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6 Florence Ames was in charge of plan ning and serving refreshments during the informal social hour following the meeting. OFFICERS GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE The following resolution was passed at a joint meeting of the Astoria and Tillamook Chapters on May 10, 1946 with the request that it be printed in the Oregon State Employee: Whereas; The delegate for the A.F.S.E. & M.E. disclosed at a meeting in Salem, April 19, 1946, that they were going to put on a concerted membership drive among state employees, and, Whereas; Any action taken by the A.F.S.C. & M.E. in soliciting members among state employees shall be condemned as a raid on our Association. Therefore, Be it Resolved; That a vote of confidence be ex tended Mr. Forrest V. Stewart, Execu tive Secretary, and all past and present officers of the state association. That a copy of this resolution be sent to Mr. Floyd Query, Mr. Forrest V. Stewart, and to the Oregon State Employee for publication. Astoria Chapter No. 8 Tillamook Chapter No. 15 DOUGLAS CO U N TY EMPLOYEES ASSN. ELECTS OFFICERS Emmett Moyer of Canyonville, was elected^ president of the recently- formed Douglas County Employees As sociation; Homer Gallap, Roseburg, was elected vice president, and Mrs. Kath- rine Young, Winchester, Secretary- treasurer. The new association will meet the first Monday of every month in the cir cuit court rooms in Roseburg. Purpose of the organization is to get employees of the county better acquainted w ith each other and with county activities. It is non-political, Mrs. Young an nounced. O f the county’s approximately 110 employees, 42 have enrolled for mem bership and more expect to do so, Mrs. Young said. Elected county officials are barred from membership. Moyer and Gallap are in the roadmaster’s depart ment. Mrs. Young is in the tax collec tor’s office. Leo Smith Appointed Appointment of Leo Smith, Portland attorney, to the American Bar associa tion’s special committee oa civil service has been announced by Willis Smith, president of the association. Smith, as attorney for the Oregon State Em ployees association, drafted and pre sented to the last state legislature, a bill for a merit system of civil service for state employees. The bill was passed and the civil service board is now set ting up the civil service system. State Civil Service Votes Pay Increase All state civil service employees of California will receive a substantial in crease in basic salaries and take-home pay effective June 1, as a result of ac tion by the State Personnel Board today after a conference with Governor W ar ren. Increases of $10 a month were voted for all employees with starting salaries of less than $400 a month, Archibald B. Tinning, personnel board president, announced. A present emergency salary adjust ment will also become a part of the permanent salary structure. Tinning said this is the second in crease in basic salaries within a year. In creases approximate $50 a month for those receiving less than $300 before the war, $45 for employees receiving between $300 and $400 and $35 for those getting over $400.
