The Washington times., 1935-06-27
D. c. TRUCKMEN
PROTEST At
OVERTIME
Rx ]. EARLE MOSER

BY J. EARLE MOSER
Employees of the District Gov
eminent, driving trucks for the
Sewer Department yard at First
and o Streets Southeast, have
registered a strong protest against
overtime.
According to a statement re.
ceived today by the national
offices of the Age, drivers under
the D. c. Government must ap-
pear on the job by $50 a. m, drive
their foremen to their posts by
1880, take them to their homes
after the 4 o'clock quitting time,
and then bring the truck back to
the yard for gas, oil and cleaning.
In their protest, the D. c. work
ers assert that they are forced 20
put in from to 10 hours daily,
and add that if an employe
punches his card later than a.
m, he is sent off the job for the
day, losing days wages. An in
vestigation is planned by the Fed
eral union, it was said today.
Employees of Agriculture have
announced a dance for Friday in
the patio of the third and fourth
wings of the South building o. the
department, with music furnished
by an employee band under direc-
ton of Charles Guion. It was an
nounced also today that the de.
partment athletic and recreational
association will stage additions for
q planned variety show from July
IS to 81. The show, according to
officers Of the group, will be pre-
scented early in September.
Officials of the Agricultural
ReSettlement Administration said
today that there is a need for
comptometer operators, typists,
and stenographers, and that few
additions to the staff are being
taken on daily. According to the
personnel office, the application
list has been exhausted. Persons
wishing to be listed are advised to
apply at Room 6709, South Build
ing, Agriculture.
The job-hunting situation has
nearly swamped GAO, according
to Administrative Assistant ]. L.
Baity. With but TOO jobs to give
out July l, more than 10000 appli-
cations have been tabulated, he
said today.
Frances Jackson, Commerce,
well known as singer, sang Zone
Night Of Love" over WJSV in the
program of amateur additions
promoted by Arthur Godfrey re-
Gently. Miss Jackson, who also
holds an airplane license, plans
a radio career but will continue
in Government service.
Col. Charles I. Stengle, former
Representative from New York
and at present administrative as
Sistant for the AFGE, announced
today that the organization has
added Lodge 208, composed of EN-.
ployeS Of the Hines Hospital, at
haywood, Ill. The new lodge in
cludeS 100 members, he said, with
more than 1900 available for
utilization.
It was announced also by the
Federal group that DR.. Paul David
will seek the presidents seat at
the national convention in Sep
TENDER at Cincinnati, as will John
r. w. Smith, president of the
lodge located at Governors Island,
N. Y. Neither, however, is con-
sidered as having a strong chance
to diSplace Elwyn Claude Bah
cock, militant incumbent.
From st. Paul, Mimi, the fol-
lowing letter was received by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue from
a taxpayer who was late in filing
his income tax return:
II am a little late on my in
come tax return because the
notary public's pigs broke loose
and were running all over the
township, and he figured there
was more of a chance for you
to get the procession tax on the
pigs than an income tax from
me, and so he couldn't get
around to oath me until today"
The tax was paid in full, how.
ever, according to Revenue Off
Gals.
John P. Simpson, Interstate,
secretary-treasurer of the D. C..
Department, Age, announced to-
day that the next meeting of the
unit will be held Friday at 8
p. m. in the Thompson School,
Fourteenth and L SITS. N. w.
James E. Pearson, formerly en-
ployed with the Accounting Sec
ton of Interstate Commerce, has
resigned, to accept an appoint.
ment with Federal Communica-
tions Commission, coworkers said
today.
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