The Washington times., 1936-12-04

E- CIanda Rabcock nuity plan.
Instead, TT {
plan he intends backing hence
forth would allow employees to
remain in the Government serv,
ice as long as they wish, the
maximum limit for tenure being
the time when their respective
officials decide they have become
Superannuated.
On the other hand, should a
clerk decide to retire voluntarily
after merely five or 10 years OF
service, he could, but would draw
only the slight pittance to which
his contributions would thereby
entitle him. In other words, the
proposed plan would allow a
worker to take down" the an
nuity he has coming whenever
he wishes, or allow him to wait
until the boss throws him out
for inefficiency.
The novel idea, Babcock said
today, is the one he has always
thought best, backing 30-year op-
tional plans while with the A. F.
@. E. only because that was its
program. The tight place such
q method would place admin.
istrators in, he declared, is merely
their duty, saying:
"Why should we have a law
which works universal hard
ships on Government personnel
merely to save officials a dis
agreeable task? They could
prefer charges of inefficiency
against an old clerk who re-
fused to leave, and if proven
he would then go out. Or, If
this method isn't desired,
medical survey would be &C.
ceptable. After all. superanua-
ton is a medical fact, isn't
IT."
Babcock said his idea would
cost the Government less. as not
many wish to quit when the time
comes. He said present methods
cost heavily because scientists,
administrators and other valuable
men and women are forced out
during their best years, the Gov
ernment being forced to pay
them retirement anG at the same
time losing their services. He
added the 5000" plan has been
opposed because it would reduce
the retirement age, while his idea
would raise it. He concluded:
'We've been thinking too
long about what the Govern
ment wants-Or would accept.
It's time to think about what
the emplOye wants."
John Donovan, we'll known here,
Is located in Denver, Col, where
he edits a Spanish paper for
unionized tenant farmers and
share croppers. he attended the
A. F. Of L. convention, as did
Henry Rhine.
The Social Security Board Union
has formed an adjustment COM
n1ittee for the purpose of in.
vestigating overtime in the agency
and to seek a method of promo.
tion for employees that will prove
satisfactory. The union also has
designated the following folk to
receive suggestions, complaints or
communications for the commit.
tee:
Marie Pote, chairman: Kathryn
Fem, Alvin David, Michael Fooner,
Donald Forrest, Eloise Rittel,
Juanita Berry, Norman Ware,
Marvin Bloom. Isidor Weisberg
and Milton Kelenson.
A new Government group, club
or Ur1ion-call it what you will
is expected after a meeting Of
comptometer operators December
8 at the Willard Hotels Fairfax
room. George D. Lane and Mary
Hughes Of the Washington Compto-
meter School are seeking to estab-
1iSh an organization such as is in
existence in Baltimore and other
cities, with dues of IS cents per
month, sponsoring social affairs
and monthly meetings. Details are
to be outlined at the meeting.
In-Com-CO Jottings John K.
Crump, accompanied by Mrs.
Crump. visited Birmingham to
help his mother celebrate her
eighty-fourth birthday December
1, and now Is visiting at his old
home in Texas. at home in the
Miramar Apartments are the for
n1er Cecilia McGrath and Herman
Kaiser, scientist at the Naval Re
search Laboratory, who were mar
ried in the rectory Of St. Patrick's
Cathedral in New York October
20 in the Bureau of Traffic,
Rad Gibbs recently returned from
q jaunt to New Orleans with a
supply Of pralines (cane sugar
candy for his colleagues. Anna
Norris, Statistics, is back at her
desk after several weeks illness
Mrs. Ora Emge won the Beaver
Dam golf championship recently,
thereby adding another cup to
her already large collection
Arthur White is on hand, return
ing recently from an extensive
trip through the Middle West.
Eleanor Nelson, liberal who fre-