The Washington times., 1936-11-12


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Approximately $4,000 employees,
1000 of them administrative
workers probably located in Wash
1ngton. will be needed by the
Census Bureau if Congress ap-
prov veS Commerce Secretary
Roper's plan for a census of un-
employment.
These would be peak figures"
however, and Commerce officials
estimate the average number Of
administrative workers would be
about 1000 for the duration of the
census, which would take about
one year.
Clerks, card punchers and other
workers would be taken on increaS-
ingly until the work was going full
blast. then gradually would be re-
duced as the work was completed,
much as the current census of
American business was conducted.
Some appointments would be for
but three months, others would
last the duration of the census.
Having been refused relief funds
by Harry Hopkins for the project,
Secretary Roper plans to ask Con-
greSs for at least $15,000,000 to
count all the unemployed thor
oughly, with the completeness
only the Census Bureau can pro
vide. Plans are now being drafted
for the appropriations committees
to study.
The principal problem, however,
would be locating such a census.
The business census, which will
conclude in March was split be-
tween st. Louis and Philadelphia,
with only a few clerks in Wash
ington. It is planned to put the
unemployment d m n rative
center here, however, and build
ing capable of housing at least
1000 for at least year will be
needed. There is no room in the
Commerce Building
If the census is approved, two
other items are planned. The
first Is that personnel to be hired
would be taken from Civil Service
rolls instead of relief rolls as dur
ing the business count-up. Com
merce moguls say they can get all
the people they need from Civil
Service and while h e y are
reluctant to say so in flat words,
they hint such an undertaking
could be handled in better fashion
through merit appointments.
The second is that Congress
sional authority will be sought
making it a requirement by law
that the unemployed furnish COM
plete answers to information
sought, with complete secrecy
thereafter as to what was said.
Such procedure is always followed
in the population census each
decade.
Stephen C. Brown, who will be
rs in December, was born in
Washington and now is living in
Herndon, Va, is among can
didates who were successful in
the recent foreign service ex-
aminations, the State Depart
ment has announced. Mr.. Brown
is a graduate Of George Wash
tngton University and the
Georgetown University Foreign
Service School.
Another successful candidate
born in the District is Gordon H.
MattiSon, who now lives in
Wooster, Ohio. and is a graduate
Of Wooster College.
In another announcement the
department revealed appoint
ment of Herbert S. Bursley of
Washington as a secretary in
the diplomatic service after pre-
Fious service as a foreign serv-
ice Officer assigned to the de-
partment.
Officers of Labor Lodge No.
1913, AFGE, are:
President, Charles F. sharkey: Secre-
tary, Nora C. Lane: Treasurer, George E.
Chapman. jr;; se%Tgeant; % zIt;Ar ;AtjArmS' & Benta' 4
Judd; Bureau vice Presidents. Nellie e.
RatchfOrd, Labor Statistics, willard Hay
ME; EmpIOEmefHit service d HoTHEd D.
DR.. Elizabeth Tandy: Children's Bureau,
and Mary E. Turner. WOmen's Bureau.
Delegates, Central Labor UniOn-DR.
Elizabeth Tandy, Gail T. Judd, Nellie E.
RatchfOrd, Clement Rauth.
Delegates, ID. c. Department-Mary r.
Turner, Kathryn Ramsey, Charles F.
sharkey, Benjamin Harp: Alternates,
May Simpson, Nellie E. RatchfOrd, v.
Paul Carney.
Auditing Committee. T. j. Mead, Joseph
r. McKaig, jr., Mary L. Llnkins.
National officers of the United
Civil Service Employees report a
''highly successful" meeting re-
Gently at the Harrington Hotel,
with Robert B. Downing, of the
S m j his sonian Institution, in
charge. Membership continues to
grow, it is reported, and the semi
y monthly newspaper will come out
as usual on the 18th.
For a good time, no cost, head
in at the Agriculture Auditorium
. this evening, where Director
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