The Washington times., 1937-03-31
ANNUITY BILL
FOR WIDOWS
PRESENTED
BY ]. EARLE MOSER


liberal bill providing for annuities
to widows of retired Federal EN-,
ployes is resting with the House
Civil Service Committee.
The measure was introduced
March 10 by Representative Lyle
H Boren of Oklahoma, a new
conner to the Congress, is simple
in verbiage and leaves out nothing
except how the Government is to
be repaid for such a benefit.
Under terms-of the bill, as soon
as a retired Government man
passed away his widow would be
paid an annuity equal to three
fourths of the annuity which her
husband was eceiving. The
widows annuity would be paid
to her in monthly installments,
just as were given her husband.
and in no case would the
amount be less than $50 per
month.
Two Cheeks somewhat humor.
Gus if viewed in a certain light.
are better quoted than explained:
"PrOvided That said widow
shall have married the annuitant
at least 10 years prior to his
death and be more than 40 years
of age;
Provided further: That upon
the remarriage of said widow
her right to annuity shall be
forfeited"
Obviously, May and December
weddings for the purpose of a
Government annuity would be Sc
verely discouraged. Also widowers
of feminine Government clerks
are left out.
Whether the bill will ever be re-
ported out, with a consequent !
chance for passage, is proble-
matical. Chairman Ramspeck OF
the House Civil Service Commit.
tee has repeatedly declared himself
against legislation for Federal
workers which has no provision
for supporting itself and thereby
costs the Government. On the |
other hand, if doctcred so that |
employees could contribute more of |
their salareS or accept a lesser an.
nuity to begin with. it may receive
serious attention. Pressure for |
such a benefit to widows is on the |
programs of major employe organ
izationS.
City Post Office and Works Prog
reSs Administration broke into the |
running yesterday in the Lucky
Baseball Rings" series, while the
leaders, Farm Credit and Treasury,
remained stationary. Jacob Levin |
and ]. w. Burkhart, C. P. o., iden-
titled themselves and collected free
tickets to the opening Griff game
here April 10, and Stanley Rider |
of WPA'S National Research PROF |
ect also scored. Evelyn Fisher of
Resettlement and Don Lazarus OF
Federal Housing were other win
ners. Box score:
No. 99-DON II. LAZARUS, payroll
clerk, FHA. 1920 Monroe st. n. w.
No. 9S-EVELYN FISHER. cIerk-typ-
ist. ResettIement Administration, AErl-
culture Department. 1873? Thirty.seventh
I. NJ
No. s4-JACOB LEVIN. custodlal
worker, City Post Office, S43I o st.
\. W. 1--WE. OGSS).
No. S5-J. W. BURKHART. euStOdial
worker, City Post office, 22lO Pennsyl-
vania Ave. y. w. 1--WE. 1879.
No. 96-STANLEY h. RIDER. junior
supervisor, WPA. BAG? Columbia Pike,
Arlington, Va. (Clar. 99iM.
SUMMARY
Farm Credit. l?; Treasury, l?: Gen.
eral Accounting Office 10; Agriculture.
9; RFC, &: Navy, .; InteriOr.PWA. y;
FDIC, 4; War. 4; Veterans Administers.
tiOn, 4: Commerce. .; Labor. ?; City
Post Office. ,; Federal Housing. 8; Ma
Marine C6Aps, /; WPA. /. Remaining
days to hope for ticket-lt: Remain;
ing chances for yOn-6S. Unclaimed
tickets-??. Men hOnored-5S. Women
-43. NOn-Federal workers. (wiNes |
and husbands). Umpires-MesSrs. Luck
(hOme plate), Chance first basel, Fate
third basel. Weath r-BecOming
balmy. GrOunds-Ready and waiting.
Tlme-Less and less.
Dancing, concert by the In
ternal Revenue Orchestra and
songs by the Singing Secre.
tarieS" have been scheduled for the |
annual reception of the Internal
Revenue Welfare Association Fri
day night at the Mayflower Hotel.
Commissioner Guy T. HelVering
will be joined in the receiving line
by officials of the Treasury and
Internal Revenue.
Those in charge Of arrangements
include J. P. Drach, chairman;
Stanley D. Herman. vice chair
man: Ralph D. Toll, Arthur D.
Condor, E. C. Wilcox, John w.
Burrus, William E. Marshall, Clar-
ence Albright and John T. Slater.
Officers of the Welfare ASSocia-
ton are John L. McGrew, presi-
dent; S. P. Hatchett. vice preSi-
dent; Mrs. Ruth a Eaves. secre-
tary; A. E. Dunsmore, treasurer,
and Luella L. Hunter, assistant
treasurer.
It may not be the Lucky Base
ball Rings, but something has put
the baseball bug into every Fed
eral office.
The latest to be bit is the
General Accounting Office. which
in years gone by had crack ball
teams. G. A. O., it is announced,
will put a representative aggrega-
ton into the Departmental
League, and when it plays its
opener with Greenbelt the hon.
orary first ball will be pitched by
none other than James Baity,
executive officer.
G. A. o. is to be managed by
Johnnie Jones, IS years in pro ball