The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-04
CASH PAY DUE
AGRICULTURE,
AAA CLERKS
By J. EARLE MOsER

about three.fourths Of the 10000
employees Of the Department OF
Agriculture and AA stationed in
Washington.
Treasury diSbursing officials to-
day announced plans to extend
the cash payments to Grade A
workers-those receiving up to
$2,l6O annually-in all centrally
located" buildings, which includes
the main Agriculture Building
South Building and Old Post Oh
flee Building.
Thus far War, Navy, State.
Commerce, Labor and Interstate
Commerce are receiving cash on
pay days, and eventually it is
planned to extend the practlce
throughout the city. Employees
above Grade 4 are excluded be.
cause it is generally assumed
their compensation is sufficient
to maintain bank accounts.
The American Federation OF
Government Employees has IN.
dorsed the bill recently introduced
by Senator Royal S. Copeland
Cd, Of New York, requiring fair
conditions of labor on all Govern
ment contracts, which is similar
to the measure now before the
House under sponsorship OF Rep
resentative William P. Connery,
ir CD of Massachusetts,.
Both bills are in opposition to
measures now before Congress
which the employe organization
claims would eliminate Govern
ment manufacturing of all types
in navy yards, arsenals and mill
tary depots and which, 1t is
claimed, would endanger the &C
tual existence of Government
Printing Office and the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing.
Eight Bureau of Engraving and
Printing workers were authorized
to retire during April, Director AL
vim w. Hall announced today
They are William Carter, fore
man; Lynn H. Troutman, plate
printer; Basil Belt, freight han
dler; Andrew R. Crane, collector
Of printed work; Irving T. John
ston, spreader, and Mrs. Mary l.
Morgan, Mrs. Eleanor c. Rhines
and Mrs. Jessie 3. Jennings, eX,
aminers. Mr.. Troutman had
served 48 years.
Quarter-final results Of the
Coast and Geodetic Golf ASsocia'
tons spring tournament are as
follows:
luck defeated Smith, 4 and 3;
Crook defeated Hickman, up;
Atkins defeated Rice, 2 up; Dorsey
defeated Kelly, up. A $40 Ger
tificate at a local sports store is
the prize for the winner.
Miss Lois Carpenter, one OF the
first prize winners in the recent
contest, sponsored by The Times,
on section 213 of the economy act,
writes:
"PIease accept my thanks for
the season tickets to the Ma
tional which l received as an
award in the contest sponsored
by The Times"
One of the finest weekly Govern.
ment papers that has come to no
tice is Down the Alley" published
by Hole employees. Switching
from the usual mimeograph or
multigraph form, the current is
sue has been typed and then pho
tographed on high grade paper, a
method that has been occasionally
used by daily papers when handi,
capped by strikes of mechanical
workers. The method allows re.
production of photographs, cuts
and cartoons.
The staff is composed OF L. A,
Bickerton, editor and publisher;
Joseph Rabbit, associate editor;
Glenn S. Miller, secretary-treas-
urer: Charles Howard, advertising
manager; Milton Levine, circula-
ton; Dot Bremerman, cartooniSt,
and Harold Baker, sports editor.
Young Democratic organizations
OF a number of Government
agencies today leave for a week
end trip to New York, with an
optional visit to West Point to-
morrow, returning tomorrow
night. Several hundred will make
the trip, which includes hotel
Accommodations, a sightseeing trip
through Gotham's interesting Sec
lions and a tour through Radio
City:
e. T. Deliver, 257 North Market
st., Marine City, Mich, motor
mechanic of the immigration and
Naturalization Service, stationed
in Detroit, would transfer with
some mechanic stationed else
where. If the transfer is ef-
fected, he is willing to contribute
$50 toward expenses to Detroit Of
the party transferring with him.
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