Evening star., 1942-02-06
More S4,600.Up
Jobs in 0. D.
Barred in Record
Several SnIuries
In Volunteers
Surposs Miss Choney's

The Volunteer PARTICIPATION 4.
Section Of the Off1ce of Civilian =
Defense, headed by Mrs. Roose- p
welt, has one employe at $4,000
annually, five at $500 and six
at $4,000, including Miss Mayris
CLANCY, the dancer-protege of
the Presidents wife, whose re-
cent appointment as assistant
director of physical fitness has
provoked criticism in Congress.
The unit roll was disclosed today
as the House Appropriations Com
mlttee reported out a 500, 900 900
deficiency appropriation for o. C. d.
or this sum the committee specified
that mot to exceed $4,000, 900 shall
be available for all administrative
expenses, including printing and
binding and personal services in the
District" James Kirby, press chief
at o. c. D., declared, however, that
this sum will be used only In &C.
counting for the remaining $4,000.
200 TO be spent on equipment.
Salaries and administrative ex.
penses in Washington will continue
to be paid out of President Roose-
velt'S executive fund, he said.
Soon after the bill was reported
out Representative Ford, Republi-
can, Of California assailed the en-
ployment of persons in the volunteer
division.
Finds II More Now.
Mr.. Ford, who already has de-
manded a congressional investiga-
ton of the employment of Melvyn
Douglas, motion picture actor, and
Miss CLANCY, said that he now found
the names Of II other persons on
the list Of paid employees in this
division, receiving anything from
s22 per diem pay up to 5000 a year.
1T is not hard to get volunteers
to take work at these figures" said
Mr.. Ford. He added that all this
"ballyhoo" and fan dancing" is not
what is needed for civilian defense. ..
He characterized appointments in
this division as political and social
payoff."
The salary to be paid Mr.. Douglas,
who took charge of the Arts Di-
vision today, was not shown in the
figures today. 1t was revealed earlier
in the week, however, that he would
be paid for the time he is working
at an $8,000-a-year rate.
Mrs. Roosevelt's section is broken
down into these subdivisions: Staff,
community planning and organiza-
ton, volunteer Offices, youth activi-
ties, group activities, physical fit
ness. There are 90 positions listed
in these units, of which 19 are filled
by persons serving without COM
pensation and 2 by s1-a-year en-
ployes. There are 38 persons in paid
capacities and 80 positions carrying
salaries whose incumbents are not
named:
Others Payless.
Assisting Mrs Roosevelt on q pay
less basis are Elinor F. Morgenthau,
as assistant director; Ann Rosen-
berg, secretary, and these consul
tants, Georgia T. Furst, Pauline
Gore, Alice Pentlarge, Eleanor
Pearson, Doris D. Raf1er, Mrs. Ma
than Straus.
Charlotte Carr is listed as a labor
problems consultant at S2222 daily.
when actually employed, and the
same compensation is paid to Jus
tine Wise Polier, consultant. Daniel
Lang, senior business specialist,
draws $1277 on a per diem basis and
Sara r. Matscheck, consultant,
$10.55.
On Mrs. Roosevelts staff at $50
is Betty G. MRS ErnesD Lindley,
principal civilian participation ad-
wiser, and next is $4,000 to Crystal
Bird Fauset, racial relations ad-
wiser Thelma Tabb, assistant ra-
cial relations adviser, draws $500,