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Navy Department. They may never
have heard of two employees of the New
York City Health Department named
Hermann M. Biggs and William H.
Park, who were responsible, respectively,
for the first efforts to conquer tubercu­
losis and for the discovery of diphtheria
antitoxin; of Marion Dorset, chemist in
the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry,
who discovered a method of preventing
hog cholera which led to the finding
that yellow fever, smallpox, and measles
are caused by viruses, and whose work
has been ranked with that of Pasteur
and Koch; of another employee of the
Bureau of Animal Industry for 46 years,
John B. Mohler, who saved a good part
of the nation’s livestock when he de­
tected the existence of various diseases
in an importation of Zebu cattle quar­
antined in New York.
These are only a few of the govern­
ment civil service merit system workers
who have served the public well and
made large contributions to human
progress.
— from Good Government,
Jan.-Feb., 1944.
CHAPTER NEWS
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subject of retirement and has assem­
bled some good dope that he is sub­
mitting to the Association officers.
District 4 is gratified to hear that
we now have a full fledged Executive
Secretary. We give him our blessing
and support and want him to come
up so we can look at him. We meet
the third Saturday of each month.
Bend Chapter held their regular
monthly meeting June 17, with a large
turn out and a whole flock of welcome
visitors. The honor guests of the eve­
ning were Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Lathim
of Prineville. Mrs. Lathim was pre­
sented a mirror with the good wishes
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To A ll Stale Employees Working
in Salem and Marion County . . .
You can borrow money, without embarrassment or
delay, and repay in small monthly installments at
low rates of interest from your fellow employees
through the STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION,
owned and operated by its members.
A ll Dealings W ith Your Credit Union
A re Strictly Confidential
Should you desire further information, contact or call 4171, Ex­
tension 303, W. J. P. FARRELL, TREASURER, 518 State Office
Building, Salem.