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those boys come back to thank you, I
hope you can still keep ’em separated.
Roy Boldt’s and Harry Melton’s oil
ing crews are back in this vicinity now,
which gives us a little new blood at
our regular meetings. And speaking of
new blood reminds me that new mem
bers are always welcome.
CHAPTER N o. 3— BEND
Leo the Lion, with his Roaring Oil
ers, invaded the Alkali Flats north of
Valley Falls on the Yellowstone and
shook a mean snivvy shooting the old
200-300. Everything proceeded accord
ing to plan, except what appeared to
the casual onlooker to be Smokey do
ing the Black-Bottom for the benefit
of a rattle snake which was quite un
susceptible to being charmed. Warrior
Liesher saved the situation with his
trusty scoop, demonstrating how to
make four ends to what was a two-
ended snake. There not being quite
enough men for the operations to be
performed, Curley and Jack from Sun-
tex, and Clyde, Lewis and Zake from
the Chewaucan Longhorn section, as
well as Sam and Toney from Alkali
Lagoon were enlisted and aided to such
an extent that their services were de
clared indispensable.
Billie James says he was glad to get
back from the Veterans Hospital. H e
said they could not find out what he
was suffering from except that it may
be a shortage of help. The recent storms
washed out the same shoulder for him
three times in succession in three days,
and it is beginning to kind of irk him.
Our boy, Bernard Miller, has joined
the N avy, but says he will soon be
back to drive truck for us.
O ur champion street inspector,1 • Ed
Risen, has been transferred to "W ide
Open Spaces” at Jordan Valley to as
sist in completion of the I.O .N . H ig h
way. Hope you get back home soon,
Ed.
H om er Brantner has been comman
der-in-chief of the "Santiam Logging
and Slide Removal Co.” while Earle
Woodley is vacationing.
Buck W aggoner had to go to P o rt
land for a check up at the Veterans
H ospital A ugust 2. In his absence the
w aterspouts are being handled by E l
bert M cCarty.
Mr. and Mrs. O tis M cKinnon of the
Prineville McKinnons have worked out
a new agreement covering Buck’s a t
tendance at Association meetings. Buck
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Our Boys Are Doing Their Part
Are You Doing Yours?
Now that the chips are down . . now that our men are writing
decisive history with their blood . . There can be no halfway
m easures for us.
They, in the front lines, are throwing in everything they have.
W e, behind the lines, must do the same.
There are two ways in which we can best accomplish this. The Oregon
State Employees Association urges you to
Buy More Bonds and Donate to Your Blood Bank
(Investigate the Payroll
Allotment Plan)
(Call your nearest Red Cross
Representative)