The Washington times., 1937-01-07
MORE FIRINGS
AT AAA DUE
MARCH |
BY ]. EARLE MOsER

Each day The Times publishes pictures
of Government employees well known TO
their colleagues, with accompanying bio
graphical sketches. Federal folk inter.
ested in such photos or members of Gov
ernment organizations should contact the
writer in the editorial room by 5:lb p.
M, or phone Di. 1000. branch 21O.
Until March l, according to
statements of officials, there will
be no more "furionghs" at the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
For the time being, it was said
today, the agency is to keep its
personnel status quo" at the level
to which it dipped recently when
approximately 600 out Of a total
of 1,7O0 workers we're given notice
to find other poSitions-it they
could.
On March l, however, it is ex.
pected that between 400 and 600
will receive additional notices, in
asmuch as the AAA will be about
ready to close down on all OF the
work which was tabooed by the
Supreme Court early in '36.
Such work, principally consist
ing of closing out farm payment
contracts, has occupied AAA per
sonnel for several months, but now
is about washed up" What is
left of the AAA night shift, one OF
the more picturesque features OF
the agency, will probably be dis
continued February l, 1t was salo
today.
Numerous employees have re-
Gently been shifted to the new
setrup," where they will preSum'
ably become permanent, but the
ban on such favors for those hail
ing from the District OF Columbia
continues in force.
In effecting its recent furloughs,
the AAA brought into effect
rather unusual procedure-one
which in some cases allowed fur
loughs to be handed to clerks with
high records and ratings while
others of low ability remained
safely on the job.
According to official informa'
ton, chiefs of divisions and Sec
tions were told to present names
of workers no longer needed so
that a special separation register"
could be set up. At the bottom OF
such lists were those with hus'
bands or wives in the service, who
come under the infamous Section
213." Then came the main body OF
workers, rated according to the
efficiency ratings which workers
mentally expectorate upon, but
which are legal, nevertheless. At
the top were those with military
preference.
The effect, however, was that In
some AAA units those with poor
efficiency were not furloughed, as
they are still needed, while in
others the mortality rate was sc
high that the Slicing reached ur
into those with military prefer
ence. Not more than a half dozen
of the latter we're hurt, however
these being folk with efficiency
ratings of not better than fair.
Sympathy today was being ten
dered by office friends to Lucille
Shinker Of AAA and Elizabeth
Shinker of Hole. The sister OF
the two pretty girls, Carol Shinker
passed away New Year Eve in Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, Del.
This column wishes to apologize
for an error which crept in yester
day. Through inadvertance, it was
said Few seemed interested" IN
the talk on classification giver
Labor Department workers BY
Ismar Baruch. chief of the Civi
Service Commissions classification
division. The line should have
read: Few seemed unintereSted
however" Mr.. Baruch held hi
listeners spellbound for more thar
two hours.
Frank Yates, G. A. o. attorney
conferee whom many hope will re
ceive the forthcoming appointment
as Comptroller General, has man.
tales to tell about his home town
Charlestown, w. Va.
One of them is the fact that tht
twon was founded by Charlie
Washington, a brother of Georg'
Washington. Another is that i
). was the scene of John Brown
trial and execution-just befor'
= Civil War flames enveloped tn,
country.
Yates says Charlestown's mail
street has consequently beer
called Washington Street, while
the cross streets are named fol
members of the Washington fam