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fence on the Azalea-Glendale Junction
section of the new highway.
We have a new and ardent member
of the Isaac Walton Club, "Frankie”
Baker, seven year old son of George
Baker. "Frankie” caught the, only
steelhead and landed it himself.; Papa
doesn’t say much, but we rather think
he is pretty proud. Just so< it is in the
family, eh George?
-Computer Roger E. Card was crit-;
ically injured in an automobile acci
dent south of Myrtle Creek on Febru
ary 3. A t the time of this writing, he
is still in a/very critical state.
— C. O. Slabaugh
■ LA? GRANDE CHAPTER W ' 4
Cecil Wagner, La Grande shops, has
been lured to' the nioimtains where he
has enjoyed the sport of skiing. "Snow!
Snow! Beautiful Snow!’t\ ' ;GeoiM'wfes,
while the inspiration vis just the oppo
site’ for the rest of us folk, wishing
spring would h urry up jiist a little. I
Aho, Cecil had a little trouble
a window in.-the shops. All I can say,
Cecil, is don’t go arourid «carrying lad/
ders. Try the doors— windows aren’t
made for that pprposfe.
Al Norby, Shop /Superintendent,
'doesn’t think much, of running out of
gas, especially on one of,<the coldest
days fin La Grande, when in a h urry
to get home to a nice warm lunch. "Bet
Al ’fyon’t forget to look at the/gaspline
gauge from now on. I
I How many partk are there in a radio ?
Mr. ,:C. D. Cannon of the Division
O ffice/w ill probably be able to give
the answer to I that question, if and
W.WL he gjets-^ffil the parts together
on Station KOHL. All I know' is,ISta
tion KOHL blew a 'fuse, and 9H D.
has parts spread from "heck to break
fast,” and it will be a isinall 'miracle
to me i f ' the radio runs again. He tells
mei, in good faith, that it will.
Also congratulations/¿b Peter Alten
burg, on the baby girl. But, Pete, cigars
are just a- little, out of my line.
Sgt. Johnson, state police, f"Sarge”
to everybody), was; passing out cigars
with the statement, "It has more hair
than
Congratulations? Sarge, on the
new-born boy!
Clinton McIntosh, who' worked for
Walter, Greene, is now working at the;
gasoline station in the La Grande shop.
Ed Chidsey of the Division^ Office
took a week’s vacation. Salem was his
destination, to see how the wheels grind
in making laws arid rules.
Al Norby, Shop Superintendent, also
went Salem, way for a couple of days.
«alS-Lorna D. Baker
ROSE CITY CHAPTER No, 5 I
Monthly meetirig of Rose City Chap
ter, February 14, was spent discussing
wages? ¿and hours. This was our first
meeting witlji the new '.officers; presid
ing.,A fter the business was taken care
of, the; entertainment comrnitteeserved
chili and coffee. ,
Mrs. Elvira (Andy) Wallace,' Divi
sion OfficJ^ secretary for the past year
and a half, .has taken an indefinite
slèaÿe of^/absence. Mrs.f Elizabeth Dow ri
en has been hired to take her place.
I Mrs. • Ivy./Crqy^ley las' been hired as
qff-i,c|-^i^stapt‘'for Al Skelton.
There are several. new. - f gees among
the engiriee'ririg^ crews. This should
give the membership committee soihe^
thing to do. I
A joint meeting of Chapters. 5 and
17.entertained and welcomed thé two
new. chapters Recently formed here in
Portland.^ This meeting I wa(s held
March/24.
—C. W. Tandy'
. CHAPTER No. 7
Charles H. HughesI of Albany died
on- Sunday, February 23^ Mr. Hughes
had/bèen, working for seyferal years as
inspector with Resident Éngineer Ben
edict for the highway department. He
was 47/ÿékrs old.
Mr. Hughes’ health had been failing
for some time and his. death came after
six weeks, in the hospital; He w a s a
,confcientii?us and well-liked employée/