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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
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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,