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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.