THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The adjournment of the 1963 Legislature left the state employee with several im
mediate benefits, but also with some important issues still unresolved. A comprehensive
evaluation of people and events during the 1963 Session will be forthcoming in the July
issue of the EMPLOYEE.
Incidentally, our only all-member medium will be issued on a monthly basis in order
to keep you abreast of Association progress and problems.
Something else is new. We have, upon the advice of the Insurance Committee,
changed our group life insurance and income protection c a rrie r to the Standard Insur
ance Company, whose main offices are in Portland. The change to the Oregon based
company was brought about because of a better coverage and a more equitable rate
structure to OSEA members.
I know I join all of you in congratulating our eleven Scholarship and Grant-In-Aid
winners. Scholarship Committee Chairman Dallas Norton and his committee deserve
our sincere thanks for a difficult task well done.
Two years of experience with the Institutes on Government have led me to write
Governor Hatfield a request to allow state employees to attend subsequent Institutes
held on weekdays. It is the feeling of the Public Relations Committee and the Board of
Directors that these important informational programs must be held when it is possible
to obtain a maximum attendance. The only way to do this is to schedule it for a weekday
and obtain perm ission for department personnel to attend according to the professional
benefit they would derive from the subject m atter.
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S TA TE EMPLOYEE
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Chalmers J o n e s .....................................President
Darryl Storm
A mention of the new membership campaign should be made, since it concerns the
very basis of our strength. If we remain static at the current 12-13 thousand level, it
indicates a lack of progress. A lack of progress indicates weakness. OSEA has not
been accused of that for many years. It is the intent of the Membership Committee to
raise this figure to 15,000 by November 1. Premiums or not — we have our duty to the
Association and ourselves. Let’s face it, and do it.
CHALMERS JONES
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Almon G e i s s ................................ Vice-President
Marian Johnson
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Elton Lafky
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Al Bates
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— DISTRICT DIRECTORS —
District No. 1 Clifford R. Ebert
Star Route, Forest G rove
District No. 2 Carroll Allison
913 Rafael A ve., Salem
G O O D OF THE ORDER . . .
District No. 3 Cole Rivers
418 N.E. 11th St., Grants Pass
That an injury to any part of an integrated whole constitutes an injury to the entire
being is so well accepted that it is almost axiomatic. In public service it is not at all
unusual to find one segment of public service, with apparent malice, trying to injure
some other segment. One department will sometimes belittle the importance of
another department or operation as a means of stressing their own importance. This is
especially true during legislative sessions when the competition for money becomes
acute.
District No. 4 Max Saunders
1539 O gden St., Klamath Falls
This last session of the legislature was an exception in that regard, as there was no
recorded instance of an organized attempt on the part of individuals to play down some
other segment of state service.
There was evidence that a better understanding of the scope and importance of state
service existed among our membership than ever before. The Association has been at
tempting a broad education program to acquaint every member with other work areas in
feature articles in our publication program service forums and by other vehicles. If this
new found spirit of pulling together is in fact real, and to be attributed to this source,
then the lesson is made! We must redouble our efforts to kindle pride in not only our
branch of state service, but in state service!
JBD
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District No. 5 Joe Hayse
549 V alley A ve., Baker
District No. 6 J. Lloyd Le Master
10 Edgewood W ay, Corvallis
District No. 7 Estell H. Rorick
300 W. 13th*, The Dalles
District No. 8 James Infinger
Rt. 1, Box 898-A, Astoria
District No. 9 Warne Empey
Rt. 1, Box 37, W oodburn
— HEADQUARTERS STAFF —
James B. D an iels,--------------------- Executive Secretary
Edward L. W ilson,---- Assistant Executive Secretary
Whitney Halteman, Manager, - Organizational Services
Malcolm H. MacEwan,--------------------Public Relations
Donald G. Olds, Manager,-------- Insurance Services