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Remember ... the first high school was held in a

store room of the Westall house. The Westalls finally remodeled this building into a sing~e-family dwelling and sold the two neighboring houses that they had owned. They lived in the corner house themselves until Bessie Strickler died and her husband moved out of town. W-MMM

SPEEDERS IN 1914 ? ! By 1914 there was a Good Roads Commission waging a campaign against speeders on state roads, and a motorcyle policeman was soon to be placed on local highways. This was welcome news because "the improved roads are too frequently used as speedways by many motorists, and general traffic is placed in constant danger." "If speeders endangered only themselves through their reckless driving, Ii ttle objection could be raised ... interfering with ... personal rights and liberties." "Often it is dangerous for the ordinary horsedrawn vehicle to proceed on roads much used by speeding autoists, who have no regard for the rights and safety of others." S - The Brunswick Times, Sept. 3, 1914

RAILROAD PASSES Everyone connected with the railroad had access to a pass. One easy traveler tells about the frequent trips he and friends made to Chicago. They would ride No. 9 to Chicago, ordering a sleeper or just riding coach. They would wash in the washroom, eat, and go to the WSM Bamdance until 10:30 or 11 :00 p.m. The train home pulled out around 2:00 a.m., and arrived at Brunswick about 6:00 p.m., and the travelers would go immediately to bed. Sleeping through the night, they were refreshed and ready to rise and return to work the next morning. All that for nothing, except the cost of the sleeper. S - Dutch Burns W - MMM

F.B.I. FIELD DAY The F.BJ. had a "field day in Brunswick once during the Second World Wa.r. There was a Japanese Zero airplane that had been shot down in the

early 1940' s stored in back of the powerhouse on a flatcar without a cover. Over 700 people "stole" parts from it, all of whom were arrested. It was a big haul for the F.B.I.! A loose bolt lying nearby was picked up for a souvenir; the culprit that did that was arrested too, of course. One F.B.I. man was here for a week. Our good railroad workers had only made a mistake: Since the plane was not covered and there was no guard on duty, which have been normal procedure, no one thought he was committing an offence. Quite embarrassing to the men was the fact that a Brunswick woman processed their papers in the govenment's office in Washington. S - Dutch Burns

SOME BRUNSWICK NICKNAMES Ammy Ambrose Babo Merriman Beans Gaither Beasel Orndorff Beech Howard Blutch Daugherty Bo Myers Bones Sigler Boogie Snoots Buffalo Jackson BunBun Giles Bunky Wigington Bunny Powers Bus Cummings Buzz Harrison Cap Rinker Catfish Burkhart Chaz Gross Chewed Green Chick Forrest Chisel Hahn Chisel Voorhees Cook Cannon Corky Virts Cotton Hill Cuz Wellen Diz Hawes Doody Hahn Duck Brawner Finks Heffner Fireball Fauble Firecracker Smith Robie Woods Fritz Powers Fudgie Fauble Goose Breeden Goose Orrison

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Gytney Sigafoose Ham Hahn Hammer Orndorff Happy Sigler Heavy Sigler Henny Conner Hezzie Snowden Honey Woullard Hook Sulcer Hotdog Phillips Ikey Lewis Jelly Lipscomb Jockey Virts Juice Foreback Luke Haines Maury (Marie) Wenner Midge Brown Monkey Runkles Mud Brooks Mutch Hahn Mutt Good Mutt Rolnick Muzzy Taylor Nappy Pierce Nel Bartlett Ne! Gladstone Nick Burns Panny Hutts Parry Wenner Peachie Garrett Peanut Howie Peg Ayres Philco Phillips Picket Barger Ping Weddle Pink Nalley Poodie Brawner