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group insurance for which our chapter
lacks only a few applications of being
eligible. We have arranged to meet
jointly with the SIAC Chapter No. 20
the remainder of the year.
Paul Gemmell.
uccess Chapter Much Alive
Employees of the Oregon S^ate Em
ployee Service and the Unemployment
Compensation Commission offices in
Portland held a party recently in the
Central building. The affair was spon
sored by the employees’ service commit
tee, which is composed of members
from both services. Guests of honor
for the occasion were two retiring state
employees, i.e. Mike Monahan of the
employment service and Walter Graves
of the unemployment compensation
commission. In charge of the party
were Vi Baker, Clark Woodcock, Helen
Daskalos, Ann Robel and Amy Brown.
Ye scribe (with assistance) was mas
ter of ceremonies for the event, which
included the presentation of gifts to
^Graves and Monahan and a turkey buf-
Ffet dinner deliciously prepared by a
group of young ladies headed by Amy
Brown. Dancing and refreshments com
pleted the evening. Everybody wants
to know when we’re going to have
another get-together like this one, Amy!
Recent additions to the employment
service and the unemployment com
pensation offices in Portland include
the following: Lelah O. Robinson,
clerk-typist, in the statistical depart
ment, and Julia H. Kirkland, a former
state worker, who has returned to work
with the unemployment compensation
commission at S. W. 12 th and Stark
street, in the benefits section. Wel
come to the "family,” girls!
We are sorry to learn of the termina
tion of Verna Hansen, UC clerk at the
12 th and Stark street office, who left
the organization because of illness.
Speedy recovery, Verna! Hope to see
you back with us again sometime!
William (Bill) Lawless, formerly of
the GI section, is now manager of state
claims, benefits division, unemploy
ment compensation commission, Port
land office. Bill is taking the place of
Walter Graves, who retired from the
service on January 1 of this year after
some nine years’ tenure. Congratula
tions from all of us to you, Bill!
Marjorie Ferrens, formerly with the
employment service, Central building,
is now a clerk-typist with the State
Board of Health. Congratulations and
good luck in your new work, Marjorie!
Drop in and see us once in awhile!
Did you know that we have a ce
lebrity in our offices in the Central
building?. He is none other than Harry
R. Swanson, former secretary of state
of that great state of Nebraska! Harry,
who is personnel representative for the
Bechtold International Corporation,
builders of oil lines, etc., served Ne
braska as secretary of state from 1932-
40. He served under Governor Charles
Bryan, brother of William Jennings
Bryan, and Roy L. Cochran. During the
time SwansOn was in office the state
was not involved in any form of bond
ed indebtedness, the state capitol was
bought and paid for in full, and the
only form of taxation as a source of
state revenue was on real estate and
personal incomes. There was no sales
tax. Harry said he served during the
eight years of “dust bowl, drouth and
depression,” and is mighty proud of his
record of service. While the WPA was
going full blast, Nebraska was able
to obtain $7,000,000 in funds for the
construction of board of control build
ings to house state offices. Note: We’re
all glad to know you, Harry! (Swan
son ran for re-election in 1940 and
lost to his opponent by only 8 votes!)
Mildred Reed, PBX operator in the
12 th and Stark street offices, has left
for California, where she will take up
residence. Good luck, Mildred! Sorry
to see you go! Still on the job though
are Dorothy Tombleson and June
Fague, handling all the incoming and
outgoing calls at 12 th and Stark
streets. (And doing a swell job of it,
too!)
Eleanor Oleson, clerk-typist in the
Central Bldg., is now Mrs. Whitford!