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. Much 1-Alistair Iraaer. who for the past nineteen years has been vice-president in charge of traffic for the Canadian Nstlonsl Railways, will luvs the railway aervlee on March 15 under Iils retirement rules of the com- zy. He will be succeeded by ohn Pul-Ian. general freight trif- Ac manager.
The retirement of Alistair Fraser
zernoves from active ralllway ser-
ice one of the most popular and widely known rsilway officials in North America. In the course of his career Mr. Fraser has been in close contact with the leading men list the industrial and commercial life at Canada and the United States and has made himself Ilousands of friends.
Born in New Glasgow. N.S.. Mr. Eraser is the son of the late I-Ion. D. G. Fraser. former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Called to the bar in 1911 and created King's Counsel in 1921. he prac- ticed law in eastern and western Canada until the outbreak of the first World War. He enlisted with the l7th Battalion, C. E. F., and later served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry laid the 15th Battalion. He served overseas as Captain. Company Commander and Adjutant, win- ning two promotions on the field. and awarded the Military Cross at. Vimy Ridge. He was appointed A.-D. C. to General Sir Arthur Currie. commander of the Canad- ian Corps. and remained with the Canadian forces until demobiliz- ation in 1919 when he joined the Canadian National Railways as general solicllor, becoming Com- mission counsel in 1923.
As Commission counsel Mr. Fraser represented the railway before the Board of Railway Com- missioners of Canada and the in-
g y New CNR Vice President
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MR. ALISTAIB FRASER ?m
THE GUARDIAN. CHARIJOTTETOWN '
C R ESCE NT CARNIVAL
I: FRANCES PAIKISON KIYII I (Continued)
"Drew. I don't care for nick- names myself. But Brock insist- eo Liters never could be but one -Andy-he simply worshipped his father. though I've never quite un. derstood why. he should!"
A shadow. so deep that it look- ed almost like a disrl-g-urement, Passed over Mrs. l'ontaino's face. She did not instantly answer and. when she did. her voice had hard- ened. She asked a wholly con. ventmnal question. "He is your only child. I believe. Or am I mis. taken?"
."N0. hols quite enough. area had all sorts of wild ideas at first -bout I lam family. but I never shared them. our son has been 'WIY 10 Praparatory school and to college. I presume?"
'No. He went first to the Jesuit School and then to Tulane. here in New Orleans. But now he has a miniature establishment of his own. I have turned a small pro- perty which I own on Kerloreo Street over to him. It is a pretty little house, really quite perfect In It! Way- I Im sure Olivier would be delighted to have me take you and your husband for coffee there with him sometime. and you might enjoy seeing it. A blind old lady of whom I was very fond used to live in this particular house. when she died. she left it to me. I have not given it to Olivier; I have only loaned it to him. Perhaps when 1 Hm I V0r.V Old lady myself. I shall 'go and live there. Everything in this house is exactly as it was when my husband bought it for me, furnished, twenty-two years ago."
The arrival of coffee and cakes
. . hecked an outburst of amaze-
. r , I c t';Ir5â3e.t(e'gmg;':::3 C,?.':.?'s:;i;3 gt ment from Anna. She had been 1 9 "J r' ' gs wondering. for some moments.
him in close touch with the prob- lems affecting the handling of rail traffic, and intimate contacts with traffic officers of the principal in- dustrial firms. In 191) he was ap- pointed assistant general counsel, and in October 1932 he was made vice-president in charge of traf- tic. Mr. Fraser is a graduate of Dal- lhousie University, Halifax. with degrees of B.A. 1906, and LL.B.
190g. H 1 - dad an honor- Following graciuzition. with hon- , W333; ary LL.i).iiatg I;:lla'ibusie in March ours in science. Mr. P-ullen enler- 'hf?r;:'alRf'â;;'âEa;"gnaglggwxe FOR 811.05! 6 FOR 514-95! 1943. He is a member of the St. ed the freight service of the - l 9 81.25 weekly ' 31.25 weekly .115 wee", 0
MIT. JOHN PULLEN
the operating vice-president. but returned to McGill in the autumn. The following summer he took over temporary duties as assist- ant agent at St. Anne de Bellcvue.
why she had been offered no re- freshments of any sort, and she had been making marl-tal Conlparj. sons. by no means for the first time. between the rapidity with which these automatically appear- ed. in her own house. and the slowness of service in a Southern manage.
She was roused by the sound of Brcck's voice in the hallway. Be- fore the butler could draw back
drawing room and was halfway
w - ac--var-kR'i-a,' 1913 ii'.'iiiSx ciuidieiiliybcii.'fei3ii.ia3io (lie.-.k xiilnthemtrlrifi liibreau ii W055. "'6 flm "H9110: Anna-" Golf and, Colinm-y Club. headquarters. Three years later he said pIe35â"'Iy' âAu'"'i Esteuev
Nrw Vice-President
' The new vice-president. John Pullen. is well known in trans- portation, industrial and commer- cial circles as general freight traf-
terest and ,study of freight traits- porlation started in his early youth when he accompanied his
ho moved into the field of traffic solicitation as soliciting freight. agent at Montreal.
' With Black Watch
He served as a Lieutenant with
the Second Great War. as regional general freight agent and, later. as freight traffic manager, Mr. Pul-
you don't, mind having me barge in like this. do you? You know I've always told you that the best part about getting back to New Orleans. for me. would be getting back to you." -
He took the hand that Mrs. Fon- taine extended. leaned over and
having accepted with alacrity a
cup of coffee and a little cake. "It's always pleasant for a wo-
man of forty to hear that she has
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Fontaine said smilingly. "I shall be more truthful than you, -how- cver. and say that I do see a change in you."
âNot underneath," Breck hasten- ed to assure her. "My. but this coffee is good. Aunt Estelle! Do you know I think my kid. Drew. will get just as much of a kick out of everything here as I do. I'm having hard work to make him stop calling a banquelte a side- walk and a gallery I porch. But he'll learn. I bri-bed him this al-
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"Flowers that are sold in the street like that are always sec- onds, Breck. They never last."
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