Evening star., 1948-05-26

here who work in the Government
Printing Office and the Bureau OF
Printing and Engraving.
The chief reason for the expected
Senate rejection of the rider is the
feeling that it goes beyond the
intent of the ft-Hartley Act,
which requires union officials to sign
non Communist affldavits only II
they want to avail themselves OF
the services of the National Labor
Relations Board.
Senate rejection of the rider would
not necessarily kill 1t. The situa-
ton would have to be threshed out
in House Senate conference on the
various appropriation measures.
STATE-The Civil Service Com
mission has given the State De-
partment permission to hire outside
civil service regulations until 1850
in a number of important jobs.
Included in the commission
order are political, economic, flnan-
cial and other technical and pro-
fessional positions mot including
international position9 at the
salary level of s4,149 and above.
The commissions order said per-
sons hired under this authority must
have specialized foreign relations
knowledge, training or experience
with respect to particular 1orelgn
area, foreign language, or foreign
affairs problem"
ATOMIC ENERGY-Dr. James H.
Jensen has been appointed chief OF
the Atomic Energy Commission S
biology section, division OF biology
and medicine.
DR.. Jensen comes to his new JOB
from the North Carolina State COL
lege, whire he was head OF It's Sec
ton Of plant pathology.
AFGE-There is some support de-
veioping within the AFL American
Federation of Government employees
for Mrs. Berniece B. Hef1ner TO De
its next president.
Mrs Heffner, who is the Ages
secretary-treasurer, assumed the
acting presidency last week when
James B. Burns resigned the JOB.
Now there is a move afoot within
the union to support Mrs. Hef1ner
for a full two-year term as presl-
dent when the AFGE holds its con-
yention in Philadelphia In late
August. ~,
Meanwhile, supporters Of Mr..
Burns are mapping plans to regain
the presidency for him at the con-
yention. 1t looks as If there Will
be a rip-snorting fight at the con-
vention, with number OF candi-
dates fighting for the top job.
FFFICIENCY-Ou recent item
that a spot-check made OF several
Federal agencies indicated the ma
iority of employees were satisfied with
their efficiency ratings has brought
us quite a bit of mail saying the
survey was ell wet.
OF course, IT should be remem-
bered that the spot check was mace
in only a few bureaus and that addi-
tional sampling in other agencies
might bring a different result.
Typical of the letters received is
this one, which we quote in part:
1T must have been a very Selec-
tive spot-check If the results In
dicate that the majority Of employees
are we'll satisfied with the Federal
efficiency rating system. Most OF
the rank and file employees are intel
ligent enough to realize that the
existing preponderance of incom-
petent, indolent supervisors use the
efficiency rating to reward their
favorite employees and to penalize
those who are not their personal
friends"
How about it, all you Government
employees? Do you think your present
adjective rating system should be
changed?
Send me a post card at The Star
telling me how you feel about 1t.
Well tally the cards up and publish
the results in a week or so. And
don't worry about signing your