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m otion on th e flo o r re g a rd in g th e ap p oin t
m en t o f a com m ittee. H e said his m ind
w e n t b a c k to th e tim e w h e n th e o rg a n iza
tion w as you n g, w h e n th e re w as no E x e c u
tiv e S e c re ta ry and th e re w e re com m ittees
w h ic h did w o n d e rfu l w o rk . T h e y w o rk e d
hard. T h e com m ittees w e n t b e fo re th e L e g
isla tu re and w h e n w o rk w as b e in g done
on th e C iv il S e rv ic e la w th e com m ittees
did yeo m a n w o rk . T h en th e E x e c u tiv e S e c
r e ta ry w a s appointed and th e te n d e n cy h as
b een th ro u g h th e last tw o or th re e y e a rs to
ap poin t a co m m ittee and th e com m ittee
la y s a p ortio n of th e ir w o rk on th e sh o u ld
ers o f th e E x e c u tiv e S e c re ta ry and th e com
m ittees h a v e d rifte d into desuetude. T h e y
ju s t exist. T h e re seem s to be som e fe e lin g
th a t ta k in g M r. S te w a rt o ff h is norm al
d u ties and p la cin g h im in th e m em bersh ip
d riv e fo r th e n e x t 60 to 90 d a y s m igh t b a d ly
cu rta il th e p rogram fo r th e n e x t le g is la
tu re, e sp e cia lly in re g a rd to d ep artm en tal
b ud gets. M r. C h id sey said in g e ttin g b a ck
to th e com m ittee, h e th o u g h t M r. S m ith
could v e r y w e ll ap point his com m ittee
m em b ers fro m a ll th e departm ents, appoint
m en w ho h a v e h ad e x p e rie n ce w ith b u d
gets. He fe lt th e re w e re p le n ty o f e x p e rts
and th a t th e com m ittee could fu n c tio n a l
m ost e n tire ly w ith o u t th e aid o f Mr. S te w
art, so th a t fo r th e n e x t 60 to 90 d ays Mr.
S te w a rt w o u ld b e u nh am p ered. In a g rea t
m an y cases th e y could p resen t th e in fo r
m ation to th e va rio u s dep artm en ts w ith
little or no h elp fro m M r S tew a rt. Th is
th o u g h t w as p u t in th e fo rm o f a m otion
to am end th e o rigin a l m otion. U nless th e
m em b ersh ip can b e in creased th e oth er
w o rk isn ’t goin g to do a n y good, b ecau se
th e re w o n ’t b e a n y le g isla tiv e p rogram .
U nless w e d ou b le ou r m em b ersh ip b e tw e e n
n ow and L egisla tu re, th e A sso cia tio n w o n ’t
h a v e enou gh m o n ey to c a r r y on th e p ro
gram , so it is a m atter of g iv in g M r. S te w
a rt a ch an ce to in crease th e m em bersh ip
and o f som e o f ou r oth er m em bers goin g
b a c k to w o rk .
Mr. O ’N eil m oved p revio u s question on
th e am endm ent.
P re v io u s q uestion carried . A m en d m en t
to m otion carried . A m otion to r e fe r it to
th e L a w s and L eg isla tio n C om m ittee w as
out of order. O rigin al m otion carried .
M r. E rick so n said M r. Q u e ry h ad m ade
a com p reh en sive stu d y b e fo re th e last
m eetin g, b u t also th a t h e h ad fu r th e r in
fo rm atio n r e fle c tin g w a g e conditions at
th e p resen t tim e in p riv a te indu stry.
Mr. W hite a sk ed M r. Q u e ry if h e w ou ld
a ccep t th e ch airm an sh ip o f th e com m ittee.
Mr. Q u e ry said h e h ad p u rp o se ly d ela yed
th e ap pointm en t o f his L a w s and L e g is la
tion C om m ittee u n til this D ire cto rs’ m e e t
ing, and th a t h e b e lie v e d a ll th e com m it
tees w h ic h m ig h t h a v e m atters to go b e
fo re th e L e g isla tu re should be rep resen ted
on th e L a w s and L e g isla tio n Com m ittee.
W ith th is th o u g h t in m in d h e w ish ed to
ap point as m em b ers o f h is com m ittee th e
ch airm en o f th e v a rio u s com m ittees as
th e y h a v e w o rk e d on v a rio u s p roblem s and
a re fa m ilia r w ith th em and h e w an ted th e
b e n e fit of th e ir a d vice and th e ir v ie w s on
th e L a w s and L e g isla tio n C om m ittee. H ow
e v e r, so fa r as th e m atter ju s t p u t d ir e c tly
to him , if a n yo n e th o u g h t h e could h an dle
it h e w o u ld m ost c e rta in ly do so, b u t h e
w o u ld fin d p eop le Who could and w ou ld
do th e w o rk , th e le g a l and g rou n d w ork .
M r. W hite ap pointed Mr. Q u e ry ch airm an
o f th e com m ittee and told him to ap point
th e oth er m em bers. He said h e in ten ded
to be a com m ittee o f one on th e m e m b e r
ship d riv e and h e w o u ld ap point M r. S te w
a rt as co-ch airm an .
Item 12 on A g e n d a : T w o p a y days a m onth.
Mr. C h id se y m oved th a t th e m atte r b e
tab led and th e m otion w as carried .
N ew B usin ess: A u d it of A sso cia tio n ’s books.
T h ere has b e e n no a u d it sin ce 1946 at
w h ich tim e an a u d it w as m ade b y Mr.
S ta r r ’s o ffice .
Mr. C h id sey m oved th a t th e P resid en t
b e au th orized to secu re an au d it o f th e
A sso cia tio n ’s books. M otion carried.
R esolution fro m L ib r a ry C h a p ter: re g a rd
ing a n o n -co m m ercia l lu n ch room fo r use
of a ll state em ployees;
M r. E rick se n said h e b e lie v e d th e B oard
should ta k e a ffirm a tiv e a ctio n and r e fe r it
to th e B o ard o f C ontrol. It w as so ordered.
M r. R. M. S m ith said h e w o u ld lik e to
su g g e st h a v in g o ffic e sp ace set asid e in
th e n e w o ffic e b u ild in g fo r th e E m p loyees
A sso cia tio n h ead q u arters.
M r. E rick se n said h e b e lie v e d in th e in
terest of em p loyee w e lfa r e th e re should be
a m eetin g p la ce or a co n fe re n ce room m ade
a va ila b le. He said th e re a lre a d y is a sh ort
a ge o f o ffic e space to h ouse state a ctiv itie s
and h e did not b e lie v e th e A ssociation
w ou ld g et v e r y fa r w ith th e su ggestion fo r
o ffic e space, b u t h e did b e lie v e provision s
Johnson Truck Lines
Heavy Hauling
Medford, Oregon
Home Office
820 So. Central
Medford, Oregon
Phone Medford 2022
Medford Concrete Construction
Company
Concrete C ulvert Pipe, Sand,
Gravel. Crushed Rock
Phone 2469
Medford, Oregon
Davis Transfer & Storage
Company
M oving - Storing - P ack in g - Shipping
L o c a l and L o n g D ista n ce H au lin g
T elep h o n e 2888
M ED FO R D , O R E G O N
40 South Fir S treet
Insurance at a Saving
Robert C. Beally
Complete Insurance
Protection
204 West M ain St.
Phone 2968
M edford Oregon