The Washington times., 1935-05-31
AGENCY TO LIST
WORKERS FOR
TRANSFERS
BY J. EARLE MOSER

While employees await results Of
the movement to promote estab-
fshment of an agency, financed
by Works Program funds, to Sc
cure new posts for emergency
workers who are forced out by re-
duction Of torce or elimination OF
units, q committee has already
been announced for the formation
Of q registration list.
Beginning tonight q volunteer
clerical force under auspices Of the
MIRA Lodge Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Government Employees
will register persons who have
been dismissed, or who feel that
reduction in their unit is pending,
at Room sac, Washington Loan
and Trust Building. Hours are
from $50 to $50 p. m.
Attempts will be made to find
comparable positions for persons
on the register, and should Fed
eral emergency transfer be set up
by executive order-aS is hoped
the register will be submitted
Immediately to the official unit.
Employees wishing to register on
The roll but who are unable to call
on the NRA committee personally
are invited to mail their names to
the writer, in care of The Wash
ington Times, for submission to the
committee. Written opinions on
the feasibility of a central trans
fer bureau are also invited, but
should be brief.
Those who wish to register by
mail with the writer should in
clude the following facts: Name,
address, present or former unit,
position held, salary, experience
and any additional facts, includ.
ing bona fide State residence.
The Mechanical Branch Of To-
cal No. 2, NFFE, will hold a bust.
ness meeting tonight at TO Four
teenth st. N. w., at 8 o'clock.
The Hole athletic association
has announced a blind boyle"
golf tourney for June 3 at the
Beaver Dam Country Club. scene
OF the units recent highly sue.
ceSsful bowling banquet and re-
ception.
An entry list of about so, in
GLIDING both masculine and femi-
nine opponents of the links pas.
time, is reported. Included in the
list Of eminent golfers are Jimmy
Drain, who defeated Roger Pea
cock, Manor Club star, last year;
Dick Peacock, Dicks brother; A.
p. Franklin, L. A. Bickerton, edi-
tor Of the Hole weekly employee
paper, and Eugene Golsen, for
mer Georgetown University foot
ball center.
The recent civil service test for
phone operators failed to please
most Of those who tried it. It is
reported less than 1000 passed
in a total of $500, and a fair
but disappointed lass at Federal
communications division said to-
day:
Eve simply didn't have
enough time in the mental test.
They gave US 70 questions and
only an hour and Is minutes
In which to answer. That's less
than o minute to o question:"
The following officers have
been announced for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Welfare AS
ISOLATION, which aids employees in
securing disqualification. loans
and other services: A. M. Day,
president; Mabel Hunt, vice presi-
dent: Carrie M. Davis, secretary:
j. j. Alderman, treasurer. The
executive board includes Harry
1rion, H. A. Nelson, w. E. Taylor,
Edwina V. Avery and G. w. Nor
Eison.
The Department of Commerce
has gained the services of Nina
M. Schnell, former popular EN-.
ploye Of the Bureau Of Plant In
dustry, Agriculture. it was re-
Vealed today, via transfer.
The Oklahoma State Society