The Washington times., 1935-07-10
1890 RECEIVE
. EXTENSION Of
j. 8. JOBS
BY J. EARLE MosER

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who have been engaged in map
ping and survey work on funds
provided by PWA, have received
extension of their appointments
not to exceed June 80, 1887.
According to Capt. R. S. Patton,
director Of the unit, the force Is
mot yet out of the woods" how
ever, and continuation of the jobs
remains entirely with Work Relief
officials, who have been asked for
an allotment sufficient to carry
the work through the two-year
period.
Funds for the mapping opera.
lions were used up by June 80,
and officials at Survey asked Sec
rotary Ickes for a temporary
grant, which is said to total $780,
900, to permit the emergency
group to continue activity through
July. After that, it is hoped, the
Work Relief allotment will be
Observation-Disclosures the brand
new appointments will be clipped
considerably short of their pos
Sible duration.
The application for additional
cash is now pending with the Ma.
tional Emergency Council, it was
said today. About 400 of the
emergency staff is located in
Washington, the remainder in
field service throughout the
country.
Who Remembers-When Alice
Pricci, wife of the well-known
bowler, Joe, was one of the most
popular members of the Bureau
OF the Census temporary force in
1881, togther with Mrs. Luise
Sperry, Mrs. Rachel Oakman,
Louis Lebowitz, and Oscar Wit
mer?
With approximately $500 appli.
cations filed throughout the coun.
try, the Civil Service Commission
will hold the examination for Gov.
eminent Printing Office appren.
tees July %, it was said today. Be-
cause of the large number, appli-
cants may be divided and Sec
ond test held few days later. TIE
Washington location for the exam.
anation has not been announced
Thus far, NRA's reducing staff
hasn't much cause for real COM
plant.
According to officials today,
about 800 have received notices,
and 800 of these have been placed
with Rural Resettlement, Rural
Identification, Treasury's Procure
ment Division, RFC, and a few at
PWA. AS for the remaining 300,
it was said there are still two
weeks in which to find them jobs.
The Washington Newspaper
Club. colorful rendezvous for NIL
1nerous liberal Government work
ers and union leaders at NRA,
FERA and AAA, will meet Friday
evening at 7 p. m. to discuss dis
banding. An excess of liabilities
over assets has caused the move.
The dance club of the Agricul.
ture Athletic and Recreational AS
ISOLATION will stage an "All-States"
dance Friday at 2017 S st. N. w.
John Mansuy, Room 0039, South
Building, is registering entrants
and is hoping to have every
State in the Union represented.
Dancing will last from 9 p. m.
until II, to the music of the
"WaShingtonianS."
Charlotte Cruit, Pre-audit Divi-
sion, Hole, recently applied for
a learners auto driving permit.
She answered several of the ex.
aminer's questions and was then
asked how far she should stop
behind a street car. After a mo-
ment's pause, according to col.
leagues, Miss Cruit replied:
Ten miles,"
One Year Ago in Federaldom-
General Accounting Office was
planning to take on Is additions
Grace r. Andrews, War De-
partment, and husband, Albert
Andrews, of the Army Band, had
left for a months vacation visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. L. Ball, of Memphis. Trade
Commissioner Paul F. Steindorf
was returning to America from
Tokyo, where he had made an
enviable reputation as a golf
player with the English-speaking
colony. 10 Coffin, former copy
cutter with the New York World
and known in printing circles
throughout the country. had been
appointed assistant to Public
Printer A. E. Giegengack. check
salary payments were becoming
obnoxious to Federal employees,
and Fred A. Berlin, secretary of
the National Board of Trade, had
suggested that branch post offices
be permitted to cash workers
checks. Terry, of the NRA nine,
led the Government Baseball
Leagues first half series with a
batting average of 500 and Dick
Lanahan, of the same team, had
pitched five consecutive victories
without a loss. Emma Wash
burn, War, enjoyed a birthday
that preceded the one today.
Lodge No. 2Os, composed of
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