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35 (Continued from Page 21) George Rother, La Grande Shops, had a queer experience—his cow was shot. His neighbor was cleaning his gun and finishing the job sighted the gun on George’s cow, pulled the trigger, BANG, down went the cow. Bad luck George, but glad it was your cow in stead of some bystander. E. B. Johnson, of La Grande Shop, celebrated his Golden Wedding Anni versary April 5, 1946. Fifty years w th one woman— we all hope you have fifty years more of happiness. Paul Cason has started working as Assistant Shop Officeman in the La Grande Shops— hope we aren’t too hard on you Paul. ROSE CITY CHAPTER No. 5 The regular meeting of Rose City Chapter No. 5 was held May 10th, in conjunction with Portland Chapter No. 17. Each chapter held a short business meeting, then retired to the Wigwam Room of the Redman Hall where Mt*. Leo Smith introduced the speakers of the evening. The following speakers were guests of Leo Smith and Portland Chapter No. 17: Alex G. Barry, John H. Hall, Stanhope Pier, Robert Ben nett, Harvey Wells, Joseph Harvey, Warren Irwin, Jack Bain, Pat Loner - gon and John Dickson, all Representa tives in the Oregon Legislature, also Frank Lonergon, Circuit Court Judge, and Irving Rand, Senator to the Oregon Legislature. These men favored our bills in the last session of legislature. A fter the speaking we were served sandwiches, cake and coffee by the Portland Chapter No. 17. Floyd Query, State President of the O.S.E.A. attended our meeting of May 10th. Mr. Query answered questions asked by some of the members. Mrs. Wallace, the Division Office, stenographer, has at last found a house in which to move. The Wallaces have- been living in a tourist auto camp for the past several months. That cheerful little woman, Helen Dakin, who came here January 4, 1944 to help out in the District 1-A Main tenance Office for '‘four or five days” quit April 27. There was always one thing-you could depend on— no matter how bad things would get, Helen al ways- saw the funny side. Helen made many friends in the two years she was here and will be missed by all. Clay Cornett, who was transitman on location at Pendleton for W. S. Hodges, has been transferred to Divi sion 1, as Resident Engineer on con struction. Mr. Cornett’s first job as a Resident Engineer is a section on the Sunset highway. Thad Green is back with us again (Continued on Next Page) Eugene Sand & Gravel Co. Producers of Concrete Aggregate Quarry Rock Fill Material Phone 134 Crushed Gravel W ashed Sand Garden Loam “COMPLETE SERVICE” EUGENE, OREGON “Helping Eugene Build” P.O. Box 1067
