The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-08
By ]. EARLE MOSER

for the civil SerVlclng OF 3UU,uUu
emergency employees of the Gov
eminent is going to have much
sharper teeth than expected, II
reports from within the House
Civil Service Committee are cor
rect.
According to reliable authority
the tentative agreements on the
bills makeup, as generally under
stood, are not accurate.
The bill as announced tenta'
lively Thursday, provides two
year period in which the President
may bring excepted agencies into
the merit system, with the Civil
Service Commission meanwhile
working itself into lather giving
open competitive tests to every,
body concerned. Then, it was an
nounced, at the END Of the two
years everybody not yet reached
would be allowed non-competi-
tive quiz.
This, it would seem, would leave
an expansive loophole for evasion
of the competitive feature from
many points, and the measure
would be rather pointless.
It is said, however, that present
intention actually is to make the
competitive feature carry right on
through; that after the President
has had his chance to bring
agencies into the merit line during
the two-year period, the measure
would provide that those not
touched must still qualify through
open competitive tests. The two
point credit per year Of experience
would continue, but admin ira
tive delay would be useless.
Meanwhile, the United Civil
Service Employees yesterday made
haste to reasSure District Of Co.
lumbia residents and others al
ready within the classified service
that the Ramspeck document is no
threat. E. Claude Babcock, presi-
dent, declared:
"PreSS statements have ap-
peared to the effect that en-
pIOyes of the Government Print
ing Office, the Navy Yard and
employees of other presently non
appOrtioned positions in the
District of Columbia, would lose
their Jobs under the provisions
of the Ramspeck bill, H. r. 27OO,
as informally amended by the
Civil Service Committee Of the
House.
81 have received direct assur-
ance that the committee did not
change the bill in any particular
which would endanger the job
Of any present civil service en-
plOye, because of residence or
any other factor.
"The new apportiOnment pro-
vision affects only new appOin-
tees in civil service agencies, and
employees in nOn-civil service
agencies when they are brought
into the competitive classified
civil service. Present civil Serv-
ice employees have nothing to
fear from the RamSpeck bill,
either in its original form, or
as informally amended"
The National Democratic Club
of South Carolina, composed of
South Carolinians living in Wash
ington, holds its big "Maytime"
dance tonight in the Gold Ball
room Of the Shoreham, 9 p. m.
until / a. m. Music will be fur.
nished by the hotel orchestra and
President Garland Taylor, local at
torney, will be aided by Jack
Edens of the War Department as
ticket chairman and Arthur Corn.
wall of the House Office Building
as floor chairman.
Among those invited to attend
as honor guests are Commerce
Secretary and Mrs. Daniel Roper,
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. j. M.
johnson, Senator and Mrs. E. D.
Smith, Senator and Mrs. James F.
Byrnes, and Representatives Rich
ards, Mahon, Taylor, Gasque, Nc
MILAN and Fulmer, with their
families.
CIVIL service test register:
Until May 10-Case worker, La
Dor, $3,200-$2, 800; mathematicians,
Railroad Retirement Board. IS;
600-$3,2 200; cost accountant, War,
$4,000; sundry scientists, Agricul-
ture. $4,000.
Until May IA - Postmaster,
Brandywine, Md, and other points.
Until May 17-Endocrinologist,
Agriculture, $4,000; p h y 81 cist,
Treasury $4,000.
Until May 24-Marine engineer,
War, $4,000: marketing specialist,
Interior, $4,000; production ad-
wiser, Interior. $4,000; estate tax
examiner, Internal Revenue,
$4,000.
ENGRAVING-The highly sue
cessful dance.concert held Tuesday
and Wednesday for employees by
the Bureau Orchestra saw eight
guards aid the affair with their
services at the gate. In the group
were j. M. Stewart, G. w. King
horn, Floyd Doroughty, William
Craven. James Hickok, Ashley Du-
vail, Robert Mckee and C.. U.
Dewey.
wANDERBIRDS - Government
workers and others active in the
Wanderbird Hiking Club have
scheduled an interesting trek to-
morrow. Meeting at 1416 F st.
N. W., at $50 a. M, they will ride
to Cherry Lane, near Laurel, Md,