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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1944)
25 SUNDAY February 13, 1944 The President called the meeting to order at 10:30 a. m., received the re port of the Nominating Committee, and proceeded with the election of of ficers with the following results: President, A. J. Ford. Vice President, Tom Edwards. Secretary-Treasurer, I. A. DeFrance. Director of Civil Service, Jim Smith. Director of Public Relations, E. H. Clymer. Mr. Cooper, Chairman of the Gen eral W e l f a r e Committee, presented Resolutions 14, 15 and 16, which were considered and adopted. Resolution No. 14, “BE IT RE SOLVED, that the vice president of the Association be designated as an “Idea Man” to assemble ideas from the various members and submit the same to the proper department head for con sideration, giving proper credit where due.” Resolution No. 15, “BE IT RE SOLVED, that the Council go on rec ord as favoring the adoption, by all state departments, of pay check with stubs to show all deductions made from wages earned.” Resolution No. 16, “BE IT RE SOLVED, that the Council go on rec ord as favoring a review of the wage schedule and working conditions of State Employees, and that the Board of Directors be instructed to put this policy into effect by retaining a per son not in State employ to present the matter to the proper state officials and boards. It was moved that the report on wages and adjustments get definite ac tion and that a counsel be chosen and this resolution be given first consider ation over the other resolutions adopted at the meeting. Motion seconded and carried. It was moved that the Council ex tend a “formal vote of thanks to Mr. Baldock and Mr. McCullough for their efforts and that the Council extend a vote of appreciation to the Board of Control and the Highway Commission” for the recent grant of sick leave bene fits to hourly-rate employees. Motion was seconded and carried. The new officers were installed by Mr. Cooper. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Meeting of the New Board of Directors A regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held in the Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Salem, immediately after the adjournment of the General Council. The meeting was called to order by the new president, Mr. A. J. Ford, with the following members present: A. J. Ford, President Tom Edwards, Vice President W. W. Stifiler, Jr., Past President I. A. DeFrance, Secretary-Treasurer Ivan Dakin, Director, EHst. No. 1 LeRoy Boldt, Director, Dist. No. 2 W. P. Laws, Director, Dist. No. 3 E. F. Chidsey, Director, Dist. No. 5 Jim Smith, Special Director Members absent: E. H. Clymer, Special Director Mr. Chidsey reported membership was increasing due to efforts of the LaGrande chapter president who travels about and is able to make many con tacts. He also explained the newly or ganized Death Benefit Club sponsored by District 5.
