Evening star., 1947-09-24

Top Government officials are 7
their colleagues that Congress be ask
all Federal carer employees from ALI
personnel layoffs until January, 1850.
Under the proposal, no matter
how sharp a budget slash an agency
might suffer in its annual appro-
priations, it could not fire any career
people but would have to make all
it's lay-offs among its war-service
or temporary employees.
Those favoring the plan say it
would end the current injustices
suffered by thousands of career
employees who have lost their jobs
during the current reduction-in-
force program, while more than
100000 war-service employees remain
on the Federal payroll.
Suffer job, Jitters.
Although the number of career
employees who stand to lose their
jobs during the next few years / is
copaparitisely small. the plans pro-
pq&e6ts say, nevertheless, all per
nl&l1ent status employees are need-
IsSsly suffering bad case of Job
jkters, never quite sure that their
JOB is safe"
The feeling of insecurity lessons
efficiency, and in the long run the
Government takes a fiscal beating,
these officials contend. They place
a 1850 deadline on their proposal
because they believe that by then
the Government will be converted
to a permanent-status personnel
basis.
The plan is being studied with
great interest by high Federal off,
cials, but as yet they haven't COM
mitted themselves on it.
LEAVE 1T TO A WOMAN-A sec
retary at one of the agencies has
scored a notable victory over her
boss.
1t seems that the gal has the
habit of coming to work 10 minutes
late each morning. Finally the off,
cial called her on it. and told her
to get in on time "or else"
1T all evens up in the long rum"
she blithely replied. Il come in 10
INMATES late, but you always leave
10 minutes early at the end of the
day.
The genteel bit of blackmail did
the trick. Things are proceeding
as usual: She comes in 10 minutes
late every day, and her boss leaves
10 minutes early.
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NAVY DILEMMA-Navy Depart
ment officials reveal a very serious
problem that is not only facing
them, but the entire country as we'll.
Many of 'Navy's top civilian en-
ployes in the field of physics, chem
istry and engineering are quitting or
are threatening to quit their jobs.
They are engaged in the vital work
of atomic research and other mill
tary security activities.
These men have taken examina-
tions for permanent jobs, but the
Civil Service Commission has not set
up permanent job register list,
preferring to wait until 1t gets these
types Of professional jobs for 165
displaced career employees.
The Navy has no quarrel with
finding jobs for these 1855 workers.
But it points out that, while the
commission waits, there is great dam
ger that good many of Nays
$500 top scientific personnel in
volved will quit their jobs.
The reason is their feeling Of in
security. They are still classified as
war service employees and they are
uncertain as to whether they will
be retained. Meanwhile, some Of the
country's largest chemical and engi-
neering firms are making these men
generous offers.
Most of them would like to stay
in the Federal service-even at less
money-but they want to be Ger.
tain that they have a permanent
job. Navy says there are enough
jobs available to take care of all
of them as well as the 165 displaced
career employees, but they are urging
the commission to take immediate
action before it is too late.
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LOST-A guide at the Capitol was
overheard the other day admonish-
ing her sightseeing group.
Please keep your eyes on me and
follow me around the pillar to the
stairs leading to the DOME" she said
sternly. II lost 81 people the other
day ."
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GSI-The Senate Civil Service
Committees investigation staff is
still waiting for the General Ac-
counting Ofhce's report on the
financial condition of Government
Services, Inc, before making its
recommendation on GSI's future.
/; Incidentally, the possibility OF
Government employees paying high
er prices at GSI cafeterias depends