Evening star., 1948-01-04

away, rather than ada TO, FeQera
workers benefits.
There is some talk of reducing
annual leave privileges, as well a
increasing the Federal ,40-hour worl
week. But, in all likelihood, Con
gress won't 60 along with thes
measures. So Government worker
shouldn't worry too much on thi
score.
SEND us ONE, TOO-The Civi
Service Commission has received
some strange letters throughout tn,
years, but it nominates the one it go
last week as the weirdest Of them all
A Mississippian wrote:
Please send me a divining rot
so that I can find out where m,
dead brother buried his money. Ais,
I want to use the rod to locate {
lead mine in my neck of the woods.
Commission officials are mystifiee
why he should choose the commits,
sion, of all places, to send him tn.
mystical rod. Come to think of it
commission officials say, they might
have use for such rod themSelve!
to find out how much money they
are going to get from Congress!
this year!
RETIRED EMPLOYEES HOME
A home for retired Government EN-.
ployes here is being discussed BY
the National Association of Retired
Civil Employees.
The association, which has 15,00(
members in Washington, has ap-
pointed a committee to test mem
bership on the plan, and also te
determine the cost of such build
ing.
Association officials feel that il
the initial building cost problem car
be surmounted, such a home coulo
be operated on sound financial
basis.
Those residing in the home coulC
pay their expenses out of their Fed
eral annuities, which would be in.
creased, incidentally, under the
LANCER Chavez-Stevenson bill That
at least, Is the plan now under con-
sideration.
Association officers say the plan
should appeal especially to- elderly
widows and widowers who sare now
living alone and having a hard time
making expenses meet. However
all members who wished to reside
in the home would be eligible.
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The White
House is, reported none too pleased
with Federal Communications Com
missioner Clifford J. Durr's attack
on the Presidents loyalty program
the other day. Mr.. Durr charged
that the program was apt to END
in disastrous" failure, declaring
that the loyalty investigation Set
out to fight Communism 'by en-
ploying the very methods we abho1
most in Communism" Take
heed, all you Federal workers who
own automobile trailers. The Con
troller General has just ruled that
a trailer is not ''household' effect
and therefore cannot be moved at
Qpkrnmept expense &Iefi the EN-
lrid1e is transferred from one city
toTxnother The AFL american
Federation of Governments Employees
announces it will commemorate Civil
Service Week, January II to IT,
with a series of radio programs
|sl9 l9essing the theme that only
Eulhonism can make THE merit system
Effective AFGE declares that
only organization among Govern
ment employees can bring about i'm
provements in Federal working con-
ditions' that will attract and retain
top flight people in Government
Civil Service Week marks the 65th
anniversary of the signing of the
National Civil Service Act The
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes has just announced its yearly
award to the member who accomp-
lished the most valuable" work fol
the union. The winner Is Miss
Gertrude Coyle, employed in the
finance division Of the War Depart
ment. \