Honolulu County HI Archives News.....Neves Honored As Territory's 'No. 1 Milkman' June 25, 1953
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin June 25, 1953
 Fellow workers like to call James Neves Hawaii's No. 1 Milkman.
 It may be that he deserves the title. Last week, Mr. Neves was honored at the 
Old Timers' Roster party by Dairymen's Association for his half century of 
service with the company.
 At 70, he could afford to retire comfortably at any time but he is too active 
to give up work yet. He now handles inter-office mail communications.
 Born in Pahala, Hawaii, he went to work for the company as an office boy in 
1903. Then he was a night watchman and later a can washer in the milk plant.
 When he took his first route as a driver salesman, milk wagons were horse-
drawn. There were only five retail routes and a wholesale route at that time.
 He worked his way up to head five routes in Kaimuki at one time in his 
career. He had to give up his route in 1940 when he injured his knee.
SAW WORLD'S FAIR
 He visited the San Francisco World's Fair -on the company- and while there 
purchased for his company a bottle capping and filling machine-first of its 
kind in Hawaii.
 for a no-accident record in his many years of driving, Mr. Neves was awarded 
a gold-star medal by the Traffic Safety Commission.
 He lives with Mrs. Neves at 2305 Wilder Avenue. Their two sons, Melvin and 
Vernon, work at Hickam Air Force Base. The senior Neves' also have two 
grandchildren.
 At the Old Timers' Roster party, the "No. 1 Milkman" was presented with a 
mantle clock for faithful service.

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