Evening star., 1952-05-07


ers later will be converted to per-
manent status, some members of
Congress say this defeats the pur-
pose of the apportionment rule.
Furthermore, they say. it gives un-
fair advantage to many residents
of the District and nearby Mary
land and Virginia who have got
ten Federal jobs here during the
last few years.
Commission officials say the ap-
portionment rule had to be sus-
pended to get the necessary people
to fill essential jobs here. With
the Nation generally experiencing
full employment, commission Off
cials doubt whether many people
throughout the country would
want to take Federal jobs in
Washington anyway. incidentally,
the apportionment rule never has
applied to Government jobs out
side of Washington.
X
EMERGENCY FUNDS Many
Federal agencies are rapidly run
ming out of money to meet their
payrolls between now and June 80
when the fiscal year ends.
Both the House and Senate have
approved their versions of the
third 1852 supplemental appropri-
ations bill to pay for the cost oi
last years Federal pay raise. How
ever, the measure now has gone
to House-Senate conference fol
the adjustment of differences be-
tween the two bills. And the con.
ferees show no particular hurry te
meet on the measure.
The result has Federal budget
officials chewing their nails. Con.
gressional, leaders, however, hole
out hope the conferees will NEE
within the next few days. Incl.
dentally, the. House has passed {
resolution authorizing Fedora
agencies to spend money for salary
purposes in case their funds rur
out before the third supplemental
bill becomes law. However, tn
Senate has not acted on the emer'
gency resolution.
| COMMERCE-Commerce Secre
tary Sawyer yesterday observed
his fourth anniversary as head o
the department. One of the mos
popular cabinet officers ever T.
head the department, Mr.. Sawye
was presented by his staff will
a large cake with four lightet
candles.
, **
' Observation-Disclosures, Clar
ence Osthagen, Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce for manage
ment and one of the Government
most able career officials, has an
nounced a reorganization of tn
departments administrative an
management functions.
Under the reorganization, Com
. merce's administrative and man
agement officials will work NOR
; closely with the various bureaus
/ such as Census, National Burea,
of Standards, Patent Office an
the rest. There will be closer CO
, operation and unanimity in tn
: personnel and management policie
of the department and it's var
ious bureaus.
Also announced were the fol
lowing appointments as director
of Commences key functions
Oliver Short, personnel manage
ment; Francis Cawley, budget an
management; Gerald Ryan, facili
ties operation and management
William Shaw, program planning
Donald Burgess, publications man
agement; Carlton Hayward. de
'|partmental field service, and EN-
met Lancaster. adviser on Negr
: affairs.
d. TIE new reorganization also |
expected to delegate further au
thority to these officials to dea.
in more direct fashion, with tn
numerous activities of the depart
ment. It's also expected to ALLOW
, more time for work on program
, planning.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Presi
, dent Truman will be the speake
! when the Agriculture Department
, holds it's annual employees homo
awards ceremony at 10:30 am
May Is. in the Sylvan Theate
on the Washington Monumen
Grounds During the sam
ceremonies, William Henry Hi
!, of the Navy Department an
/ Charles B. Stauffacher Of tn
r Budget Bureau, now on loan
S the Office of Defense Mobiliza
ton, will receive their awards
;, winners of the William A. jun
= Memorial Award. Named in hone
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