The Washington times., 1935-04-03
By J. EARLE MOSER

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BY J. EARLE MOSER
An ambition to develop "the
model statistical unit of the world"
was expressed today by William L.
Austin, director of the Bureau OF
the Census, who said the Civil
Service Commission has been
asked to make a survey to improve
work of the agency in general.
Commenting on the approaching
test for an administrative assist
ant, the director said that the man
chosen will have charge Of general
personnel and welfare work for
Census employees, and will be Sc
lected from the eligible roster
after the examination.
He revealed further that the
commission shortly will announce
special tests for six executives,
who will be trained along special
lines as field experts to handle
the vital statistics work Of the
bureau. Estimating the present
Census staff at 100, with about l..
300 handling the farm census, Mr..
Austin said:
1--WE now have the largest
statistical office in the world
Of any g0vernment-but I am
afraid there are one or two
others that can compete with
us on efficiency. We intend to
have no competitors"
He added that the Census is
now training its workers in its
own schools.
Henry Hunt, general counsel of
the Public Works Administration,
will address the Washington chap
ter Of the University of Cincin-
natl Alumni Association this
evening at $50 o'clock in the Pow
hatan Hotel. He is a former
mayor of Cincinnati.
DR.. J. Franklin Meyer, of the
Bureau of Standards; DR.. Charles
e. Resser. National Museum: DR..
James H. Hoffman, Bureau of
Standards: j. H. Fahrebach, In
ternal Revenue, and w. E. Hoff-
helms, War Department, will at
tend the Franklin and Marshall
alumni dinner tonight at Tilden
Gardens, beginning at $50 p. m.
Organization meetings tonight
include q convention of NFFE key
members who will gather at ITO
Fourteenth St. N. W., to discuss
their current District membership
drive, and a fete in Philadelphia
for Representatives Robert w.
Ramspeck 3D., of Georgia, and
William T. Schultz CD, of In
diana, by three AFGE lodges com.
bined, who will stage a reception
and mass meeting in their honor.
There are some mighty glum
faces around the Accounting and
Issues Control Unit, Division Of
Loans and Currency, Treasury,
following the death in an auto
crash Of pretty Theresa Wedel,
said by 0. w. Stratton, chief, to
have been one of the most popular
girls in his office. An Oklahoma
girl, she was the sole support Of
aged parents.
Thirty.year optional retirement
looms nearer for Federal folk, &C.
cording to the statement issued to-
day by E. Claude Babcock, presi-
dent Of the American Federation
of Government Employees, who
said:
1.-THE joint conference on re"
tRement called on chairman Of
both Civil Service committees
on the bill. House and Senate,
for the purpose Of ameliOratiOn
Of the retirement act. We ex.
pect to have q hearing in the
Senate after completion of the
current conference on the works
bill"
"The committee which will
hear the bills in the Senate is
composed Of Senators Mcclellan,
Byrd and Gibson. This effort
is not being made in der0gati0n
Of the Sirovich bill, but to
hasten the 3O-year optional
item"
Gertrude M. McNally, secretary
treasurer Of the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees, today
announced chartering of two new
locals, No. 524 at the Boston
Navy Yard, and No. 525, Zanes-
vile, Ohio. The latter includes
Agriculture, Interior and War
Department workers. She said:
''The National Federation Of
Federal Employees has not in
the past and will not in the
future charter paper or dunn
my unions to give q false ap-
pearance of size and strength.
Strict observance Of this policy
has aided in development Of
an organization which Is IN .
position to accomplish real and
important Objectives in behalf
Of Federal employees"
A verbatim report of the frs
seven days of hearings on the
Sirovich bill is now being printed
at Government Printing office
Also, complete tabulations on the
Representatives. QuestionnaireS