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(AIDING THE JOB SEEKER
Roseburg Office Of State
Employment Service Is
Operated On Expert Basis
(Ed Not: This is th second of two articlss en the history and functions of
ths Orsfos State employment sarvlca, by Own T. Foster, Rom burg office
mansgor.) .
By GEORGE T. FOSTER
A stall of four persons Is engaged in interviewing applicants
and taking orders from employers In the Roseburg office of the
Oregon State Employment service. They are Robert F. Harvle,
H. A. Keene, Vaughn M. Stratford and Percy M. Varney.
These men are familiar with
industries in the locality so that a
minimum amount of time is used
in taking orders. The office ts
supplied with job descriptions
which facilitate this procedure.
By studying these descriptions,
the deputies need only be con
cerned with the slight variations
that might occur In industries pe
culiar to tliu locality.
Employment counseling Is a
phase of the service which Is
quite Important. Applicants who
have problems in selecting a vo
cational plan due to industrial in
jury which has necessitated an
entire change in their methois
of earning a living, or new en
trants into the labor market, or
applicants who have difficulty in
holding a position, are some that
are referred to the employment
counselor lor guidance. The coun
selor's duty is to analyze the
problem, assist the applicant In
formulating a plan and then to do
his utmost to see that the plan
is carried out.
Percy M. Varney, the counsel jr
for the Roseburg office, has un
dergone a rather extensive train
ing on this subject and is quite
well qualified to fill the needs of
the local office. In the not too far
distant future, a testing program
will be established whereby apti
tude test batteries will be used
to assist in the determination of
vhether or not a plan chosen by
an applicant is suitable. This test
ing program will prove to be es
P'.Mially valuable to high school
graduates who have been unah'.e
to decide in which fields to. be
gin their careers. Employers will
find the rjrogrart valuable in as
certaining whether or not appU
cants are particularly fitted to
the type of work that they will
be lequired to peiform.
handicapped Also Aided
A little-pubjiclztd function thst
effects a relatively small num
ber of applicants is that of se
lective placement. This involves
the placing of a handicapped per
son on a job that he will bo able
to handle in spite of his disability.
The act that a rrson is handi
capped does not necessarily
mean that he In not able to be
satisfactorily employed.
If a perso.i normally emp'oy
ed in a type of work requiring
tl:e use of his legs were to sud
denly lose ona of Them, the prob
lem here wiuel be to find a type
of employment that would not
contain any ' g: tat ' amount" of
walking. The person's qualifica
i t'ons might enable him to handle
a sitting-down job or some other
kind of work in which the use of
the legs is not emphasized. Some
times the handicapped person is
not qualified fcr any work otner
thst that whlcn he has been do
ing; and, In sucH cases, the ap
plicant is veferred to the State
Division of Vocational Rehaoili
tatton for tra'ning.
Another service is the facilities
with which the office is equipped
to make industrial analyses of
personnel problems In a plant to
eliminate unnecetsary turnover.
Exact job descriptions of each oc
cupation m the plant are nude
which aid materially in the selec
tion and refenal of applicants.
Contact With Employers "
A rather complete emoioyar
visiting program has been set up
in which malor market employ
ers in the are are called on pe
radically to orrtain statistical In
fcimation vlich enables the of
fice to anticipate employment
trends. Malor market emplovers
i-e those employers with which
75 percent or more of the "vork
ers in the particular type of In
dustry are employed. A labor
n.wrket bulletin U Issued mcnthly
which attempts to disseminate
t!ie information that has btfen
compiled frim tht statistics re
celved. B. R. Shoemaker Jr. han
dles the emp'ojer visiting pro
rrnm and It is hit duty to effectu
ally maintain an employer rela
tionship with the office,
t Special consideration to World
War I and II veterans is given.
For example, in the event that
there are four equally quallfiea
applicants for a- job, the veteran
receives preference and is refprr.
ed to the employer ahead of the
oiners. me veterans' Employ
ment service for the state of Ore
gon maintains a Veterans' Em.
ployment representative in the of
fice for the express purpose of
aeanng wnn veterans' emDlov
mcnt problems. Although veter
ans prooiems are not appearing
with the regularity that they did
shortly following the war's end.
enough of them do crop up to
keep the veterans' employment
representative busy. This work
has also been assigned to Bert
Shoemaker.
At times, qualified applicants
lor jobs in the Roseburg area
are not to be found and nrnvi.
sions are made whereby the de
scription of the Job order Is clear
ed to other offices In the state
that their files might be searched
for someone to- fill the Job. Due
to the fact that economic condi
tions are not the same in every
area, this procedure has often
resulted in the filling of a Job
when suitable applicants could
not be found locally. In this same
manner, persons who are out of
work and are unable to find a
Job In their chosen field locally,
can have their qualifications and
work history placed on a Job In
ventory that ts sent to all of the
local offices in the state and also
to the state offices of the various
states in the region. Many per
sons have succeeded in finding
work in other areas that would
vA have been available to them
without this service.
Claims Expertly Handled . '
The payment of unemployment
claims Is under the supervision
of Charles A. Trone. The duties
of administering the State Unem
ployment Compensation law, with
respect to the eligibility of claim
ants, is one that requires a tech
nical knowledge of the law and
a common-sense application of
the rules and regulations. The
Roseburg office is one of four
offices in the state which makes
and issues its own decisions con
cerning eligibility. The taking of
continued claims, that is, the
weekly reports of claimants, is
handled by K. C Layer and Le
roy M. Holme.
- The secretarial staff, under the
suoervislon of Barbara J. Lamb,
is responsible for the compiling
of . statistical reports, secretarial
and reception duties. Betty Jo
Tomltnson Is the receptionist,
whose duties are to greet the ap
plicants and route them to the
proper desk for Interview. Doro
thy Long handles the majority
of the stenographic work und
checking of forms for completion
and correctness.
In review, It is the policy of
the Oregon State Employment
service to maintain an effective
and well-coordinated, free place
ment service whereby employ
ers and workers alike might have
their job problems satisfied with
out charge to either party; to pro
vide employment counseling and
selective placement service for
handicapped workers and per
sons In need of vocational read
justment; to provide a veterans'
Information center whereby vet
erans with problems of any na-
Murder Charge Filed At G-Pass
GRANTS PASS, Dec. 28.-W)
A murder charge has been filed
against Frank Crawford Paul, 44,
in the gun death of a rural moon-
ture may feel free to call for a
solution to their problems; to nru
vide the community with up-to-date
Information of labor market
conditions and the possible trends
in employment totals; to aid in
dustries in overcoming their per
sonnel problems by means of 1ob
analvsis that more Intelligent re
ferrals can be made, which would
tend to reduce turnover; and, to
the employers and workers of
Roseburg and Douglas county, it
is the policy of the local office
to give the best and most expe
dient service possible. .
shiner who at first was believed
a suicide. '
Deputy Sheriff Louis Rlnguette
said Paul was arraigned ana held
in jail without ball in the shoot
ing of Bird McGulre Wilson, 46,
a neighbor in the Missouri flats
district south of here.
Rlnguette said Paul admitted
he had a rifle with him while
drinking with companions at Wil
son's cabin Friday. The deputy
said, however, that Paul Insisted
he did not shoot Wilson but that
he had gone to the cabin Satur
day, placed Wilson's rifle on the
body when he found him dead
and left without notifying police.
The sheriff reopened the case
upon discovering that the gun
on the body had the trigger safety
Wed., Dec. 28, 1949 Tha News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 11
on a locked position. Gilbert
Baker, 34, was charged with Ille
gal operation of moonshine still
he admitted operating in partner
ship with Wilson.
VITAMIN AIDS POULTRY
NEW YORK. OP) A new
B vitamin, named PGA, was re
ported to the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Science by Dr. Elvio H. Sadun
of Tulane university school of
medicine.
It protects' chickens against
worms, and thus becomes the
first known vitamin to protect
against parasites. Parasites are
worms and bugs that inhabit liv
ing tissues. They cause diseases
but are not germs.
GODFATHERS 7TH CHILDREN
FRANKFURT. () West
German President Dr. Theodor
Heuss has offered to be godfather
to every seventh child born to a
German family. Heuss followed
the tradition of former German
Presidents Paul Von Hindenburg
and Friedrtch Ebert, They gave
each seventh child of a family a
small cash gift
DEATH TRIAL COSTLY
NEW DELHI, India. Un
it cost the government $2,000,009
to try the eight men charged n
the assassination of Manatma
Gandhi. N. V. Godse, who shot
Gandhi, and N. D. Apte, his chief
accomplice, were hanged. Three
others received prison sentences.
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much it would mean to you to save even a few cents on each trip. That's why we suggest
that you compare Safeway's prices with what others are asking. You'll discover many ways
to trim your food costs. Take advantage of these savings by shopping regularly at Safeway
in the months ahead. A th-r-rifty 1950 to you! ,
White Star Tuna
f7 NO. V2 .
3 CAN
29c
Soda Crackers
OVEN-SLO 2-Lb.
Brand, New .
at Safeway
35
No. lean 17
27
l',-ot.
tan
Macaroni Franco-American
Roast Beef Libby brand -Minced
Clams Snow's
Sunnybank Margarine lb. 29'
Parkay Margarine lb. 31'
Stuffed Olives Gr.d.. v; 37'
Columbia Pickles Sweet Midget pt.33'
Zee Dinner Napkins : Pt,.4o225c
Riii Fresh Crackers i.ib.Pig 32'
Potato Waff lettes V. 25'
Fresh Milk 'aireurfcea quart 20c
Grade 'A' Butter Mw.!r lb. 65c
EDWARDS
COFFEE
Eitr Rich Blend
Mb. 74c . M-$445
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Morrell's Snack 'ss? 35c
Tllina SUNNY DAWN 1 QC LIBBY'S 'lIC
J UlvC TOMATO 46-OZ. 1 TOMATO 47-OZ. hi 1
AIRWAY
COFFEE
Ground when you
l-lb. Mb.,
b.59C b.el.,7
Tomatoes
GARDENSIDE
No.'21j Can
2 F 25c
Jan-U-Win
CHINESE
FOODS
Chow Meln d fie
Moodier tin I V
Sauce, bot. 19
Chop Suey L
Vegetables 25'
Bean H Vi".
Sprouts 1c
NOB HILL
COFFEE
huh whole bean
S 68' S s1'5
del mcwi I; PEAS I PEP I EGGS
TOmatOCS Highway Standard Ktlloggs Carta! GradtA Lartjt
Paelc , Can 19' No. 303 Can 10' l-ot. Pkg. 2 for MR DOZEN 49c
Long Grain Rice
Showboat
29'
Standing Rib Roast,
trimmed waste-free
before weighing.
Guarantied
Tender by
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PER LB
KRAFT SPREADS
Rtliih and othtrs 5-ox.
KRAFT SPREADS
Ole) !-. Welle l-es.
KRAFT AMERICAN
Chttsa SprtaeJ , S-oz. gl.
POP CORN
Jolly Tim '. lO-oz. can
23
29
27'
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TOM COLLINS
Sky Room, Qti,
2fo,27
CORN MEAL 04
Mammy Lou, yel. 2lj-lb. X I
FRESH BREAD !.,. a,
Mrs.. Wright .-White Loaf UC
71 other big prizes
entry blanks at store
KITCHEN CRAFT
FLOUR
25-LB. SACK 1.98
50-LB. SACK 3.89
LEMON-LIME A QJe
Seootor, Quarts motm ,
SPARK. WATER A - OTc
Marry Mix, Quarts A for W
GINGER ALI
Snowy Paak, Qts.
SPARK. WATER
Whit. Rock 28-oi. bot.
GINGER ALE
Whit Rock 28-01. bot.
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2,.,27'
15'
20'
Smoked Hams & -49
PAN READY
TURKEYS
TOMS,
Par lb-
55c ?rfi. 65c
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Luncheon Meats for
New Year's Eve
Sandwich Snacks
ASSORTED CUTS lb. 49
BOILED HAM SLICES lb. 9fl
SMOKED LIVER SAUS. lb. 59
GOTEBERG, hard saus. lb. 9t
LIVER SAUSAGE lb. 45
COOKED SALAMI lb. 65
THURINGER lb. 69
SKINLESS WIENERS lb. 49
ARIZONA WHITE
WIDE, JUICE-FULL
SECTIONS REAL SWEET
BANANAS, yellow, ripe . .
Delieious Apples " 3 lbs. 25c
Avocados F""ou' c,Uv" lb. 49c
Lettuce lb. T6c
Sweet Potatoes 2 lbs. 25c
Squash HubbarJ-Marblehee! $C
Southern Yams 2 lbs. 23c
Tomatoes M ot pkg. 23c
MARSH SEEDLESS
Hart's a Saving 01
Potatoes
U. S. No. I Gradt
Smooth, oasy ptalars
50-lb. sk. No. 2 1.09
10-L
Sack
8-LB. BAG -f
lb. 15c
Table Grapes M Em'2 lbs. 27c
Lemons Bu,,,i" iu!" lb. 25c
Fresh Limes . lb. 25c
Oranges ,ag 39C
Pears D A"io,, 6rM"' lb. 9c
Broccoli lb. 15c
Crisp Celery tttu lb. 8c
Closed Sunday and Monday, Jan. 1 & 2
Prices in this adore tffectivt Thursday through Saturday, December 31.
We reserve the right to limit quantities.