The Washington times., 1936-12-01


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AS predicted some months ago,
the American Federation of Labor
has Endorsed a plan whereby the
administration of retirement in
the Federal service would be re-
moved from jurisdiction Of the
Civil Service Commission entirely.
Under terms Of resolution
adopted by the fifty-siXth annual
convention at Tampa recently,
after recommendation by the com.
mittee on legislation, retirement
would be handled by some indie.
pendent establishment responsible
directly to the President.
The resolution pointed out that
administration Of the retirement
law carries responsibility for over
100000, ,000-largely accumulated
through employe contribution
and that records for more than
100000 workers must be carefully
kept. 1t added:
Duties and responsibilities Of
such character carry with them
the necessity of executive indie
pendence and undivided respOn-
Sibility."
Under terms of its adoption the
resolution has been referred to the
A. F. of L. executive council, and
organizations containing Federal
workers subject to retirement will
be asked to confer with the council
as to the best method Of getting
the plan across"
While criticism of the Civil Serv.
ice Commission was not forthcom.
ing, although it might be defined
as being implied, it is believed the
A. F. of L. employe leaders think
retirement would be better han.
died by tn U. S. Employees Com
died by the U. S. Employees Com
penSation Commission, continu.
,ance Of which was approved in an.
other resolution. Civil Service
Commission funds could then be
used for examinations and other
specific Civil Service needs.
Success Of the idea, however.
even eventually, is problematical
Under auspices Of the Agricul'
ture Graduate School, DR.. Henry
Arctowski, distinguished Polish
geophySiciSt, is to present two
lectures for science-minded en-
ployes tomorrow and Thursday
in the department auditorium
from S to 6 p. m.
DR.. Arctowski's talks will deal
with involved problems Of
weather study, and are aimed to
provide an introduction to a
course in climatology which the
school will conduct in the fu.
ture, probably within the present
year. Fees. which are 81 for
both lectures or so cents for one,
will be credited toward the climat.
ology tuition fee for those who
wish to enroll when 1t is an.
nounced.
The lecturer is professor Of
meteorology and geophysics at
the Geophysical Institute at
Lwow, Poland.
Following complaints, Lincoln
Park street car has been made
available to night-shift workers of
the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. They had complained
that prior to the rerouting of the
car service three cars were availa.
bic at 11:50 nightly, when they
left work, but that after the cars
got their numbered routes only
one was on hand at midnight.
Everything now is Jake it would
seem.
Effective January /, Assistant
Director w. B. Camp of the AAA
southern division has resigned to
become head of large California
ranch. He will be succeeded by I.
w. Duggan, chief of the economics
research section, who joined the
AAA in March of 1884.
Mr.. Duggan is a Georgia man
with degrees from Clemson Col
lege and Ohio State University, a
former professor Of vocational
agriculture at Clemson and MiSSis
sippi State College.
The District Department of the
American Federation of Govern.
ment Employees is thinking Seri-
ously of going in for athletics in
q big way. Formation of an
A.F.G.E. athletic association is
being planned, for D. C. mem
bers, that would operate under
one of the subsidiary committees
of the department and keep the
Government organization in the
limelight of the Capital sporting
world.
Bowling and softball are the
leading sports, according to in.
terest reported from Age.
headquarters, and basketball -
now on the Way-will see a rep
resentative team or league evolved
if the major item of expense can
be solved. A bowling league is
already having its possibilities
probed. Ping pong. checkers and
chess also have considerable sup.
port among D. c. members.
In an enhancing ensemble of
enterprising verbiage, the D. C.
Chapter of Rainbow Division Vet.