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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1945)
9 New Ideas and Improved Methods BY FLOYD QUERY M YR O N C. WOOD, blue print ma chine operator in the State Office Building suggested that certain reports which had previously been blue printed be mimeographed. He showed that faster service could be obtained at ai smaller cost. The saving on oue job alone amounted to $20. Myron has made several such suggestions and has had the full cooperation of the depart ment heads to whom the suggestions were offered. This js^- one" instance in which, an alert employee turned his knowledge of - his job into a material saving. IV A N D AKIN, veteran paving plant foreman was hard pressed this last, fall to get all the patches flushcoated. Con ventional methods were <t,po slow to get the work done in time, so he borrowed a ¡section maintenance kettleequipped with a motor, pump, flexible hose and spray * nozzle and applied the asphalt flushcoat with power- equipment. Oper ating in this manner his crew was. able to do more, than twice the normal amount of flushcoating at no increase, in cost of operation. The,- paving in money amounted to at least $2,0-per day of operation. This, is. >a minimum figure and does not take into account the cost of later repairs to the road if the flushcoating had not been done. Ivan and his crew are to be commended for successfully meeting a difficult situation. TH E I N T E R I M COMMITTEE, which was composed of Representatives Leo Smith, Earl Hill arid W. W. Chad wick, and Senators J. N. Jones, and Lew Wallace, was appointed by the 42nd Legislative Assembly to study and make a report concerning a merit system of employment for state employees. Their report to Governor Earl Snell included a recommendation that the four separ ate merit systems now operated in Ore gon be consolidated. It is estimated that the cost of operation will be reduced $7200 the first year, and further re duced iri succeeding years. Partial con solidation. was made iri July of 1944. and the committee asked the Attorney Gen eral to prepare the necessary bills to be presented to the 43 rd Legislative, As sembly so that the consolidation can be complçtçd? These men, as Senators and Represen tatives, are employees of the State of Oregon. Their recommendation iri this matter and its adoption constituted a positive contribution -to good govern ment.^ Employees were paid $4,000,000 dur ing the last year for ideas submitted to suggestion systems operating in indus trial organizations, according to the President g£ the National Association of Suggestion Systems. More than $,000,000 persons at present are workT ing in plants which have employee sug gestion systems.—Civil Service Assem bly News.. Letter. Efficiency is only another, name for doing the right thing at the right time. — Tern Test News It has been wisely pointed out that a man’s age be measured by the degree of pain he feels as he comes in contact with a new idea. — The Ambassador State employees are invited to send in the dope on their accomplishments to the New Ideas Editor, 1615 Nebras ka Avenue, Salem, Oregon. Send your own data, or write UP what a friend has done. We want this information from all state departments.
