Evening star., 1949-05-11

the recurring rumorS that have
cropped up during the past year
regarding her resignation.
But now top Federal officials
say they are convinced Miss Per
kins finally will leave this sum-
mer 10 accept job as president
OF one OF the larger wouenS COL
leges. One factor entering the
picture IS the fact that Miss
Perkins. who Is former Secretary
Of Labor, has recently completed
her Is years Of Government serv-
ice. making her eligible for full
retirement benefits.
Meanwhile. Government otil-
cials who attended the recent Civil
Service Assembly meeting IN At
lantic City say Anthony Parshiey
OF the Rhode Island Civil Service
Commission announced he was a
candidate for one OF the vacan-
cies. He Is q canon OF the Eplsco-
pal Church and has the inoorse-
ment OF Democratic National
Chairman Senator McGrath. Dr.,
Parshley told them that he was
not so much interested in the
Craftsmanship OF the commission
as in one OF the associate commis-
sionerships, If 1t should become
available.
APPROVED-As predicted here
last Friday. the House yesterday
speedily approved the bill 10 In
crease the present So day travel
rate for Federal employees whose
duties take them out OF town to
50 a day. Gasoline mileage allow
ance for those who Use automo-
bileS In their travels vas also in
creased from 5 to Z cents. The
measure now goes TO the Senate.
TOP PAY-President Truman
once again has appealed 10 Con-
greSs to take action right away
on the measure to increase the
salaries of the Governments top
executives. However. indications
are that the top-bracket measure
won't be considered until the re-
classification pay measure for the
rest Of the Government employees
is acted on by the House and Sen
ate Civil Service Committees.
PLEA-The AFL Government
Employees Council has sent tele-
gram TO President Truman strong
ly urging him to sign the stop-gap
pay resolution that contains the
money TO pay the thousands OF
Federal employees here.
Mr.. Truman has not signed the
measure sent TO him by Congress
last Friday, and administration
officials say he is considering We
toing the measure. which contains
salary items for IS Federal agencies
through June 80. Mr.. Truman Is
hostile to the resolution because
it bars pay for Reclamation Dr.
rector Michael Straus and Rich
ard L. Boke. regional reclamation
director at Sacramento. Calf.
The President is said to feel that
Congress should act on the entire
deficiency bill. including the re-
moval OF the ban against Mr..
Straus and Mr.. Boke.
Today's telegram TO President
Truman was signed by Thomas G..
Walters, the operations director Of
the AFL Government Employees
Council. Mr.. Walters declared
that many Federal employees and
their families were In immediate
need" of their salaries and pointed
out that other Government work.
ers have had to borrow money at
interest rates In order to get
along. In addition. injury COM
pensation benefits TO injured Fed
eral employees are also being held
up.
LEGION-The American Legion
has come to the defense OF the
Civil Service Commission in urg-
ing that the Senate restore the
50 SOC. 900 cut made by the House
In the commission 1850 budget
estimates
The Legion's National Executive
Committee declared that such q
cut would drastically weaken the
civil service merit system and
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