TRAINMEN

A friendly visit finds three veteran railroaders exchanging greetings at Ashland, Ky., in this photograph. From left: Clyde Sanders, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; George Kleykamp, assistant superintendent, and Harry Kindt, superintendent.

Mr. Sanders, whose headquarters are in Ashland, has reason to know the area and its railroad people well. He signed on at Ashland as a C&O brakeman in 1906 and since then has been a conductor, yardmaster and assistant trainmaster there.

The C&O man served his first BRT general chairmanship from 1929 to 1936, has held the office this time since 1951 and represents 3,200 BRT members on the Chesapeake District. He has also served two terms as local chairman. His father, the late F. M. Sanders, was an Ashland Division engineer.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS Youth, which is taking an increasingly greater part in the affairs of the railroad management, is just as active in railroad labor circles. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has appointed C. R. LOCKWOOD, twenty-six-year-old C&O engineer of Paintsville, Ky., its local chairman on the Big Sandy Sub-division of the Ashland Division. It is his first brotherhood office.

The young railroader entered C&O service as a fireman on Aug. 4, 1943 and was promoted to engineer on Oct. 2, 1947. During World War II, he spent twenty-six months in military service, nineteen of them overseas as an infantryman.

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with the brotherhood official. "My Railroading is a family matter grandfather was the bridge force," he explains, "and his six sons all turned naturally to railroading. Summed up, one greatuncle, my grandC. R. Lockwood father, five uncles, my father, two brothers and myself can boast of a combined service of 311 years, every day as C&O men. I don't know but that this may be somewhat of a record."

THE hottest item to hit the

housewares counters this fall is the automatic french fryers. Nearly every important maker of electrical appliances and kitchen utensils either has one, or is planning to have one, on the market.

The least expensive cost about twenty dollars, and some of the fancier ones run considerably more.

The investment might be considered a good one if your family enjoys french fried potatoes, fritters, doughnuts and other foods cooked in deep fat. These are easy to make in the new automatic fry

ers. Because the heat is carefully controlled and because the foods are cooked at the right temperature, they do not become soggy or underdone (brown on the outside, raw on the inside). And the cooking fat can be used over and over again.

Makers of glass ovenware are making their lines more tempting to homemakers. Instead of the clear glass that everyone knows for casseroles and top-of-the-range cooking, you will now be able to buy these pieces in milk glass. These look handsomer, especially if the food is served in the baking dish.

PRINTED WOOLENS There is a new idea in wool fabrics that will make women dust off the sewing machine in early autumn. As everyone knows, wool has been given a terrific run-around by some synthetic fabrics. Wool processors have had to come up with some good ideas to save this ancient and honorable fabric from a back seat. One of the ideas is printing. Never before, except in quaint old-time challis, has wool been printed. It started in France and the idea has caught on, as you will see if you visit the yard goods department of any store.

YOUR FALL COAT

While September temperatures aren't conducive to coat-shopping,

it's true that now selection is best

of all, so maybe you'd better have a peek. You'll see the silhouette has changed. The enormously wide coat of the last three years has slimmed down. The best, most-favored design is almost column-like in its slimness. It's worn slightly wrapped, but it's wide and easy at the top so that it slips on comfortably over suits.

YOUR FALL HAT

Hats have a furry look this season. Shaggy felts, deep-napped velvets and downy melusines come in colors that will tempt you beyond the one you planned to buy. Sound design with subtle witty touches make wearing the new hats pleasant. There'll be pill boxes,

cloches, turbans, even a few big hats, but all of them seem betterlooking than ever before.

HOUSECLEANING ITEM

The steady manufacture of foam rubber cushions has made inroads into the design of upholstered pieces. Every homemaker should know how to care for them. For safest and best results, covers of foam rubber upholstery should be removed before cleaning. If they're not, it's possible the rubber may become sticky if too much cleaning fluid is used, or puff up with moisture like a sponge if too much water is used.

Where covers must be left on, it is advisable to dampen the cleaning brush or cloth very lightly with the solvent or water. Dry covers quickly, without exposing them to direct sunlight.