Evening star., 1933-10-02
TEMPORARY WORK
ORDER |MPL|CATES
1900 IN U. S. Jobs
90-Day Status Decreed for
Employees of Interior
Department.
MORE EXAMINATIONS
FEARED IN BRANCHES
Earned Leave Status Doubtful for
Those Influenced by Recent
Executive Move.

Employees of the office of National
Parks, Buildings and Reservations, In
terrier Department, totaling some 1000
about $500 in Washington-today
were placed on 9o-day temporary en-
ployment status in conjunction with
the Presidents reorganization program.
Ninety-seven workers have been
dropped from the rolls in the shake-up.
The employees concerned were appre-
hensive in view of a recent ruling b.
Controller General McCarl, holding that
temporary employees OF the Government
are not entitled to either annual or
sick leave. A goodly number of the
1000 park workers were planning to GO
on vacations inasmuch as they had ac-
cumulated leave. ToGay's order casts
doubt upon their earned leave status
Interior Department officials explain
ed that the 81 eliminated from the pay
rolls were distributed as follows: Eight
in the old National Park Service. II in
the military parks, in the National
Capital parks. and 73 from the build
ings branch and the Public Buildings
Commission.
Six Serve 80 Years.
OF the II eliminated from the mill
tary parks, formerly under jurisdiction
of the War Department, which came
over to the Interior Department under
President Roosevelt's re-shufiing of the
services, six were dropped at the end
of 80 years service, retired on an in
voluntary basis for lack of funds, and
five were considered not satisfactory.
In the old National Parks Service,
which becomes merged in Office of Ma
tional Parks, Buildings and Reserva-
tionS, there were two vacancies; one
position was abolished; one employe, in
Hawaii. had charges pending against
him and was dropped; the services of
three were considered unsatisfactory
and one was not physically up to par.
accounting for the eight dropped in
that group.
The placing of the workers on tenn
porary status until January l forecasts
further elimination of personnel from
Government pay rolls, officials said. The
three-month interim will permit Arnold
B. Cammerer, director of the Office Of
National Parks, Buildings and Reserva-
tions, and his associates to eliminate
from the organization those workers
considered unsatisfactory. 1t is under
stood that the Bureau of the Budget is
not satisfied with the saving Of 81 po-
sitions shown in the reorganization. Di-
rector Douglas wants more economy eff
fected, it is said, and during the next
three months, Interior Department au-
thorities will be engaged in pruning
personnel lists still more carefully.
Roosevelt's Orders.
The temporary status was included
in an executive order signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, according to Interior
Department authorities, although con-
siderable secrecy was thrown around
the move. The President issued an
executive order on June 10 directing
that the reorganization take place 60
days later, and the consolidation was
effected on August 10. Congress having
failed to alter the Chief Executives rec
ommendation. Under a supplemental
executive order. Mr.. Roosevelt directed
that the status Of personnel remain un-
changed until September 80. The en-
ployes were without official informa-
t1on as to their status over the week
end. and knew nothing authoritative
about the temporary basis until today's
order was forthcoming.
The Federal Board for Vocationa!
Education was merged, under the reor-
ganization, with the Office of Education
OF the Interior Department. but officials
said today that inasmuch as small
numbers of personnel were involved,
there were no eliminations there.
OF the 70 dropped in the Buildings
Branch and Public Buildings Commits
sion, officials said that 81 came from the
former and II from the latter Under
the Buildings Branch there were 30 re-
tirements, we're released as being
unsatisfactory. there were dozen resig-
nations and IL positions were consid-
cred no longer required. Under the for
mer Public Buildings Commission. which
is abolished under the reorganization,
one employe was considered not salts
factory, seven were not needed and four
secured other employment.