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because Tris Shaver has found a new
job at Suntex.
Arnold Kobler of the Bend mainte
nance office spent a Christmas holi
day w ith relatives in Salem.
Everett Lynam, veteran and section
helper at Brothers, stroked his rabbits
foot w ith just-the right intensity and
hit the jackpot. No. 3 2 i n the Tule
Lake homestead sweepstakes waS his
drawing. This allows a choice between
36 tracts, and the man says he intends
to be choosey. Certain people feel that
our loss is California’s gain.
Floyd W. Scott has been transferred
from the Redmond to the Bend mainte
nance crew. Ernie Moran has taken
over maintenance work at Silver Lake.
George Boone is back on the job at
Lakeyiew and is "feeling fine” after an
eye operation in San Francisco.
W alt Carter, section foreman at
Lakeview, seems to be well along on
the road to recovery after his operation
in Portland last fall.
Christmas cards werereceived in the
Bend area from Chester G. Springer,
successful prospector w i n t e r i n g , in
Yuma, Arizona.
Most of the Bend office employees
have been trying out the excellent skat
ing. Some of the beginners wish to re
vise the word "tenderfoot,” in certain
anatomical aspects.
— J. E. Morelock
LA GRANDE CHAPTER No. 4
As a writer, Si Doane, bridge fore
man, doesn’t think much of yours
truly. Si, when you finish that corre
spondence course, this job is all yours.
The next time you take my pencils,
paper, and erasers and then suggest a
correspondence course, you will prob
ably find yourself placed to the best
of advantage in our small office.
For a long time La Grande Chapter
No. 4 had two specialists in the field
of serving coffee and rolls at the chap
ter meetings, in the persons of Don
Gruis and O. G. McComb (M ac). Now
Don and Mac can say "goodbye” to
coffee and rolls and enjoy the meet
ings like the rest of us, w ith not a care,
because we have new members taking
oyer their field, which (I heard) didn’t
h urt their feelings. Mac liked the job
so well though, that he started his own
business, which hasn’t gone in the red.
There is a way to keep warm these
days^w earing something that looks
like a tent w ith fu r on the inside. Noel
Klitz says it is just the thing to keep
out these wintery blasts. I t’s not "pret
ty,” but Noel swears by it.
Bert Johnson a n d , Roland Shaw are
back with us for the winter.
Marvin Mackey claims "by all that
is” that he bumped into a door and
received that beautiful shiner. Come,
-Come, Marvin, that gag just doesn’t go
in these modern times. Also, Marvin»
toys are for children, and you are not
supposed to enjoy them at this stage
of the game.
La Grande Chapter presented to
Charles F. Erbe, the new president, an
exceptionally large gavel, which looks
as though it would never wear out, no
m atter how nsany times it is used.
— Lorna D. Baker
ROSE CITY C H A PTER No. 5
Our regular meeting-, December 13,
was highlighted by talking pictures of
the construction of Bonneville dam
and pictures of ship building at vari
ous shipyards on the Pacific coast. Pic
tures were furnished and shown by Mr.
Elmer Buhler of the Bonneville Power
administration. --
Coffee and doughnuts were served
by the entertainment committee.
The nominating committee appoint
ed to select the 1947 candidates con
sisted of F. T. Young, chairman; H ar
old Nelson, Ivan Dakin, C. H . Haynes,
and J. Floyd Hayse. Candidates se
lected for president, J. Claude Moore
and J. T. Skelton; for vice president,
A. B. Dean and J. Floyd Hayse; secre
tary-treasurer, L. J. McReynolds.
Voting was done by post card. J. T.
Skelton was elected president by a very
close vote. A. B. Dean and L. J. Mc-
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