Evening star., 1941-12-21
Transfer of 10000 Workers Creates
Multitude of Domestic Problems

a half years law training at Colum-
bus University unless they can OBJ
tain transfer to another department
here or transfer law credits to a
Chicago institution. They would
finish their law training in June.
High Officials Face Problem.
At least two of the high officials
at the commission face the same
problem Of home ownership as the
other employees. Mrs. Lillian K.
Stamm, personnel chief with 81
wears service, does not plan to leave.
The wife of Seth D. Logsdon, chief
of the investigation section, is chief
of the fiscal and budget office OF
the State Department.
Mrs. Portia Carson. 130 Rhode
Island avenue NE, faces separa-
ton from her 4-year-old child. Sbe
plans to go to Chicago. leaving him
with her mother and brother.
A bridegroom Of two weeks said
he would have to ask for transfer
here because his wife works here
and he could not support her on
his salary alone in Chicago.
Similar stories came from the
Interior Department. A young
naturalist Of the Fish and Wild Life
Service was transferred to Wash
ington from Texas only a fortnight
ago and within the past three days
finished unpacking his furniture and
belongings in an apartment he had
hoped to rent for long time.
Stenographer's Problem.
Then there is the story OF C mar
ried stenographer with the Park
Service. The wife Of a policeman.
with three children, she has been
making nearly as much salary as
he receives. She will resign rather
than 60 to Chicago, but she fears
the only stenographic jobs open are
with defense agencies which require
longer hours than she can afford
to take away from home.
A 60-year-old department head
in the Fish ana Wild Life Service
has been with the agency rs years
and has lived in Washington 81
years. After long seach. he re-
Gently found a doctor whose treat
ments are beneficial to his invalid
wife. So great has been the doctors
help that the man fears to take her
from his care.
A stenoTapher with the Office OF
Indian Afnairs was born in the
District to native parents, both OF
whom are living. Her husband has
his own private business here and
her child is in grade school. She
feels she will resign rather than
break lifelong ties or separate her
family.
The Indian office received a wire
yesterday from an employe in Chi
cago asking when he should report,
and to whom. 1t was suggested that
he stay there and have the ONCE re-
port to him.
The Department of Agriculture's
Rural Electrifcation Administration
has a very disguised employe in the
person of a division chief who set
up home in nearby Virginia within
the past few days. Two months ago
he bought a small farm. improved
it. mostly by his own efforts, and
spent $4,000 in the process.
Down Payment on Home.
Another R. E. A. employees wife
recently stopped working because
he had received raise. They made
a down payment last week on a
$1,000 home in Bethesda, Md. Her
brother, who lives with them, IS an
invalid.
"A Young married stenographer
with the Farm Security Admins
tration has a problem she calls
double jeopardy Her husband
works for the United States Housing
Authority. which is headed for Bos-
ton under an earlier transfer Or
der, while her agency is slated for
ST. Louis. They have baby less
than a year old.
An F. S. A. press relations man
got his Job seven weeks ago after
quitting another he had held here
for seven years. He and his wife
celebrated by making down pay
ment on house. They had moved
frequently before and are tired OF it.