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30 CHAPTER NEWS (Continued from page 22) Walter Uppendahl, of the Highway Shops, has been off over two months laid up with rheumatism. We hope he Charley Clifton’s Oiling Crew leaves will he back with us soon. Ray Betzer for the Lakeview setup on June 15 th, and will be there for a few weeks be said he went fishing the other day but fore going on to Bend. Leo Kirkham no one saw what he caught. All the has been hitting the ball ever since boys in the Shops are on the job and the crew started working. Dave Clark, have been keeping plenty busy. Harold Harris and Frank Lee have Red Donnelly and his crew at Fort joined the Oiling Crew, after working Klamath, have been nursing the old all winter on Kirkham’s extra gang, out bulldozer along and playing with dyna of Klamath Falls. mite, trying to clear up the West Side Gibson’s Paving Crew No. 9 will Highway. Walter Carter’s crew at leave Klamath Falls about June 20th, Lakeview, including Boone and Pete and go to Bend. In spite of the weather English, have been patching off and and lack of labor, Gibson has done a on, weather permitting. English was swell job getting things done. Joe Mon on the sick list several days last May. roe has been assigned the important job Dee Fox has been jumping from the of Street Foreman, on Gibson’s crew, paving crew to the oiling crew to keep while in this district. Emery Plaistead them going. Stroberg, Rice a n d has been keeping the kettle "hot” at W right’s crews have also been instru the plant. Ed Johnson has taken over mental in helping the paving and oil the plant foreman’s job in fine shape. ing crews. Ray Olsen and Lee Ferg John Fussell has been rollin’ ’em, as uson of Chemult and Sand Creek res the boys rake the hot stuff on the pectively, are keeping the highway in highway. shape through their sections. Word was received from Lt. George On June 21st, Klamath Falls Chap Sothman, by Gibson, and he stated his ter No. 12 is holding its first big so work is finally to his liking, mainly cial affair of the year. We are calling inspecting and handling heavy equip it the "First Birthday Dancing Party”, ment as well as instructing about thirty and plan on a large attendance of State men on the side. Employees as well as members of the Carl F. Wilson, transitman, from Association. Dancing, cards, entertain district 4 -0 Engineer’s office, is the ment will be the order of the evening. proud father of a 7 pounds and 2 ounce Refreshments will be served. The com baby girl, bom on D-Day, June 6th-. mittee is directed by Joseph Monroe and Both mother and baby are doing fine. Orie Peugh ,and their helpers are "Mick” Stump, working out of the George Van Horn, Archie Roberts, same office is 'batching’ for a few days Robert Rice, Otto Clawson and Wil while his wife is away. Harold Sim helm Rieck. mons has been plenty busy assisting the contractors on the new Airport road on Altamont Drive, at the same time CHAPTER No. 14—MARSHFIELD signing up three members from the New officers will be installed at our Engineering Department, making it July 14th meeting. Refreshments will four out of six. be ice cream and cake. of gas, and the pressing road work in this district.
