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19 News From the Chapters SALEM CHAPTER No. 1 ) This ch ap ter, rep resen tin g th e h ig h way d ep artm en t, having in terestin g m eetings this y ea r u n d er th e the lead ersh ip of H. B. Sim pson, p re si dent. W e are blessed w ith a v ery ef- ficient en te rta in m e n t com m ittee whEpS really know how to p re p a re and serve tasty I evening lu n c h e s; seasonal, I d e- lig h tfu l to the eye, and pleasing to the palate. A n o ticeable increase in a t ten d an ce fro m the ladies is a p p reci ated, and gen eral atten d an ce holds up q u ite well. E d ucational m ovies have len t spice to c u r program s and a p o t luck su p p er at c u r Ju n e m eeting really “packed ’em in . 11 We are w o rk in g up our resolutions for the n e x t g en eral council and w ill hav e some “hot p o tatoes” for the dele gates to digest. We h ea r th a t w e are I no longer th e larg est chapter, p robably being su rp assed by SI AC No. 20. We n u m b e r ' ab o u t 220. C an any ch ap ter top th at? O ur discussions are along the line of m em bership and we have started a new system of prom otion w h erein one re p re se n ta tiv e from each su b d ep a rtm en t serves as a special m em b er g etter an d dues collector for his B O R s B d l B j B j p . I t ’s still new , b u t should w o rk out fine. We are going to fu rn ish some fancy offerings for an OSEA em blem and pin design and expect to “cop” th e prize, if any. Som ebody has popped an idea to sta rt a s u g g e s t i o n b ox c am p aign » fer ideas on how to im prove public service. W e’d I lik e to see it trie d and prizes aw ard ed for th e best selec tions. Good ideas could be passed on w h ere th ey m ight get re al action. W atch our smoke! The d isagree w ith you, b u t those w ho d is agree I w ith you and a r e too co w a r dly to let you k n '(S I^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B W a p < lB o h . ROSEBURG CHAPTER No. 2 This ch a p te r had a v ery su j ^ ^ B j i l m eeting ThufS.da ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ j ^ i th F p r j ^ t S tew art, executive secretary, and W arne N unn of the civil service d ep a rtm en t as its guests. Mr. S te w a rt gave a v ery in tere stin g talk on the trials and troubles e x p e ri enced by the OSE A at the re cen t leg islative s e ssi on. E very one en j oy ed M r. N u n n ’s t a l k o n 11he activities of th e civil servi ce com m is.Jon a i id fount I i l v ery instructive. ness m eeting, w hich w as enjoyed everyone. Mr. S tew art, as guest, w as given the honor of escorting our p re tty , blonde sec retary to h er car at the clos e c f I The m eeting; andt^zfrgSkl ^ speaking, th a t is a ra re privilege. D ecorum was ram p an t. A t our previous m eeting, we w ere tre a te d w ith a film from the C anadian T ravel Service, show ing some of C an a d a ’s b ea u ty spots. We aim to have good tim es at all our m eetings w hich are held th e ch m onth. AIL m em bers, and th a t in - cludes visiting m em bers, w ill be m ade welcom e. — R aym ond K. Wood. ROSE CITY C H A PTER No. 5 Rose C ity C h ap ter No. 5 held its 11 u n d er com m and of Ed Rief, OSEA president, w hich w as w ell attended. U nder sick ness and distress the folio w ing w as r e p o rte d : Mr. F. T. Young, assistan t di- vision engineer, is back on the job a fte r an em ergency op era t ion 'w ^ ^ h left h im I k ind of peaked and pale. H ow ever, F ra n k is feeling m uch b e t te r and is aro u n d in his u su al b uptg ness w ay w ith a sm ile and a how dy for everyone. I Mr. R uben J. K elly, lab o re r w orking u n d e r Floyd Hayes, section forem an at M anning, passed aw ay q u ite suddenly on F e b ru a ry 13, 1949 A? Mr. M. R. H ansickie, CEI, w orking for L ow ell Johnston, is back in the hospital for an o th er sei ious operation. Don Wood, w orking for Ed F lanagan,
