Evening star., 1952-02-04

minded Even the military budget
may feel the effect Of the pruning
knife. J..
the money bills win be adopIeo.
Backers Of the Jensen-Ferguson
rider. the Whitten amendment
and other amendments to trim
personnel, will seek to have them
continued.
"An attempt will be made to
nlace collectors Of internal rev.
|enue under the civil service merit
system. # it succeeds it may re-
silt in other Government JOBS.
now political patronage plums, pc
h ing converted into civil service
positions, notably postmasters ana
collectors of customs.
Legislation to increase Federal
annuities and to increase sur
vivorship insurance benefits Tor
employees and their families, pro-
viding Congress votes the neces-
sary funds to pay for the extra
benefits, has a $3.50 chance.
Overtime pay bill has good
prospects for enactment but not
until late in the session. :. Con-
gress will continue in session right
up to election time with q few
days of at Easter and recesses
for the Democratic and Republi-
can Conventions. Unemployment
compensation for laid-oh Govern
ment workers may squeeze
through but not without a battle. !"
NVESTIGATIVE WORKERS
Legislation has been sponsored by
Senator Humphrey, Democrat. Of
Minnesota, and Representative
Miller, Democrat. Of California. to
permit earlier retirement of
former investigative employees in
Government who now are en-
ployes in different branches of
Government.
| Present investigate employees
are PERMITTED earlier retirement
than other Federal employees. The
bills would credit former investi-
gative employees still in Govern
lment for one and a half years for
each year OF service toward re-
tirement purposes. No hearings
have yet been scheduled on the
bills. 4** .
PROBE-The special Senate
Civil Service Committee subcom-
mittee investigating personnel
!, conditions in the Government il
scheduled to issue its first report
|and recommendations some time
THIS week. The proposals for per-
sonnel reforms are expected to be
extensive. The investigative stat
is headed by Melvin Purvis, for.
lmer FBI official and now owner o.
several South Carolina radio
stations. -
TYPICAL-Commerce Secretary
Sawyer is extremely popular
among the departments employees
y. and a recent incident illustrates
his popularity:
The District Of Columbia Tuber-
cular Association mobile unit
came to the department last week
and employees lined up in q long
Queue for their examinations. Mr.
Sawyer arrived for his checkup
and the employees Immediately
moved to make room for him in
1.-THE queue. However, the Secretary
refused and stepped to the end OF
1.-THE line to await his turn. During
1.-THE considerable wait, Mr.. Sawyer
spent his time chatting with en-
lployes and discussing their prob
llems. y =
PUBLIC HOUSING-The new
board of directors Of the United
lStates Housing Federal Credit
Union, Public Housing Administra-
ltion, consists of Edward G. Will
liams, Evelyn NJ. Gliem. James A,
Rollins. Reynold c. Virgins, Perry
IPlummer. Victor LenSer and Her
bert L. Wooten. Those on the credit
|committee include Jeanne M. Mil
ller. Ernest Mcintosh, Edward W.
lSchneider, Phil Bubes and Mrs
|lAnna Engle. Supervisory commit
ltee members are David G. Austin