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due in large extent to this lack.
It is my belief that many members
have become inactive through their
feeling that they, as individuals, are
not being listened to, or that their ideas
carry no /weight. Many such "gripes”
arfe based on misunderstanding, while
some are based on fact.
Insofar as the w ritten word càri do
so> it should be the duty of the Direc
tor rif Public Relations to satisfy the
membership that their interests are be
ing served by the Association; and by
what means this is being done. It should
be recognized, however, that the mem
bers themselves cannot sit back quietly
and inactively and expect ALL to be
dopé by words alone or by someone
else! |
In conclusion, it is my thought that
our public relations should be pointed
to two main objectives: (1) selling the
Association to the public, legislature
and administrative authorities, and (2)
increasing the strength of the Associa
tion and maintaining its worthiness
thatrit may be a power for the improve
ment of public service.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL G. O’NEIL I
Director of Public Relations
Chapter Hews
(Continued from page 21)
thing for sure, we are combing a new
batch of mud from our whiskers.
Oft my Vacation through southern
Oregon, I ran across a few old timers
and had some good visits. Met Forrest
Cooper in Roseburg. He seemed to be
in good spirits— said that he had a
seeing; eye dog to lead him around
while he was getting acquainted.
A t different timeSj a member of one
crew goes into another crew’s terri
tory to borrow a piece of equipment.
Sometimes the stuff is hard to find.
Maybe if all future equipment were
built in the shape of beer bottles and
hub caps, it would be easy to locate.
How about it Ernie?
Gayle Perkins, D ufur helper, had to
go to a'Portland hospital for a rebore
job. He is doing O.K., and will be back
to work shortly.
The Rufus crew still has the shorts.
The fish head eaters and wine drinkers
at Hood River are very quiet. Also, the
Shaniko sheep herders seem to be miss
ing.
E. H. Woodley
Press Correspondent;
| OAK SPRINGS NEWS
Silice the last issue of our magazine
we have signed up two new members
here—Lyle Endersby and Ed Muhm.
Our gang is now 100 per cent OSE A
members.
Darrell Devenport
Press Correspondent.
CAPITOL CHAPTER No. 19
Chapter 19 met at the Y.M.C.A. on
October 1'7, and the evening was de
voted to an explanation of the group
life insurance plan, given by s our State
Secretary, Forrest V. Stewart;
The attention of our members has
been pointedly directed to the matters
of insurance and retirement by the
large number of state employees well
known to us who have broken under
the. Continued strain of dealing with at
difficult public, and been ordered by
their physicians to to take long rests.
These include, from our chapter, Earl
Boyle, Garland Hollowell, "Pop” H ar-
land, and C. V. Richardson. Max Flan-
ery of the P.U.C. office can also be
included in this group. Waldo Geddes
of the Gas Tax Department in the
Secretary of State’s office died sud
denly at his home a few weeks back.
The opportunity to secure the life
insurance through arrangement with
the West Coats Life Insurance Com
pany is unquestionably a remarkable
privilege, not only by reason of the
simplicity of its handling, but particu
larly through its low cost.
Oliver B. Huston
Press Correspondent.