The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-15
MACHINES KEEP
i. s. WORKERS
At DESKS
BY J. EARLE MOSER

toward curtailing the tlme-honored
custom of letting workers off when
thermometers begin blowing their
tops Skyward.
The atmosphere conditioning
machines, in operation at Labor,
Justice, the new Post office, Fed
eral Housing, parts of Interior,
and sundry other Federal struc-
lures. actually make it more COM
Portable to stay at work than
venture out into WaShington'S
famed midsummer weather.
Some of the buildings which do
not have air conditioners have
compensating factors, standout
example being the old Pension Of
flee, which houses most of General
Accounting Office. The building,
actually huge she'll, has ceiling
stretching more than 100 feet
from the ground floor, giving
warm air plenty of space to rise.
Chiefs. generally, do not ap-
prove "heat vacations" because
they feel many workers merely
utilize the extra time off to shop,
or play golf. or otherwise indulge
in some activity more strenuous
than working.
The custom Of releasing per-
sonnet has definitely lessened
since war days, when thousands
were housed in the wooden tenn
porary buildings that often had
temperatures of more than 100
degrees on floors next to the roof.
An assistant clerk. CAT 3, re-
ceiving $1,S6O annually, would
like to transfer from present
situation at Balboa, Panama
Canal Zone, to any place in the
United States, the West Coast
preferred. Further information
may be obtained by contracting
the writer.
Who Remembers When the De-
partment of Labor. which contains
employees who are protesting ef-
forts of discharged emergency
workers to get civil service status
via blanketing, was itself blank
eted into civil service?
A special rate has been granted
by railroads to the United Ma
tional Association of Post office
Clerks for it's annual convention
beginning August 26 at Gettys-
burg, Pa, according to John j.
Barrett, president.
BY 4::3O p. m. today, persons de-
string to take civil service tests
for technical editors at Forest
Service and commercial illustrators
at Farm Credit Administration,
must have filed their application
papers. The papers, and full in
formation, may be obtained at
Room 113, Civil Service. Seventh
and F Streets Northwest.
One Year Ago in Federaldom-
Estelle Eliades, Interior, an
nounced she planned to resume
law study in September. Mai.
Gen. Frederick w. Coleman, popu-
lar chief of Finance at War De-
partment, was back at his desk
after travelling through most sec
lions of the country on special
work A smoking ban has
been placed in effect in some Sec
tions of AAA Miss Bess
Newell, personable clerk in the Of
flee of Senator Mcclellan, passed
away after a critical illness {.
Miss Gladys Mckinney, War De-
partment, left for Chicago, Bis
marck, N. D., and Bainville, Mont,
at which latter place she was to
spend month with her parents.
Headquarters of the AFGE have
received a letter from the ~. S.
Investigator Eligibles," an organ
ization in Brooklyn. N. Y, asking
aid in placing persons who be-
came eligible for work with the
Alcohol Tax Unit via competitive
Civil Service tests. The letter said
in part:
"YOur splendid victory for the
incumbent investigators Of the
Alcohol Tax Unit, Treasury, is
the cause of our turning to you
for advice and council"
The abrogation of the Nickel
lar rider, restoring 1900 Tax Unit
workers to pay status, left the
Brooklyn group without jobs, and
Age officials today pointed out
that "monkeying" with the merit
system augments injustice either
one way or another.
A new candidate has been dis
covered for the presidency of the
AFGE. He is Paul Strachan, a
retired worker, who will be backed
by some sections of the organiza-
ton against E. Claude Babcock,
incumbent, according to indica-
tions.
Two Internal Revenue employees
have been removed from the SER
vice for illegal acts, according to
the units weekly news letter. One
was charged with misappropriat-
ing Government funds and faces
criminal action by the Attorney
General. The other. it is said, was
discovered selling mutuel tickets
at a. race track during office hours
and had no permission to engage
in other business.
An applicant for loan from
Hole wrote as follows:
81 am a broker, but / must