Evening star., 1945-08-12
V-JDay 70 Start
Gradual Cut in
i. 5. Jobs Here
Substantial Slash
Will Be Delayed
For Six Months
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

NN>~oA SAo Ia SoC1 al HCloOll
mel here after vi day was pre-
dicted last night by high Govern
ment officials. Substantial reduc
tions are not expected for at leas
six months.
While the majority of the ap
proximately 10000 war service an
pointees here face no immediate
dismissal, some probably will los
their jobs within a month or so, i
was said.
Employees in the Office of Censor
ship, Office of War Information ant
the War Manpower Commission ar,
among those facing speedy dismissal
1t was said.
Some May Transfer.
At the same time it was pointed
out that some employees who LOSE
their jobs can find positions with
other agencies. such as the Vet.
erans' Administration, Treasury
Department or Surplus Property
Board. All these agencies expect
to expand their operations after
the war and at present suffer from
personnel shortages.
War and Navy Department en-
ployes. for the most part. will re-
main at their jobs the longest. The
speed of Army and Navy demobili-
zation will determine the job ten
ure OF these employees, it was said
A good many" war service ap-
',ointees in the War and Navy De-
partments will remain on their jobs
permanently, Budget Bureau
Spokesman said. This is based or
the assumption that the postwar
Army and Navy will be consider
ably larger than before the war
Since the number of civilian per.
sonnel in War and Navy Depart
ments depends on the size of the
Army and Navy. there will be more
civilian employees needed than be.
fore the war.
Record Hnployes to Be Needed.
The type of work an individual
does and the agency he works ir
Will determine to large extent
how long he will be retained. Most
War Department employees here are
, engaged in clerical work, largely
concerned with keeping records
Z These employees will be needed fol
. some time to come, it was said
I Those civilians working in branches
lof tbe War Department directly
concerned with military operations
will be among the first to lose theil
i jobs.
9 In the Navy Department, some
sof those working in the Navy Yarc
and in the communication Offices
will be the first to go. AS in the
War Department, those working in
clerical jobs generally will stay the
longest.
The jobatenure- of employees in the
Office of Price Administration, the
War Production Board, the War
Foods Administration and other
war-created agencies will depend
on future policy of the agencies.
For example, if gasoline rationine
is lifted Immediately and other ra-
tioning relaxed, this would mean
that many OPA employees will lose
their jobs at once. Similarly, the
speed of industrial reconversion will
affect the job status of employees in
the WPB.
Seniority to Be Used.
Employees having the greatest
seniority and the highest efficiency
rating will remain on the job the
longest in agencies where cuts have
been ordered. Those with least
seniority and lowest efficiency rat.
ings will be dismissed first. Service.
men now holding war service jobs
will be given preference over EN-.
ployes with the same efficiency rat.
ing.
Government employees with per-
rnanent classification are sure Of
retaining their jobs whether or moi
they are working in war agencies
The sharpest and most immediate
cuts in Government personnel will
come in field establishment!
throughout the rest of the country
Immediate dismissals face hundred.
of thousands of employees working ir
ordnance plants, supply depots
navy yards and military installa'
tions.