The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-08
SEEKS AID FOR
FORGOTTEN
WORKERS
By J. EARLE MOSER

A plea for the forgotten
annuitant" and suggestions TO
legislative aid that might be az
corded former employees Of INCL
Sam are embodied in a recen
article by Ruloff r. Strattan
senior employee of the Civil SerV
ice Commission who retired IL
January.
Strattan, who now holds tn
position of general adviser" tt
the United Civil Service EN-
ployes, writes in "Merit'-officia
quarterly of the organization
that efforts to liberalize retire
ment should not overlook thos'
who already have tasted of thu
questionable benefits OF an in
adequate system.
Touching on this theme, III
declares:
Recently legislation has been
enacted which extended many
more privileges to these lin
Service) employees. A drive has
been instituted for optional
retirement, to he extended to
those who have served 80
years and have reached the
age of go.
In all these discussions very
little is ever said about imprOv-
ing the conditions of the forgot
ten annuitant. Many Of those
who retired years ago can never
expect to have the benefits Of re-
cent legislation apply to them,
one Of the most important Of
which is the privilege of increas-
ing their annuities through pur-
chase.
Everything seems to indicate
thatit is the consensus Of Opin-
ion that 30 years service is all
that should be required of an
empIOye to derive the maximum
benefits accruing under the re-
tirement act. If this be true,
why not allow l per cent addi-
tiOnal to the annuitant for each
year of completed annuitable
service in excess of 80 years."
Strattan'S idea would allow a
man or woman who served 81
years, if the annuity were $1,000
yearly, $1,212 instead, amounting
to an additional dollar per month.
The person who served IS years on
this basis would receive $1,260,
while one who began his service at
the age of 20 and retired at 10
would get $1,440.
He feels such a benefit would
offset the improvements now be
ing. urged for the 433,000 now
within the purview of the re
tirement act, and that such ar
offset is only fair. It woulc
cost, he estimates, about $l,487,
600 yearly.
BASEBALL:
Two new agencies, Social Secur
ity Board and the Staid Depart
ment Of State, contributed EN-
ployeS yesterday who had beer
magically touched with The Times
Lucky Baseball Rings and conse
quently received free tickets fol
the opening game of the Griff
men here April 10.
In addition, the genial Theodore
Tiller, washington newSpapermaI
for the past 81 years and at pres
ent director of information fol
the Federal Home Loan BanE
Board, was among the 10 who
showed up to make the day the
largest since The Times begar
giving away the free stubs. A CO
winner with Tiller was Howard
Action, Holes director of public
relations, and Edward T. Wilson
Hole personnel department. Boz
score:
No. 11S-BEssTE H. MEYER, stenog
Hapher. !; c. G.. l4Se Twenty.firSt st
n. w. (NA. BID, here three years
home town, Tacoma, Wash.
No. 1Is-MAkION F: WHISMAN
s st c G ;. S stSo Th6tyni
homo town. North Weymouth. Mass.
No. 12O-CHARLES l.. PAYNE, clerk
Social Security Board, 1901 Seventeenth
st. \. w. ODE. SOlO, here one year ant
No. 1e1-EDWARD T. WILSON
personnel department, Home Owner
Loan Corporation.
No. 12s-HOWARD ACTON, director
Of public relations, Home Owners LOAF
Corporation.
No. 12S-THEODORE TILLER, direc
tor Of information. Federal Home LOAF
Bank Board. S4O9 Mt. Pleasant st. N. w.
here 81 years; home town, cambridge
Ga.
No. le4-NELL LOUISE CURsTEAD
elerk-typist, State Department. 300 Con
necticut Ave. n. w. eco. 2O25). herr
two years: home town. UniOntOwn, Pa
No. 125-JENNIE RESNICK, clerk
typist, state Department. 1888 ParkwOOi
PL n. W. LAD. 1870, here two years
home town, Hannibal. Mo.
No. 126-LEONARD MARCUS. juniO
clerk: Social Security Board. 25O1 -Four
teeBth st. n. W.. here six years; HON,
auditor. Social Security Board. 1888
st. n. W.. here three years; home town
San Antonio, Tex.
Treasury. II; FCA, l2: General Ac
counting office. 10; Agriculture. .; In
teFior-PWA. 8: RFC. s.: Navy, 8; Rail
road Retirement Board. s.; FDIC, 4
War, 4; Veterans Administration, 4; Cit!
Pet PSst OFFICE, :; Government Printinl
Federal, 8: FLA, 3; Interstate. S; SOcia
Security Board. 3; Labor, 2: Archives
2; State, 2; U. 3. Marines, L; WPA. l
Civil Service Commission. i. Remaining
day-1O. Remaining chances-5O (fiv
daily. Men hOnOFed-72. Women hon
OFed-55. Umpire s-Messrs. Chance
Fate and Luck. Weather-Very nice
will be better. Tlme-ShOrteF an,
shorter. GrOOnds-All ready.
Robert M. AlcOrn, chairman O
the joint conference on retiremen
at Capitol Hill, yesterday con
ferred with President Roosevelt OF
the Nicely retirement bill, which
generally would lower optiona
retirement ages to SO, so and g.
years from the current levels O
81, IS, and 10.
It is believed the Administers
ton will favor lower retiremen