The Washington times., 1937-03-02

ment examinations, should contact the
writer In the editorial room by 5;l5
p. M, or phone DI, 1000, Branch 2lO.
Speed up" methods may get
by in Government bureaus located
in Washington, but they produced
a quick and vigorous protest
when the Social Security Board
allowed such methods in its Bal
timore office.
At the Gambler Building in the
Oriole City, where hundreds are
at work in the boards machine
accounting division, the speed
up" crept in rather naturally for
two obvious reasons. One is the
terrific hurry with which Social
Security got under way - with
millions Of individual accounts to
handle.
The second reason is that ma
chine work Of any type invariably
temptS supervisors to put on the
heat" as such work lends itself
easily to score-keeping.
Social SecurityS Baltimore unit
supervisors thereupon got under
way with the time-honored Gus.
toms of publicly posting produc-
ton sheets, threatening and "sug-
geSting" to employees at every sign
of a let-down and froWning for
biddingly when employees found it
necessary to leave their machines.
The Baltimore Ssh Union,
however, had no sooner organized
with approximately 800 members
than it dispatched its adjustment
committee to washington for
conference with Executive Direc-
tor Bane, Personnel Director Aron-
son and other officials. The result
to date is q promise of a "State-
ment of policy" to be drawn up
here and given to those in charge
of the Baltimore unit.
Almost everyone employed at
Baltimore - and this includes a
great many native and adopted
WaShingtonianS who moved over
10 Baltimore when offered jobs
will be given the chance to work
at least six months and thereby
achieve a Civil Service status, So
cial Security officials have prom.
ised. The appointments over there
are of the indefinite" variety
evolved for such a purpose. Also
it has been learned, when SSB's
accounting task is mostly com
pleted it is believed the majority
of the Baltimore force will be
transferred either to Washington
or the field for permanent assign
ments, being particularly favored
for the latter.
One of the "Jones Boys" domi
mated the recent party of the
Washington Social Security Board
Union at the Hayloft. He was
paul Jones'" and was danced
around to a fare-thee-well as zoe
employees stationed in the Ma
tional Theater and 1924 F st
buildings had a swell time" un
til the wee snla' hours. And we
are told, beer flowed like old age
benefits will some day.
Thursday the union will turn
to something more Serious-a
talk on Government Interfer.
ence in Labor Relations" by
David Saposs, Of the National
Labor Relations Board. It's
tabled for 8 p. m, in Room sos
Mather Building, GIG G st. NV
Two of Agriculture's best scien
fists, H. L. Westover and DR.. F
L. Wellman, of the Bureau o1
Plant Industry. are back II
Washington after tour OF Off
cial duty that carried them tc
Asiatic Turkey, the cradle OF re
corded history, where the famous
TigriS and Euphrates rivers rise
in the mountains of the interior
The two employees made the TRIP
to seek clover, alfalfa, fruits anc
vegetables that might have
strong resistance to diseases thai
plague American farmers anc
planters. The theory was thai
things that have been grown fol
thousands of years, and survived
the Semi-arid climate Of Turkey
should have a pretty healthy con
stitution.
The Aggie experts brought back
about $500 samples of seeds anc
bulbs with them. They apparently
don't trust those Asiatics, however
for the seeds are being fumigatec
before experimentation begins.
Getting ready for that bis
dance, dinner, reception and blow
out they plan March IT, Montana
State Society folks will hold q
committee meeting at 8 this eve
ming in the National Press Clut
auditorium. where their blowout
is planned. Keeping everybody
on the subject will be the task ot
Ben Barnett, AAA, general chair
man.
In a circular letter to all mem
berShip, the A. F. G. E. has BLASTED
the proposed bill to reorganize thC
Government structure along th'
lines suggested to President Roose
welt. President Stengle declared
In part:
1--WE are informed that the
phraseOlOgy Of Title l, which
provides in general terms for the
reorganization process by giving
the President blanket power to
make changes in the govern.
mental establishment, follows
very closely that o: the Economy
Act Of June 30, 1882. That may
mean much or little"
'Tt will be recalled. however,