Evening star., 1949-06-19

Tore, IL the EA~
islation can clear the House Rules
Committee. II xouid appear TO
have better than . chance OF en-
aetment this year.
PAY-Any general pay legislation
this year. outside Of retroactive
pay increases for District govern
ment employees. appears 10 be out
of the question.
The top bracket pay measure
also faces tough going. although
the administration is expected 20
make another attempt before
Congress goes home TO win enact
ment of salary increases for the
Governments top ofhcials. Al
the moment. however. the bills
chances do not appear too good.
RETIREMENT -- Senator VIII
liams, Republican. OF Delaware,
appears to b. the key fgure in
yolving the bill TO grant survivor
ship annuity benefits TO retired
Federal employees. without the
employees having to take a 10 per
cent cut In their snnuities. II
Senator williams should with
draw his objection to the measure
when 1t comes up on the Senate
consent calendar. the legislation
probably can be enacted, Thus
far, however. Senator Williams
has blocked the measure.
There appears to be very little
chance for the bill to reduce the
present retirement age in Gov
ernment to IS after 30 years OF
service.
MISCELLANEOUS 1880 The So
called Little Wagner" bill for
Government employees, which
would compel Federal agencies to
deal on all personnel matters
with Government worker unions,
doesn't have q chance OF passage
this year. It's been quietly
shelved by the House Civil Serv-
Ice Committee and the Senate
Civil Service Committee won't
even consider the bill ut this
session.
The outlook seems fairly good
for the bill which would lessen
the present outright dismissal
penalty for violations OF the
Hatch Act. II the Civil Service |
Commission finds that the infrac- |
tions were minor ones. The bill
has already passed the House.
However. complications may arise |
due to the Senate Rules Commit |
tees amendment to the bill. giving |
nearby Federal employees In Mary |
land and Virginia the right TO
participate in local politics on q
partisan basis. But some COM
promise may be worked out.
FCC-The Federal Communica
tons Commission celebrates Its
18th anniversary today. Nearly
one tenth Of its present stan has
been with the agency since Its be-
ginning on June 10. 1884.
The original employees here who
still are on the job. many OF them
in key positions. are: Bureau of
the Secretary. Roger L. Baker,
Katherine Bancroft. Sara q. Bar
nitz. Jessie r. Blaine. Lawrence p
Dent, Lenah J. Ferro. Leila
Fowler, Frank Gentle. Catherine
Grady. L. l.. Hollingsworth. Mar
guerite Hubbard. LAvelle W.
Hughes. Annette Hutterly, Clara
M. Iehl, Joseph N. Jackson. Helen
A. Marston, william p. Massine
Leonora E. Miller. Paul II. Sheehy
Marguerite Van Dyke. Charles W.
Worthy.
Bureau Of Engineering. Olive
A. Cain. Edward w. Chaplin. Eliza
beth L. Childress. Lillian NJ. Con-
ley. Mary E. Corridor. Irene M.
Durgin. Julia jacobson. George L.
Jensen. Frank Kratokyil. William
N. Krebs, Carl w. Loeber. Howard
C. Looney. Ivan H. Loucks. Helen
L. J. Nikka. Stacy w. Norman.
LELAND QuAintance. John A. Russ.
George s. Turner. Edwin L. White.
Euna r. Wiley. John A. VIII
loughhy.
Field engineering and Monitor
ing Division. Adolph Anderson:
Bureau of Law, Tyler Berry. David
H. Deibier. Lester w. Spiilane;
Hearing Examiners. Fanney Lit
win: Bureau OF Accounting. Mary
T.. Lynch. Charles r. Makeia.
Glenn r. Murphy. Le Roy Schaa1.
r. Richard Stuart: Bureau Of Ad-
vx@fysfxfrntinn James H ballard