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lan reported to him on the small railroad-type diesels like the 44-tonner Caterpillar job. But as Andrews gradually faded out of our picture and Whitey Wilson faded in as the manager of the whole operation, Wayne's star began to sink. At the end of the war, Henry Guy retired and I became assistant manager of the then Transportation Divisions under Whitey and around that same time, Frank Peters retired as our transportations sales manager in Chicago and Wayne took his place. 

[[image - black & white photograph of group enjoying a meal]]

But actually Wayne was incapable of taking Frank's place because he just didn't have what Frank had to represent the Company in Chicago, one of the most important railroad centers in the country. My impression of him was that he put a minimal amount of effort into the job and was unsatisfactory as our representative. He didn't have Frank's charm and savoirfaire and he proved to be lazy besides. I have a vague recollection that we finally had to complain to the Chicago Office management about him. But the TRUE STORY part of this story is yet to come. 

The following picture is probably the best of the six as a candid shot: 

[[image - black & white photograph of group]] 

From left to right in this picture we have Evelyn LeCorchick, Gordon McDonald, Marguerite Giblin, Jack Hause, Bill Frank and an unknown girl. First let me say a few words about [[underlined]] Gordon [[/underlined]]