F. H. McNeil, for several years a member of the staff of the Oregon Journal and for the last year in charge of the financial department of that paper, will leave November 15 for Chicago to visit relatives for a short time after which he will join the Army, his hope in going east to join, being that he may be ordered to service sooner than if connected with a western company.
The Heppner Herald has recently moved into new quarters and is more comfortably and conveniently situated than ever before. Since taking over the business last March, S. A. Patterson, the present publisher, is able to report a steady and gratifying increase in business with each succeding month.
S. M. Hawkins, formerly Portland correspondent of the Associated press has been transferred to the Seattle office to succeed Jabez B. Nelson who died October 9. H. W. Thompson from the Associated Press office in Sacremento, California, is successor of Mr. Hawkins in Portland.
The Clackamas News is to be congratulated on the fine work it is doing by sending papers to all enlisted men from that community. Not only does it send its copies to men in camps in this country but also to France, Alaska and to men on warships.
A. B. Slauson, one of the veterans of the Portland newspaper business, is compiling the “Industrial Notes” column for the Oregonian. He is also “doing” the “Periscope” for The Sundey Oregonian, reading copy when he is not thus engaged.
Lew Cates and wife made a trip to Marshfield not long ago. Cates was at one time the publisher of the Coquille Sentinel, and later publisher of the Dalles Observer.
M. C. Athey, formerly a printer with the Bend Press, during the summer purchased the Deschutes Valley Tribune at Culver and is now operating it.
The Evening Tribune at Pendleton published a forty page edition on September 20 as a souvenir of the Round-up. It purports to be the “biggest edition of any newspaper ever published in Eastern Oregon” and is replete with pictures and stories of Pendleton’s annual celebration.
A. Whisnant, editor of the Bend Press, was recently in an auto accident and sustained injuries to his right hand when it went through the wind shield. Although badly cut, the injured member is healing rapidly.
W. H. Warren, formerly private secretary to Mayor Albee, has returned to the local staff of the Oregonian as general assignment man. Mr. Warren, prior to his appointment under Mr. Albee, was city hall reporter.
Fred G. Taylor, copy reader for the last three years on the Oregonian has resigned, having enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Taylor was the 103rd employee of the Oregonian to join the colors.
“The Hustler” is the name of a monthly publication now being is sued by the Oregonian Night Hustlers’ Club of Portland, composed of night newsboys for the Oregonian.
The Ione Independent, publication of which was suspended a few months ago, has been restored to life and its publication resumed, by L. W. Charles, formerly of Scio, Albany and Newberg.
Ward Irvine, son of B. F. Irvine, associate editor of the Oregon Journal, and himself a former member of the Journal staff, recently joined the staff of the Seattle Times.
A. T. Shroder, of the Newberg Graphic, had his left hand so severely crushed in a job press, that he was obliged to lay of for some time.
Heath Youell, formerly connected with newspapers at Great Falls, Mont., is news editor of the Morning Enterprise, at Oregon City.
