The Washington times., 1935-03-28
By 7. EARLE MOSER

Cash salary payments have
been extended to five Federal
units thus far and further elimina-
ton of the check system is ex-
pected to be pushed on April Is,
officials Of the Treasury diSburS-
ing office announced today.
To date, employees of the War,
Navy, State and Commerce De-
partments, and Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission b el o W
grade 4-have received their pay
in cash. Grade workers are
those receiving $4,000 annually or
less. The higher salaried groups
are generally considered as having
bank accounts, so that checks are
not necessarily nuisance.
Treasury officials who handle
the pay said today that the change
is proceeding smoothly" except
that the huge Commerce Building
has been difficult to pay off with
the celerity of smaller groups.
Cash payments were tried after
widespread criticism by workers of
the difficulty Of cashing pay
checks, particularly when an in
dividual has no bank affiliation.
At one time several persons made
a business of caShing the Govern
ment checks for small fee.
The QUESTIONABLE sent all Gov.
ernment folk by Representative
William I. Sirovich Cd Of New
York, produced an answer that be.
longs lin the book" A young
woman, who gave no office or
address, said she received $1,980
salary but was worth $780,"
She added:
'eNO clerk is worth any more,
In my opinion"
The State poet laureate Of Mis-
issippi was found hidden away in
the traffic department Of the Ma
tional Recovery Administration to"
day. He is Earl Cuevas, of Pass
Christian, Miss, who received his
honor at the hands Of the Poet
Laureate League of America.
Mr.. CuevaS, well-known as a
poet, author, lecturer and linguist,
is now attempting to have bill
introduced in Congress to create
the position of national poet lau-
reate. He is the author Of poems
in narrative form.
Mr.. Cuevas is graduate Of the
University of California, Univer-
sity of Detroit and Soule College,
New orleans. He is the eighth
poet laureate to be honored by the
league.
Government workers hoping for
transfers either from or to Wash
ington are warned that it isn't as
easy as it might seem from the
various transfer services" that
have been established recently.
The Bureau of the Budget re-
Gently issued an order that a
transfer from one department to
another must have the assent of
both cabinet officers, after which
the application must be submitted
to the Civil Service Commission,
which has an intricate system of
red tape for the applicant to
endure.
Saying that successful transfers
are almost non-existent," E.
Claude Babcock Of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes today addressed a letter
to Civil Service, asking the COM
missioners to set up a service
under their jurisdiction for the
use Of workers wishing a change.
The examination for Junior
meteorologist has been Cancelled,
the Civil Service Commission an.
nounced today, because there are
no vacancies for the position now,
ard none contemplated. An
nouncement Of the statistical clerk
test will be made soon, it was
said. It is also expected that ap
plications for an immigrant in
spectors' examination will be in
Vited shortly.
Government Printing Office
folk today announced an oyster
roast on Saturday, April 6. at
the Auth Hall, Seventh and D
Streets Southwest. It's a stag
affair and invitations are open.