Evening star., 1947-09-28


They contend that they don't
have the personnel to do this extra
work. But members of Congress
argue that it will only be as a re-
suit of surveys of this kind that
greater economy and efficiency can
be achieved in Government.
During the last few months Gov
ernment bureaus have been ordered
by various Congressional commit
tee to compile statistics and records
on sick and annual leaves taken by
employees; list the number of war
service employees and permanent
status persons, together with ex-
plicit information on how veterans
Jared in each bureau; furnish loyal
ty information data concerning Ger
tain employees; supply details on
functions and activities in each
Government Office, and other data.
Republican leaders say that these
things should have been undertaken
years ago. They are confident that
a general housecleaning will be
made possible as a result of these
surveys. At any rate, the House
and Senate Appropriations Commit
tees and Civil Service Committees
are going to study the results very
carefully next January.
LOYALTY AT ITS GREATEST
That Georgia girl who asked the
Treasury Department to send her
a Government loyalty check because
Il sure need the money has MOTH
ing on stenographer in the War
Department here.
Some of her co-workers were dis
cussing the Federal loyalty program
and one of them joshingly asked
her if she were loyal.
Indeed, I am" she replied. "Just
ask my boy friend. He was overseas
for two years and during all that
time didn't have single date .."|
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hartley of
the House Labor Committee has
given his profuse apology to William
C. Doherty, president of the AFI,
National Association of Letter Car
riers, for an incident which oc-
Cured at a subcommittee hearing
in Hollywood last month.
At that time committee counsel
Irving G. McCann described Mr..
Doherty as "a former letter carrier
who has more brains in his feet
than in his head" Mr.. Doherty
protested that this was not only an
insult to him, but a slur to every
postal employe in the country.
Chairman Hartley, who, incident
ally was not present at the sub
committee hearing, said in letter
to Mr.. Doherty that he had or
dered Mr.. McCann to apologize
to expunge the remarks from the
record.
But I feel it Is not enough" Mr.
Hartley declared. II feel duty bound
as chairman of the committee to
publicly apologize to Bill Doherty,
for I am shocked to think that any
member of my staff would have the
effrontery and the lack of judgment
to make such an attack. :. have
the highest respect and admiration
for Bill Doherty and I am proud of
the fact that he is my friend per
sonally I regret this incident
more than words can express"
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NEVER SAY DIE-The program to
find jobs for displaced career EN-
ployes has got under way, but Civil
Service Commission officials confide
that they will keep close watch
on Federal personnel chiefs to see
that the provisions are carried out.
Government officials at first baked
at the idea of replacing war service
employees with displaced permanent
status people, but they finally re-
Tented at the threat of Presidential
and Congressional Intervention.
The commission, however, is not
deluding itself that all is going to