Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-11
Stevenson States Civil Serv-
ice Applicants Will Not Be
Given Preference.
POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT
DESIRED, OFFICIAL is TOLD
Corporation Expects to Have 5000
to 10000 Employees Scattered
Throughout Country.

The merit system has been inaugu-
rated by the Home Loan Bank Board
to fill 5000 to 10000 jobs now being
created in its affiliated Home Owners
Loan Corporation, according to William
F. Stevenson. chairman of the board.
The chairman told newspaper men
yesterday that in filling these jobs.
however, no civil service applicant
would be given preference over other
applications.
While Stevenson was making the an
nouncement that the merit syst-m
would be invoked, the personnel officer
CT the newly-created emergency organi-
zation was informing applicants for po-
sitions that political Endorsements were
desired
Stevenson retired from politics at
the close of the last regular session of
Congress after 20 years in the House
as a Representative from South Caro-
lima. The ranking officials of the two
organizations, besides members of the
uOdlO, clSO dlc I4dtl'co VI oOuti SoAo
lima. They are A. E. Hutchinson. sec
rotary Of the board; James A. Hoyt and
W. P. Goodman, assistant general man.
ayers Of the corporation Hoyt is in
charge of the home Office and Good
man has supervision over the field.
Expected to Employ 10000.
The corporation being set up by the
board has authority to issue up to
81, 900 900 900 of 18-year bonds bearing
per cent interest, which will be traded
to mortgage holders for mortgages on
homes worth less than $4,000 In all,
the corporation is expected to have
5000 to 10000 employees scattered
throughout the Nation. with State man
ayers in each State drawing from SO 1000
to $4,000 a year, depending upon the
amount of business done.
I'VE are selecting our State manages
after careful investigation into their
ability to handle the work they mt
do Stevenson said. Naturally We ere
not choosing Republicans to carry out
the policies of a Democratic admin
tration"
Stevenson said Democratic Senators
and Representatives were being consult
ed in the selections because they are
better acquainted with the merits Ct
the persons considered than are men,
bers of the board
Republicans Are Heard.
He said Republican Senators and Rep
reSentativeS we're not consulted about
appointments. but that they were not
denied hearings and some had been
asked about the qualifications Of can
didates.
The chairman said Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley had told him that if the
board found any of the applicants
recommended for jobs to be unfit the
board was at liberty to reject them.
And this very thing has happened"
Stevenson added.
The chairman said he expected to
have the entire State organization oper-
ating within a short time, but stressed
that it was difficult to select competent
managers and that the board must
portant selections.
Stevenson announced that the first
application for loans from home own
ers had been received by the corpora
tons Virginia branch. located at Rich
mond, yesterday and that the organiza-
tons in South Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee were ready to start making
loans.
The chairman stressed that the Dis
trict of Columbia branch Office of the
corporation would be one of the most
important in the system. He said he
expected it to start functioning at an
early date.