The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-22
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BY ]. EARLE MOSER

The Post office Department,
with 377 persons dismissed, was
the heaviest sufferer under the
marriage" clause.
This was revealed today in a
report issued by William c. Hull,
executive assistant of the Civil
Service Commission, to Repre-
sentative Emanuel Celler, sponsor
of a bill to repeal Section 213 of
the economy act.
The tabulation, dealing with
the fiscal year ending June 80,
1893, shows that 1891 persons
were separated from the service
because of the clause, 1905 being
dismissed and 1876 voluntarily re-
signing. According to the report,
4,279 workers eligible for separa-
ton were retained.
Veterans Administration was
the runner-up in dismissals, with
266, while Navy Department dis.
charged 205, Treasury totaled 149
in both discharges and resigna'
lions, and War hacked off 1879.
Other Federal units had less than
100 separations while Treasury,
with 1924 eligibles kept on the
pay roll, led all units in reten.
ton.
Action on H. R. 5051, the meas.
ure to wipe out section 213, is
still being delayed on Capitol Hill,
however.
Eloise Quill, Agriculture; Mary
Lou Maginnis, Senate Office
Building; Bertha Neff, Internal
Revenue; Frances Jackson, Com.
merce; Mildred "Bunnie" Skinner,
FERA; Mary Statler jefferson.
Hole; William S. Kinney. War,
and Ulrey J. Biller, NFFE, are
asked to contact the writer at
Room 800, TimeS-Herald Build
ing, for a small gift.
Another tennis championship
looms for the Treasury team, II
they keep up the pace they have
set thus far in the Departmental
Net League.
According to figures released
by Secretary Winfree johnson,
the Treasury racqueteerS have
won IL of 10 games for an aver
age of 1923, while the defending
titliest, Patent Office, are well
down the list with 8 wins in is
starts. The Supreme Court, or
something, must have affected
MIRA, which has won l game in
10.
Senator Patrick A. McCarran,
of Nevada, has been presented
with a handsomely engrossed and
suitably inscribed resolution of
thanks as a token of apprecia-
ton of his leadership in the pay
restoration battle, by the Ma
tional Legislative Council of Fed
eral Employe Organizations.
The resolution was presented
to the Senator by Gertrude M.
Mentally, secretary-treasurer Of
the N. F. F. E., at a dinner held
at the Manor Club. In making
the presentation, Miss McNally
said:
"ThiS token expresses, but in.
adequately, the deep sense of
gratitude which is felt by the
National Legislative Council,
and by Federal employees gen.
orally, for Senator McCarran's
inspired leadership of the effort
which eliminated in the full
restoration of pay"
Monday will be the closing
date for applications for three
Civil Service examinations, com.
prising tests for medical technl.
clan, $1.620-$2,000; passenger rate
clerk, $4,000, and multilith opera.
tor, $1.440.
Full information and applica.
ton papers may be obtained at
the Civil Service Commission.
Seventh and F Streets Northwest,
in Room 213.
:, The Welfare Rental Bureau of
the Department of Agriculture an.
nounced today that it has listed
houses for sale in Arlington coun.
ty. a room to share in Virginia
Tor a girl, several summer houses
and apartments, a furnished bach.
elor apartment. and a five.room
house in Chevy Chase.
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