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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1951)
5 two years of it in the South Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS Attu. Bill is married and has one son, Den nis, who goes to Salem high. His wife, Violette, is supervisor of the book keeping division of the Marion county tax department. Bill is a collector, for hobbies he collects stamps, swords and knives and is a breeder of show dogs. He is an Elk and a member of VFW, DAV and the American Legion. Cover Picture WILLIAM F. WEST OSEA Insurance Representative William F. West, “Bill” to you, came to California-Western States Life In surance company and OSEA from the State Accident Commission where he was a member of the SIAC Chapter No. 20. He is well grounded in OSEA and is a good booster for the organi zation. Bill is on the payroll of the Cali fornia-Western States Life Insurance company but works under the full di rection of the OSEA headquarters of-? fice. He came to work on September first and, after a week’s training by the veteran insurance man of Cal- West, Paul Kluckhohn, went out on his own. Bill and Gene Schmidt will work closely together in making employees acquainted with group life insurance and OSEA. Bill was born in Portland, Oregon, on April 17, 1916. However, he attend ed grade school in Salem and gradu- ated from Salem high school. He had two years of . pre-medical schooling at San Mateo, California, then joined the army. Bill tried it all—3 years in the army and a 3-year hitch in the navy, (Courtesy of the Travel and Infor mation Division of the Oregon State Highway Commission.) Pulling out the block which holds thè log on the back is an operation common to Oregon loggers and one preparatory to the “big splash” which occurs as the load hits the water in pond or river. This photo was taken in Benton county, O r e g o n , near Corvallis. Baseball Night The Baseball Committee who was in charge of the State Employees spon sored Baseball Night at Waters Park in Salem on Friday, July 27, was ex- ceptionally well pleased with the splendid spirit of cooperation accorded them by the members of OSEA. The night was a “howling” success as far as the Baseball Committee and the Salem Baseball Club were concerned. The State Employees Night at the “OF Apple Orchard” was the third largest attended game of the 4|951 baseball season. Approximately 4,350 attended, according to the final count. The sponsorship of this special night by the Oregon State Employees As sociation was a fine piece of public relations work and was well accepted by thé citizens of Salem. Without a doubt, the prestige of OSEA received a tremendous boost as a result of some hard work on the part of the District #2 Baseball Committee and their help ers. More power to such employees as “Ike” Southwick, Joe Wilson, Wes Zellner, Eldon Cone, Wayne Straw, Don Parker, Jim Banks, John Kelly, Esther Patrick, Shirley Armstrong and Bob Ashby.
