L. A. DOWNS HEADS
GEORGIA CENTRAL
Former Vice President Succeeds
The Late W. A. Winburn
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 16.—At a
special meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Central of Georgia rail
way today, L. A. Downs, vice presi
dent, was elected president to succeed
the late William A. Winburn.
H. D. Pollard, general superintend
ent- wgg appointed general manager
and the office of general superintend
ent abolished.
Charles T. Airey, vice president and
traffic manager, was elected a mem
ber of the board of directors.
Mr. Downs began his railroad serv
ice in 1895 with the Vandalia rail
road. He has served In various ca
pacities with the Illinois Central and
the Central of Georgia railway, be
coming vice president and general
manager March 1, 1920.
/Sir. Pollard started his railroad ca
r&r with the Baltimore and Ohio
rnlroad in 1892. He entered the
Central railway service in 1899. He
left the service in 1911 to 1913 to be
come inspector general auxiliare rail
way at Porto Alegre, Brazil. He was
made general superintendent of the
“ - in 1920.
Centra^
RADIO TUBERCULOSIS CURE
Veterans’ Bureau Physician Announces
Encouraging Experiments In Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 16.—
_ Radio is a valuable adjunct to the
treatment for tuberculosis and is “of
great therapeutic value in treatment of
other hospital cnees,” Dr. Walter K.
Foley, chief of the medical service of the
United States Veterans’ bureau .hospi
tal No. 68 here, declared today.
