The Washington times., 1936-01-04
.ASHINGT0N'S
CLERK-ARMY
GAINS 736
BY J. EARLE MOsER

n0lulng Fe0eral GoVSInmenC JOpS
is slowing up, according to thu
November figur,. that were re.
leased yesterday by the Civil Serv.
ice COMMISSIONS statistical unit.
The newest total for the Capt..
tai was 110,745, which Is q gain
Of but 1875 over the october aggre
gate, and is considerably lower
than the advances that were re.
vealed during the earlier months
Of the year. The entire service,
however, showed q net gain Of EN-
ployes Of 1882 to comprise . total
Of 800,079.
The gradual reduction in per
manent departments and bureaus
is still in evidence, while the units
administering relief continue to
add to their pay rolls. Old line
permanent offices dropped $3.50
during November, while agencies
created by the Democratic admin
istration also were sliced to the
tune Of 1,040.
Among permanent units that
added to their field forces were
the Post Office, Agriculture and
Navy, each Of which increased by
more than 500 substitute or tenn.
porary workers: War Department,
however, dropped almost 1000
temporaries stationed outside Of
Washington.
Growth of agencies administer.
ing relief Zoomed by S,21O new
employees, 966 Of these receiving
their appointments in Washing.
ton. The largest gain In this type
Of work was TreaSury'S WPA
staff, which added 10,824. Reset
Element added more than 1000
emergency field workers but sliced
almost that many temporarieS ct
the same time.
The aggregate Federal pay roll
for November dropped more than
100000 during the month, TO-
falling $11s.6s6,Ss4.
The Hen.Egg WheezO
Down at ReSettlement the boys
have revived the ancient but
potent poser based on the follow.
ing question:
"If q hen and . half lays an
egg and q half In . day and q
half, how many eggs viii six
hens lay In seven dayS?"
Francis r. Gordon says he has
worked the catch problem and the
answer is 28, but his colleagues
won't believe him and say a Is
the correct figure.
While we're working this out
ourselves we'd be glad to hear
from any reader who can present
an authentic solution. Mr.. Cor.
don and his ReSettlement friends
are worrying themselves sick over
it, as there is said to be o wager
ct stake.
Hopkins Assures
The question of replacement
Of Government employees by relief
folk paid from WPA funds,
which has caused agitation among
Federal organizations since the
WPA got under way, is not to be-
come q real menace, according to
Indications that emerged from a
conference which e. Claude Bah.
cock, A. F. G. E. leader, had
with WPA Administrator Harry
Hopkins recently.
Babcock called upon Hopkins
to request adjustment Of com.
plants that furloughed Federal
workers jobs have been given to
reliefers at Curtis Bay, Md; New
London, Conn.,; Pensacola, Fla,
and Bremerton, Wash, which
house Navy yards and other ma
rine bases.
The WPA mogul authorized"
Babcock to announce that it is not
the policy Of the Works Progress
Administration to substitute relief
people for regular employees who
have been furloughed," and in
structed the organization head to
get in touch with him when any
detected.
The Curtis Bay situation has
been satisfactorily cleared up, 1t
was said, but the other localities
remain doubtful.
White to Speak
Civil Service Commissioner
Leonard D. White today was to
speak over Station WJSV on the
subject Of National Civil Service
Week, which begins January ~.
National Home Show
The first National Home Show,
under auspices Of Federal HouS-
ing Administration in cooperation
with the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards and the Man.
ufacturerS Housing Display Coun.
Gil, will get under way today In
Baltimore's. Fifth Regiment Ar.
mory, beginning at 8 p. M. Nu.
merouS FILA officials, in addition
to personnel in general, are ex
pected to attend.
Orchid Club
Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion's Orchid Club continues to
render admirable service to mem.
bers Of the staff who are shut in
due to illness or because Of q
death in the family, the club send
ing flowers and expressions Of
sympathy at the time when they
are most needed. The club re-
ceived expressions Of thanks for
its friendly gestures from Harriet
3. Jones, Blanche Templeton and
the family Of the late Judge Lo-
TanZ during December.