The Washington times., 1935-10-12
WORKS RELIEF
SALARIES
DELAYED
BY J. EARLE MOSER

Payless, in some instances for
several months, a large number
Of Resettlement Administration
employees are suffering from what
officials of the agency today
termed "a gosh-awful scramble
of red tape that we have never
been fully able to make out"
Both in Washington and in the
field. workers in many units have
been forced to go without pay
since Administrator TugwelrS
supervision was extended to in
clude the many State rehabilita-
tion projects that were paid
through FERA and were not cen
tralized in Washington.
1t is explained that under the
Works Relief program all pay
rolls must go first through the
Treasury Department before dis
tribution, and officials admitted
today that the "entire Resettle-
ment Administration has been
tied up on salaries and payrolls," +"
one spokesman adding:
with 40 State organizations
for rural reSettlement and
ii regional offices to take care
of, the job of centralizing the
salary situation has given us q
tough time. We are getting mat
tiers Strengthened out, however,
and expect that by October Is
most Of the people will have
been paid"
In addition to holdup of COM
penSation, it was revealed today
that a number of suburban reset
tlement workers at 2020 Massachu-
sets Avenue, mostly architec-
tural craftsmen transferred from
other Government agencies, have
not even been given their ap-
pointments.
The new menace to Federal
employees, wherein regular work
ers are given furloughS and their
places filled with persons from
relief rolls with frequent lack
Of workers capable Of doing the
job has broken out in the New
London, Conn, submarine base
and Pensacola, Fla, Navy base,
1t is said, in addition to Curtis
Bay, Md.
Although the Federal unions
are considerably upset over the
trend, their officials have tended
to a policy of watchful waiting
thus far, hoping that the menace
will blow over. It is feared, how
ever, that the relief scale of wage
will eat further into the service,
particularly in view of the Gen.
SuS Bureaus old-age pension and
American business projects in st.
Louis and Philadelphia.
Employees of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau today will enjoy an
oyster roast sponsored by the
A. F. G. E. lodge of that unit at
Great Falls, Va, that is expected
to draw an attendance of 300 or
more. It will last all afternoon,
buses leaving Tenth and E Sts.
N. w. until 2 /, m, with the
oysters roasted and ready to eat
at 5. An orchestra will be pro-
vided for those wishing to dance,
according to Walter Wilson, chair.
man of the committee that has
arranged the event.
Emmett Carroll, Veterans Ad-
ministration, today announced a
dinner meeting of thI University
of Washington alumni, to be held
Monday at Wesley Hall, 1703 K
st. N. W., at p. m. All alumni
in the Government service are re-
uuested to attend, as plans for
organizing a club are on the pro
gram, as we'll as movies OF Wash
ington State scenery. Mrs. r. w.
King is 1ecei;:ing reservations at
5000 Connecticut Ave-, or they
can be 'phoned to Mr.. Carroll at
Cleveland 4239.
Four Government Printing
office workers leave the service
october 81 via the retirement
route. James E. Robinson, chauf-
fe1lr.repairman; Charles w. Ash
ford, monotype machinist; Mich
ael ], McInerney, chief machln-
ist, and Worle- E. Colller' "a
horrer. will go. Mr.. Robinson has
served 80 years, Mr.. Ashford 81
and Mr., MeInerney %. Mr.. Col
Iier had Is years to his credit.
As related by Chief Examiner
lawson A. Meyer, of Civil Service
he once asked an applicant for a
lob about his continued residence
in a certain State. Mr.. Meyer
asked the man, a mountaineer:
"Have you changed your ad'
dresS?"
He was answered promptly:
"No Stree, I haven't-but I've
moved since then"
Under way for six weeks, includ-
ing the time taken for training in
veStigators, Treasury's WPA mis-
ceIlaneous tax" investigation has
collected many times its cost, Off
cials have revealed. Located in 20
metropolitan centers, a corps OF
1929 white collar workers, re-
cruited from relief rolls, have been
inspecting the books Of furriers.
manufacturing jewelers., sporting