Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Co. Transferred to Mrs. Jane Delano Ridder - 1932 dated $1,000 North Carolina Railroad Gold Bond

$1,000 4% Gold Bond printed by American Bank Note Company, Philadelphia transferred to Mrs. Jane Delano Ridder on back.

Jane Delano Ridder (born 1919) Of Delray, FL and San Mateo, CA Died April 10, 2013 at the age of 94 after a short illness. She was at home surrounded by her five loving children. Jane raised all of her children in Duluth MN and St. Paul MN and looked back on those years with great affection. Jane attended the Brearley School in NYC and Greenwood School in Baltimore. She was raised in NYC and at the family residence, Steen Valetje on the Hudson River near Rhinebeck, NY. Her father, Lyman Delano was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first cousin. She was predeceased in 2002 by her husband of 63 years, Bernard H. Ridder Jr. He was CEO of Ridder Publications at the time of their merger with Knight newspapers in 1974. Her greatest pleasure was spent being with her family of four generations. She is survived by her children Robin Ridder of Healdsburg, CA, Tony Ridder of Pebble Beach, CA, Jill Ridder of Healdsburg, CA, Peter Ridder (Cathy) of Long Beach, CA and Laura Evans (Ned) of Delray, FL and Grosse Pointe, MI, nine grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren all of whom looked to her for guidance and support. There has been a private memorial gathering. Contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

The Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (reporting mark WSS) is a 90-mile short-line railroad jointly owned by CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). CSX provides the railroad with equipment, while NS owns the equipment at the north end in Winston-Salem and the south end in Wadesboro. In between, the railroad connects with NS at Lexington and Whitney, the subsidiary High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad at High Rock, and the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway at Norwood.

Originally owned jointly by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Norfolk and Western Railway, predecessors to CSX and NS, the railroad was completed in November 1910. In 1957, the railroad retired its last steam locomotive in favor of diesel locomotion. In June 1960, the WSS acquired full control of the connecting High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad, which was similarly operated with equipment from both owners.

Between 1913 and 1985, the railroad was headquartered in the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Freight Warehouse and Office. In 1991, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The railroad carries a variety of commodities, including grain, sand, gravel, stone, forest products, paper products, coal, coke, cement, clay fertilizer, aluminum, chemicals, iron, and steel. Principal shippers are Corn Products Company of Winston-Salem, a manufacturer of corn syrup and related products, and Owens Brockway Glass Company of Eller, a manufacturer of glass products. On April 16, 2010, notice was published of the intent to merge the High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad into the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway, effective May 1, 2010.

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