26
1948 General Council
To Meet in Portland
an adequate amount be provided in
the emergency fund to take care of
emergency salary adjustments if the
cost of living continues to increase.
A t the invitation of the Portland 2. RETIREMENT
chap M ^ thffi948 J ^ > n of the Gen-
I (a) Increase in disability benefits.
eral Council will be held in that city
H H Full credit:for all prior service.
on Noven^erj 19, 20, 21.
(c) Increase amount to be paid for
Arrangements have been made for
prior service above $2.50.
gjUtel accommodations with the New
(d) Pay not less than $2.50 for prior
Heath'man Hdtel. BusiriW^essions will
service regardless of age at retirement.
be held in the conference rooms of the
BBiih Increase state matching contri
Old Heathman.
butions to $3600 or more per year.
Registration of delegates will begin
at 10:00 a. m. on Friday, November
Other business will include possible
^ ^ B the • IllB B S. Council will convene recommendations for changing ex
H B H m. Saturday and Sunday ses- change time practices; extension of the
40-hour week; per diem allowance while
sions will begin at 9':00 a. m.
The meeting this year promises to working away from established head
be an interesting one. N ot only will quarters; a salary step pay schedule for
there be m or^gdelegate^but more of hourly-rate employees; enlarging the
the state agej U will be represented. O.S.E.A. insurance program to include
This is due to the splendid growth :fespital and medical care; enlarging
of the Association during the past year. the headquarters staff. These are b ut a
Chapters are urged to send to the head few of the topics already scheduled on
quarters office the names of their re- the program.
spective delegates and alternates as
Member's: are encouraged to visit the
Jspqn J?aBBRbie and not later than council meeting and see their delegates
November 10.
in action.
toO>moEbefore the council
I jBHBm jted in the form of "resolutions,
Geologic records of more than 75
;ojB subject to eatch resolution. A large
^number of resolutions have already millil B fef years agoj^pe'.contained in
been, received at headquarters and in- the John Day Fossil Beds state park of
d M S S R ^ te that many more are being central Orb^bn, the Oregoïi|stâte high-
travel information- de-
p f e M B a B isthc|Sk ap te S To avoid last w s s i i m
minute confusion and to ¡|B 5 &te pro- nartmeffW etxg M Well preserved fos
chaptersrMraK sked to send in sils B prehi|OricWthree-toed horses,
resolutions not Liter 'than November 15. mastodoiis And otherjæreaturès of an
The legislative program as outlined tiquity '-apêi found throughout its .',18 5 2
at Ire ' 'i9 4 7 B ||ljM M i;. pthe General acres.
Council will be reviewed and set in
final form for presentation to the 1949
I
Q.f wbite men in Ore
K l » f the legislature. This program gon
is the salt cairn built on the north
. is as follows: 11
ern Oregon coast during the winter of
180 5 and 1806 when 'th e Oregon
(a) The adoption' of a pay plan re- Country was explored by the famous*
flecting parity pay w ith industrial pathfinders, Lewis, ¿and Clark. The
rates in Oregon, thefiederal govern •^airn, built to extract salt from ocean
m e n t.® d other ^wernm ental agen- water, is now an historic site at the
well known , resortlcity of Seaside, 80
cies.
(b) A request to the legislature that milefMrom Portland.
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