The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-16

worked there; tey had never heard
Of him. So WPB tried Interior
Department, since the offices Of
PAW are located in the Interior
Department building. But Interior
had nothing to offer except q
Shoemaker who had resigned sew
eral years ago.
In desperation, WPB sent q
telegram to ShOemaker's home
in LOngview, Texas, got . reply
BY wire from his wife, saying,
"'You can find my husband In
room 5O41 New Interior build
ing"
So WPB sent a messenger for
him, and found him there, work.
ing for PAW.
THE "STEPLADDER" RACKET
The Ren1speck Civil Service In
vestigating Committee soon will
cut loose with O blast against q
"stepIadder" promotion racket In
side the government. This had
enabled ambitious young civil
service workers to triple and quad
ripple their salaries In o short
time, while veteran employees plod
for years without O raise.
The raise seekers virtually write
themselves" into better jobs by
greatly magnifying their qualifi-
cations. Here Is how 1t Is done:
A 22-year old girl who was jerk
ing sodas at IS cents an hour
three years ago Is now making
5000 a year as an Associate Per-
sonnet OfIicer" at the OPA. A YER
bose application in Civil Service
ese, which she submitted, stated
among other things that she was
equipped to 'plan and conduct
prOcedural studies" Her appoint
ment was not the fault Of OPA,
but Of Civil Service which sent her
to OPA.
A 29-year old administrative
Offlcer" in the Agriculture Depart
lnent, who Is paid $500 a year,
was drawing down the munificent
sum Of $3.50 year as a Student
research assistant" two years ago.
His application contains 200 words
Of gibberish, stating In part that
he can "direct comprehensive post
audlts Of actions taken under dele.
gated authority"
Three years ago 25-year old
government worker was paid "a q
day as a student internee" In the
Census Bureau. He now has the
lofty status Of a "Seni0r Admins
trative Officer" in the Agriculture
Department at $4,000 a year. Chief
qualification he listed is a 200
word digest Of his abilities was
that of planning and developing
new procedure" whatever that
means. However, it's the kind
Of talk that gets you a raise un-
der the Civil Service System.
ARMY PIE
OF all the dishes prepared in
the U. S. Army kitchens all over
the world, the most popular Is
apple pie. This in spite of the
fact that in most Army kitchens
1t Is served in square pieces In.
stead Of pointed pieces.
TN my opinion, apple pie does
not taste as good without point"
says Mary /. Barber, the ener-
getic lady in the Quartermaster
Corps who prepares the menus
for about seven million men.
When she puts apple pie on the
menu, she wishes she could Spe-
cify-"with points," but she can't
The trouble Is that, for speedy
handling, the Arny,s apple pie
is baked not in round pie pans
but rectangular ration pans. So
when it's cut, 1t comes out square
like pieces of cake, instead Of
triangular, like normal piece Of
pie.
The biggest exception to this
unfortunate rule Is at Chanute
Field, Air Forces Reception Gen.
ter, at Rantoul, H., where 10000
men are served at every meal, and
where the pie Is made round.
Reason Is that Chanute Field
feeds so many men they can at
ford q special pie-maklng ma
chine which rolls the dough-.
cuts the pieces and fills the pans
all by machinery.
Mary Barber Is sure these men
must be happier, because their
apple pie comes out Of O round
pan and has o point on It.
DIES COMMITTEE SENSATIONS
Justice Departments act prose-
cutor. John Roage, who has
amassed new evidence against
American Fascists. pays tribute
10 Martin Dies IN building Up his
sensational case.
Rogge. the man who Jailed Gov.
Lecho Of Louisiana, Seymour
Wclss. Boas Tom Pendeggast ana
various others. expects e unroVei
q completely new and eYe-pop-
plng plot q Naa Inifl1ne Nnen