Evening star., 1933-06-19
OUTLOOK IS VAGUE
ON FEDERAL Jobs.
Some Doubt Apparent
Whether New Work Will
Balance DiSmiSSaIs.
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iOiIl TAlSt dSC-y
of the next year will remain unified,
according to present plans.
The following is a summary of the
present state of information on these
matters:
POSITIONS OPEN UNDER NEW
LEGISLATION OR NEWLY CREATED
ORGANIZATIONS:
FEDERAL RELIEF ACT: Olganiza-
tion of 81 persons now set up and
functioning No increase IN number
now in sight.
REFORESTATION. CIVILIAN CON-
SERVATION CORPS: Organization of
20 persons now set up augmented by
others borrowed from Army and Gov
eminent departments No expansion
now planned
AGRICULTURE RELIEF ACT: Or
ganization of 20 now set up. augmented
by 100 temporarily borrowed" from
Department of Agriculture Six hun
fh'd agents will be taken on through
Sil service competitive examination
for securing cooperation Of farmers
with purposes of agriculture relief ad-
ministration; salary, 81, 100 to $4,000.
Organization will be enlarged, but not
possible to state at this time eventual
strength. Official statement by George
N. Peek and Charles N. Brand admin
istrators, says that all personnel in
Washington will come under civil serv-
ice rules and regulations except for
key" positions. Field workers, except
those mentioned above. will not be
under civil service. Efforts will br made
to hold Washington organization to
minimum.
NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT AND
PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION:
Force of several hundred at work
now, largely borrowed from depart
ments and some volunteers. No pay
roll made up and impossible to state
exact number. Organization will be
greatly increased, but eventual size de-
pendent on many incalculable factors,
such as number of industries which CO.
operate without licensing number which
require licensing and general economic
trend.
GLASS -STEAGALL BANK ACT.
IMITATION ACT. OTHER BANKING
MEASURES: Work required by these
banking and financial acts will be alb
sorbed by Treasury Department per-
sonnet with no increase Of that per-
sonnel now planned. Printing of Gov
eminent bonds under several acts and
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ceived from foreign countries under in
f1ation act will mean additional work at
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
This will be absorbed, however, by re-
ducing the amount of furloughs to
workers now ON rolls. and no personnel
increase contemplated at this time.
MUSCLE SHOALS DEVELOPMENT
Three directors of Tennessee Valley
authority appointed and a few stenog-
raphers now at work. Organization
eventually will probably be large, but
impossible at this time to forecast exact
size
HOME LOAN OWNERS CORPORA
TION: Six employees now at work. |
Organization will be expanded, will
have central Office in Washington. one
Office with agent and appraisers in each
of 48 States. Impossible at this time
to forecast exact size Of eventual
organization.
RAIL COORDINATION PLANS:
Co-ordinator now appointed and. work.
ing on plans for organization. Number
of employees to be taken on not known
at this time.
TTON ACT: This act to be admin
istered by Federal Trade Commission,
which at present plans to do the work
without increases in personnel.
In connection with the Reorganization
order, the administrative heads in ,
volved in almost every case. say: 1--WE
are working on that now; it is impos-
sible to tell how it is going to come
cut at this time" One Of the sections
that centralizing all of the Federal dis
bursting officers into disbursing sec
ton Of the Treasury Department, will.
prove such task that department OFF,
Gals do not believe it will be possible
to have the new section set up by
August 10, when the reorganization
order takes effect.
This particular section, planned to
reduce the number of disbursing Offices |
from 2100 to 100, appears. on its face
to carry with it a reduction of person.
mel but it is pointed out that many
disbursing officers are persons serving
the Government in other work who give
a few days month to their disbursing
duties Disbursing Offices are scattered
ell over the world, ashore and afloat
Transfer OF the 1880 employees of the
Office of P1Jhiic Rlildipps apS parks tn