The Washington times., 1935-09-25
AAA Jobs Are
Sure Until
Holidays
BY J. EARLE MOsER


the Supreme Court and a family
possible revision of upper bracket
salaries by the Budget Bureau, in
dications are that Agricultural Ad-
iustment Administrations garden
variety personnel will remain COM
fortably las is' for the remainder
of 1895.
More farm contracts are pour
ing into AAA headquarters than
ever before. and officials declare
that existing personnel will have
all the work it can handle from
now until we'll past the Christmas
holidays. Appointments now in ef-
feet are said to have a life ex'
pectancy of from so to 80 days,
and possibly considerably more,
depending on what happens when
Congress returns.
AS for the Budget Bureau buga-
boo, administrative heads point
out that AAA has operated under
the eye of that unit since Chester
Davis became administrator IN
1888.
A steadily growing list Of resig-
nations from AAA is revealed,
however, many employees accept
ing Jobs in their home towns that
offer less in wages but consider
ably more in steadinesS, future
prospects and pleasant working
conditions.
More bad news is in prospect for
temporary workers at the Census
Bureau. Having provided work for
approximately 1900 folk in Wash
ington for almost year, the Agrl-
culture census has been gradually
cutting it's staff because OF COM
pletion of work, between so and
so being slated to go at the end
of this month. A score OF them
will be punch-card operators, the
remainder clerks. And at the end
of November 200 more punch-card
workers will be sliced from the
tabulation division.
Work on the Philadelphia and
st. Louis census projects is we'll
under way, according to Director
Austin, with As washington en-
ployes transferred to those cities
in order to facilitate opening OF
the field offices.
Tip-the next test for file clerks,
most popular from numerical
standpoint of any given by Civil
Service, will be announced by
December.
Officials of the Federal Housing
Administrator today secuted re-
newed rumors that the unit would
be merged under the wing OF
HOLC, pointing out that such a
move would require an act OF
Congress. More than a year old,
FdA now has IS field offices and
$500 workers, with a few being
added from time to time as ad-
ditional business adds work for
the appraisal staff.
Preparing to attend the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor conven-
ton in Atlantic City, october Z.
President E. Claude Babcock. OF
the AFGE, paused long enough to-
day to announce that the organi-
zation "Will endeavor to induce
sufficient delegates to attend the
Central Labor Uuion to offset re-
cent upsetting influences" The
upsetting influences consist almost
wholely of the NRA-FERA-AAA
emergency agency bloc that votes
the leftist ticket invariably and
almost carried several recent bal
lots when conservative AFGE dele
gates failed to attend the c. L. U.
A resolution was proposed at
the recent meeting of the G.. A.
o. A.F.G.E. lodge to compel James
c. Yaden, civil service examining
division chief, to either quit his
affiliation to the N.F.F.E. or face
expulsion by the A.F.G.E. Intro
duced by a former NRA employe
since transferred to Comptroller
McCarl's unit, the resolution was
quickly tabled at the request of
A. F. G. E. administration adher-
ents.
One wear ago-Gen. Samuel T.
Ansell was engaged as legal coun-
sci by TOO of Internal Revenues
prohibition unit workers to pro-
test against legislation requiring
them to take competitive test to
retain Civil Service status. Fran
els A. Dickinson, Geological Sur
vey. was back from a motor tour
through the Northern States...
Samuel C. Caldwell, Justice, was
king" at the North Carolina
State Society's ball, held at Ward
man.
Presented to the President by
Luther C. Steward yesterday:
whereas, the President of
the United States has demon
strated a sympathetic interest
in employees unions, and has
shown favorable response to
union activities on numerous oc-
casiOns, therefore be it
"ResOlved, that the National
Federation of Federal Employees
does hereby express its thanks
for his interest, and instruct its
national officers to cOmmuni-
cate this expression to him in
person."
The many Government workers
forced by rental conditions to re-
side in one-room efficiency"
apartments are advised to see the