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December, 1917 Paul Feeley, formerly automobile editor and later copy reader on the Oregonian has become automobile editor of the Los Angeles Express.

C. A. Lawton, a fraternal writer of much ability, is now publishing the Senator in Astoria for the Knights of Pythias order. The local lodge issues a monthly publication called the “Golden Spur.” Its news is primarily for its members.

Heath Youell, one of the copy desk men on the morning edition of the Oregon Journal, has gone to California, where his mother has recently acquired some land. His place is taken by C. P. Cummings, a young newspaperman recently here from Philadelphia and nephew of deputy district attorney, Sam Pierce of Portland.

P. A. Chandler, original owner of the Desehutes Valley Tribune, has again acquired possession of that publication and has given up his work with the Madras Pioneer, with which he was recently connected. M. C. Athey, who edited the weekly until the latter part of December, sold out his interest and has gone to Prineville, where he is working on the Ochoco irrigation project.

E. E. Brodie, publisher of the Morning Enterprise, Oregon City, has seen his boasted organization shot full of holes since the outbreak of the war, and for several months he has been forced to come down town every night and sit in on the desk until after midnight. He works more hours than any man in his shop, and it appears to agree with him. For recreation he nurses the interests of the Commercial club, of which he is secretary.

The Independent Monitor has recently installed an Intertype, and Editor Ecker now threatens to convert the Monitor into a semi-weekly, to be known as the Polk County Post.

Lee D. Drake, advertising manager and part owner of the East Oregonian, is the captain of the Umatilla county Home Guards, an organization now equipped with rifles and subject to duty under the orders of the governor or sheriff.

While her husband Lieutenant Harold J. Warner is in the army, Mrs. Warner, telegraph and social editor of the East Oregonian, is continuing her duties on the paper. Mrs. Warner was formerly Miss Edna Zimmerman.

Major George White, formerly Sunday editor of the Oregonian and later adjutant general of the state, has reached France with a contingent of field artillery. L. H. Gregory of the Oregonian has just received a letter from him telling of the trip made by the 66th Artillery brigade.

A new man in the Morrow county newspaper field is L. W. Charles, who has taken over the Ione Independent. Mr. Charles formerly published the Scio News and worked for a time in Albany printing houses. “Charlie” is a valuable addition to the Morrow county printing fraternity and is giving Ione the best paper they have yet had. In the recent fire, which destroyed half of Ione’s business district, the blaze worked up to the walls of the Independent office and then went the other way. Mr. Charles firmly believes this was the act of Providence and only proves more firmly that God always looks after his own.