Three newspaper clippings: J. P. Walker promotion to general superintendent, Pickens Walker Jr. scholarship, and Ardsley Park home purchase

Three pasted clippings on a cream sheet.

Upper left clipping — dated in blue pencil at the top margin:

Sept 1st. 1926.

Former Superintendent Here Is Given Promot[ion]

James Pickens Walker Moved to Hi[gher] Round by Atlantic Coast Line, as Ge[n-] eral Superintendent, at Savannah

James Pickens Walker is coming nearer home. Wednesday he will become general superintendent for the Atlantic Coast Line, with headquarters in Savannah, succeeding R. A. McCranie, who has been promoted to assistant general manager and transferred to Jacksonville.

Mr. Walker’s friends here are pleased with the news of his most recent promotion. He served as division superintendent at Charleston from the 1st of September, 1915, until August 1, 1925, when he became [illegible — text continues across the column gutter, with the right edge of the clipping trimmed].

Mr. Walker, whose wife is Miss FitzSimons, of Ada[ms?], is a native of Overfield[?]. He was graduated in engineering at Washington and [Lee] University, April 15, [year]. He entered the service of the Atlantic Coast Line as [rod]man at Haines City, F[la.,] later as assistant engineer was engaged in construction work in South Carolina[, N. C.,] Florida until June 15, 19[–].

After a brief furlough, [he] engaged as assistant engineer and resident engineer in [illegible — clipping is truncated at the right margin; remainder of article cut off].

[Editorial note: The right edge of this clipping is trimmed where it was pasted into the album, cropping the last 1–3 characters of every line of body text. The Charleston-superintendent end-date and the W&L graduation year fall within the cut-off zone. The headline phrase “Higher Round” appears to be a railroading metaphor.]

Upper right clipping — newspaper masthead “March 1929 / ATLANTIC COAST LINE NEWS”:

Pickens Walker Wins Scholarship

The Savannah Press of February 5th carried an interesting story concerning award of a Harmon Foundation Scholarship to Pickens Walker, seventeen-year-old son of J. P. Walker, general superintendent, Second Division, Savannah, Ga. This signal honor comes to young Walker through the National Court of Honor and the Executive Board of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. Fifty-two such awards are made annually, four from each of the twelve Scout regions and four at large.

The method of selection is: Each local council chooses its best Eagle Scout, whose name and record is forwarded to headquarters, where winners are selected. Pickens became a Tenderfoot in April 1924, and is now an Eagle Scout, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop No. 18, Chatham County (Georgia) Council.

The Scholarship includes a $100.00 cash award, and entitles the winner to the privilege of a $500.00 loan each year during his junior and senior terms at college.

The late William E. Harmon, New York philanthropist, established the foundation several years ago.

The News congratulates Pickens on his accomplishments in the field of Scout activities.

Lower clipping — dated in blue pencil beneath:

April 1927

J. P. WALKER BUYS ARDSLEY PARK HOME

Makes Purchase From Pin- dar Company

J. P. Walker, who succeeded R. A. McCranie as general superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line several months ago, has bought from the Pindar Real Estate Company a beautiful brick veneer home in Ardsley Park on Fifty-second street, between Abercorn and [Lin]sham[?] streets. The home is of a grayish colored brick of varied shades. The woodwork is done in old ivory and the balcony railings are black. The ornamental stone work of twisted columns, keystones and parapet caps lend a touch of dignity to the home.

The interior has many features such as beautiful paneled walls, crystal electric fixtures, quartered oak floors and built-in fixtures of all kinds. On the first floor there is a large living room, dining room, reception hall, sun parlor, kitchen, butler’s pantry, lavatory, furnace room, and screened porch. On the second floor there are four bedroom[s] with ample closets and two bath rooms tiled in white and colored tile.

The sale, which was closed on Saturday was made by Mrs. Raymond Harris of the John Saxton Wolfe Co.

A small group snapshot of Boy Scouts in uniform is pasted at the lower right beneath the Harmon clipping.