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PACIFIC COAST CHEMICAL
PLANT WAGES H IG H
PAY ,PLAN FOR STATE
EMPLOYEES APPROVED
Straight-time average hourly earn
ings for a selected .group of industrial
chemical plants- were revealed to be
highest in the Pacific and Border States/
This fact was published by the Bureau^
of Labor Statistics which surveyed 25 5
plants employing 64,340 workers. These
plants, represented about three-fifths of
all plants with 8 or more workers and
more than two-thirds of total employ-
ment in ¿his branch of the chemical
industries.
The' Pacific coast high exceeded the
Southeast, lowest wage' region, by moré
than 50 percent. The Great Lakes and
Southwest' were slightly, above the na
tional overage of*’ $1.14, whereas the
Middle Atlantic and New England
States were below* ■ One out of three
workers in the Southeast earned less
than 65c on hour in contrast with 1
out of 40 in the Southwest and- less
than 1 out c ffi|l,0 0 0 in the Pacific re-
The revised pay plan to apply to
Oregon Epate employees has been pre
pared by the Civil Service Commission
and submitted to Governor Snell. The
Governor has approved of the plan arid
the salaries provided will become effec
tive "when funds are made available by
legislative appropriations; I
— Monthly Labor Review, Nov. 1946
Baker's Fountain Lunch
Ice Cream, Cold Drinks, Lunches
| Juntura, Oregon
OREGON AMERICAN
LUMBER CORP.
Vernonia, Oregon
Manufacturers "'bif
Old Growth Yellow Fir Lumber
D.E.T. Uppers and Commons
City Grocery & Meat Market
Heisler & Son
Choice Meat's - Staple arid Fancy
j Groceries - Ice - Fish on Friday
Dufur, Oregon
WILSON
Rock Crusher
Made Expressly for
: Northwest Climate
Miller Paints
There Is a Miller Dealer Nearby
Road Rock - Oiling Rock
Concrete Rock - Sand
Immediate Delivery
Vendome Hotel &
Coffee Shop
Arlington, Oregon
Phone 1182
Seaside, Oregon - Phone 314-R