The Washington times., 1935-11-20
RESETTLEMEN7
STAFF STILL
SEEKS PAY
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

BY J. EARLE MOSEk
ANY employe OF the ReSettle'
anent Administration t0ho hGDe
not received oDerdue pay to date
are asked to communicate Nth
the tDriter. Adjustment totlI be
attempted, NTH complete conf
dence kept as to identity.
Despite official promises to rec.
eify the situation, after threats OF
dismissal for workers who
"squawk" to the wrong parties,
many Of the Resettlement Admin
istration's personnel in Washing
ton remain unpaid.
Although officials have allowed
the impression to circulate that
red tape has been eliminated, 1t
was revealed today that approx
mately 200 working in the repro
duction department of the division
Of business management. at 1877
L st. N. W., still are suffering, in
some cases having endured with
out compensatory cash for as long
aS two months.
"The explanation I received at
our personnel office was that we
cannot be paid until we get our
appointment papers," one worker
said today. "Yet we understand
the personnel office holds up the
papers until every reference has
replied to a QUESTIONABLE, and
some Of them never reply"
While there has been no indica.
ton that the Government plans
to replace electricity with candle.
light in its Washington offices, ii
Is nevertheless revealed that gas
stoves have been scheduled to pro
vide auxiliary heat in 80 cubby
holes Of the Washington Audi
torium. Perhaps the candles will
come next.
The Governments return to the
1atrobe era came to light in q
decision at General Accounting
Office. Pointing out that they
had created their 80 cubby-holes
by erection of partitions, WPA
moguls admitted no provision
had been made to augment the
central heating system, which is
inadequate to reach into the
little offices, though okay for the
building before it was cut up.
The Comptroller General was
asked to approve purchase Of the
stoves from funds not included
in those set aside for repairs and
alterations.
Considerably caustic of the
oversight, Mr.. McCarl told WPA
1t can buy the heating units, but
they must come from the SIS, ,625
set aside for the repairs. Workers
are wondering whose job it will
be to light 'em each morning.
Into the latest release Of the
N. F. F. E. is q note Of real
pride. An announcement issued
by Gertrude M. McNally, secre.
tary-treaSurer. reveals the birth
Of Local Unit 545, in Columbus,
Ohio, and no less than 273 War
Department employees signed the
request for a charter. r. H
Schroeder, chief clerk, is acting
president. Miss McNally also an.
nounced that several additional
unions are now being set UP.
The Agricultural branch OF
Local 2 will meet tonight at
O'Clock in the Agriculture audi.
torium, while the November con.
fab of the D. c. Federation OF
Federal Employees, an affiliated
group, occurs at the same hour
at ITO, Fourteenth Street N. w.
Preparing to put on its night
force to handle CCC and Railway
Mail examinations, the Civil Ser.
vice Commission has received
more than three dozen requests
for patronage privileges. It's nc
use, however, for all jobs are to
be drawn from existing registers
Of eligibleS.
General Accounting Office folk
are hoping for a big crowd to
their party tonight, which will
proceed in the mems gymnasium
Of the Y. M. c. A. and include a
'five-act floor show, prize waltz,
general dancing and cards. Every
worker in 6. A. o. has been in.
vited. The G. A. o. welfare asso.
citation also has announced q
dance for November 80 at the
United States Chamber Of Com.
merce Building, which will be in.
formal, boast Meyer Davis music
and offer cards starting at $3.50
p. m. and dancing from 10 It'll /.
M. L. Wilson, Assistant Secre.
&ary of Agriculture, favors
strengthening personnel in the
office of experiment stations in
the District. He recently told a
meeting Of experiment station
directors that personnel Is too
short in the Washington office
and that much valuable work Is
going undone because Of lack Of
funds.
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