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I HE POTATO; SOMi THING GOOD THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU’’
is the message from George Sadamorl of Nyssa, who currently
is one at our state’s representatives to the National Potato
Promotion Board (NPPB). The slogan, which first appeared
earlier this year with NPPH’s magazine and television adver
tising, is part of the NPPH’s all-out effort to make Americans
more aware of the potato’s high nutrition and low calorie content.
Saibmorl and the other 82 members of the board held their
annual meeting recently in Denver, Colorato, and approved the
advertising and public relations programs for 1973-74
In addition to Sadamorl, Oregim was represented on the NPPB
by Dwight O. Macy of Culver and Edwin J. Stastny of Malm
EASTER LORE
AND LEGEND
If you happen to be color-
mg egg« thia Latter, you might
be interested to know that
the tradition was known in
England at early as the Middle
Agea In Edward I’a house
hold account for 1290. there
u an entry of eighteen pence
«pent on 460 egg> to be
covered with gold leaf for
the royal household’
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, Salem Scene
by Jack 7immarimn
FRINGE benefit
Always an important part of
each legislative session at Sa-
lem--but
seldom attracting
much public attention--are two
subjects important to Oregon's
economic vitality.
As common to Legislators as
AC/DC are to electricians, the
subjects
are Unemployment
Compensation and Workmen’s
Compensation (UC/WC). And
though they may carry little
wattage when It comes to pub
lic notice, both are strictly
high voltage material when It
comes to keeping food on the
table of the temporarily unem
ployed and caring for workmen
Injured on the job.
Actually, a good part of each
Legislator’s biennial stint in
Salem is devoted to the scores
of bills introduced each ses
sion designed to streamline
and bolster the two functions
that have become matter-of-
fact fringe benefits for most
workers and
an
accepted
“cost-of-doing-business” for
employers.
Unemployment Compensation,
the younger of the two pro
grams, was created through en
actment of the Soc ial Security
Art of 1935.
Under that fe
deral legislation, states were
directed to put their own Un-
employment Comp programs
into effect and operate them in
compliance with certain federal
guidelines.
Workmen’s Comp--which
traces its lineage abroad to
western Europe during the early
days of the Industrial Revolu
tion--has been a fact of indus
trial life in this country since
the turn of the century. Nation
wide conformity was instituted
in 1911 and administration of
Workmen's Compensation Insu
rance programs is handled by
individual states.
In Oregon the Unemployment
Compensation program is ad
ministered by the Employment
Division of the Department of
Human Resources. Workmen’s
Compensation is administered
by a
regulatory
three-man
board, appointed by the go-
vernor with members repre-
senting labor, management and
the public.
Contrary to current popular
opinion among younger seg
ments of the labor force, both
programs provide employer-
paid benefits. Many young wor
kers, for example, believe they
are ‘'entitled’’ to Unemploy
ment Compensation when they
leave a job, for whatever the
reason, because they labor un
der the false impression they
have been paying into an un
employment fund.
This is not the case. Unem
ployment Compensation
was
conceived originally to help sta
bilize employment by levying a
payroll tax against employers
of varying amounts depending
on the amount of turnover among
employes. The idea was to dis
courage employers from mak
ing excessive layoffs.
Employers today in Oregon
pay the state an amount equal
to from .8 percent to 2.7 per
cent of each covered employe's
first $4,200 of annual pay
roll. The percentage paid de
pends on a merit rating es
tablished for each employer
based on the amount of bene
fits paid by his particular bu
siness.
Workmen’s Compensation
consists of insurance policies
purchased by employers from
the state, from private insu
rance companies or a system
of self-insurance some emplo
yers choose to provide them
selves. Employers are requi
red to purchase so much in
surance per $100 of payroll,
based on an experience rating,
which will provide funds enough
to compensate Injured workmen
for treatment, wage loss and
rehabilitation.
At present employes pay a
minimal 2 cents per day which
is dedicated to what is called
a retroactive reserve fund and
a second injury fund. The for
mer is drawn upon to bring
benefits for formerly injured
workmen into line with new
benefit schedules as they evolve
upward. The latter helps en
courage employers to hire the
handicapped by helping to pay
compensation toaone-eyedem-
ploye, for instance, who might
lose his remaining sight on
another job.
In the cases of both UC and
WC, these are the only con
tributions workers make.
Conceptually, Workmen’s
Comp compensates employes
for time lost and treatment of
employment connected illness
and
injury.
Unemployment
Comp is an economic stabili
zer, designed to provide ne
cessities of life to workers who
find themselves temporarily
unemployed through no fault
of their own.
Each legislative session finds
labor interests working to in
crease benefits payable to em -
ployes.
And, simultaneously,
business Interests work to keep
benefits equitable--but within
practical limits dictated by all
of the factors inherent tocosts-
of-doing-business and still ma
king a satisfactory profit.
As a rule these traditional
opponents manage to avoid
blood-letting because both be
lieve in UC and WC and re
cognize the problems inherent
to both sides. Management ap
preciates a stable, healthy la
bor force and is dependent upon
that labor force to get its par-
ticular job done. Labor, on the
LINDA LEAVITT, RIGHT, CHAIRMAN of this year’s
volunteer women’s group who will solicit the business dis
trict seeking funds to finance the American Cancer Society’s
programs in research, education and service. Assisting Mrs.
Leavitt is Dolores Corfield.
other hand, recognizes costs-
of-doing-business must remain
in balance or job-creating ma
nagement's businesses cannot
exist.
Particularly distressing to
both sides is the seasonal na
ture of most major Oregon em
ployment.
Construction, the
timer industry, agriculture and
tourism account for a lion’s
share of employment in this
state. Consequently, employers
find they must make inordinate
payment
to these programs
during high employment periods
to sustain employes during pe
riods of low employment.
Benefits paid in states with
a more stable employment base
often are cited as examples
Oregon employers are expec
ted to match. And the diffi
culty in achieving these levels
usually produces the greatest
part of any animosity between
proponents and opponents.
Meanwhile, these employ
ment fringe twins continue to
occupy much of the deliberation
during each legislative session.
And whether the public is aware
or not, the process continues
apace during the 57th session
currently meeting in the capi
tal city.
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SAN DIEGO - Navy Seaman
Recruit Roger A. Draper, son
Mr. and Mrs. Miland G.
Draper of Route 2, Nyssa, gra-
duated from recruit training
at the Naval Training Center,
here.
A 1972
graduate of Nyssa
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High, he is scheduled to re-
port ,0 Basic Electricity and
Electronics School, San Diego.
FULLY COOKED
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Sp/5 Ron Edmonson
MANDARIN
Sp/4 Ronald Edmondson was
promoted April 6 to Sp/S in
Kaiserslautern, Germany where
he is stationed with the Eighth
Maintenence Battalion. He is
expected home on leave in the
month of May.
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Richard Fernandez
Enroute to a new duty station,
Seaman Richard Fernandez son
of Mr. and Mrs. Gabino Fer
nandez of Ontario spent a short
leave visiting family and friends
in the Ontarlo/Nyssa area.
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High School Student known for
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cently married the former De
lores Defuentes of Nyssa who
will remain in the area during
the overseas tour.
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enlisted in the Navy In Sept
ember 1972 and was processed
through the Navy Recruiting
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