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2 Thm Statesman, Salem, Oregflh. Sunday. Fobruarr 19. 1950 Five Cases Come Before FEP Explanation of Fair Practices Act underway By Marguerite Wlttwer Wright tuff WrtUr, Tbs iUUimu Either Oregon's race relation re excellent or minority group members are not reporting Instan ces of discrimination in employ ment to the proper authorities. There's been no "flood of com plaints.' !; : - -In the six months of its exist ence, the fair employment practi ces division of the state department ! f labor has been asked to investl gate only five cases of alleged dis crimination. All of these involve Negroes in roruanu. ; But the number of disputes that I come to the attention of the state labor bureau is not a fair criterion FEP division, Deputy Labor Com missioners William S. Van Meter and Kathrine S French hasten to point out A large part of their Job or maKing iw wore in vregon is educating the public about the law. .Victims Reluctant 1 ' Victims of discrimination' are often "extremely reluctant," Van Meter said, to file protests because they don't know their; civil rights and how 4o exercise -them. They don't know whom to tee and what to do, and even when they are aware of FEP they are hesitant to deal with "the law" for fear of further prejudice. Moreover, mi nority group members often volun tarily exclude themselves from the Job market because they don't want to expose to humiliating re fusals on the basis of race or creed.. , . . That the number, of cases up for 'Conciliation gives an Inaccurate picture of race prejudice in the state is shown by the- fact that there are proportionately more Ne gro unemployed than white unem ployed, and that the incidence of skilled workers among Negroes is far less due to lack of training-job openings for them. Van Meter said. Educational Activity Thus, since last July. FEP divi ion personnel have been busy ex plaining the law to service clubs, church groups, student groups, women's organizations, profession, al organizations and placement of ficials. They have prepared nam. phlets and posters for distribution to employers, labor unions, em ployment agencies, trade oreanlza. tions and schools. They have help ed rewrite employment application blanks to conform with the law, and tried to clarify to cmnlovers their responsibilities under the law and to workers their privileges un der ine law. The Oregon fair employment Tracuces act, was passed by the 949 legislature. . Its purpose Is to eliminate discrimination in em. ployment because of racereligion. color or national origin, and It pro- - vicies machinery for redress of grievances, individuals may file a complaint of alleged unlawful em ployment practices with W. E Kimsey. state labor commissioner A deputy commissioner then inves tigates the case and makes recom mendations to Kimsey. If confer ence, conciliation and persuasion don't straighten out the problem, a hearing may be ordered, inlunr. tion Issued and the whole dispute may land in the laps of the su preme court. . Employers Cooperative ' So far, however, employers have been very cooperative once they uuuCTsiana mere s a law agin un fair practices, Van Meter said. x The first case (when the emnlov. er claimed he had already hired a wnite worker and was therefore right In not hiring the Negro) was dismissed for lack of sufficient ev idence. a Anotner case was closed when me worxer in question was hired iifouow-up of the case disclosed that the Negro was fired for lack of skill the same day he was hired through the good offices of the FEP official. He was paid for that day vii we juu, uiougn. .. ine uura and fourth cases In voive xwo colored men with the , same employer. They charge they I were assigned work oh the basis I cf their colora practice forbidden j by law as discrimination in condi tions or prvileges of employment invesugauon ox these cases has ueen unaerway two months. Case Involve Union . The other case, also vt imr. solved, involves a labor union. The complainant charges h warn A- nied union membership because of his color, and the law forbids any labor organization to I exclude or uui uicmoersmp or dis- crmunaw in any way against uicmueri Decause of race, religion, color or national eHrin Complaint In each of these cas es originated with the aggrieved wuicr ana at no lime to Van Me ;fr knowledge, has a dispute de "wr"'7 oeen manufactured by ' stcu pressure group. The FEP commissioners do not at. X dlg UP" !nnces of dis crimination or solicit! complaints. M uiB iney nave made no sur veys of discrimination on a broad mnuajng social , dlscrimina- for : .INSURED SAVINGS Rrst Federal Savings First r-. ?l II 1 4 t , """-rrjrr v - - i i mi W- gMrT"Hf"i-i C f " TTl V ' J 4 " w t win: 01 r I r: ." - , Mrs. Katharine S. French and William 8. Van Meter, deputy commis sioners of the state bureau ef labor, have s dual role te play in administration of Oreron's fair employment practices act. Not only do they receive. Investigate and report findings en acts ef racial or religious dlscrtmlnauon, bat tney also nave the nnge task or eaucai lag the general publle la the practice ef tolerance. (Statesman pho to.) tlon. A itudyof that sort would be up to the FEP advisory committee seven roruanaers wnn uavia Robinson as chairman. Long-Bange Job Working headquarters of the FEP division in Salem are at 855 Chemeketa st, where Van Meter and Mrs. French have their desks. Van Meter Is a long-time Oregon resident educated at Jefferson high school In Portland and Monmouth college. He served on the staff at Woodburn Boys school and has done graduate work In group pre judice at Harvard. His assistant is a Columbia university . alumnae with experience as a social work er In a Japanese relocation camp in Arizona. Their long-range job, as Van Meter and Mrs. French see it, act ually Is to eliminate, through edu cation, the necessity for fair em ployment practices disputes. That will com about - and it won't happen overnight - when Negroes and other minority group members are generally accepted as equal dozens. It Is too early to say just what influence the FEP law will have on discrimination throughout the C of C Plans Membership " At Silverton Statesman Mews Strrlcs . SILVERTON A Silverton Cham ber of Commerce membership drive is scheduled to start March 1 with Glenn L. Briedwell as chair man of the drive. ' The chamber has also agreed to pay wiring costs for the soil con servation office in the Washington Irvinff building. Mayor Enrol Ross, member of the baseball committee of the Sil verton chamber of commerce, re ports that there is every reason to believe that the Red Sox team would be functioning again this season although plans have not been completed. W. L. McGinnis, team manager. Is In Los Angeles this winter but plans to return to Silverton In sufficient time to get a good team underway, he has written Silverton friends. state. But Van Meter is confident It is a positive force. School Costs Cause Debate At Jefferson By Gladys Shields Statesman News Service JEFFERSON -Words were bat ted about like ping pong balls dur ing the discussion of school affairs at the February meeting of the Jefferson Parent Teachers as sociation. The budget for the school year 1950-51, now being published, came up for debate. Contrary to most previous occasions, it was not thought to be adequate to meet present school needs. One item was the $2,000 allowed for repair of the present gymnasium build ing. Some argued that the build ing was not worth repairing, and a new one should be built instead. The discussion ended, by the sug gestion that all turn out for voting on the budget en ; Monday night. March e. Another topic for discussion was teachers pay and method of hiring. After much talk pro and con, the Parent - Teachers went on record to give the teachers a contract zor more than one year at a. time and a pay increase. crowded school conditions was also talked as were plans for fu ture expansion of the school. A candlelight Founders day pa geant and music featured "Our Golden Tribute" during the pro gram hour. Donna Oldenburg an nounoed: Clyde Goin was first narrator and Barbara Blackwell, second narrator. The girls quar tet, composed of Dorene Borst, Pat McGulre, Paula Smith and Bar bara Armstrong, sang, accompa- nied by Mrs. Gilbert Looney. Mrs, Beth Stull and Miss Evelyn Hall directed the pageant Taking part were Donna Arm strong, Shirley Higgins, Jimmie Adams, Sharon Wells, Carol Hart, Ray Terhune, Richard Morton, Kay Smith, Sharon Hanson and Lucia Tyler. - Refreshments were served in the home economics room follow ing the meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. Hal Reeves, Mrs. Don Reed, Mrs. Henion, Mrs. Leland Sarff, Mrs. M. M. Beal and Mrs. Robert Harris. Four-H clubs will have charge of the March meeting: pupils under the direction of the teacher, Mrs. . u. noseman; a humorous question and. .answer game between the women and men in which the women were win ners; comic moving pictures by Otto Roller: a shadow show by four women. A story told by Carl Mcers was Illustrated by those present. Brush College School Stages Special Program Statesmaa News Service BRUSH COLLEGE An In teresting miscellaneous program was presented at Brush College Community dub at the February meeting. Announcing program numbers was Mrs. Oliver . Sargent, chair man. The numbers included songs by Larry Ray and the lower grade Cemetery Board Calls Meeting March 10 Statesmaa News Strrlcs HUBBARD The board of di rectors of the Cemetery associa tion met at the deLespinasse home Tuesday evening. A publle meeting will be held In the city hall Friday, March 10 at 8 p. m. to Inform all those In terested about what is being done at the cemetery. All lot owners and the general public are invit ed. There will be a short program of special music. Frances Weaver and Mrs. A. J. Smith are co- chairmen for the meeting. Rebekah Lodge Holds Session At Carlton Statesmaa News Servks AMITY - Nine members of In dustry Rebekah lodge attended the 43rd annual convention of Rebe kah lodges of District 15 at Carl ton. Endeavor 201 was host for the event, with Mrs. Neta Stouten burg as chairman. New officers are Helen Bran son, chairman No. 12, Mabel La man, vice-chairman No. 53, secre tary, Gladys McLean, No. 12, mar shal. Hazel Gibbs, No. 95, conduc tor, Mary Miller, No. 76, musician, Gertrude Lindsay, chaplain, Lina Holman O.G, Sylva Willard, I.G, Elsie Barger, R.S. chairman, Hel en Davis, US., Grace Bradley, RJS. vice-president, Delia Black burn, IS., Veda Willard., MRS. nARDINO PRINCIPAL BRUSH COLLEGE Mrs. Sigrun Harding of Salem has, been enga ged to teach the upper grades at Brush College school and has also assumed her duties as : principal. The position was left vacant when Miss Muriel Raster married Tom Burton, Feb. 9. Miss Kaster had taught at Brush College school nine consecutive years. Mrs. E. D. Roseman is instructor of the lower grades. Salem Heights Scouts Observe National Week Statesmaa News Service SALEM HEIGHTS Many par ents attended the celebration of American Scouting's birthday Wednesday when troop 19 met at the Salem Heights community halL Fred Bolton and Dick Colgan presented the colors; Jimmy Law rence and Edwin Kreech acted as guards. Harvey Peterson, scout-i master, told of the history of the troop, which was "started Jan. 18, 1911, at Salem Heights and was the first troop west of the Cas-t cade Mountains. Peterson has been with the troop for 10 years and the parents gave him a vote of thanks for his service. Earl Ahlers, troop committee chairman and institutional repre sentative of American Legion post 138, presented the troop with a new flag, which was received by Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Mark DeCew. Ken Hills, assistant scoutmas ter, conducted an investiture cere mony. Received into the troop were Rodney McClellan, Lane Ol son, and Lynn Davis. 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