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16 Board of Directors Meeting The m eeting of the Board of Directors, held in Salem on M ay 15, 1948, was called to order b y President Loren R. Whte, who stated the m eeting had been called to con sider the resolutions outlined in the mimeo graphed agenda w hich had been mailed p reviously to all officers and directors. •President W hite called for a reading of the minutes. Mr. Chidsey m oved that read ing of the minutes be dispensed w ith and that the m inutes as printed in the official m agazine be approved., The motion was carried. T h e follow ing officers and directors w ere present at roll call: Loren R. White, P resi dent; J. E. M orelock, V ice President; B jarne Ericksen, Jr. Past President; Ruth Jaynes, Secretary-T reasurer; V irgil G. O’N eil, D i rector of P ublic Relations; Floyd Query, D irector of L aw and Legislation; R. M. Sm ith, D irector of C ivil Service; Allen French, D irector of D istrict No. 1; Hugh Taylor, D irector of D istrict No. 2; Frank -Hall, D irector o f D istrict No. 3; Edward Chidsey, D irector of D istrict No. 5; L. A. M cCoskrie, D irector of D istrict No. 6. Also present w ere Forrest V. Stewart, E xecu tive Secretary; F. Leo Smith, Legal Counsel; Jean Brim acom be, Secretary; Lois Manning, Stenographer and D. H. Cameron, Chairm an of the Insurance Committee. E. E. Johnston, Director of D istrict No. 4 was unable to be present and had authorized Mr. M orelock to cast his vote. Mr. H all said he had been requested by the Roseburg Chapter to personally thank the officers of the Association for all the w o rk th ey had done and the figh t they had p ut up for the increase in salaries. The n ext order of business was communi cations w hich w ere read b y the Secretary, Ruth Jaynes. The secretary read her financial report for A p ril 1948, and recommended its ac ceptance. Report was accepted as read. Report of R. M. Smith, Director of Sivil Service: Mr. Sm ith stated that he had talked with some individual members and found they had not received proper consideration in their advancem ents from basic p ay rate to the n ext step in salary range after six months service. He w rote letters to each chapter president, 38 in all, asking for the names of those members who still w ere on the first step and who w ere eligible fo r their n ext step increase in wages, having served six months trial service period. He re ceived reports from 23 out of the 38 chap ters. He located fiv e altogether. He took the m atter up w ith the departm ent heads who asked for the names of the employees; stated they w ere good men and should have the raise. T hey w ere of the opinion that if the am ployee had a “ below overage” rating he was not eligible for the increase. The question was that if the em ployee’s services w ere satisfactory and if he was continued he would get one step increase in six months. He tried to m ake it clear that the Association is interested in the in dividual m em ber’s w elfare and that the Civil Service branch of the State Employees Association would champion the cause of the individual. Mr. Sm ith reported that in discussing the salary scale w ith one divi sion head he found th ey w ere not satisfied with thé salary and he had taken the mat- Quality, Value, Style You Get Them All in KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES DOBBS HATS NUNN-BUSH SHOES MANHATTAN SHIRTS INTERWOVEN SOCKS * * * THE MAN'S SHOP Moxley and Huntington The Store of Style, Quality, Value 416 State Street - Salem To Buy, Sell, or Exchange Your Property See LEO N. CHILDS, Inc. REALTORS Insurance for Every Risk - Mortgage Loans “32 Years of Dependable Service to Home O w ners” 344 State Street Phone 9261
