Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03
Budget Cut
To Affect Few
Workers Here
OId-Line Agencies
Will Absorb Most
Who Lose Jobs

not materially affect the Washing
ton employment picture, civil serv
Ice officials said today.
1t was pointed out that there /
a heavy backlog of demand of EN-
ployes-mostly clerical workers-b,
the Veterans Administration ans
the Navy and War Departments
Some classes of workers sought ar,
unavailable
In most instances the cutback
will affect Government worker
outside of Washington, particular,
IN the construction of ships for tn,
Maritime Commission, officials said
Other programs affected are in tn,
field, and the effect of their reduc
ton will not be felt greatly in tn,
Capital.
No Reason for panic"
Civil Service Commissioner Ar.
thur S. Flemming said he believed
most workers here affected by thu
economy move could be absorbed by
other Government agencies in neee
OF personnel. There is no reason fol
Federal employees here to become
panicky about the situation, he
added.
The Veterans Administration !.
pointed to as the agency in the
Capital which is expected to have a
steady and heavy increase in its
activities. needing the employment
of more and more workers Its staff
deficiencies at this time are always
mentioned in any discussion of en-
ployment in the Capital.
The proposed decrease of sl3.-
100000 in the 10000 900 budget of
the Office of Scientific Research
and Development was recommended
by the agency itself and will have
little if any effect on the personnel
outside of some shifts, DR.. Irwin
Stewart, executive secretary of the
research office, said
DR.. Stewart said the funds were
used for contract work done outside
of Washington which would have
been extended if the European war
had lasted. Some personnel which
would have been used for super
visory work will be ordered into
termination work if the proposed
cut goes through, DR.. Stewart said
WPB Will Delay Cut.
The War Production Board ex-
poets no cut in personnel before
January l, an official said. Actually
there will be an increase in en-
ployes in the agency during the next
few months because of changing
war conditions. In this connection
1t was pointed out that the Budget
Bureau has approved an employ
ment ceiling increase for WPB for
the period ending June 80 as WPB
duties increase due to reconversion
activities.
The Petroleum Administration for
War believes the cut it will take
will not be too tough" However.
1t was admitted that since the
agency's appropriations go almost
entirely for personnel, the cut will
involve reduction in staff.
I'VE don't know how many will
be affected spokesman for the
PAW said. 1T was only week ago
that We were asked to submit budg-
ct estimates on the basis of one
front war, instead of for a two
front war, which had been the basis
OF the original budget requests. The
general activities of the agency will
have to be continued, and each di-
vision chief is working on the prob
lem now"
Not Difficult Problem.
The appropriation requested for
this year was 81 ,345 900, and the re-
duction Tops off the S345,OOO. The
agency points out that on the basis
Of past performance this should not
pose difficult problem.
For the current fiscal year the
agency originally asked for $780,
900 and obtained an appropriation
of fiat 100000. With the year
nearly at an end the estimated ex-
penSes are S4,920,000, which would
mean a saving for the year of
s1,080,0O0 The PAW likewise points
with satisfaction to savings in pre-
vious fiscal years. Which is the bases
of the statement that the cut will
not be too tough
Office of Censorship officials said
that between IS and 100 civilian en-
ployes will be affected by the budget
adjustment and that the layoffs will
extend over a period of four months
starting July /.
Few Affected in VINO.
The largest proposed cut for the
War Manpower Commission was IN
its migration of workers program.
A VINO spokesman explained that
little VINO personnel was affected
IN that program since most of the
funds were used to pay for the
transportation of workers brought in
from other countries.
On apprenticeship training. on
which a reduction from $552 900 to
$4,000 was proposed, the VINO
official explained that most of the
difference was for expansion of the
program and had not been stated.
The training within industry
service. for which a $4,000 cut is
proposed, also affected plans for an
intensified program and was not vet
completely stated No reduction in
staff was expected in either the ap-
premiership training or training
wlthin-industry services but it was
expected that some cuts would be
made through not filling vacancies
caused by turnover.
The VINO official said the agency
was not yet certain how much effect
the proposed s1,598, 1000 cut in the
general administration budget would
have on personnel but he thought
that here, too, turnover would take
care of the necessary reduction
Virtually all cuts to be made, he said
would take place in the field rather
than in the Washington headquar-
tiers.
Will Be Felt in States.
The $43,710,40O proposed cut in
the Federal Security Agencys edu-
cation and training program would
be felt mainly in the States, which
have been getting allotments for
three training programs-vocation
training for war production, food
production, war training and en-