November 1957 page 13

Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Huffstetler an-
nounce the birth of a daughter on Octo-
ber 30. Mr. Huffstetler, who is a clerk
at Pinoca, took his vacation at that time
to get better acquainted with his new
daughter.

DFA and Mrs. D. T. Vandiver of Char-
lotte spent seveal days fishing on the
coast the latter part of October. Reports
are that Mrs. Vandiver did better than
her husband.

FTA and Mrs. Harry Doster spent the
week-end of November at Carolina Beach
on a fishing trip.

PFC James Nesbit III, son of J. S.
Nesbit Jr. of the Charlotte agency, has
returned to Camp LeJeune, N. C., after
a fifteen-day leave. Most of his time
was spent catching up on sleep and his
enjoying home cooking.

Among the trainmen, Larry Gantt,
Mose Boyter, Jim Moss and Frank
Bridges have been recent flu victims.

B. L. Wallace of Gastonia entered
service with the P & N on October 30
as a brakeman. His wife is a steno-clerk
in the Gastonia agency.

C. L. Sparks, agent at Belmont, at-
tended the Carolina Kiwanis convention
in Greensboro, N. C. October 7 and 8.
Mr. Sparks was a delegate from the Bel-
mont Club.

Mrs. J. A. Holshouser, wife of Engi-
neer Holshouser, entered Memorial Hos-
pital on October 7. She is now home and
improving nicely.

Engineer J. K. Biggerstaff spent his
vacation in New York City where he saw
some world series ball games.

Conductor F. W. Sparks and wife en-
joyed a two-week vacation fishing at
Kure's Beach. Conductor Sparks won a
prize for catching a sizeable channel
bass.

Mrs. C. T. Cartee, wife of Yard Clerk
Cartee, returned home on September 26,
after spending several weeks at Mercy
Hospital, Charlotte.

Conductor C. H. Whitlock and his
father-in-law recently spent a week's va-
cation hunting on the North Carolina
coast.

L. Calvert, agent at Mt. Holly, re-
turned to his duties October 30, follow-
ing a stay at Memorial Hospital where
he underwent an operation.

Dispatcher E. B. Hardin and his wife
spent the week of October 21 vacationing
at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Engineer W. M. Dickerson spent sev-
eral days at Presbyterian Hospital the
latter part of October. He has returned
to work and is getting along nicely.

Railway employees received an aver-
age wage of $2.23 an hour in the first
7 months of 1957. This compares with
$2.11 in the corresponding period of 1956.

After deducting operating expenses,
fixed and contingent charges and fed-
eral income taxes, the Class I railroads
had $813 million left for improvements,
dividends to stockholders, and reserves,
in the twelve months ended August 31,
1957. This was $63 million less than they
had in the corresponding period of 1956.

MAKING THE BEST MARKS
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