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vices to the people. We are confronted
w ith a well nigh staggering problem
. . . Each fnonth or year that goes by is
bringing us"a greater backlog of urgent
demands . . . It is a serious human prob
lem. It is the problem of feeble minded
children sleeping on' mattresses, spread
on the floors of day rooms; , of blind
I children going to school in fire traps;
of prisons where the inmates sleep w ith
bars between them and a bathroom; of
highways that take a weekly toll of
sudden death. Every cent o f . our say>'
ings • in the Postwar Reconstruction
Fund ¿is being used or is dedicated to
the purpose of wiping out such blots
on the name, of our State.”
"Since 1943 State employees have
had legislative I salary increases averag
ing 24 percent. These increases have
been'offset by mounting cps.tsof liv
ing. There have been, however, no sal
ary increases for those state officials
whose compensation is fixed by statute:
| . . We cannot expect indefinitely to
attra c t qualified men and women into
th e , administration of the State’s m ulti-
million dollar business at salaries- estab
lished in some instances as fa t back as
fo rty years’ ago . . . The people of
Ohio do not and should not expect
public employees to continue making
personal financi al sacrifices (by remain
ing in State service.” Governor Thomas
Herbert of Ohio.
Nagle Lumber Co.
1845 Franklin Boulevard
Eugene, Oregon
POETIC CO N TRIBU TIO N S
FROM MEMBERS
We have received several contribu
tions , of poetry from members of the
Association which we regret not being
able to' print because of our limited
space/cAfnong these contributors, Rus
sell A. Mohney, Sr., of Highway Chap
ter No. 1, is the most prolific. O bvi
ously, Mr. Mohney has. .aft active ima-
gination.'and genuinely enjoys these ex
cursions in verse. We can’t resist giv-
a sample from 1 Q uit Smokinv
By Request:
Near forty years I’ve puffed the weed,
But now must smoke no more;
The Medic says I must accede,
Or fail to live four score.
The smoke fiend Im p is always near
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