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located in Seattle, Washington. Before
assignment in Seattle H enry attended
classes in Public Works at Da vis ville,
R.I. and Charleston, S.C. He expects to
remain in Seattle for some time and he
and his wife, Alice, have found a com
fortable apartment.
Major Roy W. Remington was re
cently assigned as Military Governor
over five small German towns. Roy
says acting as provost and judge is in
teresting but also a headache. He has
been overseas for the past two years
and informs us that, "the more I see of
the rest of the world the better I like
Salem, Oregon.’^;’
P. M. Sherwood, C.M. 1/c, after
about 32 months with the CB’s was a
welcome visitor at the Highway Offices
where he called on old friends. He was
stationed at Pearl Harbor on the con
struction of camps, highways, railroads,
airports and general engineering. Mr.
Sherwood was formerly employed on
Highway Location w ith Jack Phelps
and later with Ed Morelock.
REHABILITATION
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the Industrial Accident Commission
contributed $9,000. For the last two
items the federal government matched
w ith $18,600. A special additional
amount was obtained from the federal
government to cover some additional
case costs.
It is estimated that 32 of every 1000
residents of Oregon are disabled, mak
ing a total of 44,800 permanently dis
abled persons in this state. Three of
every 1000 persons are eligible for re
habilitation, totaling 4,200 now eligi
ble. W ith new injuries averaging 1 of
each 5000 persons, new cases each year
are about 560. When a person has been
fully trained, when his or her work is
satisfactory, and when given permanent
placement, a closure is signed. Last year
303 closures were signed, in Oregon,
indicating that many disabled persons
were made economically self-sufficient,
productive members of society.
Eugene Brake and Motor
E. E. M erew ether, P ro p rieto r
T. A. Shaver, AOM i/c , writes in
part: I would like to let you know
how much I appreciate getting the Ote-
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Wheel Aligning a Specialty
T elephone 2080
940 P e a rl S treet
Eugene, Oregon
In ter City Sand &
Gravel Co.
Sand, Gravel, Crushed Rock
Excavating and Road Building
Eugene, Oregon
Phone 958
OSBURN H O TE L
and Apartments
Home Owned and Operated
Eugene, Oregon