The Washington times., 1937-03-19
SUBWAY PLANS
APPROVED BY
u. 5. GROUP
BY ]. EARLE MosER

BY ]. EARLE MOSER
Proposals for establishment OF
slbways from the downtown area
to outlying residential districts OF
the Capital have been given full
backing by the District OF Column
bia Federation Of Federal En-
ployes' Unions. .
The federation, composed OF
all unions in Washington attll'
lated to the National Federation
of Federal Employees, has urged
subway construction ever since
William A. Roberts was pushing
the project from the People S
Counseps office. :.
In it's most recent meeting, u
went on record as supporting the
present campaign being waged by
the Board of Trade to secure an
appropriation of $25,ooO for an
engineering survey Of possible SUB
ways. This resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the d. G:
federation of Federal Employees
Unions, in regular session this
seventeenth day of March, 1881
does reaffirm its stand for CON
struction of Subways as the
only solution of our traffic
problems; that we again recon-
mend the appropriation by Con-
rress for q survey Of the feast
biIity and cost of construction
of such subways as will meet
both the present and future
needs of the Nations Capital.
Traffic conditions in general,
including slowness of transit 10
and from offices and the lack OF
parking space for automobiles
have become a problem second 10
none with Government employees
in washington, ranking with over
time and salary levels in I'M
portance. ~
The majority Of family heads
who have been in the service LOT
any length of time tend toward
homes in nearby suburbs. Chevy
Chase, Arlington County, the
Hyattsville area and Alexandra
are dotted with them. Many use
busses and car lines, but equally
as many drive in each day be-
cause of demands of time.
Many drivers, however, encoun-
ter great difficulty daily in park
ing their autos, frequently coming
to work an hour earlier than nee.
essary because of this, and would
undoubtedly prefer to leave their
cars at home if speedy subways
existed.
FIVE GET STUBS
The Washington Times guest
list for the opening baseball game
at Griffith Stadium totaled As
today, after three Agriculture EN-
ployes, one from the Department
of Labor and another from Farm
Credit Administration had identi'
fled themselves within Lucky
baSeDdIl HlIlgS.
Walter H. Steinbauer, Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, owed his
good luck to Kirk Miller, sports
editor of The Times, and Kinks S
young son. Steinbauer lives down
the block" from Miller in Foxhall
Village and didn't notice his photo
in Wednesdays Times. The
sports editors son did, however,
and hustled to the neighbor'S S
house to tell him the good news.
Box score:
No. 4l-Theodore c. Curry. marketing
sPecialist,, Agriculture 1881 7 St. n. W.
w; 10. GS2walter H. steinbauer. market
ing specialist, Agriculture, 1898 St.
n. W. (CL. 2s46). ,-
Labor Department Employment Service
1859 r ST. n. W. ODE. 20O2).
No. 44-ROsalie CrOmelin. clerk, Farm
Credit Administration, 3426 Sixteenth st.
n. w. eco. 7?SO).
No. 45-LOuise Harding, senior tyPist,
summary-FCA, IL: RFC. 8; Agricul-
ture, g.; Treasury, 3; Genera! Accounting
0ttes aRas ,ntsFiSr pWA Il FDlC + eq%
l. Women. IS; men, 90. Unclaimed
tickets, "a. Umpires-Messrs. Chance
(hOme plate), Luck (first base), Fate
(third basel.
Organization of si4 new local
unions has brought the N. F. F. E.
nearly to the 600-mark, it was re-
vealed today. Continuing its policy
of seeking field strength, the fed
Grafton formed units in Ely, Mimi;
Ironwood. Mich; Corozal, Panama
Canal Zone; Owensboro, KY;
Fountain City, Wis, and Alex
andria, La. The latter is No. 500.
In commenting, Secretary-Treas-
urer Gertrude McNally said:
Each one of these local
unions comes into the national
organization with a substantial
list of charter MEMBERSHIP
average is more than 5O-and is
prepared in every way to partici-
pate actively in the constructive
work of the N. F. F. E."
DR.. S. o. Fladness has been ap.
pointed chief Of the field inspec.
ton division of the Bureau of Ami.
NAL Industry, Agriculture Depart
ment. Assistant chief Of the unit
for the past five years, he is sue
ceeding DR.. George w. Pope, who
retired February %.
DR.. FladnesS entered Govern
ment service in 1906 and has since
enjoyed wide experience in thu
numerous activities of his bureau
Twice he was sent to South
America by Uncle Sam and in 1921
he represented the Bureau Of Ami
NAL Industry in Mexico. His cur
rent work is directing the quaran