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not only the official policies of the As
sociation and its officers hut also the
opinions of every member of every
chapter. They are anxious to have your
expression of opinions about Association
policies, state service, retirement, civil
service, wages, working conditions, etc.
They are asking you also to submit ar
ticles and information which will be
timely for publication in the magazine.
The magazine staff and Association of
ficers want and need your encourage
ment and contributions.
Send all communications to the Ore
gon State Employees Association, 14b
Pacific Buildings Salem. Material must
be received by ¿the/7th day of March,
May, July, September and November.
SIX. DAY SERVICE W ITH
FIVE-DAY WEEK FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES
I Excerpt from The American'
February, .4 941
I City employees of Saginaw, Mich.,
are working under an arrangement
which combines the five-day/week with
Saturday service tp^kntizens, the Inter
national City> Managers’,- Association
states. All salaried eniplby'ebs 'of the
Michigan city now have three out of
every four Saturdays off and the City
Hall offices which have contact ¿with
the public maintain skeleton forces on
Saturday morning. Regular work hours
are from 8 to 5 o’clock, w ith an hour
for lunch Tive-days a-week. Each em
ployee works every fourth Saturday,
Under the new scheme, all employees
work the same number of hours a
month as* before. More) work is accom
plished, city official say/ because /of an
earlier start each day (8 o’clock instead
of 8:30), and employees have a longer
week-end for rest and ^creation. There
have been no complaints from citizens;
instead, officials ’say there have been
favorable comments because of the con
venience of having city' offices open at
8 o’clock six days a week/ |
COVER PICTURE
By E. A. Rostell
Borne by ,the sea from the coast of
far-off Japan, where, it had broken
aw ay/from a fishing net, this glass
ball float came to rest on an Oregon
beach folio win g a journey of an esti
mated seven years across the Pacific.
During , this time barnacles had attach
ed themselves Ito; the float for a free
ride.
The ball, the white surf and the sand
offered unusually artistic composition
which could / h o t be resisted by Ralph
Gifford, Highway Commission Travel
Information photographer. Mr. Gif
ford’s scenic pictures long ago- achieved
national recognition for their artistry.
A fiy^fdayf 3 714 hour week has
been instituted in New York state de
partmental offices. While I offices will
be open ph Saturday, they- will be
manned, by skeleton staffs, and em
ployees pn duty will receive compensa
tory time off.— Civil Service Assembly^
Newsletter, Dec. 1946.
TW O NEW CHAPTERS
WELCOMED
'The granting of charters to two new
O. S. E. A. chapters was .announced
in December. This news was welcomed
with enthusiasm by officers and mem
bers of the other chapters. H
Chapter 30, which is naméd thç SueA
cess Chapter, includes members of the
Portland branch of the Unemployment;
Compensation Commission. Jack, N or
ton ^was elected president and M. Fen-
seth, secretary.
Chapter 31, the Public Welfare Com
mission Chapter, was presented with an
O. S. È. A. charter at the first, chapter
meeting pn January 23./ A representa
tive of the 'Association attended the
meeting to welcome these new mem
bers. Mary De Santis was chosen t a serve
as president. Duties of the secretary
will be, handled by W. D. Clarke.