The Washington times., 1935-09-28
UNIT
BUSY FINDING
POSITIONS
By ]. EARLE MOsER

Set up by direction Of President
Roosevelt, the transfer unit under
WPA that is to attempt absorp-
ton of discharged or otherwise
separated emergency workers into
other agencies has opened for
business and already has placed
q few.
Under the supervision Of Ross
Colwell, director Of administra-
tive operations, the unit is occupy.
ing a small space in the newly
created Washington Auditorium,
scene Of many thrilling events IN
the Districts sports history.
At present there are five en-
ployes on the job, headed by Her
bert Crane, chief. A card record
expert is setting files to take care
of applications, and two typists
and a secretarial worker have
been detailed from other WPA
projects. Others will be added, If
necessary.
A list Of 600 separated workers
came in from NRA Thursday, but
were sent promptly back because
insufficient information was given
on each individual case. The list
is due for return to WPA Monday
and will be set to await calls from
the various agencies who need
additional experienced help.
Thus far, a few individual ap-
phcations have been received, but
officials complain that many in
eligible persons seek jobs. In this
class are former employees who
have been separated from the
Government service more than 18
months and those who held TEN.
porary positions but were not paid
from emergency funds.
Works Progress has received
"two or three inquiries" from
agencies loking to fill vacancies,
one from Resettlement, and has 1t.
self taken on a number Of appli-
cants. Political backing, in addi-
ton to that which the worker
originally had, is unnecessary,
names being filed purely upon
recommendation Of the former
employing agency.
Persons wishing to file applica
tions are directed to the business
office at the Auditorium, where
they will receive directions and
information.
The transfer unit was set up by
Mr.. Roosevelt after a group Of
organized emergency folk traipsed
from administrator to administra-
tor, seeking approval and back.
ing. Although partially success.
full, they now seek extension Of
the agency to include employees In
Civil Service governed depart.
ments. Miss Jessica Buck, NRA
unionist, heads the group.
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Speaking over the air this morn.
ing, Bernice Heffner, new ma.
tional secretary of the AFGE,
struck decisively at discrimination
against women in the Federal
service and deplored economic
penalties inflicted on married
feminine employees via Section
213 Of the Economy Act. Speak
ing on discrimination, she said:
"There is too much dispOsi-
tiOn on the part Of supervisory
officers to favor men, both in
appointments and in promo
tions, at least for the more de-
Sirable positions, and quite
apart from any impressions one
might gather in the service,
statistics offer incontrovertible
proof that wOmen'S salaries are
so generally and so considerably
lower than those Of men that
the conclusion seems inescap-
able that in many instances, at
least, men get higher salaries
than women for the same type,
Of work."
Revealing a clear, pleasant
voice, Mrs. Heffner hit the mar
rlage clause" as follows:
1--WE hope to wipe this unfair
and unjust law off the statute
books. Overwhelming testimony
as to its anti social and
evil consequences, overwhelming
proof of the hardship and in
justice it has caused, led the
House Civil Service Committee
to report favorably the Celler
bill, which would repeal this
hateful measure. If the same
evidence can be brought to
every member Of Congress, there
should be no question as to the
result, for members of Congress
are able and fair-minded men
who have no wish either to
create or perpetuate an injus-
tice."