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MAGDALENE ERPELDING, Editor
SALEM CHAPTER No. 1
It may be the result of our legisla
tive-session, it may be due- to the ef
forts of our new President, hut what
ever^ the motives are, the results- speak
for themselves— 84 members present at
our February meeting and 120 at our
March meeting and potluck dinner.
This large attendance speaks well for
the chapter and shows that all mem
bers are keenly interested in ' the many
problems under consideration now that
the Civil Service commission will soon
take over active change of the state
personnel.
Eddie Clymer, the man with the
answer to any unusual qùes,tion about
highway construction, is back on thè
job after.two months ¡òf baskingin the
California sun. Seems to have helped,
too, as Ed looks and says he feels con
siderably better. 1
Another member, Leo Reed, has
been south for his health. Haven’t
seen Leo yet, but from reports he; i§
back and much improved.
One by one we lose them. Martha
Smith of the legal and right of way
department was recently married to
Mr. John Murdock. They are residing,
in Salem. Also recently married was
Vivian Fryer, of, the maintenance de
partment, to Mr. ClarenceSkaug. Their
home is in Salem.
Valentine’s Day did not go' unno
ticed on the third floor of the State
Office building. According to rumors,
some of the, fellows received some very
fancy valentines. How about it fellows?
—Chester E. Paulsen
ROSEBURG CHAPTER No. 2
Chapter No. 2 met in regular ses
sion on the second Friday in February,
With a very good attendance. For once
the meeting w assailed to order on
time, and our new President, Hil
Young, was able to keep things moving
very rapidly all during the evening.
A rather lengthy discussion on how to
.interest . members in attending the
meetings each time, or with some sem
blance of regularity, ended finally in
a motion that we have a potluck din
ner at the next meeting, in March, inA,
vi ting every employee and his or her
girl or boy friend to be there. Also,
at this meeting we would try to secure
a speaker from the executive office, or
someone out of Salem who has his fin
gers on the pulse of things and can
tell Us;. about them.
We- are hàppy to announce that new
applications for membership are being
received almost every day now. MORE
POWER to the membership committee.
If it is made clear to the employee why
he or she should become a member, we
believe that most of them will join.
Haven’t heard from the fisheries de
partment. Wonder if' they are too deep
in fishing to let us hear from them, or
is it; getting fish ready for some of
these summer fishermen. Shame on you,
Mr. Vaughn, for failing us this first-
time.
Then there is the section crew at
Drain. Mr. Carter says he doesn’t have
any?,.news. Bet he could find a little,
somewhere in the north of the district.
Come on . boys, let’s make this thing
ring all down through the district. Let
everyone know he had better be on his
toes.
The office' of Resident Engineer,
George, Baker, was moved from Myrtle
Creek to Canyonville the first of this
year. The new office is rather small and
a bit crowded, he says, but rtf 4/. closer
to new road coiistructjon projects—
Azalèa to Glendale and Tiller-Trail,
which are under his supervision, j
Leo Kerber and his crew of six men
are building highway right of way