Evening star., 1942-01-24
200 Request
Patent Office.
Transfers
Stote Quote Ruling
Asked on Virginions
Filling Vacancies

Since the announcement that tbs
Patent once will be split up be-
tween Washington and Richmond
and a major portion Of the per-
sonnel moved to the latter city.
approximately 200 employees have
requested permission to transfer to
other Federal agencies, Leslie Fra
zer, first assistant commissioner OF
patents, disclosed today.
About half of the requests for
transfer have been approved, he
said. I'VE have approved all re-
quests where the change to Rich
mond would be a hardship to the
individual, rather than an incon-
venience," Mr.. Frazer explained.
approximately 1,100 workers are
affected by the shift of many ac-
tivities of the Patent once under
the decentralization program. To
take the places of those transferred
to other agencies, the Patent Once
will need about 100 new employees.
Several Hundred Apply.
So far 1t has received several hum
dred applications for positions in
the Richmond office from men and
women living in Virginia.
All the vacancies could thus be
filled in Richmond, If the Civil
Service Commission valves the State
quota requirements Of the appor-
tionment law governing the hiring
of Government employees, 1t was
pointed out today.
Representatives of the Patent Of
flee and other agencies to be moved
from Washington discussed the ap-
portionment problem with officials
of the Civil Service Commission at
a meeting several days ago. The
commission Is expected to make .
decision next week as to whether
or not the apportionment rules are
to apply to the employment Of new
personnel by agencies shifted from
Washington.
Some Applications Approved.
The Patent Office has approved
about 20 requests for assignment to
Richmond from employees in other
Federal agencies who are the wives,
husbands, sons or daughters OF
Patent ONCE employees listed for
removal to Richmond.
Present vacancies in the Rich
mond staff, Commissioner Frazer
said, include about IS stenogra-
pliers and As messengers.
OF the TOO Patent Once examin-
ers, about 40 have requested trans
fer. Only 10 have been approved.
Though the Export Leaf Tobacco
Building in Richmond is not ex-
pected to be ready for complete oc-
cupancy until early in February, the
move of Patent ONCE personnel to
the Virginia capital will begin on
January 81, officials said today.
Four U. s. H. A. Units to Go.
To provide additional space for ex-
panding war agencies here, four re-
gional Offices of the United States
Housing Administration will be
moved from Washington In the near
future, Baird Snyder, acting Fed
eral Works Administrator, an
nounced yesterday. The shift will
involve between $50 and 500 en-
ployes.
Regional offices will be established
as follows: Region1. New England.
in Boston; Region 2, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, in New
York; Region 4, Southeastern, in
Atlanta; Region S, Midwestern, in
Chicago.
Regional Offices were established
earlier in San Francisco and Fort
Worth. The Office for Region 8, COW
ering the Middle Atlantic States,
will remain in Washington, with
approximately 100 employees.
Though no exact date has been
set, the removal of the four regional
Offices covered by yesterdays order
will be effected as soon as possible.
The Public Buildings Administration
is now making arrangements for
office space in the four cities.