Evening star., 1947-11-02

uI1Ill IlOOIl OIL OGCeulUeI a dIlu
rest of the day off for last-minu
At the same time, however, it now
looks as if there won't be any four
day holidays over Christmas and
New Years weeks Some Govern
ment officials had proposed that
Federal workers be given Fridays
off on these two weeks in order to
give them four-day holiday vaca-
tions.
But Administration officials are
reported very cool to the proposal
They feel that the regular flow of
Government business would be dis
rupted by such an arrangement
Then, too, some employees have
protested that they didn't want the
four-day holiday If it meant max
ing up the time by working on the
second and third Saturdays in jan
uary.
So, unless something unforeseen
happens, Government employees who
want to 60 out-of-town over the
holidays had better see their super
visors now and make arrangements
to use some of their annual leave
for this purpose.
UN-AMERICAN SIDELIGHT-
Just for the record, it should be
noted that the latest film of Robert
Montgomery, one of the friendly"
witnesses before the House I'm
American Activities Committee who
denounced alleged Communistic in
fiuences in Hollywood, is called:
Ride the Pink Horse"
SHAKEUP PROPOSED - The
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees are studying the pos
sibility of legislation which would,
bar all war service employees from
supervisory jobs
For one thing. it is argued that
lot of difficulty arises when a
war service employe is in charge
Of permanent-status people Career
employees resent their supervisors in
such cases, and on the other hand
the war service supervisors are jeal-
GUS OF career employees and do
everything possible to hamper their
progress.
At least, that is the argument
put forward by proponents of the
idea. They contend that there are
enough capable career employees
available to fill all the supervisory
jobs in the Government.
Those opposing the plan say that
the Government is converting back |
to a permanent employment basis,
and that changeover now
in supervisors would lead to more |
confusion than 1t Is worth.
The Civil Service Commission
probably will oppose such legisla-
ton. Chairmen Rees and LANCER of
the House and Senate Civil Service |
Committees have not made up their
minds on the subject.
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LOYALTY CHANGES POSSIBLE
There's a good chance that the
changes in the Federal loyalty board
program recommended by the Pres
dents Committee on Civil Rights
will be adopted.
The committees report =, urged
more procedural safeguards be given
accused employees and it also criti-
;ized the standards set up to deter
nine an employees loyalty.
Civil Service Commission and JUS
ice Department officials have de-
,ided to let the soon-to-be an
Federal loyalty board de-
ermine whether the committees
ndations should be adopted.
Chances are that the proposed !
changes will be made. .a.
X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Another
blast at the shortcomings" of the
Federal loyalty program will be
made by Chairman Ed Rees of the
House Civil Service Committee on
Thursday. Mr.. Rees, who wants
Congress to adopt his own loyalty
bill, will give his views in a speech
in Chicago. :. The special advisory
w CAAC oClloIC SlF1l OC1 NlCc
Committee next month will take up
the study of the Federal Salary and
Job Classification Act of 1928 with a
view toward undermining it and re-
1ising Government salaries upward.
At present, the council is winding
up its recommendations on how to
improve the Federal efficiency rating
system. The Luckman Citizens
Food Committee is busily engaged
n drafting employees from other
agencies to carry out its work. The
has no funds of its own,
and has been authorized to borrow
all the Federal employees its need.
:. Civil Service Commissioner Ar
'hur S. Flemming, Donald S. Daw-
son. administrative assistant to