HOSPITAL VISITORS NOTICE

Northern Permanente hospital announced this week that circumstances have made it necessary to confine visiting hours to just two days a week. In all sections of the hospital, visitors will be allowed access to patients on Sunday and Wednesday only. Afternoon hours are 1:30 to 3:30, and evening hours are 6:30 to 8:30.

SILVER HATTERS

The "Silver Hatters," newly organized Swan Island male quartet, made their debut at the launching ceremony on December 4. The boys have been organized only three weeks, and under the direction of Maurey Merriweather, have worked out several good arrangements. (Left to right) Ev Lawrence, Victor Stepantsoff, A1 Ensign and A. B. Paine.

FIGHTING MARINE

A fighting marine who has seen several months of action against the Japs and has been honorably discharged is back again
at his old job at Oregon Ship.

Orin E. Weir, of Eugene, Oregon, engineer's aide in the Quantity Production department, originally came to Oregon Ship in August, 1942, and last December he enlisted in the marine corps.

Although he is only 20, Weir saw enough action in a few months' time to last him a lifetime. True to marine traditions, he will not divulge any information concerning his outfit or engagements he was in, but he did say that he was stationed on small anti-submarine craft which saw plenty of action. The marine's father, Orin Win. Weir, is a member of Oregon Ship's guard force.

BLOOD DONORS

Forty-six superintendents and department heads at the Swan Island yard helped in the "kick-off" program for the blood donor campaign by donating a pint of blood to the American Red Cross. Since Swan Island opened the drive to get blood donors, over 600 employees have made donations, and on December 8 the Blood Bank asked for a short vacation because the processing laboratory was unable to handle the volume.

ARTIST

Miss Jeanne Weisor, daughter of an official of the Republic Steel Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, is the talented young lady at the Swan Island Poster department
who is doing landscapes of Oregon scenes to be hung in the dormitories at Swan Island.

Miss Weisor studied art at the Cleveland School of Art and the Grand Central School of New York and now paints on an eight hour schedule. Although Miss Weisor cannot hear, she is an expert at lip-reading, and carries on conversations very easily.

MUSICIAN'S HELPER

Georg Petersen, pipefitter in the main pipe shop at Oregon Ship, has perfected a chart which he claims eliminates the necessity for reading notes when playing a musical instrument.

Georg spent a good deal of time, while playing in the 47th Infantry Band at Fort Lewis, Washington, and the 31st Infantry Band at Manila, Philippine Islands, in attempting to simplify what seemed to him a complicated system of reading music. The result, after 10 years of work, is a chart which Petersen claims anyone can read and understand at a glance. The chart has a supplement at the top, which is interchangeable for the various instruments. Petersen has two sons in the air forces: Robert Louis Petersen at Miami, Florida, and Sergeant Georg Henry Petersen at Fort Riley, Kansas.

FRIEND OF BUFFALO BILL

From appearing in wild west shows with Buffalo Bill, to issuing welding rods from the Bay 6 and 7 tool room of the plate shop, day shift, is the unusual job history of C. R. Lisle at Vancouver.

Lisle appeared with Buffalo Bill for four years, and traveled all over the United States and Canada with the great showman. The ex-trouper says he had no trouble getting along with the Indians in the show because he speaks their language.

After his wild west show days, Lisle became a lecturer. Now he hands out rods to the welders all day long.