Mignon Allen, a former student of the University of Oregon, is doing society for the Astoria Evening Budget and takes special assignments when they are given her.
The East Oregonian makes the claim of being the largest paper in eastern Oregon in circulation and advertising and the only eastern Oregon paper carrying an A. B. C. circulation statement showing the previous day’s press run.
James D. Olsen, at one time employed in the circulation department of the Oregon Journal, but more recently connected with a Los Angeles newspaper returned recently and joined the editorial staff of the Journal and now has the city hall beat, so long held by Claude Bristol, who has been taking the training for the ordnance corps at the University of Oregon and is now stationed at Benicia, California.
A War Savings Society has been organized by the Journal employes, each one of whom is now pledged to save for war purposes during the duration of the war and to invest in Thrift Stamps and War Saving Stamps. Macdonald Potts of the business office is president of the society, and Harold Hunt of the copy desk, formerly at the University, is secretary. Bishop Walter T. Sumner addressed the employes at the organization meeting.
Since its editor and owner has been placed in Class 1, under the selective draft act, and will be one of the first persons called from Lake county when the next draft call is issued, publication of the Fort Rock Times was discontinued with the issue of January 31, 1918.
The Times has been published continuously at Fort Rock since June 12, 1913, being started by R. N. Buchwalter, of Paisley, who within a few months from that date sold it to its present owner, J. William A. Busch.
Helen F. Driver, a graduate of the University school of journalism, who is on the staff of the Tacoma News-Ledger, has recently been as signed to the feature section. Miss Driver was formerly on the society desk.
Harlan Hoffman, who has done reportorial work for the Capital Journal and the Oregon Statesman at Salem, is now an apprentice in the Statesman composing room. He entered Willamette university in September and finds it necessary to curtail his college schedule because of his present night job.
I. J. Kern, one of the pioneer newspapermen of Clatsop county, and for the past twenty-five years, associate editor of the Astoria Evening Budget, has purchased a home for himself and wife on the crest of the hill where he can get a good look at the broad expanse of the Columbia river every morning before going to work. He also owns an automobile. Some newspapermen cannot help spending their money they make it so fast.
The plant, business and good will of the Union Oregon Scout, which has been in the field for many years, has been sold to the Eastern Oregon Republican, the owner and editor of which is G. A. Scibird. The deal will give Mr. Scibird a lucrative newspaper field and enable him to publish a paper that will represent Union in a most creditable manner. Mr. Scibird is a veteran in the news paper business and will give his patrons a good live paper. We con gratulate him on his improved position, knowing that he will make good in every department.
Floyd Maxwell, who was at the helm of the Scout, in announcing the transaction stated that he would soon enlist in some branch of the United States army and would enter the ordnance class of the University.
