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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.