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16 rtlissiQn send a man into the field to spend a few days with each crew. The foremen and equipment &-operators would be glad to help them make a study of the one horse methods 'we; have to use in adapting present equip ment to the work at hand. I’ll admit w'e foremen ate rather dumb or we wouldn’t .be here. But nevertheless, .most of us have been j doing this kind of work for years, and should have some valuable ideas for the , departments/ If they would come out and work with us, I am sure we could overcome some of the hazards that make a maintenance ..erew^s,'.life a nightmare. Every department in the ^State must i'haye a few problems of this kind, which could be solved by 'the simple formula b i "experience plus engineering.” Norman C. Dick President, Eugene Chapter No. 6. Astoria Reports Personnel Changes During the past winter months,’ sev eral of the highway' employees of the Astoria district have been hospitalized.. Mr. ;"Sweet, employed at the Bradley -state park, after being admitted to the hospital because of a stroke, has been in the hospital;-70 days,’, and it is^quite ^evident he will be unable to return to his former duties. Harold Reed, who was with the maintenance section crew, IAstoria,¿js. now afcting': as caretaker at- Bradley state park during Mr. Sweet's- j absence., 'Charlie 'McGutcheri •m- the hospital for a .short tim e1 prior to. his being placed on retirement'.. Mr. Herb Robinson, employed yat kl^-A s-- , 'toria-Meg’ler ferry,'•ASyas confined to I the hospital for a „period oF AO I days .^because of dll health, rand upon I being released from the hospital, has-mq’^ ed to Oceanside, Calif., in an effort to regain his health. Mr. Olaf G. Ftansen, who was.,main7 tenance>ihelper-, /a tj^ stp ria ; has been promoted to section ni^Iiitenance fore man at Clatskanie-, when such position was left vacant upon the retirement of Mr. George "Johnson. | Roy Levens, who for the past 11 years has been with- the bridge m ainte nance department in Astoria area, has been transferred and is now employed as a drawbridge operator at Astoria. During the week ending February 14, Mr. Charlie Campbell, now offic^ man in the shops at Klamath Falls, was visiting friends in Astoria. Mr. Camp bell ato fte time was office man at the highway maintenance department, As- toria. Under the civil servicp.tetirement act, the I following Oregon state highway employees ' o f / the Astoria area were placed on retirem ent-as'of January 1, 1*948: Charles Mc'Cutchen, W. Mc- C&ulTey and John Kela, Astoria; George Johnson and A rthur Parton', Clatskanie; Dt T. MacKentoq,'Hebo;.Austin Dowl ing,"Mist; W. G. Perkins, former bridge foremaiiy? J. H. Scott, 'resident:' engi neer, Nehalem.' H , Mr. L. ¿DJ Mgrs, resident - engineer, Astoria, has been temporarily moved to l^ehalem To/£ake over the engineering dq|ie-^of -Mr. J / H. Scott, w ho, was placed 6n ^retirement January 1, 1948. >> Mr. Jeff Hathaway, g who has-*- been an I a/&s,t<nt bridge foreman with"- the -/highway department, has-been-promoted 'kp rljridge^i'preman to fill the vacancy ’Fef^'by^Mr^'W. .G. Pe'rkinsy upon'M r. Perkins; ^etirferfi^t. During the month of <Detenibeg/'a joiAt rmeeim^^bOthe Nehalem, "A^ofia, Mast, Clatskanie, Seaside/' Tillamook, Hebo .and Jewell dhapters’ Was held at N'ehalem.^The principal-speakers for the evening 'were our newfyjelecxeql presi dent, M i\ White, I and our exeqqtive ^Wcretary, Mr. Stewart. Mr. W hite out lin ed his policy for/^he* ensuing year, which* met approval of all ..chapters represented' at" this meeting. He empha-1 sized very emphatically as to ihc'reasing membership; of all chapters. Mr.p'Stew- 'a rt, explained in detail the pay plan 4pd ingf£hs| hh pay' brackets ‘.a^’^get forth by; v h ^ qiyi'ly se^yi^e rule's^'and J&gulatlons. Floyd H . Simon.
