN, 63, West Section,

mp. 1-09-43, Died 2-02-77

PTER PRETO. 63, Maintenance,

Imp. 6-24-36, Died 1-28-77

|4LTER A. SERAFIN, 70, Forest Glen,

imp. 8-25-41, Died 1-21-77

Service anniversaries
in March

40 years

C. R. Matuszevuski

Electrical

35 years

C. C. Cordek, North Avenue

E. L. Dieden, Instruction

L. L. Hagen, South Shops

G. L. Karrison, Douglas-Congress

H. L. McCauley, Howard-Kimball

A. D. Mullozzi, North Avenue

G. L. Wilson, Howard-Kimball

30 years

C. Berndt, Maintenance
J. Brodie Jr., Wilson

J. Donofrio, North Avenue

L. Drzewicki, North Park

A. Florek, Archer

Fortuna, Beverly
. B. Goldsby, Archer

J. Haimann, Archer
. L. Harris, North Section

D. Hughes, 69th Street
Johnson, Beverly

J. Joyce, Forest Glen
Lemke, Forest Glen
F. Madden, Insurance
M. McNamara, Materials Mgt.
C. Meeker, Claims
. A. Mount, Ashland
Mullin, Beverly
L. Mustacchi, Utility
P. Nieman, South Shops
J. Noreen, Beverly
H. Opfergelt, North Avenue
Pala, 77th Street
Phillips, 52nd Street
H. Smith, South Shops

F. Straza, North Avenue
H. Tadevic, South Shops

G. Toft, North Avenue
J. Wiesoiek, Electrical
M. Wilson, Forest Glen

Yodual, South Shops

25 years

J. v. Barrett, Forest Glen

G. D. Burns, Ashland

L. E. Culiinan, Agents

R. J. Demske, Electrical

D. E. Fitzgibbon, Utility

J. D. Munyer, Claims

W. B. Nichols, Production/Supply

R.Wilson, Central District

A. Woolfolk, Archer

THOMAS F. SHEEHAN, 69. 77th Street,

Emp. 9-25-51, Died 1-14-77
IRVING SHER. 64. North Section,

Emp. 9-22-42. Died 1-26-77
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN, 79. Revenue.

Emp. 8-10-22. Died 1-13-77
ELMER C. TELSCHOW. 69. North Avenue,

Emp. 9-25-29. Died 12-26-76
JOSEPH T. VALCHAR. 76. Lawndale.

Emp. 7-23-23. Died 1-05-77
JOHN P. WALTHER, 66, Forest Glen.

Emp. 10-01-52. Died 1-04-77
WALTER A. WEISSGERBER. 69. Kimball.

Emp. 4-29-42. Died 1-27-77

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume XXX

Number 3

Published for

employees and retirees of the

Chicago Trans

I Authoritv. under the direction

of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager

J. H.Sm

th. Director of Publications

Christir

e Borcic, Managing Editor

Distributed f

ee of charge to all active and

retired CTA

mployees. Annual subscription

price to othe

s. $2.00. Address communica-

tions to CTA

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Merchandise

Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois

60654.

ARCH, 1977

Operation : Barrier

The 12-ton barrier on the Wabash and Lake curve of the
Loop 'L' was built and installed in one weekend. It is shown
above, painted, and in Monday morning service. (Photo bv
Ben Cadncy)

The CTA's Engineering and Maintenance Depart-
ments combined forces over the weekend of Feb. 12-13
for Especial project of erecting a large steel restrain-
ing barrier at the outer edge of the Loop elevated curve
at Lake street and Wabash avenue — site of the acci-
dent of Feb. 4.

The project was conceived by George Krambles, gen-
eral manager, as an extra precautionary measure in
addition to the standard guard rails which are used
throughout the elevated system.

Until the Feb. 1 accident, rapid transit trains had
operated around the Lake- Wabash curve without inci-
dent since 1897. At present, 1,000 trains on a weekday
pass that curve, 500 in each direction.

During the SOyears, appro.\imately 24 million trains
consisting of 104 million cars have passed this curve
with an estimated 2 billion 700 million riders.

Consi.sting of two large girders put together as a
box girder, the new restraining barrier is 59 feet long.

4 feet high and 2 feet wide, and weighs 12 tons. Trf
girders were obtained from an unused portion of tt:
south side elevated right-of-way.

Ronald Rolsing, superintendent of structural engii
neering, was in charge of the design of the restrainir
barrier, and was assisted by Patrick McCarthy, supee
visor of bridges and structures, who helped to direi
the work. Also directing the work in the field was Waltfi
Gaedtke, superintendent of track and structures.

William Strozewski, general foreman, directed tt
work of the ironworkers. The ironworkers were ToJ
Gardiner, Ken Paetsch,Joe White, Jim McKee.Al Men I
Nick Mitchell, Barty Greco, Jim McMahon, Frank Snei
Al McCann and Tony Flores. Working with them wei
Sam Oliveri, Noel McNamara and Nick Cinquepalml
ironworker driver-helpers, and Bennie Wardlow, iron
worker helper.

Other CTA employes who worked on the project wei
Quentin Michalczewski, flagman; Frank Mendyk, Job
Cichorcki, and George lsdale,teainsters, and a crewc
painters consisting of Harry Andrews, foreman, and P£
White, Richard Krueger,Pate Forde and Dan Dingmar

CTA TRANSIT NEW^l

ioard

Authorizes
Service
nprovements

The March meeting of the Chicago Transit Board produced these developments
for improving CTA service:

* Start of delivery of 196 new rapid transit cars after several months of revenue
service testing of four initial cars.

* Authorization of an architectural consulting contract for modernizing the Loyola
and Granville stations on the north elevated route.

* Awarding of a construction contract for six substation buildings in a program of
modernizing the electrical power distribution for rapid transit operations.

* Extension of a major bus route to serve the area of the Altgeld Gardens public
housing development on the far south side.

ii nning with the arrival March 3 of two cars by freight train shipment
ri Philadelphia, the new rapid transit cars are being delivered at a
a of at least 10 cars a month. Full delivery of the new fleet is ex-
ited to be completed by late spring or early summer in 1978. Ini-
\*l, the new cars are to be broken in on the combination Eisenhower
ir Logan Square-Kennedy routes, where similar cars are in service.
Vit sufficient numbers of the new cars have been delivered, most of
h;new fleet is to be assigned to the North-South, Ravenswood and
Etfiston Express routes.

A contract for $2,935,000 was awarded to E. C. Ernst Midwest, Inc.,
5213 Otto ave., as the low bidder, for the construction of six new
substation buildings - - four on the Eisenhower rapid transit route and
two on the Douglas route. The contract also calls for the installation
of new power rectifiers and transformers, which already are on order
from another company. The contract is the latest part of a $34-million
program that has been under way for the CTA rapid transit system
since 1962. The electric power is purchased from Commonwealth
Edison Company as 12,000 volt alternating current, and is transformed
at 37 CTA substations to 600 volt direct current needed for the rapid
transit car motors. Twenty-three of the 37 substations have now been
modernized under the program for which funds have been provided by
the CTA, Commonwealth Edison, the City of Chicago, and the federal
and state governments.

r( Board authorized the retention of the firm of Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy, of
!'. N. Dearborn St., for architectural consulting services at a fee not to exceed $202,369 for the
ition modernization projects. The contract is subject to concurrence by the federal govern-
nn's Urban Mass Transportation Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Fi federal and state governments already have allocated approximately $2,100,000 for the
L ola station and $1 ,100,000 for the Granville station. The modernization plans provide for the
nallation of an escalator at Granville and two escalators at Loyola. An elevator shaft also is to be
3wided at each station for the possible future installation of elevators (artist's renderings above).

Busy Month For Brabec
Edward F. Brabec, vice chair-
man of the CTA, has more
than public transportation to
keep him occupied this month.
He is the general chairman of
this year's St. Patrick's Day
parade and the current presi-
dent of the Irish Fellowship
Club of Chicago which holds
its annual banquet on
March 17.

The Board heard an interesting presentation by Gene Fregetto, specification
engineer. Materials Management, on how CTA's rapid transit railroad ties
are manufactured and cured for maximum durability. The picture, one of
those shown in the slide presentation, shows the ties coming from the curing
kiln at the Koppers plant in Mississippi.

Day At CTA
These employees spent a day at CTA, touring
the offices to get an idea of Mart operations.
In the picture above, left to right, are J. J.
Repplinger, manager of Maintenance; Lawrence
Sucsy, Board member; Pat Marzullo, Plant
Maintenance; James Pollick, bus & truck
mechanic; James Pankonen, director of
Vehicle Maintenance; James Dudley, super-
visor. Safety; Ike Rivers, bus repairer; Harold
Biggs, car repairer, and Harold Geissenheimer,
General Operations manager. The picture
below shows, left to right, Bertrand Hart-
field, switchman; Donald Walsh, Board
member; James Blaa, manage'. Transporta-
tion; Frank Queen, switchman; Mr. Geissen-
heimer, and Joseph Sparks, bus driver.

MRCH, 7977

commendation
corner

Young: Info Specialist

Charles B. Young (West Section), conductor on the
Logan Square-Kennedy route, was commended by Mrs.
Gertrude Curran, of Park Ridge, for making "the ride
pleasant and interesting." Mrs. Curran wrote: "He
called the station names articulately; explained the
transfers that could be made at certain stations; gave
additional information about locations near each stop,
and wished his passengers a pleasant day."

ridden CTA. He was very polite, and I observed \'\
going out of his way several timesfor people who ■
running to get on the bus,"

Dougan: Warmer Upper

Clarence R. Dougan (Beverly Garage), driving I
No. 112 Vincennes/111 route, showed special conside
ation for his riders on an especially cold mornlng.a
cording to Charles W. Pederson, of St. Louis aveni
Pederson explained: "I was several hundred feet frdlJ
the corner when I saw the bus go past the empty stol
I dreaded having to wait for another bus in the neaij!
zero weather. The driver must have recognized lil
as a regular rider because he stopped the bus and wait,:
for me. I am very grateful," |

Hightower: Humorous Kind

The performance of Peyton Hightower (77th St. Ga-
rage) as a bus driver on the No. 27 South Deer ing route
was singled out by Mrs. Darlene Collins, of Saginaw
avenue, who wrote: "On the days when I'm tired and
weary after a hard day's work, I'll catch that bus and
everything seems to come alive. The driver is so en-
tertaining; he makes everybody on the bus feel happy.
He is such a nice, warm, humorous kind of man. Thank
you for having drivers like him."

Clay: Warns Of Bumps

C onsideration for the safety and comfort of his ride
was the tribute paid to Moses Clay, Jr. (52nd St.Garag
by Mrs. Betty Spotser, of Cornell avenue. She wrot
"That young man is so polite and concerned about t)
safety and comfort of his passengers. He handles b
bus on the No. 6 Jeffery route superbly, and warns h
riders of unavoidable potholes that make for a rou:
ride. The tone of his voice is sincere and kind."

Evans: Skillful Driver

Despite slippery street conditions, John K. Evans
(52nd St. Garage) was "right on time with his first run
of the day" with his bus on the No. 1 Drexel/Hyde Park
route, reported Mrs. Lillian Fletcher, of Stony Island
avenue. She added: "His careful and skillful driving
resulted in a pleasant ride with not a single skid. I no
longer enjoy driving and am most grateful that you are
able to find a young man of the caliber of the driver
with badge No. 6102 (Evans)."

Reynolds: Distinct

Ms.Niki A. Reynolds (Forest Glen Garage) was cite,
by Mrs. LaVonne L.Roos.of Goodman street, for bei«
a bus driver who performs "far above her regular dv
ties." The rider explained: "She is a capable drive
who is courteous to everyone and who calls every stre!
name distinctly. Passengers board to a smile and, U[.
on leaving, receive a word in keeping with the occ£!
sion. Icommendher for being such a real human being'

Johnson: Very Polite

Courtesy on the part of David W. Johnson (North
Park Garage) in driving on the No. 152 Addison route
caught the attention of Ms. Lisa Small, of Addison street.
She explained: "He is one of the most courteous and con-
siderate drivers I have ever seen in all the vears I've

Marren: Helps Seniors

Michael J. Marren (North Park Garage), driver c
the No. 151 Sheridan route, attracted the attention <
Mrs. May Hurley, of Evanston, for his patience an
courtesy. Mrs. Hurley wrote: "It so happened ther
were a number of confused senior citizens waiting t
board the bus on State street, and in each instance h
tried very hard to straighten out their problems an
give them the advice and directions they needed."

CTA TRANSIT NEWi i

Bus District Heads Named

Three new bus district superintendents

le been named by the manager of Trans-
frtation. All three were appointed assist-
a; superintendents. Service, last year.
Vlljert C. Rohl, now superintendent, Dis-
tct A, joined the Chicago Surface Lines as
a;onductor in 1942. He became asupervi-
£r in 1952, a traffic supervisor in 19G0,
si a district supervisor in 1970. In 1973
bwas named district superintendent, and
tifoUowingyear, assistant superintendent.

James E. Ohse, superintendent. District
I? is a 30-year veteran who served as a
s*-eetcar conductor before becoming a bus
(Aerator in 1955. He was named traffic
^ervisor in 1961 and district supervisor
i,1973. Lawson L. Matthews, superinten-
cnt. District C, joined CTA in 1949, also
i a streetcar conductor, becoming a bus
dver in 1952. In 1962 he was appointed
tiffic super\'isor; in 1970, instructor, and,
11974, district supervisor.

In the Maintenance Department, Robert
J Stavinga, former unit supervisor, track

construction, has been appointed supervi-
sor, track and roadway maintenance. Tho-
mas J. Staunton, former unit supervisor,
track maintenance, has become unit super-
visor, track construction, and Charles Dun-
kins, former track foreman, is now unit su-
pervisor, track maintenance.

John Holcomb, former architectural de-
signer. Engineering, has been named super-
visor, architectural drafting, in the same
department. In Accounting, Garth Dill has
moved from accounting specialist to super-
visor, accounts receivable. Now methods &
procedures analyst. Accounting, is Maynard
Ellis, former bus service supervisor. Dis-
trict D.

Also new in Accounting, as accounts pay-
able clerks, are Ametta Driver, former
ticket agent. South Section, and Sharon Love,
former calculating machine operator in the
same section. Stenographer PriscillaKam-
radt has been reassigned from Claims Law
& Real Estate to Engineering.

In Materials Management, Santina Field

has moved from stenographer, specifica-
tions, to material claim clerk. Purchasing.
Former South Section ticket agent Kay Smith
is now medical technician. Medical Depart-
ment. Dorothy Etscheid, former typist,
Operations Planning, has been named re-
tirement record clerk, Insurance & Pen-
sions.

Three former bus operators -have been
appointed service truck chauffeurs in
Transportation. They are Freddie Daniels
(North Ave), Rufus Piatt (77th St.), and
Charles Riley (Limits).

Now in Maintenance at Skokie Shop are
shop tractor operator Ronald Gamer, for-
mer janitor, Limits, and Michael Bartolai,
carpenter apprentice who was formerly
blacksmith and welder apprentice. Plant
Maintenance. Also at Skokie, Chester Sey-
mour, Jr., former shopman, has been re-
assigned as electrical worker. At South
Shops, Edward Shields, Jr. has moved from
production record clerk to production clerk.

i;rtrude and Alfred Benbow celebrated
plr 65th wedding anniversary Feb. 17
■ the Royal Inn. Mr. Benbow started with
licago Surface Lines in 1929 at the Cottage
■ovebarn. Their son, daughter-in-law and
lUghter celebrated with them. Mr. Benlx)W
■,ll be 84 in May. Congratulations!

NEW PENSIONERS

SAM BAKER, Operator.

North Park, Emp. 3-06-44
GEORGE R. BATTERSON, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 12-10-40
ERNEST F. FELTZ, Collector,

Archer, Emp. 5-09-42
HAROLD W. FELTZ, Chauffeur,

Utility, Emp. 4-15-42
ALLEN GILES, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 2-01-54

"hree - Time Safety Winners

The safety performance which earned
5rth Ave. the fourth quarter 1976 Public
Ifety Award was the lowest quarterly ac-
dent rate in its history— 4.73 per 100,000
;iles of operation. It also was the third
ifety contest North Ave. won during the
iar. At the award ceremonies (upper
ght), drivers Arthur Wike (left) and Iris
orres were presented with special recog-
;tion certificates by Harry Reddrick, di-
;ctor of personnel. In the background is
rthur Hubacz, accident analyst clerk,
ublic Safety.

Another three-time wiimer in 1976 was
ongress terminal, which had only one on-
oard passenger fall during the entire
'Urth quarter. With 0.10 accidents per
00,000 car miles operated. Congress had
s lowest quarterly rate ever. Accepting
le award for the terminal (bottom right)

Jim Roberts, superintendent (center).
Tom left to right are Jim Walsh and Har-
'd Thurbush, assistant superintendents;
pberts; Jim Forte, clerk; John Flynn, as-
istant superintendent, Douglas, and Ed
enry, supervisor. Public Safety.

THOMAS J. GREENE, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 2-18-42
CONRAD A. JOHNSON. Collector,

Limits, Emp. 11-08-45
ARTHUR H. JOOST, Conductor,

North Section, Emp. 2-15-46
NATALIE KACZKOWSKI, Record Clerk,

Insurance & Pensions, Emp. 11-01-43
EDWARD J. KENNEDY, Chauffeur,

Utility, Emp. 9-08-41
JOHN MARECEK, Janitor,

Kedzie, Emp. 2-16-48
AUGUST F. MERCURIO, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 5-21-46
KENNETH C. METTLER, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-08-42
RUDOLPH E. NEURAUTER, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 9-07-67
EVAN E. OLMSTEAD, Manager,

Mamtenance, Emp. 7-07-36
JESSE OVERALL, Trackman II,

Maintenance, Emp. 1-29-47
WILLIAM C. PANTLE, Traffic Checker,

Schedules, Emp. 8-11-41
ALBERT A. PAVLIK, Collector,

77th Street, Emp. 11-24-41
JAMES F. RADLOFF, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-03-43
JOSEPH L, SOJKA, Rail Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 9-28-40
THEODORE STANEK, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 2-02-45
JOHN TOUSSAS, Laborer,

Stores, Emp, 2-05-65
WILLIAM J. ZIMOS, Machinist,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 9-08-42

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

EDWARD M. KEY, Conductor,

South Section, Emp, 11-02-53
ANDREW W, SEGAR, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 9-12-57
GEORGE M, STEPTOE, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 2-15-45

'fARCH, 1977

West Shops Has Versatile Artist In Residence

Robert R. (Bob) Booth is the CTA West Shops' unofficial
"artist in residence." His works are proudly displayed in sev-
eral offices there - and he has commissions to do more.

Booth is the jovial materials assignment dispatcher in the
office of Ronald 0. Swindell, superintendent, electrical main-
tenance section.

"The boss asked me to do a work symbolic of public trans-
portation in Chicago," Booth says. He came through with a
3 X 4y2 foot wood panel collage which now hangs in Swin-
dell's outer office. Booth named it "Progress."

The collage includes objects and logos connected with
transit, ranging from a horseshoe to the RTA. These are
mounted in a wood frame darkened with a propane torch.

Booth's southwest side home is his studio. He practices an
unusual art form he calls "tin can art."

"I use beverage cans which have been flattened with the
tops facing forward," he explains. "I use the tops for faces
and the rest of the cans for the figures."

Booth displays a flower made from a twig and a number
of pencil sharpener shavings he meticulously applied with
glue and tweezers to form the blossom and leaves. Artificial
moss forms the base.

Booth has also turned his talents to metal sculpting. He
created "Sea Gulls," two small figures in flight mounted on
long metal wires attached to a wood base for support.

He recently started painting in oils and his collection
shows that he favors landscapes with streams. He also has
done seascapes.

"As a kid I liked to draw," Booth says. "As a young man,
I studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. When I join-
ed the CTA 29 years ago as an electrical department laborer,
I put aside my art work.

"My wife, Delores, and I took up art a couple of years ago
when we got bored staring at the 'boob tube' night after

CTA Ring To Famous Car ^

There's a bit of the CTA in the U.S. Presidential Pullinan
and lounge car now housed in the Gold Coast Railroad
Museum In Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

This specially built bullet-proof car, named the Ferdinand
Magellan, was used by Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and
Eisenhower before the federal government retired it. Presi-
dent Truman used this ear to make his successful 1948
"whistle stop" campaign tour of the nation - given much
credit for Truman's defeat of Thomas E. Dewey.

The C.old Coast Railroad, Inc., a nonprofit organization of
rail fans, bought the Magellan from the federal government as
surplus in 1959. Over the years the rail fans have made a
complete restoration of the car - e.xcept for the lack of four
ceiling light fixture rings.

H. 1-. Price, a former Oak Park resident and now chairman
of the Ferdinand Magellan Committee, asked the CTA if it
could supply such light rings. He recalled the light fixtures
on the CTA's "L" cars as being similar to those of the
Miigellan.

William C. Roman, superintendent. Stores Operations,
Materials Management Department, located four of the
reciuested light fixture rings and sent them to Price.

"Who would have thought," Price said in a letter to the
( I A. "that OIK day Harry Truman's 1948 Campaign Car
would have parts supplied from a Chicago subway car'.' The
(TA IS still Ihe greatest!"

night. She specializes in ceramics, crocheting and sewit
Mrs. Jean Redd, Swindell's secretary, said she has as^

Booth to do a small landscape for her office, too.

"I think his work is great. He shows great sensitivit

she says. (cta photos bv Rich Stan

Pictured above is an interior view of the former V
/'residential Pullman and lonni;e ear to which the CTA a
triluttcd four items.

CTA TRANSIT WEM

fDstman Brings Your Benefacts
It is Month

/ssured Pension
/nd Benefits
Feported For Each
hdividual Employee

The Benefacts Statement, a personalized annual report for em-
piyees, will be delivered to each employee's home by first class mail
ding the month of March, according to William A. Ashley, manager
o:he insurance and pensions department.

Your Benefacts Statement will show you the computed value of
yiir medical, disability, and death benefits on the basis of your age,
liry, and length of service as of December 31, 1976.

It will also show your personalized record of contributions and
e; mated benefits under the CTA retirement plan.

The calculation of retirement benefits, covered under the Benefacts
sdion entitled "Your Security Tomorrow," is based on the assump-
tii that an employee will retire on his or her "normal retirement
de" ■ - the first of the month after the 65th birthday.

The estimated average pension plan annual compensation in the
tnest five completed plan years (within the 10 years immediately
pceding the normal retirement date) as used in Benefacts is calculated
alollows:

^PLOYEE'S ESTIMATED AVERAGE PENSION PLAN ANNUAL
piTH YEAR COMPENSATION

1912 IX 1978 Pension Plan Annual Compensation

+ 4 highest Plan Years of Annual Compensation in
the last 9 Plan Years prior to 1976.
= Total

•5- 5 = Estimated Average Pension Plan Annual Com-
pensation

13 2 X 1976 Pension Plan Annual Compensation
+ 3 highest Plan Years of Annual Compensation in
the last 8 Plan Years prior to 1976.
= Total

-^ 5 = Estimated Average Pension Plan Annual Com-
pensation

14 3 X 1976 Pension Plan Annual Compensation
+ 2 highest Plan Years of Annual Compensation in
the last 7 Plan Years prior to 1976.
= Total

-i- 5 = Estimated Average Pension Plan Annual Com-
pensation

15 4 X 1976 Pension Plan Annual Compensation
+ 1 highest Plan Year of Annual Compensation in

' the last 6 Plan Years prior to 1976.

= Total
I ■!- 5 = Estimated Average Pension Plan Annual Com-

1 pensation

rj 1916 5 X 1976 Pension Plan Annual Compensation

•■ pr later = Total

I -i- 5 = Estimated Average Pension Plan Annual Com-

pensation

For employees with less than one year of service, the benefit is
cfculated using the individual's base rate.

Fitirement Plan Facts

The CTA Retirement Plan has been in effect for more than 27 years,
t'ing that time, more than 16,000 employees have retired and all
he received the pension checks due them under the plan.

Your Personal Statement of Benefits 1976
Chicago Transit Authority

As required by the Retirement Plan (which became effective on
June 1, 1949), the committee appointed as trustee a national bank
located in the City of Chicago having specified financial qualifications.
The Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago,
appointed in 1949, was one of the few Chicago banks that met the
stringent financial requirements specified by the plan.

The Direct contributions to the Retirement Fund starting in 1949
have come to $168,067,464 from the Authority and $1 19,653,555.49
from employees (adjusted for refunds to employees leaving the CTA
before retirement.)

The amount of money paid out in pensions under the plan, starting
in 1949, has been $214,640,575.25. In addition, the assets of the Fund
on December 31, 1976 amounted to $222,375,969.36.

The trustee bank has the obligation of prudently investing the fund.
Section 18 of the Plan specified that the fund may be invested in real
or personal property including, but not limited to "common and pre-
ferred stocks, corporate and governmental obligations, trust and partici-
pation certificates, leaseholds, mortgages and other interests in realty."
Like all similar retirement funds, the value fluctuates somewhat with
the market for such securities.

Administration Of Plan

Pursuant to the written provisions of the plan, the Retirement
Allowance Committee has 10 members. The present committee con-
sists of the following:

P. J. Kole - Chairman - CTA

W. A. Ashley - Secretary - CTA

J. R. Blaa - CTA

E. F. Brabec - CTA

J. E. Hastings - CTA

E. Barley - Union

E. Langosch - Union

W. Spears - Union

J. F. Tiffy - Union

J. E. Touhy - Union

Each committee member has an alternate who attends in his ab-
sence.

The committee administers the plan, including the determination of
eligibility of an employee for retirement or disability allowance, certifi-
cation of the names of employees entitled to benefits and the amounts
thereof, and similar administrative duties.

Important activities concerning the retirement fund are documented
in writing each year. The trustee files a comprehensive written report
along with a written report by an outside independent accounting firm
and a written report by an actuarial firm. In addition, the Retirement
Allowance Committee makes a written annual report which includes
the foregoing reports.

Such annual reports, which have been issued regularly since the
inception of the plan in 1949, are available for inspection by any CTA
employee - - in the Harold S. Anthon Memorial Library of CTA on the
fourth floor of the Merchandise Mart; from officials of your union;
from your department head; from the office of Secretary of the Retire-
ment Allowance Committee.

It is suggested that you take a few minutes, after receiving your
Benefacts Statement, to discuss your benefits with your family. Then
save the Benefacts report in your household file for easy reference.

HRCH, 1977

lime ou

Things to do in the Chicago ar

with Anit Leppiks

The Art Of Today In A Wonderful Showcase

The Museum of Contemporary Art is like no other museum.

It IS a place that sets trends, brings new ideas. The museum, housed
in a cleanly designed warehouse structure among dozens of private art
galleries at 237 E. Ontario, serves as a canvas for new artists, new
talents • ■ a place where Chicagoans can see and be in on new schools
of expression as they begin, not after critics have mulled over them for
years and years.

You have a chance to view such contemporary artwork at least
seven times a year, with the opening every seven weeks of a new exhibi-
tion. Or, you might visit more often if your interests include poetry,
films, concerts, and other means of continuing education.

The museum offers a sampling of each in the current spring calendar.
Two major exhibitions are introduced, to run through May 1. They
are "Antom Tdpies, thirty-three years of his work," and the "Robert
B. Mayer Memorial Loan." Tdpies, whose early work has been de-
scribed as "magical surrealist" and who now has turned to abstract
art, is considered the most important Spanish painter to emerge on the
international art scene after World War II.

The Mayer Loan is one of the most comprehensive collections of
post-World-War-ll art in the nation. Among notable works on exhibit
with the collection are "Troy Donahue" (1962) by Andy Warhol and
George Segal's life-cast sculpture, "The Girl on the Flyinq Trapeze"
(1969).

In addihrin, A History of the Ameiican Avant-Garde Cinema is
scheduled in Apnl and May, with seven film piograms consisting of
39 now-classic films by 25 major artists to be shown. Selections
include Willard Maas, "Geography of the Body," (1943); Ian Hugo
"The Bells of Atlantis," (1952); Mane Menken, "Notebook" (1963)'
and Stan Brakhage, "Fire of Waters," (1965).

A Phihp Glass concert of Indian inspired compositions is planned
for March 21 at 2000 houis. Lauiie Anderson will perform with film-

quadrophonic soundsongs for the electronic crossbow-talking rl
four-track overdub blue band April 6 at 2000. John AshburyP
give a poetry reading April 15 at 2000. There are other prograi 3
complete listing is available from the museum.

Although you can tour the contemporary art museum iii less th; ||i
hour, the experience is not one to miss. You may see the realisti iki
or photos of Chicago, sculpture that is organic or modernistic, vij^
colors - - even a tie-dyed exhibition has been featured.

But be warned. When you are through with the exhibits, you«
more likely than not, spend another hour touring the museum sti
you have a mind for the original and varied. Volunteers trave/
country to find work of craftsmen and artisans to complement I
gift giving. A recent purchase included porcelain objects which »
icked paper products, by ceramicist Charlotte Potok and golds'
Noma Copley. You might find hand woven baskets, modeling q
colorful stuffed animals, silver jewelry, ivory.

The museum was organized just 10 years ago by a group 0
people who wanted to establish a forum on contemporary arts, M
and performing. That they were successful is seen in a current mets'
ship of 4,500 members, and plans to develop a permanent colled
housed in a new wing, recently purchased and to be completed il
the museum's 10th anniversary this October. But do not wait t
then for a visit when a stopover this spring can introduce you to s
and sounds of the Twentieth Century now, as they happen.

The Museum of Contemporary Art sponsors such projects as oh
CTA tours to view Chicago architecture (last fall). A visit is a nice
to repay the favor and so many CTA bus routes are convenient th?
ask you to consult your map rather than our listing them here.
Museum is open Mondav-Salurdav 1000-1700, TInirsdav to 2
Sunday 1200 to 1700. Adults $1. ehildren 50if. members free.

CTA TRANSIT NE^

Sports Stars In CTA Families

Jnn Kilcullen Honored

For Bowling Achievements

Having a ball is having a bowl
fr Ann Kilcullen of Evergreen
lirk. Ann, the daughter of Joe
HcuUen, Materials Manage-
lent, electrical division, was
icently honored in The Chicago
'ribune in its "Prep athletes of
te week" section. Ann attends
Vergreen Park Community
Igh School and is on the school's
I'lWling team. She presently is
(^rry ing a 1 57 ave rage but really
jored high in a recent two game
latch against Hillcrest High

ifhool at a practice meet. Her golden bowling ball got
l;r a 195 average. Ann, a junior, scored 199 and 208,
""^ich had Evergreen sailing past Hillcrest with flying
olors. As a matter of fact, the school finished seventh
' the 1975 state meet. Ann's coach, Marilyn Wax, is
foud indeed, and hopes that magic golden ball of Ann's
till roll in another winning position in the next state
ieet.

bny Hubbard —

A 'Good-Will' Baseballer

Tina Billis Wins Basketball Honors

Two hundred points and 175
rebounds for the season are good
in anyone's book as far as bas-
ketball is concerned. Especially
from a 5-foot 7- inch center-
forward. The star is Tina Bil-
lis, the daughter of Joseph Billis,
Schedule Department. More than
that, Tina also co-captained her
team and was chosen by her
teammates as most valuable
player. She attends Lakewood
High School and was recently
named to the ten-girl All Con-
ference Team by the coaches of
the Tri-River Conference. But
Tina doesn't stop at basketball.
She is inSkiClub,PepClub, Var-
sity Club, G. A .A., Student Coun-
cil, and is vice-president of her
senior class. She also partici-
pates in track, plays volleyball
and is a member of the National
Honor Society. Her brother,
John, also works for CTA in the
Accounting Department and is
just as proud of his little sister
as dad is.

A proud papa — yes! Frank Hubbard of Office Services had a grin
from ear to ear when he presented this picture of his son, Tony, to us.
Tony is a senior at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, majoring
Ln physical education. Not only that. He was chosen as a member of
the Sports Ambassadors Baseball Team, a "good-will" team comprised
of 17 players picked from five nationwide colleges and universities.
The team toured Puerto R ico and the Dominican Republic from Dec. 26
thru Jan. 15. We can see why Tony made the team. He was an All-
Conference Selection at Greenville twice, and was selected All-District
first baseman (during his sophomore year) and AU-American in the
NAIA Illinois District 20. As a sophomore Tony was home-run leader
and Greenville's AMVP two consecutive years. The Ambassadors'
18-day tour had them running bases in approximately 38 games be-
tween university and tovm teams. A proud papa indeed.

r .

TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES: These three articles were submitted
by CTA personnel. If you have any interesting stories to tell about
your children, or any other articles which you think would be of
interest to our other readers, please feel free to send them in to
CTA Transit News, Chicago Transit Authority, P.O. Box 3555,
Chicago, Illinois 60654, or to Room 742 through company mail.

1ARCH, 1977

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A Charley Berry: |

f "Perfect Man In Blue" g^

I By W. B. Wolfan :

BIO • • 'xcq ssoad bjo • • 'xoq ssaad e^d • • "xcq ss3jd ei'o

A famous baseball man said it: "A good
umpire is an umpire you don't notice. He's
in the game all afternoon (this was before
ni^t baseball) and when the game is over,
you can't remember his name."

Often described as the "perfect man in
blue" was the late Charley Berry, who was
an American League umpire for 20 years
and a football official as well.

"My husband did everything he wanted to
do," says Helen Berry, the sprightly effer-
vescent widow of the famous umpire, who
now resides in Evanston with her daughter
and son-in-law, Robert Strotz, president of
Northwestern University.

And she is right about that. Charley Ber-
ry did it aU as an athlete, coach, manager
and umpire. He was one of the colorful fig-
ures of baseball's Golden Age, the era of
Babe Ruth.Ty Cobb.Tris Speaker and many
others.

Charley and Helen Berry were married
for 46 years, and Helen, herseU an ex-phy-
slcal education teacher, shared a great love
of sports with her husband.

Mrs. Berry recalls that she participated

/Phuto by Rich Stanton)

in girls baslietball in those early years and
"I set a few records in both high school and
at Trenton (NJ.) State College." She also
was a swimmer and diver.

Her husband achieved All- American foot-
ball honors at Lafayette College, where he
captained both football and baseball teams.
He was named on the last All- American team
that was selected by Walter Camp, laiown
as the father of football.

Berry, who was 6 feet 1 inch and weigh-
ed 212 pounds, was described by Camp in
his 1924 AU-American selection as follows:

"Berry of Lafayette fits in on account of
his remariiable ability to work his way
through interference - to sense the play and
speed downfield - and he seems to grow
stronger as the game goes on."

After graduation, he played one season
of professional football with the pro Potts-
ville Maroons. He later became a head
linesman in the National Football league.

But it was baseball that lured him to the
big leagues as a catcher and he was a good
one.

He was withConnie Mack's Philadelphia

Athletics, the Boston Red Sox and our %
Chicago White Sox. Berry caught I'y
Grove and George Eamshaw, two of e
greatest pitchers who ever took the mo j,
Later with the Red Sox, he was the cat<(
of record for Charley (Red) Ruffing whoi J
on to become the ace of the champion 1 )
York Yankees' pitching staff.

Handling such pitchers as Grove, Ea,
shaw and Ruffing obviously qualified Bej:
to become an umpire, and he was one of j*
best, as White Soxfans will remember. J
timers may also recall his catching carif
with the White Sox in the late 1930's.

Mrs. Berry tells a fascinating stoiji.
bout an experience Charley had while cat •
ing for Boston. It seems that the Bosi
pitcher, bespectacled Danny MacFaydi,
was wilder than a March hare on that p ■.
ticular afternoon in Fenway Park.

Berry went to the mound to try to ci .
his pitcher as best he could.

Sitting in the stands Mrs. Berry wondu
ed why Charley was laughing so hard as.i
returned to the plate after a brief conferei .j
with MacFayden.

That night she asked him what wasii
funny about MacFayden's wildness.

Her husband said when he had asked i
Boston pitcher why he couldn't find the plai^ '
MacFayden answered in his t)est Bostonea;
"I cawn't, I just cawn't."
Mrs. Berry remembers the many fi'j
times they had with their many frieni!;]
"Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth, the Connie Macli' 1
the WiU Harridges (president of theAmei
lean League) and a host of others."

"Charley always said there was no oi
like 'the Babe'", she recalls.

Charley Berry was an unusually vers;
tile man. He was an umpire in seven wor.
series, and holds the distinction of beb'
the only man to umpire in a world seri'
and also officiate in a National Footbil
League playoff game.

One time. Berry umpired a basebf
doubleheader at Comiskey Park in the afte:
noon, and served as a head linesman in tli'
College All-star football game that night>
Charley Berry's name is enshrined >
Halls of Fame in the States of Pennsylvaj
ia and New Jersey and at his alma mate'
Lafayette College. He was a native son
Phillipsburg, N J.

Mrs. Berry says that even though Chai
ley spent so many years in baseball, 1
found most rewarding his five years i
coaching football at Grove City College, Pa
where his team lost only two games in ti\:
years.

"He was happiest working withyoungpec
pie, teaching them the value of sports in mc
tivation and incentive for the game of life,
says Mrs. Berry.

To say that Charley Berry did it all i
an understatement.

Not alone did he do it all in sports, bi
he established a reputation for fairness a
an arbiter. He was a man of utmost inte
grity, patience and understanding who wa
inspiring to all who came in contact wit
him. His friends were legion. Hewasth,
"perfect man in blue."

CTA TRANSIT NEWii

A Salute To The Irish

"The only place I like next best toChicago," say many of CTA's Irish, "is Ireland itself."
These pictures illustrate a couple of the reasons why — thatched cottages such as this
one at Bunratty near Shannon Airport where returning travelers land, and lovely lakes
such as Glengarriff in County Cork. Irish have long been prominent in the transit in-
dustry — as far back as the early days of the streetcar. About eight percent of CTA
employees are Irish by birth orextraction — or have an Irish name by marriage. (Photos
by Aer Lingus)

How Mary Berry And Dagmar McNamara
Kissed The Blarney Stone

Mary Berry

It was raining. Windy. A long, long way to go. All the way up to the castle. To kiss a stone -
the Blarney Stone. But it was worth it for Mary Berry, cashier in the Treasury Department
Mary points out that you have to be healthy to do this. It's a long way up. Mary feels she did
get the gift of gab - she's been talking ever since - she just doesn't know what she's saying
To be quite honest, when interviewed, Mary was at a loss for words to describe the event
She does remember the sign telling you to remove all loose valuables. She had to remove her
wig^^ The gentleman holding her didn't know what to hold - her or the wig. "Can you imag-
ine, says Mary, "how many girls that man gets to hold every day!" Wow that's magic!
Her friends knew it was coming as soon as Dagmar McNamara, secretary to the manager of
Materials Management, kissed the stone. The Blarney Stone, that is. It was on Sept 20
197b, that fateful day. They already knew she talked a lot. But, wow! Just one kiss And a
stone at that. "Heaven help us, the chatter will shatter us!" they said. Dagmar's own
opinion: I don t know if there is any real magic attached to kissing the stone, but I do know
one thing All the people, young and old alike, pushing and shoving to reach the fabled stone
ot Ireland - and suddenly there was giggling, laughter, merriment. Yes, I do believe there
definitely is some magic there."

Dagmar McNamara

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FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIR^^

MAY, ^77

CTA's new T-shLrts with colorful designs clhe
rapid transit map and a variety of bus stop j
are now on sale at major retail outlets in Chi
and suburbs.

Three well known State street stores — Marj
Field &Co.,CarsonPirie Scott & Co.andLyttorr
and their branches and eight specialty retai
have the new shirts on their display racks
counters.

The specialty retailers are Uno's in Old T
Pair of Shoes, Carol & Co., 5-7-9 Shops, Lar
Ltd., The Gap, Atlantis Arisen Boutique, and I
ter Bluster's.

The new CTA T-shirts are made of high qui
100 percent interlock cotton, and come inwome
men's and children's sizes.

The initial production includes 15 bus stopie-
signs and the rapid transit maps in four and eht
colors.

One of the T-shirts features the O'Harexprss
bus sign in red with black lettering. The otherns
stop designs bear the CTA's blue with the bbk
letters.

The firm of Laven, Fuller & Perkins, 200i
Ontario st., is producing and marketing theT-shI
under contract with the CTA. The contract p
vides for exclusive use of copyrighted CTA grapt
with a royalty return to the CTA of 5 per cent
the wholesale return.

For the most part, the copyrighted designs J
replicas of original CTA graphics developed by;
Graphics-Passenger Controls Section of the Ope:
tions Planning Department.

In addition to the original graphics, most of 1
T-shirts with the bus stop designs also feature
CTA's public service theme — "People Mov
People."

The purpose of the T-shirts is to enhance I
CTA's image as a vital public service. In effe
they will serve as walking advertisements.

OUR COVER: Pictured is Juanito Blaino, the
daughter of Diana and Junius Blaino, modeling
CTA's new bus stop T-shirt. Diana works in
the General Manager's office, and Junius is as-
sistant superintendent at the Assignment Office.
At left is John Gaul of Operations Planning,,
wearing a system map T-shirt. A list of stores
marketing the new T-shirts is on page 19.

CTA TRANSIT NEV\:

King Tut

culture bus

stop

Direct service to

Field Museum

t26 Jaci^son

Mon-Sat 0700-2200 (1000PM)
Sun 0815-2200 (1000PM)

149 Stateliners Now
Tut Culture Buses

Special Bus Stop Signs
Posted Downtown

Designation of a popular downtown shuttle route as
a culture bus service has capped an all-out effort by
the CTA to promote transit as the best way to get to
and from the Field Museum for the King Tut exhibit.

"King Tut Culture Bus" is the sign now carried below
the windshields of buses of the 149 Stateliner route,
which is one of two bus lines providing direct service
to the Field Museum.

Even if there were no King Tut exhibit, it still would
be especially appropriate to give the 149 Stateliner the
added name of culture bus; for not only do these buses
serve the cultural area of the Field Museum, Shedd
Aquarium and Adler Planetarium, but they also run
within a stone's throw of the Chicago Art Institute.

New "King Tut Bus" signs also are being carried in
front by the 126 Jackson buses, the other major bus
route which provides service at all times to the Field
Museum.

As another important aid for persons going to the
exhibit, the CTA has posted special King Tut bus stop
signs in the museum-bound directions of both the State-
liner and Jackson routes in the downtown area.

Many at CTA Involved

travel information: call 836-7000

Many persons at CTA have been involved in the King
Tut promotion, for which one of the most important on-
going assignments until the close of the exhibit Aug. 15
is making certain that good service is provided to meet
the demand.

In charge of supervision of the service by the 126
Jackson and 149 Stateliner buses are Superintendents
Gordon Balazs (Central District) and Walter Prosen
(District B).

Among others helping to supervise the service at the
Museum and also at Michigan avenue and Van Buren
street are Leslie Baughn, Robert Bravi, Edward John-
son, Adolphus Mart in, Joseph Rossie and John Woodson.

Overall direction for the King Tut service promo-
tion has been given by General Manager Krambles. In
the General Operations Division, Manager Harold H.
Geissenheimer coordinated many activities. Also par-
ticipating has been the Public Affairs Department.

E. Leland Webber, president and executive director
of the Field Museum, and his staff (including Ms. Audrey
Sullivan in charge of public information) extended their
full cooperation. (Continued Page 4)

'Ay, 1977

Tut Culture Buses (continued)

Some weeks in advance of the April 15 opening of
the King Tut exhibit, Frank Barker, superintendent.
Street Traffic, was a key CTAer who worked with the
Field Museum staff. One important change for the King
Tut exhibit was the creation of a new stop for outgoing
Stateliner buses in the driveway serving the south
entrance of the Museum.

Harold Hirsch, manager. Operations Planning, ar-
ranged for extending the hours of operation of the Jack-
son buses to conform with the Museum's 10 p.m. closing
Thursdays through Sundays and for making other
changes, such as reducing mid-day bus headways to 8
minutes. Workingwith Hirsch were William Worcester,
director of Schedules, and Walter J. Thomas, superin-
tendent if Schedule Preparation.

John O'Connor, superintendent. Passenger Con-
trols-Graphics, and his staff designed the special King
Tut bus stop signs, the signs for the front of buses, and
directional signs for inside entrances at the Museum.
Working on this assignment were Bob Aldworth, super-
visor, Graphics Design, and Dennis Radatz, designer.

At South Shops, among those who produced them
stop signs were Vernon Howe, foreman, and painfl
Lee Wilkins, Joseph Hull, John Seay, Jeff JankusnJ
Jim Cervenka. '

The King Tut bus stop signs were put up at 35 s pi
downtown by crews from West Shops under thedirecji
of Bob Grady, traffic planning technician, Street Traoj
Supervised by Foreman Jasper PoUizze, the crn
included service truck chauffeurs Bill Brandon a
Hank Mosley and sign hangers Al Guadagno, Lifi
Girlich, Jim Person and Larry Heise. ,

Art Green, director of Advertising and Promotijj
coordinated the development and posting of 400 posi
and 4,000car cards promoting the exhibit. The pos :
and car cards were designed by Ms. Elizabeth Sheppd,
of the Museum staff. ,

Green also worked with Weber Cohn & Riley, le
CTA's advertising agency, on a radio commer-al
urging people to take theCTA to see the King Tut exhi't,
The commercial is one of six spot announcements bJig
aired now by the CTA. ,

Shown installing spe*
King Tut bus stop si
along the No. 126 Jack
route are, left to right,!
Grady, planning technic:
Bill Brandon, service tr
driver; Al Guadagno
Larry Glrllch. Picture'
made at Jackson and Wa
er drive.

CTA TRANSIT NE^i

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I Meet Tom King-A Real Pro |

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I By W. B. Wolfan ?

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Tom King could easily have made pro-
fssional sports a successful career, in
i^ich case, however, the CTA and more
tj.n2,000 other tenants of the Merchandise
firt — and of the new Apparel Center —
v'uld have been denied the pleasure of
Iving him as a genial landlord.

Sports surely must have been the main
sbject of talk at the family table when Tom
ys growing up in East Lansing, Mich.
■For his father, the late Tom King Sr.,
vs a football coach at Michigan State Uni-
TSity. His father had played end and guard
1: Notre Dame in the Harper-Rockne era,
;d then went on to coach at Louisville Uni-
Tsity before coming to Michigan State.
; State, he served as an assistant to Jimmy
l-owley (of Four Horsemen fame) andChar-
l|fBachman who tooli the Spartans to the
langeBowl in 1938. From gridiron coach-
ij, the senior Tom King went on to be-
ime dean of students at Michigan State.

Insuchan inspirtngathletic environment,

;ung Tom King, lithe and tall, became a

:ep star in three sports at the East Lansing

;gh school. He won state high school honors

football, basketball and baseball.

Then, as a student at Michigan State, he

■med a letter in baseball. With the Spar-

ns, he played in the outfield; and he will

ver forget one of the games Michigan State

ayed with Notre Dame.

"The Irish had a big fellow named John

reevey pitching for them that day who had

tremendous fast ball," recalls Tom while

matching his head.

"I was the lead-off manand his very first

tch bounced off my head. I saw JohnKobs

le Michigan State baseball coach) looking

me from the dugout rather strangely as I

ant to first. I think he was speculating

hether I would get there or not.

"Well, right after that, I took a short lead
if first base. I should have known better.
|iat big guy pitching for the Irish, rifled
e ball to the first baseman trying to pick
'e off. Would you believe that his throw
't me in the head for the second time ? I
as two for two that day against his fast ball,
|it not with my bat. Fortunately, I wasn't
Jriously hurt, just a bit shaken up.

"Incidentally , Notre Dame won that game,
-0. A fellow named Angelo Bertelli hit a
Jinerun for thelrish to give them the vie -
try."

Joining the Marine Corps early in World
War II, Tom played with a service team at
the University of Michigan before becoming
a drill instructor at the Marine Training
base at Parris Island, S.C. He completed
four years of duty as a captain.

In professional basketball. King played
a year with the Detroit Falcons. He also
was scouted for baseball, but he explains
he did not have a "very good throwing arm."

King believes that sports is good training
for almost anything one does.

"There is a great deal of similarity, for
instance, between my responsibilities and
the management of a large sports program
such as Don Canhamhas at Michigan," says
King, who is the general manager of the
Mart Center.

King is married to Barbara Ann Scott,
who was a wo rid famous figure skater. She
won the Olympic crown in 1948 and captured
three world championships and a European
title. The name of Barbara Ann is enshrined
in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

They have two children, Shelley Jean and
Thomas V. King.

King has never lost his interest in sports,
being active now as a golfer and horseman.

He is past president of the Western Golf
Association and the EvanstonGolf Club, and
is a member of the Sectional Affairs Com-
mittee of the U.S. Golf Association.

The former Michigander also is a mem-
ber of the Illinois Sports Council and the
National Football Foundation. He also is
active in civic affairs. Among many such
activities he is past chairman of the Better
Business Bureau and the Chicago Conven-
tion and Tourism Bureau. He also is a trust-
ee of the Evans Scholars Foundation, founded
by Chick Evans, the golfer, to help to fund
college education for youth.

King moved to Chicago in 1947 to go to
work as a publicist for Arthur Wirtz Enter-
prises. While working for the Wirtz organ-
ization, he met Barbara Ann, who then was
starring in ice show reviews.

He loves to talk about those big title fights
at the Chicago Stadium; the introduction of
boxing to television with Chuck Davey, a
fellow Michigan Stater; the hockey games,
and other highlights of the flourishing fifties
in sports in Chicago.

This reporter wasa friend of both Tom's
father and head coach Charley Bachman at
Michigan State in the 1930s, before the
school was in the Big Ten. I knew senior
King as an inspirational individual, who not
only taught his fooHjall players the funda-
mentals, but instilled in them the meaning
of fair play and sportsmanship that would
stand them in good stead all their lives.

His son is indeed a chip off the old block.

^AY, 1977

Plan in Advance for—

King Tut Adventure
At Field l\/luseum

Entrance to the King Tut exhibit on the second floor of the Field
Museum is a doorway to enchantment.

A visit to the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum
is more rewarding when it is properly planned— like an
exploration which, after all, it is.

Probably the best time to go is now — before school
is out and summer tourism begins. Since the long
lines of opening day, the attendance has been smaller
and the waiting much less. If you do have to wait for
entry into the King Tut exhibit, your waiting will be
inside the Museum, where there are many fascinating
exhibits to sec. Meanwhile, you can keep an eye on TV
screens which will show your reservation number when
it is your time to go to the King Tut exhibit.

If you want to know before you leave home how long
the King Tut waiting time is likely to be for the day,
you can call one of the special telephone numbers the
Field Museum has for answering inquiries; 922-5910,
922-5911, 922-5912, 922-5913 or 922-5914.

It might be well to select a weekday in prefers w
to a Saturday or Sunday. You might count on spenlg
a half day for your trip to the Museum. You probly
will want to spend an hour in the King Tut exhibit.

If you are there over lunch hour, there is a caf/'-
ria in the basement.

The best way to go to the museum is via CTA, l|u
avoiding parking problems and extra walking
No. 126 Jackson buses (daily) and the No. 149Stateli
buses (Mon-Fri) go directly to the museum.

There is a sense of awe one feels upon entering
specially-constructed exhibit chambers on the sei
floor of the museum.

You begin to feel as if you are stepping back in t
when you enter the orientation room. Striking phc
murals by HowardCarter, made at thetimeof discov y
in 1922, give an impression of actually being at thes
But, do not overlook the legends on the photomuri
which provide much interesting information onr
remarkable culture of these times In ancient Egl

You then embark upon your own discovery thrffl
a long walkway that seems to be descending to the buiij
chambers. The floor seems to slope because ofj
unusual architectural and lighting effect. i

There are four rooms representing the antechamfcf,
burial chamber, treasury, and annex of Tut's toK^,
On display in glass cases are 55 of the treasures, e h
exquisitely spotlighted. The highpoint of the exhibi;^
the hammered gold mask of King Tut. ;

Many who view King Tut's mask say it is even more exquisite thanai,
colored picture can portray. Each object in the exhibit is individualij
lighted to bring out its unique qualities.

CTA TRANSIT NEW \

lis is the orientation room where a pause to learn about ancient
i^ptian culture will add much enjoyment to your examination of the
iitents of the tomb. The photo of the Valley of the Kings on back
ill is spectacularly three-dimensional. You almost feel as though
,liare there.
(

j From the exliibit.you move into the gift shop which

ifers for sale many items, including jewelry, sculp-

Ire, reproductions, books, slides and posters.

Supplementing the Field Museum is an exhibit of

he Magic of Egyptian Art" at the Oriental Institute

the University of Chicago. Included are examples

ancient Egyptian writing, religious objects and por-

a.iture,and objects used in the embalming of Tutanli-

mun. The Oriental Institute, which is at 1155 East

th St. on the University of Chicago campus, also

ntains art and artifacts from other cultures contem-

irary to Tut's Egypt.

The King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum is free,
ibseum admission is: family, $3.50; adults, $1.50;
(ildren, 50?. Friday free. E. Roosevelt rd. at Lake
^ore dr. 663-0450.

Oriental Institute exhibit is free. Tues-Sat from
J-4, Sun from 12-4, 1155 E. 58th st.

S^D^^B

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hings to do in the Chicago area

ith Anit Leppiks

While Waiting—

Among the newer exhibits you can enjoy while
waiting for your reservation time at the King
Tut exhibit, the Field Museum suggests:

Indians of the Americas in Halls 6-7-8-9
on the main floor. Indian games, in which
visitors can participate, are staged on
weekends.

The Place for Wonder on the ground floor
near the cafeteria. Explore examples of
the natural world first-hand — the odor of
dried eucalyptus leaves, the feel of lizard
skin, the wonder of a seashell under a mag-
nifying glass, etc.

Man In His Environment in Hall 18, main
floor. A close-up view of some of the en-
vironmental problems confronting us and a
chance to analyze how you would solve them.

Then, of course, there are the traditional ex-
hibits well worth seeing again and again — the
halls of birds, realistic stuffed animals in their
natural habitats, and such activities as weaving
demonstrations every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 10 to noon.

\AY, 1977

eta engineering department

projects in progress

Spring Renewal

(CTA Photos by Eric Blake ly)

CTA's continuing program of renewing public trans-
portation facilities gets new emphasis as spring
arrives. Here are some spring 1977 examples:

Aluminum clad third rail, an imiovation developed by
the CTA in conjunction with H,K. Porter Company, Inc.,
the manufacturer, is being installed with federal and
local government funding. The rail increases voltage
for train operations and reduces power losses. The
photo shows installation of the new third rail on the
Douglas Park line in the vicinity of the California
station. The aluminum clad rail first was installed
several years ago when the Evanston-Wilmette branch
was switched from trolley to third rail operation.

CTA TRANSIT A/EWi

t Central Park on the Douglas rapid transit route, a
bw station is under construction. The masonry wall
iclosure around the entrance has been completed, the
itrance canopy framing and deck have been installed,
2W stairways have been erected, and the railings and
rnamental iron screen enclosure have been completed.
(Photo by Mike Hoffert)

Final stage of track renewal and right-of-way recon-
struction is under way on North 'L' route between
Lawrence avenue and Howard terminal. Complete
replacement of ballast, ties, rail and fastenings is
being done on Track No. 2. Similar work on Track No.l
was completed last autimin and previously Tracks 3
and 4 were done. This year's phase of the large project
began on a Saturday night in March with erection of a
temporary platform extension at the Bryn Mawr station,
affording riders access to the temporarily rerouted
trains from Track No. 2. (Photo by Rich Stanton)

At Cicero on the Douglas line, an-
other new station is under con-
struction. The contractor has been
moving ahead on schedule, favored
by good weather. Installation of
footings for the platform is com-
plicated by the nearness of tracks.
The contractor cannot leave any
trenches open over night. Each
day he must excavate anew, form
and pour concrete. The new sta-
tion will be in service by next
February. (Photo by Rich Stanton)

'/\y, 1977

Members of the department in conference; standing left to
right, Rosanne Currire, Debra Mimms, Kay Killeen, Barbara
Hill, Rick Dickieson, Allan Pfeiffer, and Ed O'Rourke.
Seated: Dave Kruger, director. (Alan Glickman, Ed Kodish,
and Kay Speers were not available when photo was taken)

What Charter Sales Doe^,

The productivity of CTA's fleet of public transit vehici
is continuously increased through chartering of buses £ ;
trains to various groups during off-peak hours. Last y6>
charter revenues totaled nearly $1 million.

The chartering of buses and trains is handled by the Grci
Sales Section of the Claims Law and Real Estate Departmej

The Group Sales Section is headed by David Kruger;
director. Assisting him are Rosanne Currire, Rick Dickiesi,
Alan Glickman, Barbara Hill, Kay Killeen, Ed Kodish, Del'i
Mimms, Ed O'Rourke, Allan Pfeiffer, and Kay Speers.

At the April meeting of the Chicago Transit Board, Kruf
made a slide-illustrated presentation on charter operatici
which is summarized in Transit News as a matter of inter,
to all CTA employees. The script began with the dramati.-
tion of an inquiry from a Chicago school teacher;

Mrs. Beard, teacher, inquires:

AGENT: '

Good morning, Charter Sales. May I help you?
TEACHER:

Hello, I'd like to charter a bus to the Historical SocieK
Can you tell me how much it would cost?
AGENT: i

The charge is based on an hourly rate. Can you tell r:
where the pick-up point is?
TEACHER:

Sure, O'Toole School, 65th and Seeley. i

AGENT: I

That's fine! By the way, were you aware that we ha-l
a tour especially for school groups that goes to the Histot'
cal Society? '

TEACHER: '

No, I didn't even know you had tours. Where else ('
they go?
AGENT:

Well, let's see. We have tours to the Forest Preseri*
Nature Centers, the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Chicago Acader*
of Sciences, the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Brookfield 20
which includes the Porpoise Show, the University of Chicag'
and the Museum of Contemporary Art. We also have a to'
called "Travel On" which combines an 'L' ride with a bo'
ride and a tour combining the Chicago Horticultural S-
ciety's Botanical Gardens and the Baha'i Temple on th
North Shore. Other tours feature the Field Museum, tl'
Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium, which can I'
booked separately or together. Finally, we have our mo|
popular tour, "Chicago Past and Present" which stops
the Sears Tower, Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, tli
Chicago Odyssey Theatre, and the Chicago Historical Society
We take care of all arrangements for you. All you have i
do is provide the children. '

TEACHER: '■

Sounds great. How much does the "Chicago Past ar:
Present" trip cost? '

AGENT:

The price varies depending on the size of your group. ;
you fill up the bus, it's only $6.40 per person. I

TEACHER: j

I'll take it. I

CTA TRANSIT NEWl

Illustrating a charter tour:

'Kruger then continued as follows:

'Once we have the order, we must make all the necessary
6'angements for the group. This includes making their
riervations, typing and mailing their tour confirmation
cd information kit and preparing the charter order. The
charter order not only includes the name of the group and
t'3 price of the bus, but also the group's itinerary and the
rating the driver should follow.

(Since the beginning of this program in the spring of 1975,
t3 "Learning is Experiencing" tour program has grown
fim 6,000 students to 16,000 students. The students
dginate from Chicago, the surrounding suburbs and from
ct of town. The out of town groups were the result of a
j.nt promotion with CTA/Amtrak and the Illinois Depart-
r;nt of Transportation in distributing a special edition of
cr student brochure to 1,200 downstate schools. This
pDgram highlights special student rail fares sold in conjunc-
tin with our educational tour programs which generated
300 students.

Because of the magnitude of interest in this program, we
;o have booked groups from Cincinnati, Detroit, Lansing,
finneapolis, Milwaukee, and St. Louis.

One of our other major areas of business is providing
tinsportation for convention and trade shows. We work
\y closely with the Chicago Convention Bureau. We begin
t contacting the groups by letter and then following up
\th a personal call during which our sales coordinator
ocusses the transportation requirements of the show so that
Epecialized plan can be devised.

All this work results in us getting the business so that we
CI operate the show as only we know how. The example
ijstrated represents arrangements for the National Res-
tjrant Association Convention. Some of the other con-
vitions that we have handled are the International Sanitary
Spply Association, National Association of Music Mer-
cants. National Swimming Pool Association, Rotary Clubs
C|America, Chicago Commerce and Industry Expo, American
Cllege of Pediatrics, Marine Trade Show, and Chicago Boat
cd Sport Show.

|ln order to get more business from the commercial cus-
tpner market, we developed a special program with the
(|icago Bulls, making it easier for groups to get to this
fpular Chicago attraction. We sell this ticket and trans-
frtation package both in person and over the phone. One
cil from a customer puts our staff in action reserving the
tkets and arranging for the bus so that the group gets to the
Sidium for an exciting evening.

In the past year, we have chartered buses to groups going
t rock concerts and to the opera, to museums and to amuse-
nnt parks. Our groups are young and old. We take people
titheir church and to the race track, to baseball games and
fjtball games, to catch a plane or take a train.

Our community involvement ranges from the State Street
soppers Special to a downtown shuttle for Harbor Point
t; fund raising projects involving the chartering of a rapid
t|nsit train and an employee bus for Continental Bank.

We also operate special packages such as the recent senior
cjzen trip to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. This
Ftkage generated 28 charters transporting 1,400 senior
cizens.

\AY, 1977

The school group on the bus . . .

at the Chicago Historical Society, viewing the Admiral Dewey
loving cup made from dimes contributed by the public . . .

viewing through the telescope at the John Hancock ob-
servatory.

Promotions In Control Center; Other Departments

WALTER J. PA-
VONI, left, a 40-
year veteran of
CTA and the for-
mer Chicago Rapid
Transit Company,
has been named
superintendent of
theControlCenter.
Pavoni started as
a station watchman
in 1936 and later
served as agent,
conductor and mo-
torman. He be-
came a supervisor in 1953, a line supervi-
sor in 1961, relief district superintendent in
the Control Center in 1971, and an assist-
ant superintendent last September.

McCLINTON PORTER Jr. and JOHN P. i-
EVILLY, left and right, former assiiint
garage superintendents, have been pronji
to superintendent at new locations. Mcy-
llly, assistant at NorthAv.for the last tie
years, is now superintendent at Limits le
joined the Chicago Surface Lines as a stni-
car conductor in 1947, became a bus drar
in 1952 and supervisor in 1959. He iig
named instructor in 1965 and relief ststm
superintendent in 1971. Porter, formeift'
sistant superintendent at Archer, is nowi
perintendent at 52nd St. garage. He bil
his CTA career as a motorman at N
Av. garage in 1950, and later drove
trolley and gas buses. He became su|i
visor in 1966, instructor in 1970, and -
sistant superintendent in 1974. Both v e
honored at the April CTA Board meet;.

The Control Center also has three new
assistant superintendents. They are HARRY
H. HORN and BENJAMIN C. MORRIS, both
former controllers, and JERRY JOHNSON,
former assistant superintendent, Service,
Rail District North.

THOMAS PRENDERGAST, former senior
transit planner. Operations Planning, has
been named planning analyst. Now serving
as management-professional interns are
former instructors JOHN HOFF Jr. and
JOHN W. BURNS and former bus service
supervisors JOHN JARECKI Jr. and SYL-
VESTER HORBACH.

FREDERICK MEAD, former signalhelp-
er. Plant Maintenance, and RICHARD PY-
TLEWICZ, former bus driver. North Av.,
have been appointed system safety mon-
itors-inspectors, Safety. Also in Safety,
NORBERT KOSCIENSKl, former bus re-
pairer. Maintenance, has been named indus-
trial safety and fire prevention inspector.

ROBERT OWENS, former bus driver,
77th St., is now traffic checlier. Operations
Planning. Others moving into Operations
Planning are SOPHIE REYNOLDS, adminis-
trative secretary, formerly clerli. Mainte-
nance, and JUDY JOHNSON, typist, who held
a similar position in Insurance and Pen-
sions.

Three Datacenter employees have been
named systems analysts in the same section.

They are GEORGE BELL and LAURA
FONTANA, both former junior computer
operators, and KA THY McDERMOTT, for-
mer clerl<-typist.

In the Maintenance Department, HECTOR
DURAN has been reassigned from electrical
worker to junior testing engineer, and
DANIEL PROZANSKI has moved from pro-
duction clerli to shopman, Sliokie Shop.
CHARLES SMALL, former bus repairer.
Archer, has become an electrical worker,
while OLIVER RIDGELL Jr. .former motor-
man. South Section, is now a painter.

New as terminal combination clerks.
Maintenance, are GAYE E. HUBBARD,
former relief assignment agent. Trans-
portation; KENNETH BRUCKER, former
clerk, Personnel Administration; LEO-
NARD JOYCE, former bus driver, Kedzie,
and ANTHONY PARRILLO, former file
clerk. Claims Law and Real Estate.

PERCY HARRELL, former conductor.
West Section, and GLENNIS BUFORD, for-
mer janitor. Plant Maintenance, have been
selected carpenter apprentices. Vehicle
Maintenance. Joining Vehicle Maintenance
as laborers are former bus drivers CLAR-
ENCE WORKS (North Park) and JERRY
HOUSTON (77th St.). New as laborers in
Materials Management are UJEAN BUR-
NETT, former conductor, and EUGENE
EASON, former motorman, both from North

I
Section.

Former bus drivers DAVID HOBT
(Kedzie) and LUIGI LOMBARDI (North P;f:)
have been named trackmen in Plant Mi\-
tenance. In the same section LUISVEIZ
has moved from laborer to sheet mal
worker apprentice, and ANTHONY SEDEC
has been reassigned from trackman to trii
welder.

The Treasury Department has appoiiid
four new money handlers: former s
drivers JOHN NOGA (Archer), LONIS
VOSS Jr. (77th St.) and RILEY HOLIS
(69th St.), and former collector JCl")
MORNAR (Archer).

GEORGETTA GRIFFIN, former cle -
stenographer. Operations Planning, ,i
SHARLENE WILKINS, who held the si 3
position in Engineering, have been naii
utility clerks in Claims Law and PI
Estate. MARTHA HALLOCK, stenogra-
er, has moved from Public Affairs to c-
gineerlng.

DANIEL REEL, former bus drh ,
Forest Glen, is now balance clerk, Coi -
troUer, while MARCELO REYES, fori r
bus driver. North Park, has become fi i
audit clerk, Intei'nal Auditing. ALEX I -
WARD has been reassigned from elerl )
custodian of stored records in Managen ,t
Services.

Long-timers at CTA and its predeces-
sor companies will remember Warren
Loqelin, who has just retired as corpor-
ate vice president of AMSTED Industries
after a career as one of Cfiicago indus
try's public relations leaders. Logelin's
first job was in 1929 as office boy in ttie
public relations department of the
Chicago Rapid Transit Company. In a
few years, hie advanced to the manager
ship of public relations and advertising
and, when the CTA was formed in 1947,
he continued as advertising head. He
joined the Chicago Association of
Commerce and Industry as director of
public relations in 1952.

Sol<-Pong Paek has been appointed by
the Chicago Transit Authority as com-
munity news representative to the
Oriental news media and communities.
Pael<, who is 39, is a native of Seoul,
South Korea, and is fluent in the Japan-
ese language as well as Korean. He also
speaks Chinese. Paek studied political
science at Kook Hak University, Seoul.
From 1966 to 1975, he served as a
Korean press liaison officer for the
2nd Division of the U.S. Army. He
joined the CIA's Public Affairs De-
partment two years ago. He and his
wife, Oksim, and their three children
live in the Uptown Community.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

(CTA photos by Mike Hoffert)

■. daily rider on a Lake-Dan Ryan train which has
iarthon Johnson (South Section) as conductor writes:
in the 10 years I have been riding CTA, I have never
pme across such a polite and courteous conductor."
Ss. Carol Shaw, of Forest Park, says that when John-
on calls the stops, "it is nice and loud and clear. I
'ope you will give him a pat on the back for being such
nice person."

A holiday visitor from New Jersey writes to commend
Joseph Zuckerman (North Park garage) for a "guided
tour" of Chicago on his Sheridan Road bus. Mrs. Eve
Nelson was on her way west with her daughter and had
a layover between trains. "I asked this driver outside
Union Station what to do. He invited us to board his
bus and said his route would give us a good tour of the
city. A professional giiide could not have done better.
He spoke with an assuredness that reflected his exper-
tise. His remarks about his city reflected something
else, too — an obvious pride in his town and his work."

fhe grandmother of a six-year-old boy who became
bst with a companion in the Hyde Park area March 14,
nd made his way to the Loop on foot, wrote to thank
|TA for helping the boys return home safely late that
ight. The grandmother, Mrs. Colleen Cherco, an
imployee of the University of Chicago Hospitals, said
lat after apparently wandering around the Loop for
bme time without any money, the boys got on a bus,
aid they were lost, and told the driver where they lived,
i have no idea who those drivers were, or even what
Dute they sent the boys on, but your drivers, God bless
lem, passed those boys from bus to bus imtil they
nally arrived — unharmed — at my daughter's house
3ar Western and Marquette. From the bottom of our
3arts, my daughter and I want to thank them."

he consideration shown by Arthur Jordan (Kedzie
Vrage) for riders leaving McCormick Place on his
ermak Road bus prompted a letter of commendation
'om Mrs. Jean Hussey, of South Wood street. "He
lok time to tell some confused people how far he could
Ike them on his bus and whereto transfer," she writes,
le caught up with another bus and honked so the driver
3uld wait for some of the people. It's drivers like
m that make riding buses more enjoyable."

Edward Alexander (North Park garage) drives the 97
Skokie bus with "outstanding courtesy and diplomacy,"
writes Ms. L. Marti, of Evanston. "He waited patiently
for an elderly lady who was not standing at the bus stop
at the time. He instructed a youth who was waiting on
the wrong side of the intersection as towhere he should
have been — again courteously. He also showed unusual
patience in explaining fare and transfer rules to a
patron who spoke very rudimentary English. This
driver really stands out."

Franl< Poznanski (Archer garage), a driver who retired
recently after 35 years of service, received a parting
word of praise from Mrs. Pearl Vyborny, of South
Springfield avenue. She said he should be given recog-
nition "for his good service to the riders of his South
Pulaski bus. He is a driver who can be counted on to
be on time. Also, he is very courteous and helpful.
During the cold winter days, waiting at the corner for
an extended period of time could be a very painful
experience, but when I went to catch his bus, I was
never disappointed. We shall miss him andhis depend-
ability. Good luck to him in years to come."

commendation comer

AY, 1977

Larry Pianto Jr. New Manager Of Materials Management

Appointment of Larry Pianto Jr. as CTA manageif
materials management was announced by George Kramt ,
general manager, at the May Board meeting. Pianto, \ )
has been deputy purchasing agent for the Chicago /
government, succeeds John T. Harty who will retire Au( ,
Harty will serve until then as special assistant for »
Materials Management department. |,

Pianto, who is 34, joined the city's Department of
chases. Contracts and Supplies in 1968, and served as sp
fication engineer and chief specification engineer bei
becoming the Deputy Purchasing Agent. Previously, he'
associated with the A.C. Nielsen Company as an electt
engineer and with the System Equipment Engineering
partment of the Western Electric Company.

He is active with the National Institute of Governme
Purchasing Agents, and is president of that organizatii
local chapter. I

A native Chicagoan, Pianto was graduated in 1970 wi ti
B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Chicago Techrll
College. He has taken advanced work in a number of fie
including applied science, financial analysis, business c
puter techniques, and public purchasing techniques.

Pianto and his wife, Joan, have three children, Kathid
1 1, Larry, 9, and Jerry, 7.

Historic Bell Tolls For
Smallest System Of 1890s

Mrs. Mildred Workman, a former
Chicagoan, is shown ringing the
bell she presented to the Chicago
Transit Board at its May meeting.
The bell was originally worn on the
neck of the horse that pulled the
streetcar of the late 1890s, shown
below, over the 2^ mile system of
the Southwest Chicago Rapid
Transit Company. Mrs. Workman
inherited the bell from her father,
John Talbot, who was a conductor
on the horse-car line.

A little known account of the smallest transit system e '
to be operated in Chicago was brought to light by a visit fr^
a former Chicagoan at the May Transit Board meeting. '

The smallest transit system, organized under the p-
tigious name of the Southwest Chicago Rapid Transit Oj
pany, had a total asset consisting of the following: ZVa m ;
of track in 63rd street from Ashland to Central Park aveni.
in the Chicago Lawn community; a second-hand he
drawn streetcar; four horses • - with harness and accessoi>,
including bells worn around the horses' necks to signal J
approach of the car. I

At night, the bells on the horses' necks also served i|
purpose of later-day headlights; for the only lights on i(
cars were kerosene lanterns for riders to scan the ever*
newspapers. i

Today, one of those bells from the Southwest Chic"j
Rapid Transit Company was presented to the CTA Boiij
It was last used on a horse when the horsecar on the Chicj
Lawn line gave way in 1899 to electric streetcars. It <|
presented by Mrs. Mildred Workman, now of Baldwin Pil
California, whose visit at the Board meeting was prompj
by her desire that this historic relic be preserved. i

Mrs. Workman inherited the bell from her father, J(i
Talbot, who served as conductor on the Chicago Lcl
horsecar in the 1890s. '

Historical records show that a Mr. Foley took the leaii'
ship among his neighbors in Chicago Lawn to organize '
Southwest Chicago Rapid Transit Company as a coopera"f
venture in 1892. On March 20, 1893, the Chicago C'
Council authorized the community-organized companyn
lay the 2y2 miles of rail in 63rd street. A five cent fare >i
charged and no transfers were issued to other routes. T
fares (a total of 10 cents) were required for a trip to
Loop.

The first improvement to transit service in the area ci
on March 4, 1896, when Chicago's largest streetcar operS'
at that time agreed to absorb the route and add more hO'
cars. Then, on September 3, 1899, electric streetcars Wi
substituted for horsecars on the 63rd street line. Tall'
continued to serve as a streetcar conductor until his de
in 1915.

Mrs. Workman recalls that the bell which her fat
brought home was used for many years by her mother
call her home for dinner. It could be heard for quite so
distance, and there was no mistaking its distinctive pi
according to Mrs. Workman.

As a resident of the Chicago Lawn community, N
Workman was employed as a secretary for the fom
National Gas & Oil company and Doyle Freight lines. S
moved to California in 1956.

CTA TRANSIT NEVll

tus Driver

fop Student Achiever

Top achiever among junior college stu-
dents in the state of Illinois is Giles B.
Liddell, CTA bus driver out of Limits ga-
rage.

The annual competition is sponsored by
Continental Illinois National BaiA and is
based on student leadershipqualitiesas well
as academic achievements. In winning the
top state honor, Liddell first won the Tru-
man College and the northern Illinois dis-
trict competitions.

Liddell has a straight A average in his
social studies at TrumanCoUege. He plans
to major in transportation when he goes on
for a four year degree.

A high school drop-out, Liddell decided
to resume his education after becoming a
CTA bus driver four years ago. He is mar-
ried and has three children.

In his spare time, Liddell teacheskarate
at Truman College and at the Clarendon
Park gymnasium.

trTA Apprentice
Honored

Anthony Cracco, center, apprentice sheet
metal worker. West Shops, was among 32
outstanding Washbume Trade School grad-
uates recently honored at an awards dinner
in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Presenting a
certificate of achievement to Cracco are
George E. Tapling, left, president and bu-
siness manager. Local 115, Sheet Metal
Workers' Union, and Philip A. Visco, di-
rector, Washbume Trade School. The 9th
annual dinner was sponsored by the Chicago
Board of Education, Chicago Building
Trades Council and the Building Construc-
tion Employers' Association. Besides a
certificate, each honoree received a watch.

lioss Named CTA's
'op Suggester

Oliver L. Ross, second from left, black-
smith-welder at South Shops, has been
honored by the Chicago chapter. National
Association of Suggestion Systems, as
CTA's "Best Suggester of the Year" for
1976. Ross, a CTA employee for 16 years,
received a $2,190 cash award last year for
designing and constructing a die to convert
to usable condition damaged stainless steel
bus bumpers that had previously been
scrapped. Accompanying Ross to the as-
sociation's luncheon were Leon Berry, left,
whoheadsCTA's suggestion system, Joseph
J. Repplinger, manager of Maintenance, and
George Haenisch, supervisor of bus shops.

CTAers Take Part
In Pan-Am Day

CTA dancers: Abelardo Govea and Laurie Cloonan.
CTA members of the Hispanic community
were prominent in a program honoring Pan
American Day, April 14, representing the
151st anniversary of the founding of the
International Union of American Republics.
During a noontime program in the open air
Plaza of the Americas, 430 North Michigan
av., Latin American songs and dances were
performed. A featured number was the cha-
cha, danced by Abelardo Govea, design
draftsman in Engineering, and Laurie
Cloonan, stenographer in the Office Proce-
dures and Budget section. The program was
arranged by Elda Leal, news representative
for the Latin American community in the
Public Affairs department. The bust of
Benito Juarez, a hereof Mexican independ-
ence, which can be seen between the dancers,
was presented as a gift of the Mexican go-
vernment to the City of Chicago by Francisco
Acevedo-Morga, consul general of Mexico
in Chicago.

CTA program arranger; Elda Leal witli Pablo Aceby,
consul of Bolivia, right, and Bernard Lew. consul of
Panama, rear.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Published for employees and retirees of tfie
Chicago Transit Authoritv, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J, H, Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcjc, Managing Editor

Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 734,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

WY, 1977

irr :vee:vcoflia3vi: Servlce anniverssries in May

MICHAEL AMICO, 80, Way & Struct,,

Emp. 7-27-20, Died 3-12-77
FAUST BALCARCEL, 74, South Shops,

Emp. 4-30-29, Died 3-30-77
RICHARD E. BERMINGHAM,90,Lawndale,

Emp. 8-20-08, Died 3-16-77
JAMES VV. BRUEN, 57, North Avenue,

Emp. 2-27-43, Died 3-2-77
MABEL CARLSON, 87, Medical,

Emp. 10-27-24, Died 2-23-77
RAYMOND J. DONESKI, 69, North Park,

Emp, 6-24-42, Died 3-23-77
JAMES G. ELIO POULOS, 81, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 6-24-27, Died 2- -77
SETH FELLER, 79, South Section,

Emp. 5-17-18, Died 3-21-77
JOHN A. FERGUSON, 95, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-21-09, Died 3-30-77
ERNEST C. FREEL, 73, District A,

Emp. 12-19-28, Died 3-28-77
BENJAMIN F. GEACH, 83, North Parl<,

Emp. 7-21-13, Died 3-14-77
GAETANO GIOVENO, 82, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 1-16-19, Died 3-21-77
WILLIAM HARGRAVES, 68, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-3-47, Died 3-27-77
E.F. HAYDEN, 68, North Park,

Emp. 11-19-45, Died 3-25-77
WALTER HILL, 61, Planning Programs,

Emp. 10-22-41, Died 4-04-77
ELOF B. HOFFMAN, 67, North Section,

Emp. 10-01-42, Died 3-20-77
FRANK S. HOLZER, 71, Blue Island,

Emp. 5-11-42, Died 3-29-77
COMPRECHT HOOGSTRAAL, 86, 77th St.,

Emp. 6-22-16, Died 2-24-77
JOSEPH S. JOHNSON, 80, North Park,

Emp. 10-16-33, Died 3-12-77
HAROLD D. LEMIEUX, 72, North Avenue,

Emp. 10-16-33, Died 3-14-77
JOE MARTICH, 80, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 8-07-42, Died 2-28-77
WALTER A. NELSON, 77, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-03-23, Died 3-10-77
FRANK NERO, 83, West Shops,

Emp. 12-02-40, Died 2-16-77
ARTHUR W. NEUHAUS, 86, South Shops,

Emp. 8-18-23, Died 2-24-77
ELMER H. OLSEN, 79, North Avenue,

Emp, 12-02-22, Died 3-29-77
PETER J. O'REILLY, 75, 69th Street,

Emp. 5-12-42, Died 3-25-77
FRANK J. PIONKE, 80, Electrical,

Emp. 10-01-15, Died 3-19-77
ALBERT D. SASEK, 89, 69th Street,

Emp. 5-25-18, Died 3-11-77
CARL SCHNOOR, 74, Beverly,

Emp. 6-05-25, Died 3-07-77
LLOYD TACKETT, 59, Accounting,

Emp. 4-09-68, Died 4-04-77
JOSEPH TERC, 71, West Section,

Emp. 1-21-46, Died 3-27-77
HARRY WAHLFELDT, 85, West Shops,

Emp. 3-31-30, Died 2- -77
LEON M. WALKER, 70, Engineering,

Emp. 8-31-42, Died 3-17-77
ANTON WILHELM, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-25-23, Died 3-29-77
DAVID WILLIAMS, 55, 77th Street,

Emp. 11-15-51, Died 4-1-77

40 years

»«*> 4

V. J. Racanelli

Electrical

35 years

F. Crouse, Skokie Shop
F. F. Gendusa, Archer
M. Honring, North Park
J. H. Karel, Schedules
S. J. Kazak, North Park
T. W. Kill, Rail Dist. South
L. B. Kincanon, Schedules
J. G. Koclanis, Skokie Shop
J. F. Kubicki, Archer
S. J. Mazelka, Archer
F. J. Olsen, Archer
A. Pala, North Avenue
R. H. Schneider, Security
J. E. Sirvid, South Shops
J. E. Touhy, Accounting
D. J. Waters, Electrical

30 years

A. F. Andrulis, South Shops
J. A. Baldassari, Skokie Shop
N. A. Cinquepalml, Maintenance
v. F. Donohue, Street Traffic

D. Drislane, Stores, Central

E. M. Dvuyer, Kedzie
D. J. Griffin, Electrical
W. J. Joyce, 77th Street
J. J. KallszewskI, Archer
J. Lacy, Maintenance

R. J. Leonhart, North Park
W. C. Liddell, Forest Glen
J. P. McEvilly, Limits
J. J. Meyer, North Avenue
A. Pfelffer, Charter Sales
D. P. Raffln, North Avenue
C. J. Schultz, Skokie Shop
P. F. SzafranskI, 69th Street
T. SzymanskI, Skokie Shop
W. H. Webb, South Shops
I. Wllklns, South Shops
J. Wlllem, Transportation

25 years

A. W. Brown, North Park

S. Charles, Ashland/95th

W. A. Dalton, Beverly

E. J. Freeman, Maintenance

S. J. Grazlano, North Avenue

G. P. Jacob, North Park

E. B. Krambule, Agents, South

IM. Swopes, Kedzie

NEW PENSIONERS

JOINING THE ranks of the retired on May 1 were t
two employees pictured here who had 40 or mc
years of transit service each with CTA and its predeo
sor companies.

^1-^ =!-

, >

' /--^

iil

A. V. RACKY

J. R

WEXELBERG

41 Years

40 Years

JOHN V. BARRETT,

Janitor,

Forest Glen, Emp.

3-1852

DOLORES A. BERO

Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp

1 04 64

LEONARD J. CALUS

, Asst. Si

pt.,

Special Investigatic

ns, Emp

4-11-46

EDWARD P. DEVITT, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 111 1-44
WILLARD ELLIS, Rail Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 10-16-45
DANNY V. GORSKI, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 2-08-46
ALBERT J. HYMEL, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-08-51
ZIGMUNT S. KOPCZYNSKI, Switchman,

Forest Park, Emp. 803-50
ALYCE K. MAY, Clerk II,

Skokie Shop, Emp. 11-16-66
HENRY C. PETERSON, Bus & Truck Ldr.

South Shops, Emp. 4-23-53
ARTHUR V. RACKY, Para Legal,

Claims Law, Emp. 2-18-36
ARTHUR P. SCHALK, Collector,

Kedzie, Emp. 9-26-40
EDWARD W. SMITH, Audit Clerk IV,

Comptroller, Emp. 11-27-44
ARTHUR A. THIEL, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 8-19-41
JOHN R. WEXELBERG, Dir. Internal Auc

Comptroller, Emp. 10 28-36

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

STEPHEN C. ALLEN, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 1-24-55
VIRGINIA R. HAMILTON, Switchboard Oper.,

Management Services, Emp. 5-05-62
PETER G. SAGRIS, Rail Janitor,

Maintenance, Emp. 11-01-65
THEODORE SUTKOWSKI, Bus & Truck Mech.,

South Shops, Emp. 8 13-47

CTA TRANSIT NEW;

Yard Foreman Lines Up Cars For Daily Rush

y Anit Leppiks

Charlie Moore directs car movements from platform, left, and from office by phone.

(CTA Photos by Eric Blakely)

In some respects, the job of Charlie
oore, CTA yard foreman, is like working
izzles.

The puzzles are everyday ones — and
IG, involving the fitting of as many as 86
Irs onto three tracks, in specified order,

the Jefferson Park terminal.

All the cars must be ready to run the
fest-northwest rapid transit route at five
inute intervals.

Moore is one of 16 yard foremen on
hicago's northwest side who makes sure
at CTA trains, with all cars in good order,
■e ready to take people to and from work
iring the rush hour.

The analogy used above is Moore's. "To
e, this job is like a puzzle in which every
iris a piece," he says. "Figuring out where
/ery car should go — and when — is pretty
aportant to keeping the system working."

It is a recurring challenge to Moore — who
IS held operating jobs for 26 years atCTA,
icluding those of conductor, motorman and
IS driver.

One has to know special language in
■harlie's job.

When Moore gives an order for "three
ay surgery," for instance, his switchmen
low they wiU have to send the head car to
le track, the middle car to another track,
id the end cars to the third track.

When Moore starts his day at 0700 hours,
3 is already thinking about cars to 'lay up'
itore) for the afternoon rush.

He stacks trains on three tracks in the
yard in the order they should come out,
planning which others to use as they come
off the northbound line.

Some of his moves he cannot see, but
must rely on switchmen to complete the
movement of the cars in the yard. Other
trains are split in front of Moore's eyes as
he sits watching from a cubicle sized booth
at the north end of the Jefferson Park plat-
form.

Moore watches for bad order cars —
those with a defect, splitting them from
the rest of the train as they come into the
terminal. He intercepts the crew of such
trains to learn about the problem, alerts the
shop, then stores the bad order cars until
they can be scheduled for work.

"An experienced yard foreman is think-
ing about the next shift from the moment he
starts laying up cars eight hours earlier,"
says Moore. "They don't necessarily stay
in the order he plans, however, because bad
orders might conflict. You are constantly
laying it out and breaking it up," he says.

Moore has worked in each of the west
side's four yards since qualifying as ayard
foreman in 1969. He says Jefferson Park
demands the most of the yard foreman be-
cause the layout is narrow due to the walls
bordering the Kennedy Expressway.

Foremen at Jefferson Park can choose
from only three tracks; there is no such
thing as a storage track. Consequently,

every train goes in on top of the last one,
which can cause confusion unless the yard
foremen stay on top of the situation.

Other problems include cold weather,
when the weight of the train is not enough to
automatically throw switches packed with
snow and ice. Sometimes it becomes a
manual push and shove match with the cars.

Moore, usually warm and dry in his fore-
man's booth, is not immune to the outside
yard work, for he is the person switchmen
call when they have difficulty moving a train.
Moore says he spends considerable time in
the yard himself, usually on weekends,
helping switchmen when there is less traffic
and the work force is lower.

Yardwork includes climbing onto the Sj-
foot-high car platform from ground level,
sidestepping the electrical third rail.

In addition to his regular duties, Moore
has trained other yard foremen, including
CTA's first woman yard foreman, Gurtha
McDonald. For these trainees, Moore says
the p.m. rush period is the hardest to work.

"If they can handle the pressures then,
they can do the job," he says.

Moore gets relief from the pressures by
keeping up his interest in landscaping at
home.

Since landscaping involves planning the
placement of shrub and tree, it may not seem
much of a change from the planning he does
in the CTA yard. However, Moore says
"at least the flowers stay put!"

My, 1977

1 fj^ Chicago Transit Authority )

1 route map

^ mapa de rutas

4^ how to go by bus,
^ 'L'-subway in Chicago
^ and nearby suburbs

^B^ spring-summer, 1977

iS||| tal<e 126 Jackson or
|m| 149 Statellner buses
Wf to King Tut exhibit at
^ Field Museum
H April IS-Aug 15

9 take rapid transit
B to Cubs, Sox games
9 home schedules inside

New Map Encourages CTA Ridershipi
To Spring-Summer Events

Latest edition of the CTA system map, re-
cently issued, focuses special public atten-
tion on theKing Tut exhibit and onCubs and
White Sox home baseball schedules, em-
phasizing the convenience of CTA service
to the Field Museum and to Wrigley Field
andComiskey Parl<. The map is being dis-
tributed widely through rapid transit sta-
tions, bus garages, and through the mail by
the Public Affairs department as a result of
requests generated by publicity. Distribu-
tion has also been arranged through hotels.

banks, savings and loan offices, and 78 C
cago public library locations. A new f(
ture of the map is a numerical listing
bus routes which simplified recognition
individual services in relation to the nu
bersnowusedas the dominant identificat
on bus signs and bus stop signs. Individu:
may obtain a free copy of the map by ser
ing a self-addressed stamped envelope^
CTA Route Map, P.O. Box 3555, Chicai
II. 60654, or by stopping by Room 734
the Merchandise Mart.

Key CTA mapmakers inaction: left lo right, AdeleMonson, Management Services, who sets the type; BobHeinlein,Pit'r
Affairs, who handles the planning and layout, and Bob Schageman, Operations Graphics, who does the drafting woil'

Board Member
Urges Women's
Conference
Attendance

An invitation to attend the Illinois Interna-
tional Women's Year Conference on the
campus of Illinois State University at Nor-
mal, June 10-12, has been extended by
Matilda Jakubowski, CTA Board member.
Mrs. Jakubowski, who is a member of the
coordinating committee for the conference,
says that participants will be entitled to
choose from workshops covering such sub-
jects as finance and credit, racial and eth-
nic minorities, equal employment oppor-
tunities, child care and aging. Special
events include a presentation on women in
Illinois history; a keynote address by Bella
Abzug, former U.S. representative from
New York, and a film on International Wo-
men's Year. Registration is only $2 and a
pre-conference training institute for lead-
ership may be attended for $5. Women can
obtain a special accommodation package,
including meals, for $30 by registering be-
fore May 27 with the Illinois IWY Office,
P.O. Box 404, Normal U. 61761

British Parliament
Group Studies
CTA System

A field tour of part of the CTA
transit system was conducted last
month for the Parliamentary Roads
Study Group, an unofficial body from
both Labour and Conservative sides
of the British House of Commons in-
terested in transportation matters.
CTA guides for the party of 16 were
Harold Hirsch, manager of opera-
tions planning; Edward Heatter, area
superintendent, rail; and William
Baxa, public affairs. George
Krambles, general manager, spoke
to the group in the morning, em-
phasizing how CTA coordinates bus
and rail transit. Krambles also
hosted a luncheon for the group at
the Lake Shore Holiday Inn. A trip
to Jefferson Park enabled the party
to inspect the rapid transit median
strip operation, which was of special
interest to the British MPs.

Public Service
Honors

Joseph J. Repplinger, manager of maint
nance; Donald H. Werdell, superintends
of claims operations, and Bruce Beck, b.
driver of Forest Glen, were honored .i'
finalists and certificate winners in t.
ninth annual Superior Public Servin
Awards Program. The program, climaxa
by an awards luncheon May 5 in the Sher;
ton-Chicago Hotel, is sponsored by eig,
major local governments (including tl'
CTA) in cooperation with the Chicago Ai
sociation of Commerce and Industry.

CTA Salutes PolisI
In Parade

A CTAbusbearingthe"SpiritofChicagi'
destination sign and another sign hallii,
Chicago's Polish-Americans took part intl'
96th annual Polish Constitution Day parac
May 7 in the Loop.

The bus carried a group of Polisli
American senior citizens over the Sta,
street parade route from Wacker drive
Van Buren street. The parade also includi
bands, marching units in colorful Polii
costumes and 159 floats. Organizer of tl
parade was the Polish National Alliance.

CTA TRANSIT NEW

T-

Marshall Field & Company

State Street*

Water Tower Place*

Evanston*

Oak Brook*

Oak Park*

Woodfield Mall,*
Schaumburg

Fox Valley Center,*
Aurora

River Oaks Plaza,
Calumet City

Hawthorne Center,*
Vernon Hills

Cherry Vale Center,
Rockford

Mayfair Center,
Wauwatosa, Wis.

Old Orchard,
Skokie

Orland Square,*
Orland Park

Park Forest Plaza

Lytton's

235 South State Street

Evanston

Evergreen Plaza,
Evergreen Park

Tri-City Plaza,
Gary, Ind.

Golf Mill,
Niles

Old Orchard,
Skokie

River Oaks,
Calumet City

Woodfield Mall,
Schaumburg

Hawthorne Center,
Vernon Hills

Fox Valley,
Aurora

Deerbrook,
Deerfield

Orland Square,
Orland Park

Oak Park

Aurora

Park Forest

The O'Harexpress T-
shirt is printed in a
colorful red and car-
ries attractive pic-
tures of aCTAbus and
a jet plane. Mary
Moss Buck, shown at
right, introduced the
O'Harexpress T-shirt
at the April CTA
Board meeting.

Shirt

The Gap

1 1 1 East Chicago Ave.
3033 North Broadway
Water Tower Place

Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.t

State Street

North Riverside Court

Yorktown Center,
Lombard

Hillside Center

Edens Plaza,
Wilmette

Evergreen Plaza,
Evergreen Park

5-7-9 Shops

Pair of Shoes

645 North Michigan Ave.

Carol & Co.

29 West Division Street

Larry's Ltd.
Skokie

Atlantis Arisen

2300 North Clark Street

Mister Bluster's

2921 North Broadway

Uno's Ltd.

1517 North Wells Street

'Children's Sizes Also

tChlldren's Sizes Only

W:V, 1977

Geri Roslonski, Edmund Wilson and Vanessa Brown, sales
representatives of Lytton's, introduce CTA's new T-shirts at
Merchandise Mart Plaza on Board meeting day.

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CTA launched a new Sunday and holiday transpor-
ttLon link to Chicago's great cultural attractions
cer the Memorial Day weekend.

The service was instituted in conjunction with the
Ijgional Transportation Authority and the Chicago
()uncil on Fine Arts.

The RTA/CTA Culture Buses carried large num-
brs of riders over a new loop from the Art Institute
fcthe Jackson Park- University of Chicago area and
bck — covering the seven museums shown in the map
a right.

Driving the three special buses, which will operate
eery Sunday through Labor Day — and on both Labor
liyand the Fourth of July — were David Eggersdorf,
bbert Williams, and Donald McKinley.

Many of the holiday passengers were out-of-town
vsitors to Chicago, some from foreign countries.
(rA was praised by many of these tourists for making
laseum-going so convenient, comfortable, and eco-
rmical.

The fare for the Culture Bus is the CTA Super
^ansferpass which permits unlimited riding.

The Culture Buses also give CTA employes and
fnilies a new opportunity to enjoy an entire after-
non of Chicago's cultural attractions, including the
tjig Tut exhibit, on one easy-riding circuit.

In addressing an announcement press conference
ithe North Gardenof the Art Institute, Miss Heather
rorgan, executive director of the Fine Arts Coimcil,
^phasized the importance of CTA's new service in
i^iking Chicago's rich culture opportunities so easy
fjf the average person to enjoy.
i George Krambles, CTA general manager, de-
wibed the new route.

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Dm^MUClMOM

EMPLOYEES AND RETIREE^^

JUNE,<tgt7

Culture Bus Provides

Special Service To

Seven Museums

Edward F. Brabec, center, presided at the May 27 Art Institute
press conference to announce tiie new Culture Bus. Also
participating were RTA Chairman Milton Pikarsky and
Heather Morgan, executive director of the Chicago Council
on Fine Arts.

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Science and

Oriental

= SSum 1

Industry

F.eld Mui.um

Adier Planetar

9 Shedd Aquarium 1

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CTA Scholars
Get Degrees

Seven CTA employes are earning college
degrees this year with the help of the CTA's
Tuition Aid Plan. More than 150 other
employes are receiving tuition aid for
studies in a variety of fields.

CLAUDE R. STEVENS Jr., motorman,
North Section, is getting a bachelor's de-
gree In psychology from Chicago State
University. Stevens, who operates a night
run on the Howard -Jack son Parl< route,
has been a CTA employe for 11 years. He
plans to go on to graduate school for a de-
gree in industrial relations.

SUSAN THIEME, management develop-
ment coordinator. Personnel Development,
has earned a master's degree in education
from the National College of Education's
downtown branch. A CTA employe since
1974, Sue now hopes to start work on a
master's degree in business administration.

PAUL WALLACE, sergeant in the Pa-
trol Section, Security, is the recipient of a
master's degree in the administration of
criminal justice from the University of
Illinois Chicago Circle campus. Wallace,
a 14-year CTA veteran, selected urban
mass transit security for his area of con-
centration. During 10 years of part-time
study, he has also received degrees in po-
litical science and criminal justice.

PETER RAGO, ticket agent. North Sec-
tion, has been awarded a bachelor of
science degree in physics from DePaul
University. Rago, who works at both Ful-
lerton and Jarvis avenue stations, started
as a CTA employe in 1968, and has been
using much of his leisure time since to
pursue a college degree.

FRED RIDLEY, clerk in the Library,
is receiving a master's degree in occupa-
tional education from Chicago State Univer-
sity, Early in his 10-year CTA career,
Ridley taught business subjects at Chicago
Vocational High School while workingnights.
He would now like to teach business courses
again on a part-time basis at the college
level.

CHESTER VENESKEY, senior systems
analyst and project leader in the Data-
center, has been awarded a master of
science degree in accounting by DePaul
University. Veneskey, who has been with
CTA since 1974, says his degree require-
ments included the study of accounting
systems, marketing organization and be-
havioral theory.

ROBERT J. CASSIDY, material liandling
specialist. Materials Management, has re-
ceived an associate's degree in material
management from William Rainey Harper
College in Palatine. Cassidy, a CTA em-
ploye for two years, has been attending
school the last seven years. Two of his
children are also in college. He is working
toward a bachelor's degree in business ad-
ministration.

Susan Thieme

Fred Ridley

#-<^

Chester Veneskey

Claude R. Stevens Jr.

Robert J. Cassidy

Others Can Do it, Too

The Tuition Aid Plan was established in
1964 to give CTA employes the opportunity
to further their education and self-develop-
ment at minimum cost. All full-time em-
ployes with at least three months of service
are eligible to apply for tuition aid, which
provides reimbursement at different levels,
depending on the category of courses taken.

Level I courses are those directly re-
lated to the employe's present position.
These qualify for the highest level of re-
imbursement according to a formula that
also considers grade averages.

Level II courses are those that, while
not related to the employe's current posi-
tion, are required for an associate's,
bachelor's or master's degree program re-
lated to some phase of CTA operations.

Level III includes academic or technical
courses taken for self- improvement, but

which are related to the employe's caret
objectives.

The employe's supervisor will assist
determining the category of courses sclecl
ed for Tuition Aid Plan reimbursement.

Verification of enrollment is necessai
at the time the employe puts in an applies
tion for aid for Level II courses. Tl
statement from the school must be writti
on the institution's stationery and must ii <
dicate the degree or course of studies ii
volved.

For further information on the Tuiti(
Aid Plan and Chicago-area schools, ca
Norine Stratton in the Persomiel Dcvclol
ment Section, Merchandise Mart, Koo
752, Extension 1283, or consult a copy '
the employe brochure entitled CTA Tuitic
Aid Plan, This is available through yoi
supervisor.

CTA TRANSIT NEW]

i'A Buses

ry Me .__
ir Nation, '^'*"
II Over

CTA buses are serving as billboards-on- wheels
>r important public education objectives of the nation
ad the city this month. In line with the President's
nergy conservation program, buses are telling riders
tnd prospective riders) "Thanks for taking the bus —
,id saving energy: Jimmy Carter". There are 200
irge displays such as the one shown at right as it was
reviewed on CTA's inspection bus which was part of
\e RTA exhibit on Richard J. Daley Plaza for Nation-
l Transportation Week. In addition, each of CTA's
,500 buses is carrying a car card bearing the same
lank-you message from the White House. At the June 1
Pitch In For Chicago" summer rally also on Daley
laza.the CTA introduced the specially-painted green
id white bus below. In cooperation with the city gov-
,:nment's year-round effort which has won Chicago a
eputation as one of the cleanest cities in the country,
e Pitch In bus is running in regular service on the
ike street route into the Loop all summer long, re-
inding thousands of viewers of their responsibility

keep Chicago clean and litter free.

JNE, 1977

Mitchell Promoted
To Training Chief

Edward Mitchell, su-
perintendent. Methods/
Standards, Support Ser-
vices, since 1974, has
been named area super-
intendent, Instruction,
with responsibility for
instruction of all oper-
ating personnel. Mit-
chell, 45, joined CTA in
1959 and served as con-
ductor, motorman,tow-
erman and operator be-
fore becoming an in-
structor in 1967. He
later was appointed line
supervisor, superinten-
dent. Agents and Jani-
tors, relief and assistant station superintendent. Trans-
portation training coordinator and special assistant to
the manager, Transportation. Mitchell was the first
motorman to drive the Skokie Swift. He has been very
active in the CTA sports program. He and his wife,
Sandra, have a home on the far South Side.

RICHARD J. GROSS has been appointed assistant
superintendent. Service, District B; he had been gen-
eral planning supervisor. Support Services, Transpor-
tation. HELMUT L. SCHWEITZER has moved to su-
pervisor. Signal Design, in Engineering from junior
signal design engineer. In Clainis Law and Real Es-
tate, ALAN E. NEUMANN has been reassigned to su-
pervisor. Research and Education, from claims law
education coordinator.

Five management-professional interns have been
named by the Transportation Department. They are
JAMES MARSHALL and HAYWARD BORDERS, both
former bus service supervisors; ALFRED T. THOM-
AS, former rail service supervisor; CLARK CARTER,
former station clerk. Archer, and JAMES PAYNE,
former driver, 69th St. Also in Transportation, CAR-
OL BOWMAN, former ticket agent. West Section, has
been appointed manpower planning-budget analyst.

Four Datacenter employes have been named senior
systems designers: MICHAEL FARINA, former sys-
tems designer; RICHARD TURGEON and GERALD
GRIFFIN, both former senior applications designers,
and GARY GUMBINER, former applications analyst.
In other Datacenter changes, former applications de-
signers ELLYN M. BRAGLIA and ALTHEA DRISCOLL
have become senior applications designers.

New as bus and truck mechanic apprentices in
Maintenance are RICHARD MURRAY, former bus ser-
viceman,77th St.; WILLIAM KOCLANIS, former ticket
agent, North Section, and former bus repairers AARON

W. MORRIS (77th St.), WILBERT SUTTON and DEN
NIS MURPHY (both 52nd St.). JAMES P. RILEY Jr,|<
former bus repairer. Limits, has been appointed ma
chinist apprentice, and SCOTT R. STONE, forme
combination clerk, South Shops, has become carpente
apprentice.

In other South Shops changes, RICHARD J.McCREA
former laborer, isnow steamfitter helper, and ATLA
J. HORN has moved from sheet metal worker helpe
to sheet metalworker. RICHARD McCALLISTER.forj
mer motorman. West Section, and LOUIS J. BUBA^
former electrical worker apprentice. South Shops
have been named helpers. Reassigned as laborers ar
DELMAR MORTON, former bus driver, 77th St.; NA
THANIEL THOMAS, former bus serviceman, 77th StI
and LEONIDES RIOS, former janitor. j

In Accounting, MARY G. PACYNA, formerly i|
Personnel Administration, has been named accountj
payable clerk, and LOIS LITTLETON, former ticfei
agent. South Section, has become payroll clerk. DEBI
RA A. BUSSIE, former clerk-typist, Datacenter, hait
been reassigned as utility clerk. Claims Law and Rea
Estate. FRANCES CALPIN, former typist, Genera,
Administration, is now call directory operator, Perl
sonnel Administration. '

New stock clerks in Materials Management includi.
JOSEPH JAMISON, former bus driver, Kedzie; LES
TER SPEIGHTS, former laborer. Stores, and OTH,
BARNES Jr., former clerk. Stores. Reassigned t
Security as secretarial stenographer is CATHERINE
SPEER, former clerk- stenographer. Claims Law an
Real Estate, and as clerk, MARGARET A. POKATII
LOFF, former typist. Stores.

Plant Maintenance Promotions

W. F. Gaedtke R. O. Swindell

Walter F.Gaedtke, superintendent, Track andStruc
tures since 1974, has beennamed superintendent, Build
ings and Grounds Maintenance. Gaedtke, 39, has a de
gree in civil engineering from Purdue University. .
CTA employee since 1960, he started out as a gradual
trainee and later held positions as assistant engineei
draftsman, track design engineer and superintendeni
Structures.

Ronald O.Swindell, superintendent. Electrical Maini |
tenance for the past three years, is the new superin| |
tendent. Power and Way. (Continued on page 15j |

CTA TRANSIT NEW

Vho Put The Orchids
dn Bill Nichols' Desk?

^ B NICHOLS '^

Dill Did!

The materials coordinator at the South Shops keeps
fresh orchids on his desk every day.

He grows orchids as a hobby.

William Nichols is nurturing 500 orchid plants in a
12 by 20-foot greenhouse behind his home on the south-
west side.

"Orchids are surprisingly hardy plants, if you treat
them right," Nichols remarked as he showed off his
greenhouse where the temperature is kept at a humid
90-plus degrees, utilizing a gas heater and a humidifier.

The greenhouse was aglow in petals of white, red,
blue, green, orange, yellow, pink and combinations — up
to four different colors on some blossoms.

"These plants constantly produce new blooms,"
Nichols said.

He took a multi-colored blossom in his hands and
gently pressed open its interior petals to show how the
blossoms are self-pollinating.

"As long as the environment is kept warm and moist,
with a gentle movement of air, they respond beautifully,"
he said.

Besides dry or cold air, orchids have another unseen
enemy — viruses.

"Each time I cut a blossom or do some surgery on
a plant, I use a sterilized razor blade to avoid spreading
a virus from one plant to another. I never use the same
blade on different plants. That could be fatal," he ex-
plained.

Nichols said he also periodically sprays each plant
and the greenhouse with various chemicals to ward off
viruses.

Orchids are planted in pots filled with redwood bark
chips and get their nourishment from special plant foods
Nichols uses. While the blooms are stunning in their
beauty, the plants themselves leave something to be
desired.

The ungainly leaves and pods of the plants are stiff
and feel waxy; the roots, resembling gnarled macaroni,
entwine the wood chips to support the plant and snake
over the sides of the pots.

Although Nichols in only 54, he already has his sec-
ond career planned after he retires.

"I'mgoing to move back to my hometown of Mauston,
Wisconsin, near the Wisconsin Dells, and become a
commercial orchid grower," he said.

The hobby came to him by way of a gift from a friend.

"At the time, I didn't think much about orchids. I
had 125 rose bushes in my back yard to constantly care
for. They were the pride of the neighborhood. People
used to line my back fence to admire them. But roses
take more time and trouble than orchids,! discovered.
Besides, roses only bloom in the summer."

Nichols has won awards in shows held in the Lincoln
Park conservatory by the Illinois and the American
Orchid Societies. He is a member of both organizations.

Although he brings orchids to work nearly every
day, he never takes them back home. Many of the South
Shops' women employees know about Nichols' orchids.
They take them home. (CTA Photos by Rich Stanton)

Ken Blocker Turns Junk Into Art

By Don Yabush

Blocker's skin d iver ( 4x 1 4) : il is fashioned from 5 5 metal parts

ITop and two bottom right CTA Photos by Mike HoffertI

One of the most admired CTA new cars
of theyear was a model of 'L' car No. 4271
of tfie 4000 series built to be presented to
Evan E. Olmstead, former manager of
Maintenance, at fits retirement party.

at the

Blocker's model 4000 car: made especially for retiree
Evan Omstead, left. (CTA Photo by Rich Stanton)

The metal-sculptured model, made from
a three-foot-long piece of galvanized
downspout and 708 other pieces of waste
material, was another shining production
by Kenneth Blocker, 38, the Skokie Shop's
artistic blacksmith-welder who has be-
come noted for his scrap metal flowers,
figures, and jewelry.

It took him 93i hours of hobby home-
work, but Blocker enjoyed the challenge.

His main problem was finding a sheet of
metal to make the model car's body. He
tried and discarded baking pans, meat loaf
pans and the like. His wife, Polly, found
the answer. As they walked down the street
in their hometown of McHenry, she saw a
piece of downspout in a gutter. She urged
him to buy a piece of the material and try
it.

Blocker then assembled an assortment
of scrap parts including pipe nipples, hair
pin curler clips, bottle caps, ball bearings,
welding rods, washers, nails, nuts and

other sundry materials to round
parts supply in his home workshop.

Blocker started his CTA career 16 years
ago as a bus driver. In his off-duty time,
he began working with metal sculpting at
home .

"I learned to work with metals in high
school and was an aviation structural
mechanic during my four years in the Ma-
rine Corps," he says.

Among Blocker's works is a bronze-
colored flower (about 15 inches high and 8
inches across) made from lathe shavings
taken from rapid transit car wheels.

He silver-soldered the shavings together
to form the blossom, stem and leaves of
the stylized flower.

He spray painted the flower with bronze
paint and mounted it on a framed velvet
covered boai'd.

"It takes me about five days and 75 welds
to make such a flower," he says. It is one
of 12 flowers he has made from scrap ma-
terial and has given away.

Discarded nuts, bolts, ball bearings,
screws and washers proved a ready source
for Blocker's ingeiiuity — he turned them
into a chess set.

Blocker completed the set this past

March 3 in time to play his first challenge'
Blocker won handily in nine deft moves. ,1

From the contents of the scrap W-
Blocker also fashioned one of his most ii-
novative efforts — a skin diver. '

The figure's facemask is made from-
spark plug; its body is a spring; its strean'
ing hair, oversized hands and flippers wei'
formed from welding rods. The skin divf
carries a dart gun made from a nail.

One of Blocker's most popular itemi--
which he has made and given away by tt'
score, is what he calls "balancing doUs"-
two-inch-high figures balanced on one foe;
atop a miniature bottle while holding '
curved balance rod with an inch-thick ba'
bearing on each end. A slight push on or
of the ball bearings sends thefigures whirl-
ing around.

"I've made about 100 of these from scrai'
for friends at the shop," Blocker says. "Tb'
figures only take a couple of hours to mak
in my workshop and it gives people a kick f
see them twirling around."

He has made a couple of ball point pe'
desk sets featuring his balancing doUforth
Skokie Shop.

CTA TRANSIT NEWii

As It Was -

Architectural Gem
Can Be Revisited

(Photographs:
of Chicago)

Courtesy of Tlie Art Institute

j Art and architecture converge at the Art
fnstitute's newest permanent exhibit.

This unique work of art is an entire
room, sliillfully moved from the original
3tocl< Exchange building at LaSalle and
Washington and restored inside the new
aast wing of the Art Institute on Columbus
Drive. It was originally the Trading Room,
|Vhich for 15 years echoed with the excited
shouts of traders before it was converted,
first for the Foreman Bros. Bank (1908),
Later for Bell Savings and Loan (1940), and
■inally for the wartime United Service Or-
ganizations to serve as a social center for
military personnel.

Its distinction flows from its creators —
iiOuis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, who
vere among the greatest of American
jirchitects, and are recognized worldwide
IS leaders of the Chicago school. While
!ome of their landmark efforts have fallen
jefore the wrecking ball, others have been
-•allying points for Chicagoans with a strong
pense of history and preservation.
I The Auditorium building on Congress is
juch a structure, as is the Carson, Pirie,
pcott & Co. State Street store. The Charn-
ley House on Astor is another Sullivan-
Vdler landmark.

When the picturesque Stock Exchange
juilding had to be sacrificed to expansion
;if Loop office space in 1972, the Art In-
stitute was given first choice of selecting
irtifacts from the building.

Rather than pick out bits and pieces, the
^nstitute chose to recreate and relocate the
fecond floor Trading Room in its entiro-
jy. The work was undertaken by the archi-
ectural firm of Vinci-Kenney, and under-
tritten by a major contribution, reportedly
jf $1 million, by the Walter E. Heller Fund.
; It required exacting research. Some
factions of the room had to be reproduced
rom photographs. Others, such as the red
lak floor, were the result of deduction,
iince no records existed of the original
pate rial.

The craftsmanship of the room is just
.3 exacting as the planning. One can
carcely distinguish the original from re-
tored sections of the room.

At 64 by 81 feet, with a 30 foot ceiling,
lie room demonstrates Sullivan's dictum
iat "form follows function." The room had
o intermediate supports, leaving an un-
bstructed space for stock trading, but had
steel framing system to support 11 floors
bove. The weight of these floors is car-
ted by just four columns in the room,
liese are ornately decorated and adorned
tthe top by tiny carbon filament light bulbs.

Almost 75 per cent of the original colored
glass skylights and 90 percent of the cast-
iron muUions holding them in place have
been retained.

The room contains the slate blackboards
that were used to list daily market quota-
tions. The paneled walls are Honduras
mahogany. A visitor's gallery overlooks
the room.

Outside, the Art Institute has also re-
installed the original entrance to the Stock
Exchange building, an elegant terra cotta
archway, which was a gift from the City of
Chicago.

Adler's construction assured that even
a whisper could be heard distinctly in the
room. And Sullivan, famous for his orna-

mentation, designed 52-color stencils which
were reproduced on canvas for the interior
faces of the four main trusses.

In its day, the Trading Room was hailed
as "unexcelled in the magnificence of its
appointments and decoration by any room
used for lil<e purpose in the counti-y." It
still is.

And, if this room whets your appetite
for Sullivan and Adler architecture, you
can take a convenient tour of their land-
mark works, all within reach by CTA.
Roosevelt University, for instance, has re-
stored the Auditorium Theatre and has a
special display set up in the Michigan Ave-
nue lobby which explains how the Auditorium
building was constructed.

This view of the reconstructed Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room only begins to indicate the
omateness of the ceiling and walls.

How it was back in 1894 when it was the daily scene of stock trading.

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Things to do in
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with Anit Leppiks

lIUNE. 1977

eta people

Would knowing the probabilities of prob-
ability help you at the tables in Las Vegas?
Probably, according to DENISE McLANE,
the 14-year-old daughter of assistant sta-
tion superintendent and Mrs. JAMES Mc-
LANE (South Section). Denise, an 8th grade
student at Enrico Fermi Elementary School
on Chicago's south side, is well acquainted
with the odds thanl<s to her prize-winning
science project entitled — what else? —
"Probabilities of Probability." Denise,

^^B^H PKOeiteiUmSOF PfiOBABILin

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pictured above with her project, demon-
strated the probabilities of chance as it
relates to known incidence, such as life in-
surance tables, actuarial and mortality
tables, and the gambling tables of Vegas.
She used dice, peraiies, cards, marbles and
various gadgets to represent the many fac-
tors affecting probability. Denise won first
place in her district, and placed third in the
city-wide science fair at the Museum of
Science and Industry in the math category.
Denise received an additional "prize" — she
met author Alex Haley and Operation PUSH
director Jesse Jackson. PostScript: Den-

ise is also on the honor roll — naturally!
Congratulations!.^ proud grandfather is
MARVIN B. HILD-
BOLD, rail traffic
supervisor, North
District, shown here
with his new grand-
son,GARY W.HILD-
BOLD Jr. Gary, the
son of GARY and
PATRICIA HILD-
BOLD, was bom on
Feb. 4, weighing in
at 7 pounds 14
ounces. Congratula-
tions to all!. .Sitting pretty on her mother's
lap for her first-
candle day March 5
is little LUCIANA
HUDSON, the daugh-
ter of MAY and
GEORGE HUDSON
Jr. Luciana has a
lot of company at
home: ANNETTE,
17; ALISHA, 14; and
IRVING, 10. George,
who works out of
Kedzie, has been
with the CTA for 1:
condolences
WILLIAM J

currently receiving physical therapy a'-
is in good spirits. He has already told o
of his visitors he plans to have a foot ra'
with him in the near future — so everyoi
take heed. Mr. Artis and his wife, CORN;'
LIA, who live at 7749 S. Green in Chica.
(60620), would appreciate hearing frc,
former co-workers; everyone is welcoi
to stop by and see them. Shown in pictui

years. ..Our sincere
are extended to Pensioner
FAHEY in the recent loss of

his beloved wife, CATHERINE. Mr. anil
Mrs. Fahey had been married for 55 won-
derful years. Mr. Fahey started with the
Chicago Surface Lines in 1922 as a con-
ductor out of the Archer and Rockivell
barn. He had 37 years of service before
his retirement in 1959. . .Because ZAVIE
ARTIS, former trackman II, couldn't
come to the coffee and rolls, they came to
him, along with his retirement packet and
friends from the track and roadway group
at West Shops. Mr. Artis, who went on
disability pension Jan. 1 of this year, is

is Zavie (seated), ;md Track Section Fon
man JIMMIE STANFORD at his left, j
back row are, left to right: BOB STAVIt|
GA, supervisor, track and roadway; HEI
MAN JOHNSON, trackman Il-assista
foreman; CHARLIE DUNKINS, unit supe:
visor, track maintenance; ED SHAW, trai,
construction gangforeman, and JIM SMITIi
trackman II.

Elizabeth Hallahan Appointed To Annapolis

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

UNIiTED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21402

Ms. Elizabeth Hallahan
302 S. Sycamore St.
Genoa, IL 60135

Dear Ms. Hallahan,

...the letter said it all. ELIZABETH HALLAHAN is a proud new midshipmE
appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Elizabeth, know
to family and friends as Lisa, is the ninth child of Mr. and Mrs. PAT HALLAHAN, are
superintendent, far north. She has eight sisters and seven brothers. Four of h£
brothers also served in the Naxy. Lisa was graduated from Genoa-Kingston High Schoi
this June where she was a straight "A" student and on the Dean's List. The IS-yeai
old is very athletic, too. She participated in volleyball, basketball, baseball, track, at
was on the g>'mnastics team. Lisa was appointed to the .Academy by Sen. Cliarles i
Percy three months ago and received her official letter of acceptance from the Acadeir
on May 10. She will be a member of the class of 19S1 and will be sworn in on July I
Congratulations and best of luck to you, Lisa!

CTA TRANSIT NEWl[

Pioneer Portraits

;TA Photos by Mike Hoffert

I Mike Hoffert of CTA Photo was on hand when the
''TA Pioneers honored mothers of all ages at their
lay meeting at the Golden Flame, 6417 W. Higgins
oad. Here are a few of the participants who might be
jemembered by CTA employes and retirees. Lunch-
jon meetings will be held at the same restaurant right
nrough the summer on the second Tuesday of each
honth, according to Maynard "Pinky" Moran, who
leads up arrangements. Lunch is $3. Reservations
aay be made by calling Moran at RO 3-6379.

Frank Laske with Mary Stomner.

)/lr. and Mrs. John Barrett with Frank Norton, center.

Mike Kopanowski who serves as club
correspondent.

Forest Glen, 61st Street Terminal Safety Award Winners

lolding the public safety contest award won by Forest Glen garage
'e outstanding drivers Vidal Fuentes (left) and Earl Terry. Also
iking part in the presentation ceremony are (left to right) Tom Boyle,
lianager. Safety; Jim Blaa, manager. Transportation, and George W.
[aubs, superintendent. Forest Glen. Forest Glen has won at least one
juarterly contest a year since 1973.

Stanley C. Christ, superintendent, (second from left) accepts the
quarterly public safety contest award for rapid transit from Harold
H. Geissenheimer, General Operations Manager, on behalf of 61st
Street terminal. Chosen outstanding employees for the first quarter
of 1977 were Charles Spears, motorman (right) and Samuel Pollack,
conductor. Ardis Morris, assistant superintendent, stands second
from right.

WNE. 1977

ERLINDA L. BROWN
Academv of Our Lady
Bobbie & Curly Brown

VANESSA BROWN
Chicago Vocational H.S.

FELICIA BRUTON

South Shore H.S.

Riley Ford

West Section

SANDRA CHAMERLIK

Elk Gtoue H.S.

William Chamerlik

West Shops

DESIREE M. CIOFFE

Schaumburg H.S.

Matthew Cioffe

West Shops

EUGENE CORKER

Leo High School .

Eugene Corker

South Shops

Gallery Of June

Graduates
In OTA Families

Here are the proudest pictures of the
year identified by name, school, parent
and parent's CTA work location.

BRENDACURRAN

JERI ANN FALLEST

Queen of Peace H.S.

Peter Fallest

South Shops

VICKI L. FREIWALD

Oak Forest H.S.

Haiold Freiwald

Beverly

CYNTHIA FRIERSO;-

JAMESA. GUEDEL

CYNTHIA E, GUTHRIE

PATRICIA HESTER

CATHERINE KMAN

DEBBIE KUJAWA

JANET LAUBINGEF

Lane Technical H.S.

Spelman College

Resurrection H.S.

Reavis High School

St. Ann's Hospital

Schurz High School

Ernest Guedel Jr.

Willie Guthrie

John J. Hester

Thomas Kman

Norman Kujawa

Jack Laubinger

Forest Glen

69th Street

Asst. Supt. Near North

South Shops

LYNNE M. LAZZARA

VIVIAN LONG

DARLA K. LYLES

KEVIN L LYLES

SPRING A. MARBLE

Maine South H.S.

Michael Central H.S.

Uof 1, Circle Campus

St. Francis DeSales H S

Unity High School

Joseph Lazzara

Richard Long

Orvari L. Lyies

Orvan L. LyIes

Charles E. Marble

Capital Development

North Avenue

Archer

Claims/Law

LINDA McCURTIS ,
late Heart of M. I
imes McCurtis
Forest Park !

CTA TRANSIT NEM

GEORGE R BARBER

Harlan HS^

George R, Barber

Archer

PENNI ANN BRAZEAU

Glenbard North H.S.

Paul Brazeau

North Avenue

CYNTHIA S. CHERNAK

George Williams Coll

Raymond Chernak

Archer

LINDA GRABOWICH

DePaul Uniuersitv

Ken Grabowich

Forest Glen

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DIANE HINTON

Westinghouse H.S.

Stewart Hinton

North Avenue

JOHN JOYCE JR.

St. Patrick H.S.

John Joyce

Forest Glen

LARRY McCain

Quigley South

Willie McCain

District A

DENNIS McKINSTRY

Weber H.S.

Robert McKinstry

Howard

PAMELA MORRISON

Elizabeth Seton H.S.

Martin Morrison

Distrct A

ELLIOTT NORMAN

Dunbar Vocational

John Norman

South Shops

SHARON A. NYCZAK

Good Counsel H.S.

Dorothy Nyczak

Payroll

JOHN A. O'MALLEY

Niles East H.S.

PatO'Malley

Howard

KARREN PAOLI

National Coll. of Edui

Eugene Paoli

North Park

NANCY PERKINS

Larkin H.S.

John Perkins

Training Center

MARY REYNOLDS
St, Benedict H.S.
Martin Reynolds

RENEE K. ROBINSON

DIANE J. RYAN

ANTHONY D WALKER

NANCY WILLIAMS

Glenbard East H.S.

Mt Caimel H.S.

York Community H.S

Don M. Ryan

Harrell Walker

Roy E.Williams

West Shops

52nd Street

West Shops

Six riders of a Kedzie-Califor-
nia bus driven by ERNEST C.
CARTER (Kedzie garage)
signed a letter which refers to
him as "one of your excellent
employes." Gloria Cain, of
south Trumbull avenue, writes:
"He waits for passengers
rushing to catch his bus. He is
alert and cheerful, and yet he
does his job well. During the
time he has been 'our driver'
he has always been on time.
We have never seen him angry
or belligerent with passen-
gers."

Driver DIANNE L. KELLER,
(Forest Glen garage) is de-|
scribed as the "very tops" by|
Edward S. Milia, of Ainslie
street, a veteran rider of the
81 Lawrence route. He adds:
"She is pleasant, calls out all!
the stops, and says 'Thank you' i
to every customer, even when
receiving a transfer. I also
noticed that she lets you out at ,
the curb. The ride is gentle
and smooth, and she malves
connections for the people.
This is important because
missing a bus in the wee hours
really hurts."

commendation corner

As a passenger of a Cottage Grove bus driven
by BARBARA J. GLENN (77th St. garage),
Mrs. Anna C. Robinson, of South LaSalle
street, says, "In more than 60 years of
using public transportation,! have neverhad
a ride with such a driver. It was a joy. She
just coasted to each stop and had that 'Big
Bertha' under her control at all times. If
you had more drivers like her, you would
soon have more smiling faces."

Praise for ROBERT E. O'NEAL (Kedzie
garage) comes from a daily rider of his
Madison street bus. Mrs. Helen Malm-
quist, of Oak Park, explains: "He is the ideal
bus driver, in my estimation, because he is
conscientiously trying to do a really good
job. He calls all the stops in a clear, in-
telligible voice. He stops the smokers from
smoking, and prevents rear-door boarding."

"I had the pleasure to ride on the Dan Ryan
train with conductor #22776 (JAMES E.
DAVIS, South Section), "writes Mrs. Geneva
Johnson, of West 100th street. "I don't have
words to compliment him the way he de-
serves. He said 'Good Morning' and 'Have
a good day' several times between 95th and
Adams, where I got off. He let you know
you were on a'B' train and where you should
get off if you wanted 47th street. He was
terrific, period."

"DEWITT COLEMAN (Archer garage) is a
most unusual guy," says Miss Cecelia Schiff,
of South Leavitt street, "because rain or
shine, snow or sleet, his disposition is al-
ways sunny." Writing for herself and other
riders on Coleman's 62 Archer bus, she

adds: "We would like to praise him for his
courteous manners and the way he smiles to
all who board. To sum it up, he truly serves
the public devotedly."

is very clear and distinct."

ISMAIL J . SALEH , recently reass igned from
Forest Glen to North Park garage, received
a thank-you from 84-year-old Ms. Marie
Webb, of Belle Plaine avenue, for helping
her board his Irving Park bus. Ms. Webb
says: "I was pretty tired and was having a
hard time getting on the bus, but your very
kind driver held out his hand and helped me.
He was very pleasant to me and everybody.
It sure made me feel warm inside."

WILLIE ROCHELLE (69th Street garage)
won the admiration of Mrs. Charmaine Ford,
of South Paulina street, for "his character
and thoughtfulness on a most enjoyable
ride" on his Ashland avenue bus. Mrs. Ford
says: "It was rewarding to see this young
man's concern for his passengers by making
sure they were safely inside his vehicle be-
fore proceeding. He made sure a blind pas-
senger reached her transferring bus safely
and helped a young student locate her fare
that had dropped on the floor."

JOHN W. CRAYTON (West Section) is the
conductor of a Lake Dan Ryan train that
Lenise E. Brown, of South Kolin avenue,
takes to work each morning in the Loop.
"Numerous times I have heard this conduc-
tor call the stops in such a pleasant man-
ner," says Brown. "He points out the places
of interest in the downtown area, which is
very helpful to those who are new in the city.
He has a pleasant personality, and his voice

ILDA CASTELLANOS (North Park
rage), driver of an Outer Drive bus, wasi
thanked by Mrs. Philip Claster, of Pratt
boulevard, "for a very enjoyable and safel
trip." Mrs. Claster writes: "As I droppedi
my fare in the box, a bright-looking andi
well-groomed young lady smiled at me andi
said 'Hi.' I was pleasantly surprised by her\
sincerity and gracious welcome. She han-i
died the bus superbly, drove smoothly, andi
I can honestly say the ride was a delight." '

Maintenance Promotions
(Continued from Page 4)

Swindell, 41, joined CTA in 1959 as a>
graduate trainee after receiving a degree,
in electrical engineering from Purdue.)
University. He later served as design,
draftsman, project engineer, design engi-j
neer and distribution engineer. '

Other Plant Maintenance reassignmentst
include Walter C. Hallford, former super-i
visor. Escalator Maintenance, who is now
supervisor, Electrical/Mechanical Main-l
tenance. Patrick O. McCarthy, formeri
supervisor. Bridges & Structures, has be-^
come supervisor. Track and Structures.!
Warren G. Taylor, civil engineer, has been«
appointed unit supervisor. Structure Main-' :
tenance.

NOTE: Additional graduate pictures
will be printed in the July issue of
Transit News. Watch for them!

CTA TRANSIT NEWS;

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\° When Sure, Coach' Is 'Yes, Ma'am' S
i By W. B. Wolfan :

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Bp • • "xoq ssaad bio • • 'xoq ssajd b;o • • 'xoq ssojd bio

I The way basketball is being played these days in
jboth professional and college circles, it seems that
;the brutal art of physical mayhem is not alone con-
fined to hockey and football.

! Well, it seems that there is a solution to violence
'on the hardwood court and the bitter battling with of-
ficials that has changed the game completely.
\ Just put a lady coach on the bench. That would
fcalm everybody. Perhaps even the athletes would be
halfway civil in responding to a bad call by the referee.
; During the recently completed CTA basketball sea-
son, there actually was a lady coach on the bench. Her
name is Georgetta Griffin, a comely lass from the
CTA's Claims Department who served as the head
coach of the 52nd Street Flyers of the CTA league.
I Make no mistakes about it. Georgetta l<nows her
basketball from A to Z. She was a three-sport athlete
lerself at Harlan High School and Jones Commercial.
She led intramural teams to championships in basket-
oall, Softball, and volleyball.

This reporter was curious. How did she happen to
become a coach? And thereby hangs an interesting
fale.

\ Miss Griffin says that she was always an avid fan
bf CTA basketball. One day while waiting for a bus,
she was talking to Coach Mike Shelton of the 52nd Street
?lyers. She gave him her unbiased opinion of his
earn, the pluses and minuses. He said to her, "Why
lon't you come out and help me coach?"

At first she refused but later on she decided to come
lut to the Washington Park fieldhouse and assist Shel-
on in his coaching duties. She says: "I didn't attract
'ery much attention at the beginning. I guess they (the
)layers) thought I was a mascot for the team. Later

on they began to take me seriously!"

Then during the 1976-77 season. Miss Griffin as-
sumed the duties of head coach after a year of "appren-
ticeship," as she puts it.

Things suddenly were different. She was now calling
the shots on strategy and substitutions from the play-
ers' bench. She was in complete charge.

"This past season we had lost most of the players
who had put the team into the playoffs the previous
year, and we had a shortage of manpower. But the
fellows gave it everything they had."

This reporter asked how the players reacted to her
guidance. Were there any problems?

"My entire squad was very respectful and highly
protective. I talked to them as a member of the team.
When I pulled a player out of the game, I would ex-
plain why I did it. I tried to communicate on an indi-
vidual basis, but always emphasizing 'the good of the
team' angle. And it seemed to work very well.

"I had no arguments with either players or referees
and I don't recall a single technical being called against
our bench all season."

Miss Griffin says she doesn't believe in arguing
with the referee because "you hurt yourself more than
you help your team."

She prides herself on analyzing the weaknesses of
an opposing team, much of the information she gained
as a spectator. In the big leagues, they call this scout-
ing. She explains: "I'd call time out and tell my play-
ers to force the opponents to shoot from the outside by
tying up the zone. This came from having studied the
opponent's game carefully. If the opposition depended
upon an inside shooter, we would tighten the zone and
force them outside so we could control the rebounds."

Incidentally, one of the former 52nd Street Flyers
players was Miss Griffin's fiance, Reginald Williams,
who played forward and guard. Apparently he listened
to Georgetta' s coaching instructions the same as every-
one else did.

For quite awhile, the spectators would gape when
they saw a woman sitting on the players' bench. But
she never heard a single boo during her two seasons
of coaching.

She recalls as her most memorable experience the
night one of her players was injured. Out dashed Miss
Griffin to administer first aid to his injured leg. She
says the large crowd didn't know whether to cheer or
remain silent. The sight of a lady to the rescue was a
bit too much for the audience.

Miss Griffin describes her coaching stint as a great
experience with a fine group of young men, one she will
always remember. But she isn't sure she will do it
again next year.

She concludes: "I just wish that the men didn't take
the sport so seriously. They should get more actual
fun out of playing the game^"

And perhaps this is why the CTA basketballers at
season's end presented the trophy as "Coach of the
Year" to Georgetta Griff in, a true sportswoman if there
ever was one.

JUNE, ^97^

77th Streakerettes
Take Volleyball Title

The One That
Didn't Get Away

The 77th Street Streakerettes, by taking two out of
three games from the 69th Street Raiderettes, became
the 1977 volleyball champs of theCTA sports program
volleyball league.

In the first game the Streakerettes were easy win-
ners as they beat the Raiderettes 15 to 5. Not to be
outdone, the Raiderettes won the second game 15 to 11,
only to go down in defeat in the final game 15 to 5.

Members of the champion Streakerettes are: P.
Lankin, L, Murry, C. Jones, D. Doyle, V. Austin and
J. Joseph.

In the consolation game for third and fourth place.
Archer beat Kedzie in two straight, 15 to 6 and 15 to

J. Finger of the Raiderettes swings and misses as D. Martin, left, and
V. Martin watch in dismay.

When John Seay, South Shops, tells his friends hoy
big a fish he caught, it won't be a tall tale.

John has proof since his 13 pound, 1 ounce chinooii
was chosen as an entry in the Chicago Park Districl
Coho '77 fishing contest.

John landed his prize chinook while fishing for perclj
off the point at Jackson Park. |

The Coho '77 fishing contest was co-sponsored bj'
the Chicago Tribune and Pepsi-Cola General Bottler ol
Chicago Inc., in cooperation with the Chicago Sports-:^
fishing Association.

CH[CAG07aRK DiSTRJt

John Seay, left, holds his prize Chinook with the assistance of his fish-J
ing partner Charles Carroll.

eta sports

D. Doyle of the Streakerettes reaches high to tip ball back over net
as v. Austin moves in to assist.

Division 241 Golf Tournament

Plans have been completed for the eleventh
annual Division 241 golf tournament and banquet
at the Cog Hill Country Club, Lemont, 111., Sat-
urday, July 9.

Since the tourney will be held on Saturday,
later tee-off times will be from 10 a.m. to 1p.m.
The Peoria handicap system will be used this
year in the awarding of golf prizes.

The cost of the tournament this year will be
$17 for golf and banquet; $10 for golf or ban-
quet only.

All golf buffs who are interested in playing
can contact Warren SchoU at 341-1733 for re-
servations and tee-off time.

CTA TRANSIT NEWSl

eta engineering department

projects in progress

PLATFORM WORK: The new surface- level station
at Cicero on the Douglas rapid transit route is being
equipped with a long concrete platform which, for the
first time, will accommodate eight-car trains. When
completed, the facility will replace two existing sta-
tions at Cicero and 50th avenue. A morning rush
period entrance will be provided at 47th court.

porty-Four New Bus Service Supervisors Graduate

''orty-four new bus service supervisors were honored recently during graduation ceremonies marking the com-
iletion of the Bus Service Supervisor Training Program. The ceremony was conducted by General Operations Man-
,ger H. H. Geissenheimer and Manager of Transportation J. R. Blaa. The new supervisors are: W. L. BURCH,
L MILANETTO, M.JACKSON, L. GILBERT, D. ALLEN, D. WILSON, B.JEFFRIES, E. GIPSON, N. RUIZ, E.
[rEER Jr., J.WASHINGTON, W. E. FRANKLIN, W. L, PRINCE, M. MOORE, E. McBRIDE, VV. KOPPING, J. DU-
)UENE, E.ALLEN, R. NOBLE, A. JACOBS, A.COLYETTE, J.HAFFORD, C. JOHNSON, J. MANUS, N. ROUDEZ,
'..T\'SON, F.DIAZ, W.MARTIN, J. GONZALES, W. HARRINGTON, R. GARCIA, J.JONES, R.THOMAS, J. WHITE,
;. PIUTCHARD, L. RAMOS, P. WASHINGTON, F. LEWIS, W. JONES, T. CHRISTIAN, L. ADAMES, W. MOBLEY,
'.O'CONNOR, and J. PAYNE. K. MORIARTY of Transportation and D. PHILLIPS of Operations Planning also re-
ei\ed certificates for their participation in the class instructed by M. KOCAR and J. PERKINS of Transportation,
nd administered by M. LESNIAK of the Personnel Development Section of Administrative Services.

\UNE. 1977

CTA Selects First Woman Bus Inspector

Ruby Hitchcock checks
bus motors and bus
interiors

The CTA has wooed Ruby Hitchcock away from
General Motors and her home town of Pontiac, Mich-
igan, to become our first woman bus inspector, as-
signed to the Engineering department.

As a group leader in GM's new coach section, Mrs.
Hitchcock had been assigned to looking over each of
CTA's newest buses (the 9600 series) before it start-
ed its delivery journey to Chicago.

Now she is on our team, checking new parts and sy-
stems at the delivery end of the line and travelling to
CM and other supplier plants to make sure buses and
parts are 100 per cent Ln accord with specifications.

The young-looking grandmother entered the busi-
ness world after her husband (also a General Motors
employe) died, leaving her with seven children to sup-
port.

Her first venture was a business of her own — a
service shop for automotive generators in the base-
ment of her home.

Working in conjunction with gasoline stations, Mrs.
Hitchcock purchased discarded generators from junk
yards, rebuilt them, and labeled them by model of car
and engine. Gas station attendants would refer cust-

omers to her. After changing the customer's genera-S''
tor, Mrs. Hitchcock would keep the old generator, re-^ '
store it, Lf at all possible, and label it to replace thd'
one sold. i

She next ventured into a larger business known as'
"Ruby's Car Cleanup." '

The major tools used in this business were a tooth:
brush, bottle brush and percolator brush. With these
instruments, she and her two employes completely:
cleaned automobile upholstery^ motors, generators,
spark plugs and anything else under the automobile's'
hood. i

Mrs. Hitchcock joined General Motors in Pontiaa
as an assembler 12 years ago. She took a GM course;
in welding and learned to use the ultra-sonic machina|
employed to check the welds. i

A resident of Elmwood Park, Mrs. Hitchcock saysi;
she is looking forward to a successful and enjoyable
tenure at CTA. "I am not a woman's libber," says;i
Mrs. Hitchcock. "I believe in working hard to get a^
head and I'm not placing advancement in my job area*
on the fact that I am a woman."

Farewell, Shiran!

Shirani Gunawardane is returning to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) after four yearsi
as a dictaphone typist in the CTA's Stenographic section. Reason: her hus-'
band, a Fulbright scholar, has completed his graduate work at the Univer-i;
sity of Chicago and earned his doctorate degree in business administration.^
He is returning to his teaching position at the University of Ceylon. Shirani, -
who had completed two years at Ceylon Technical College before comingi-
to the U.S., will go back to school and pursue a degree in law.

The Gunawardanes are taking the long way home — stops in St. Louis,;
Denver and Los Angeles — a visit to Disneyland for their nursery school)
aged son — a visit to a brother in Japan whom Shirani has not seen for teM
years — and a stay in Singapore.

Shirani will miss us. "My four years at CTA have been very happy,",
she remarks, "and I am proud that I could work for such a company asj
this." !

CTA TRANSIT NEWS]

iisT iy/a:E3vcoi^i.A.iva: SBTVIcG

OTLLIAM BARKER, 59, 69th Street,

Emp. 12-08-69, Died 4-25-77
«CHARD R. BARTELS, 85, North Section,

Emp. 1-20-15, Died 4-25-77
MCHARD G. BATTLES, 76, Engineering,

Emp. 11-24-19, Died 4-09-77

ATHERINE A. BLUDAU, 89, West Section,

Emp. 12-10-28, Died 4-30-77

ARL BODENSTEDT, 92, Law,

Emp. 9- -99, Died 3-29-77

EORGE BOTICA, 91, Way & Structures,
' Emp. 4-21-34, Died 4-24-77
FOHN W. BURKS, Jr., 54, Beverly,

Emp. 2-27-47, Died 5-03-77
^RED J. DIEBOLD, 66, Forest Glen,

Emp. 12-15-55, Died 4-24-77
t)ANIEL FINNEGAN, 86, South Section,

Emp. 7-02-27, Died 4-28-77
LULU O. HAMANN, 87, South Section,

Emp. 1-29-13, Died 4-25-77
JOHN F. JOYCE, 71, West Section,
Emp. 9-04-40, Died 4-11-77
rOHN J. KISSANE, 92, Limits,

Emp. 9-01-09, Died 4-21-77
\NDRIJA KROKAR, 82, Way & Structures,

Emp. 9-29-20, Died 4-06-77
ALBERT J. KUNKA, 67, Beverly,

Emp. 12-05-42, Died 4-15-77
PATRICK J. LOONEY, 81, 77th Street,

Emp. 7-24-23, Died 4-14-77
CARLTON C. MADDOX, 77, North Avenue,
■ Emp. 1-28-26, Died 3-30-77
JOHN W. MEEGAN, 75, 77th Street,

Emp. 8-21-23, Died 4-02-77
:MIKE MININNI, 78, Construction & Maint.,
' Emp. 11-01-30, Died 4-17-77
LEO J. MONKUS, 60, Forest Glen,

Emp. 9-25-45, Died 4-23-77
EARL T. MURPHY, 78, 69th Street,
, Emp. 1-07-20, Died 4-18-77
RUDOLPH NEURAUTER, 65, Forest Glen,

Emp. 9-07-67, Died 4-29-77
HENRY M. PETER, 67, South Shops,
I Emp. 11-18-46, Died i-19-77
EUSTACIO PETRUZZELLI, 76, Engr.,

Emp. 9-14-26, Died 4-14-77
CARL M. QUIST, 80, North Park
; Emp. 9-01-27, Died 4-17-77
JAMES J. RASMUSSEN, 76, North Park,

Emp. 5-02-27, Died 4-23-77
NICHOL M. REITER, 90, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-20-21, Died 4-23-77
\RTHUR J. RIBOT, 77, South Section,

Emp. 11-20-23, Died 4-09-77
NICHOLAS SCHAEFER, 82, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-01-18, Died 4-17-77
ALEX H. SCHNEIDER, 72, West Section,

Emp. 11-30-43, Died 4-02-77
rOSEPH N. SKIRIS, 71, Electrical,

Emp. 11-17-44, Died 4-20-77
SOSE E. STRITESKY, 85, West Section,
i Emp. 9-06-46, Died 3-28-77
\LFRED VANDERMECHE, 90, Cott. Grove,

Emp. 3-22-17. Died 4-08-77
TOGER W. WARD, 74, Limits,

Emp. 2-05-20, Died 4-27-77
iniOMAS WIXTED, 33, Forest Glen,

Emp. 3-06-72, Died 5-11-77

anniversaries
in June

40 years

J. F. O'Brien

Control Center

J. Lamont

South Shops

J. S. Sumner

Schedules

C. C. Rochon

Utility

NEW PENSIONERS

WALTER H. BOTH, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-07-46
SAMUEL HARDY, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 12-17-53
WILLIAM HOLLAND, Bus & TruckHelper,

South Shops, Emp. 12-01-48
ABEL KASPER, Car Serviceman,

South Shops, Emp. 8-20-56
EDWARD L. MACHEN, Supervisor,

District B., Emp. 11-18-41
VERNE L. MAHR, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 5-27-57
JULIUS W. MARTIN, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 8-24-53
EARL McLaughlin, sales coordinator,

Claims/Law Real Estate, Emp. 2-10-43
HARRY S. MOCARSKI, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 12-19-42
ISAAC WOODS, Bus & Truck Helper,

South Shops, Emp. 1-26-45

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

THOMAS A. FILIPIAK, Operator,
Kedzie, Emp. 11-03-48

35 years

J. D. Riordan, Ashland/95th

30 years

F. Anderson, Limits

W. Craig, 77th Street

M. Doherty, Off. Proc. & Budget

F. Fabits, Skokie Shop

S. Guereca, Skokie Shop

J. Halverson, North Park

W. Isaac, Central Counting

Laskowski, Skokie Shop

Malicki, Forest Glen

Mosk, Forest Glen

L. Nechanicki, Archer

A. Pfeiffer, Jefferson Park

R. Wisniewski, North Avenue

25 years

Bruce, Kedzie

L. Cooper, Beverly

E. Fuqua, Ashland/95th

A. Kizior, Engineering

J. Marszaiek, Maintenance

Smith, 52nd Street

G. Strozewski, Maintenance

B. Taylor, Beverly

D. Tully, North Park

G. Vaughn, Off. Proc. & Budget

J. Ziocchj, Skokie Shop

WESLEY HAYNES Jr., Collector,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-26-58
CHARLES E. JOHNSON, Motorman,

Jefferson Park, Emp. 11-03-70
LEON F.JONES, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 1-10-52
THADDEUS J. KOLRL\N, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 7-28-47
BRUNO J. TRUTTY, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 7-29-46

CTA TRANSIT NEWS
Volume XXX Number 6

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor
Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others. S2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS. Room 734,
Merchandise Mart Plaza. Chicago. Illinois
60654.

^JUNE, 1977

Senior I^rona:

Retiree Style

When the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organization held its annual
dinner dance meeting in Cicero in May, Bert Cadney of CTA Photo was
on hand to make pictures for this album feature. Retirees from around
the country may spot a familiar face or two here.

CTA Photos by Bert Cadney

Joe Nolan, manager of the club, was emcee.

Together again: Les Keag, Tom Hildebrant, Ray Dowdle.

Should retirees argue over money? Adeline Shabino, Bill Klecka,
Pete Dowdall wincing at table, and Clarence Lind enjoying it all.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

ieunion table: John and Bernice Caciato, Art and Blanche Satzke, George Crofoot, Frank Rund,
.orraine Crofoot, Gerry and Roy Egbert.

telaxing: James Hardy Sr., Carolyn Hardy, Lilly and Ernie Hill
Parker Nelson.

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Dancing: Herb and Bernice Matthes.

Reunion between Dolores Bero, left, and Dorothy Parker, who broke
each other in on their CTA jobs. Dorothy, ticket agent at Belmont
and Kennedy, retrained her original trainer, Dolores, when she re-
turned after having a baby.

Vith not-yet-retired John Gritis of Duplicating and wife Rosemary,
xtreme left: Grace and Pat Gill, Frances Qualter, Art Newman,
om Qualter, Henrietta Newman, Jim and Sea Kain.

Linking past-present: Clara and Agis Bray, Bill Piatt of Employee
Relations, Craig Heatter, superintendent of Pensions, and fiancee
Patti-Jo Jacobs, Stenographic.

lUNE, 1977

Nuevo Autobus Cultural

disfrute Chicago

viaje por CTA

Gufa en Espanol. "Lo que el pasajero debe saber
acerca del transporte urbano"

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CTA - Gente movilizando a la gente.

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The large Spanish speaking community is being encouraged to ride CTA and enjoy
the many attractions of Chicago in this new travel brochure written by Elda Leal
and designed by Robert Ryan, both of the Public Affairs Department. The Spanish
brochure contains a schedule of fares, information on how to use the CTA, and
directions on how to get to attractions that have proved particularly popular. First
line on the brochure salutes the CTA's new Culture Bus. Translation from there
on: "Enjoy Chicago -travel by CTA -Spanish language guide. What the passenger
must know about public transportation. CTA -People Moving People."

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FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

July; 1977

RTA/CTA Culture Bus:
Latest Success In Transit

^^* Oapaaitory

"'■^//^

OCT 0 6 W^ ^ (See also pages 2 & 3)

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T^^^SOgI^^I^^H ^V > W r ▼ IBFlJSB^^ at 'he Art Institute a
>H..r«r .)«n^l^^^ ^T^k f ir-'*w^>~4' other museums iritJ

^lUjk^r'''^S ^ '^ »' Sundays and holiday

p-^ Get on or off the RTA/CTA Culture Bus

il;^ at the Art Institute and six of Chicago's

other museums with one Supertransfer

The R1A/CIA Culture Bus

Culture Bus riding, which has been constant-
ly Increasing, reached a record of more than
1,100 originating riders on both Sunday,
July 3, and Monday the Fourth. That was
more than double the riding on May 29 and
Memorial Day when the Culture Bus service
was introduced by the CTA in conjunction
with the Regional Transportation Authority
and the Chicago Council on Fine Arts. Many
riders have been from out of town, including
visitors from both the East and West Coasts
and other countries such as Israel, New
Zealand, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan,
England, Switzerland and Sweden.

1. Marvin Kocar, bus instructor and member of the Culture Bus staff, is on hand with
brochures for boarding passengers.

2. John Perkins, bus instructor and also a regular member of the Culture Bus team,
greets Wlayor Bilandic and Heather Morgan. Also extending greetings are Bill Baxa
(to the left) and Eileen Neurauter, both of Public Affairs.

3. Walter Prosen, Dist. B superintendent, catches his breath in supervising the bus
operations.

4. Roscoe Wilson, supervisor and a Culture Bus staffer, solicits riders on the west side
of Michigan avenue at Adams Street.

5. On Fourth of July, the lines of Culture Bus boarders looked like this.

Cover: On June 5, the second Culture Bus Sunday, Mayor Bilandic and Heather Morgan,
then Executive Director of the Chicago Council on Fine Arts, arrived unannounced for a
ride. They are shown looking for the exact Super Transferpass fare of 80 cents.

Cover: On Sunday after the Old Timers' baseball game, Ernie Banks, CTA Board member
and Hall of Fame member, welcomed six former Cub Stars and their families for a ride.
Left to right, Larry French, pitcher, 1935-41; Bob Scheffing, catcher, 1941-50; Jerry
Kindall, infielder, 1956-61; Riggs Stephenson, outfielder, 1926-34; and Phil Regan,
pitcher, 1969-72. Moe Drabowsky, former Cub pitcher, arrived later.

Cover: Back-lighted car cards by CTA's ad agency - - Weber, Cohn & Riley - ■ are attract-
ing riders. Each card in series has a catch headline featuring one of the museums as
shown in "Van Gogh Van" for the Art Institute. The others: "Tut Tut" for the Field
Museum; "Your bus to the U-boat" for the Science Museum; "Oriental Express" for the
Oriental Institute; "Root's Route" for the Du Sable Museum; "Star Trek" for the Plane-
tarium; and "Go fish" for the Aquarium.

CTA TRANSIT A/ElVSJij

Culture Driven Home To Chicagoans By CTA

.ocul Chicagoans or city visitors expecting
to take a quiet stroll on Michigan avenue
ast the Art Institute any Sunday this sum-
mer are in for a surprise.
'Step right up, ride the Culture Bus. All
you need is a Supertransfer," a voice
booms. "The next Culture Bus leaves in
ive minutes and you can board right here.
I You can take it to the Field M.iseum, you
c:in take it to the Museum of Science and
Industry."
Ik \ oice is more mellow this time as you
in- lianded a Culture Bus schedule stating
departure times and regular stops.
■|u \oice, which seems as if it should be-
lt'iis; to a dynamic auctioneer, in reality
Ixlongs to Eileen Neurauter, otherwise
known as "Murph," a CTA Customer Ser-
vice representative.
lie coidd be termed a Culture Bus pusher.
Slie walks up and down along Michigan
Venue promoting the Culture Bus and con-
incing people to ride it. She is fiUed with
an enthusiasm which not even a cloudy
sky can dim.
Murph (nicknamed for her maiden name,
Murphy) approaches passers-by with a
warm Chicago smile and asks if they've
eard about the RTA/CTA Culture Bus. If
they say no, she tells them what it's all
about.
In particular, she looks for people who
might be from out of town. Because as
jjrphsays, "Oh, this is a great way to see
Chicago. We'll take you to seven of our
best museums. You ca>. visit all of them
for a little while. Y'ou'U love 'em. Have
\ ou been to the Museum of Science and
Industry? It's fabulous."
One Sunday a couple walked by, holding
imphlcts with King Tut's picture on them.
They asked Murph the best way to get to
the Field Museum and other places of in-
terest.
Our Culture Bus will take you right to it.
You're from out of town? Where? St.
Louis? I was bom there. Oh, how won-
erful. Oh, you'll just love King Tut. It's
great," she said, as she escorted them
onto the bus.
iome of the people who get on the bus say
they didn't know about the service, but
^re so convinced by Murph' s spiel and her
bubbliness that they coukhi't resist.
^Iurph's love of Chicago and her enthusi-
m for CTA shines clearly through in her
fforts. She wants people to see her city,
she wants them to ride her bus.
^hc has lived in Chicago since she was
■Mil years old. And during that time she
has lived in several neighborhoods. So
she really knows Chicago,
he has been in all the museums along the
3ute, and keeps herself informed on what
is being exhibited so she can advise
riders what to see. She also lets them
ow that they can ride the bus for a scenic
view of Chicago, taking in Michigan ave-
le. Grant Park, Lake Shore drive and the
kyline, Hyde Park, Jackson Park and the

ULY, 1977

I'niversity of Chicago campus.
Murph has worked for CTA for 34 years.
She started as a ticket agent in 1943, then
worked as a "gal friday" in the rapid
transit office. She went to school and
studied business machines, then worked in
the Payroll Department for 25 years. And,
eight years ago she came to the Customer
Service Department.
Among her many loves in life are travel-
ling and roller skating. She was a pro-
fessional skater, and gave up skating only
eight years ago. She has been in every
state except Alaska ("But I'll get there
some day."). And she has been to Europe.
Her future travel plans include China and
Eg5'pt.
One of her favorite tourist spots is Disney-
land in California. And her favorite ride?
"Dumbo the Elephant in the little kids
section. It's like a merrj'-go-round, with
all the Disney characters, and I always
sit on Dumbo," she says with a child-like
sparkle in her eyes.
It would be senseless to ask Murph where

Murph: heads the crew

she gets her vitality and pep. Anyone who
knows Murph knows that it's just there,
and it's something that she doesn't think
twice about.
It's this unbounded energy that helps fill
the Culture Buses every 20 minutes between
11 A.M. and 5 P.M. every Sunday and
holiday.
As the coordinator of on-the-spot promo-
tion and public relations for the Culture
Bus service, Murph is responsible for as-
signing and ti'aining tour giiides. She also
extends the realm of her persuasiveness
to the other side of Michigan avenue where
Supervisors Roscoe Wilson and John Per-
kins employ her tested selling tech-
niques in passing out literature and in-
viting passers-by to ride the Culture Bus.
Murph sells the Culture Bus ride to any-
one who will buy it, all day long, and then
acts as a tour guide on the last bus. She
uses a prepared script, which was written
by Jeff Stem, Public Affairs, as do the
other guides who are also from Public Af-
fairs.

One day Murph got a little help with her
commentary. Just as she was loading the
group onto the Culture Bus, a shiny black
limousine pulled up in front of the Art
Institute and Mayor Michael Bilandic and
his then-fiancee. Heather Morgan, got out.
Murph was delighted and ushered them on,
ready to do her thing. Miyor Bilandic
icnew a lot about Chicago too, and he added
pieces of information to Murph' s talk,
making it a doubly good tour for those
aboard.
If Murph could arrange it, she would have
everyone in Chicago (and probably in the
country) come down and ride the Culture
Bus.
The next time you're faced with another
ho-hum Sunday, come to the Art Institute
for some fun and excitement, history and
"culture."
We guarantee that Murph will be there di-
recting the flow of Culture Bus riders in
a loud clear voice: "All aboard. The
Culture Bus is leaving. Don't run, we'll
wait. Last call for the Culture Bus."

Culture Crew

The energy of enthusiastic CTA peo-
ple has been the basic fuel for the
RTA/CTA Culture Bus success. This
feature story is a tribute to the many
CTA workers who have supplied the
momentum. In addition to project
manager "Murph" Neurauter (see
main story), John Perkins, instructor
from Limits, and Roscoe Wilson, su-
pervisor. Central district, have been
every-Sunday sales agents for the
seven-museum ride, covering both
sides of Michigan avenue in front of
the Art Institute. Walter Prosen, su-
perintendent, district B, has been on
the scene handling the dispatching of
Culture Buses. The six regular
drivers of the buses — all from the
52nd St. gai'age — are Moses Clay,
Walter Falls Jr., Shirley L. Hobbs
Jr., Herman Lloyd, Walter Sanders,
and James R. Walls. Marvin Kocar,
instructor. Limits; Kenneth Peterson,
superintendent, district B; William
Thompson, superintendent, 52nd St.;
Hugh Short, assistant superintendent,
district C; Clevelen Brogdon and Leo
Armstrong, Central district super-
visors, are others who have been in-
volved in Culture Bus operations.
Recognition should also be given to
those from Operations, Operations
Planning, Routes/Systems, and Op-
erations Graphics who planned and
programmed the Culture Bus itiner-
ary— and those from Public Affairs
who have served as tour guides,
pointing out scenic and historic at-
tractions along the route.

Schedule Maker Is Top Suggestion System Winner^

WILLIE B. SCOTT, schedule maker, Schedules,
has been awarded a cash prize of $195 by the Employe
Suggestion Plan for suggesting the re-use of running
time block sheets when new bus schedules are made.
The schedules are drawn up about four times a year in
connectionwith new picks, and since running times re-
main much the same from one pick to the next, Scott's
suggestion will save considerable time and effort for
the Schedule office.

Willie B. Scott

Scott, a 25-year CTA veteran, served as bus driver,
traffic checker, traffic clerk, and schedule clerk be-
fore becoming a schedule maker in 1974.

FRANK CROUSE, carpenter at Skokie Shop, re-
ceived $65 for recommending that special steel sup-
port brackets be made and installed in fiberglass bat-
tery boxes on 2200 series rapid transit cars to pre-
vent the boxes from cracking and the battery compart-
ment doors from sagging.

MICHAEL F. AKAI, money handler. Central Count-
ing Operation, received $50 for suggesting and de-
signing a new cart for transporting and storing cash
pouches in the expanded operations there.

THOMAS O'CONNOR, bus repairer at Kedzie ga-
rage, won $45 for designing a device which removes
the gasket from the oil filter housing located under the
engine on 9000 series buses.

A $60 supplemental cash award went to DONALD
PRENDERGAST, shopman at Skokie Shop, for his idea
of using a support bar for installing andremovingBudd
Pioneer frames on rapid ti-ansit car axles.

A $50 supplemental cash award was given to MAT-
THEW G. SPATZEK, machinist at Skokie, for suggest-
ing that a two-piece fixture te used to prevent damage

to impact wrenches during work with G.E. Quill a
semblies when taking them apart.

Also winning a $50 supplemental cash award w
ROBERT J. BARRETT, a carpenter at Skokie, w
suggested that a standard "bumper" be made for co
ductors' drop sash windows.

Second honorable mention merchandise certif icat
and $25 were awarded to CARL A. LIDZBINSKI, r
tiredbus and truck mechanic; MARIA T. LOPEZ, cler
Employe Relations; JOHN SARA, signal helper, Pla
Maintenance; TIMOTHY O'MAHONY, security; JAMl|
SCHUMPP, helper. West Shops, and DAN BADOi
draftsman. Engineering.

Other cash award winners include: MICHAI
SMITH, bus repairer, Beverly garage, $20; ERNE! B
GUEDEL Jr., bus repairer. Forest Glen garage, a l
THOMAS DUERR, electrical worker, Skokie Shoj -;
both $15. I''

Ten dollar cash awards were given to EDWAE^
LEVANDOWSKI, instructor, Vehicle Maintenana!
TABEC, and Claims Law clerks MICHELLE VITAP
and KAREN M UN YER. \i

Both MALCOLM SIMPSON, escalator inspectoj^
Plant Maintenance, and RILEY JANUARY, machinia'
South Shops, received $20 supplemental cash awart
for their suggestions. '

KEITH KLEIN, bus repairer. Limits, was awardf
$25 and an honorable mention. PATRICK D. SMTl'
driver. Forest Glen, was awarded $10 and anhonorab.j
mention. VITO PONTRELLI received a $10 cas,
award and a $10 supplemental cash award. Eachij
these employes offered two suggestions which weK|
adopted. ';

Ten dollar supplemental cash awards were given'
WINSCOTT STOKES, supervisor. Methods and Stano
ards: GRANT GREENE, shopman, Skokie Shop, andl
ARTHUR MARTINEZ and ELMER FISCHER, bol
blacksmith-welders at Skokie, for a joint suggestion.^.

Honorable mention certificates were awarded r
WILLIAM REYNOLDS, transit technician. Street Tralj^
fie; DONALD LIBERKO, janitor. Maintenance; JAMeIb
LYONS, stock clerk. Stores; CASIMER PISZCZEI ■'
conductor. North Section; RICHARD STENZEL, bus r£
pairer. Forest Glen, and WILLIAM LEWIS, travel ir
formation clerk. Transit Information Center.

Employes from Skokie Shop receiving honorabif
mention certificates are: LAWRENCE VANDEBi
HORST, leader; TERRY BERNERO and WILLIAliki
PIRNEJAD, electrical workers; CHESTER JAGELanfe
WALTER ONYSIO, shopmen, and KENNETH BLOCKE
and MICHAEL HEALY, blacksmith-welders. itj

South Shops winners include: LOUIS ALLEV/ :
sheet metal worker; CASI MIR STRYZINSKI, machinist;!
F. E. MAY and TOM BOWMAN, mechanics; JOffldt
KALINOWSKI and STANLEY ROMANOSKY, bus-trucjln
specialists; THOMAS TADEVIC, painter- finisher, an It
ALOYSIUS ZIELINSKI, carpenter. '

CTA TRANSIT NEWm

The Kurgans Leave No Stone Unturned

by Don Yabush

ictures of a lapidarian. John Kurgan polishes rocks into gems and
isembles a collection (Now you know what a lapidarian is.)
;TA Photos by Richard Stanton)

"A rock show is not always a musical extravaganza,"
sys John Kurgan, foreman of the South Shops' uphol-
s;rj' section.

The reason Kurgan knows this is that he is a long-
tie lapidarian.

But what, exactly, is a lapidarian?

A lapidarian, Kurgan explains, works in the cutting,
siping, and polishing of precious and semi-precious
smes. And a rock show is a display of the lapidarian' s
a;.

Kurgan, 49, and his wife, Grace, have been lapi-

darians for about 20 years. Together, they have pro-
duced hundreds of "gems" revealing the beauty that lies
beneath the sometimes mundane surfaces of rocks.
Some have won awards in rock shows held by the Chicago
Lapidary Club and the Midwest Federation of Lapidary
Clubs.

"We stopped calling our events rock shows a couple
of years ago when rock 'n' roU musicians and fans
started showing up. Now we call our events lapidary
or gem and jewelry shows," he says.

The Kurgans' lapidary workshop in their South
HoUand home has all the equipment needed. Waiting
to be turned into jewels and beautiful artifacts are
pieces of obsidian, various colored jades, rhodonite,
howlite, heliotrope, turquoise, and petrified woods.

To change the rocks into gems, the Kurgans use
various electric powered saws, one with a diamond
edge, plus several polishing wheels that rotate grinding
tumblers. These tumblers, or cans, contain granulated
polishing materials.

"Show judges use power magnifying glasses to detect
the slightest flaws or scratches in judging entries,"
Kurgan says.

"There are two ways of doing this," says Kurgan.
"The easy way is to buy the stones from rock dealers.
The hard way, and it's much more fun, is to become a
rock hound and go out and find your own."

The Kurgans use their vacations to visit sites in
Arizona, British Columbia, Nevada, New Mexico or
Wyoming and dig for the kind of rocks they want.

"Not long ago we realized we had accumulated more
than a ton of rocks in our workshop," Kurgan admits,
"so we stopped hunting for a while and started trading."

The Kurgans' basement contains a number of display
cases where they show their exotic rocks. Their most
prized pieces appear— at least to the unskilled eye — to
be the least interesting.

"These two pieces of unpolished green jade," he
says, holding two palm-size flat rocks," are our most
valued pieces. We found them near Casper, Wyoming.

"We learned they had been used by Indians, for who
knows how many generations, to scrape flesh from
animal skins.

"We found them in an area infested with rattlesnakes,
so we took these two and got out,"

Kurgan says he became interested in lapidary work
from his late father-in-law who had been collecting and
polishing rocks for years.

"He talked me into trying my hand at polishing a
stone. From that time on, I was hooked," Kurgan says.
Kurgan's expertise has grown to the point where he
is now called upon to be a judge at rock shows and to
evaluate other people's rock polishing through his
powerful magnifying glass.

The big annual Chicagoland Gem and Mineral Show
was held over the Memorial Day weekend at the Dodge
County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.

JLY. 1977

Key Appointments Made

In Auditing Legal

RUSSELL JUHRE has been appointed director, In-
ternal Auditing, Financial Services Department. Juhre
formerly was director of financial services for the
American Medical Association. He is a CPA, has an
extensive background in auditing, and also holds a
real estate broker's license. Juhre received a bach-
elor's degree in business administration from the
University of Wisconsin and an MBA in financial man-
agement from Loyola University. He and his wife,
Trudy, are the parents of two sons.

Central Counting

JOHN J. O'CONNOR is now director. Central
Counting Operations. He had been in charge of Fare
Box Services. O'Connor, a 34-year employe, pre-
viously served as interviewer; coordinator. Employ-
ment F>rocedures: assistant superintendent and su-
perintendent. Employ mentand Placement, and director.
Personnel Administration. O'Connor and his wife,
Delores, have two sons and two daughters.

ROCCO ZAZZARA, former director, Centr-
Counting Operations, has been named director. Leg'
Investigation. Zazzara joined the Chicago Surfa;'
Lines in 1947 in the Claim Department. He later bl
came an investigator, superintendent and then direct'
of Special Investigations. He and his wife, Varga, ha'
a daughter and son.

Methods-Standards

ROBERT M. JULUN has been promoted to supe;
intendent, Methods-Standards. Julun started with CI'
as a bus driver in 1960, later becoming a bus servi''
supervisor, instructor, instructor trainee in Gener
Operations, and Methods-Standards analyst. He a
his wife, Margo, a clerk-typist in the Insurance D';
partment, have a son and daughter.

CTA TRANSIT NEWL

Personnel Development

I RAYMOND A. FLEMING, a CTA employe since
[96 9, has been named superintendent. Administrative
("raining- Training Services, Personnel Development,
jleming, former supervisor. Office Operations,
iteasury, holds a bachelor of arts degree in English
pd an MBA from DePaul University. He previously
srved as a graduate trainee and a training assistant
1 Personnel Development. He and his wife, Phyllis,
ive a son and daughter.

Other Reassignments

■ In other job reassignments, WALTER MOORE,
irmer supervisor. Distribution and Building Wiring,
lectrical Maintenance, has been named supervisor,
ower Distribution Group. IVIARGARET A. STEVENS,
rmer executive secretary. General Operations, has
?en appointed supervisor. Lav/ File Administration.
RANK O'DOWD, former unit supervisor. Service
lanning Group, Operations Planning, is now unit su-
.'srvisor, Production-Supply Control, Plant Mainte-
ince.

ANDREW SCHMIDT has moved from labor research
iialyst to labor relations specialist. Labor Relations.
\WRENCE A. OOMENS has been reassigned from
structor to planning analyst. Transportation, and
XER WILLIAMS, former bus serviceman super-
sor. District A, has been selected as management-
fofessional intern in the same department.
j Transportation Department has also named seven
ifw security officers. They include former bus
(fivers BOBBY EDWARDS (77th St.), LEROY HILL
t|. and JAMES D. INGRAM (Beverly); bus servicemen
(j^RY M. BEYER (Forest Glen) and RONALD REKOSH
(jrcher); former conductor MICHAEL HOGAN (North
8ction),and former trackman RICHARD G.RUSINAK,
laintenance.

RONALD PEEL, former driver, 77th St., is now a
traffic checker. Operations Planning. ROGER TOUS-
SAINT, former driver, Limits, has become a clerk in
the Library, and JOHN P. CURRAN, former bus ser-
viceman. Archer, has been selected service truck
chauffeur. Transportation.

Newly appointed as travel information representa-
tives, Management Services, are WILLIE L. YOUNG,
former driver, Kedzie: WILLY C. TURNER, former
cash box puller, Kedzie, and former South Section
ticket agents JOSEPH COLLYMORE and BESSOLA
JAMES. Assigned as bilingual travel information
representative is ANGEL DE LA TORRE, former
driver, Limits. Now serving as varitypist. Manage-
ment Services, is DIANNE L. WEIER, former clerk.
General Operations.

In the Datacenter, LOUIS BUCKINGHAM has moved
from junior computer operator to systems analyst,
and ROSLYN STEINBERG has been reassigned from
typist to project documentation clerk. RINA GREEN,
former utility clerk, Claims Law and Real Estate, is
now secretarial stenographer, Grant Programming
and Administration. ROSE MARIE RITROVATO, for-
mer typist I, Management Services, has been named
typist n. Treasury. ELLA FLEMING, formerly un-
assigned, has become call director operator, Person-
nel Administration.

Five new stock clerks have been selected by Ma-
terials Management. They are JOHN LAMBERT, who
was principal mail clerk. Management Services;
LAWRENCE JONES, former janitor. Maintenance;
MARTHA MORRIS, former ticket agent, West Section;
BILLY MONCRIEF, former conductor. North Section,
and EDDIE RICHARDS, former laborer, South Shops.
Former bus servicemen STEVEN P. GRAF (North
Park) and MCHAEL FITZPATRICK (77th St.) have
been assigned as helpers. Plant Maintenance.

Chosen as bus repairers. Maintenance, are JAMES
THOMPSON, former cash box puller, 52nd St.; former
bus drivers ANDREW DRAIN (North Park) and JOHN
FERRARO (Forest Glen), and former bus servicemen
GUILLERMO LINA (North Park) and BRIAN GRAB-
OWSKI (North Av.). New as laborers in Maintenance
are RICHARD BIEGEL, former laborer. Plant Mainte-
nance; DAVID WEATHERSPOON, former conductor,
North Section, and EUGENE SEALS Jr., former mo-
torman. North Section.

Others now in Maintenance include MARY F. GAL-
LON, who moved from typist. Transportation, to
clerk. South Shops; JOHN M. ZON, former unit ex-
char^e clerk, Skokie, now production clerk, and EVE-
LYN E. MARTIN, previously unassigned in Personnel
Administration and now typist. KENNETH LACKNER,
former unit excliange clerk. South Shops, is reassigned
as production record clerk, and VIRGINIA HARRER,
former travel information representative. Manage-
ment Services, is now shop clerk.

11 LY, 1977

commendation corner

JAMES O'CONNOR and WILLIAM
ROBERTSON. District B super-
visors, were commended by an Andy
Frain supervisor at McCormick
Place for their "superb job" in co-
ordinating CTA charter bus service
for the National Restaurant Associa-
tion show. John Fahy, of the Frain
organization, wrote: "We received
compliments on the courtesy of the
drivers and on the cleanliness of
your buses. I know this couldn't
happen without the know-how of the
two men. It was a pleasure for me
to work with them."

PATRICIA LATHAM (West Section), a conductor
on the Lake-Dan Ryan route, receives a citizen's
award from Lt. Milton B. Deas, commander of the
Police Department's Area 4 burglary unit, for "her
willingness to become involved in what she accurately
evaluated as a crime-in-progress aboard her train."
In a letter of appreciation to CTA, William J. Duffy,
commander of the department's burglary division,
said, "Her prompt notification and continued observa-
tion and guidance, given upon police arrival, are high-
ly commendable. Without her help, this arrest may
not have been possible."

Rose Goldman of Escanaba avenue says
she forgot her discomfort on a hot windy
day immediately upon boarding a Sheridan
road bus driven by MAURICE WILLIS
(North Park garage). She writes: "Many
senior citizens rode this bus and I observed
that, almost without exception, each one
askedquestions that were politely answered.
The driver was particularly considerate of
older riders who had difficulty boarding the
bus and he waited until they were seated
before continuing. I complimented this
driver when I was getting off the bus and he
replied: 'It's part of my job.' "
####

TOMMIE GARNER (North Park garage),
driver of a Broadway bus, is praised by Anne
Hartnctt, of North Wayne avenue, who writes
to tell of this incident: "We were about to
turn from Division into State street when the
driver stood up and warned the passengers
to watch their wallets and purses. He re-
peated the warning a second time, before
opening the doors. As 1 left the bus, the
driver explained to me that the four men
who got on at that stop were known pick-
pockets. I extend my gratitude tor such
kindness and consideration."

II mm

LACEY KENNEDY (G'Jth sti-ect garage).

a driver on the Ashland avenue route, is
thanked by Larry Revers,of south Artesian
avenue, and several other riders for the
way he handles problems on his bus. On
behalf of the group, Revers writes: "He
assures comfort to his passengers by en-
forcing the no smokmg rule, quieting dis-
turbances and guarding against rear-door
entry on the bus. He also checks to make
sure transfers arc valid. He is a safe and
careful driver. We thank him for his cour-
tesy, consideration, kindness and protection
of all his passengers."

ERNEST TUCKER, driver (77th street
garage), recently played off-duty "good
Samaritan" to Helen Zarr of Blue Island.
She writes: "My sister and I were on our
way downtown when our car got a flat tire
on the Dan Ryan expressway. I pulled off
the road and waited, hoping a policeman or
someone else would come to the aid of two
women in distress. After 25 minutes, a car
finally pulled over, and a nice gentleman
put the spare on for us, saying he stopped
because he knew his wife wouldn't know
what to do if she got a flat tire. Thanks to
your Mr. Tucker, we got downtowni in time
for my sister's doctor appointment,"

mum

Mrs. Rose B. Wilke of suburban Oa
Park writes to express thanks for the pleas
ant service given by driver #670y (JAME.
WHITE, 69th street garage) when she wa.
recently in Chicago. She writes: "I was t
aneighborhood unfamiliar to me and Ineed
ed directions. Not only was the drive
helpful within the scope of performing hi
duty, but he was so pleasant and reassuring
he turned my somewhat anxious ride into
real pleasure ride."
####

JESSE W. RICHARDSON (South Section]
a motorman on the Lake-Dan Ryan, i
applauded by Eleanor E. King of Rivei
Forest for being a"safety conscious motor
man." She writes: "He was careful toslol
down with all the safety beeps, and when w
crossed the river he went even slower. H
ran the train with good judgment."
####

LEVI FUNCHES (North avenue garage)
a driver on the FuUerton avenue route, L
complimented by Aleta Kowltz of Norh
Lockwood avenue for the way he "managei
to avoid the potholes In the street, wait
for passengers running to catch his bus am
still keeps his schedule without takini

chances."

####

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Chicago Transit Authorityl

eta moves
ahead in '77

The Chicago Transit Authority, opera-
or of the second largest public trans-
iortation system in the United States,
IBS gained more momentum in 1977 than
jVer before in a continuing program of
nodernizing and upgrading its equip-
nent and facilities.

Early in the year, delivery began on an
.rder of 200 modern air-conditioned cars
leing acquired at a cost of $61 million in
aderal and state funds for the CTA's
apid transit system.

The first train of the new cars made
n inaugural run on Oct. 6, 1976, with
ie late Mayor Richard J. Daley heading
large delegation of passengers for the
iBbut. Delivery of the 200 new cars is
3 be completed early in 1978.

In the early months also of 1977, the
TA received delivery of 200 more
(r-conditioned buses, which, with 1,679
uses acquired previously In the last
fveral years, means that 78 per cent of
|ie surface fleet has been modernized,
fithin the next several years, the CTA
i<pects to have its total operating fleet
If 2,400 buses fully modernized.
j For 1977 operations, the CTA
Jopted a hold-the-line budget of
336,673,000, representing an operating
)st increase of 9-1/2 per cent due almost

CTA's 2400 series rapid transit car, newest i
Chicago skyline. The car was manufactured

entirely to continuing inflation.

"We are providing essentially the same
quantity of service, but of improved
quality," explains George Krambles, the
CTA General Manager.

"If inflation in some marvelous way
were to fall to zero, the total costs of the
CTA operations in 1977 under the budget
would be essentially unchanged from
1976."

Another overall objective of the CTA,
Krambles explains, is to continue to pro-
vide comprehensive services as efficiently
as possible with the objective of holding
down the requirement of public funding
assistance through the Regional Trans-
portation Authority to supplement fare
box collections.

The Regional Transportation Author-
ity was created in 1974 as an overall
governmental organization covering six
Illinois counties of the Chicago metro-
politan area. One of the major purposes
of the new RTA is to provide public
assistance to all carriers in the area -the
CTA, the commuter railroads, and sub-
urban bus systems.

To cover 1977 operating expenses, the
CTA's budget anticipates $211,469,100
in system-generated revenue (mostly fare
collections) and $125,204,000 in state,
federal, city and county funds channeled
through the RTA.

n the industry, makes its debut against the
by Boeing Vertol.

This means that 63 per cent of the
money for operating costs in 1977 is to
come mostly from fare collections and
that 37 per cent would be provided
through the RTA as a public funding
requirement.

The 37 per cent public funding re-
quirement by the CTA ranks at the very
bottom on this score among the major
cities of the nation and the world.

In sharp contrast to the CTA's 37 per
cent, for instance, are public funding
percentages of 76 per cent in Atlanta,
68 per cent in Boston and San Francisco,
67 per cent in St. Louis, 62 per cent in
Los Angeles, and 50 per cent in Phila-
delphia. For New York City, the public
funding for operations is about the same
as the CTA's; but the New York per-
centage was achieved only after fare
increases and reductions in service.

Among the large cities elsewhere in the
world the percentages of public funding
for transit operations are Amsterdam,
70 per cent; Brussels, 70 per cent; Frank-
furt, 55 per cent; London, 40 per cent;
Munich, 50 per cent; Paris, 80 per cent;
Rome, 84 per cent, and Tokyo, 50 per
cent.

The biggest headlines about new tran-
sit improvement projects appeared early
in 1977 when Mayor Michael A. Bilandic
announced that federal officials had

Inspecting control tower at CTA's busiest rapid transit crossroads. Lake and Wells,
are George Krambles, left, CTA General Manager, and James J. McDonough, right.
Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board. They discuss operations with Robert Perkins,
towerman.

authorized grants giving the green light
for extending the Kennedy rapid transit
route to O'Hare International Airport.
The project will cost $135.7 million.

The city's Public Works Department
was granted $5 million in federal funding
to begin engineering work, and there
was assurance that the U.S. Department
of Transportation will provide the full
federal contribution of $108.5 million
which will represent 80 per cent of the
project cost. The remaining 20 per cent
will be provided by the state and city
governments.

The O'Hare rapid transit extension
will cover a distance of 7% miles between
the airport and the CTA's Jefferson
Park terminal to provide for fast trips
to and from Chicago's downtown. It
also will serve as a connecting link with
O'Hare for the CTA's entire rapid transit
and surface systems, serving not only air
travelers, but also thousands of airport
workers and employees in the hotel,
commercial and Industrial area near the
airport. It Is estimated that more than
36,500 riders a day will use the O'Hare
rapid transit extension.

The project Is expected to be com-
pleted within 30 to 36 months, which
means that trains can be rolling to and
from the airport by 1980.

This two-track extension will be con-
structed in the median strip of the
Kennedy expressway from the present
end of the tracks near Foster avenue to
a point just west of East River road.
There, it will continue westward in the
median strip of the Airport access road.

About 500 feet west of the airport
taxiway bridge, the line will enter a
tunnel, and curve in a southwesterly
direction to an O'Hare Airport station
beneath the main parking garage.

Intermediate stations are to be built
at Harlem avenue, Cumberland road, and
River road. Parking facilities for more
than 2,500 cars will be provided at these
stations.

The running time of the CTA's trains
between the airport and the downtown
Dearborn subway stations will be about
35 minutes.

Pending construction of the O'Hare
extension, the CTA Is continuing to
promote, through radio advertising and
other techniques, the present O'Hare
Express bus service from Jefferson Park
as a convenient and Inexpensive way to
get to and from the airport.

Chicago's State street has long been
famous for its department stores and
shops and also for its public transporta-
tion. Beginning in 1859, downtown
State street first was served by streetcars
pulled by horses, then by cable cars,
then by electric streetcars, and In recent
years by motor buses.

Now transit will become more promi-
nent than ever with the transformation
of State street Into a transit mall. The
federal government has authorized grants
totaling $9 million in federal highway
and transit funds for about 80 per cent
of the project cost. The remaining funds
will be provided by State street mer-
chants.

The transit mall has two objectives -to

improve transportation and to minim\)
pedestrian-vehicle conflict. For then?
blocks from Wacker drive to Congr;
street. State street will be reduced fni
six lanes to two lanes. In addition, th's
will be boarding bays for the CTA busi
Only buses and emergency vehicles vj
be allowed In the street. All east-w.(
traffic will continue to cross the mall, r

Escalators will be installed from strl
level to mezzanines of subway statio.
Canopies will be built over the bus Wi-
ing areas and escalator entrances. 1;
overall appearance of State street will ;
greatly enhanced. Sidewalks will i
extended from the present curb, !
much as 20 feet in some places. Th i
will be trees and other landscapi ,
benches, fountains. Information cents,
and small entertainment areas. Th i
also may be outdoor cafes.

Work on the State street mall projot
was scheduled to begin in the fall J
1977, and the project is expected to*
completed by Christmas of 1978.

Meanwhile, the CTA will be pushlj
forward with Its own Improvement p
grams, with funding largely by the st ■
and federal governments.

About 10 years ago, it was recogni2
here and elsewhere that the fare b
could not possibly meet all of the nei
of renewing public transportation s
tems, so the first of the federal aid p
grams with local matching funds wi
provided. However, it was not ur
about five years ago that federal a
other public funding was provided
sufficient amounts to enable trar
systems, such as the CTA, to begin ma
programs In a catch-up program
modernization.

Since 1972, the CTA and oti
systems in Illinois also have benefit
from a state bond Issue of $200 milli
which, for the most part, has provid
the local matching funds needed
qualifying for the federal capital '
velopment grants. At first, the formi
for such grants was two-thirds fede
funds and one-third local matching, t
that has been changed to 80 per c(
federal and 20 per cent local.

For the five years of 1972 throu
1976, the CTA's capital developme
grants for new equipment and. otI
improvements totaled approximate
$403 million. The CTA request for su'
funding for 1977 amounted to $1
million and, for the five years of 19,
through 1982, the CTA hopes to obXi

la total of approximately $633 million
I in grants to accelerate its capital im-
provement programs.

I The highlights of the five-year program
(for 1978 through 1982 include the re-
I placement of all remaining 30-year-old
rapid transit cars, the purchase of 400

■ more buses, and the modernization of
many CTA facilities, such as track and

[Structure and bus and car shops.

The 200 rapid transit cars being de-
livered in 1977 and the early part of 1978
will give the CTA a total of 530 modern
icars. However, this is not quite half of
the present fleet of 1,100 cars.

The CTA will need at least 550 more

■ new cars to modernize fully its present
:fleet. An additional 70 new cars also will
I be needed for operation in the Kennedy
.extension to O'Hare airport.

Safety in operations is of paramount
; importance in public transportation. In
1976 the CTA completed one of the most
important projects in the city's 85-year
history of rail rapid transit. That was a
$28-million project of installing cab
signaling-a modern electronic system for
.controlling the proper spacing and speed
of trains. As a result of this project, the
CTA's 200 miles of rapid transit tracks
now are protected by safe and reliable
isignaling.

Communications is another major
• category in CTA's modernization pro-
igram-better communication facilities for
operating purposes, for working with
the police and fire departments in emer-
gencies, and for keeping the riding public
(informed.

i All new buses are equipped with two-
way radios for contact with the Control
Center, as well as silent alarms for use
'in emergencies.

For the rapid transit system, capital
development grants have been authorized
for a two-way radio network costing an
estimated $14 million.

The objectives of this project are
three-fold: (1) To achieve still greater
efficiency and control in the operation of
elevated-subway trains by replacing train
telephones with radios; (2) To provide,
for the first time also, two-way radio
icommunications in the subways for the
'Chicago Police Department to enable the
I police to maximize protection for CTA
i riders and operating employees, and
1(3) To provide also two-way radio com-
Imunications for the Chicago Fire Depart-
jment for responses in emergencies, such
las coming to the aid of persons taken

Chicago's O'Hare extension project will
take rapid transit trains now traveling
the expressway median strip into Jeffer-
son Park terminal, top, seven and one-half
miles beyond to a direct connection with
the airport. This service is now provided
by the O'Harexpress bus, lower photo.

ill on trains.

Well under way is a $33-million pro-
gram for renewing our electrical power
distribution system. This includes the
construction of 15 substation buildings
and the installation of new third rail at
various locations.

The elevated structures date to the
1890s and the turn of the century, so a
significant part of the continuing im-
provement program is in the category of
track and structure renewal. Welded rail
is being installed to make for smoother
riding, and roadbeds are being recon-
structed with new ballast, ties and rail.

Station modernization is getting high
priority. For instance, construction be-
gan early in 1977 on a $5-million modern
rapid transit terminal for the Eisenhower
rapid transit route at Desplaines avenue.
Forest Park.

Most CTA garages are old converted
streetcar barns, and another large cate-
gory in the capital development program
is the reconstruction and modernization
of these facilities. A model for this
important type of improvement is a new
large bus service complex-the largest
ever built by the CTA-at its South
Shops, at 77th street and Vincennes
avenue. This new service complex
features a service building with 72,000
square feet, the most advanced facility
for washing two buses at a time, and a
"bus beauty salon" for cleaning buses
inside and out. The CTA's five-year
program calls for modernization of seven
more garages.

There are similar improvements for the
rapid transit trains-new inspection and
service shops, car washing facilities, and

renewal and expansion of major repair
shops.

The CTA has entered the computer
age. One major project is the develop-
ment of an innovative computer system
for greater efficiency in bus maintenance.
Similar computerization is planned for
rapid transit car maintenance, as well as
other CTA functions.

For the winter of 1976-77, the CTA
completed an initial program of erecting
100 bus stop shelters at the busiest loca-
tions. One hundred more shelters are to
be erected in the latter part of 1977.

There are many other improvement
projects-such as more off-street bus
turnarounds, better lighting of stations,
the installation of transfer-issuing turn-
stiles, and new signs with modern graphics
at bus stops and stations.

All of these projects are designed to
improve the quality of service for the
riding public-and to attract more riders.
Like other transit systems throughout
the nation, transit in Chicago was hit hard
by the competition of the automobile
after World War II.

At the CTA, riding since 1970 has
levelled off; but there are indications that
an upturn may be in the making. In 1976,
CTA riding showed an increase of nearly
3 per cent, totaling more than 630 million
riders for the year.

In addition to improving the quality
of service, the CTA also is taking aggres-

sive steps to gain more riders. Wide
distribution is being given to two CTA
maps--a popular system-wide route map
and a special downtown transit map.
Most of the texts of the maps are bi-
lingual (English-Spanish). The CTA also
publishes a special brochure to inform
the Spanish-speaking communities on
how to use the bus and rapid transit
systems. Other promotional efforts
include radio and television advertising
based on a theme of "People Moving
People." The production of T-shirts,
with colorful designs of CTA bus stops
and the rapid transit routes, was added
in 1977 as a CTA promotional activity.

The CTA's service area is comprised of
the 220 square miles of the city of
Chicago plus 36 nearby suburbs, with a
total population in excess of 4 million
persons. In Chicago, 99 per cent of the
city's population is within three-eighths
of a mile of CTA service.

The CTA's services also are used
regularly by many thousands of persons
from the far-flung suburbs. It is esti-
mated that some 350,000 persons travel
each weekday from Chicago to the
suburbs and that an equal number-
350,000-come from the suburbs to the
city. And it is a certainty that many of
these persons, at one time or another
during the day, use the CTA, as well as
the other public transportation services.

The largest number of nearly 13,000
CTA employees are those immediately
involved in providing the service--5,300
bus drivers, more than 2,000 rapid transit
operating employees, and more than
3,100 maintenance employees to keep
the 2,400 buses and 1,100 rapid transit
cars in good operating order.

Another measure of this emphasis on
service is the number of manhours
of work budgeted for the year. The 1977
budget provides for a total of 24 million
manhours. Of that total, 22,650,000
manhours are budgeted for the General
Operations Division. And of that total,
16 million manhours are for the Trans-
portation Department; 6 million man-
hours for the Maintenance Department,
and 650,000 manhours for the Opera-
tions Planning, Engineering and Plant
Security Departments.

The Chicago Police Department and
police departments of suburban areas
served directly by the CTA carry out the
responsibility of protecting riders and
operating employees. At the direction
of Superintendent James M. Rochford,

the Chicago Police Department has
given top priority to the security of
transit riders, and has received national
recognition for such innovative mea-
sures as a special Mass Transit Unit for
the rapid transit system.

The CTA's 2,400 buses make more
than 31,000 trips each weekday on
134 routes over 2,000 miles of streets,
with 13,400 posted bus stops. Rapid
transit trains make more than 2,600
trips a day on seven routes over 200
route miles or 90 miles of right-of-way,
with 142 stations.

Persons of all levels of income de-
pend upon the CTA for regular travel
needs. The service is an absolute neces-
sity for hundreds of thousands of persons
who have no other way to travel, who
cannot afford to own or who cannot
drive an automobile.

More than half of all CTA routes
operate continuously around the clock
every day of the year. CTA service at
all hours of the day and night is im-
portant to a great variety of travelers.
For example, service in the "owl" or
early morning hours is especially im-
portant to the many thousands of persons
doing the housekeeping in office build-
ings, to policemen and firemen going to
and from duty, to nurses and other
employees going to and from the large
medical centers, to employees of in-
dustrial plants and service industries,
and to the many thousands of em-
ployees of the large utility systems.

The CTA is one of only a few large
public transportation systems in the
world providing such comprehensive
services. In 1976, the CTA service in
effect became even more comprehensive
with the use of the RTA's new universal
transfer providing for the interchange of
passengers with suburban bus systems.

Chicago's great downtown area as it is
known today could not exist were it
not for public transportation. Each
weekday, there is a peak downtown
accumulation of more than 280,000
persons. Of this daytime downtown
population, 86 per cent travel to and
from the downtown area by public
transportation -47 per cent by the CTA,
35 per cent by the commuter railroads,
and 4 per cent by buses from the sub-
urbs.

Each weekday, the CTA serves ap-
proximately 1,200,000 originating riders.
Approximately 850,000 of these riders,
or more than 70 per cent, also buy the

CTA's one-hour transfer for addition;
riding. This total of originating rideij '
and transfer passengers means that til
CTA accounts for approximately 87 pi
cent of all public transportation ridl
taken every weekday throughout til
six-county RTA area. Actually, tl
percentage of CTA riding is higher thi
that, for many additional rides are take
with the one-hour transfer, which pi\
mits transfers for all kinds of trips, eve.
round trips, as long as the last ric*
begins within one hour after the tirr'
punched on the transfer at purchase. '

October 1 of 1977 is the CTA's 30i:
anniversary of operations. The Chicac:
Transit Authority is a municipal corpor
tion created in 1945 by an act of tl"-
Illinois legislature and by referendum an
an ordinance of the city of Chicago.

The governing arm of the CTA is th
Chicago Transit Board. Four membei'
of the Board are appointed by the mayf,'
of Chicago, subject to approval by th'
City Council and the governor, anB
three members are appointed by th
governor, subject to approval by thI
State Senate and the mayor of Chicago. .'

The CTA began operating on Octobtt
1, 1947, after purchasing (with revenui
bond proceeds) the properties of thi
former privately owned Chicago Surfafc.
Lines and Chicago Rapid Transit Corr
pany. In 1952, the CTA also acquirei
the properties of the former Chicagj
Motor Coach Company.

This mini-report on CTA
today was originally prepared
for a group of international
transit executives who were
studying our system. It has
been reprinted in Transit
News with the thought that
employees and retirees will
find it an interesting and con-
venient source of reference.

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I Memories Of Glory Days I

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By W. B. Wolfan

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' Nostalgia reigned supreme at Wrigley Field on
June 25 when Chieago Cub heroes emerged from the
bast to once more trod the "friendly confines" in uni-
form.

; Names such as Phil Cavarretta, Stan Hack, Andy
Pafko, Larry French, Riggs Stephenson, Billy Her-
man, and other stars of long ago popped up once again
for the news headlines.

; It was a great day at the ball park (to coin a phrase
from Jack Brickhouse), especially when the public
address system boomed out the lineup of the old-
timers.

I The biggest ovation of the entire day greeted No.
14 when he trotted out on the field — Ernie Banks,
.inown to the baseball world as Mr. Cub. Ernie is a
member of the Chicago Transit Board.

The ex-Cubs defeated a Hall of Fame all-star
ieam, 5-1, in three innings. They used 10 pitchers —
^mong them Dick Ellsworth, Don Elston, Rich Nye,
Moe Drabowsky, Johnny Klippstein, Emil (Dutch)
Leonard, Phil Regan, Dick Drott, Larry French, and
'Bill Hands.

The power hitting was provided by younger ex-
Cubs — namely Paul Popovich, Jerry Kindall, Ron
5anto, Clyde MeCuUough, and Bob Will.

The latter contributed a triple off Bob Feller to lead
;he old-timers to victory.

' And of course, no lineup of Cub old-timers would
36 complete without Charley Grimm at the helm as
pianager .

; Grimm's career with the Cubs began 52 years ago-
rin 1925.

Mention of Grimm recalls the 1935 Cubs, a team
ae managed to a pennant in highly spectacular fashion.

Ten and one-half games behind the league- leading
jiants (then based at New York's Polo Grounds), the
3ubs won 24 and lost 5 in July to become a contender
)vernight.

That set the stage for a streak of 21 victories in a
row that began on Labor Day and earned the North
iiders the National League flag.

Larry French, one of the ex-Cubs here for the old-
;imers game, launched that winning streak with a win
)ver the Phillies. Lefthander French, asked about
;hat during his visit here, said he pitched and won 5
complete games during that sensational victory string.

The Cubs lost to Detroit in the World Series, 4
james to 2, but 1935 is a year to remember just the
same.

Some of the Cub old-timers were accorded an extra
;reat the day after the game.

CTA board member and Hall of Earner Ernie Banks
invited a group to ride the CTA's Culture Bus.

Larry French, Riggs Stephenson, Phil Regan, Jerry
Kindall, Bob Scheffing, and Moe Drabowsky took ad-
vantage of Ernie's invitation and brought their fam-
ilies along.

The old-timers' consensus was: "We had a great
time! "

Mexican Fiesta At Sox Park

Elda Leal of CTA Public Affairs is pictured throwing
out the first ball at the White Sox' second annual Mex-
ican Fiesta Day June 5. The special program, ar-
ranged by Elda through the Mexican Civic Society of
which she is president, featured a colorful parade,
folk dances by Mexican groups, and a mock bullfight
with Senor Minnie Minoso acting as toreador. Ac-
companying Elda in the opening ceremonies above
were, left to right, Raul Stern, trade commissioner of
Mexico for Chicago; Jose Luis Navarro, regional
director of the Mexican National Tourist Council, and
the Hon. Francisco Acevedo-Morga, consul general of
Mexico.

Special Footnote of Interest to Our Readers: As a re-
sult of the Mexican Civic Society's contribution to the
success of this special pre-game event, the Chicago
White Sox have donated the use of Comiskey Park on
the evening of Saturday, Sept. 17, for an all-Latino
musical program featuring the visiting Ballet Folk-
lorico from Mexico, the folklorico dancers in the
Spanish- speaking community of Chicago, and other
Latin- American musical artists. This colorfully cos-
tumed and lighted gala is available at a bargain admis-
sion charge of only $1 foreach and anyseat in the park.
CTA employes and families are cordially invited.
Proceeds will go entirely to fund a new Mexican Cul-
tural Center in Chicago.

lULY, 1977

Typical Action In CTA Softball

At left, Ivan Rodez, 77th Street
Streakers, crosses home plate
safely as the ball eludes Kedzie
catcher George Reeves. Umpire
Frank Canna calls the play. At
right, Steve Martin, General
Office, scores and is congratula-
ted by teammate Andy Bishop.

Charles Swain, North Park (left),
takes a mighty swing as his team-
mates cheer him on. At right.
Limits Coach Raymond Gosha
points the way for Elisah Whooper
as John Cadenhead, North Park
first baseman, waits for the
ball.

North Park Coach Walter White directs traffic at first base and tells
Roger Noble to keep going as Limits first baseman Art Williams calls
for the ball.

CTA SOFTBALL LEAGUE

DIVISION A

DIVISION B

Kedzie

North Park

Howard "L"

Limits

77th Street

69th St. Raiders

Archer

69th St. Diggers

Lake Sti-eet "L"

Forest Glen

North Avenue

South Shops

52nd Street

South Shops Repa

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General Office

West Side T/A

Central Counting

North Side T/A

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South Side "L"

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CTA TRANSIT NEWS

More June Graduates In CTA Families

SYLVIA D. BENNETT

MICHAEL J. COOK

BRIDGET COOLEY

CHARLES J. FLORENCE

MARK H. KADOWAKI

South Shore H. S.

Parker H. S.

Fenger H. S.

Malcomn X. College

Luther H. S. North

Charles Bennett

Josea Cook

Wilbur Cooley

Charles J. Florence

Paul H. Kadowaki

Stores - South

Kedzie

95 - Dan Ryan

West Section

Instruction-North

PATRICIA LEAL
Lourdes H. S.

Elda Leal
Public Affairs

CHRISTOPHER LOPEZ

Lane Technicial H. S.

Ismael Lopez

Limits

WILLIAM E. MOORE

Quigley H. S.

Williann E. Moore

Instruction

BRADLEY PORTER

Illinois Schoof for Deaf

Mack Porter

52nd Street

BRODERICK PORTER

Illinois School for Deaf

Mack Porter

52nd Street

DAVID PORTER

Chicago Vocational

Mack Porter

52nd Street

BECKY A. SANTOS

Kelvyn Park H. S.

D. L. Santos

North Avenue

STEVENSON SANTOS

Kelvyn Park H. S.

D. L. Santos

North Avenue

JOSE M. SEGURA
Lane Technical H. S.

Manuel R. Segura
Materials Management

PATRICIA WASHINGTON

Luther South H. S.

Leon Washington

77th Street

\JULY, 1977

eta pensioners

Zold: 77 In '77

"Dad does not know
I wrote this; we wanted
it to be a surprise for
him in his 77th year,"
writes Gloria Graven-
horst, from Anaheim,
California.

Dad is retiree
George R. Zold who
served CTA and the
predecessor Chicago
Surface Lines for 34
years, first as a street-
car motorman and then
as a bus driver, winding
up his career at Forest
Glen in 1962.

He went to live with his daughter and her family
while recuperating from a heart attack and moved to
California when Gravenhorst was transferred there in
1974.

George has had two cataract operations in recent
years, but his daughter says he is recovering well.

His sight is good enough that he can enjoy daily bus
rides with his friend, Charlie Astor, to various places
in Orange County.

George recently celebrated his birthday. Although
he likes California, he misses Chicago and would
appreciate hearing from any of his former working
associates. His address is 200 S.CalleDiaz, Anaheim,
California 92807.

New CTA S.C.R.O. Site

All future dinner meetings of the CTA
Senior Citizens Retirement Organization will
be held the last Tuesday of each month in the
spacious grand ballroom of the elegant Ferrara
Manor, Central and North Avenues, Chicago,
Illinois. 7-Course Dinner at $5.00. Conven-
ient CTA transportation to the door. Three
parking lots.

The next dinner meeting will be held Tues-
day, July 26, 1977, at 4 PM. Music by Frankie
Jay and his orchestra. For reservations call:
Jack Kalka at 484-661 OorJoe Nolan at 287-9058.
Nolan tells Transit News that his organization
now has 83 members in 20 states outside of
Illinois.

Misses Chicago;
IVIissed Here, Too

Near misses — some good, some bad — are high
lighted in a Chicago memory story about retiree Waltei
Redmond in the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin.

As a boy, he missed the performance of "M:l
Bluebird" with Eddie Foy at the Iroquois Theatre c
the afternoon of Dec. 23,1903 (date of the firedisaste):
because he was being punished for throwing a bottle il
a boy who was stealing his bicycle;

By moving schools, he missed a continuing friendshi
with a pretty girl in the fourth and fifth grade sat Linco],»
school. She later became movie star Gloria Swansoi

He saw some men he assumed to be policeme
wheeling up to a warehouse on the north side and pre
sumably arresting some gangsters. He followed hii;
mother's advice to get away from trouble areas witi
all deliberate speed and thus missed the St. Valentine';
Day Massacre;

In 1967, Walter, who was a conductor on the 'Hi
moved to the small town of Lanesboro, Minn., whep
his wife, Mildred, has relatives. That is where th:
Post-Bulletin discovered him.

"Was the adjustment hard to make?" thenewspapei
reporter asks.

Redmond' s answer: "Tough — very , very tough. Bui
I feed the birds and I get a Chicago newspaper regular-
ly ... so I've become adjusted."

Thanks to Walter's brother-Ln-law, Howard Rueffi
for sending Transit News the story.

Golden Anniversary

FLORENCE and JO-
SEPH PARTIPILO cele-.
brated their 50th wedding
anniversary April 23 af
Parretta's Italian Res-
taurant, Mr. PartipilO'
started with the Chicagot
Surface Lines in 1942 as
track repair and ele vator J
porter at the Logan
Square office. Mr.
Partipilo, who will bei
75 in September, re-,
tired in 1967. Their'
sons, daughters-in-law,
and friends helped cele-
brate the occasion.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS I \

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WILLIAM N. BECK, 87, Devon,
I Emp. 7-12-26, Died 5-15-77
MARC ELLA BITTERLIN. 72, South Section,
Emp. 3-01-45, Died 5-20-77
j EDMUND J. BLASKEY, 72, South Shops,
1 Emp. 4-17-34, Died 5-31-77
I NICKLA BONASICH, 89, Way & Structures,
' Emp. 4-07-43, Died 2-18-77

GEORGE A. BRADSHAW, 65, Jefferson Park,
I Emp. 10-24-45, Died 5-16-77
MAX BROGLAND, 85, West Section,
Emp. 1-11-44, Died 5-23-77
: FRANK BYNUM, 59, 52nd Street,
, Emp. 4-05-47, Died 5-22-77
MELVIN T. CASPER, 68, Archer,
Emp. 2-02-37, Died 4-18-77
' JAMES M. CONNORS, 75, Employment,
; Emp. 10-22-29, Died 2-08-77
' ROSARIO D'AMICO, 84, Way & Structures,
' Emp, 7-18-36, Died 4-12-77
; HAROLD R. DONIHI, 69, Treasury,
, Emp. 10-14-26, Died 5-11-77
; JAMES O. DWIGHT, 85, E.\ecutive,
' Emp. 2-16-25, Died 4-14-77
i JOHN ERICKSON, 54, North Section,
i Emp. 6-11-46, Died 5-22-77
CHRIST H. FINK, 91, Way & Structures,

Emp. 9-09-23, Died 4-28-77
;jOHN FITMAN, 76, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-15-29, Died 5-05-77
WILLIE FORD, 32, Forest Glen,
; Emp. 3-19-70, Died 5-19-77
JOHN FRISCLA, 90, Cottage Grove.

Emp. 7-24-24, Died 5-20-77
'thOMAS J. HANDLEY, 85, Stores-South,

Emp. 12-13-23. Died 5-08-77
ROBERT W. HEALY, 70, Kedzie,
, Emp. 8-13-35, Died 5-09-77
JOHN A. KARASEK, 81, North Park,

Emp. 11-24-25, Died 5-03-77
FREDERICK J. LEARY, 80, North Section,

Emp. 8-18-43. Died 5-14-77
WILLIAM J. MC CONNELL, 82, Beverly.

Emp. 9-01-12, Died 5-05-77
HENRY MC TIGUE, 74. 77th Street,

Emp. 10-24-22, Died 5-17-77
JOHN MURPHY, 46, Archer,
Emp. 1-29-59, Died 6-11-77
JOSEPH NOVAK, 82, Devon,
i Emp. 12-11-42. Died 5-31-77
'JOIIN D. PHELPS. 71, 77th Street.
; Emp. 1-25-29, Died 4-30-77
FRANK P.PIKCUNAS,66,77th Street,
' Emp. 5-08-42. Died 5-05-77

Walter a. schneider, 78, 69th street.

' Emp. 10-21-42, Died 5-14-77

DAVID S. SCOTT, 56, Archer,

. Emp. 12-06-48, Died 5-31-77

JOHN SENKO. 74. North Avenue,

I Emp. 11-28-42, Died 5-03-77

EDWARD W. SMITH. 62, Internal Auditing,

Emp. 11-27-44, Died 5-06-77
DEORGE A. THOMPSON. 66. Forest Glen,
; Emp. 9-15-36, Died 5-04-77
SAMUEL THOMPSON, 28, Kedzie,

Emp. 4-27-74, Died 6-15-77
JOSEPHINE M. TOLLAR, 72, Employment,
I Emp. 3-04-46, Died 5-19-77
■jEORGE C. UEHRKE. 83, Limits,
'Emp. 3-24-43, Died 5-10-77
i^UPHAS H. WAINSCOTT, 69. Forest Glen,
I Emp. 10-22-29, Died .5-02-77
IeREMIAH J. WATERS, 75, Electrical.

Emp. 11-10-31, Died 5-06-77
ALBERT E. WINDT, 54. South Shops.

Emp. 3-01-46. Died 5-28-77

'RANK M. ZELLNER. 75. Beverly,

Emp. 1-13-25, Died 5-08-77

Service anniversaries in July

40 years

J. Kane, Limits

N. I. Rolnicki, Electrical

35 years

R. A. Brady, Utility
J. G. Drag, Forest Glen
V. J. Juknuis, Kedzie
P. P. Kurek, Archer
D. P. Lemm, Insurance

F. Patanella, Maintenance

G. A. Pedersen, Jefferson Park
F. W. Stolarz, South Shops

25 years

S. J. Boyd, Beverly

W. C. Buerger, Skokie Shop

E.C. Cox, Archer

D. R. Gierhahn, Electrical

A. J. Horn, South Shops

P. J. Kouchoukos, Electrical

J. H. Kurek, Skokie Shop

30 years

A. S. Arduini, Electrical
G. J. Balazs, Central District
F. L. Bruno, TABEC
A. F. French, North Avenue

E. A. Jenskj, Utility

J. H. Johnson, 77th Street
A. Joyce, Maintenance
J. King, Beverly
A. L. Kolman, Maintenance
M. J. Lacriola, North Avenue

F. W. Miraglio, Jefferson Park

G. Morrell, South Shops

R. F. Mulvihill, South Shops

J. P. Murray, South Shops

J. F. Nardi, Maintenance

W. C. IMorvilas, Management Services

L. C. Pedersen, North Park

L. R. Skrine, Management Services

R. C. Utiey, Forest Glen

H. Mackey, Utility

C. B. Morgan, Archer

C. F. Nelson, 98th Maintenance

P. E. Powell, Maintenance

L. P. Shelby, Electrical

V. V. Szymkewicz, Travel Info. Ctr.

E. L. Thompson, North Avenue

P. Virgil, Beverly

C. Wardlow, Limits

NEW PENSIONERS

TONY BOGETICH, Laborer,

Way & Structure, Emp. 9-03-41
GEORGE BURKS, Bus Serviceman,

Kedzie, Emp. 7-12-41
JOHN F. CASEY, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 4-19-72
LEONEL W. CRAIG, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 6-05-47
ANTHONY DEL GIUDICE, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 3-13-43
RITA M. HEINZE, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 6-25-43
EDWARD F. KUKLEWICZ, Asst. Foreman,

Forest Glen, Emp. 10-16-41
JAMES S. LYONS, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 8-05-41
WILLIAM RAVIZEE, Laborer,

Stores-South, Emp. 6-04-53
EMIL C. SAJATOVIC, Machinist,

South Shops. Emp. 4-14-47
MARIAN A. SPARKS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 2-09-63
AUGUSTUS L. THOMAS, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 4-23-45
EARL H. WASHTOGTON, Operator,

Kedzie, Emp. 2-25-49

RAYMOND W. WORKMAN, Signal Maint.,
Plant Maintenance, Emp. 6-29-43

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

JAMES H. BROWN, Ticket Agent,
South Section, Emp. 6-03-63

MICHAEL W. LEW, Operator,
Archer, Emp. 7-27-55

CTA TRANSIT NEWS ^

Volume XXX Number 7 "

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor

Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS. Room 734,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654,

lULY, 1977

eta people

Top
Scholar

DAVID MARTIN II, 16, has done a lot of paper work,
and it has paid off handsomely. David, the son of
DAVID MARTIN, assistant superintendent, 63rd-
Ashland.and EVELYN MARTIN, typist at South Shops,
is the recipient of a scholarship for his last year at
Quigley South High School. The program is sponsored
by The Chicago Sun-Times and awards made on the
basis of scholastic achievement. David maintained a
3.25 average and was among eight other recipients in
the Chicago and immediate suburban area. His duties
in the newspaper business consisted of assuring de-
livery of newspapers to distributing agencies and send-
ing the newsboys out on their routes. He has been
working since entering high school. His favorite
sport is skiing, and he is a member of the ski club at
school. The scholarships were presented by Marshall
Field, publisher of The Chicago Sun- Times and
Chicago Daily News, with a dinner held at the Chicago
Press Club on June 9. David is shown at right being
congratulated by Sidney J. Mench, Sun- Times circula-
tion manager.

Graduation Signal Says "Go"

It was graduation day June 15 for a class of signal
and interlocking maintainers at West Shops. Standing,
left to right: G. MATEJOVSKY, unit supervisor; D.
BARR, instructor; T. WESTER, M. BRADY, J.
SCHRAM, G. BABBITT, N. MOORE, P. RIZZUTO, J.
FARMER, H. HOOKS, L. CHATMAN, J. SIMS, K. HY-
LAND, P. VESIC, D. GRIEG, instructor, and T.
LOWERY, instructor. Seated, left to right: M. La-

VELLE, W. ROGERS, J. LIPTAK, R. PEACOCK, R.| ij
HERNANDEZ, U.DUKES, E.KLEIN, and W. THOMAS.':
Attending the ceremonies were GEORGE MI LLONAS.j ^^
director. Plant Maintenance; RON SWINDELL, super-^^j
intendent. Power and Way; and TED SZEWC, super-|^
visor, Signal, Telephone, Radio Maintenance. Notlj ,
pictured is the yellow cake with white frosting that( «|
was served at the occasion. It was long gone. ' ''

CTA TRANSIT NEWSyl

: New Office: At the grand opening of
e new Metropolitan 'L' Federal Credit
lion office at 818 W. Harrison Street,
ik Park were (front) John Cardan, treas-
(at left), and Houston Washington,
esident, and (back) Harry Paolicchi. vice-
esident (at left), and John Leonard, di-
ictor. The event also marked the 40th
1 niversary of the federal credit union move-
:;nt.

oni Graduates: Benjamin C. Morris Jr.
■econd from right), assistant superintendent
I the Control Center, had the pleasure of
Jtending the graduation of his mother,
-nestine, 58. from Roosevelt University,
here she was awarded a bachelor degree
1 general studies. Also attending the
.aduation were a daughter. Mrs. Hattie
lapman. and another son. Carlton, a
'servations clerk with Northwest Airlines,
nother son is Dr. Ernest R. Morris, dean
aministration at the Urbana campus
the University of Illinois. Ernest and
arlton once worked summers for the CTA
conductors.

First Grandchild: Bill Parrillo. director of budget-planning,
enjoys one of the first treats of many as a proud grandfather.
Parents are Joseph Parrillo. who was a summertime worker
for CTA in transportation, and wife Jo-Ann. Baby is Keven
Michael.

Twin Honors: William E. Whitenhill. assistant superintendent. 69th Street
garage, had double reason to celebrate this graduation season. His twin sons
Ronald (left) and Roger both received law degrees from Western State Univer-
sity in Fullerton, California. Ronald worked the past four summers as a CTA
conductor, while Roger was a ticket agent for six summers. Their oldest
brother. William, Jr., an architect, served for four summers as a conductor.
Another brother. Norman, is a bus repairer at 77th Street. This picture ap-
peared in an article on twins in the Chicago Daily News.

JLY, 1977

This Is No Joke!

CTA CULTURAL BUS

EVERY HALF HOUR

•^^«^DY SUNDAY

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Ravenswood and Evanston 'L' riders have become accustomed to watching for a daily joke or
funny saying on the wall of the Mack -Chicago, Inc., carton manufacturing plant, just south of our
Sedgwick station. Richard McCall, president of the company, began feeding riders-by this daily
dose of humor when the company bought the building more than ten years ago.

On a recent Friday, however, the 'L' riders found the serious and sensible suggestion, shown
above, instead of the daily joke. Eileen "Murph" Neurauter of the CTA had suggested this culture
bus announcement to McCall and he had responded as a service to the community.

The suggestion worked, too. Bus ridership the following Sunday set a new record. In return
for Mack-Chicago's courtesy, we would like to acquaint our readers with a few of the previous
quips they may have missed:

Wine lovers say "Any port in a storm".

A miser lives within his income.

Michelangelo was a chisler.

The problem with lip-stick. It doesn't.

Bakers are well bread.

Investments may be hazardous to your wealth.

Bosses follow work schedules to a tee.

In Russia you go anywhere they please.

And on a bitter cold January day. We're dreaming of a green Easter.

Up She Goes: Here is one of the first push-ups by one of the four new two-piston hoists installed
at North Park garage. A triple-piston unit, the first in the CTA system, has also been installed to
^.ervice the nevi articulated (hinged) buses which are on order. (CTA photo by Eric Blakely)

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New Modern Control Center;
Expanded Bus Radio Network

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see pages 2 and 3^

VVhout interruption, CTA rail controllers, Alphonse
Fming (on telephone) and Oliver Winston, direct
trin operations as large control unit is moved. Ronald
Kplan (standing), CTA electrical testing engineer,
ail William Beckman, CTA electrician foreman,
hip move the equipment.

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FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

AUGIi^, 1977

(^i/^lC(it^O \/^«v1b/"t- A^*i-'J"I'^

Inspecting new equipment for bus controllers are (from left)
John Farar, program manager of IVlotorola Communications
& Electronics, Inc.; George Krambles, CTA general manager;
Robert Davis, a vice president of IVlotorola, and Al Sterland,
a national sales manager of IVlotorola. The long piece of
equipment is a message conveyor.

Before the move, Carl Kempka, unit supervisor of power
operations, examines cables of the electrical power system.

(CTA Photos by Bei-t Cadnei

One of the most significant and complex moves in tl
30-year history of the Chicago Transit Authority tool< plal
the weekend of Aug. 5—7 when the Control Center on tli
seventh floor of the Merchandise Mart was relocated j
expanded and modernized quarters.

This development also marked the phasing in of a cori
prehensive radio communications system for CTA's entii
fleet of 2,400 buses. When completed in the near futuii
this new communications system, with additional rad
channels and other new facilities, will rank as the finest of i
type for any bus operation in the world.

For the big move on the August weekend, scores of CT
employes worked night and day in an undertaking that w
made even more remarkable by the fact that there was n
interruption at all in the Control Center's all-important wo(
of directing the bus and rapid transit operations.

"Great credit is due to many CTA people for their ma
nificent team work on the weekend of the big move," si
George Krambles, CTA general manager.

The most dramatic part of the move was the relocation
the large rail control unit a job which began early (

Friday evening and was not completed until after midnigf
six hours later.

With series of cables and wires connected to the r<
control unit, it was inched along on dollies. Rail controlle
moved along and continued their work of being in conta
with trains as CTA electricians carried out the delica'
maneuver of moving the unit to the new Control Cent«|(

As the unit was nearing its new location shortly aft
midnight, a motorman of a Lake Dan Ryan train called
report an emergency at the California station. The co
trollers (see picture on cover) notified the police immediate
and dispatched CTA supervisory personnel to the seen

Shortly later, the motorman of the train called to repo
that all was clear and he was proceeding. When this messai
was heard, shouts and applause broke out in the new Contr
Center, for it demonstrated that there had been no interru
tion in communications and that all was working well in tl
new location.

CTA TRANSIT NEWU

pre-move scene showing web of wiring and cable, with
nristopher Gaca, CTA junior testing engineer, in the back-
ound.

Checking out the radio channels on a new bus controller
console are controllers Herman Miles (left) and William
Taylor, as Lester Racker, area superintendent in charge of
the Control Center, looks on.

*|iarles Kucera, a power supervisor, at new location of power
ilpervisor's desk.

George Booker, bus controller, on the job at one of 10 new
consoles.

UGUST, 1977

CTAers Take Them Out To The Ball Games

It is a great year for baseball in Chicago, and many CTA
employees are busy getting thousands of fans to and from
Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field.

For the first time the CTA, in its Route Map published
early in the spring for spring and summer distribution,
featured home schedules of both the White Sox and Cubs.

And, in addition to the Route Map promotion, the CTA
also devoted part of its radio advertising to urge fans to use
the CTA, particularly the "L"— subway, as the best and
fastest way to get to the ballparks.

Transit News has identified many of the CTA employe/
directly engaged in the baseball park operations.

It was not feasible to identify many others, such as mote
men and conductors, because of the extensive nature of tl
CTA operations.

Also, many bus drivers, ticket agents, and others throug
out the CTA's system are serving baseball fans who stc
their trips in areas well removed from the ballparks.

The following CTA employees are those immediate^
involved at the ballparks:

(

RAPID TRANSIT OPERATION

Wrigley Field - -

District Superintendent

Arthur Johnson
Assistant District Superintendents

Vernon Burgess

Edward Colwell
Comiskey Park - ■

District Superintendent

Herbert Lowenstein
Assistant District Superintendents

Langley Lykins

William Nash
Wrigley Field - -
Supervisors

Robert Black

Oliver Bufkin

John Cozzens

Robert Johnson

Lawrence Rosebar

Ernest Sampson
Agent Supervisor

Shirley McClure
Comiskey Park - -
Supervisors

Dominic DeMaria

Sidney Edwards

Clarence Mathews

Marvin McNeal

Alfred Thomas

Henry Thorne

Bernard Williams

SURFACE OPERATION

Wrigley Field - ■
Superintendent

James Ohse
Assistant Superintendent

Werner Stokell
Comiskey Park - -
Superintendent

Walter Prosen
Assistant Superintendent

Louis Dixon

Hugh Short
Wrigley Field - -
Supervisors

Robert Feiser

William Lane

Nicholas Miller

Rufus Robinson

James Thaxton

Herbert Uedelhofen
Comiskey Park - -
Supervisors

Arthur Allen

John Pitsoulakis

Stanley Soparas
Wrigley Field - -
Collectors

James Jefferies

Denis Kippes
Comiskey Park - -
Collectors

Orbin Bell

Alfred Mednus

Steven Stachovic

Philip Sutkus

TICKET AGENTS

Mary Albert
Bryant Alexander
Pedro Alvarado
Pacita Ang
Lovance Ashley
Sharon Austin
Emma Balenton
Willie Baugh
Wilson Bermeo
Caretta Braggs
Murraye Buries
Larry Caruthers
DiMarkco Chandler
Jose Chapa
Jacqueline Cooley
Marketa Cortes
Victor Davis

Thomas Dianovsky
Jay Dower
Brenda Dunmore
Leonard Fasse
Kenneth Freeman
Debra Hamelin
David Harris
Warren Hendricks
Martina Hernandez
Isaac Horton
Debra Jackson
Bessola James
El wood Johnson
Ray Johnson
Veronica Kelly
James King
Arthur Lamar
Beverly Lee
Tanya Lewis
Alan Mathis

Francis McGarry
Gloria McNeal
Ernestine McWilliams
Samuel Miller
Ruth Moore
Mark Ochoa
Deborah Parks
Ronald Payton
Ore Pearson
Phyllis Phillips
Jesus Ramirez
Ernest Ramos
Vivian Reed
Harold Robinson
Clifford Rollins
Michael Rowe
Helen Shields
Joan Simpson
Helen Singer
Edward Singleton

Top to Bottom, left:

Comiskey Park: Sox land

Tom Shera, supervisor: counts fans going in to computi

departing service
Alex Rosada, janitor

John Pitsoulakis, supervisor of bus operations
Hugh Short, assistant superintendent: gives overair
directions
Steven Stachovic, collector: expedites departing buses
Emma Balenton, ticket agent: knows frequent fans well

Top to Bottom, right:

Wrigley Field: Cubland

Shirley McClure, agent supervisor

Helen Singer, ticket agent

Robert Glover, janitor: sets up extra crowd controls

Robert Geiser, supervisor: dispatches buses

Pedro Alvarado, ticket agent

James Jefferies, collector: he is in fare territory

Inez Smith
Elaine Stewart
Emma Swain
Kevin Tacker
Beatrice Tankson
Tyler Tankson
Beverly Ann Taylor
Mary Taylor
George Thomas
Christopher Thompson
Luis Torres
Minnie Turner
Edna Vasquez
William Velez
Joseph Viecell
Gayle Wade
Helene Weathers
Ronald White
Cheryl Williams
Darnell Wright

BUS DRIVERS

John Beauregard
Jose Carrasqulllo
Victor Collazo
Robert Dennis
Dennis Dunaj
David Ellington
Moses Johnson
Harold Lucas
George Martens
Willard Moses
Seymour Motin
James Nielsen
Mllos Ruzicka
Raymond Sieloff
Thaddeus Tyndorf
Paul Vance
Max Widenhoefer

CTA TRANSIT NEWii

WRIGLEY FIELD: CUBLAND

\UGUST, 1977

Richard S. Page (right), new administrator of the Urban
Mass Transportation Administration, and Charles Bingman,
deputy UMTA administrator, ride train of CTA's new 2400
series cars around the Loop to the iVIerchandise Mart for
visit at CTA on August 1 1 .

Harold Geissenheimer, manager of the CTA General Opera-
tions Division, explains operation of automatic turnstiles
at Mart station to Mr. Page. Others (left to right) are Harold
Hirsch, manager of Operations Planning; Theodore Weigle,
UMTA regional director; James Blaa, Transportation manager,
and Mr. Bingman.

New UMTA
Administrator
Visits CTA

George Krambles, CTA general manager, explains trar
movement charts on rail supervisory control console ij
newly modernized Control Center. Others (left to righ|
are Thomas Wolgemuth, manager of Engineering; Mr. Page;
Mr. Bingman, and Les Racker, area superintendent of thl
Control Center. In the foreground is Jerry Franklin, ra*
controller.

Thomas Culkar, unit supervisor in the Transit Informatiol
Center, shows how new microfiche viewer is used to quickll
retrieve schedule and route information to answer caller^
Looking on with Mr. Page and Mr. Bingman is Terrell Hill
special assistant to the general manager.

CTA TRANSIT NEWi^

commendation corner

GEORGE SHORTS, a rail janitor at the
Homan avenue station won praise from
William J. Colohan, an attorney on West
Washington street, for assisting his wife
recently on a Lake-Dan Ryan train. Mr.
Colohan wrote: "Although my wife's exper-
ience on the train was unfortunate, your
employee's consideration and assistance im-
proved the situation. Mr. Shorts found her
keys, which the purse-snatcher had dropped
on the platform; he opened the ticket agent's
loffice, telephoned the police, and permitted
her to call me. He remained with her until
the police and I arrived. Mr. Shorts' courtesy
'and cooperation were outstanding."

ERNESTINE KING, a ticket agent (West
Section) at the Monroe street station in the
State street subway, has been praised by a
rider who lost an article on a Howard street
train. Nathan Snyder of Eastlake terrace
wrote: "I was upset with the loss of this
package, and your ticket agent was most
helpful in trying to recover it. She was kind
and considerate at a time when I needed help
most."

MICHAEL R. SCHLEYER, a driver out of
Forest Glen garage, was commended by
three senior citizens who were aboard his
No. 152 Addison bus. Mrs. U. Madigan of
Niles, writing in behalf of her friends, said:
"The bus was passing the cemetery at
Narragansett when a brick hit one of the
windows. The driver immediately stopped
the bus to ask if everyone was okay. A
woman sitting near the window said she
felt something hit her eye, so the driver
called paramedics and transferred her to their
care. My friends are very thankful to the
driver for his excellent handling of this
situation, and his concern for the passengers."

I JESUS RODRIGUEZ, a bus driver. Limits garage, was
thanked by William J. Walsh, a manager for Cutty Sark, on a
I recent charter for a salesmen's outing. Mr. Walsh said
I Rodriguez had a "very good attitude and gave us excellent
service throughout the day." ARTHUR VOSS, also of
Limits, was praised by Jerome R. Riendeau, of Elmhurst
Jewelers and Engravers, Inc., in behalf of the Illinois Retail
Jewelers Association. Said Mr. Riendeau: "The bus was in
spotless condition, and the driver is a credit to your com-
ipany. Please be assured that from the impression you have
made we will certainly consider your services again."
I ####

Conductor VERNON B. MORRIS, West Section, has
been commended for asking a passenger to stop smoking on
the train. Eugene R. Wedoff, a lawyer who is a regular rider
on the Congress-Milwaukee route, said: "The request took
some effort, because it involved the risk of being abused.
But he took the chance, was successful, and thereby made
the trip more pleasant for everyone."
####

Driver WILLIE F. MOORE, Kedzie garage, was com-
mended by Eileen Podany-Martino of Roselle for his quick
thinking and concern in serving the public. Ms. Podany-
Martino wrote: "When my car stalled and caught fire at
Congress and State, one of your employees in a passing
No. 149 Stateliner bus rushed to my rescue with a fire
extinguisher and put the fire out. Without his quick think-
ing and prompt action, the fire would have gone to the fuel
line and the car would have exploded."
####

WaLLACENE COCHRANE of Forest Glen garage, who
works the No. 81 Lawrence bus, was commended by Max
Witt, of Keystone avenue, for her expertise in handling a
bus. Witt wrote: "As a retired railroad engineer, I can
appreciate her smooth start and undiscernible stop because
of smooth brake handling. Aside from this, she is courteous,
asks riders to watch their step getting on and off the bus.

calls out street names, and has an infectious smile. She is
an asset to CTA."

####

WILLIAM MARTIN, a driver on the No. 58 Ogden route
(Kedzie garage), drew the thanks of Dr. M. S. Hanlon, pro-
fessor of biological chemistry at the University of Illinois,
for his skill and intelligence in avoiding an accident when a
car ran a red light at a corner where the bus had the right-
of-way. Said Professor Hanlon: "By very fast thinking,
he maneuvered the bus around the intersection in such a
way as to avoid the car, thus preventing what could have
been a fatal collision for the driver of the car and injuries
to those on the bus."

####

DELOIS CARTER, driver of the No. 80 Irving Park bus
(Forest Glen garage), "...has excelled all drivers I've ridden
with in 50 years of using public transportation," said Mrs.
Frances B. Klepper of Elmdale avenue. Mrs. Klepper con-
tinued: "When the light changed, I thought your driver was
going to pull away, so I flagged her down and as I came to
the door she smiled and said, 'Just coming to meet you.' My
whole day was just filled with joy. She is a remarkable
driver and is extremely courteous, answering all questions
with patience and concern, calling out the street names,
and always waiting for passengers running for the bus."
####

JOHN JACKSON, fare collector out of 77th St. garage,
was praised by Lorraine D. Owles, a teacher at Harlan High
School on South Michigan avenue, for "...his excellent
rapport with teenagers. Until recently, the students pushed
and shoved their way onto the buses which stop in front of
the school," wrote Ms. Owles. "They blocked traffic by
standing in the street. After Mr. Jackson began working at
the bus stop, the problems disappeared. He knows how
to communicate effectively with young people, and has
gained their respect."

####

AUGUST, 1977

Where Transfers Are Printed

Keeping the CTA's 60-year-old transfer print-
ing press in fine tune is Edward IVIeskimen,
pressman leader and assistant foreman.

Mrs. Dorothy Kalwasinski, stitching operator
(foreground), staples transfers into packs
of 50s and 100s. She is assisted by Mrs. Marge
Zajac, wrapper-sorter.

Mrs. Jean Gustafson, pre-punch operator ir
rapid transit transfer section, sorts pack;
of transfers by number and date for delivery
to rapid transit terminals.

The CTA's transfer print shop in the South Shops pro-
duces nearly 590 million transfers a year. About half of the
transfers produced are the 10-cent standard transfer. The
remainder includes the increasingly popular Super Transfer-
pass and eight other types of transfers or rider identification
checks.

Fifteen employees and two printing presses help keep CTA
riders on the move with dated and individually numbered
transfers. One of the shop's printing presses has been with
Xhe CTA and its predecessor companies for 60 years. The
other is a comparative newcomer, it is 26 years old.

The employees include Fred Mommsen, foreman; Edward

IVIeskimen, pressman leader and assistant foreman; Henrv
Ciuba, pressman, and John Davis and David Magee, assistant
pressmen.

Also, Theodore Cattoni, cutter; Mrs. Dorothy Kalwasinski*
stitcher (stapler) operator; Mrs. Jean Gustafson and Mrsf
Vickey Jareckas, prepunch operators; Toby Warmack ana;
John Fitzmaurice, wrappers, and wrapper-sorters Mrs. Mar-i,
garet Zajac, Mrs. Margaret Ellison, Mrs. Wilmoth Simpson;!
and Mrs. Thecia Mora.

James Forrestal, unit supervisor, bus shop, oversees the'
print shop operations.

(CTA photos by Eric Blakely)

New Rail Service Supervisors Honored

Ten new rail service supervisors were honored recently during gradua-
tion ceremonies marking the completion of the Rail Service Supervisor
Training Program. The program was administered by the Training/
Development programs section of the Human Resources Department
and conducted by the Instruction section of Transportation. Taking
part in the ceremony, hosted by H. H. Geissenheimer, General Opera-
tions Manager, and J. R. Blaa, Manager, Transportation, were: (standing,
left to right) A. J. Borcic, Training/Development programs; A. E.
Johnson, District Superintendent, North; M. E. Lesniak, Training/

Development programs; E. J. Heatter, Area Superintendent, Rail
Service; J. R. Blaa; H. H. Geissenheimer; E. Mitchell, Area Super-
intendent, Instruction; H. Lowenstein, District Superintendent, South,
and M. V. LaVelle, Director, Rail Service. Seated, left to right: M.
Thomas, Instructor, Rail; F. Peppers, Instructor, Rail;C. McGRUDER;
L. PATTON; R. MOORHE; W. WELLS; A. Bishop, Operations Plan-
ning; T. McNEIL; C. DAVIS; U. COLEY; M. CASELMAN; J. JONES,
and J. MARTIN.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Key Promotions Made In Law, Central Counting

Leahy

; MARVIN P. LUCKMAN has been appointed
director, Criminal-Traffic, Law Department.

iLuckman, who has been an associate counsel,
Criminal-Traffic, since joining CTA in 1964, will
oversee the handling of all criminal and accident

'cases and related violations involving CTA

i employees. He and his wife, Peggy, live in
Skokie and have three sons and two daughters.
Also in the Law Department, MERRITT R.

|KOTIN and TIMOTHY A. WEAVER, former
staff counsels. Tort Litigation, have been named
superintendents. Trial Area. Kotin, a prac-
ticing lawyer since 1948 and a CTA employee
since 1953, previously served as trial attorney

I and supervising attorney. He and his wife,
Maxene, are the parents of two daughters and
make their home in Lincolnwood.

Weaver, a graduate of Brown University and
the University of Illinois Law School, was an
assistant public defender, Municipal Trial
Department, Cook County, before joining
CTA in 1975. Weaver and his wife, Catherine,
live in the south Loop area.

WILLIAM P. LEAHY, chief clerk of Central
Counting since 1972, has been appointed super-
intendent of the same section. Leahy, who
joined the Chicago Surface Lines as a clerk in
1940, became a receiver in 1947. He was named
chief receiver in 1966 and supervisor of money
handlers four years later. Leahy is the father of
six children and lives in the Clearing neighbor-
hood on the southwest side.

In other job reassignments, HENRY
DICKERSON, former terminal foreman, 61st
St., has been appointed unit supervisor. Rail
Vehicle Terminal, Maintenance. Former bus
service supervisor WILLIAM G. KILSTROM

has been named management-professional intern.
Transportation.

WILLIAM F. FUDALA, former investigator,
Security, is now supervisor. Inspections.
THOMAS PRENDERGAST, former planning
analyst. Transportation, has become system
safety engineer. Safety. GUS C. ALEVIZOS
has moved from program development analyst.
Grant Programming & Administration, to
labor research analyst. Labor Relations.

WESLEY H. PINCHOT, former architec-
tural specifications writer. Architectural En-
gineering, has been designated architect in the
same office. Also in Engineering, WILLIAM
CHRISTIANSEN, former industrial equipment
engineer, has been selected mechanical con-
struction specialist. JAMES J. BURKE, former
money handler, Treasury, has been appointed
paralegal. Law - Tort Litigation.

JANE A. McGUAN, former business methods
analyst, Datacenter, has been named sales
coordinator, Claims-Real Estate-Sales. Re-
assigned within the Datacenter as principal
applications designers are MARTIN SALIS-
BURY, former communications analyst;
FREDERICK LUBY, former applications
analyst, and JERRY MATSUMOTO, former
senior system designer.

Four new travel information representatives
have been appointed by Management Services:
DOROTHY SUMNER and CATHERINE HAY-
MAKER, both former ticket agents. West Sec-
tion; JAMES T. JOHNSON, former conductor.
North Section, and DOREEN SORENSON,
former assignment agent. Transportation. Also
in Management Services, FRANK E. HUBBARD

has moved from special delivery mail clerk to
principal mail clerk, and ROSE HOULE, former
conductor. North Section, has been chosen
switchboard operator.

New as electrical workers in Maintenance are
JAMES D. LEGO, former car repairer, Kimball;
RUSSELL WILLIAMS, former shop tractor
operator, Skokie, and MORTON OWRUTSKY,
former bus and truck mechanic. South Shops.
Reassigned as bus and truck mechanics. Main-
tenance, are former bus repairers ALFONSO
CLARK and WILLIAM ROBINSON, 69th St.,
and DANIEL O'ROURKE, 77th St.

Recently named "B" helpers. Maintenance,
are former ticket agents ROBERT MCCARTHY,
West Section, and ROBERT SETNICKER,
South Section: RONALD CARROLL, former
janitor, and LAWRENCE ZURAWSKI, former
car repairer. In other Maintenance changes,
CHARLES PETRUZALEK, former bus service-
man, 77th St., has been named laborer, and
BENNY CALDERONE, former bus serviceman,
52nd St., has become trackman. Plant Main-
tenance.

JESSE E. FLOWERS, former bus driver,
69th St., has been appointed traffic checker.
Operations Planning. In Internal Auditing,
SPELLMAN L. JONES has moved from field
audit clerk to audit clerk, and in Financial
Services, MARGARET WALKER has been
reassigned from verification clerk to voucher
audit clerk. OLGA RODRIGUEZ, former
stenographer. Engineering, is now labor rela-
tions clerk. Labor Relations. REGINA
BROUARD, former clerk-stenographer. Trans-
portation, has become utility clerk, Claims-
Real Estate-Sales.

Bonanza For Bollingers

Ron Bollinger, Contract Construction, Engineering, is mighty proud of son Tom, 14,
pictured, who surely knows how to sell people on newspapers. Ron, who carries the Elgin
Courier News, won first place in a three-month subscription contest. Ron signed up 81 new
customers, including 28 on his own route which now contains 113 homes. He also sold
three magazine subscriptions. The prizes included a portable TV set, a stereo with AM-FM
radio and 8 track tape deck, a ladies' watch (for Tom's sister), a geology microscope kit, an
inflatable boat with oars, a basketball net and a vacation for Mom and Dad in Las Vegas
including four days lodging at the Star Dust Casino. Tom is also a member of the CTA
credit union and has a greeting card business.

AUGUST, 1977

Rosendhal Wins National Award For Maintenance!

At the July meeting of the Chicago Transit Board, Chairman James J. McDonough, center, made the presentation of the nationally-recognized "Fleete
Owner" magazine award to CTA's Bud Rosendhal, left. Harold Geissenheimer, manager of general operations, presented a plaque bearing the portraitii
of Rosendhal that appeared in the magazine. Donald Walsh, Board member, is next to Rosendhal. i

Joseph "Bud" Rosendhal, CTA superintendent of auto-
motive maintenance, has been granted the nationally recog-
nized "Fleet Owner" magazine award for outstanding con-
tributions that increase production and efficiency and
further progress in the maintenance profession.

At the same time, "Fleet Owner" also awarded a certificate
of merit to the CTA's total bus maintenance operation under
the management of J. J. Repplinger.

Among the time and labor-saving improvements Rosendhal
is credited with are a dolly technique to bring components
needed for a major rebuild directly to the vehicle repair
bay, new jigs to handle equipment, and a control system for
moving buses to and from the shops and garages.

Rosendhal says he is gratified by the award, but adds,
"I don't think I could have won it without the good team we
have here at the CTA. I feel like a football coach. It's my
team and I may get the credit, but without all the other
players (maintenance employees), I would never be able
to do it."

Rosendhal has worked for the CTA for 27 years, always
in bus maintenance. Previously, he was an inspector for
Goodyear where he checked CTA bus tires.

Chairman James J. McDonough presented Rosendhal with

the "Fleet Owner" award at the June 13 Transit Board]
meeting. Rosendhal was also presented with a mountedil
portrait of himself as it appeared in the magazine. I

The departmental award is for improvements attainedJ
under the quality control group which oversees the opera-;
tions and observes work performance of the mechanics onl
the 2,670 buses, then discusses with supervisory personnel
items they feel are substandard. I

inspection of removed parts attempts to establish the'
cause of removal and whether there was an alternative toii
replacement. Oil samples are analyzed every 4,000 miles;
and are allowed to run without change up to 36,000 milesi'
if the oil is still in good condition. Total mileage for thej
bus fleet is 87,160,800.

"Fleet Owner" is a monthly magazine for operators of'
bus, truck, and automobile fleets, and has a circulation of
74,100. It is published by McGraw-Hill, Inc., from editorial*
offices in New York City, and is also serviced by the^
McGraw-Hill news bureau in Chicago. The purpose of the"!
magazine is to disseminate information which will be helpful
to fleet managers in the economical and efficient operation
and maintenance of their vehicles.

An 'Apple' For The Driver

Richard Rolland, a bus driver, Beverly garage, said he
was almost speechless when a group of Carver High School
students gathered around his driver's seat and gave him a
trophy and an identification bracelet on their last day of
school.

The students were so impressed by his pleasant manner
and excellent driving that they wanted to show their ap-
preciation to Rolland, who has been working the No. 34
South Michigan route for the past five years. This route
serves Carver High School at 131st street and Doty avenue.

The students, shown left to right, are Suzette Shepherd,
Sheila Alcorn, Mechelle Shepherd, and Jacqueline
Shepherd.

Said Mechelle: "We have been riding on Mr. Rolland's
bus every school day and he has always been pleasant, but
firm, with the students. We think he is tops."

Rolland, a resident of the Eden Green neighborhood,
has been a driver for 10 years. (CTA Photo by Eric Blakely)

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Woman Attorney Joins CTA Law Department

Ors. Loretta Eadie-Daniels, 27, has joined the CTA's
-egal staff. She has been assigned to personal injury cases
n the Law Tort-Litigation Division.

IVIrs. Eadie-Daniels formerly was a trust officer at American
Mational Bank. She is a member of the Illinois State, Cook
ounty, and Chicago Bar Associations.

A native of Chicago, Mrs. Eadie-Daniels earned her B.A.
iegree in education at Loyola University and received a
" D. degree in 1975 from DePaul University Law School.
Her husband, David, received his law degree at the same
ime. He is now an assistant public defender in the Cook
bounty Public Defender's office.

The couple resides in the South Shore area.

Mrs. Eadie-Daniels is pictured at right being interviewed by
Jetty Edwards of Public Affairs.

(CTA Photo by Bert Cadney)

CTA's First Woman Carpenter Apprentice
Fulfills Lifetime Dream

,I^Sr ik

Carpentry all day is all right with
{\ionr\e Howze. Inside the bus on the
eats and the furnishings . . .

. . . under the bus on the frame and
the parts (yes, carpentry can be on
metal as well as on wood) . . .

. . . and taking a few moments to talk
about carpentry with CTA Transit
News reporter Anit Leppiks, left.

i Yvonne Howze, first woman carpenter in the history of
^TA, is fulfilling a career wish she has had since childhood.

Mrs. Howze, 34, first became interested in carpentry when
ihe was a child, watching a retired craftsman at work,
i When she first looked for a job, prospective employers
indicated that carpentry was a man's trade, so she took a
'emporary detour as a keypunch operator. But, last October,
he CTA gave her the chance she had always wanted. She
lassed CTA's qualifying tests.

Now, as an apprentice carpenter at South Shops, she is

practicing almost every aspect of carpentry - - from traditional
cabinet work to metalwork in CTA bus repair ■ - and working
toward journeyman's accreditation three years from now.

This rewards a determination that had sent Mrs. Howze
to vocational school to learn more carpentry at night while
working daytimes at the keypunch.

The CTA work is fulfilling, Mrs. Howze indicates, but it
still isn't sufficient. She is keeping up her carpentry work-
shop as a hometime hobby.

(CTA Photos by Art Tonner)

Mrs. Jakubowski Named IWY Delegate

/latilda Jakubowski, member of the Chicago Transit Board,
las been elected as a delegate to the national IWY (Inter-
lational Women's Year) conference to be held in Houston,

Tex., Nov. 18-21. Mrs. Jakubowski was elected at the
state IWY conference held in June in Normal, III.

\UGUST, 1977

John T. Harty Retires

Paul Kole, CTA General Finance Manager, presents retire-
ment package to Mr. Harty. Mrs. Harty is at left.

John T. Harty, who was the CTA's manager of Materials
Management, retired Aug. 1 after 33 years service in transit
in Chicago.

When Harty says it was his "good fortune to work with
the giants of the transit industry," he tends to underplay his
own stature as an expert in the materials management field.

Harty developed the basic lot number system that identi-
fies by catalog number all the parts carried by CTA in its
maintenance operation. CTA has copyrighted the instruction
book Harty wrote to explain the inventory control system
to employees.

Harty served as chairman of the purchasing and stores
group of the American Public Transit Association, in which

Hispanic-Americans

Join CTA

Professional Staff

The Chicago Transit Authority announced the appoint
ments of two Hispanic-Americans to professional positions
on the CTA staff.

Mario I. Ochoa, 46, a Mexican-American, was appointed
coordinator of minority business enterprise programs.

Euclides A. Agosto Jr., 27, a Puerto Rican, was appointed
as a trial attorney in the Tort Division of the Law Depart-
ment.

Ochoa, who formerly was a technical advisor to the
Illinois Secretary of Transportation, will be the CTA's
liaison representative with minority business firms offering
products, materials and service.

In this position, Ochoa is on the staff of the Human
Relations Section of the Human Resources Department
(formerly the Personnel Department). He is a member of
the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce.

Agosto was graduated recently from the Chicago Kent Law
School of Illinois Institute of Technology. He also holds a
degree in education from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Circle, and has served as a teacher of Spanish and coordinator
of bilingual education at Wells high school.

As a law student, he worked in the Vincent Lopez law
firm, and served in the Cook County Office of Legal Assist-
ance.

^-^>^

George Krambles, CTA General Manager, Gerald Grayblel,
Manager of Materials Management who preceded Mr. Harty ,i
and Harty (left to right), admire sculptural rendition of the
working man, a gift produced by West Shops employees
under the direction of Richard Z. Salinas, foreman.

he was active for more than 20 years.

Harty was one of the last of a group of young executives
assembled by Walter J. McCarter who was the first general,
manager for the CTA, which began operation on Oct. 1, 1947

Harty, who had joined the predecessor Chicago Surface
Lines in 1944, was assistant general storekeeper on thei
original CTA staff. He subsequently served as superinten-
dent of Stores, and director of Stores and Office Adminis-
tration, and became manager of Materials Management
in 1975.

AGOSTO

CTA TRANSIT NEWl

An Aluminum-Plated Portrait

lim McVea, the portrait, and artist Harry Garrett. ICTA Photo by Bert Cadney)

Every now and then someone you l<now retires from the
:TA and you think to yourself: "Gee, George sure was a
lice guy, I'm going to miss him. Maybe I should get him a
etirement gift, but what should I get?"

Harry Garrett, mailroom clerk, felt that way about Jim
j/lcVea, copy center clerk. Duplicating Services, who re-
cently retired after 36 years with the CTA.

Garrett took five used aluminum plates (which Duplicating
iection uses for printing purposes), nailed them to a piece
)f plywood, painted Jim's picture on top, and produced a
TOrk of art.

"I wanted to capture in this painting what I felt about
nim," Garrett says. "I wanted to get his personality and
pharacter in it, and I wanted it to relate to his surroundings
lere at the CTA."

He chose the plates since McVea had worked with them in
lis department, and also because they posed a challenge to
lim as an artist.

"I had never worked on this type of medium," Garrett
ays, "but I'm always looking for something new to try,"

In part, Garrett used a photograph of McVea as a model
n painting the portrait.

"But that wasn't enough," Garrett explains. "I also
tudied him whenever I could. I'd stare at him in the cafe-
eria, and try to find the lines in his face that were most
listinguishing. I'd watch him smile, I'd watch him talk, and

painted the portrait the way I thought best described
*iim to me."

Four of the plates are arranged to create a square, and a
ifth plate is centered over them. All five are attached to

i Plywood with carpet tacks. Garrett also made a wooden
rame for the portrait and took other used plates, cut them
nto various shapes, and had McVea's co-workers sign them

with magic markers. He arranged these around the picture.

He used regular oil paints on the metal after he washed it
thoroughly to remove any filmy residue.

He used what he calls "zap style" painting - - hitting the
surface with quick brush strokes.

The painting is very dramatic, and the beauty is in its
chameleon effect. It seems to change every time you look
at it. In a darkened room it just seems to pop out at you.
On a red backdrop, it looks different than on a white back-
drop.

This is the effect that Garrett intended.

"I painted this in different rooms, with different lighting,
at different times of the day, always conscious of how I
wanted the final project to turn out," he says.

For Garrett, the McVea portrait represented a three-
month project, although the actual painting time amounted
to only about 15 hours.

"You have to get it all together in your mind; you have to
see it before you put it down," Garrett says. "Then it
doesn't take long."

Garrett studied the photo he was copying by lighting it
from the back - - again at different times of the day, dif-
ferent rooms of his house, with different lights.

Garrett has painted more than 200 pieces in different
mediums. He has developed his own style which he says is
similar to constructivism, since he uses paint, ink, wood,
iron, paper, and other materials.

He is currently enrolled in evening classes at Governors'
State University. His final project for an art course is to
present his own art show, using 45 pieces of his works,
which must have unanimous approval by a seven-member
board before presentation.

'^UGUS^. 1977

I'iF ' ' iL'jei

lime ou

Things to do in the Chicago area

with Anit Leppiks

Try A

Lincoln Fstrk S-uLmm.er tlolidety

Lincoln Park on the Chicago's north side lakefront
offers many attractions appealing to all ages. And
there is an abundance of convenient CTA transporta-
tion that is augmented on Sunday by the 'L'ephant
buses shuttling from the FuUerton 'L' station.

CHICAGOACADEMY OF SCIENCES— This is a you-
are-there type of museum that envelops you in the
total atmosphere of the exhibits you are viewing. The
typical glassed-in exhibits have been transformed into
three-dimensional dioramas, researched and hand-
fashioned to the smallest leaf. You walk on grassy
floors or a dried-up river bed, mingling your footsteps
with footprints of wild animals who have been there
before you. Boulders are made to such exacting speci-
fications that geology students come to examine them.
It is all the work of Dr. W. J. Beecher, director, who
is so personally involved in this three-story museum
(photo above) that you may see him climbing a ladder
to put finishing touches to a ceiling mural or cave
drawing. His efforts have resulted in what is one of
the most total — and enjoyable — museum outings avail-
able anywhere. Ecology walks for children, Wednes-
days at 1:30. Reservations necessary; call LI 9-0606.
Daily from 10-5. Armitage at Clark in Lincoln Park.
Free.

CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY— Handwrought
articles dating from 1804 are presented in the Chicago
Metalsmiths exhibit at the Wrigley Special Exhibition
Gallery thru Oct 23. Bridal fashions from 1887 to
1927 are displayed at the Six Chicago Brides exhibit
in the Costume Alcove thru Dec 31. Exhibits open
Mon-Sat from 9:30-4:30, Sun from 12-5. Adults, $l;l
children (6-17), SOi;^; senior citizens, 25<?. Monday
is free. Clark at North avenue. 642-4600.

LINCOLN PARK CONSERVATORY— Fullertom
parkway and Stockton drive. Daily 9-5. Free.

LINCOLN PARK ZOO— Visit the new glassed-in
Great Ape House where thunderstorms are simulated
in a rain forest. Newest zoo residents include the
female polar bear, Miki-Luk, and a pair of barn owls.

Bozie, a 19-moiith-old female elephant from Sri Lanka, Is the newest
member of the Children's Zoo, where she likes to be fed peanuts
by visitors.

Children's Zoo open daily from 10-5. Farm-In-The-i
Zoo open daily from 10-4:45. Zoo open from 9-5.
2200 north in Lincoln Park. ;

THEATER ON THE LAKE presents a different play;
each week during July and Aug. Tues-Sat at 8:30,'|
$1.50. Fullerton Pavilion in Lincoln Park. 348-7075.|

CTA TRANSIT NEWSl

eta engineering department

projects in progress

SUBSTATION PROGRESS: Caisson
work has begun for the foundations
of the newCalvary substation being
built at 200 Chicago ave.,Evanston,
across the street from the existing
facility and along the Skokie Swift
right-of-way. When completed, the
substation will house traction pow-
er conversion equipment to convert
60 cycle AC commercial power to
600 volt DC traction power. The
new substation will supply power
forEvanston and Skokie Swift i-apid
transit routes and for the northern
end of the North-South mainline as
well as for the Howard terminal
area and yard.

[STATION PROGRESS: The plat-
form roof has been completed over
the Central Park station being re-
modeled on the Douglas-Milwaukee
route. The fare control area, still
under construction on the platform
level, .will have aluminum window
frames from platform to roof with
clear safety glazing. A new stain-
less steel enclosed agent's booth
has been installed at the west end of
the platform, and stair enclosures
jat both the west station entrance
and the east station exit have been
structurally framed and roofed
over.

Pensioners Please Note

New Riding Card Pictures Being Tal<en For 1978-79-80

Retired CTA employees wanting to receive a
1978-79-80 Identification Card must have
their pliotographs taken at tlie locations listed
below.

The CTA photographer will be taking photos
from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM on tlie dates shown.

To avoid long waiting lines, photos are scheduled
to be taken alphabetically by last name. Please
note the dates set aside for you. If you cannot
come in on your scheduled date, we will photo-
graph you at any of tlie otlier scheduled times.

NORTH AVE. STATION - 4801 W. North Ave.

Last Name
beginning with

A to F Tuesday, September 27th

G to M - Wednesday. September 28th
N to S - Thursday, September 29th

T to Z - Friday, September 30th

ARCHER STATION - 2600 W. Pershing Rd.

Ato F
GtoM
NtoS
TtoZ

Tuesday, October 4th
Wednesday, October 5th
Thursday, October 6th
Friday, October 7th

To identify yourself you must bring your present
I.D. Card if you have one. Tliose who are unable
to come at the above specified times will be given
another opportunity at a later date to be
announced in the Transit News.

NO PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE
MERCHANDISE MART AT THIS TIME

AUGUST, 1977

Tirement, Pre and Re-
Three Retirees Are
Washington Delegates

Three CTA retirees went to Washington a few weeks ago as delegates
to the 1977 legislative conference of the National Council of Senior
Citizens.

They were Pete Dowdall, former bus driver, North avenue; John
Kalka, former bus driver, Lawndale; and Joe Nolan, also of Lawndale.

The National Council is an advocacy organization of the retired,
the only one which has the endorsement of the American labor move-
ment.

It was organized in 1961 to work for a national health insurance
program. After President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law,
he gave the Council credit for getting it enacted.

Today the National Council has a membership of more than 3
million people and 3,800 affiliated clubs around the country.

The Council backs laws and regulations, but not candidates for
office, believing it more effective to work for legislative objectives with
office holders of various political persuasions.

The more than 3,000 delegates at the legislative conference were
encouraged to make personal calls on their own Congressmen. One
entire day of the conference was devoted to this bus pilgrimage to
Capitol Hill.

Joe Nolan reports that official Washington appears to be quite
understanding and receptive to the needs and concerns of the retired.

Jack Kalka reports that Illinois Senator Charles Percy spoke to the
delegates in the Caucus Room of the Cannon office building. The
Senator advised those writing to him in behalf of senior citizen goals
to address their letters in care of his aide. Dean Jacobson, who appar-
ently coordinates key correspondence for the Senator.

Vice President Walter Mondale assured the delegates that this ad-
ministration is going to make Social Security "sound and sure," Kalka
reports. The Vice President also said that three major administration
objectives are a ceiling on the cost of medical care, new senior citizen
housing, and a consumer protection agency.

But the greatest applause for the Vice President, says Kalka, came
when he revealed that President Jimmy Carter had just appointed
Nelson Cruikshank as counselor to the White House on aging.
Cruikshank has served as president of the National Council of Senior
Citizens since 1969. Previously, he was director of the AFL-CIO
Social Security department.

William R. Hutton, executive director of the National Council,
stated that a current Council objective is to raise Social Security rev-
enues by making deductions from all job income earned during the year
rather than just a part of it.

Other '77—78 goals of the Council discussed at the conference are
the abolishment of forced retirement, elimination of the food stamp
purchase price for the very poor, and a national health plan including
funding of preventive medicine.

The CTA delegates - Nolan, Kalka and Dowdall - enjoyed a private
Washington dinner with the international officers and staff of the
Amalgamated Transit Union. These included Dan V. Maroney, presi-
dent; Raymond Wallace secretary-treasurer; Edward Oliver, executive
vice president; Earl Putnam, attorney; and Walter Bierwagen, legislative
director.

James J. Hill, former president of Div. 241 as well as retired secre-
tary-treasurer of the Amalgamated Transit Union, was also present.
All sent their greetings to Chicagoans.

Pension Move

The Pension Section, Insurance and Pensions, has moved temporarily
to Room 805-A in the extreme southeast corner of the Merchandise
Mart. Telephone extensions remain the same.

Fish Story

Ever since he retired from CTA as an iron worl<er six yearsr
ago, Steve Lociy has been fishing— mostly from the same*
pier on the lakefront that the late Mayor Daley used to fish;;
from. This 28-pound Chinook salmon is the largest of theii
21 he has hooked so far this year. Steve thought his friends*
would like to see that he is still an active angler. The other-
person in the picture is another angler who just happened'
to be standing by when the picture was made. Steve says,
his former iron worker associates will remember that "I
always had to have help with a heavy load."

CTA Pioneers

Schedule Ladies Day;

Review History Hit

The CTA Pioneers, a CTA retirees organization, will again honor the
ladies at a monthly luncheon meeting and dance Sept. 13 at The
Golden Flame, 6417 Higgins road.

Pinky Moran, who is in charge of arrangements, said luncheon
tickets will sell for $3. No reservations will be necessary, but anyone
with any questions may telephone Moran at RO 3-6379.

Moran wrote to the CTA headquarters to express the Pioneers'
appreciation of a slide-illustrated talk on highlights of CTA history
given by Bob Heinlein of Public Affairs, at the Pioneers' July meeting.

Said Moran: "You could actually see the old timers' eyes light up
when they saw those street cars and buses that they used to operate."

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Camera At Division 241 's Golf Day

Among the participants in this year's 241 annual golf tour-
nament at Cog Hill Country Club were, left to right, kneeling,
David Gilliam, Ted Galus, Dan Koziol, Bill McGawlay and
Christ Pantos. Standing, left to right, Albin Pawlicki, Frank
Partipilo, Ken Czachowski, Charles Bridges, Horace Browing,
Warren Scholl, Circuit Court Judge Earl Strayhorn and Earl
Washington.

Jim Toolis does not seem too unhappy after his expedition
into the jungle. He must have found his ball.

Will Candy sank this six-footer for par as Charles Bridges
(left), winner of the tournament. Luster Morton and Willie
Thames look on.

Bob Legg drives off with power as Eugene Daszkowski, Ed
Findiey and Les Keag, retired Limits Garage superintendent,
study his swing.

Willie McCain had a very shaky lie when his ball landed on this
fallen tree. He insisted on playing it from there. Oh well,
there goes a good club.

(Camera by An Tunner. CTA Plioto)

■AUGUST. 1977

NEW PENSIONERS

ROBERT L. BLYTHE, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 1-13-42
ROBERT E. BURNS, Painter A,

South Shops, Emp. 8-19-42
LILLIAN E. CULLINAN, Assignment Clerk,

Lake/Randolph, Emp. 3-17-52
JOHAN H. HAKANSON, Janitor,

Forest Glen, Emp. 12-18-40
GEORGE C. HALL, Rail Janitor,

Madison/Wabash, Emp. 2-23-71
JOHN T. HARTY, Special Assistant,

Finance, Emp. 6-01-44
HAROLD O. HUGHES, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 3-05-47
RICHARD -TACKSON, Trackman II,

Maintenance, Emp. 5-16-50
CHARLES M. KEMP, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 8-11-41
FRANK A. KOUBA, Operator,

Limits, Emp. 8-05-41

EDWARD H.KULPIT, Travel Information,

Management Services, Emp. 11-24-41
WILLIAM J. MC VEA, Clerk,

Administrative Services, Emp. 7-24-41
BERNARD PULICK, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 5-05-43
STANFORD B. ROGERS, Operator,

69th Street, Emp. 10-18-56
JOHN J. SKAPEK, Painter,

Maintenance, Emp. 11-06-46
SAMUEL STIPATI, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 2-23-63
ROBERT E. THOMPSON, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 6-26-58

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

CHARLES CARNES, Bus Serviceman,

Beverly, Emp. 4-15-46
ROBERT H, KINNEY, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 1-15-62
MARTHA M. NE FF AS, Voucher Aidit Clerk,

Financial Services, Emp, 1-12-42

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volu

iXXX

Number 8

Published for employees and retirees of the
Chicago Transit Authority, under the direction
of the Public Affairs Department.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
J. H. Smith, Director of Publications
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor

Drstnbuted free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2.00. Address communica-
tions to CTA TRANSIT NEWS. Room 734,
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60654.

Service anniversaries in August

35 years

H. W. Anderschat, North Park
J. J. Bajic, Maintenance
R. F. Bowers, Utility
W. E. Crigler, Utility

30 years

T. J. Cattoni, Print Shop
J. E. Cholly, Beverly

D. DeBuono, Kedzie

J. F. Dudley, Maintenance
K. H. Dunn, West Section
J. Dzlak, Maintenance

F. M. Flynn, Beverly

G. J. Gacek, 69th Street

E. Z. Gaiek, Maintenance
G. J. Gains, 77th Street

A. T. Heron, South Shops
C. Howard, 52nd Street
W. Howe, 69th Street

H. Jackson, Kedzie

B. J. Jarmus, Archer

H. Johnson, Forest Glen

S. E. Jones, Kedzie

W. J. Kalboth, North Avenue

25 years

Nl. Bogira, 61st Street

D. Campbell, Kedzie

T. L. Edwards, West Section

G. M. Faglolo, Harlem

W. C. Hallford, Maintenance

R. Harmon, Kedzie

L. J. Heilbronner, South Section

L. A. Larson, Beverly

L. Lohn, Personnel Development

R. E. Mathis, South Shops

E. F. Mikalauska, Tire Insp. Ctr.
B. M. Nielsen, Electrical

A. Pavesic, Electrical

J. D. Schwartz, Adm. Services

F. A. Velinske, Forest Glen

F. Lang, Maintenance

T. Lechowicz, Forest Glen

M. A. Lynch, Claims/Law R.E.

M. A. McMahon, Archer

A. Miller, Forest Glen

T. G. Murphy, 69th Street

C. W. Parrish, 77th Street

W. Petersen, Beverly

F. S. Ponzio, Schedules

J. P. Rudy, Limits

J. B. Sabin, Electrical

J. E. Sarnecki, South Shops

C. Servant, 77th Street

E. Simpson, Skokie Shop

T. Skroko, Maintenance

H. W. Surrett, Utility

E. A. Swital, Archer

W. J. Warchol, North Avenue

E. Weichmann, Skokie Shop

J. C. White, Beverly

C. E. Worland, Claims/Law R.E.

H. J. Hughes, Kimball

D. Jemison, Howard-Kimball

M. C. Lyall, Accounting

C. V. Marsh, Archer

C. McQuay, Kedzie

W. Moses, Archer

K. Peterson, Bus Service

G. Richmond, Ashland 95th

J. L. Short, Archer

W. L. Stevens, Kedzie

J. J. Watkins, Maintenance

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

insr DVCE;3S/fl:oi^i-A.i^

EUGENE L. BOSCO, 76, Utility,

Emp. 12-26-28, Died 6-19-77
DAVID CARROLL, 37, North Ave.,

Emp. 7-06-65, Died 6-26-77
EDWARD CHE BO, 62, Archer,

Emp. 5-21-47, Died 6-29-77
FRANK CHRISTEN SEN, 61. Jeff. Park,

Emp. 10-01-46, Died 6-23-77
JULIUS CON LEY, 55, North Park,

Emp. 10-04-68, Died 7-03-77
FRANK L. COOK, 77, Kedzie,

Emp. 7-03-44, Died 7-03-77
JOHN J. DRISCOLL, 71, Way & Struct.,

Emp. 10-19-42. Died 5-29-77
LOUIS EITERER, 87, Wilson,

Emp. 1-25-45, Died 6-02-77
ROOSEVELT ERWIN, 72, Kimball.

Emp. 5-02-46, Died 6-15-77
JAMES ESPOSITO, 80, Douglas,

Emp. 11-23-22, Died 6-26-77
FRANK J. FORTUNATO, 77, West Section.

Emp. 5-02-46, Died 6-28-77
GEORGE GEIS, 55, South Shops,

Emp. 8-29-66, Died 6-23-77
JOHN GORMLEY, 88, West Section,

Emp. 9-14-23, Died 6-28-77
PAUL H. HENDRICKS, 75, Engineering,

Emp. 12-08-41, Died 6-04-77
STANLEY J. MAJKA, 62, Maintenance.

Emp. 7-24-48, Died 6-09-77
ANTANAS MARCUKAITIS, 82, South Shops,

Emp. 8-02-23, Died 5-18-77
WESLEY E. MITCHELL, 49, West Section,
Emp. 2-05-51. Died 6-26-77

STANLEY A. MRUGACZ. 76, Limits.

Emp. 11-21-23. Died 7-06-77
JOSEPH NARDI, 51, West Shops,

Emp. 7-25-47, Died 6-23-77
JOHN A. OCKEN, 88. Skokie Shop.

Emp. 6-04-29, Died 4-23-77
JOHN W. ROGERS, 64. Beverly.

Emp. 11-23-36. Died 6-07-77
HENRY E. ROSS, 78, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-08-23, Died 6-16-77
ROBERT SHELDON. 64, Archer,

Emp. 1-09-43, Died 6-05-77
ALFRED J. SMITH, 77, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-07-44, Died 6-06-77
RALPH J. TILL, 72, 69th Street,

Emp. 8-18-37, Died 6-26-77
HELEN J. TOTH, 64, Material Mgmt..

Emp. 10-20-44. Died 6-17-77
CLARENCE J. VOJTA. 69, West Section.

Emp. 5-06-29, Died 6-09-77
MATTHEW E. WIES, 89, North Avenue,

Emp. 3-26-14, Died 4-06-77
WILLIAM A. WESTPHAL, 81, Forest Glen.

Emp. 10-12-22, Died 6-04-77
OWEN T. WILLIAMS, 85, South Shops,

Emp. 2-27-19, Died 6-13-77
JOHN H. WILSON, 65, Douglas,

Emp. 12-20-40, Died 6-15-77
ARTHUR ZAJAC, 52, South Shops,

Emp. 7-29-46, Died 6-26-77

GEORGE L. ZAMZOW, 76, South Shops,

Emp. 6-03-26, Died 5-31-77
ANTON ZEMAITIS, 85, 69th Street,

Emp. 7-15-13. Died 5-16-77

AUGUST, 1977

Ernie Enters Hall of Fame

(Photo Courtesy Chicago Tribune)

Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub" member of CTA Board, makes his acceptance speech Aug. 8
during his induction into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. "My career and this
honor belong to Mr. (Philip K.) Wrigley," he said of the Chicago Cubs' late owner.

Smart

Stop

for

Culture

Bus

Nick Pantone (on the stepladder) and Jim Person, CTA sign hangers of the Mainten-
ance Department, early in August carried out a special assignment of hanging a sign at
55th street and Greenwood avenue for an eighth stop on the popular RTA/CTA Culture
Bus route.

The new stop on the Culture Bus route is the Smart Gallery, a relatively small, but
exquisite art museum operated by the University of Chicago a short distance south of
the stop at 55th and Greenwood.

The Culture Bus service, which is provided on Sundays and holidays by the CTA, has
proved so popular that it has been extended indefinitely into the fall. Besides the new
stop for the Smart Gallery, the route serves the Art Institute, Field Museum, Shedd
Aquarium, Adier Planetarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Oriental Institute and
the DuSable Museum of African American History.

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bta's 30th
Birthday

Operations Began
October 1,1947

Historical
Highlights

Page 2

HEN, at the start of CTA, wood-steel cars made up much
f the rapid transit fleet; and most surface vehicles were
^ie red streetcars. NOW, the latest are the 2400 series cars
nd the 9000 series buses.

eta

E1I£SISEKI1!Z@

FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

OCTOBER, 1977

1945

April 12 Metropolitan Transit Authority Act creating the Chicago
Transit Authority signed into law by Dwight H. Green, Republican
governor of Illinois, culnninating a successful bi-partisan effort that began
in the late 1930s under the leadership of Democratic Mayor Edward J.

Kelly.

April 23 Authorization by the Chicago City Council of exclusive
rights to the CTA to operate unified system of local transportation.

June 4 Metropolitan Transit Authority Act approved by referendum.

June 28 First meeting of Chicago Transit Board. Philip Harrington
elected chairman. One of original members was James R. Quinn, former
chairman of City Council Local Transportation Committee, who served
on the CTA Board until his death Nov. 26, 1976.

Dec. 11 Placed first of series of orders for 1,275 surface vehicles
(600 streetcars, 465 motor buses and 210 trolley buses) using renewal
funds of the Chicago Surface Lines.

1946

July 29 First major street car route (Montrose avenue) converted
to bus operation.

1947

Oct. 1 The CTA began operations after purchasing properties of
two privately owned bankrupt companies, the Chicago Surface Lines
and the Chicago Rapid Transit Company, at a new cost of $51,000,000
for the surface system and $12,162,000 for rapid transit system. A total
price of $75,000,000 for the Surface Lines included a renewal reserve
fund of $24,000,000. Purchase money came from first CTA revenue
bond issued of $105,000,000.
Walter J. McCarter became the first general manager.

1948

April 5 First rapid transit skip-stop ("A" and "B") service begun on
Lake route.

1949

May 25 Ralph Budd became second CTA chairman .
Dec. 4 New Beverly bus garage opened.

1950

May 28 New North Park bus garage opened.

July 27 500 propane (liquefied gas) buses ordered - - largest order
placed in transit history.

Aug. 13 First of 720 rapid transit cars (6000 series) placed in op-
er.ation.

Sept. 7 349 trolley buses ordered - - largest U.S. order.

1951

Feb. 25 Dearborn street subway opened. (Chicago's first subway
under State street was opened Oct. 17, 1943.)

1952

Oct. 1 Completed unification of city's local transportation services
by purchasing properties of a third privately owned company, the Chicago
Motor Coach Company, which operated mostly in the boulevards. Pur-
chase price of $16,400,000 came from a second CTA revenue bond issue
of $23,000,000,

1953

Oct. 1 Rapid Transit right-of-way on North route between Montro,'
avenue in Chicago and Linden avenue terminal in Wilmette purchase"
from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad with proceeds c-
a third CTA revenue bond issue of $7,000,000.

1954

Jan. 7 Purchased right-of-way of Garfield Park route betwee,
Laramie avenue, Chicago, and Desplaines avenue. Forest Park, from tf
Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railway. (Garfield Park route later replace
by rapid transit route in Eisenhower expressway.) '

May 30 The last of the old red street cars replaced with busti
(Cermak and Lake routes).

June 24 Virgil E. Gunlock became third CTA chairman.

1955

Dec. 4 New Forest Glen bus garage opened. !

1957 ;

Jan. 10 Mrs. Bernice T. Van der Vries became first woman membfl
of Chicago Transit Board. '

Dec. 1 Last wood-steel rapid transit cars operated (Kenwood am
Evanston routes). •

1958

June 21 Last streetcar operated (Wentworth route).

June 22 Rapid transit operations begun in media strip of Eisenhowe
(Congress) expressway as a new concept of incorporating rail transit in li
highway route.

1961

April 19 Four track operation begun through Wilson avenue statio
area on North rapid transit route. |

1962 !

July 27 Rapid transit inspection shop opened at Desplaines terminii
on Eisenhower route.

Oct. 28 Lake rapid transit route elevated between Laramie avenue;
Chicago, and Harlem avenue. Forest Park. '

1963 ;

June 13 Order placed for first air-conditioned rapid transit cars (18'-
cars of 2000 series).

July 2

Oct. 1

Dec. 30 For new Skokie Swift service, right-of-way between Howan
terminal and Dempster street, Skokie, purchased from Chicago, NortI
Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. '

George L. DeMent became fourth CTA chairman.
Major new bus overhaul facility opened at South Shops.

1964

April 20 New Skokie Swift service begun. This was the first rapii
transit project to receive a demonstration capital improvement gran
from the federal government.

Oct. 1 Thomas B. O'Connor became general manager, succeedini
Walter J. McCarter, who retired.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

965

nug. 18 Illinois State Legislature authorizes first reimbursement to
'TA for its long-standing program of providing reduced fares for students
■1 elementary and high schools.

967

larch 22 New transportation office building opened at 77th street
arage.

*ine 19 New rapid transit inspection shop opened at Harlem avenue
jrminal on Lake route.

Jov. 30 First electronic cab signaling installed on Lake route.

)ec. 29 Order placed for 150 air-conditioned rapid transit cars (2200
sriesi for the Dan Ryan and Kennedy routes.

969

kpril 10 First reduced fare for senior citizens (between 0900 and 1500
ours weekdays and Saturdays and longer period on Sundays).

flay 6 Englewood elevated route extended from Loomis to Ashland,
todern station opened at Ashland.

lept. 28 Service begun on Dan Ryan route in the expressway median,
"his marked the merging of the Lake route with the new Ryan service.

Jov. 6 Exact fare for bus routes started.

970

-eb. 1 Service begun to Jefferson Park terminal on the Kennedy
apid transit extension.

O'Hare Express bus service begun in Kennedy expressway between
Jefferson Park and O'Hare International Airport.

lune 29 Northwest Passage opened to provide enclosed walkway and
scalators for connecting the North Western commuter railroad station
vith the CTA's elevated station at Lake and Clinton streets.

■971

/lay 13 Michael Cafferty became fifth CTA chairman.

iept. 14 Filed applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation
ind the Illinois Department of Transportation for grants totaling
3121,000,000 as the first phase of CTA's major modernization program.

jOov. 1 Suggestion Bus began city-wide tour to solicit ideas from the
lublic for the design of new buses and rapid transit cars.

[972

[Vug. 11 First of 525 new air-conditioned buses placed in operation.
\lov. 5 Reduced fare for senior citizens extended to all hours.

1973

Ian. 19 Clair M. Roddewig elected acting chairman of the CTA board.

Hay 25 Milton Pikarsky became sixth CTA chairman.

Mov. 5 First of an additional order of 545 air-conditioned buses placed
n service.

|\lov. 8 Third rail replaced trolley on Evanston rapid transit branch.
50-year old rapid transit cars of 4000 series taken out of service.

Dec. 12 Regional Transportation Authority Act signed into law by Gov
Walker, with one of the main purposes being to provide public financial
issistance to supplement fare collections for paying operating costs of the
CTA, commuter railroads, and suburban bus operators in six-county
Tietropolitan area.

1974

Jan. 3 Placed into effect the unique one-hour transfer permitting
unlimited use of 10-cent transfer as long as last ride beings one hour
after time punched on transfer at purchase.

Jan. 14 Completed installation of cab signaling on Douglas route.

March 10 Sunday Bargain Fare put into effect.

March 19 Creation of Regional Transportation Authority approved by
referendum.

June 2 Super Transferpass placed into effect for Sundays and holidays,
permitting unlimited riding at reduced fare for 24-hour period.

June 12 Modernized Bryn Mawr station on North elevated route opened.

June 17 First woman bus driver hired.

Aug. 1 Expanded and modernized transit information center opened.

Oct. 23 New terminal building at Kimball and Lawrence avenues of
Ravenswood route opened.

1975

Jan. 31 Milton Pikarsky became RTA chairman.

Feb. 1 James R. Quinn elected acting chairman of CTA Board.

March 4 Cab signaling completed on North South route.

June 26 New bus service facilities opened at 77th street garage.

Sept. 4 Delivery begun on order of 600 more new buses.

Dec. 5 Cab signaling completed on Evanston-Wilmette branch.

Dec. 19 Cab signaling completed on Skokie Swift route.

1976

Jan. 6 Last propane bus taken out of service.

Feb. 5 James J. McDonough elected acting chairman of CTA Board.

George Krambles appointed general manager.

Aug. 22 Cab signaling completed on Ravenswood route.

Oct. 6 Inaugural run of the first of 200 new rapid transit cars (2400
series).

Oct. 14 First CTA bus stop shelter erected under new program of
erecting 100 or more shelters a year.

1977

Jan. 5 Edward F. Brabec elected vice-chairman of CTA Board, suc-
ceeding the late James R. Quinn, who had served in that position many
years.

Jan. 20 Federal grants made to Chicago Public Works Department for
extending Kennedy rapid transit route to O'Hare Airport and transform-
ing downtown State street into a transit mall.

May 29 Culture Bus service begun as special Sunday and holiday op-
eration serving eight museums from downtown to the University of
Chicago area.

Aug. 7 Expanded and modernized CTA Control Center opened in
Merchandise Mart.

Oct. 5 James J. McDonough became seventh chairman of CTA Board.

OCTOBER, 1977

McDonough Elected
CTA Chairman

Chosen Also For NewTerm
As Chairman Of APTA

James J. McDonough

James J. McDonough was elected Chairman of the
Chicago Transit Board for a three-year term at the Board's
meeting Oct. 5.

McDonough also was re-elected Chairman of the
American Public Transit Association on Oct. 10 at the
organization's annual meeting in Atlanta. With more than
300 transit system members, APTA represents the transit
industry in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

In his role as APTA Chairman, McDonough will con-
tinue to be the nation's No. 1 spokesman for public trans-
portation.

Becomes International Director

Also, at a meeting Oct. 5 in Stuttgart, West Germany,
McDonough was elected to the Board of Directors of the
International Union of Public Transport, an international
professional organization in public transportation.

McDonough became a member of the CTA Board on
Dec. 18, 1975, as an appointee of the late Mayor Daley,
and had been Acting Chairman since Feb. 5, 1976.

His selection as Chairman of the CTA was in keeping
with a state law amendment passed by the legislature and
signed by Gov. Thompson, which allows a CTA Board
member with other business activities to be elected as the
Board's policy-making Chairman.

This practice is followed by other major transit systems
throughout the country, including the large systems in the
New York City area, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C, San
Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Although his salary as Chairman under the amended
state law could be $25,000 a year. Chairman McDonough
has requested that, for his current three-year term, his
salary be limited to the Board member salary of $15,000.

National Survey Rates-

Chicago No. 1 in Transltl

Chicago has been cited as having the best public tranf
portation service in a nation wide survey of 50 cities an
urban centers.

The survey also gave high marks to Chicago for its cit
government.

The Association of Master of Business Administratic
Executives conducted the survey by asking executives
business and industry to answer a series of "quality-o
life" questions in terms of "very good/excellent," "good,«
or "fair/poor."

About Chicago, the survey report said in part;

"Among the survey's more noteworthy findings is thit
61 per cent rated Chicago's government very good/excellen
and 68 per cent rated public transportation the same way ^
exceptionally high ratings, compared to other cities."

The 68 per cent response of very good/excellent gav
Chicago the highest rating in public transportation. The Ci1
of San Francisco was rated in second place in public tran
portation, with a 60 per cent response of very good/excel lem

In a separate rating of the Chicago suburban area, tf
report said that "the fact that Chicago has excellent con
muter mass transit and easy access to highways from mo:
suburbs was cited again and again as a major advantage c
suburban Chicago (48 per cent rated public transportatio
very good/excellent and 57 per cent rated commuting cor
ditions the same way, although 17 per cent said they con
mute over an hour to work)."

The 61 per cent response of very good/excellent fc
Chicago's city government was outranked in the survey onl
by Indianapolis, with 69 per cent, and Minneapolis-St. Pau
with 62 per cent.

Executive Director

George Krambles

An amendment to the state law that created the Chicagt
Transit Authority has changed the title of the CTA Genen
Manager to that of Executive Director.

The change in the state law was voted earlier this yea
and signed by Gov. Thompson.

On Oct. 5, the CTA Board, acting in accordance witi
the change in the law, adopted an ordinance to make th
change official.

All of which means that, instead of General Manager
George Krambles now is Executive Director.

The change in title to that of Executive Director con
forms with presently accepted practices in industry anc
other organizational structures.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

HERNANDO BERNAL, North
Uvenue garage, was complimented
by Jacqueline Davies, of North
jHoyne avenue, for doing a nice job
Lnder very bad circumstances. Ms.
Bavies said she boarded Bernal's
Division street bus one rainy night
and a newspaper delivery truck
blocked his turn. Ms. Davies con-
tinued; "The driver was held up at
Uast 10 minutes, but he never lost
his cool. Later, at Larrabee, there
was a blackout, and a lot of kids
on the bus were yelling, but the
driver concentrated on his driving
and got us safely past a useless
iCraffic light. Although we saw two
accidents as we went along, our
driver went so carefully that I, at
least, felt very safe."

JEFFERY QUALLS, 77th Street
garage, a 24-year CTA veteran who
drives a South Deering bus, has
received the thanks of an entire
family for his kind and unselfish
act in helping a woman who had
fallen and seriously injured herself
early one morning on Commercial
avenue. Mrs. Lois Osborne, of
Calumet City, wrote that her
62year-old mother, Mrs. Gene-
vieve Rodak, slipped on the pave-
ment and could not get up. It was
later learned she had broken a
thigh bone.

Mrs. Osborne wrote: "Several
cars drove by, but no one stopped
to help her. This bus driver came
and tried to help her up, but she
could not move. He then returned
to the bus and called for an am-
bulance, remaining with her until
the ambulance arrived. Lord only
knows how long she would have
lain there had it not been for this
man coming to her aid. Words
cannot express the gratitude we
feel toward him."

commendation corner

CORINE A.GLASPIE, West Section, a tLc-
ket agent at the Kedzie avenue entrance to
the Logan Square station, is appreciated by
feruce L. Goldberg, an attorney on West
Monroe street. He said, "This young lady
is ixtremely helpful, courteous, and I be-
tie\e genuinely interested in the public.
She greets each passenger with a friendly
'Good morning' and renders her service in
i most commodious fashion. This agent
starts the commuter's day out on a bright
note."

tion on smoiiing, the transfer possibilities
at the forthcom.ing stop, or whatever. I
find this very helpful."

#153 that I wanted to commend him to you.
He was helpful beyond necessity and gentle
to all he spolte to. ..and incredibly patient."

1 JAMES C. BELL, Kedzie garage, received
la commendation from Joanne Brown, who
'lives along the north Damen route, Ms.
Brown wrote: "I am writing this letter to
commend a very special bus driver, badge
#3690, for the wonderful service he has
given his riders. Throughout the years he
has consistently served us well with en-
thusiasm and concern. He always has a
pleasant disposition and a true dedication
to his job. Unfortunately, he has just
switched routes, and 1 share with many
others a sadness because he will be miss-
ed. His smile, cheerfulness and greeting
created a special harmony on the bus."

CHARLES E. CARRINGTON, conductor.
North Section, is "an employee after whom
lOthers should model themselves," accord-

• |ing to Greg Dobbs, who worlds at 190 North
State. Mr. Dobbs wrote: "For several

; jyears now, on certain trains, I have heard
;his announcements, and they are far and a-
iway superior to the norm. They've come
in a deep clear voice, with words chosen to
attract the rider's attention to the prohibi-

ALBERT JACQUES, North A venue garage,
was commended for knowing "the precise
techniquefor being helpful" toblind people.
Cynthia Brown, a blind rider who lives on
Melrose street and tal<es the Belmont bus
home from work, said, "As I board the bus,
this driver, without leaving his seat or
raising his voice, gives me very clear di-
rections regarding the nearest available
seat, such as 'second seat behind me' or
'the seat next to the door,' He calls every
street name, and when I get off the bus, he
always mentions how near the curb we are
and how far from the corner. He is also
polite and helpful to the otlier passengers."

NIKI A. HANSEN, Forest Glen garage,
was complimented by Wayne Klatt, of North
Avers avenue, a rider on her Lawrence
avenue bus. Mr, Klatt wrote: "She shows a
real concern tor her passengers, calls out
all the stops, reminds people of where they
want to get off, and says 'goodbye' or 'have
a nice day,' She also can be firm when
some passengers are rowdy."

Daniel R, Vasgird, a Cotati, California,
professor who was in Chicago recently for
a conference, wrote: "I took the bus the
other day, and was so impressed with the
compassion, sensitivity, consideration and
overall humane behavior of driver #3152
(DENNIS P, SE BO, Limits garage) on route

ISAAC WILLIAMS, Limits garage, driver
of a southbound Halsted bus, was praised
for "the effort he made to see that all pat-
rons of CTA receive the consideration they
deserve and expect." Mrs, William Bar-
croft, of South Michigan avenue, wrote:
"This driver requested two individuals to
please not smoke and asked one young man
not to have his transistor radio going full
blast as he boarded the bus. He also asked
a young lady who got on with food and a
beverage to please take the carton with her
when she left. This driver spoke with auth-
ority, and I must say, he received coopera-
tion."

PRAISES O'HARE BUS SERVICE

We had the occasion for the first time
to take the CTA bus to O'Hare Airport.
That is really a great service to the folks,
as we are, who have to watch their pennies.

My daughter and I wanted to see my
granddaughter and great-grandson off at
O'Hare. They were going home to San
Diego after having spent a week with
relatives in Chicago and Indiana. Not
having a car, how were we going to get to
the airport? A neighbor told us about
the CTA service.

Thanks, CTA, for thinking of the folks
who live on a limited budget.

A Chicagoan

OCTOBER, 1977

Electrical Engineer, Financial Analyst Join CT/

ENGINEERING

ACCOUNTING

A. R. Menanteaux

ALFRED R. MENANTEAUX, a professional engineer
who helped design electrical facilities for two CTA rapid
transit lines, has joined the Authority as an electrical design
engineer. Menanteaux, a native of Santiago, Chile, most
recently was assistant director of the electrical and mechani-
cal division of Clark, Dietz & Associates, engineers in Urbana.
He also has served as senior electrical engineer at the
Sherwin-Williams Company and at Consoer, Townsend &
Associates, consulting engineers, both of Chicago. From
1966 to 1968 Menanteaux was chief electrical engineer
for DeLeuw Cather & Company, transportation consulting
engineers for the Dan Ryan and Kennedy-Logan Square
rapid transit projects. Menanteaux lives in Sauk Village.

Mrs. RUTH M. LeBRON, formerly an accountant with
the Standard Oil Company, has been appointed financial
analyst, Financial Reporting and Analysis. Mrs. LeBron
received a bachelor of science degree from DePaul Univer-
sity, where she majored in accounting. She is currently
working toward a master's degree in accounting from the
same university. Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, Mrs.
LeBron now lives in Skokie with her husband, Ruben,
and a daughter.

Twelve new assistant superintendents have been ap-
pointed by Transportation from within the same depart-
ment. The new assignments of seven, who formerly were
management-professional interns, are: ROOSEVELT CORY
and HERBERT D. WILLIAMS, Far South; TIMOTHY
HALL, Near South; ROY D. McGRATH, District C; SAL-
VADOR P. PERCE, Central; ABRAHAM SCARBROUGH,
District A, and ALEKSANDER WYSZYNSKI, District B.

Three of the new assistant superintendents formerly
were supervising instructors: JERRY N. KNOPF, Far North;
JOHN T. McCREA, Near South, and CHARLES J. BANSER,
North Rail District. ROBERT E. LEE, assigned to 61st
Street, Ashland and the Dan Ryan, was a combination
clerk at Ashland. JAMES J. LAHEY, now at Forest Glen,
was superintendent. Training Center.

KAREN I. DOMINO and ROSEMARY ROBERSON,
former sub-unit supervisors. Agents, have been named unit
supervisors in the same section. Now serving as management-
professional interns. Control Center, are former bus service
supervisors RAYMOND A. LUGIAI (District C); GEORGE
0. HAND (District D), and DERRICK G. ROBINSON
(District B); JOHN W. BATZEL, former instructor, and
DOROTHY L. HARRIS, former sub-unit supervisor. Agents.

PAUL GROSS, former conductor. North Section, has
been selected planner. Operations Planning. New as train-
ing coordinators. Training Development Program, are former
bus drivers FENTON L. DRAKE (North Avenue) and SAL-
VATORE TERRACINA (Forest Glen), and former bus

serviceman ERNESTINA AVILA (Forest Glen).

JAMES C. HAASE, former project administrator. En
gineering, has been named unit supervisor. Cost Contro'
and Procedures, Financial Services. Also new in Financia
Services is MICHAEL W. BROGAN, former Methods ano.
Procedures analyst. Comptroller, now supervisor. Account
Receivable. In Engineering, RAYMOND SWIEC, forme
engineering assistant, is now electrical design engineer, anti
GERALD J. GUTH, former signal draftsman, has beer,
named signal designer.

Four new principal applications analysts have beet'
appointed from within the Datacenter: THOMAS WODi
ARSKI, former supervisor. Computer and Maintenanci\
Programming; CHESTER VENESKEY and LOUIS RUT
TKAY, former senior applications analysts, and JAMEi!
WARPINSKI, former principal applications designer. WIN
SCOTT STOKES, former supervisor. Methods and Standards^
Plant Maintenance, has been named program developmen
analyst. Grant Programming-Administration.

NEAL St. JOHN, former junior draftsman, Operation
Planning, has been appointed junior transit technician in th(
same department. In Treasury, CHARLES F. DERRICK
former supervisor of money handlers, has been named chie.
clerk, and in Transportation at Kedzie garage, WILLIAM T
RUDDLE has moved from station clerk to chief clerk.

Reassigned as helpers. Maintenance, are FREEMAN
PICKETT, former motorman. North Section, and EMILt
OUSLEY Jr., former bus driver, 69th Street. Now servini
as car repairmen. Maintenance, are PHILLIP LIPSCOMB
former car serviceman, and JOSEPH PULLIAM, former bu
driver, 77th Street. Former bus servicemen ALVIN CAR
RUTHERS (Archer) and TOMMY WILLIAMS (Beverly
are now laborers. Maintenance. Also in Maintenance
MICHAEL McCLORY, former car serviceman, Wilson, ha
become a unit exchange clerk.

JULIUS BRAZIL, former station clerk. Archer, ha
been appointed junior photographer. Management Services
ROBERT ADAMOWSKI, former trackman. Maintenance
has been selected money handler. Treasury and JO AW
KNUDSEN, former office equipment clerk, Managemen
Services, has been chosen project documentation clerk
Datacenter.

BARBARA MITIU, former typist. Public Affairs, is nov
utility clerk. Insurance. ANNE BANDUR, former typist
Insurance and Pensions, has become utility clerk. Claims
Real Estate-Sales, and CAROL A. MAMON, former ticke '
agent. South Section, has been named clerk. Stores. LYNN
M. BELL, former clerk-stenographer. Job Classification, ha:
been reassigned as stenographer. Safety.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS'i

{ecent Visitors To CTA

Ir. Andres Poch (right), director of electrical engineering and opera-
jons for the Santiago, Chile, Metro, on a recent visit to the CTA, met
'Ith CTA representatives (left to right) Alfred R. Wlenanteaux, elec-
ical design engineer and a former resident of Chile; James Stewart,
irector, equipment design, and Harold Geissenheimer, general opera-
ons manager.

Another recent visitor to the CTA was Lester Reichard, who retired
in 1965 as superintendent of rapid transit shops and terminals. He had
47 years of rapid transit service. Early in his career with the Chicago
Rapid Transit Company, he was an inspector on the then new 4000
series cars that were retired in 1973. Left to right are George Krambles,
Executive Director; Glenn Andersen, supervisor, industrial equipment
design; Mr. Reichard, and James McDonough, Chairman.

DTA Issues Booklet To Suppliers
On How To Sell To The CTA'

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT

eta

HOW TO SELL

TO THE

CHICAGO TRANSIT
AUTHORITY

Larry Pianto
Manager of Materials Management

■

1^^^,

Larry Pianto

The CTA Materials Management Department has a new
publication entitled "How To Sell To The CTA" to assist
suppliers in understanding the CTA's purchasing procedures.

Larry Pianto, manager of the Materials Management De-
partment, in his position as CTA's purchasing agent, points
out in the foreword of the booklet that the objective at the
CTA is to operate the public transit system in a most ef-
ficient manner at the lowest possible cost.

The booklet explains that all purchases for services or
materials are let by free and open competitive bidding.

For purchases over $5,000, advertisements for bids are
placed in newspapers; and for purchases under $5,000,
solicitation of bids is by mail or telephone.

Among other information, the booklet tells how sup-
pliers can be placed on the CTA's active suppliers' list by
completing the appropriate forms available from the CTA.

Copies of the booklet are available in Room 732 of the
Merchandise Mart. By mail, copies may be obtained by
writing the CTA Materials Management Department, P.O.
Box 3555, Chicago 60654.

OCTOBER, 1977

Ends Family Tradition Of 168 Years In Transit

A family tradition of a total of 168 years of service in
Chicago transit came to an end Sept. 1 with the retirement of
William Ruzich, 62, a CTA mechanical maintenance welder.

Ruzich was hired as a track worker by the predecessor
Chicago Surface Lines in 1937 when he was 22 years old.

Also serving 40 years or more in transit were his father,
Leo, who was hired by the Chicago City Railway Company
in 1898, and two brothers, John and Joseph.

His brother, John, an engineer, joined the Chicago
Surface Lines in 1926, and was superintendent of track and
structures and assistant to the general superintendent in the
Engineering Department before retiring in 1967. John
died last February.

His brother, Joseph, now 73, retired from the CTA eight
years ago as a track foreman. He had started in 1924 as a
track worker with Chicago Surface Lines.

"I liked my work with the CTA very much, especially
the last years in maintenance," said William Ruzich. "When
I did a job, I felt good about it. I also have had very good
bosses."

Ruzich recalled his promotion with the Surface Lines
to welder's helper in 1942, but he added that it "did not
mean a warm inside job."

"Winter or summer, we never seemed to be inside," he
said. "A common assignment in my early days of welding
was to repair or replace a cracked streetcar rail."

As one might suspect, his retirement plan for this winter
calls for a vacation in Florida.

CTA Seniors Enjoy
Trip To Nashville

If you are a retiree, it is very enjoyable to be active with
a retiree organization - - not only for the fellowship, but
also for the pleasure of taking special trips in good company.

That is the case with the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement
Organization, which sponsored a tour to Nashville, Tenn.,
and which is planning other similar trips.

Forty-one members of this CTA retiree organization
took the Nashville trip, which included four days by Grey-
hound bus.

In Nashville, they attended a performance of the Grand
Old Opry and toured that scenic area which has become
famous at "Opryland U.S.A."

On the way back, they stopped at Louisville, where
they visited the U.S. Music Hall of Fame.

Joseph Nolan

"This was the first tour our organization has sponsored,
and it was a great success," reported Joseph Nolan, general
manager of the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organiza-
tion.

"Our next tour will be a four-day trip to Las Vegas,"
he said. "That tour is already booked up, but we hope to
have more such trips."

The Nashville trip cost $165 per person at the double-

CTA Pioneers
To Celebrate
Second Anniversary

The CTA Pioneers will celebrate their second anniversar\
as a retirees' club with a Ladies Day and Christmas Pary a
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Golden Flami>
Restaurant, Nagle avenue and Higgins road. There will bi!|
prizes and dancing. Luncheon is $3; no reservations an
needed. The Pioneers welcome CTA retirees from all de'
partments to join the club. Membership fee is $1. Fo
further information call Pinky Moran at 763-6379.

occupancy rate and $198 at the single occupancy rate.

Bill Piatt, director of Job classification in the Humar
Resources Department, had the pleasure as an active CTAei
of taking the Nashville trip.

"Those senior citizens are hard to keep up with," sai(
Bill. "They are a great group of people who know how t(
have a good time."

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Published for employees and retirees by the Public Affairs
Department. Produced by the Administrative Services
Unit under the direction of Charles T. Zanin.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager

Christine Borcic, Managing Editor

Jack Sowchjn, Graphics Editor

Distributed free of charge to all active and retired CTA
employees. Annual subscription price to others, $2.
CTA TRANSIT NEWS, Room 734, Merchandise Mart
Plaza, P. 0. Box 3555, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

langups To Be Proud Of

There is a small group of CTA employees who are
:oud of their hangups. These CTAers make up the
aff of the Sign Shop, which is in South Shops.
I Their hangups are the 35,000 signs they produce
ich year — signs ranging in size from 2-inch-square
;cals to 12-foot-long identification signs for rapid
ansit stations.

■ "Most of our work consists of making bus stop
gns, destination signs and other signs for the bus

and rapid transit systems," explains Winmon Lewis
Jr., painter-leader.

Other members of the sign shop crew are James
Cervenka, painter-leader, and Jeffery Jankus and
John Seay, both painter A's.

Vernon Howe is the shop's foreman, and Theodore
E. Pietrus, unit supervisor of the bus body shop, over-
sees the work of the Sign Shop.

A silk-screen type of process is used to make
most of the signs.

Combinations of red, white, blue, yellow and black
paints are used.

pnmon Lewis Jr. (right), a sign shop painter- leader,
iscusses sketch of a sign with John Seay, painter A.
lehind them are racks used for drying signs made in
I silk-screen type process used in the shop.

Lewis puts finishing touch on a safety placard featur-
ing the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, from the
classic Halloween story by Washington Irving.

James Cervenka, a sign shop painter- leader (left),
jshows a newly-baked bus stop sign to Vernon Howe,
sign shop foreman.

Jeffery Jankus, sign shop painter A, lays out a roller
destination sign for use on the No. 151 bus route.

(CTA Photos by Eric Blakely)

OCTOBER, 1977

'I Will Never Forget Bing'

By W. B. Wolf an

I will never forget Bing Crosby and my day on a
motion picture set with Bing and Bob Hope.

I met Bing while serving in the army air forces
during World War n and was his personal guest at the
Paramount Studios in Hollywood during the mailing of
one of his famous "Road" pictures with Bob Hope,
"Road to Utopia."

He was the kind of man who genuinely liked people
and found time for everyone. Yet he was also a quiet,
reserved Individual who avoided fanfare of any kind.

Bing and his partner. Bob Hope, were great friends
of men in uniform and were a tremendous morale
factor at U.S. military installations.

I happened to meet Bing because I was stationed at
the Wendover Army Air Force Base on the Utah-
Nevada border at the western edge of the BonneviUe
salt flats.

Bing's ranch was at Tuscarora, Nevada, near the
town of Elko. Bing and his ranch manager, John Eck-
ert, often came to Elko to spend a couple of days re-
laxing at the Commercial Hotel.

Soldiers from Wendover had only two places to go
on their weekends, Elko 110 miles to the west, and
Salt Lake City 130 miles to the east of us. Wendover
itself had a maximum population of 100, a gas station,
and the State Line Hotel. There was an old saying that
even the Ute Indians shunned the area in the early
days of the West.

It was Ln Elko that I was introduced to Crosby by the
Commercial Hotel manager, Pete Walters. The first
time I saw BLng, he was hardly recognizable, support-
ing a heavy growth of beard that disguised his features.
Casual was the word for Bing while tending to his
Nevada ranch.

Elko was known for the blase attitude of its citizens
who paid no attention to celebrities and Crosby ob-
viously enjoyed the privacy Elko afforded him.

I was a young air force lieutenant at Wendover in
1943. Before I arrived at that base in the salt desert,
Crosby and Hope had performed there.

Hope had labeled Wendover Field as "Alcatraz with
tents," and the only base in the Continental United
States where "the Chaplain went over the hill three
days after he got there."

Everything Bob Hope said was true. The army air
forces stationed 12,000 men there in some of the worst
terrain in the nation. The main air base was just off
the one highway, U.S. 40, and there was also an air
force bombing and gunnery school in the hills. The
military said the site was chosen because of flying
weather. What the men said cannot be printed.

Wendover trained Flying Fortress and Liberator
bomb crews for the air war in Europe and North Afri-
ca. Later it was chosen as the secret training site for
the Manhattan project's air arm, the 509th composite

(Photo courtesy of Wide World Photon
group. Isolated as it was, Wendover Field was idea!
for security purposes.

One day I suggested to our base commander that thd:
Chaplain, James Minehan, and I make a trip to Crosby's
ranch to ask if Bing could help us get more Hollywooa
shows to play Wendover. We felt strongly that it woulc
be a boon to morale of those bomb crews in seconc
phase training for overseas bombing operations.

A Wendover enlisted man's three-day pass was:
mostly taken up by travel time riding a slow Greyi
hound bus or a train, the Western Pacific, that some^
times never came through at all. It took five hours bjl
bus to go to town (Salt Lake City). Chaplain Minehar.
agreed to accompany me to the Crosby ranch, where
we were greeted warmly by Bing, whose sons were at
the ranch with him that summer.

We explained we needed more entertainment at'
Wendover, and Bing said he knew that it was needed be-i:
cause he had been there with Hope when the base first
opened. He told us that when he returned to Hollywood,
he would help us and he kept his word. The shows
started coming, and we knew that Bing was responsible,

As we said goodbye that day, I remarked that 1,
would like to see a movie being made if I ever came tc
Hollywood. He told me to call him if I should be in the
film capital.

A couple of months later, I was granted my firsti
leave since entering the army.

I had never been in Hollywood, so I decided to maka
the trip to gape at the movie stars at Hollywood and
Vine and visit the famous Hollywood Canteen.

I registered at the Biltmore Hotel and on the day \
arrived I remembered what Crosby had said. I thought)
that it might be a long shot that he would even remem-
ber me, but I decided to take a chance and telephoned
Bing's Hollywood off ice to leave word that I was in town
at the Biltmore.

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The following sequence of events remains fresh in
my memory. The next morning my phone rang at about
8:30 a.m. It was Mr. Crosby's secretary. She said:
"Is this Lt. Wolfan?"

I replied affirmatively. Then she said: "Just a mo-
ment," and Crosby himself came on the line. He asked
what I would like to see and I told him a movie studio
would be just fine.

"Okay," Bing replied. "There'll be a pass waiting
for you at Paramount. Come on out this morning."

I was up and dressed in the fastest 15 minutes since
I had been inducted into the army, and took a taxi out
to Melrose avenue and the Paramount Studio. For a
young man out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, it was some
thrill to be heading out to a Hollywood motion picture
lot at Bing Crosby's personal invitation. I was pretty
flustered when I came to the Paramount gate and told
the guard: "Mr. Crosby left a pass for me."

And sure enough, there it was — a pass for Set 9,
for Lt. Wolfan, signed by Crosby.

Somehow I made my way to Set 9, where they were
filming scenes in a huge water tank. This was a movie
where Hope and Crosby, straw hats and all, mistakenly
get aboard a ship going to Alaska. They were filming
the boat scenes that day.

I went to Crosby's dressing room and he told me to
make myself at home, introducing me to Barney Dean,
one of Hope's writers. "Barney will show you around,"
Bing said. "Anjrthing I can do for you, let me know."

Well, watching Crosby and Hope on a movie set
was as funny as their "Road" pictures. Hope's ad libs

are fast and furious, and he breaks up the film crew.
In one scene of "Road to Utopia," 17 retakes were
needed before the director was satisfied with the scene
involving Bob, Bing and Dorothy Lamour.

At noon, Crosby came over to me and said he was
going to lunch in his dressing room, but that I was
welcome to go with Hope and the others to eat at the
Studio commissary. So I went along with Bob, William
Demarest (famous character actor), golf pro Ed Dudley,
and Barney Dean. Lunching with Hope is a hilarious
experience all by itself. We were the center of atten-
tion in the commissary.

After lunch, I returned to the "Road to Utopia" set
and was asked if I would like to see another movie
being filmed on the lot. So I walked over to another
set to watch Betty Hutton in "Incendiary Blonde." Es-
corting me was George Marshall Jr., the son of the
director of the picture. He introduced me to Miss Hut-
ton, then at the height of her Hollywood career.

Later in the afternoon I came back to thank Crosby,
but my day wasn't over yet.

Bing asked me what I was doing that night. I told
him I had no special plans, so he said that I was wel-
come to come to the Kraft Radio Music Hall, his net-
work radio show, as his guest that evening.

So from backstage, I heard Bing sing to a coast-to-
coast audience in a live broadcast from the Hollywood
Studios.

Bing Crosby was not only an entertainer, one of the
greatest on the American scene.

As a person, he was a giant among men.

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope are pictured together at a benefit dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria. (Photo courtesy of Wide
World Photo)

OCTOBER, 1977

Good Scout Award To CTA

The Chicago Transit Authority was
honored with the Corporate Good Scout
Award at the 1977 Transportation In-
dustry Lunch-0-Ree held Oct. 20 by
the Chicago Area Council of the Boy
Scouts in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. CTA
Chairman McDonough was presented the
award by Thomas F. Meagher (left),
president of Continental Air Transport
Company and Executive Board Member
of the Scout Council, who was general
chairman of the luncheon. The master-
of-ceremonies, Patrick L. O'Malley
(right), president of Canteen Corpora-
tion and a member of the RTA Board,
read the award citation: "For out-
standing leadership in helping to build a
better American community."

(CTA photo by Bert Cadney)

CTA Security Men Take Training Course At U of I

Thirteen new members of the CTA's Security Depart-
ment have completed a six-week basic law enforcement
course conducted by the Police Training Institute of the
University of Illinois In Urbana.

They are Gary M. Beyer, Thomas J. Bonner Sr., Patrick
W. Curley, Bobby J. Edwards, Ervin E. Hill III, Michael

Super Success

The CTA had an especially successful summer with its Sunday
Bargain Fares and Super Transferpass.

A report by Paul Kole, General Finance Manager, showed that:

*An average of 127,806 Super Transferpasses were sold each
Sunday.

*The average total of originating riders on Sundays was more
than 60 per cent greater than on comparable Sundays in 1973, which
was before Bargain Fares became effective.

*The average total revenue was 3-1/2 cents higher than before
the Bargain Fares despite the fact that the adult Bargain Fare is one-
third less than the fare prior to Bargain Fares.

Kole's report on Bargain Fares and the Super Transferpass for
the summer of '77 covered the 14 Sundays of June 5 through Sept. 4.

The average sale of 127,806 Super Transferpasses represented an
increase of more than 154 per cent over an average of 50,242 in 1974.
The Super Transferpass became effective on June 2, 1974.

Originating riders averaged 550,700 on the summer Sundays of
1977, as compared with 343,900 on Sundays before Bargain Fares
in 1973.

In computing Sunday riding now, the Super Transferpass is counted
as two originating riders. The actual riding on Sunday is much higher
than the total of originating riders because of the unlimited use of the
Super Transferpass.

The average revenue was $171,300 for the 14 Sundays this past
summer under Bargain Fares and the Super Transferpass, as com-
paied with an average of $165,500 for the comparable Sundays at the
higher fares in 1973.

Sunday riding has continued at a high level this fall, although use
of the Bargain Fares and Super Transferpass can be affected by the
weather.

The Bargain Fares are 30 cents for adults and 15 cents for senior
citizens, children and handicapped persons. The Super Transferpass,
which is good for any number of rides in a 24-hour period, sells for
80 cents for adults and 50 cents for senior citizens, children and handi-
capped persons. The Bargain Fares were introduced March 10, 1974.

Hogan, James D. Ingram, Vincent J. Krocka, William S.
Marose, Kenneth H. McMaster, Ronald G. Rekosh, Richard
Ruslnak and Joseph P. Ryan.

Hill was elected president and Marose was elected vice
president of their class, which totaled 35 members of law
enforcement agencies throughout the state.

Average Supertransfers

Sold On Summer Sundays

1974-1977

1977

1976

+83.2%
92,031

1974

50,242

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eta engineering department

projects in progress

A roof rehabilitation project is nearing completion
at the brake shop building at South Shops. The project
was started in July after it appeared that a series of
patching operations had not stopped root leaks m the
71 -year-old structure.

The rehabilitation work has included the replace-
ment of deteriorating parapet walls (lower right) and
the installation of newly-fabricated scupper and

leader boxes (foreground in photo) in the new para-
pets. A mason covers the new parapet wall with
coping tile (lower left), while standing on the new
structured roof deck over the center bay skylight.

The old glass-paneled roof (top photo) is being re-
placed with a corrugated metal roof deck. Later, in-
sulation board will be placed over the deck, followed
by roofing material. (CTA Photos by Mike Hoffert)

OCTOBER, 1977

Recent Suggestion Winners Announced

John R. Kalinowski

Still reaping re-
wards for a sugges-
tion that was accepted
more than a year ago is
JOHN R. KALINOWSKI,
a mechanic at South
Shops, who received a
supplemental cash a-
ward of $390 from the
CTA Employee Sugges-
tion Plan.

With an initial check
for $455 that was pre-
sented in April, 1976,
this brings to $845 the
amount Kalinowski has
been awarded for recommending the reclaiming of
converter shift control pistons and shaft assemblies
on buses through rechroming.

Kalinowski is not a novice in benefiting from the
Suggestion Plan system. He was CTA's Suggester of
the Year in 1975, when he submitted 42 eligible sug-
gestions and received $275 in cash awards and six
Honorable Mention Award merchandise certificates
worth $60.

Other recent supplemental award winners include
JAMES FORRESTAL.now unit supervisor, and HENRY
J. KOLAR, bus and truck mechanic, both at South
Shops, who shared a $70 cash award for suggesting
the use of a stand with air bags when removing and in-
stalling diesel engines.

WILLARD V. CARPENTER, an electrical worker
at South Shops, received a supplemental award of $60
for recommending a new method to remove bushings
(linings) from the commutator end frames of bus
starters.

JOHN W. SPRINGER, stock clerk. Stores, won an
additional $45 for suggesting that CTA purchase a
single standardized muffler strap for buses.

THOMAS H. TADEVIC, painter and finisher. South
Shops, was awarded $40 more for suggesting that bus
doors be cleaned with steam, rather than thinner,
before being painted.

LAWRENCE A. BERNAS, machinist, South Shops,
received an additional $25 for recommending the use
of a special fixture to facilitate the handling and
chucking of parts being machined for the damper fan
drive assembly on buses. This and all the above
awards are based on additional savings to the company
over what was originally projected when the sugges-
tions were first adopted.

A cash award of $25 was given to EDWARD M.
ADAMOWSKI, bookkeeper, Treasury, for recommend-
ing that window envelopes be used for distributing
managerial and professional payroll checks.

Two awards of $10 for safety ideas were made to
THOMAS E. DUERR, an electrical worker at Skokie

Shop, and RICHARD STENZEL, bus repairer, Forest
Glen.

A $10 award was given for a suggestion submitted
jointly by WILLIAM WONG, instructor, TABEC, and
WILLIE LACEY, car repairer, 61st Street. Two
other suggestions submitted by Wong brought him two
Honorable Mention merchandise certificates and the
$25 in cash which is provided automatically to anyone
who receives more than one Honorable Mention award
within the same 12-month period.

As if to remind fellow retirees that they too are
eligible to receive awards for suggestions aimed at
improving some form of CTA operations, RUSS
WARNSTEDT, former Suggestion Plan coordinator,
also accepted a $25 cash award along with his second
Honorable Mention certificate. His latest winning
suggestion was that Travellers' insurance forms be
printed with the company address and phone number
on pages intended for the doctor and hospital.

Other certificate winners — all from South Shops —
were LAWRENCE A. BERNAS and HOWARD BURRIS,
both machinists; THOMAS KMAN, carpenter; NICK
K„ SIMONETTI, foreman, electrical, and MICHAEL
E. KEELE and JOHN E. GARNER, both electrical
workers.

Also receiving certificates were WILLIAM F.
LANE, supervisor. Forest Glen; RAYMOND SCHILD,
towerman, Howard; MARY JANE JOHNSON, payroll
clerk. Accounting; ERLING JOHNSON, ticket agent,
West Section, and WILLIAM CHAMERLIK, machinist,
Plant Maintenance.

A Prize Catch

If anyone is interested
in knowing the secret of
catching chinook in Lake
Michigan, ask Jeff Jankus,
South Shops.

While fishing off Mont-
rose Harbor, Jeff caught
the two pictured chinooks,
one a 16 pounder, and the
other a 20 pounder.

Needless to say, Jeff is
very proud of his catch
which he said was caught
with a "Red Eye" lure.

Thanks to Maureen Be-
tourney, South Shops, for
submitting this item.

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Free Street Theater On The 'L'

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Members of the Free Street Theater used one of the CTA's new rapid
transit cars on Sept. 19 for a promotional performance and press con-
ference to announce their move into the new Chicago Pubhc Library

Cultural Center. For the winter season, they will present a variety of
14 productions at no charge to the public in the Cultural Center.
Reservations by telephoning 269-2837 are necessary for performances.

CTA Salutes Mexican-American Community

Bus driver Electra de Alba passed out CTA Spanish Guides on Sept. 17
as CTA "Spirit of Chicago" bus moved along in parade in 26th street
celebrating the 167th anniversary of Mexican Independence. Rafael

Rodriguez and Enrique Gonzalez, travel information agents, also
passed out the CTA Guides during the parade and a parade later in the
day in downtown State street.

OCTOBER, 1977

Wedding Reception on CTA Trains

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Kane alight for picture-taking at
the Clark-Lake station. James Zepp (at right) was the motor-

man of the antique car train, which was one of two trains
used for the wedding reception. Photo Courtesy Chicago Tribune

It was "something old" and ■'something new." as go the
words of an anonymous English poet, after the wedding
Oct. 15 of Arline Datu, former CTA news writer now on the
staff of Michael Reese hospital, and Daniel J. Kane, CTA
management development coordinator.

The "something old" was a pair of 50-year-old rapid
transit cars refurbished for use on special occasions.

The "something new" was a pair of the CTA"s newest
air-conditioned rapid transit cars.

As a wedding gift, friends contributed S730 for charter-
ing the two trains for a two-hour reception trip which e.\-
tended from suburban Oak Park over the Lake route to
downtown Chicago, around the Loop "L" structure, north
to the Howard terminal, and then back again to Oak Park.

More than 200 wedding guests took the reception trip.
During the trip on the antique train, Harold Hirsch, CTA
manager of operations planning, gave a commentary on
points of interest along the way.

"We were thrilled that our friends thought of such an
unusual gift of chartering the trains for our reception,"
said Kane.

"It was especially appropriate for both of us, for Arline
grew up near the 'L' in Uptown and 1 grew up near the 'L'
in Oak Park," he said.

How they met at the CTA also was unusual.

As a new CTA employee in 1974, Arline first met Dan
when he made an orientation presentation to a group of
new employees.

Arline, who received her master's degree in journalism
from Northwestern University, left the CTA earlier this
year to become editor of the Michael Reese News pub-
lication.

Dan, who was graduated from Loras College, Dubuque,
la., joined the CTA in 1973, and recently was promoted to
management development coordinator in the Personnel
Department.

Transportation also was the theme of their honeymoon.

They Hew to Denver, where they boarded a train to
San Francisco. In San Francisco, they planned to ride the
cable cars and the new BART trains.

They were married in St. Edmund's Church in Oak Park.
A brunch in Maywood preceded the reception trips on the
two trains.

Arline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osmundo M. Datu,
of Chicago. Dan is the son of Mrs. Marion Kane, of St.
Petersburg, Fla.

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National television has made grandstand quarterbacks
out of millions of viewers in the past two decades.

Riding public transportation on Monday mornings and
also on Tuesdays because of the Monday night TV game,
one overhears post-game commentary by the TV-watchers
turned experts. Their credentials may be questionable but
they seem to have all the answers at their fingertips.

A topic dear to the hearts of the living room analysts is
the quarterback's performance - - a broad discussion of how
Frank Tarkenton, Kenny Stabler, Bert Jones, Archie Manning,
and most loudly of all. Bob Avellini, performed, especially
if the Bears lost.

Bob Avellini, Bears Quarterback

Everybody seems to blame the quarterback for defeat.
That is consistent, regardless of anything else that happens
on the field.

If one played football himself there is perhaps a better
understanding of why it requires the efforts of 1 1 men work-
ing as a team to execute properly.

A single missed block and the quarterback is flat on his
back, and it isn't his fault.

Poor ball handling, timing misjudgment, slowness in
getting downfield - - all mistakes by other team members ■ •
can contribute to play failure.

Yet seldom, if ever, does a blocking lapse get the blame
for a hurriedly-thrown pass. It's always the quarterback's
fault, according to the inexperienced expert seated in front
of the television set, who says, "He threw a bad pass."
Nothing could be further from the truth.

Football has changed in some ways, but basically the
game consists of run, pass, block, and tackle, and these
basics must jell together. The coaches describe it as proper
execution, which in simple language, may be defined as
"everybody does what they are supposed to do on a par-
ticular play that has been practiced for weeks.

Most of the homebred grandstand experts probably
couldn't even tell you how the forward pass, so prominent
in pro-football, originated or when it was first injected into
the game to open up the sport.

Back in 1913, coaches in the college ranks employed the
pass more as a threat. It was not necessarily part of the
offense and it was crudely done, if at all.

Notre Damers probably know that Knute Rockne was
the man behind the change in football offense.

The late Gus Dorais, who coached the University of
Detroit after graduating from Notre Dame, was a quarter-

OCTOBER, 1977

back for the Irish in 1913. Rockne was an end. (This
writer knew Dorais from the banquet circuit. Like Rockne,
he was a brilliant football strategist.)

Rockne and Dorais spent the summer working at a resort
called Cedar Point on Lake Erie. They took a football along
to practice with for the upcoming season.

Dorais and Rockne worked on the forward pass all
summer. They planned and tried out pass plays. They
discovered that the pass could be incorporated into an
offense and utilized successfully to open up a defense an-
ticipating the line plunge or an end run. Nobody had ever
used it for that purpose.

By the time the Irish played Army that fall, Dorais and
Rockne had perfected their own passing combination. They
sprang it on the cadets.

Dorais and Rockne completed 14 out of 17 passes that
day. (The final score was Notre Dame, 35; Army, 13). The
forward pass offense made big headlines and the offensive
pattern of football was changed permanently.

Today professional football, tailored to spectator taste,
emphasizes the passing game so much because the fans like
an open game and pay to see it. Wide open play is much
more spectacular than the old days of Minnesota football
under Bernie Bierman emphasizing a ground game that
dominated the Big 10.

Even today Woody Hayes of Ohio State and Bo Schem-
bechler of Michigan are criticized for too much emphasis on
the running attack. However, that pair win so many games
that criticism is muffled because of their great coaching
records at their respective universities.

The first passer to ever win a Heisman award was Davey
O'Brien of TCU in 1938. Angelo Bertelli won it for Notre
Dame in 1943.

Names like Sid Luckman of Columbia and the Bears,
Sammy Baugh of TCU and the Redskins, and much earlier,
Benny Friedman and Harry Newman of Michigan, helped
make the passer a potent force in football. Ends such as
Don Hutson and Benny Oosterbaan were standout receivers
in an era when the big teams were hammering the line and
running reverse plays with little passing emphasis. A de-
fense could concentrate on the run and stop it, and there
were many low scoring games as a result.

Football has made much progress, but it is a game of
fundamentals.

The team that is a cohesive unit usually comes out on
top in the long run.

No single individual can do it alone. He needs the help
from those 10 other "guys" on the field with him to get
the job done.

CTA Lawyers Softball Team Has Good
Season With 12 Wins, 4 Losses

The CTA Lawyers Softball team enjoyed a good 1977
season with 12 wins and 4 losses, thus winning fourth place
in the Equity Division.

Somewhat disheartening, however, was a loss of the
championship game on Oct. 10 to the State's Attorneys
team, 23 to 17.

The play-offs began Aug. 31 with the CTA Lawyers
defeating by a score of 11 to 8 the first-place team in the
Law Division of the firm of Winston and Strawn. This
game was highlighted for CTA by sparkling defensive plays
by Ron Bosco and two home runs by Al Paul.

In the semi-finals, the CTA team, in a defensive struggle,
defeated by 6 to 2 the law firm of Baker and McKenzie.
For the CTA, the game was sparked by sharp fielding by
Bruce Talaga and Art Adier and timely hits by Joe Sconza
and Ron Bergin.

The championship game with the State's Attorneys
team, which was delayed a month because of scheduling
conflicts, was played under wet and muddy conditions.
As a result, both teams made a number of errors.

The CTA's team this year was managed by Marv
Luckman. Ron Bartkowicz was assistant manager.

Among the regular players were John Haskins, Tom
Kearney, Bill Mansker, Mike Artery, and Greg Furda. Sub-
stitutes included Harry Brice, Euclides A. Agosto, Leon
Wool, Ellen Munro, Jim Bidwill and Al Neuman.

As reported by Al Paul

Well, Management, You Finally Made It!

(CTA Photos by Eric Blake ly)

We know the baseball season is over, but we be-
lieve these action pictures still will catch your eye.

Revenge is sweet! This must have been on the
minds of the members of the management team when
they met and defeated the 69th Street Raiders, champ-
ions of the CTA Softball league, 30 to 16 in a game
played on Sunday, September 11, in Grant Park.

Last year the Raiders, who have taken the Softball
title three years in succession, embarassed the man-
agement team when they walloped them by a score of
23 to 2.

Well, it all goes to prove the old saying — he who
laughs last laughs longest.

Among the spectators enjoying the game were, left to right, Fred King,
manager of Personnel, Leo Cusick, RTA Operation Officer, and Harold
Geissenheimer, manager. General Operations Division.

Steve Martin makes a valiant attempt to beat the ball to first base. He
did - - as Ronald Smith, first baseman, dropped the ball.

Arliss Jones has that determined look as he waits for the ball. Catcher
Reginald Hayes seems to be smiling as if he knows what Jones will
do. The umpire is John Eckel.

It seemed the day of errors for Ron Smith as he dropped the ball again
when he tried to tag Harry Sykora out at first base. Marvin Young,
right, seems to be putting on brakes in his attempt to help Ron,

Ron Tuck shows how to hold the ball at first base, retiring Charles
Dickerson, the man in the derby hat. Tony Andrews comes over
to help.

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Service
anniversaries
in October

F. J. Misek

Operations Planning

35 years

Bowman, South Shops

Fitzgerald, Howard-Kimball

Gray, Archer

Janowski, North Avenue

Kerpen Jr., District C

<irby, Beverly

Kulikauska, 69th Street

Louward, South Shops

Luscaizo, Kedzie

O'Connell, Bus Service

Porcaro, Rail Terminals

Scott, Bus Garages

Tuccy, Forest Glen

Vonkaenel, Douglas-Congress 1

30 years

C. Arendt, Skokie Shop

A. S. Bedoe, Skokie Shop

A. F. Blazevich, Maintenance

J. Byrne, Limits

J. J. Cecala, Internal Aud.

C. A. Cobleigh, 77th Street

R. J. Colello, 77th Street

T. C. Drag, Limits

F. A. Famcett, Skokie Shop

C. A. Gazinski, Forest Glen

R. W. Goebig, Beverly

F, A. Grajek, Beverly

S. J. Grzywna, South Shops

S. J. Hillock, South Shops

J. Janos, Forest Glen

J. Kalinowski, South Shops

W. J. Kelly, Bus Systems

J. J. Marszalek, Engineering

C. B. Mathews, Beverly

M. J. McDonnell, Maintenance

E. F. Menzel, Electrical

P. J. Michalewicz, Electrical

C. J. Noga, Archer

S. R. Nowak, Douglas-Congress
J. J. Olandese, Archer

D. Parker, West Section
D. Pierce, 69th Street
W. Powell, 77th Street
D. J. Proffitt, Datacenter
P. Quinlivan, Beverly

W. G. Radke, South Shops
M. Rickson, Maintenance

F. Skrzynski, Kedzie

J. C. Smith, North Section
S. B. Spizzirri, Maintenance
R. 8. Tausch, Maintenance
T. S. Zawistowski, Forest Glen

NEW PENSIONERS

Joining the ranks of
the retired on Oc-
tober 1 was CARL
G. DANDY, who
had 41 years of
service with CTA
and its predecessor
companies.

JOHN P. APPELT, Janitor,

Archer, Emp. 8-21-41
CHESTER A. DAML\N, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 11-14-42
CARL G. DANDY, Box Puller,

Archer, Emp. 8-17-36

25 years

R. M. Evans, South Shops
J. L. Holiman, Maintenance
H. L. Hunter, Kedzie
W. J. Jones, Beverly
J. E. Jordan, North Section
R. L. Kilpatrick, Kedzie
D. B. Samples, South Shops
R. S. Smajo, Archer
L.W.Smith, Maintenance

H. L. Blanks, Kedzie
T. A. Bodie, 77th Street
J. M. Boll, South Shops
R. L. Brown, Ashland/95th
E. Bunton, Maintenance
C. M. Ciciura, 69th Street

EUGENE L. DIEDEN, Instructor,

North Area, Emp. 3-04-42
ANTON GROSS, Ticket Agent,

South Section, Emp. 9-02-41
ARTHUR E. MILLER, Collector,

Forest Glen, Emp. 8-15-47
JOSEPH D. ODDO, Machinist,

Maintenance, Emp. 8-20-48
TYLER M. PHILPOTT, Operator,

52nd Street, Emp. 8-12-57
JENNIE J. SCOTT, Clerk III,

Maintenance, Emp. 2-19-68
MICHAEL W. SEREDA, Operator,

Forest Glen, Emp. 3-20-43
LEONARD P. SIKORSKI, Operator,

Archer, Emp. 5-20-46
JOHN H. SMITH, Director Publications,

Public Affairs, Emp. 8-26-74
STANLEY P. STEVENS, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 4-11-57

CHARLES BARKLEY, 94, West Shops,

Emp. 8-12-18, Died 8-18-77
FRED E. BEYER, 83, North Section,

Emp. 9-18-15, Died 8-20-77
PATRICK BURKE, 45, West Shops,

Emp. 7-03-50, Died 9-08-77
ROBERT H. CONROY, 81, Electrical,

Emp. 2-01-16, Died 8-20-77
MC GARRY FERGUS, 84, Security,

Emp. 10-01-47, Died 8-07-77
MICHAEL J. FIORITA, 70, North Avenue,

Emp. 9-20-29, Died 8-25-77
PETER P. FULARA, 57, Forest Glen,

Emp. 1-31-57, Died 10-03-77
OTTO P. HEIMBUCH, 92, North Section,

Emp. 11-20-04, Died 8-22-77
STEPHEN KASALA, 81, West Shops,

Emp. 9-13-37, Died 8-12-77
FRANK KLETECKA, 88, West Section,

Emp. 6-04-26, Died 8-30-77
SPIROS P. KOCLAS, 86, Way & Structures,

Emp. 4-18-44, Died 8-04-77
WILLIAM C. MAIRE, 74, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-11-36, Died 8-22-77
JOHN H. MARVO, 75, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-09-43, Died 8-22-77
ANTDN T. MOKSTAD, 67, Security,

Emp. 11-09-36, Died 8-26-77
WERNER MOORE, 43, Electrical,

Emp. 3-15-56, Died 8-28-77
FRANK NICHOLS, 58, 52nd Street,

Emp. 4-13-48, Died 9-27-77
EDWARD J. OLSEN, 66, North Section,

Emp. 5-23-64, Died 8-18-77
FRANK J. PAVELKA, 81, South Shops,

Emp. 2-08-39, Died 8-01-77
MOSES J. PRICE, 52, 77th Street,

Emp. 2-14-50, Died 8-24-77
ALBERT RHODES, 78, West Section,

Emp. 1-29-26, Died 8-08-77
JAMES ROSS, 31, Kedzie,

Emp. 9-26-74, Died 9-25-77
ALFRED M. SELVAGE, 64, North Section,

Emp. 6-23-43, Died 8-15-77
WILLLAM THOM, 86, 77th Street,

Emp. 3-05-14, Died 5-19-77
HENRY THRUMBEL, 82, Lawndale,

Emp. 10-25-29, Died 9-05-77
CLARENCE C. VOSS, 72, North Avenue,

Emp. 11-02-28, Died 8-09-77

FRED M. WILLIAMS, Operator,
Archer, Emp. 7-21-60

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

ALBERT BENN, Bus Servicer,

52nd Street, Emp. 1-02-52
WILLIE BONNER JR., Operator,

Limits, Emp. 5-21-64
CALDWELL DILLON, Bus Repairer,

Beverly, Emp. 11-19-47
NORMAN E. GNADT, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 6-19-43
RONALD L. MC KNIGHT, Collector,

Limits, Emp. 10-27-66
EDWARD J. SPRINGER, Operator,

North Park, Emp. 5-02-50
VIRGIL L. TYLER, Chauffeur,

Utility, Emp. 9-16-57
JAMES L. WILLIAMS, Supervisor,

District A, Emp. 9-27-57

OCTOBER, 1977

CTA Women Honored

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Betty Edwards, Bill Kurtis, and Joseph Palen

Betty Edwards, community news representative. Public Affairs, was named "Woman of
the Year" by the Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce for her "outstanding contribu-
tions in the areas of human and public relations." At the Cosmopolitan Chamber's
"Evening with Friends" dinner Oct. 8 in the Conrad Hilton hotel, Betty was presented
the award by Joseph Palen, the organization's vice-chairman and director of community
affairs for Signode Corporation. Bill Kurtis (in background), Channel 2 anchorman, was
master of ceremonies. The Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce is the largest inter-
racial trade group in the nation.

Katy iVIoriarty

Murph Neurauter

Mary Catherine (Katy) Moriarty, the CTA's first woman bus service controller, and
Eileen (Murph) Neurauter, Customer Service representative and project manager of the
new Culture Bus service, were awarded Certificates of Leadership for 1977 by the YWCA
of Metropolitan Chicago. Katy and Murph were among the women in business and
industry who were honored at the YWCA's "Leader Luncheon" Sept. 30 in the Palmer
House.

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'EMBER, 1977

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fhe Chicago Transit Board wishes everyone a wonderful
ioliday season and a Happy New Year.

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Chairman

New CTA T-Shirts On Market (page 6)

Christmas Memories (pages 2 to 5)
Photo History (pages 10 and 11)

Fondest Christmas
Memories

The Christmas season is the time of the year which, among
many pleasant happenings, brings back happy memories.
The'statT of TRANSIT NEWS aslced a number of CTA
employes to tell about the Christmases they will always
remember. We hope these accounts will prompt you to think
about your most memorable Christmas.

Csaba Zongor. graphics designer. Operations Planning:
"My favorite Christmas celebrations were those i spent as
a child with my family, observing traditional Hungarian
customs. We spent the week before Christmas in preparation.
My mother made the cookies: my father would make candy:
my grandmother made wrapping paper out of white tissue
paper, and my sister, brother and I would help. Then, we all
wrapped the cookies, candy and nuts, and hung them on a
broomstick until we used them to decorate the tree the day
before Christmas. You cleaned off the tree during the hol-
idays by helping yourself to the goodies.

"We also went out caroling Christmas Eve. collecting
friends as we went from house to house."

Larry Latham, foot collector. West Section:

"My favorite Christmas happened just last year. On
Christmas morning, our six children presented me with a
large beautifully-wrapped box. I opened it, but inside was
another box. I did this several times and began thinking it
was all a joke and that I'd probably wind up with a necktie.

"You can't imagine how surprised I was when I opened
the last box (it was still a large one) - - and found a Union
Pacific electric train set. It was an HO gauge passenger
streamliner of my very own!

"I had been given a train as a boy in Dayton, but 1 never
really had a chance to play with it, because my dad and uncle
always seemed to be playing with it.

"1 have added to my Union Pacific set now, so I have 5
freight as well as passenger cars. It is set up in my basement
and always ready to go. And even my youngest - - my 13-
year-old son - - knows he can't touch it. unless I'm there to
supervise."

Mary Lou Guerrero, bus driver, North Park:
"1 had emigrated with my family from a very poor town
in Jalisco, Mexico, where the most beautiful part about
Christmas was the family gatherings and special cooking,
celebrated with religious rites and Christmas carols. The
best part for the children was the breaking of a pinata hung
in the middle of the patio, and I remember how happy and
close we all were.

"I was 7 years old when I spent my first Christmas in the
United States, and I will never forget how I stood staring
at the beautiful Christmas tree my parents decorated. I had
never seen one before. When neighbors and friends began
arriving with presents, I just couldn't believe what I was
seeing: and when the time came to start opening the presents.
I didn't know which one to open first. That Christmas I
felt like a princess."

Archange Cadichon. janitor. State street subway:
"There is no Christmas that can compare to the last one I
spent in my native Haiti in 1964. I was 23 years old then,
and living at lioine with my parents, two brothers and two

sisters. We lived in a small provincial town called Hinche
about a seven-hour drive from the capital. I

"Both my father and my mother each had four brother;!
and sisters, and they and their families joined us on De'
cember 24. Many of my relatives came on horseback fron'
as far as 50 miles away. We all gathered at Midnight Mas:
at our church. Then, our cousins and my brothers anc;
sisters and I went dancing in the main square of the town',

"We danced until 5 o'clock in the morning; then wen
home for two hours of sleep. When we got up for break
fast, we gave each other presents; and I remember hov
excited I was when one of my sisters, who was a teaclier'
gave me a wristwatch. It was something not so many people
had.

"Later, we had our traditional Christmas dinner, includinj,
rice, beans and chicken cooked in Creole style. A lot of ou.
food came from my father's farm, where I often workec|
after school. We grew corn. rice, peanuts, tobacco an('
sugarcane."

Gus Alevizos, labor relations analyst:

"My most memorable Christmas was when I was eiglij
or nine and my family went to a midnight service at a Greel;
Orthodox church on the south side of Chicago.

"It was special in two ways. It was the first midiiigh!
service I had ever attended. And I was able to take par-
in the singing of carols in Greek. I didn't know wh.il al;
of the words meant, but I had been taught in school wha
they were."

C. Errico Miller, bus supervisor. Central District:
"I shall never forget the Christmas when I was 10 \carii
old. My parents had said that no one should look at the,
presents under the tree until Christmas morning. But
couldn't help myself I saw that there was a brand nev\ bike [
So when everyone had gone to bed Christmas Eve, I quickl>
dressed and slipped downstairs. I took the bike outsidt
and rode up and down the street several times. Then, I wiped.
off the tires, and put the bike back near the tree. It was
a secret I kept until I was grown up." j

Electra de Alba, bus driver. North .Avenue:

"When we emigrated from Mexico, we had to Ic.ivei

behind three of our children in Mexico with relatives. Wt;

tried very hard to expedite the legal processing to obt.iir

their immigrant status into the United States. But like e\Lry'

one else, we had to wait our turn.

"Then, in 1970, we were notified that our children woiilc,

be able to join us by December 3 1 . That was the best Clinst :

mas season for us! After a long separation of two yeai^. wt

were finally able to be together again."

Arliss Jones, rail supervisor on loan as an analyst ini
Methods and Standards:

"As a child growing up in Louisiana. 1 thouglit it was really
great to get the necessities such as high-top boots with a sid^
pocket, gloves and the like for Christmas.

"I had never known what a tree could mean at Christmas
until I was married. My wife and I hardly liad more than i
nickel between us, but we went out and bought a tree tc
celebrate our first Christmas together."

Ellen Kane Munro, lawyer:

"The Christmas I shall always remember was in 1969
when my husband returned from Viet Nam. He had not
seen our daughter Laura in a year and a half, and I knew he

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Fondest Christmas
Memories

would be leaving a month later for a new assignment in
Virginia. That Christmas was especially important to us.
jl realized for the first time what it was like being a family,
'as contrasted to just having a family."

'' Angelo Bianchini, clerk, Howard Tenninal:
I "Christmas of last year was the best of all. My wife,
Tearl, and our son, John, 12, and daugliter, Lisa, 10, and I
;took a plane to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with our

older daughter, Mrs. Carol Fahey, and her famUy in nearby
'Torrence.

"The temperature was in the 70"s Christmas Day, and it
iseemed unusual to see a beautiful Christmas tree in the
jliving room of my daughter's home and at the same time see
.flowers in bloom in bright sunlight outside the picture

window.

■ "The best part of Christmas, though, was that our family

jwas able to get together for a wonderful time. The day

lafter Christmas I went swimming in the Pacific ocean.

I "I like California so much I am planning to take an early

{retirement and move there. My daugliter owns a restaurant

fat Sunset boulevard and Vine street in Hollywood, and I

am going to help her run it."

A CTA employe who asked that he not be identified:
' "It was in 1958 in my native country, Cuba, and 1 was a
'new employe of a tire manufacturing company. The other
/employes were smiling from ear to ear because they had
[received the customary Christmas bonus. I had been hired
iso recently that I did not qualify for a bonus,
j "I was feeling very gloomy as 1 started home with only
'$4 in my pocket. Then, I suddenly decided that I had so
ilittle to lose that I would try my luck playing black jack.
(Two hours later I walked out of the place after winning
,$600.

j "Unexpectedly, I had more than enougli money to buy
1 gifts for friends and family. But that experience will never
be repeated because I am no gambler and that evening was
Ijust pure luck."

Miss Willie MacCormack, keypunch operator. Data Pro-
jcessing:

"My best Christmas was last year. My brother was in the
J Navy, and my mother and I heard a newscast about a ship
.that had had an explosion. We were worried because we
thought my brother might have been on that ship. Finally,
[iwe got a call from him. He said he was all right, but he
' also told us that he would not be able to be home for Christ-
! mas. We got the best gift of all when he arrived four days
[before Christmas after having gotten an unexpected fur-
I lough."

Ralph Louis, insurance analyst:

"I will never forget Christmas when I was six years old
because that was when I learned who Santa Claus really
was. I was in the attic and found a lot of toys. I showed
them to an older brother, who also still beheved there was a
Santa Claus who came down the chimney. We asked our
mother and father about the toys. They explained that
they had been Santa Claus, and then they told us the mean-
ing of Christmas."

Louis Loebbaka, assignment clerk, Howard Terminal:

"It was 1946. Worid War II was over, and it was the
first time in five years that my sister, three brothers and I
were able to get together with our mother and father in
their home in Evanston.

"It was a wonderful day. There was enough snow to make
the song "White Christmas" come to mind. Two Christmas
trees flanked a wood-burning fireplace.

"My brothers and I had been in the army in Europe,
but we hadn't served together. So that Christmas was
extra special for us. Dad, who was a grocer, had obtained
a 35-pound turkey, which mother prepared with all the
trimmings.

"Sitting around the table and exchanging war stories
made us reahze how very fortunate we were. The four of
us brothers served in the war and came out of it with only
minor wounds."

Mrs. Shirley Boyd, receptionist, Transportation:
"Every Christmas has been wonderful. I think my biggest
surprise was in 1975. After we had unwrapped the presents,
my husband. Earl, said he had forgotten something. He went
into another room and brought out a very large box for me.
It was just what I wanted - - a television set for the
bedroom." (Editor's Note: Earl Boyd, an X-ray technician
for CTA, was asked, without knowing that his wife had been
interviewed, what he considered to be his favorite Christmas
memory. His answer: "When 1 gave my wife, Shirley, a
television set for the bedroom.")

Samuel Stocklings Sr., bus driver, 69th street garage:
"It was Christmas Day of 1975, and my wife, Ella, and
our sons, Barry and Anthony, and I were gathered around
the Christmas tree to open gifts. But one in our family was
missing, our oldest son, Samuel Jr., who was with the army
at Fort Benning, Georgia. Although I didn't say anything,
I wondered why Sam Jr. hadn't mailed anything to his
mother and brothers for Christmas.

"The doorbell rang and my wife went to the door.
'Guess what - - guess what!' she exclaimed. "Sam is home!'
"He had been away in the army for more than a year
and he had given no hint that he had a holiday leave coming.
He came in with Christmas gifts in his arms,

"After breakfast, we went to services in the New Friend-
ship Missionary Baptist Church, where everyone joined in
welcoming Sam Jr. home for the holiday. He had attended
church there with us since he was a chUd, and his being
home and sharing Christmas and going to church with us was
a thrill I'll never forget."

Michael Leavy, motorman. North Section:

"During my childhood in Dublin, Ireland, we used to
visit the homes of neighbors on Christmas morning, sam-
pling the traditional plum pudding until it was time to go
to our own home for Christmas dinner. By that time, I
wasn't hungry any more.

"The Christmas I remember best, though, was here in
Chicago when my own children were growing up. I asked
a friend to play Santa, and I left the basement door open so
he could get in. I kept the children up till 1 1 o'clock so
they could see him.

"When we went down to the basement to investigate
after we heard him entering, there he was, looking just the
way Santa should. But when he bent down to pick up my
little boy so he could hold him up and give him a hug, all
the stuffing fell out from under his costume.

"That was the end of that. No one believed in Santa
from that day on."

NOVEMBER, 1977

Fondest Christmas
Memories

Al Paul, attorney, Tort Litigation:

"I will never forget the Christmas of '67. I was a first
lieutenant in the Army, and I was stationed at a remote
radar site, on a 4,000-foot hill, 45 miles northwest of Fair-
banks, Alaska, for seven months.

"Normally we spent our days reading radar signals and
doing other work related to the defense of Fairbanks as
part of the NORAD anti-missile system. But on Christmas
Day, we went outside - - it was 40 degrees below out - -
chopped down a tree with our Army-issued hatchets, brought
it into the officers lounge, and decorated it.

"Then we began to toast each other. We kept warm for
the next couple of days."

Rafael Rodriguez, travel information agent:

"From December 16 through Christmas Day, most famihes
in my childhood hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico, would
get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to church for the
special religious services of that season.

"The balmy weather was so delightful that most of the
times as soon as we came out of church, we would go for a
quick swim in a nearby river. After the swim, we would go
by a bakery to buy freshly baked bread, which we would
eat on the way home.

"On Christmas Day, people were extremely friendly. As
you walked by homes, in any block, you would be invited
to come in to have a bite of food, a drink, or a cup of coffee.
Everyone shared whatever they could on that special day.

"For children, it was fun all the way through January 6
when supposedly the Three Kings or Three Wise Men would
arrive on their camels to leave presents.

"The custom was to look for a shoe bo.x, which was not
always easy to find. We would fill the shoe box with fresh
grass and would place it under the bed to feed the camels
which the Wise Men would be riding when bringing the
presents overniglit. The following morning the grass was
gone, and a present was in the box."

Mrs. Colleen Camiano, hospital clerk. Insurance:

"I had the nicest Christmas when I was 11. It was the
first time my father (Clyde Yount, now retired) had enough
seniority to take the day off from his job in the CTA signal
department.

"My mom had all the relatives over for a big dinner
Christmas Day. There must have been at least 10 guests
because they really filled the small house in which we lived.

"It started snowing, and kept it up, into the evening and
the night. No one could go home. All of the cars were stuck
in the driveway.

"So everyone stayed overnight, and we all squeezed
around the table for a family breakfast the next morning.

"That day, Christmas continued through to the afternoon
when the weather changed for the better and everyone was
able to move the cars."

Tomas Larrea, travel information agent:

"Ecuador, like every other country, has its special way of
celebrating Christmas. The festivities are mostly devoted
to religious services, but it also is a very special occasion for
the children.

"On Christmas Day people come out in the streets, like
in a procession, singing Christmas carols and holding in a
pedestal the figure of baby Jesus. In the crowd, there is a

man in a red costume with horns, supposedly the devil, whei
keeps teasing and tempting the children to misbehave. !
remember those thrilling moments very vividly - - a mixtun,
of fear and temptation to play with the devil, screaming am'
running. It was very exciting.

"Last year, my family and I had the opportunity to spenc,
Christmas again with our relatives in Ecuador; and eveii
though we had a great time reminiscing, we missed Chicag(!
and the snow. It wasn't the beautiful white Christmas t(
which we have grown accustomed since making our homi
in this city.

"But each place has something of its own. We hav<l
learned to love both." :

Sue Roberts, Central Assignment:

"I'll never forget last Christmas when my husband thoughv
he had hidden all of the presents in a closet. I had a feelinj';
that he might have gotten me a new dress, but I was con I
cemed because I was in the process of dieting and I wonderec
what size he might have gotten.

"So I opened one of the boxes, and sure enough there was
a pretty three-piece suit. It was a smaller size than 1 hac:;
been wearing, so I decided to try it on. .

"It fit perfectly, but as I was admiring myself in the mirroi
my husband appeared unexpectedly after coming home'
early.

"I was so embarrassed that I asked my husband what 1'
could do to make up for what I had done. He teasingly toldi
me that I could get him a suit. I took him seriously, and or,
Christmas Day surprised him with a suede suit he had seer'
and liked. That was in addition to gifts I had already bought
for him." ;

Pat McCarthy, supervisor. Track and Structures:

"In 1940, just after World War II started, my mother, my
three sisters and I were living in County Tipperary, Ireland,'
in Clogheen, a small farm town. My dad had evacuated us'
from London because of the bombing there. Dad, however,,
had to stay in London where he worked in the General;
Post Office.

"In England, Santa Claus is called Father Christmas. :ind,
before Christmas, the talk among us children, of course, was
what Father Christmas would bring us. I was 7 years old,'
and had asked for an erector set; and my younger sister hadi;
asked for a doll.

"Dad knew about our requests, so when he left London'
for a surprise holiday visit with us, he had in his suit case
probably one of the last metal erector sets in Great Britain,
and my sister's doll, along with gifts for mother and my
two other sisters. '.

"Mother had given us permission to stay up late that|
Christmas Eve to wait for Father Christmas because she^
knew dad was en route. But it kept getting later and later,
and finally all of us went to bed.

"What mother didn't know was that the train dad boarded-
in Ireland did not come as far as Clogheen, but ended itsj
run at Thurles, 10 miles away. There were no buses either.
It was a mild, moonlit night; and dad walked the 10 miles;
to Clogheen with his suitcase of gifts.

"When we awoke Christmas morning, we found that
Father Christmas had brougl\t what we had asked for. And,'
to make the day even better, we had our father with us for
the holidays. Somehow we children never tied the two
events together until a few years later."

An employee whose name is being withheld:
"My most unforgettable happy memory of Christmas ;
time was when I was 7 years old. There were seven children'
in our family, and our father had a very low paying job. :

CTA TRANSIT NEWS:

Fondest Christmas
Memories

Even though it was a beautiful time of the year, the Christ-
mas season also was a time of yearning for us, because we
knew that our family could not afford anything special.
I "On the day before Christmas, while our mother was
reading us a Christmas story, there was a knock on the door.
A priest and two nuns from St. Pius church were there,
looking tired and holding a large cardboard box which they
said was a gift from the church for our family. They hugged
us and wished us a Merry Christmas. The minute they left
we opened the box with its surprises - - pairs of new shoes,
■nice clothing, toys for each of us, candies, and cans of
delicious food and cakes. It was a Christmas dream come
•true that will remain fresh in my memory as long as I live."

I Arnold D. Johnson, motorman. West Section:
i "My greatest Christmas thrill occurred when I received
^a Lionel train on Christmas morning. I was 9 years old,
•and I had been wanting a train for a long time. I can still
iremember the number 999 painted on the side of the loco-
motive and the little pellets you could drop in the smoke
:Stack to make smoke.

■ "There was someone in our house who didn't enjoy it
Iquite as much as I did. though. We had a little puppy that
■stuck its tongue on the track when I was running the train.
It got a pretty strong jolt of electricity, and part of its
'tongue stayed black for a long time afterward."

j WilMam J. Rooney, assistant superintendent, Kimball:

"Every Christmas Day has extra meaning for me because
'December 25 is my birthday. I was the second oldest boy
'in a family of nine children, and never had a birthday party
lof my own. It was always a family occasion, but I never
'felt cheated. I always got my share.

• "There wasn't all that much to go around, though. I
'grew up in Jenkins township, just outside Pittston, Pennsyl-
Ivania, where my dad was a miner. In fact, both my grand-
dads settled there and became coal miners after coming over

• from Ireland. My dad has three brothers and four sisters,
{and my mom had six brothers and a sister, and they all
lived in the same town.

"Since everyone had their own families to take care of,
Christmas was a one-family affair; but it was still a grand
occasion. We always had turkey, though the rest of the
winter the meat would be bear or deer we hunted up in the
|mountains just a few hundred yards from the house.
' "The only shops in town were taverns and a couple of
grocery stores. You signed for everything you got until
payday. You had to go to Pittston for most things. At
, Christmas, if I got a baseball cap or a catcher's mitt I
thought I was the luckiest fellow in the world."

77 J-m/'

Charitable Contributions-

PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE'

Dear CTA Employees:

During the next several weeks, your help will
again be sought in CTA's annual Charitable Con-
tribution Campaign. This is the time of the year
when all of us have the opportunity of pledging to
assist people who are less fortunate.

This year we are broadening our Charitable
Contribution Campaign. In addition to contrib-
uting to the many services supported by the Cru-
sade of Mercy, our CTA campaign will also pro-
vide assistance to a separate worthy cause — the
fight against sickle cell anemia.

The suggestion to include support of the sickle
cell anemia program in our Charitable Contrib-
ution Campaign was made by the employees
through the CTA unions. We heartily endorse
that suggestion.

As in other years, all employees of the CTA
will have the opportimity to participate in the
Charitable Contribution Campaign through a mon-
thly payroll deduction plan. You may make a
one-time cash contribution, but the payroll de-
duction plan is preferred.

Under our broadened Charitable Contribution
program, 95 per cent of all contributions will go
to the Crusade of Mercy and 5 per cent to the
sickle cell anemia program.

You will be contacted soon by a fellow CTA
employee to enroll you in the payroll deduction
plan if you are not already enrolled or to suggest
that you increase 3'our deduction if you are al-
ready participating in the deduction plan.

We would hope that you could consider pledg-
ing the equivalent of one day's pay. For the year,
this would amount to four-tenths of 1 per cent of
your salary. This would be pro-rated and de-
ducted over the 12-month period so that each de-
duction would be relatively small.

The CTA's theme is "People Moving People."
For our annual Charitable Contribution Campaign,
let us make that theme "People Helping People."

Sincerely yours.

Q^«^«^ ./^ aKx*^^

James J. McDonough
Chairman

NOVEMBER, 1977

New T-Shirts
Marketed

»h

New colorful CTA T-shirts which for the first time
have long sleeves are now available at city and suburban
stores of Marshall Field & Co. and at several specialty
shops.

Featuring a map of the CTA rapid transit routes, the
new T-shirts are made of high-quality cotton, and are
being offered in a variety of colors.

Especially attractive is the champagne shirt with the
various routes in eight colors. Other shirts are of dark
tones - - red, blue, black, green and brown, with the
routes in white.

The firm of Laven, Fuller & Perkins, 200 E. Ontario
St., is producing the T-shirts under contract with the
CTA. The contract provides for exclusive use of copy-
righted CTA graphics with a royalty return to the CTA
of 5 per cent of the wholesale return.

It is important to note that different types and
sizes of the new CTA T-shirts are being offered at
different stores. And it might be wise to call the store
first, because the new shirts are proving to be very
popular.

Here is where to shop:

WOMEN'S SIZES (various colors):
*Carol & Co., 12 W. Division st.
'Atlantis Arisen, 2300 N. Clark st.
*For Her Shop, in the O'Hare Hilton Hotel at

O'Hare airport.
*Garden Boutique, in the Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Hotel near the airport.
MEN'S SIZES (only the champagne color with map
in eight colors):

*ln the Student Department of Marshall Field
&Co.
--State Street
--Water Tower
-Evanston

--Old Orchard, Skokie
--Woodfield, Schaumburg
-River Oaks Plaza, Calumet City
CHILDREN'S SIZES (various colors):

*ln the Children's Department of Marshall Field
&Co.

-State Street

-Water Tower

-Evanston

-Old Orchard, Skokie

-Oak Brook

-Woodfield, Schaumburg

-Oak Park

Modeling T-shirts are, left to right, top to bottom:
Linda Bremer, Public Affairs; Reggie Daren, Medical;
Jeanne Lane, Public Affairs; Judy Kolovitz, Group
Sales; Therese McMath, General Finance, and Anit
Leppiks, Public Affairs.

OUR COVER: Jeanne Lane (left) and Erin
McMullan, of Public Affairs, model new long-
sleeve T-shirts on the Orleans street bridge just
outside of the Merchandise Mart.

New Promotions

Flowers

Robert E. Flowers, former supervisor,
, Rail Vehicle Shop, has been appointed
, superintendent. Rail Vehicle Maintenance.
Flowers, who joined CTA as a car service-
man in 1949, served as terminal instructor,
assistant foreman and foreman. Rapid
, Transit Terminals, before becoming unit
I supervisor. Terminals, in 1974. He and his
p wife, Margaret, have two sons and two
daughters and live in Hoffman Estates.

Richard M. Schneider, former super-
intendent, Rail Vehicle Maintenance, is now
superintendent. Automotive Vehicle

Maintenance. Schneider started with the
Chicago Surface Lines in 1944 as a cleric
at Limits. He was later superintendent.
Technical Services, Surface Division, and
supervisor. Bus Shops. He and his wife,
Barbara, make their home in Barrington.
Joseph A. Rosendhal, superintendent.
Automotive Vehicle Maintenance since
1974, has been named special assistant to
the director. Vehicle Maintenance.
Rosendhal began his transit career as a
repairman at Noble Street in 1947. He later
became industrial engineer, superintendent.
Material Control & Office Procedure, and
superintendent. Surface Shops. He and his
wife, Virginia, live in Mount Greenwood on
the Far South Side.

In other Maintenance Department
reassignments, Terrance J. McGuigan,
former unit supervisor. Bus Garages, was
appointed miit supervisor, Vehicle Main-
tenance Shops, and Matthew M. Coyle,
former unit supervisor. Rail Vehicle
Terminals, became supervisor. Rail
Vehicle Shops.

Two former supervisors in Vehicle
Maintenance Engineering have been
selected supervisors, Methods & Standards,
in the same areas of responsibility:
William T. Haworth (Automotive) and
Thomas P. Lyons (Rail). In new positions
as supervisors. Bus Garages North and

Schneider

South, respectively, are Thomas S. Gecan,
former unit supervisor. Bus Garages, and
Donald Sturenfeldt, former supervisor,
Bus Garages.

Appointed unit supervisors. Product
Engineering, were John F. Lipka, former
imit supervisor. Body Section, and John F.
Humiston, former unit supervisor,
Mechanical Section. Named unit super-
visors. Methods Engineering, were Dennis
N. Milicevic, former Methods & Standards
engineer, and Joseph C. Puthumana, former
supervisor. Methods & Standards.

A realignment of activities within the
Claims-Real Estate-Sales Department has
resulted in the appointment of supervisors
for five new positions. Richard M.
Dickieson, former sales coordinator.
Charter Sales Services, is now supervisor.
Sales Services. Lawrence M. Grey,

former supervisor. Claims Examination
(Property Damage), has become super-
visor. Claims Examination (Property
Damage & Bodily Injury).

Charles E. Marble, former supervisor,
Information Analysis & Administration,
has been selected supervisor. Adminis-
trative Services & Procedures. Nancy N.
Nagel, former statistical analyst, Infor-
tion Analysis, has been named supervisor,
Information Services. Alan E. Neumann,
former supervisor. Education & Research,
has been reassigned as supervisor,
Research-Development.

New as safety coordinators. Main-
tenance, are Ronald E. Cook, former bus
serviceman, Kedzie, and John W. Johnson,
former token clerk. Treasury. Lawrence
Murphy, former conductor. North Section,
has been appointed human relations
specialist, Human Relations. Mohammed
Khan has moved from methods-standards
engineer. Maintenance, to planning analyst.
Transportation.

Florence A. Salus, farmer clerk-

Rosendhal

stenographer. Maintenance, is now
executive secretary-supervisor. General
Operations. Now serving as money

handlers. Treasury, are former bus drivers
Raymond Carson (North Park), Clarence
Jenkins (Limits) and James R. Walls
(52nd Street), and former bus serviceman
Stephen Bubacz (Archer).

Michael V. Barry, former interviewer,
Employment-Placement, has been appoint-
ed real estate representative, Claims-Real
Estate-Sales,. Reassigned to Claims as
stenographer II is Judy R.Kolovitz, former
stenographer I, Engineering, and as utility
clerk, Gloria Buchanan, former hospital-
dental clerk. Insurance & Pensions.

Walter L. Frye, former bus driver.
North Avenue, has become shop tractor
operator, Skokie. Dennis Winnick, former
shopman I, Skokie, has been selected
shopman II, Plant Maintenance. Nathaniel
Thomas, former bus serviceman, 77th
Street, has been named laborer. Materials
Management. Otis Barnes, former bus
serviceman. North Park, is now a bus
driver, 77th Street.

Hattie Smith, former clerk-typist.
Management Services, has been selected
typist II, Public Affairs. Emanuel Haimann,
station clerk, 52nd Street, has been
reassigned to the same position at Kedzie.
Marion Michaud, former clerk, Job Classi-
fication, has been chosen utility clerk.
Insurance & Pensions.

Frances L. Calpin, former call direc-
tory operator, Employment-Placement, has
been appointed dictating typist. Manage-
ment Services. Delores Duff has moved
from typist to utility clerk. Materials
Management-Stores, and in Financial Serv-
ices, Sharon Love has been reassigned
from accounts payable clerk to verification
clerk. Also in Financial Services, Homer
Barron, former relief janitor. Bus System,
has been named payroll clerk.

NOVEMBER. 1977

Chicago Sun-Times Covers

Last Sunday Of '77 CULTURE BUS

By Kay Rutherford

Despite the cold and drizzle Sunday, there
were more than enough passengers to fill the
1 1 a.m. Culture Bus as it pulled away from the
Art Institute on the last day of its run for the
year.

And one of the first persons on, sitting right
up front, was Mary Casah, a senior citizen who
proudly declared she'd ridden every Sunday
since the Culture Bus began its 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m.
circuits of eight Cliicago museums last May 29.

"It's terrible they're discontinuing it," said
her companion, Helen Varga, a retired govern-
ment employee. "It's a great idea. It brings
people out of their homes - broadens their
views."

Young and Old Liked It

And the culture bus ride certainly was dif-
ferent from any other bus ride in the city.
Strangers young and old chatted with their

This article is being reprinted by special per-
r of the Chicago Sun- Times.

seatmates and "ohed" and "ahhed" at the
sights.

Some 24,000 people rode the bus between
downtown and the University of Chicago during
the summer. On Aug. 14, the busiest Sunday,
1,824 sightseers set forth. But with summer
gone the passenger load has dropped to about
550, so the Chicago Transit Authority had dis-
continued the Culture Bus until spring, when
it's hoped a North Side bus route will be added.

The commentator on the first leg of the
journey down S. Lake Shore Dr. was 25-year old
Steve Hastalis, who has memorized every turn
on the route and facts about the things to be
seen. He had to commit the tour to memory
because he lost his sight when he was 7.

"I have the whole script down in Braille,"
he said, "but after the first couple of Sundays,
I didn't need it anymore. The drivers help me
out when we're coming up to statues and things.

and I've memorized the turns."

As the bus disgorged about three-fourths of
its passengers at the Museum of Science and
Industry, it took on a few new riders and a
volunteer commentator from the University of
Chicago.

U. of C. Commentator

Earl Andrews, a sophomore from Sacramento,
CaUf., had tales to tell of Clarence Darrow and
Houdini as the bus rolled through Jackson Park,
as well as Uttle known often funny, information
about the university.

"People like stories, not statistics," he said.
"Like (the late) Robert Maynard Hutchins, then
university president, wandering into Rockefeller
Chapel one evening. He discovered more souls
were being made than saved and the chapel is
now closed at 5 p.m.," Andrews said.

More passengers left at the Oriental Institute
to view its treasures and to wander the uni-
versity's quiet quadrangles. "Gee, it's another
world out here," a young North Side man said.

Gazing at the gargoyles and neo-Gothic spires,
he noted, "You'd think you were in the coun-
try. They've got real birds out here, not
pigeons."

Rider Reactions

Walton Minford, of Hillside, and Mrs. Joseph
Leonardo, of Pales Heights, who are volunteer
workers at Hines Hospital, rode the Culture
Buses four Sundays. Minford said the CTA
drivers and commentators were "very friendly
and informative." Mrs. Leonardo said the
Culture Buses are "one of the best ways to
see Chicago."

Pamela Holman, a student at Englewood High
School, heard about the Culture Bus on the
Channel 2 News. She said; "The Culture Bus
is nice. I liked everything about it."

Jackie Forrest (left), a secretary for a firm in
the Merchandise Mart, thought the Culture Bus
was the best way to show Chicago lo her mother,
Barbara, of San Diego, during a visit here.

■*•*•* OUR STAR RIDER * * • *

Mary B. Casali, who works in the employee
cafeteria at the First National Bank of Chicago
and lives in the Loop area, rode the Culture Bus
on each of the 22 Sundays and three holidays.
She said: "It was very interesting and educa-
tional. I visited all of the museums."

Leonard Garrison, of Billings, Mont., said:
"It's very good for tourists who don't know
Chicago. It helps them plan their day."

Danny Bourland. of Walkersville, Md., doing
student research work at Argonne National
Laboratory, said he liked the Culture Bus 'so
much the first time that I came back for another
Sunday."

Earl Andrews, a sophmore at the U. of C, said:
"I took my first ride on the Culture Bus in
September, and I enjoyed it so much that I
volunteered to be a commentator. I liked
commentating, particularly because the riders
were so appreciative."

Claudia Burnett, a student at Corliss High
School, who read about the Culture Bus in
the newspaper, said she wants to ride again
next year.

Jamie Garrison, a junior at Luther South High
School, and Craig Stevenson, a junior at Lind-
bloom High School, visited all of the eight
museums on the last Sunday of (he Culture
Bus service.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

42,516 Rides Taken
By 24,250 Riders

A total of 42,516 rides!
I That was the prime measure of success
of the first season of the RTA/CTA Culture
Bus service.

The final count also showed that these
42,516 rides were fallen by 24,250 riders.

And of the 24,250 riders, a total
'of 10,116 originated (or bought
their Super Transferpasses) on the
Culture Buses, and 14,134 originated
(or had already bought their Super
Transferpasses) on other CTA

routes.

In view of this success, the CTA is
■ planning to add a second route when the
Culture Bus service is resumed next year.
The second route would serve museums
and other attractions on the near north side
and in the Lincoln Park area.

This year's initial service was provided
by the CTA in conjuction with the Regional
Transportation Authority and the Chicago
Council on Fine Arts.

The Culture Bus service was provided
on 22 Sundays and three holidays, from

May 29th to October 23rd. Stops were
made at eight museum along a sightseeing
route which extended from the Art Institute
along the laltefront to the University of
Chicago area.

in addition to the Public Affairs staff,
many persons collaborated to make the
Culture Bus service a real team effort.
George Krambles.CTA executive director,
and Harold Geissenheimer, manager of the
General Operations Division, always
dropped by to help.

Eight students of the University of
Chicago, under the direction of Luis
Cuadros, of Puerto Rico, a junior, took
turns as volunieers giving a commentary
as the buses went through the campus.
The other students were: Earl Andrews,
of Sacramento, CaU, sophomore; Mark
Bruso, of Mount Prospect, junior;
Christine DeRosa, of Dolton, a junior;
David Jaffe, of West Bloomfield, Mich.,
senior; Barry Friedman, of RockviUe,
Md., junior; Erica Peresman, of

Pittsburgh, a sophomore, and David Wierz,
of Mequon, Wis., sophomore.

CTAers working behind the scene were
Mckinley Porter, superintendent, and
Arnold Hillstrom, chief clerk, 52nd sti-eet
garage, who selected drivers for the
Culture Bus runs. Emanuel Haimann,

station clerk (until his reassignment to
Kedzie in October), checked each Sunday
and holiday to make certain about the
assignment of drivers. The buses were
cleaned and readied for service by main-
tenance crews under the direction of James
Glynn, a garage foreman.

Drivers from the 52nd street garage on
the Culture Bus runs included Moses Clay
Jr., Walter Falls Jr., Lafayette D.
Garmony, Shirley L. Hobbs Jr., William C.
Johnson Jr., Herman Lloyd, Charles W.
Martin, Howard Moore, Robert Newman,
Alvin Potts, Walter V. Sanders, and James
R. Walls.

Among others of the Culture Bus team
were Walter Prosen, superintendent, dis-
trict B; John W. Perkins, instructor,
Training Center; and Clevelen Brogdon
and Roscoe Wilson, bus service super-
visors. Central District.

Eileen (Murph) Neurauter, of Public
Affairs, was project manager for most of
the season. When she was on vacation in
Egypt toward the end of the season, Jeff
Stem, of Public Affairs, served as project
manager.

Major contributions to the success of
the Culture Bus service also were made
by Operations Planning and Operations
Graphics,

Robert and Freda Mberfeld, of Cincinnati, rode
the Culture Bus while on their honeymoon in
Chicago. Freda, who is a payroll clerk, said that
the Culture Bus ''makes a good impression on
visitors to Chicago." Robert, a systems analyst,
commented: "That bus was just what we were
looking for."

Gary and Alice Behrendt. of Jamaica. N.Y..
came to Chicago to attend a sales meeting, and
stayed an extra day to see the city. Walking
down Michigan avenue, they spotted the 'Spirit
of Chicago' bus destination sign, and decided to
take the Culture Bus for sightseeing. Gary said:
"The trip gave us a good feeling about the city.
Chicago is amazingly clean, cleaner than other
urban areas. It is a beautiful city."

Sheila Holman, a student at Englewood High
School, heard about the Culture Bus from a
friend. She said: "Everybody should ride the
Culture Bus because it's a nice ride and you see
places you've never seen before."

Joseph Campbell, office manager at the Walter
Ingstrup Company, rode three Sundays. He
visited the Oriental Institute the first Sunday,
the DuSable Museum of African American
History the second, and the Smart Gallery the
third Sunday. He commented: "I know Chicago
well, but each time I saw things I had never seen
before, like the Stock Exchange Arch. Near
Soldier Field before the Bears' game, I saw a
woman police officer on horseback for the
first time."

Seaman Recruit Walter Mixon, of Grand Marais,
Mich., who graduated from boot camp at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Center, described
the Culture Bus as "a great way to see places."
He added: "Everything is big compared to
where I come from; my town has four hundred
people in it."

Kathy and Susan Anderson are sisters who
grew up in Yonkers, N.Y., and who rode the
Culture Bus while Kathy visited her sister in
Chicago. Kathy, a student in an eastern uni-
versity, said the Culture Bus was "a great way
to see the city in a short time." Susan, now a
nurse in Chicago, was impressed by "how
friendly the CTA people were."

NOVEMBER, 1977

SURFACE

Photo history of transit in Chicago

Four-wheel electric streetcars (1890—1914)
Red Pullman streetcars (1908-1954)

Open top double deck buses (1917-1937;
40-seat trolley buses (1930-19581

7EHICLES

Pblished in observance of CTA's
3th anniversary of operations

A Museum Of Science and Industry Christmas

Thirty-six ethnic groups are participat-
ing this year in the annual "Christmas
Around The World" Festival through Jan. 1
at the Museum of Science and Industry at
57th street and Lake Shore drive in Jack-
son Park.

The Festival includes a display of 30
pageants featuring folk music and dancing,
Christmas trees in the museum's rotunda,
programs by school and church choirs, and
international buffet dinners.

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Puerto Rican Decorations

Newly represented at the Festival are
Latvia and Korea. Other countries repre-
sented are Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Czecho-
slovakia, Norway, Romania, Luxembourg,
China, Serbia, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Finland,
Greece, Japan, Switzerland, and The
Netherlands.

Greek Decorations

Also, Austria, Denmark, Slovenia, Ger-
many, Mexico, The Ukraine, Armenia, Ire-
land, Hawaii, Great Britain, France, Swe-
den, Croatia, The Philippines, Lithuania,
Poland, Afro-America, and the United
States.

The pageants are presented at 1930
hours each weeknight until Dec. 18, as well
as on weekends.

The international buffet dinners, which
require reservations, are offered each
evening through Dec. 18 in a new Festival
dining room. Call 684-1414 for reserva-
tions.

That is also the number to call for in-
formation about the programs. There is no
charge for admission to the museum or for
the Festival programs. Except for the

Christmas tree display area, the museum
is open 0930 to 1600 Monday through Fri-
day and 0930 to 1730 Saturday and Sunday.
The Christmas display area is open until
2000 every day through Dec. 18. Closed
Christmas day.

Czechoslovakian Decorations

TO GET THERE

CTA's No. 55 Garfield bus provides
service to the door of the Museum of
Science and Industrj'. Other bus
routes within a short walk of the mu-
seumarethe No. 1 Drexel- Hyde Park,
the No. 28 Stony Island, and the No. 6
Jeffery Express (Mon-Fri).

Sergio Rodriguez

Receives Medallion

Sergio Rodriguez, financial analyst, Financial Services Group,
receives President's Medallion from the Rev. Raymond Baum-
hart, Loyola University president, at Founder's Day luncheon Oct.
25 in the Continental Plaza hotel. Rodriguez was one of 12 students
awarded medallions for scholarship, leadership, and service.
Rodriguez is working toward his master's degree at Loyola's
Graduate School of Theolog\'. He is also a deacon in the Roman
Catholic church, for which he is doing parish work.

Joining him at the award luncheon were his wife, Nidia, and his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez, of Mexico City. The sen-
ior Mr. Rodriguez is a retired employee of a Mexico City transit
agency. (CTA Photo by Bert Cadney)

Receives Award For Honesty

"Honesty is the best policy."

A cliche? Not to Michael Murphy, shopman in the Ti-uck Shop at Skokie Shop.

Mike was recently awarded the Thillens (Checashers) Award For Honesty for re-
turning money overpaid by their cashier.

He also received a check as a token of their appreciation.

In a letter to Robert S. Winther, superintendent, SkokieShop, Mr. Mel Thillens, presi-
dent of Thillens, Inc., said: "You are to be congratulated, Mr. Winther, for having per-
sonnel of this caliber in your organization." (Our thanks to Mary Hendrickson of Skokie
Shop for submitting this item to Transit News)

Welcome Back!

Richard Cacini, who was recently dis-
charged from the U.S. Army as a lieu-
tenant out at Fort Carson, Colorado,
would like to let his friends know he is
back at work with CTA. Richard was
on military leave for two years. He is
now a clerk at Archer Garage.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

(TA Comes To Aid

' Of ICG Commuters

No matter how large or small the need, CTAalwaj'S
sinds ready to help its fellow carriers in an emer-
3hcy. The largest operation of this kind was carried
d; late in August when CTA provided 75,000 shuttle
rles to Burlington Northern commuters around the

e of a train accident in west suburban LaGrange.

6 Transit News, September 1977)

CTA's latest emergency operation was on a smaller
slale, but was no less appreciated by commuters. It
qme as a result of a fire early Sunday, Oct. 30, in an
aandoned warehouse on Baltimore avenue at 89th
ffeet. The rear of the building bordered the South
qicago line of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, and
?jen sections of a wall collapsed, debris blocked the
■licks and interfered with the power supply.
'ICG officials decided they would have to suspend
Ervice south of 83rd street until dangerous parts of
t; building could be removed, the debris cleared, and
pwer restored. But this meant there would be no
vy that ICG trains could serve stations at 87th and

91st streets.

Bernard Ford, director of transportation for the
Regional Transportation Authority, coordinated the
emergency shuttle service early Sunday by contacting
George Krambles, the CTA executive director. Rich-
ard Gross, assistant superintendent. District A, con-
ferred at the scene with ICG's Heiu-y Laundy , director
of commuter services. At the direction of Thomas A.
Shanahan, area superintendent. Bus Service, Gross
and Joseph Grojean, relief superintendent, then de-
veloped the route for the shuttle service.

A shuttle bus was operating Sunday afternoon from
the ICG stations at 91st and at 87th and Baltimore to
83rd street, where riders could board their regularly-
scheduled trains.

Three buses ran at 15- minute intervals during the
rush periods, and at other times the service was
tailored to the need. By the time ICG restored its
service for the evening rush period on Nov. 3, CTA
buses had cai'ried 2,782 ICG passengers on 158 trips.

Under the shuttle bus arrangement, commuters
needed only to show their ICG riding cards to board
buses. Train and bus schedules were coordinated.

Keeping the operation running smoothly were
Robert Morris, Donald Allen, and Edward Greer,
District A supervisors.

Lottery Brings Smiles

The winning smiles of John Keil, applications ana-
lyst. Data Center, and his wife, Dorothy, reflect their
good fortune in coming up with the ticket numbers
needed to collect an Illinois Lottery prize of $10,000.
Dorothy bought the winning ticket at the west side cat-
alog order department of Sears Roebuck & Co., where
she is an order clerk.

They said the prize was very timely, in view of the
fact that their two daughters had been married during
the summer.

CTA Pioneers To Install New Officers

' New officers of the CTA Pioneers organization
tU be installed in ceremonies at the 12:30 p.m. Jan.
J meeting in the Golden Flame restaurant, Higgins
iiad and Nagle avenue.

William Pinasco will be sworn in as president;
^ynard "Pinky" Moran will become first vice presi-
tat; George May, second vice president; Carl Lar-
in, secretary, and Willard Lyons, treasurer.

Scheduled to be installed as directors are Frank
iske, immediate past president; Ralph Kugelard;

Clarence Lind, and Everett England.

The CTA Pioneers has 433 members and its mem-
bership consists of retired employees of CTA and its
predecessor companies.

Tlie organization holds its meetings at 12:30 on the
second Tuesday of each month at the Golden Flame
restaurant. Membership dues are $1 a vear.

Four of its regular meetings are designated Ladies
Days when spouses and friends of members are in-
vited to attend.

OVEMBER. 1977

Associate Judge Lionel J.
Berc, of Cook County Circuit
Court, wrote to commend driver
Curtis M. Anderson (North Park
garage) for his alertness and
courteous conduct on a Broad-
way bus which the judge had
boarded in the Loop. "I was
jostled and my wallet was re-
moved from my trouser pocket.

"On complaining loudly to the
driver, he turned around and
saw a youth drop a wallet to the
floor. He kept all the doors
closed and called for police by
radio through his dispatcher.
Although some passengers com-
plained and sought to leave the bus, the driver remained cool and
courteous until police arrived, found the wallet and took the boy
into custody, allowing the bus to proceed."

Curtis M. Anderson

Frankie Collins, conductor.
South Section, was commended
for the "excellent way" she han-
dled an incident on a northbound
Howard B train one afternoon at
Wilson. Mrs. Ruth Pyster, of
Catalpa avenue, said, '1 heard a
commotion and moaning, and
when I turned around, a lady was
on the floor of the car and the
'conductoress' was comforting
her.

"She was marvelous, re-
assuring the lady that the ambu-
lance was on its way, announcing
the delay to the restof the pass-
engers, and even watching out
for the lady's glasses, purse and packages. The passengers re-
mained seated and quiet — not a grumble about the delay."

Frankie Collins

commendation corner

An early morning rider on Norman L.
Lee's King Drive bus (77th Street garage)
said she feels fortunate to have been served
by such a concerned driver. Ms. M.Carter,
of Vernon avenue, said, "He visually
checks for his regular passengers if they
aren't at the bus stop and waits for them if
they're within a reasonable distance. He
e.xtends himself in many instances for his
passengers, and I'm sure they all
appreciate him. I feel that his concern is
outstanding because there is so much going
on in this city and it can be dangerous
standing on the corners early in the
morning."

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Anthony Ceriale, driver of a Pulaski
bus (North Avenue garage), was praised by
Geraldine J. Szpekowski, assistant loan
manager of a bank on Milwaukee avenue.
"I boarded the bus at Diversey. The driver
was most gracious and courteous. He
greeted each passenger with a 'Good
afternoon' and 'Thank you.' Departing
passengers received the same courtesies.

At intersections where there was a
connecting bus, he waited for passengers.
In my opinion, he is a driving advertise-
ment for the CTA."

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Conductor Charles B. Yoimg (West
Section) was complimented by Philip J.
Hellerraan, of Ainslie street, a regular
rider on a rush period Congress-Milwaukee
train northbound from the Loop. "His
voice is clear and loud. It does not matter
whether the train is an old one or a new
one. He also provides more information
than the usual 'No smoking' and station
stops. He indicates what kind of train we
are riding (A or B), announces the trans-
fer points, and tells what connectuig bus
routes are available at the stops. He even
calls the stop for the Greyhound bus
terminal and traffic court.

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Levell Gatson, driver of a Roosevelt
Road bus (Kedzie garage), was thanked

for his prompt assistance one afternoon
by Sister Susan Keferl, SND, of Holy
Family Seminary on South May street.
"As I stepped on the bus, a teenage boy
came up behind me and tried to grab my
purse. As I struggled with him, I fell to
the ground. The driver braked the bus
and came after the boy. I really
appreciate his help and commend his
willingness to become involved. Happily,
I did not lose my purse."

####

James Young, Jr., a janitor (B District)
who works nights in the State Street sub-
way, was thanked for recovering and
turning in a wallet he found in a trash
basket. The wallet's ovmer, Velvet
Barreras, of Cullom avenue, said, "Please
tell him how much I appreciate his
thoughtfulness. Having my wallet returned
to me saved me endless phone calls to
department stores regarding stolen credit
cards and reapply ing for adriver's license,
I.D.'s, etc., not to mention priceless
pictures that are one of a kind to me."

Michele: No Stranger To Royalty

Michele K. Desvignes is no stranger to royalty.

Michele, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Desvignes, far south area superintendent
in the Transportation Department, was one of 230 undergraduate students at the Uni-
versity of Chicago to lunch with His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of
Wales.

The luncheon was held Oct. 19 in the Cloister Club, part of Ida Noyes Hall, which is
one of the student centers on the campus. Decorations, which included huge replicas of
the royal coat of arms and the seal of the University, were made for the occasion by a
student.

The students joined John T. Wilson, president of the university; Jonathan Smith, dean
of the college, and the Prince in toasts to Queen Elizabeth and President Carter.

Michele has also made acquaintance with King Gustav of Sweden when she visited
Kalmar during a trip to Sweden in 1972.

In 1974, Michele met The Abba (traditional ruler) in Lagos, Nigeria. At that time,
she was living in Nashville, Tenn., and happened to know Skeeter Davis, the country-
western singer. Ms. Davis decided that she would do a concert tour of Northern Africa,
but Michele told her that she should not go without her.

"1 guess I was just in the right place at the right time," says Michele.

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Chicago sports teams - - 1977 vintage - - have tal<en a
buffeting so far, particularly in baseball where the White Sox
and Cubs raised premature hopes for a crosstown series,
only to fall by the wayside in August and September.

Many fans thought the Bears, a young team that coach
Jack Pardee is still rebuilding, had a good chance for a
Central Division title, but setbacks by New Orleans and
Atlanta were solar plexus blows to the overly optimistic
Bear fans.

The Chicago Bulls may be a bright spot in the sports
picture if they live up to their capabilities this season. The
prospects are good. The Bulls have some real stars who
should make the playoffs and they have strengthened their
bench.

There isn't any question that the Bulls are a hustling club,
but they must find a way to counteract the zone defenses
that Artis Gilmore will face every time he starts a game.
Otherwise the going may be rough.

In one of the early season games which the Bulls lost to
the Milwaukee Bucks, the zone around Gilmore was made
up of as many as three defenders at one time.

With Gilmore in that kind of tight quarters it is pretty
obvious that the Bulls offense gets tied up in knots. A
strong pressure defense can stop the Bulls, and Milwaukee
did exactly that in an early season defeat for Chicago.

In defeating Houston at the start of the season the Bulls
looked good. At one time they were behind 15 points but
there was no panic upon the part of the Bulls and they
finally pulled that one out by a 107-103 score.

Reserve strength in the person of John Mengelt and Nick
Weatherspoon is going to help the Bulls eventually. Coach
Ed Badger wants to work in his rookies whenever he can to
give them much needed experience in NBA basketball. Lack
of experienced reserves is a weakness Badger worries about.

The three rookies are Tate Armstrong, Mark Landsberger
and Steve Sheppard. This trio has the potential but ex-
perience is lacking in actual competition. They need plenty
of playing time this season.

The starting lineup is a strong one, providing its members
stay healthy. Much depends upon the breaks. As we said
earlier, Gilmore is a marked man. The opponents will key
on Artis in every game. So the slack will have to be taken
up by Mickey Johnson and Wilbur Holland.

Coach Badger believes that the fate of the Bulls may well
be determined by defense over the long haul.

Perhaps the reserves may be a partial answer to the defen-
sive problem, but coach Badger needs at least one more
strong defense man he can throw into the breach if needed.

It is this column's opinion that the Bulls will improve
as the season goes on but it will be awhile before they regain
the form they displayed against Portland in last year's play-
offs. It depends upon a factor that doesn't show in the
record books ■ - desire. That quality is a "MUST" for a
winning team.

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The gift factory at the North Pole has been working over-
time this holiday season with extra elves being called in to
man the production line. Even Rudolph, the red-nosed
reindeer, has been pressed into service to haul the elves in
from outlying icecaps.

But Santa Claus has more than his share of problems this
year, the principal one involving the over paid athletes from
the pro baseball, basketball and football worlds. The ques-
tion for Santa is - - what do you put into a stocking for an
outfielder who gets 3 million bucks for swatting a little
round pellet a few hundred feet?

While Santa pondered, one of the secret agents among the
elves sneaked a look at the Christmas list for the sports
stars and leaked it to the press. There are some very in-
teresting requests on his list. Here are some of them taken
out of context:

The Chicago Bears - - "Send us another Dick Butkus and
once again they'll be cheering at Soldier Field and prone
bodies of quarterbacks will be all over the place."

The Chicago White Sox - - "Give us the spirit of '59
mixed with go-go lotion. That's all we need for a divisional
flag."

The Chicago Bulls - - "Give us a player like Rick Barry
and a couple of defensive guards and our holiday will in-
deed be merry."

The Chicago Blackhawks - - "Santa, all we want is another
Bobby Hull. Take a look around the icecap - - maybe you'll
find someone."

Cincinnati Reds - - "Gee, how we'd like to have that old
gang of ours back at Riverfront Park, especially Don Gullett."

The Kansas City Royals - - "All we need, Santa, is a little
bit of luck."

Charley Finley, Oakland A's - • "I want a carbon copy of
that new song - - "Oh, Reggie, Oh Reggie, where art thou?"

Bo Schembechler, University of Michigan - - "Bring us a
new little brown jug, Santa, ours is gone to Minneapolis
and with it went my football team."

Woody Hayes, Ohio State - - "Leave me some of those
prep stars from Ohio who go to that other school up north."

George Steinbrenner, the Yankees - - "Don't need a thing
except maybe a Cigar Store Indian for the dugout."

Bowie Kuhn, Baseball Commissioner - - "I want a return
to the old days when most ball players couldn't even spell
the word litigation."

The Oakland Raiders - - "Another Super Bowl check so
all of us can buy new Cadillacs."

The Philadelphia Phillies - - "Dear Santa - - please tell us
how to get started at the beginning of the season instead of
mid-July."

Chicago Fans - - "Santa, please, oh, please, give us a winner
of some kind, even if it's only at Sportsman's Park."

The last word we had from the North Pole was that Santa
made up his mind in one area. When he guides his reindeer
over Yankee Stadium on Christmas Eve, Rudolph will sky-
write the following words; "Dear Reggie and Billy - - Peace
and good will to all - - yours, Santa Claus."

NOVEMBER, 1977

CTA Senior Citizen Retirement

Discussing finishing touches for the CTA Senior Citizens Retirement
Organization dinner-dance in Ferrara iVIanor, North and Central avenues,
are (from left), Clarence Lind, 1st vice-president; Bernard "Ben"
Scholz, president; Joe Nolan, general manager, and Jack Kalka,
secretary.

Enjoying the pre-dinner social hour are (from left), Leroy Graham,
Mrs. Clara Berry, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gosse.

"Retirement is not just the end of a career, it is th
beginning erf a whole new way of life," says ijoe Nolaij ■,
general manager of the CTA Senior Citizens Retire. (
ment Organization.

Nolan says his organization has nearly 1,000 mem. ,
bers and each month attracts between 250 and 35./, j
members to its dinner dances in Ferrara Manor|i(
North and Central avenues. Dinner dances are held th jji
last Tuesday of each month. Jl

Table partners Mr. and Mrs. Bernard "Ben" Scholz and Mr. and Mrs.;
Joe Hennelly.

Enjoying a friendly get-together are board members Lawrence Ber-
mingham (left) and Maynard "Pinky" Moran. Mrs. Moran is at right.

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Swanagain pause by a Roman statue to look for
acquaintances among the throng attending the dinner-dance.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keag (center) receive greetings from Joe Nolan
and Ed Wiss.

Redo Hall (left), sergeant at arms, greets Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Martens.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Organization Dinner Dance

The CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organization
is open to all senior citizens. It is a non-profit, tax
exempt organization. Life membership is $10. The
organization is headquartered at 1304 N. Laramie
av., Chicago, 111., 60651, The telephone number is
287-9058. It is affiliated with the Greater Chicago
Council of Senior Citizens and the National Council of
Senior Citizens, Washington, D. C.

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Mr. and Mrs. James Lacki purchase their dinner-dance ticl(ets from
Jack Kalka, secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hill and Ed Wiss exchange greetings. Hill and
Wiss are board members of the organization.

Mrs. Emily Klecker (left) and Mrs. Mary Kanczynski join their husbands,
Ed Kanczynski (second from right) and William Klecker on the stairs
at Ferrara Manor.

After admiring statuary in Ferrara Manor, Bill Piatt (left), CTA director
of Job Classification, Human Resources Department, George Clark
(center), and Myles Harrington, organization board member, head for
the dining room.

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Board member Jim Tucker (left) joins Pete Meinardi (second from
left), consultant to the organization, in welcoming Mr. and Mrs. John
Finch.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hardy are serenaded by Art Hitterman of the
Ferrara Manor staff.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lembachner seem to be in the mood for a fun
time as they arrive for the dinner-dance.

NOVEMBER, 1977

Unloading the prefabricated section of the bus passenger shelter.

Attaching the back and side sections of the shelter.

CTA Shelter Experts At Work

Drilling holes
to sidewalk.

into concrete for bolting shelter

Six employees of the CTA's Plant
Maintenance Department have become ex-
perts in the installationof bus stop shelters.

With plenty of experience behind them,
they now install a shelter in a speedy 45
minutes.

The crew regulars are Bob Cagala,
Louis Velez, Brian Athern, Eugene Clif-
ford, and Rich Pilarski. The crew leader
is Bob Johnson. They are all sheet metal
workers who report to Steve Kudelka, sheet
metal foreman.

The truck driver for the crew is usually
Otha Hall.

The shelters are pre-fabrlcated in four
basic sections — the three walls and the
roof. Installation work includes mounting
the feet, levelling them, and then anchoring
them into the concrete base. Then all
sections have to be riveted together.

The CTA is currently installing 100 bus

shelters which are in addition to the 100
installed last year. The first one of the
new order was erected Monday, Oct. 31,
southbound in Orleans street at the Mer-
chandise Mart Apparel Center.

The CTA is also installing 70 shelters
provided by the City of Chicago.

Sixty-five of the new shelters will be 8
feet, 3 inches in length, and 35 shelters
will be 12 feet, 4 inches long. The other
measurements of the two sizes are the
same — 5 feet, 8 inches wide and 7 feet, 6
inches high.

The shelters are similar in design to the
100 initial shelters erected last year. The
sides and backs of the shelters are of
transparent non-breakable plastic panels.
The street side of the shelters is open. The
top is off-white translucent plastic. The
frames are aluminum with a bronze finish.
(CTA Photos by Mike Hoffert)

Bolting the shelter to the sidewalk.

Raising the roof of the shelter.

Attaching the roof to the sides of the shelter.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

NEW PENSIONERS

EDWARD ADAMS, Night Foreman,

52nd Street, Emp. 11-19-45
ERVIN BREST, Janitor,

Archer, Emp. 8-08-41
LOUISE M. DREWS, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 1-12-57
JOHN M. GALVIN, Operator,

North Avenue, Emp. 5-31-51
WILLIAM M. JONES, Operator,

Beverly, Emp. 10-03-52
PETER KONDRATUK, Bus Repairer,

Kedzie, Emp. 9-13-44
LOUIS R. MUELLER, Asst. Station Supt.,

North Parl<, Emp. 8-15-45
PHILIP A. PATERNOSTER, Janitor,

Limits, Emp. 8-12-54
GEORGE D. RELSTAB, Asst. Supt. School,

Limits, Emp. 7-17-41
GERTRUDE M. YARDLEY, Ticket Agent,

West Section, Emp. 1-16-60

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

MARVIN BRINSON, Car Repairer B,

61st Street, Emp. 5-09-51
GERALDINE D. BUTLER, Assignment Clk.,

Lake/Randolph, Emp. 8-04-71
JOSEPH E. HASSMAN, Car Serviceman,

54th Street, Emp. 2-12-60
JOHN W. WHITSELL, Operator,

77th Street, Emp, 10-13-69

Service
anniversaries
in November

35 years

C. F. Derrick, Central Counting

A. J. Hubacz, Safety

P. H. Karowsky, Howard-Kimball
T. W. McMahon, District A
H. M. Ringo, Beverly

B. L. Roskuszka, Maintenance
N. A. Spjtalli, Utility

J. P. Wilczynskl, North Avenue

25 years

H. E. Austin, Kedzie

D. E. Bowen Sr., Utility

H. Browning, North Avenue

P. F. Healy, Archer

A. Jackson, Limits

L. Lupetini, Skokie Shop

30 years

L. B. Cantwell, District A
W. N. Cecich, Utility
S. E. Dein, Forest Glen
S. Dorich, Stores, South
W. G. Gerber, Stores, South
W. A. Harris Jr., 77th Street
J. W. Jackson, Kedzie
E. F. Johnson, Agents North
R. Kempe, Skokie Shop
B. Klatt, South Shops

E. Kuemmel, Forest Glen

F. McDermott, Electrical
J. S. Nash, 61st Street
V. Ondrias, 69th Street

J. A. Rosendhal, Automotive Maint.

J. Salamone, Electrical

E. J. Schurz Jr., Forest Glen

J. F. Tarczueski, South Shops

H. Walters, North Avenue

M. W. Warchol, North Avenue

N. Martin, Ashland/95th
K. A. Paetsch, Maintenance
W. G. Reynolds, District C
P. G. Stephens, Skokie Shop
R. Washington, 69th Street
J. Williams, Electrical

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FREDA. BECK, 82, North Section,

Emp. 9-15-27, Died 8-22-77
ALEXANDRO BOMBICINO, 93, Kedzie,

Emp. 6-10-03, Died 9-03-77
OSCAR BREITENBACH, 93, Elston,

Emp. 7-27-18, Died 9-23-77
ANDREW BUCARO, 84, Way& Struct.,

Emp. 7-06-36, Died 9-28-77
GRADY H.COLLINS, 71, Kedzie,

Emp, 3-21-44, Died 9-29-77
JOHN E. CON WELL, 77, 69th Street,

Emp. 5-09-22, Died 9-02-77
THOMAS W. CRAIG , 67, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-11-47, Died 9-14-77
AARON DECKER, 84, Lawndale,

Emp. 4-07-43, Died 9-08-77
RUDOLPH DO RNER, 80, Kedzie,

Emp. 9-28-27, Died 9-28-77
ALBERT A. ELIZALDE, 87, Limits,

Emp, 10-24-44, Died 9-16-77
JOHN FITZGERALD, 82, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-26-15, Died 9-05-77
EDWARD A. KALL, 81 , 69th Street,

Emp. 5-13-24, Died 9-28-77
THOMAS P. KURAS, 73, LawTidale,

Emp. 12-14-28, Died 9-09-77
STANLEY LUKASZEWICZ,59,Electrical,

Emp. 12-16-50, Died 9-16-77
JOSEPH MARCHESE, 76, Engineering,

Emp. 5-03-21, Died 9-11-77

THOMAS McCLUSKEY, 81, Lawndale,

Emp. 10-15-43, Died 9-29-77
JOHN J . McMAHON , 63, Marketing,

Emp. 8-15-42, Died 9-13-77
JOHN E . MEMPHER, 87, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-11-22, Died 10-05-77
ALBERT G.MIELICH, 91, North Section,

Emp. 4-18-13, Died 8-08-77
THOMAS F.QUINAN, 70, North Section,

Emp. 4-07-28, Died 9-04-77
GLADYSRADCLIFFE, 82, North Section,

Emp. 9-24-26, Died 9-21-77
FRANK SCHENDL, 67, North Park,

Emp. 6-25-42, Died 9-19-77
EVANDELOSSKOPIS, 85, Kimball,

Emp. 7-09-27, Died 9-19-77
OWEN SMITH, 92, 77th Street,

Emp. 5-28-18, Died 9-06-77
GEORGE SOUKUP,76, ForestGlen,

Emp. 9-22-42, Died 9-09-77
FRANK M. WAGNER, 69, Kedzie,

Emp. 5-10-45, Died 9-29-77
AUGUST WAHLBERG, 80, South Shops,

Emp. 1-04-24, Died 8-30-77
JAMES WIVINIS, 76, South Section,

Emp. 3-21-24, Died 9-24-77
VIRGIL E. WOLFE, 63, North Park,

Emp. 2-16-42, Died 9-22-77
FRANK M. YERMAN , 70, 69th Street,

Emp. 1-12-29, Died 9-25-77

Our Apologies—

—to Susan A. Thieme (left), former
management development coordinator, who
has been named superintendent. Training
Center, Transportation Department, and
Paul H. Kadowaki (right), who was named
superintendent of Bus Instruction, Kimball.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume 30

Number 1 1

Published for employees and retirees by the
Public Affairs Department, Produced by the
Administrative Services Unit under the direc-
tion of Charles T. Zanin.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
Christine Borcic, fVlanaging Editor
Jack Sowchin. Graphics Editor

Distributed free of charge to all active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others. S2. CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 734. Merchandise Mart Plaza, P. O. Box
3555. Chicago, Illinois 60654,

NOVEMBER, 1977

Chicago Transit Authorityj

route map

mapa de rutas

how to go by bus, 'L'-subway
in Chicago and nearby suburbs

fall-winter, 1977-78

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The CTA's new fall-winter '77-78 Route Map featuring the Chicago
Public Library Cultural Center on the cover is now available at
'L'-subway stations and bus garages, library branches, hotels, and
public building information booths. The new map also features
the home schedules of the Black Hawk hockey team and the Bulls
basketball team.

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Chicago's Oldest House Moves Over The 'L'

It never happened before, and it probably will riev^"
lappen again. - ¥

And chances are that Chicago is the only place where it ',.'
ould happen:

Moving a house over the "L".

The object of this unusual event was Chicago's oldest
ouse - - a two-story frame dwelling with a rough-hewn oak
ramework which was built in 1836, a year before Chicago
/as incorporated as a city.

Historians refer to it as the Widow Clarke's House.

Getting the 120-ton structure over the "L" - - at 44th
treet on the South route - - was the hardest maneuver in a
oecial project by the Chicago Public Works Department of
loving the old house from 4526 Wabash av. to 1871
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The Indiana avenue address, which is near the original
site of the house, is in a newly designated Prairie Avenue
Landmark District of historic mansions. The Widow Clarke's
House has been declared a Chicago Landmark and has been
placed in the National Register of Historic Places.

It was much like a festive block party as spectators gath-
ered in the frigid owl hours of Sunday morning, Dec. 4, in
44th street near Calumet avenue to watch the house go, over
the "L". The CTA turned off the power from midnight to
0545 hours, and riders were shuttled by bus between the
43rd and 47th street stations.

The mover, under contract with the city, was the Balding
Corporation, of West Chicago, a heavy rigging and machinery
moving company which in 1978 celebrates its 100th year.

In the week before, by means of hydraulic jacking equip-
ment, the house was placed on cribbing towers on the west
side of the "L" structure to a height of 27 feet, well above
the track level. Similar cribbing towers were erected on the
east side.

After the power was turned off at midnight, two large
I-beams were laid above the tracks from the cribbing towers
on one side to the towers on the other. The house sitting
on Milwaukee dollies was pulled across by means of a winch
mounted on a tractor on the east side of the "L" structure,
with a holdback cable and winch on the west side.

The day before, Arne Jarnhoim, Belding's project manager
showed a sense of humor, as well as engineering confidence
when asked about the prospects of getting the house over the
"L" without mishap.

"Oh, I'm sure we will make it all right," replied Jarnhoim
"But if we shouldn't, there would be the biggest pile oi
kindling on the tracks you ever saw. And if that shoulc
happen, I would have my passport in my pocket."

The actual move of the house over the tracks took 1 houi
and 10 minutes, and occurred between 0240 and 0350 hours.

In charge for the city was Marshall Suloway, Public Work;
Commissioner, assisted by Jerome R. Butler Jr., City Archi
tect, and Daniel Majewski, project manager for the Public
Works Department. The CTA's coprdinator for the movf
was Ronald Poising, Superintendent, Structural Engineering.

During the next three days, the hydraulic jacking equip
ment was used to lower the house to street level on the eas
side of the "L."

Because of weather conditions, the last stage of movini
the house through the streets to the Indiana avenue locatior
did not take place until Sunday, Dec. 18. For this move
which took eight hours, the house was securely placed on ;
62-dollie wheel configuration, and drawn by a truck attachec
by pull-bar to the load.

The route for this trip was mostly by way of Martin Luthe!

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Opposite page:

1. In position before the move.

2. Looking from the west on night of
move.

3. Installing I-beams across the tracks.

4. From the east just after the move.

This page:

1. As it looked at 4526 Wabash Av.

2. Moving north in King Drive after
move over the 'L.'

3. Turning the corner at 31st and King
Drive.

King drive, 31st street and Michigan avenue. Special precau-
tions were taken to move the house over the bridge of
Stevenson Expressway at Michigan avenue. For all of the trip
except for the bridge, 62 pneumatic airplane tires were used
for the rig; but for the bridge crossing, to spread the load,
the number of tires was doubled, to a total of 124.

After restoration and furnishing, the Widow Clarke's
House at its Indiana avenue location is expected to be open
to the public late in 1978.

Ruth Moore Garbe, Chairman of the Prairie Avenue
Landmark District and a member of the Commission on
Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, said the
house is to be furnished in authentic pieces of various periods
up to the Civil War. The house is to be operated by the
Colonial Dames.

The house, of Greek Revival style, was built by Henry
Brown Clarke, a pioneer hardware merchant, on a 20-acre
tract near 18th street and Indiana avenue. It was the equiva-
lent on the south side to a mansion built on the north side
by William B. Ogden, Chicago's first mayor.

Clarke, at the age of 47, died in a cholera epidemic in
1849; but his widow, Caroline Palmer Clarke, continued to
live there with her children until her death in 1860. During
the 1850s, the Widow Clarke House was a favorite stopping
place for families taking buggy rides into the country on

Sunday afternoons.

Shortly after the Chicago fire of 1871, the house was
bought by John Chrimes, a prominent tailor. The fire of
'71 had missed that part of the south side, but Chrimes
feared a repeat of the fire and had the house moved beyond
the city limits in what was then the rural township of Hyde
Park. This new location later became 4526 Wabash av.

John Chrimes died six years after moving his residence to
Hyde Park township, and the house then became the home
of his daughter, Mrs. William H. Walter, and her husband.
William Walter, a livestock commission merchant, died in
1933; and his widow continued living there until her death
in 1939. The house then was taken over by their daughters,
Lydia and Laura Walter, both public school teachers.

In 1945, the Walter sisters sold the house to Bishop Lewis
Henry Ford and the Saint Paul Church of God in Christ.
The church, with its main property next door, used the
house for expanded activities and made it available for
community gatherings. However, several years ago. Bishop
Ford and his congregation indicated they would like to
have the house removed to permit a more functional ex-
pansion of their church activities.

(More photos on page 4)

DECEMBER. 1977

1. Moving across Stevenson Expressway
at Michigan Avenue.

2.-3. Installing extra rubber-tired dol-
lies for crossing expressway.

4. Arriving at 1871 Indiana Av. in
Prairie Av. Landmark District.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS \

CTA Offers

New Monthly Pass

A new monthly pass priced at $25 is being added to the
CTA's schedule of incentive fares which are aimed at pro-
ducing greater riding and more revenue.

At first, the new pass - - good for any number of rides
during the month - - is to be sold to employers who in turn
will make the passes available to their employees.

Then, after gaining experience with this new type of fare,
the CTA intends to sell the monthly passes directly to
individuals.

The new monthly pass together with other innovative
fares of recent years will give the CTA the distinction of
■ having an unusual combination of incentive fares.

The other innovative fares are the Bargain Fare and Super
jTransferpass on Sundays and holidays, the RTA Universal
Transfer, and the CTA Transfer which is good for all kinds
of trips as long as the last ride begins within one hour after
the time punched on the transfer at purchase.

The plan to sell monthly CTA passes was announced
;Dec. 6 at a press conference in the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Speaking at the press conference were Karl D. Bays, Chair-
man and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hospital
Supply Corporation; James J. McDonough, CTA Chairman;
Daniel Saldino, a Board member of the Regional Trans-
iportation Authority, and Mayor Jay Lytle of Evanston.

Also in attendance were Edward Martin, Evanston City
Manager; Lawrence G. Sucsy, CTA Board member, and
George Krambles, CTA Executive Director. As the CTA's
representative, Sucsy worked with officials of Evanston
land the American Hospital Supply Corporation (AHSC)
in developing the monthly pass plan.

I As the first company to use the CTA monthly pass,
AHSC is to begin making the passes available to its em-
iployees at its headquarters in Evanston in February. AHSC
has developed an unusual plan whereby it is increasing
salaries to cover the costs of either parking or public trans-
iportation and then offering employees an additional incen-
tive to use transit by reselling the $25 CTA montly pass to
its employees for $18.75, at a 25 per cent discount.

The CTA Board on Dec. 7 adopted an ordinance to create
the new $25 monthly pass, and the RTA Board on Dec. 21
adopted an ordinance for the pass for the American Hospital
Supply employees.

Mayor Michael A. Bilandic praised the CTA for developing
the monthly pass plan and announced that Chicago's
lEconomic Development Commission would begin featuring
the pass plan as an added convenience for Chicago businesses
and industries.

"This innovative CTA plan will allow Chicago businesses to
offer employees transportation benefits without going to
the expense and effort of providing parking facilities," said
Mayor Bilandic. "It also will be a tremendous aid in cutting
down traffic congestion, putting land to better use, and
saving energy."

Chairman McDonough reported that, as an immediate
response to the news announcement about the monthly
pass, the CTA received inquiries from more than a dozen
other large employers indicating an interest in buying passes
for their employees.

"We are confident that the new monthly CTA pass plan
iwill be given wide reception among employers in our large
service area," said McDonough. "Selling the new pass
through employers is the first step. After gaining experience
with this new plan, we intend to make the pass available for
iSale directly to individuals.

"For the large area that we serve, we believe the monthly
CTA pass can bring about much greater use of our public
jtransportation facilities," said McDonough.

"We believe the monthly pass will be especially attractive
to employers whose locations are downtown and in other

Karl D. Bays, AHSC Chairman

CTA Chairman McDonough

Daniel Saldino,
RTA Board Member

Mayor Jay Lytle of Evanston

crowded areas where parking is a difficult and costly problem.

"It has become common practice among many employers
to provide parking at no charge to make access to work easier
for employees who drive," McDonough explained. "The
parking spaces, which are worth $30 to $50 a month, have
thus become a fringe benefit, but only for the auto-using
employees.

"The transit riding employee who historically has paid
his own way since the invention of the automobile has In
effect been by-passed in contrast to employees benefiting
from the provision of parking.

"In view of the energy crisis, street traffic congestion and
the growing concern about our environment, it is especially
timely for employers providing employee parking to consider
also offering employees the incentive to use public trans-
portation with the monthly pass," said McDonough.

The monthly pass plan was well received by the news
media. For instance, an editorial by radio station WBBM
said the pass would encourage greater use of transit, which
in turn would "conserve fuel, cut traffic congestion, and save
valuable land space for something other than parking lots."
The editorial concluded: "This CTA monthly pass plan
represents the kind of innovative thinking so necessary to
the metropolitan area."

DECEMBER, 1977

Celebrating
New Year's

Here is a sampling of how some of our CTA employes
celebrate New Year's and how they feel about making
resolutions.

Louis (Ed) Ford, bus driver, North Avenue garage:
"I've worked a late night run on Belmont avenue the past
few New Year's Eves, so my celebrating has been strictly low-
key. On New Year's Day, my wife and daughter and I
usually have a ham or turkey dinner and then visit relatives
in the afternoon.

"I'm a firm believer in New Year's resolutions. In 1973 I
resolved to quit smoking, and I've stuck by it. It took a lot
of willpower, but I knew I could do it. I quit smoking once
before and stayed away from it for 10 years. I only started
again because everyone else seemed to be doing it. This time
I expect to stay off."

Ricca James, ticket agent, Kimball:

"I expect this New Year's Eve would have to be my most
glorious ever. I always wanted to have a big party, and this
was the year to celebrate. I started planning for it in
October.

"I was married in July, and I wanted to show my appre-
ciation to all my friends who helped me out. Some of them
even watched my apartment while we were on our honey-
moon.

"I made my New Year's resolution early. I wanted to have
a baby, and I'm determined that 1978 is going to be
the year!"

Joe Piento, senior power supervisor, Control Center:

"I've had to work for the last six years in a row on New
Year's Eve. But having a house full of family and friends
over the holidays this year makes up for the offbeat working
hours.

"We got my sister and her family to join us from California
for the first time ever, and my wife's closest friend and her
family picked this year to come from Colorado. We celebrate
the traditional Polish way, with meals of fish and dumplings,
breaking the opiatek (a wafer) before we start and wishing
each other the best for the new year.

"I make pretty practical resolutions, and then do my
best to live up to them. I try to hold down both my spend-
ing and my weight. If I force myself to put something in the
bank every payday, it'll be that much easier to send my
kids to college. When I watch my diet, I know I can keep my
back from bothering me, so there's plenty of incentive
to follow through."

Lovance F. Ashley, Sr., claim representative. Claims Law-
Real Estate:

"New Year's Day is always very quiet in our household.
My wife and I usually see the new year in with a select group
of friends and relatives in someone's home.

"At the stroke of midnight we all kiss our mates and wish
each other a happy and prosperous new year. On New
Year's Day I watch the football games with my son and
indulge in the traditional black-eyed peas dinner. All during
the day my other children come in and out with my grand-
children.

"This year I hope I can keep my resolution to stop
smoking."

William Jones, unit supervisor. Rail Janitors:
"I remember the time my wife and I used to stay at home
on New Year's Eve. Now we go to parties with close friends
and relatives and wait for the clock to strike midnight. At
midnight I kiss my wife and make a few resolutions I hope
to keep throughout the year.

"On New Year's Day I usually rest up from the night
before by watching the football games."

Ronald Tuck, job analyst. Human Resources:
"I usually spend New Year's Eve with friends at a quiet
gathering. I cook a bit myself, and New Year's Day is a day
to be with the family and enjoy all the traditional soul food .
my wife and I cook. Between cooking and eating, we and |
our two children watch all the football games of the day.
"In recent years, I've resolved to be less chauvinistic and to*
work on a particular attitude I've had. For the last four years-
I've made a lot of progress in improving my attitude towardi
women. I have been able to deal with women on a more^
equal basis and have accepted the fact that they are am
intricate part of society."

Loretta Eadie-Daniels, staff counsel. Tort Litigation:i
"In past years my husband and I brought the New Year inii

with close friends at a party. This year, however, we madei

reservations at one of the largest hotels for their annual New*

Year's celebration.

"I haven't made a resolution since early childhood. Ini

those days I made them all the time, but I never kept them.'"

Marjorie Holmes, human relations specialist, Human(
Resources:

"The number one priority on my list each year is to attend(
church on New Year's Eve and end up praying when the newi
year comes in. My family is usually with me at this time.!
After the church service I usually stop by at a small house<
party with close friends.

"I feel it's significant that I try to be thankful for then
successes in the past and prepare myself spiritually and(
emotionally to face whatever I may encounter in the Newi
Year. I use this as a foundation for everything I may becomei
involved in.

"As for a resolution, I make one every year, but I don't'
remember ever keeping one. On New Year's Day my family
gathers at my grandmother's house for the traditional]
black-eyed peas."

Mrs. Nancy Sholdice, library clerk. Library:
"Our family observes a Scottish tradition on New Year's
Day which says that the first person who crosses your thres-
hold must bring in something to eat, like a coffee cake. You
don't open the door unless that person brings food, to insuri
bounty and food for the rest of the year.

"I make extremely simple, realistic New Year's resolutions!
which I can stick to, like putting so much money aside each'
week for savings. I've accomplished 50 percent of my goals;
next year I'd like to catch up on the other 50 percent."

Julian Dowell, bus driver. North Park garage:

"I'm from Hartsville, Tennessee, and every year we return
to our little farm town with a population of 2,600 people
for a big feast at grandma's. On the menu are black-eyed
peas, mustard and turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, hog
jaws (jowls), ham, roast beef and eggnog made from cow's
milk. Of course, for dessert there are the cakes, sweet po-
tato pies and cobblers.

"On the farm, the first cold days after Thanksgiving
are called hog killing time, and because of the way pork is
processed, it is the only meat that will not spoil. Black-
eyed peas are in season at this time, and that is why we eat
them for "good luck" in the coming year.

"My family makes one joint resolution on New Year's,
and that is to see more of one another during the coming
year. We also pray together and wish each other a happy,
healthy and prosperous new year."

Priscilla Kamradt, secretary to the director. Contract
Construction:

"I have made a lot of New Year's resolutions, and I must
say, I've managed to keep most of them. A couple of years
ago, I vowed to get my weight down below 110 pounds. I
weighed 119 then. I managed to get down to 101 pounds,
which is ideal for a woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall.

"Another time I resolved to save as much money as I
could. I mean I really scrimped. When Christmas time came
around I had enough to buy my husband a photo enlarger
for his darkroom and still had some left to get him a pair of
skiis for his birthday.

"As for New Year's Day, my husband and I usually go out
visiting relatives and friends,* that is, if we have not been up
late at a party the night before."

CTA TRANSIT NEWS I

Arthur J. Thomas, blind case clerk, Claims/Real Estate/
Sales:

"We planned to celebrate the New Year with my wife and
her family in New Orleans this year. We've always had a
rather quiet but pleasant celebration in the past. We usually
attend a New Year's Eve party and wait for the clock to
strike midnight. Then we all kiss our favorite person; in my
case, it's my wife.

"It's senseless for me to make any resolutions because in-
variably they are broken. I've decided that making a resolu-
tion isn't going to make any changes in my life."

J. C. White, assistant superintendent, Beverly garage:

"On New Year's Eve I stay home with my wife and family.
At the stroke of midnight we all say a prayer and thank God
for allowing us to come through another year, and for
doing so many things for us in the past year.

"On New Year's Day my wife always cooks a pot of black-
eyed peas, and my mother-in-law makes New Orleans eggnog,
which we sip throughout the day while receiving close family
friends and watching the football games."

The recipe for New Orleans eggnog is:

1 cup of sugar;

8-10 eggs;

1/5 bourbon or rum;

1 gal. milk;

1/2 pint whipping cream

Separate the egg yolks from the white and cream the
yolks with the sugar. Slowly stir in the bourbon and add
the milk. Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the
mixture. Then add in the whipping cream.

Michael Veltri, superintendent, Douglas-Congress:
"My wife and I go square dancing on New Year's Eve.
We weren't going anywhere until two years ago, when we
bought tickets to the dance at the Ribbons and Bows club
in the western suburbs. We usually square dance once or
twice a week."

Tina Avila, administrative training coordinator. Personnel
Development:

"I celebrate New Year's with an Italian family where it's
traditional not to eat before midnight • - it's a fast that starts
the night before after supper. At midnight we eat grapes for
good luck, and a traditional meal of ravioli and wine.

"At home, we always made the Spanish pinata out of
papier-mache for the children. They play a Latin version of
pin the tail on the donkey by being blindfolded, then chasing
the pinata with a stick, trying to hit it. When it breaks, all
the children run for the candy that was inside.

"I have made resolutions I have kept; two years ago I
decided to quit smoking and quit cold turkey. It took me
six months, though, to win the battle over the urge to smoke.

"I have an ongoing self improvement resolution under-
way, and I plan to increase my supply of plants in 1978."

Johnny Haney, clerk, Kedzie garage:

"My wife and I party with our family and friends New
Year's Eve, although there's no set pattern as to where we'll
go. At 12 o'clock we sing Auld Lang Syne."

Mrs. Judith Genesen, reference librarian. Library:
"We spend every New Year's Eve with another couple,
our oldest friends. We may go to an early theatre perfor-
mance, then come home for dinner and celebrate with a
glass of champagne at midnight.

"My New Year's resolution is always the same: to lose
those last five pounds."

Mrs. Barbara Flake, secretary to the director, Plant Main-
tenance:

"We have a comfortable way to bring in the New Year.
VVe usually have a quiet evening, a very reverent evening,
giving thanks that we're seeing in another new year and for
our health, and praying for our family and friends. Then
we attend the midnight mass at St. Nicholas Church in
Evanston.

"Our feeling is to take time just to communicate with the
Lord. Then we wake up in the morning with a feeling of
confidence, and hope for the best in the coming year.

"New Year's Day is a day of rest for my family; I like to
cook and so we have a big dinner."

Chris Kalogeras, director. Plant Engineering:

"My wife, Pauline, son, George, and I celebrate two hol-
idays each January First. Besides New Year's Day, we ob-
serve St. Basil's day, which is celebrated by members of the
Eastern Orthodox Church all over the world. We always
attend St. Basil's Church at Polk and Ashland, and then
gather with family and friends for dinner.

"The dinner host usually makes vasilopita, or Basil Bread,
for this festive occasion. When kneading and shaping the
loaf, the sign of the cross is drawn on the surface and a
coin wrapped in aluminum foil is hidden in the dough before
it is baked. When served with dinner, the host, or the head of
the family again cuts the sign of the cross into the Basil
Bread. It's then divided equally among the guests. The
person who gets the coin is going to have a very lucky year.
Should the knife of the host strike the coin, the host gets to
keep the coin and he'll have an especially good year.

"The name William means the same as Basil, in the Greek
community, and many of those so named celebrate with an
open house for their family and friends on St. Basil's day.
It's a day of tradition."

Charles Gage, supervisor-chauffeur. Utility, West Shops:
"My kids - - aged 10-26 - - come home for dinner New

Year's Day. We have the traditional black-eyed peas, sweet

potatoes, and corn bread; a full meal to start off the New

Year.

"Also, no woman can come into the house until a man

comes in first so we have good luck the rest of the year."

John Gallagher, station clerk. Forest Park terminal:
"I've worked every New Year's Eve since I came to this
country from Ireland and started with CTA 17 years ago.
This year I'm going to be off; I've finally got enough sen-
iority to celebrate. Maybe the freedom came as too much of
a shock. I never got around to making any special arrange-
ments."

Sok Paek, community news representative. Public Affairs:
"Back in Korea, we tried to stay awake till the first rooster
crowed on New Year's Day. Youngsters were told that if
they fell asleep on New Year's Eve, their eyebrows would
turn white. Sometimes for a joke their eyebrows were
colored white while they slept. Traditionally, you know,
noise-makers were sounded and fireworks set off to drive
away devils and evil spirits. On New Year's Day we dressed
in our finest clothing and visited relatives. The children
were taught to make deep bows to honor their elders and
grandparents. Wine and soup called Tokguk were always
served.

"Here in Chicago, we have no parents or elders to visit, but
on New Year's Day, my wife and I and our three children
dress up, go to church, have our turkey dinner, and then
settle down with the rest of America to enjoy a long after-
noon of football on TV."

Robert Stevens, station clerk, 52nd street garage:
"If I don't work, I like to party on New Year's Eve. My
wife and I have a circle of friends and relatives,and we get
together at home or at a restaurant. I have a few cocktails
and am in a joyous, cheerful mood, and we bring the New
Year in with a bang.

"I'm not making any resolutions. Once I made one to give
up sweets and fattening food to lose a little weight but I
never kept it."

Elda Leal, community news representative. Public Affairs:
"One of the traditions that I recall was the thorough clean-
up of the house just before New Year's Day. Every single
room had to be spotless because the priest at the nearby
church would come to all the homes to bless them for the
new year. In that way, the house would be free of evil
spirits, and we would start the new year off with a clean
and blessed house.

"Most families would attend midnight mass on New Year's
Eve, and afterwards have a gathering which would last until
the early morning hoClrs of New Year's Day. They would
munch on bunuelos (a flour pastry, spread very thin in a
round form like a tortilla, and then fried in oil)."

DECEMBER, 1977

Safety Awards Presented

Above: Beaming with pride over North Ave-
nue's fourth quarterly public safety award in
the last seven quarters, Ward Chamberlain,
superintendent (left), offers congratulations
to outstanding drivers Helen J. Rivera and
Thomas Philpott, as Hugh Masterson, assist-
ant superintendent (center), and Tom Boyle,
manager. Safety, look on.

Left: Winning safety awards is an old tradi-
tion at North Avenue. Superintendent
Chamberlain shows off an award the station
won for accident prevention in 1926 that he
recently restored to its original brass splendor.
Besides polishing up the Chicago Surface
Lines symbol and figures of a motorman
(left) and conductor. Chamberlain also
replaced the glass cover on the barometer
(center), giving the plaque continuing use-
fulness.

Left: George C. Haenisch,
supervisor. Bus Shops, holds
the employee safety contest
award South Shops won in its
competition with Skokie. Skokie
won the previous quarter's
award.

CTA Photos b\
Julius Brazil.

Eric Blakely and

In winning its second quarterly public safety award for 1977,
61st Street terminal also reduced its accident frequency rate
for the first nine months of the year by 51 per cent compared
to the same period of 1976. From left to right are Stanley
Christ, superintendent: Tom Boyle, manager, Harold Geissen-
heimer. General Operations Manager; Ardis Morris, assistant
superintendent, 61st Street; Vic Coleman, assistant to the
manager. Transportation, and Jim McLane, assistant super-
intendent, Ashland.

Left: A special award was
presented to Kimball terminal
for its second consecutive quar-
ter with no employee accidents.
John Antonucci, foreman, ac-
cepts the award acclaiming Kim-
ball's six straight months of
working without injuries while
Richard Lorimer, foreman, 61st
Street, listens.

Right: A perfect record of no
accidents among employees
brought 98th Street terminal the
third quarter employee safety
contest award in rail vehicle
maintenance competition. Aaron
Swoope, foreman, holds the
award while Michael Vasquez,
unit supervisor. Rail Vehicle
Terminals, offers his congratula
tions.

At Beverly, John Guinee, day foreman (left) receives the
employee safety contest award in garage competition and a
hand shake from Don Sturenfeldt, supervisor. Bus Shops.
Beverly made a dramatic turnabout, reducing its accident
rate by about 85 per cent from the second quarter, when it
placed last in the contest.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Culture Bus Queen

In Land Of Pharaohs

Eileen (Murph) Neurauter, Customer
Service representative and project manager
of the Culture Bus, returned recently from
a tour of Egypt; and, besides introducing

OTA'S T-shirts to the Land of the Pharaohs, .^

she took notes on some of her once-in-a- ,-.''

lifetime experiences:

Friday, October 14 - Cairo:

The city of the Silent Sphinx and the
honking horn. The traffic is something
else. At night they drive with parking
lights only; to cross the street is an Olym-
pic endeavor. The buses stop, hesitate if
fully packed, and move on. A few people
grab the door handles. Some try climbing
throu^ the windows, buteveryone seems to
think this is a normal thing.

Saturday, October 15 - The Tent Show:

Ni^tclubbing — Egyptian style — is in a
large striped tent on the warm desert sands
behind the pyramids. Proved to be an en-
joyable evening. The village people put on
their dance exhibitions. Including the whirl-
ing dervishes. The food was a variety;
naturally, there were shlsh kabobs. After
eating about eight little hamburgers, I was
informed: "Ah, madam likes chopped
pigeons! "

Sunday, October 16 - The Pyramids, Sphinx,
and a Camel Ride:

Wow! No wonder these pyramids are
considered one of the seven wonders of the
world! As you stand at the bottom looking
up, youwonder what holds those big rocks in
such a perfect shape. A little old man in a
long, flowdng, striped robe and big turban
took my hand and assured me he would see
me safely to the entrance of the tomb which,
from my viewpoint, seemed very high up
indeed.

Up we went. He seemed to drag me,
willing or not, with words of encourage-
ment. "Little girl, come on," he would say.
After climbing up two levels, I was really
sweating and beginning to think I should
have stayed on the tour bus. But I made it,
and I still have to admit I was proud of this
accomplishment.

The little man took my ticket — by now
just a tiny crunched-up ball. I followed him
Into the opening on the side of the pyramid.
1 walked — it felt like two miles — and it got
darker each step of the way. I saw the pas-
sage slope way upward toward the real
entrance to the tomb and a flight of what
looked like fire escape stairs going straight
up. I said veiy quietly, "You go up — I go
out."

So, very ladylike, with heart pounding,
I followed the light back to the entrance, sat
on a rock, and waited for my group to fin-
ish their tour. As 1 sat there watching the
camels go plodding by, 1 wondered whether
I shoiUd try riding on one of them or not.

Everyone warned me they are smelly,
ugly beasts of the desert that spit and try
to throw their riders. With this in mind, I
went prepared — sugar cubes, kind words
and my No. 11 Lincoln Bus T-Shirt to give
me courage.

Abdullah, the biggest camel they could
find, didn't reallyget a chanceto see me as
they had me climb up on him from the side
while he was squatting on the ground. From
the pyramids down to the Silent Sphinx I
rode — clip-clop, swing and sway. I felt
like Cleopatra, and I got so good I only had
to use one hand to hold on. It was a thrill
I'll never forget. The question is — will
Abdullah ever forget me ?

Monday, October 17 - Abu Simbel:

Pharaoh Barneses n was the most fa-
mous Egyptian warrior king. The two
temples he built at Abu Simbel were saved
from the flooding waters of tlie Nile and the
Aswan Dam through a special ITN fund. The
temples and huge statues — carved out of
rock and raised to an elevation above the
water's reach — were dedicated to Rameses
and his favorite wife, Nefertari. A magni-
ficent sight to see.

Thursday, October 20 - Luxor:

Luxor means many things — Kamak and
Luxor temples. Valley of the Kings and, of
course, the ever-flowing Nile River.

Kamak holds many treasures of the past,
and at ni^t a beautiful, moving "Sound and
Li^t" presentation takes you back thou-
sands of years into the glorious history of
Egypt.

A felucca sailboat trip across the Nile
tookusintothehotdesert and thewonderous
Valley of the Kings — site of King Tut's
tomb. We went to a small entrance in the
side of the mountain rock, and as I climbed
down the steps, heavy dust and sand filled
my eyes and mouth.

But it was a very thrilling moment when
I finally saw in front of me the gold sarco-
phagus of Tutankhamun — my reason for
coming to Egypt ! I had a strange feeling I
was living in the past.

Back in Luxor, they were filming Agatha
Christie's book, "Death on the Nile," atthe
old English hotel. While riding along the
Nile in our buggy, our handsome young
Egyptian driver was stopped and asked if
he would report for work in the picture the
nextday. We're all looking forward to see-
ing this picture with real pleasure.

One of the most memorable moments of
the trip was at night, when you could hear
amplified on a speaker the call to prayer
from atop the mosques. It sent little goose
bumps up your arms. You saw men walk
slowly toward the mosques in their flow-
ing robes or modem Western dress. It was
then that you realized time has changed
things very little in this wonderful land.

(Editor's Note: Hereafter, if you happen to
visit the Land of the Pharaohs, you may
see the eighth wonder of the world — a large
man tending camels while wearing a CTA
No. 11 Lincoln Bus T-Shirt, contributed by
Murph to her camel guide as a token of
international goodwill.)

DECEMBER, 1977

RAPID TRANSIT CARS

Steam engines. Lake Street 'L' (1893-1896)
Wood-steel electric cars (1895-1957)

Steam engines. South Side 'L' (1892-1898

All-metal center door 4000 series cars (1914-1965i|

Worlds first multiple-unit electric cars (1898-1930)

Photo history of transit in Chicago

Published in observance of CTA's
30th anniversary of operations

All-metal 4000 series cars (1922-1973)
All-metal 6000 series cars (1950 to present)

All-metal articulated cars (1947 to present)
Air conditioned 2000 series cars (1964 to present)

CTA Christmas Fiesta

On Dec. 3, a group of Latin American CTAers
organized their second annual Christmas party, which
was a big success. The event took place at the Liceo
Cubano Hall, and the affair was attended by more than
150 people.

The entertainment was provided by La Nuestra
orchestra and Jessie Arneli, Jamaican singer. There
was a raffle with gifts donated by businessman of the
Spanish- speaking community.

Committee members were Felipe Gonzalez and
Martha Morales, Human Resources; Elda Leal, Public
Affairs; Electra de Alba, Georgina de laO, and Jose
Flores, Transportation; Irma Muniz, Pensions, and
Rafael Rodriguez, Travel Information.

Frank Rodriguez, travel information agent, and his fiancee,
Ines Paniagua, were one of the best dancing couples.

At table, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Coleman, Mrs.
and Mr. Fred King and Harold Gelssen-
helmer. Standing, Felipe Gonzalez and
Elda Leal.

In charge of the door prizes were Jose
Flores, ticket agent, and Electra de
Alba, bus driver. They are awarding a
prize won by Mrs. Hilda Gonzalez.

Juan Rodriguez, Jose Ascencio, Rene Vargas (left-right)

In front, Patricia Urbane. Standing (left-right) Rose IVlunoz,
Paty and Connie Flores and Celia Rincones (bus operator)
In back, Harold Gelssenhelmer.

Included in this group are Irma Munlz, Martha and Jorge
Morales, Angel de la Torre, Juan Muniz, Rafael Rodriguez,
Ines Paniagua and others.

DECEMBER, 1977

60 Swedish Visitors
Spend A Day At CTA

One of the largest groups of international transit experts
ever to visit the CTA spent a day learning about CTA opera-
tions and touring CTA facilities on Nov. 17.

The group consisted of 60 members of the Swedish Public
Transport Association and represented transit officials from
throughout Sweden. The leader of the group was Ingemar
Backstrom, Chairman of the Swedish Public Transport
Association and General Manager of Greater Stockholm
Transit. Curt Elmberg, Deputy Technical Director of Greater
Stockholm Transit, was the interpreter.

The day at the CTA began with a welcome from Chairman
James McDonough. Participating in the morning's program
were George Krambles, Executive Director; Tom Buck,
Manager of Public Affairs; Harold Geissenheimer, General
Operations Manager; James Blaa, Manager of Transportation;
Joseph Repplinger, Manager of Maintenance; John Hogan,
Manager of the Datacenter, and Bernard Cunningham,
Manager of Government Grants for the RTA.

Tours of the Control Center and the Transit Information
Center followed the morning's presentations.

In the afternoon, the visitors took a sight-seeing tour of
Chicago's lakefront, rode the Skokie Swift to the Skokie
Shops for a briefing on the shop's activities, and then toured
the Jefferson Park transit center before departing for O'Hare
Airport and the next stop on their North American Study
Tour.

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Curt Elmberg, Swedish interpreter, translates the remarks of Carl
Kempka, unit supervisor, electrical testing, in the Power Supervisors
section of the Control Center.

In the Control Center, Rail Controller OIlie Winston
rail operations.

Left: On a sight-seejng tour of Chicago that included visits to the •
Skokie Shops and the Forest Glen garage, George Krambles, CTA
Executive Director, gave a running commentary. Curt Elmberg (right)
was the interpreter. Ingemar Backstrom (left). Chairman of the
Swedish Public Transport Association, was the group leader.
Right; At the Jefferson Park terminal, Swedish visitors pass through
turnstiles after riding trains on the Kennedy route.

Matt Coyle, supervisor of Skokie Shops, leads a group of visitors on )j|
a tour of the shop's facilities.

Terry Collins, communications consultant for the CTA,
features of the bus controller's radio console.

plains the

In the Transit Information Center, Tom Coyne (right). Director of
Travel Information, looks on as Swedish visitors watch the recording
of incoming calls on the Call Director.

At Skokie Shops, the visitors stopped to
mg axles.

ew equipment for check-

Swedish visitors board refurbished articulated car No. 51 at Skokie
Shops for ride on the Skokie Swift.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Frances L. Thomas (Limits

garage) "was one of the best
drivers I have ever encountered,"
said Ms. Catherine Morrissey, of
Belle Plaine avenue, about her
ride on Thomas' 153 Wilson-
Michigan bus. "She pulled to
curbs, maintained a steady speed
with smooth stops and starts, and
somehow managed to take bumps
in the streets easily.
"She was invariably courteous in
answering questions and seemed
knowledgeable, giving brief but
accurate and complete informat-
tion as required. Some are better
drivers than others. She is certain-
ly one of the talented ones."

Conductor Richard S. Bretz
(North Section) won the approval
of Charles R. Cohen, of Skokie,
for being "a very thoughtful
and talented employee who does
fine work. On the northbound
Howard 'A' train I was riding, he
made very intelligible and detail-
ed announcements regarding train
and bus connections at approach-
ing stations. He also scattered
friendly and witty remarks that
drew smiles from all of the pas-
sengers and made me forget how
tired I was.

"Employees such as this gentle-
man can improve riders' attitudes
as much as a multimillion-dollar
fleet of new rail cars can. I hope
you will give him due recog-
nition."

commendation corner

An "outstanding performance" by
Michael L. Kusen, driver of an Irving Park
bus (Forest Glen garage), was brought to
CTA's attention by James J. Harrington,
who lives on Irving Park. "As I was leav-
ing the crowded bus by the rear door, I felt
a tug at my back pocket. On reaching the
sidewalk, I realized my wallet was missing.

"I called loudly 'Stop the bus!' I ran to
the front door and re-entered. When I told
the driver and passengers what had
happened, the driver said, 'I will close the
rear doors,' and he stood up and watched
as I went back in the bus. A woman pointed
to the floor, and there was my wallet with
everything intact. I am convinced that the
attitude of the driver was the crucial
element in the recovery of my wallet."
####

Amos Pearson (52nd Street garage) is
"a wonderful driver to each of his passen-
gers. He makes you feel he enjoys his job
and the people who ride his J effery Express
bus," said Mrs. Carole Corbin, of LueUa
avenue. "In the hurry of the morning rush
hour, he is a ray of sunshine. His happy
face and pleasant voice are a pick-me-up
that starts the day off on a happy note."

James Larry, a driver of a Stony Island
bus (77th Street garage), was called "one of
the most courteous drivers I have encoun-
tered" by D. Bernard Ponder, of East 46th
Place. "Each passenger is greeted with a
smile and a pleasant greeting, as thou^
they were old friends. He calls every stop
loud and clear, and when the passengers
debark, he always wishes each a nice day.
Please let him know that his passengers
greatly appreciate his efforts in making
their day a pleasant one."
####

Robert Lewis, driver of a Division bus
(North Avenue garage), was commended
by Mrs. Gaye Kirshman,of Massachusetts,
who is living on North State street while
her husband is in a hospital here.
"Frequently I come home on the bus late
at night. Where I live, there are no buses.
I have enjoyed the experience of traveling
by bus immensely, and I have found the
drivers helpful, protective and courteous.
Driver #6951 was extremely helpful in
explaining how to make the best use of the
bus and what to see in Chicago. He was
very kind, and I call that above and beyond
the call of duty."

Ben J. Wallace (Limits garage) was
praised for his handling of a 156 LaSalle
bus by P.M. Law, of Lake view avenue. "He
is an excellent driver. He eases the bus
into and out of stops; no sudden slamming
on of brakes that throws passengers into
the aisles. At about Lake and LaSalle, a
car swerved into the path of the bus with
no warning. This driver averted an
accident by expert driving with no harm to
bus or passengers or the offending car. If
you had more drivers like #9974, you
wouldn't have to buy so many buses."
####

Clarence Thomas, janitor, A district,
was commended by a group calling them-
selves "The Old Gang of 40th and Indiana"
for the way he maintains the 'L' station at
that location. Bj\. Rawls, of Indiana
avenue, a spokesman for the group, wrote:
"Not only are the platforms and stairways
kept clean, but the thing that impresses us
is the way this man impeccably keeps the
area under the stairs and the station. I've
been living in this area for 40 years, and
I've never seen anytx)dy keep the place in
such a way that people notice and
comment."

New Promotions

William Buetow, former cashier. Treas-
ury, has been appointed supervisor, Office
Operations, in the same department, to
Plant Maintenance, Stan- Lee Kaderbek has
moved from design draftsman to civil en-
gineer, Richard Clincy, former motorman.
South Section, has been named planner.
Operations Hanning.

Cornelius Mays, former vacation relief
money handler, is now supervisor, money

handlers. Treasury. Scott Maginnis, for-
mer car serviceman, Maintenance, North
Pool, has become duplicator operator.
Management Services. John P. Murray,
former janitor, Plant Maintenance, has been
selected laborer. Materials Management.

Aileen Madden, former clerk-typist.
Chief Executive Office, has been reassigned
as administrative secretary. General Oper-
ations Manager's Office. Doreen Lacriola,
former clerk-typist. Transportation, is
now typist. Public Affairs. Aim M. Wolf
has moved from typist I, Law, to typist U,
Administrative Services. Dorothy L. Rose,
former clerk-typist. Job Classification, has
become clerk, Human Resources.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Volume 30

Number 12

Published for employees and retirees by the
Public Affairs Department. Produced by the
Administrative Services Unit under the direc-
tion of Charles T. Zanin.

Tom Buck, Public Affairs Manager
Christine Borcic, Managing Editor
JackSowchin, Graphics Editor

Distributed free of charge to ail active and
retired CTA employees. Annual subscription
price to others, $2. CTA TRANSIT NEWS,
Room 734, Merchandise Mart Plaza, P. O. Box
3655. Chicago, Illinois 60654.

DECEMBER, 1977

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The continuing free agent sweepstakes
in major league baseball has gone beyond
all limits. Eventually the sport will suffer
the eonsequences of letting the dollar sign
replaee common sense.

The recent signing of Richie Zislttoa
25 million dollar 10-year contract is the
liind of a deal that ought to make Congress
crack down hard on the people who rim
baseball. They are letting the fast buck
take over and the average fan resents the
kind of misguided philosophy emphasizing
"get it while you can."

This reporter has been a baseball fan
for many years as well as a paid chronicler
of sports events, including a brief stint as
official scorer of a class "A" minor league
at one time.

We also were involved in a reportorial
role with the earliest free agent of them
all, Beimy McCoy, who was signed by
Connie Mack for a magnificent bonus of
$45,000 in January, 1940. McCoy had come
up from Toledo and filled in for an ailing
Charley Gehringer at Detroit, batting .305
in 55 games. Judge Landis then shocked
baseball by declaring 92 minor league
players free agents because of shenanigans
by the parent Detroit and St. Louis Cardinal
clubs. McCoy emerged as the most likely
prospect and 10 clubs bid for him before
Philadelphia signed him. His $45,000 bonus
was a lot of money then. It was the first
time I had ever seen that much money and
1 know it was also the first time for McCoy.

Well, that $45,000 is peanuts in today's
multi-million dollar lottery for Zisk,
Torrez and the rest. The free agent
spending is at an absolutely ridiculous
level.

Does anyone ever speculate what Babe
Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Rogers Homsby or Ted
Williams would bring in the open market if
still playing ball today? They were hitters
like we'll never see again. In 1922,
Homsby batted .401 for the Cardinals. In
1924, he batted .424 and in 1925, the Rajah
had a .403 average. The immortal Cobbhit
over .400 three times in 1911, 1912 and 1922,
his top mark being .420 in 1911.

How can a .290 hitter like Zisk be worth
25 million dollars? He simply isn't worth
that kind of paycheck on baseball ability
alone,

Ruth's 80-thousand dollar salary was
the talk of baseball in his day. Yet if the
yardstick of performance is applied, Ruth,
Hoi-nsby,Cobb and Williams would be worth
many millions more than any of today's
temperamental prima donnas.

Have you heard of anyone recently
batting .373 and hitting 47 home runs in one
season and batting in 175 runs as well? Lou
Gehrig did it. Paired with Babe Ruth Ln
1927, Gehrig led the Yankees in winning the
pennant by 17 games and the world series
Ln 4 straight. Ruth hit 60 homers that year
and batted .356 to make the American
League hazardous for pitchers.

How much would Lou Gehrig be worth to
Gene Autry or Brad Corbett at today's go-
ing rate? Astronomical figures, to say the
least, if one judges by ability alone . And
how about Dimaggio, Mantle, Musial, Foxx,
Greenberg, to name just a few more Hall
of Famers?

We s ingle them out because of what they
accomplished on the field, never earning
even one tenth of the money being handed
out to much lesser talent today. It seems
very strange indeed, doesn't it? Those
players were models of consistency, year
in and year out. They didn't have just one
year; they enjoyed outstanding seasons for
many years.

Take a pitcher like Lefty Grove, as a
shining example. He had ten 20-game win-
ning seasons, including the 1931 campaign
when he won 31 and lost 4 for the A's.
What a price that kind of pitching ability
would command in today's baseball super-
market! There are no Lefty Groves around
any more, either.

The sum and substance of what we are
gettmg off our chest is that certain owners
will wreck the game if the bidding wars do
not stop, and the only way it can stop is by
a mutual agreement among the club owners
themselves. Such an agreement would
emphasize value received and nothing else,
with full realization by all involved that a
.290 hitter is worth so much and no more
and certainly not 25 million dollars.

We believe that what has happened in
baseball is the same thing that has hap-
pened in pro football and basketball:
inflated salaries for average athletes who
have had one or two good seasons. Yet in
the mad rush to sign free agents, the
owners with a few exceptions have lost
sight of the true value of sports talent.
Can you imagine General Motors paying a
$60,000-a-year executive $250,000 unless
he was worth that much on merit ?

Well, you can't tell me that the free
agent stars of today are talented enough to
merit multi-million dollar investments by
anyone, even a Texas oilman. Especially
a .290 hitter.

77th Street Bowling
League Honors Ladies

On Dec. 9, the 77th Street Operator
Bowling League held their annual "Ladies
Night Out" which was attended by many of
the bowlers' wives, sweethearts and
friends.

Below are pictures of a few who
attended the gala festivities.

Enjoying the Ladies Night festivities with their
husbands and friends were, seated, Mrs. Lorenzo
Johnson and Mrs. Calvin Pollard. Standing, left
to right, Lorenzo Johnson, Calvin Pollard and
Young Walker.

Joining the crowd at the fun and games on
Ladies Night were, left to right: Charles Hodges,
Instruction South; Calvin Pollard, president of
the 77th Street Operators Bowling League;
James Pate, M/P Intern II, Transportation Dept.,
and Elonzo Hill, assistant superintendent of
Instruction, North Section.

Out to watch their daddy, Ronnie Thompson,
center, bowl on Ladles Night, were his child-
ren and his wife, Melba.

Allen Henson Jr., Dies

Allen Henson Jr.,
32, a CTA bus driver
for seven years and
an active participant
in the CTA sports
program, died Dec.
14. He is survived
by his wife, Sylvia,
and a daughter,
Keanna.

All the members
of the CTA sports program extend
condolences to his family.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Robert Keag Retires
I After 41 Years Service

Robert Keag, 62, superintendent of the Kedzie Ga-
rage since 1972, ended his transportation career total-
ing 41 years Jan, 1.

Keag began his career in 1936 as a transportation
clerk at the North Avenue station of the Chicago
I Surface LineSo He served Sf years in the Army in
World War n and was discharged as a majoro

He has served as superintendent at all of the CTA's
garages and also served as temporary area super-
' intendent working in the Transportation Department
headquarters in the Merchandise Mart„

Keag and his wife, Helen, have three sons and a
' dai^htero They plan to vacation in Florida and Europe
before returning to their Northwest Side home. (CTA
Photos by Bert Cadney)

Harold Geissenheimer, General Operations Manager, and
Mike LaVelle, Director of Service, Transportation, display
valedictory card with best wishes to Bob from his many
friends.

Finally - - a bus of his own! Bob holds up one of his favorite
retirement gifts.

Among those enjoying the festivities were (left to right)
Bob's sister-in-law, Lauretta Keag; his daughter, Ann Maher;
his son-in-law, Mike Maher; Bob; his sister, Lauretta Keag;
his wife, Helen; his sister, Florence Kamen . . .

Also present for the festivities were Jim Pate, M/P Intern II,
Transportation, and Mike Harrington, retired Garage Super-
intendent.

. . . Ann Maher; Mike Maher, Helen and Bob; his son, Douglas
Keag; Janet Scalfaro, and his son. Jay Keag.

DECEMBER, 1977

John Gritis Retires

John Gritis, G2, supervisor, duplicating service
section, retired Jan. 1 after 36 years of service with
the CTA and one of its predecessor companies, the
Chicago Surface Lines.

Gritis began his career in 1941 as a conductor on
the CSL's red streetcars operating from theLavvndale
car bam, and later drove a bus. In 1951, he trans-
ferred to CTA's Merchandise Mart headquarters and
became the Authority's first offset duplicator opera-
tor. He was assigned to the stenographic section and
the term "steno" became identified with the duplicat-
ing section.

From that single machine, the duplicating section
of the Management Services Department has grown
into seven presses, a wide variety of printing opera-
tion equipment and 17 employees. Among its biggest
monthly order the section handles is the 20,000 copies
of Transit News.

Gritis and his wife, Rosemary, have a son and
four daughters. The couple plan to remain in Chicago
for a while and do some traveling out west.

Lawrence-Howard Track Reconstruction Completed

A 10-million-dollar project of reconstructing the
four tracks on the embankment right-of-way between
Lawrence avenue and the Howard street terminal has
been completed. The project was carried out over the
last five years,

"This is a major CTA improvement that assures
smoother, quieter and more comfortable rides for
many thousands of riders," said George Krambles,
CTA Executive Director.

Krambles explained that more than 93,000 rides
are taken each weekday over this 32 miles of right-of-
way on CTA "L"-subway trains going to and from the
Howard terminal and on the Evanston Express trains.
Included among these riders also are riders trans-
ferring at Howard to and from the Skokie Swift route.

The project, funded by the federal and state govern-

ments, represents the first reconstruction of these
tracks — complete with new crushed stone ballast, new
ties and new rail — on this heavily used rapid transit
right-of-way in more than 50 years.

In contrast to the more than 50 years of usage of
rapid transit tracks, urban highways and expressways
in Chicago and elsewhere must be reconstructed much
more frequently, some as often as every six years.

One of the most important features of the four new
tracks in the Lawrence-Howard stretch is continuously
welded rails.

The continuously welded rail has replaced rail with
bolted joints, which made for a clickety-clack sound.

For the four tracks, a total of 144,000 feet of weld-
ed rail was installed. Also used in the reconstruction
project were 36,000 timber ties, more than 110,000
tons of crushed limestone as new ballast, and 72,000
feet of new third rail for electrical power.

The Urban Mass Transportation Administration of
the U.S. Department of Transportation provided funds
for 80 per cent of the cost, and the Illinois Depart-
ment of Transportation provided the local-matching
fund requirement of 20 per cent.

CTA TRANSIT NEWS

Former Union
Official Retires

John F. O'Brien, former president of Local
241, Amalgamated Transit Union, retired
recently as service clerk in the Control Center
after 40 years with CTA and one of its predeces-
sor companies. He joined the Chicago Surface
Lines in 1937 as a conductor at Devon station.
In 1950 he became a bus driver at North Park
garage.

O'Brien, a member of Local 241 during his
entire transit career, was a union election com-
missioner for six years and commission chairman
for three. Elected first vice president in 1972,
he served as alternate president and business
agent of Local 241 from November, 1974, to
June, 1975.

O'Brien and his wife, Mercedes, are lifelong
residents of the city's North Side and intend to
stay there in retirement. With his extra time,
O'Brien expects to devote more attention to his
favorite hobbies - • gardening and woodworking
- - and to see more of his three daughters and
six grandchildren.

As a retirement present from his Control Center
co-workers, O'Brien received one of his lifelong
wishes - - a solid gold Cadillac (miniature). The
inscription on the accompanying ashtray reads,
"This gold Cadillac is as solid as the years you
served the CTA." Enjoying the tribute is
O'Brien's wife, Mercedes.

New Dinner-
Dance Dates

The CTA Senior Citizens Retirement Organ-
ization changed its dinner dance date to the
last Wednesday of each month starting in
January, said Joe Nolan, the organization's
general manager. The group will continue to
meet at 4 p.m. in Ferrara Manor, North and
Central avenues.

Nolan also said his organization has 100
tickets for the May 10 noon to 4 p.m. dinner
dance featuring Wayne King and his orchestra
in the Sabre Room, 8900 W. 95th St., Hickory
Hills. Tickets cost $10 each and may be ob-
tained by sending a check payable to CTA
Senior Citizens Retirement Organization, 1304
N. Laramie av., Chicago, III., 60651. Ticket
orders should include a stamped, self-addressed
return envelope.

The CTA retirement organization is affiliated
with the Chicago Metropolitan Area Senior
Citizens Senate which is sponsoring the program.

NEW PENSIONERS

JAMES GLYNN, Foreman B,

52nd Street, Emp. 7-17-48
RAYMOND R. KOCMOUD, Chief Clerk,

77th Street, Emp. 7-01-46
WILLARD LARSEN, Carpenter A,

South Shops, Emp. 3-02-50
DAVID SIEGEL, Conductor,

West Section, Emp. 4-21-42

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS

AARON MILTON, Operator,

77th Street, Emp. 11-10-66
LEE A. WILKINS, Painter,

South Shops, Emp. 6-11-45
LILLIE M. WILLIS, Ticket Agent,

North Section, Emp. 9-16-67

Service
anniversaries
in December

35 years

J. Arendt, South Shops

Bowman, Archer

1. Campbell, Claims/Law

D. Craig, Instruction

A. Drozda, Operations Planning

J. Evans, Off. Proc. & Budget

J. Fidanze, Security

A. Jusiak, Electrical

Rini, Security

S. Turek, Skokie Shop

30 years

Cooke, 77th Street

E. Durr Jr., Electrical

ErtI, Utility

E. Foley, Ashland/95th

E. Freeman, Instruction

Hennelly, North Park

J. Martorano, Forest Glen

0. McDaniel, Limits

S. Mule, Jefferson Park

J. Murray, Electrical

C. Olson, South Shops

G. Rizzuto, Campaign Area

E. Ryan, Howard Kimball

J. Salamone, Electrical

J. Superczynski, Electrical

E. Walker, 77th Street

Woodmore, Forest Park

F. Ziolkowski, Jefferson Park

25 years

C. V. Corcoran, Treasury
W. Dohrman, Forest Glen
R. L. Edwards, 77th Street
B. H. Henderson, 77th Street
A. B. Jones Jr., Limits
W, M. Kelly, Douglas-Congress
W. J. Monroe, 69th Street
F. E. Sprovieri, South Shops
W. E. Whitenhill, Beverly

HARRY L. BROWN, 77, North Section,

Emp. 9-17-46, Died 10-19-77
JEREMIAH F. BURKE, 79, Office Services,

Emp. 10-11-27, Died 10-17-77
MELVIN CLAUSEN, 64, Safety,

Emp. 11-16-36, Died 10-27-77
WILLIAM A. CLEAR, 94, Kedzie,

Emp. 7-24-13, Died 10-13-77

FRANK CRISTAO, 86, North Avenue,

Emp. 4-09-43, Died 11-05-77
JOHN M. CURRAN, 76, North Section,

Emp. 10-12-29, Died 10-18-77
JOSEPH B. CURRAN, 66, Beverly,

Emp, 4-30-42, Died 10-16-77
LAWSON C. DEVLIN, 70, North Section,

Emp. 5-10-27, Died 10-25-77
TIMOTHY DWYER, 94, Limits,

Emp. 2-11-09, Died 10-4-77
ROCCO R. FERRARO, 66, Maintenance,

Emp. 5-09-42, Died 10-26-77
WILLIAM FILSON, 79, Kedzie,

Emp. 10-30-23, Died 10-16-77
JOHN B. FITZGERALD, 73, West Section,

Emp. 6-08-39, Died 10-13-77
OTTO GEIGER, 80, Claims,

Emp. U-16-25, Died 10-26-77
ARTHUR HAUK, 84, Devon,

Emp. 8-09-16, Died 10-18-77
WALTER HEARD, 26, South Section,

Emp. 1-20-71, Died 11-22-77
STEPHEN HEFFERNAN, 79, 77th Street,

Emp. 10-18-41, Died 10-08-77
HELEN LARKIN, 73, South Shops,

Emp. 3-07-45, Died 10-04-77
JOHN LAW, 21, North Pool,

Emp. 5-21-75, Died 11-13-77
MICHAEL W. LEW, 59, Archer,

Emp. 7-27-55, Died 10-12-77
ARTHUR R. LIPPHARDT, 71, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-16-24, Died 10-06-77
JOHN S. LUCARELLI, 75, Skokie Shop,

Emp. 5-06-36, Died 10-20-77
MATTHEW M. QUEENAN, 86, 69th Street,

Emp. 2-09-16, Died 9-25-77
FRANCIS QUINN, 85, 77th Street,

Emp. 1-21-20, Died 10-10-77
ARTHUR F. RADDATZ, 86, Electrical,

Emp. 5-13-24, Died 10-14-77
RICHARD REDDING, 59, Pensions,

Emp. 2-20-43, Died 11-27-77
FRANCIS O. REED, 74, West Section,

Emp. 5-21-42, Died 10-14-77
JOHN B. ROYCROFT, 73, 77th Street,

Emp. 9-11-43, Died 10-05-77
ANTONIO VINAS, 38, Forest Glen,

Emp. 9-19-74, Died 10-27-77
FRED A WEDER, 72, North Avenue,

Emp. 8-19-36, Died 10-12-77
RALPH A. WHITE, 78, Electrical,

Emp. 4-17-16, Died 10-20-77
WILLIAM H. WHITE, 56, West Section,

Emp. 4-14-47, Died 9-21-77

DECEMBER, 1977

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CTA Historical Calendars

$1 Each

For 1978, the CTA has produced an attractive wall calendar for use primarily in its
offices, garages and other locations.

A limited supply of the 1978 calendar is also available for sale to individuals at $1 each
(including mailing costs).

The calendar features a series of large pictures of Chicago street scenes from
1893 to 1954.

Make checks payable to Chicago Transit Authority, and send to CTA CALENDAR,
P.O. Box 3555, Chicago, III. 60654.

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