The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-09-24
u. 5. JOB GOES
BEGGING AS
NONE APPLY
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

plicants to one of its tests. Upon
their announcement, most exam
nations are swampet. with people
seeking the protection of Uncle
Sans wing, and even the highly
technical posts are tasty for those
seeking security rather than the
higher pay they could command
in the whirlpools Of outside"
life.
One examination, however, has
been standing for 10 months with
insufficient applicants to fill the
demand. Yellowed with time, an
official statement inviting the
service of "loftsmen" hangs in the
commissions front hall, tackled
to the bulletin board. Scrubbed
on it is this notation:
I'm view of the fact that re-
cent examinations for this posi-
ton failed to develop sufficient
eligibles to meet the needs Of
the service, qualified persons
are urged to apply"
The recent" examinations were
held last March, and were to I'LL
Jobs at the Charleston, S. c.,
navy yard, via unassembled test
which is a probe wherein appli'
cants have merely to show their
experience and ability to fill the
specified POST.
Loftsmen, it is explained, work
in the mold" loft of shipyards,
where they have to do with blue
prints and plans for the hull and
other parts of a ships structure.
They must have a knowledge OF
the ship-fitting trade and must
furnish certain data to the struc'
tural and pattern shops,
Although wage varying from
S6.16 to $6.96 daily is offered, so
far the commission is empty
handed in its attempt to aid the
Charleston Civil Service District.
Persons expecting to attend the
Young Democrat business meeting
tonight are notified it was held
last Thursday. The next is Octo
Der 8.
Incidentally, today is the clos
ing date of tests for special &C.
counting consultant, FEC, and ad.
ministrative officer in charge of
grants to States, Children's Blu.
reau, Labor. Civil Service has full
information,
Commenting on the recent edi.
torial in a national magazine by
Bernarr McFadden, wherein the
growing cost of the Federal Gov
eminent was attacked bitterly,
President Claude Babcock, of the
Age, said today:
There is some truth in the
article, but I'd like to bring out
that the permanent units of the
service contain logical workers
and logical duties that are es-
sential to the taxpayer and eS-
sential for efficient government.
AS for attacks on the growth Of
sO-called recovery agencies, that
touches on politics and I do not
care to comment"
A Hungerford CTexas) postal
worker was saved $3.50 by deci.
sion of Comptroller General John
r. McCarl, it developed tciay.
The employee delivered letter
containing $25 to the child of the
person to whom it was addressed,
and the youngster lost it. The
child's father claimed the allowed
indemnity of $3.50 and that
amount was deducted from the
postal mans pay for his mad.
vertant error.
However, the Comptroller Gen.
eral ruled that as the letter had
been valued at but $40, payment
of indemnity in excess of the de.
Clared value is not authorized
and the remaining $3.50 should
be returned to the employe from
whom collected"
Robert w. Ramspeck, chairman
of the House Civil Service Com.
mission, faces possible opposition
from DR.. Willis A. Sutton, super.
intendent of Atlantas public
schools. in the primaries due in
September of next year. Atlanta
proponents of repeal for the mar.
riage clause" threaten support of
the educator if action is not
Forthcoming during the next con.
gresSional session.
The Young Democrats, ever &C.
tive, are circulating 5000 an.
nouncements in various depart.
ments, of their inaugural ball
next Friday in honor of Frank
Wickham, of Sioux Falls. S. D.,
recently elected national presi.
dent. The dance is set for the
Willard, will cost SO cents per
person, and will have Dave Nc
Williams music.
One Year Ago-Veterans Ad-
rninistration eliminated 221 miles
of red tape-390,000 yards of it
wrapped around records-by plac-
ing the records in file cases.
Clinton Bowman, of War Depart
ment, was honored by colleagues
at luncheon, all sorry to see him
transfer to G. A. o.. Paul
CzichoS, of Navy Department, was
away on trip to Los Angeles and
other points on the West Coast.
NFFE's A. G. o. Union will meet
tonight. at 8 o'clock, at ITO Four.