Evening star., 1952-09-08
.Treasury0fficer
Revenue Bureau
Foley Is Speaker
As a Officials Are
Sworn in New Jobs
BY q stoff Correspondent. Of The stor


BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. g.
Jndersecretary of the Treasury
Edward H. Foley today declared
he reorganization of the Internal
revenue Bureau now underway
will assure greater efficiency and
,qultable administration of the
AK laws.
Mr.. Foley spoke at ceremonies
leld in the War Memorial Build
ng here at which four top tax
,fficialS were sworn into new jobs.
The revenue service in the
States of Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia and the District has
been reorganized in another step
n the modernization of the In
;ernal Revenue Bureau. It is the
,hird district in which reorgani-
zation has become effective so far.
Headquarters Reorganized.
Chicago and New York City
have been revamped. Several
weeks ago the headquarters of the
Internal Revenue Bureau in
Washington was reorganized.
Sworn in at the ceremony today
were:
WILDER A. Callahan of WASH
ington, to the top position of dis
trict commissioner of internal
revenue, Baltimore. He will su-
pervise all bureau activities in
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and the District.
L. Alfred Chamberlin, to the
position of director of internal
revenue for Maryland and the
District.
Hoke Murray, director of in
ternal revenue for Virginia.
Fred Miller, to acting director
Of internal revenue for West Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Callahan has had more
than 80 years experience in Fed.
eral tax administration. Mr.. MUIR
ray has been internal revenue
agent in charge at Richmond
since 1945. Mr.. Miller has held
similar post at Huntington, w.
Va, since 1943. Mr.. Chamberlin
has been serving as chief inspec-
tor in the Baltimore Office.
Rebuilt As Career Service.
In discussing the reorganiza-
ton, Mr.. Foley declared:
"The reorganized revenue serv.
ice will be career service from
top to bottom and one which will
reward ability, integrity and de.
votion to duty.
only the commissioner Of in
terral revenue himself remains
an appointee of the President, by
and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate. Civil Service rules
have governed the selection of the
men who are being sworn in here
today and those previously sworn
in at Chicago and New York and
at the headquarters of the bureau
in Washington.
by making merit the sole basis
for the selection of revenue service
personnel, the Nation has been
assured greater efficiency, high in
tegrity and fair and equitable ad.
ministration of the tax laws.
"Mr. Callahan, who is taking
charge here today has a new lob.
one which did not exist before.
He will have responsibility for
supervising the three directors Of
internal revenue whose offices
will be located in Baltimore, Rich
mond and Parkersburg. He will
report directly to the commis-
sioner of internal revenue in
1T is with the directors Of in
ternal revenue-who are the men
replacing the Collectors of In
;ernal Revenue-that the taxpayer
will do practically all of his
business"
In Wake Of Tax Scandals.
The reorganization came at the
suggestion of President Truman
and at the command of Congress
after tax scandals rocked the
Nation.
Mr.. Foley commented:
1T Is regrettably true that in
'he very busy days of World War
q some of those placed in posi-
ions Of responsibility have not
answered up to the demands upon
hem"
He pointed out that another
part of the reorganization was
she creation of an independent
inspection service, under an as
Sistant commissioner. This sec
lion will carry out a day-by-day
check on employe conduct and
Ill Of the other operations of the
Revenue Bureau, he added.
Great Step Forward.
Mr.. Foley said the ceremony
Today was another great stride in
the modernization of the 90-year.
Did revenue service.
"This job Of undermining the
revenue service has been a big
lob" Mr.. Foley said. 1T has been
made possible by, the efforts of the
men and women who work for the
revenue service both at the top in
washington and at the grass roots
n all the Offices of the revenue
service throughout the land"
He said many of the suggestions
or improving the tax-collecting
'ystem came from the employees
themselves. He said some $4,000
deas were suggested by employees
md Of that number more than
1000 were adopted.