Evening star., 1932-12-14
'PAY CUT RUMORS
| HIT CHEST UNIT
Government $5W,348 Under
Goal as Final Figures
Are Submitted.

Reports OF additional pay cuts and
rumors of changes in the civil service
system by the incoming administration
were attributed today by Gov. Thomas
E. Campbell, chairman Of the govern
mental unit for the 1888 Community
Chest, as the principal reasons for the
failure OF his group to attain its quota
He pointed out the extension of the
campaign by his unit to December 10
had raised approximately $4,000 addi-
tional. He added. however. that the
solicitors had encountered many diff
culties. especially among the higher
salaried employees who declared the
campaign was for support of the Chest
in 1888 and that they probably would
not be in Office after March and did
not feel they should contribute to a
years support Of citys relief when
they would be here only several months
longer. These employees suggested, he
said that efforts be made to get con-
tributions from their successors.
The Chest campaign. according to
final figures prepared By the audit unit,
showed the campaign fell short by
S504 348 10 of its goal of s2419.787. The
figures showed ll4,lO7 pledges for a
total Of Sl.9l5 .43830.
Final Figures Given.
The final figures were submitted to
the Campaign Committee at a meeting
yesterday. 1t was shown that the group
solicitation unit. of which Lloyd B. Will
son is chairman. led all other units.
raising 1I1.51 per cent of its quota. S.
Percy Thompson, chairman Of the first
area in this unit obtained 6195 pledges
for total of 6.768 06, or 2298 per
cent of his quota. Ben T. Webster
chairman Of area No. 2. reported 6053
gifts for total of sal 1874. or 1927
| per cent of his quota. William w
Everett. chairman of area No. 3. re
ported 1913 gifts for a total OF Sl08,'
55828, or 1892 per cent of his quota
William Montgomery, chairman of area
No 4. reported 1881 gifts for total OF
| S79,270.80. or 118.4O per cent of his
| quota. George Vass. chairman of area
No. 5, which included the banks anG
brokerage houses Of the city. obtained
1858 pledges for a total of s25, ,563 IS
| or 1882 per cent of his quota. The
total for the unit was 38,875 gifts
amounting to 1901 .S98.4 .43. a total of
111-51 per cent of the quota
| Belated returns brought the metro
politan unit, of which H. L. Rust. jr..
is chairman. up to lO2l2 per cent OF
its quota. j. B. Wykoff. chairman OF
area No. /, reported 6.306 contributions
amounting to $l59, 7994 As, or 1923 per
! cent of his quota. Frank A. Bergfeld
| chairman Of area No 2, reported BATS
| pledges amounting to $56.218.43, or
1882 per cent of his quota. Thomas
G.. Groom. chairman Of area No. 3, re-
ported 1915 gifts amounting to $31,-
70l.35. of 9402 per cent of his quota
| Archie K. Shipe. chairman of area No
4. reported 3.245 gifts for total OF
| $66, 6,325.37, or 9514 per cent OF his
quota. DR.. Kelly Miller. chairman OF
| region No. 2, which included the entire
colored population of the city, reported
1883 gifts for total of $l4082.29. OF
| 134.53 per cent Of his quota. From
area No. 5. which was designated tc
have gifts from nearby Maryland ano
Virginia, came 81 pledges for total OF
$848.25. The metropolitan unit OBJ
tanned 1851 gifts for a total of $685.
975.l8, or 1912 per cent of its quota
Schools Quota Exceeded.
The schools unit, of which DR.. Harold
9. Moulton was chairman. obtained
779 gifts for total of sl7,753.44, ol
l0l.l5 per cent Of its quota
Gov Campbell reported 56,1l5 gifts
cent OF that units quota.
Clarence A. Aspinwall, chairman o.
the special gifts unit reported tOta
| of M contributions amounting to $745..
| 141.49. or 88.40 per cent of his quota
The report showed a total of ia, ,10I
givers who contributed S1.915, ,438.3O, Oh
| 1915 per cent of the total quota sci
by the Chest.
In amplifying these figures at yes.
terday's meeting of the Campaign Com.
mittee. Chairman ASpinwall of the spe.
cial gifts unit said that some of thai
units prospects are out OF town anC
some abroad. and that his unit in.
tended to clean up on every card in it.
possession before considering the cam.
paign definitely closed.
Chairman Rust of the metropolitan
unit said that his organization wa.
ready to help in any way but expressed
little hope Of raising any more money
now.
w. B. Clarkson. reporting for Lloye
B. Wilson of the group solicitation unit
said that outside of few odds anc
ends, his unit had pretty well cleaned
up its prospects.
OF the Government employees had beer
shaken by suggestions, for additiona
pay cuts and by statements which ha<
crept into some of the newspapers o.
other cities in which it was suggested
that the entire Civil Service Depart
ment be abolished and all jobs thrown
open again. These factors. he said, to-
gether with the effort o. certain Demo
cratic Senators to conduct patronage
poll" to show what jobs not under civi
service would be available aftsr March
4, had so shaken the departments tha
many Of the workers are hanging on t.
every possible penny.