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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.