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From Our Chairman

N BEHALF OF the other members of the Authority and myself,

I wish to extend to all of you and your families best wishes for

a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

With the loyal and thoughtful support of all, the New Year may

well be one of great accomplishrnent for the Los Angeles Metropolitan

Transit Authority.

From Our Executive Director

(2( ORDIAL CHRISTMAS GREETINGS and a sintere wish that

1961 may be the happiest of New Years for each of you and each

member of your family.

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SAFETY AWARD PIN for 15 years of operation with MTA and predecessors without anychargeable accident is presented by Executive Director C. M. Gilliss to Dakin Boardman

liN s other operators—who have just received their 15-year pins from Mr. Gilliss—watch.eated, from left, are D. R. Parks, G. J. Stoddart, Joseph Mahon, G. W. Demarest, and

- V. C. Engel. Standing, from left, are J. J. Wolfe, R. W. Steedman, N. C. Bayerle, F. W.Happel, W. K. Holsberry, and L. B. Meek. Some of these men, as well as others not shown,have operated many more than 15 years without chargeable accidents or other blemishes.

New Safety Awards Given Operators"THE SAFE DRIVING of oper-

ators like you has given MTA anational reputation," Executive Di-rector C. M. Gilliss told 12 MTAveterans on Dec. 5 as he presentedeach of them a gold safety award pinwith ruby for 15 years of operatingtransit vehicles on the system withoutchargeable accident.

The ceremony signified the rein-statement and consolidation of previ-ous safety award programs that had•een carried on by predecessor com-

‘"7-)anies, according to the Transit Cas-ualty Co.'s safety engineer, J. 1-1.Prutsman, who is in charge of thecurrent program.

"Records indicate that the lastsafety awards were issued late in1957," said Mr. Prutsman. "Sincethe formation of MTA, all operators'records have been evaluated back toJan. 1, 1945.

"From the date he is hired, orfrom Jan. 1, 1945, whichever dateis later, every Operator is in this ton-test. He is entitled to a one-year pinas soon as he completes 12 consecu-tive months of Operation without a

chargeable accident or other awardpenalty. For each consecutive 12-month period of similar operationthereafter, he is entitled to an addi-tional year's award.

"If an operator has a chargeableaccident after winning a pin, his eli-gibility for the next award beginsthe day after the accident."

Specially chosen to represent theirrespective divisions at the openingceremony, the 12 operators who re-ceived their pins from Mr. Gillisswere among 60 who had won 15-yearpins as of last June 30.

General Superintendent of Trans-portation George F. Goehler and Mr.Prutsman later visited the divisionsto present the remaining 15-year pinsas well as the lesser awards won todate.

A similar system of safety awards,based on avoidance of employee in-juries, is being worked out in theMaintenance, Electrical, and Way andStructures departments, according toAssistant General Manager M. EdwinWright.

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FROM A ROOF TOP on Mel-

rose Ave. near San VicenteBlvd., camera looks north atDivision 7, West Hollywood.Hollywood Hills are in thebackground. Buildings in cen-ter are service station andgarage. Low, flat-roofed build-ing just over right edge ofgarage roof is the transporta-tion building. Group of busesat right are on strip of prop-erty recently acquired from PEto enlarge bus storage space.Bus in foreground is about tomake a right turn into exitdriveway to San Vicente Blvd.,which runs north and southjust outside left-hand edgeof photo. Entrance driveway,from San Vicente, is besidefloodlight tower at the left.

Division 7, West Hollywood •

DIVISION 7 SUPERINTENDENTS A. C. Tieman, transportation, left, and W. W. Aldrich,maintenance, talk over solution of mutual problems during one of their daily conferences.

KNOW YOUR MTA LOCATIONS(Fifih of a series)

Division 7, West HollywoodIll LOCATED about midway between

ieverly Hills and Hollywood, Divi-sion 7, in West Hollywood, provideslocal bus service in the heart of theheavily populated west side of LosAngeles.

Routes assigned wholly or partiallyto Division 7 operators are on suchmain thoroughfares as Wilshire, Sun-set, and Hollywood Blvds., and onFairfax Ave., the "driveway" for thefamous Farmers' Market.

CLOSER VIEW of transporta-tion building, at north endof West Hollywood Division.

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OPERATORS' ROOM, Division 7, West Hollywood. Garne of dominoes going on in foreground.

Division 7, West Hollywood

The considerable expansion inmanpower and facilities at the WestHollywood division in the Aast yearemphasizes its importance in MTAplans. The number of operators hasincreased from 241 to 362 since June19, when Division 4 was closed andits drivers were shifted to Divisions3 and 7, which are now the largestsingle divisions in manpower on thesystem.

The garage, built new only half adozen years ago, has been enlargedso that its pits can accommodate sixinstead of three buses. The storeroom,

INSTRUCTION in fare zones is given byHead lnstructor C. E. Brown to Operator R.5. Turner. Two other instructors at WesHollywood are P. B. Powers and W. C. Liles.

EXTRA BOARD for the day is

OPERATORS Clinton Riggin, left, and Rufus Hudson

posted by C. B. Ballenger, as- check schedule changes posted on special bulletin

sistant division superintendent. board separated into sections by transit line number.

ERKS' OFFICE — Seated is V. T. Griffin. Other clerks are, from left, W. T. Cox, G. H.odd, and C. M. Meade. The division has a total of seven regular and three extra clerks.

enlarged only last June, is again be-ing expanded.

Additional bus parking was ob-tained by purchasing this year a stripof ground 500 feet long and 35 feetwide, on the east side of the division.

A tire room on the north end ofthe lot was opened in October.

En mileage operated, Division 7ranks fourth—on the basis of a figureof 564,436 miles in September, re-garded by the statistical department asa typical month.

Transportation operations are un-i Division Superintendent A. C.

ieman and Assistant Superintendent

C. B. Ballenger, with the help ofseven regular and three extra divi-sion clerks, three instructors, and asteno-clerk.

Maintenance is directed by Divi-sion Superintendent W. W. Aldrich,who supervises a forte of over 50,with a foreman and a leader on eachof the three shifts.

(Next time: Division 8. The re-versal of the previously announcedorde• from the high- to the low-numbered divisions is drye to the ab-sente on vacation of Division 8 Divi-sion Superintendent Earl Jeirden.)

STORE GROWS—To show howstore has grown through theyears, W. W. Aldrich, main-tenance division superinten-dent, left, stands in originalroom; next, Storekeeper G. H.Gingrich stands in sectionadded last June; and, throughdoor at rear, Shipping andReceiving Clerk Art Cahill isseen in large new room nowin the process of construction.

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Glimpses of Maintenance

At West Hollywood Garage •(1 1 Repairing a door mechanism is Leadman RayFletcher, of the third shift. Foreman R. T. Arring-ton inspects the work. (2) Mechanic Melvin Pur-keypile, left, completes a job of repairing engine

shut-off cylinder. Second shift Foreman Fred Web-king checks work. (3) Day Foreman Wayne Spitt-ler, right, "mikes" a main bearing taken from busengine by Mechanic Sanford D. Jefferson, of theFirst shift. (4) On the second shift, LeadmanGordon Brown, left, looks over defect card frombus being fueled by Utilityman Calvin C. Choates.(5) Mechanic John Pantera, right, calls the at-tention of Leadman Rollin Johnston, first shift,to an air-ride bellows that may need replacement.(6) Second shift Leader Claude Stauffer checks190 fuel tickets in anticipation of deluge ofbuses that will come in after 6:00 p.m. for serv-ice after their day's runs have been completed. •

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DIVISION ONE PLOT PLAN — (A) New bus maintenance garage and service station. (B)Automatic bus washer and vacuum cleaner. (Cl Extension to tire building and (right half)new paint storage room. (D) New concrete slabs around bus garage. (E) New roofed shelterfor trucks. (F) Sections of lot to be regraded and paved. In lower section near southeastcorner of bus garage is existing substation barely outlined under shading. This substationis to be removed. Unshaded portions of lot show existing structures which will remain.For space reasons northwest and southeast portions of property are not shown in this cut.

Division 1 to Add Buses Next May 1DIVISION 1 will become a com-

bination trolley coach and bus divi-sion about May 1, states AssistantGeneral Manager M. Edwin Wright.

"The relocation of the Electrical,Way and Structures, and MechanicalEngineering department to Macy St.,and the use of the Macy yard to storeequipment and materials now at Ver-non Yard, make it necessary to movethe 120 buses now stored at Macy tonew quarters," Mr. Wright said."Some will be moved to Division 1and some to Division 2."

The opening of the new transpor-tation building at Division 1 in mid-

November was but the first step innew construction at that point. Shownabove in the shaded portions of theplot plan are the garage addition,service station, bus washer, and vac-uum cleaner listed in the last issue ofTHE EMBLEM. Portions of the lot tobe graded and paved are also shown.

Other new features will be newyard lighting, motor-operated doorsat each end of the garage, drivewaysfor buses an both Central and Ala-meda, and five 10,000-gallon tanksfor fuel and oil, Mr. Wright said.The stockroom will also be enlarged.

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Line 99 to Be Combined WithPortion of Line 27 January 1

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and Southwest Los Angeles; To Begin New Year's Day

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Year's Day when Line 99 (La CienegaBlvd.) and a portion of Line 27(Normandie - Vernon - Jefferson) arecombined.

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ega Line 27, passengers will be able totravel from La Cienega and SantaMonica Blvds. to Vernon and Ver-mont Aves. without transferring. Atpresent a transfer is necessary at Jef-ferson and La Cienega Blvds.

The portion of Line 27 now operat-ing Jefferson Blvd. between 10thAve. and La Cienega Blvd. will beknown as the West Jefferson Blvd.Line 38.

The portion of Line 27 now ex-tending west on Vernon Ave. fromVermont Ave. and south on Norman-die Ave. to Imperial Highway willbecome known as the South Norman-die Ave. Line 96.

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SIRST PRIZE — a transistor radio complete with leather carrying case — is presented toivision 7 Operator H. R. Harrington, center, by Jack Stewart, assistant general superintendent

of transportation, as C. B. Ballenger, assistant superintendent at Division 7, looks on.

3 Win Prizes for AttendanceAt Showing of Safety Film

0 WHEN attendance slipsturned in by those whoviewed the safety film,"Knowing's Not Enough,"

were tossed in a barrelNov. 10, the names of an operatorand two mechanics were drawn as

Ikinnern of three prizes donated bye Transit Casualty Co.—For names

SECOND PRIZE—a wallet—is presented toElton Ford, left, utilityman on the secondshift at Division 2, by Foreman L. E. Johnson.

of winners and their prizes, see pho-tos on this page.

F. A. Payrow, November Operatorof the Month, drew the narre of thelucky operator. In a separate draw-ing for Equipment Maintenance De-partment employees, Fred Yenour, as-sistant superintendent of equipment,drew the names of the lucky me-chanics.

THIRD PRIZE—a deluxe ballpoint pen—ispresented to Charles Bauman, right, mecha-nic, South Park, by Supt. Norman Lane.

Frank A. Payrow

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113 OperatorsHonored During October

CONGRATULATIONS to the fol-lowing 113 operators, who receivedcommendations during October:

V. M. Adamson, Division 1; A. J.Alvarez, 20; R. D. Andrews, 10; H. D.Apel, 7; Albert Armelin, 5; A. J. Arnone,3; E. W. Barnett, 9; G. I. Battelle, 7;R. E. Bernard, 2; Estelle 0. Black, 2;D. G. Blackmer, 11; T. H. Brown, 7; H.W. Bryant, 7; C. T. Burris, 7.

0. L. Caroway, 3; R. J. Charpentier, 5;J. D. Cleveland, 3; L. R. Crozier, 20;H. J. Crunk, 9; A. 0. Davila, 6; C. A.Deguire, 5; Theodore DeLora, 3; G. W.Demarest, 6; H. H. DePratt, 7; R. L.Dewey, 5; C. H. Donahoe, 2; E. A. Evans,7; Harvey Evans, 7.

L. H. Faulkner, 11; Esequiel Flores, 3;R. M. Frank, 3; M. L. Fretwell, 5; D. B.Galvez, 11; D. L. Gladwell, 10; W. H.Gohn, 6; C. A. Gurske, 7; Jethro Hassen,3; E. M. Haas, 8; H. R. Harrington, 7;T. P. Hervey, 2; W. A. Hicks, 5; F. M.Huizar, 3; D. T. Hutton, 7.

L. D. Jensen, 6; W. L. Kennedy, 5; J.M. Kienegger, 8; G. M. Kirby, 7; A. R.Kook, 3; J. 0. Koontz, 20; R. D. Kornell,20; D. A. Lackey, 6; H. L. Lavato, 3;E. D. Lee, 2; F. V. Lemaster, 6; R. S.Lenoue, 6; M. E. Levin, 7; J. H. Living-ston, 5; E. H. Martin, 5; L. R. Maspero,20; J. W. May, 5; W. K. McDonald, 5;L. B. H. Meeks, 3; J. L. Melton, 1; W. H.Menges, 7; H. J. Menard, 3; C. E. Merri-weather, 8; L. L. Murdock, 2; R. B. Nev-arez, 1; 0. A. Ortega, 20.

J. W. Palmer, 8; R. L. Parker, 2; L. H.Perea, 8; Leonard Premselaar, 6; J. W.Range, 7; W. R. Renard, 20; R. R. Ride-out, 7; C. J. Robbins, 6; L. J. Ruiz, 20;C. J. Russell, 7; H. F. Sadberry, 3; W. J.Saddiewhite, 1; A. L. Sartin, 6; P. D.Schmidt, 5; P. N. Schmidt, 7; Ann G.Schulz, 7; R. G. Seymour, 8; C. J. Siming-ton, 2; Albert Singleton, 10; R. L. Smith,7; Robert Smith, 3; E. A. Sorenson, 11;J. W. Stevens, 6; C. E. Streffler, 20; C. P.Swope, 9.

R. A. Thacker, 8; J. R. Thompson, 2;W. B. Tibbs, 20; A. D. Venable, 7; G. F.Vogel, 2; R. J. Walters, 5; Mildred C.Ward, 5; C. B. Warfield, 7; J. A. Warren,8; W. S. A. Weary, 7; R. L. Webster, 6;D. B. White, 7; H. E. Whitney, 10; C. E.Wilson, 8; J. C. Williams, 1; Lewis E.Willis, 20; J. W. Winston, 5; P. F.Wolstenholm, 7; H. L. Woodford, 11.

Frank A. Payrow ChosenNov. Operator of the Month

"I GREET my passengers with asmile and a 'good morning,' try tokeep my troubles to myself, and--7don't talk politics!"

This was thereply made byFrank A. Payrow,November Oper-ator of theMonth, wheasked h o w 111,keeps an friend-ly terms with hispassengers.

Mr. Payrowwas selected bya committee of

Monte business leaders not con-nected in any way with MTA. Theydid not know until several days afterthey had selected a letter praising acertain Operator for his courtesy thatthe person was Frank Payrow, becauseall letters in the tontest are retypedin blank from the originals. That is,all references to name, number, andline are eliminated in the retyping.

The winning letter praised theOperator as "always courteous anclip)patient," "a careful and cautious driv-er [who] thinks ahead before plung-ing into traffic," "always cheerful,"and one who "goes out of his way tobe helpful."

A Division 2 operator with morethan 14 years of service, Mr. Payrowlives in Long Beach with his wifeand two children: Diane, 17, a Stu-dent at Long Beach City College; andSteven, 9, a Cub Scout. Both parentsare active in the Cub pack.

The operator's hobby is landscap-ing his home with rocks, cactus, andwagon wheels.

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New FacesA HEARTY WELCOME to the

following new employees who joinedMTA between October 17 and No-vember 15 :

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIALAccountant: William Louis Duffy.

ADMINISTRATIVEReceptionist-Stenographer: Nola L. Pear-

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EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCEMechanic "13". Frank P. Albano, Paul

G. Dubrouil, Lee A. Massey, Jesse G.Villegas, Jerome S. Whitelock.

Utility "A": Roland Bonner, GeorgeOsie L. Williams.

PERGONNELMedical Clerk-Receptionist: Sylvia M.

Anderson.Steno-Clerk: Susan N. Stearns.Typist-Clerk: Robert J. Miller.

TRANSPORTATIONOperator: Gordon L. Alcorn, Division

20; William H. Bentley, 20; Robert M.

Bolds, 5; Kay Lavell Brown, 2; Joe L.Bumgarner, 2; William E. Carr, 20; Stan-ley B. Chase, 7; Lewis L. Clark, 10; ClydeCummings, 3; Henry Darwin, 7; FrankEl Fattal, 20; Salvador H. Gaitano, 20;Leonard Grissom, 5; Paul Hagen, 10;Clayton Charles Hall, 2; Jimmy D. Hol-land, 10; Donald Joseph Hudgens, 10;Morris Wayne Hunt, 8.

John P. Jones, 3; Mingo H. Jones, 5;Donald Gene Keyser, 2; Hans RichardLeuchtag, 2; Theodore R. Long, Jr., 7;Francis J. Lynn, 10; Claude H. McCrack-en, 5; James T. Meier, 20; Robert EldonMessner, 5; Joseph Albert Mitthell, 5;Alexander A. Moore, 7; Kermith A. Muth-leb, 5; William E. Napier, 20; George V.Norcia, 7; Lester E. Osborne, 7; CamiloPerez, jr., 3; Richard Ecton Powell, 8;Robert Elinr Primm, 5.

Lloyd B. Rees, 5; Raymond D. Rodgers,5; Hugues Rosellini, 20; Donald W.Sholley, 20; Alvin Sims, 10; Eugene Strib-lin, 2; Donald W. Todd, 7; Raoul B.Van Zile, 3; Lewis A. Yantis, 3.

WAY AND STRUCTURES

Temporary Laborer "B": Agapito Al-varez, William Bowman, Fidel H. Her-nandez, Harry E. Ryan, Josef Salomon,William R. Wagner.

On Their Way UpCONGRATULATIONS to the fol-

lowing employees, who took a stepup the ladder between Sept. 23 andNov. 6:

• Raul F. Rodriguez from mechanic "B"

to mechanic "A," Division 13, Riverside,Oct. 23. Employed Aug. 1, 1959.

Hubert 6. Thomas from mechanic "B"to mechanic "A," Division 9, El Monte,Oct. 23. Employed July 22, 1957.

Robert M. Varing from extra clerk andOperator, Division 20, to division clerk,Division 2, Nov. 6. Employed June 2,1956.

In MemoriamTHE EMBLEM reports with regret

the death of the following:

Jewell M. Bunch, 60, retired divisionclerk, Transportation Department; Aug. 14;service, 1923-1945. Survived by his wife,Beren ice.

Otto A. Draffke, 62, leader, Division 8,Maintenance Department; Nov. 4; servicefrom 1927. Survived by his stepson, HenryAshton.

Neil L. Flanders, 57, clerk, Accountingand Financial Division; Nov. 8; servicefrom 1940. Survived by four sisters: Mrs.Frances Johnson, Mrs. Edna McIntosh,Mrs. Edith Willey, and Miss Jean Scott;and two brothers: Robert 0. Scott andA. J. Scott.

Lewis L. IVimberly, 74, retired su-perintendent of . transportation; Nov. 3;service, 1911-1945. Survived by his wife,Mary.

Allen T. NI01?1, 71, retired Operator,Division 2; Oct. 7; service, 1923-1954.Survived by his wife, Mable.

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Alvin U. Calvert

Decision to Purchase 175 New BusesIs Among Recent Authority Actions

THE PURCHASE OF 175 newbuses for delivery in 1961 was ap-proved by the Authority at its Nov.15 meeting.

The Authority approved the re-commendation of its purchasing com-rnittee that 140 of the buses be pur-chased from General Motors and 35from the Flxible Co.

In making the committee's recom-mendation to the Authority, Chair-man Don Belding pointed out:

"The purchase of the 140 GMmotor coaches recommended herewould cost the Authority $177,764more than would 140 coaches offeredby the Flxible Company. However,the stall of MTA reports that thedifference in delivery schedules be-tween the two companies representsa difference in operating and mainten-ance costs of $206,000 in favor ofthe GM delivery. The purchase of the140 GM buses, therefore, representsa net saving to the Authority of$28,000."

General Motors will build 80 busesof the City type and 60 of the inter-urban type. Of the latter, 30 willhave gearshifts, and 30, automatictransmissions.

The 35 from Flxible will be all ofthe City type.

OTHER DECISIONS

At the same meeting, the Authoritydecided to:

1. Rent Part of the Pasadena busstorage building to the Tournamentof Roses Association for the construc-tion and decoration of floats betweenDec. 7 and Jan. 2.

2. Request bids for MTA's Petrol-eum requirements for one year begin-ning Feb. 1, 1961.

3. Authorize relocation of the16,500-volt high line from poles to

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underground on Hoover St. between20th and 22nd Sts., where the SantaMonica Freeway is coming through.

4. Authorize construction, for about$7,700, of a radio maintenance shopon the ground floor of the Mainten-ance Department building at Divi-sion 2. This new shop will replacethe existing shop, which is to be torndown.

5. Authorize the $6,000 installa-tion, under the viaduct at Sixth an.Main Sts., of light and power switch-ing facilities to replace some of thoseat the Sixth and Alameda Sts. sub-station, which will be removed. (Seeplan on p. 9).

The new 240-volt light and powerswitch will serve the Los Angeles St.bus terminal, the viaduct (includingrail switching facilities but not trolleypower), the switch tower, and Divi-sion 11 maintenance facilities andstorage yards.

Line Car Operator Retires

A LVIN U. CALVERT, Division12 operator who piloted the line carat night for more than eight year

retired Oct. 131111/after service from1942 with MTAand its predeces-sors.

He spent thefirst 10 years ofhis service work-ing out of theSubway Termin-al on box mo-tors.

His retirementfollowed a year of indefinite sickleave. He and Mrs. Calvert plan totravel when he becomes well enough.

Expectant Parents!THE PLEASANT TRADI-

TION of announcing in THEEMBLEM the first baby of theNew Year born to MTA par-ents has grown up with thispublication.

However, in order to makesuch an announcement, the co-Operation of the parents in noti-fying THE EMBLEM iS neces-sary. The news is available fromno other source.

If your baby is born in thefirst few days of the New Year,call THE EMBLEM on extension435 promptly. Your child maybe the title-holder for 1961!

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OUR COVER74e Emblem

Debra Makes Her Wish

On the Candy Cane Bus

"PLEASE, SANTA, I want a jack-in-the-box and a cash register,” saysDebra Lee James, making her wishas directed by the sign on the CandyCane Bus.

Pretty Debra Lee is the 41/2 -year-old granddaughter of Mechanic Tho-mas G. Smalley, of the South Parklthops, where the bus was painted.

The design for the red and whitestriping was worked out by GeneralForeman A. F. Kilgore. Painting wasby Kenneth Stepp, Joseph Montes,Homer Blue, and Harlan Schumacher,under the supervision of Gus Gun-dersen, body shop foreman.

Sponsored by the Downtown Busi-ness Men's Association, the CandyCane Bus is expected to add zest tothe holiday atmosphere as it travelsin regular service on lines enteringand leaving downtown Los Angeles.

Vol. 3 December, 1960 No. 3

IN THIS ISSUE

Holiday Greetings fromOur Chairman andOur Executive Director 2

Safety Award Pinsfor Operators 3

Division 7, West Hollywood ._ 4Its 362 Operators and 212Buses Provide Local Servicefor the Heavily PopulatedWest Side of Los Angeles

Trolley Coach Division toAdd Buses May 1, 1961 9

Line 99 Change onNew Year's Day 10

Operator and Two MechanicsWin Prizes For Attendanceat Safety Film Showing 11

Commendations 1 2New Faces 13On Their Way Up 13In Memoriam 13Recent Authority Actions 14

Published monthly by:

Los AngelesMetropolitan Transit Authority

1060 S. BroadwayLos Angeles 15, California

EDMUND G. BROWNGovernor of California

MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY

A. J. EYRAUDChairman

FRED 5. DEANVice-Chairman

DON BELDING

N. R. DUMONT

MORTIMER W. HALL

CARL P. MILLER

MARTIN E. POLLARD* * *

C. M. GILLISSExecutive Director

W. \Narren Sillirnan, Editor

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