Evening star., 1953-04-13

three in charge of the csc. All
three men are former Govern
ment career employees. each with
a high regard for Federal
workers and a sympathetic un-
derstanding of their problems.
They also know the Short
comings of the present civil
service system and can be ex-
pected to take steps to improve
it so that both the public and
Federal employees will benefit
from the changes.
The non-partisan National
Civil Service League predicts the
new three-man commission will
be the greatest one in history"
And the AFL American Fedora
ton of Government Employees
declares that "the commission
will be one of the strongest
agencies in Government. It's
days as a secondary Govern
ment agency are over. The Pres
ident and Chairmen Carlson and
Rees of the Senate and House
Civil Service Committees are to
be congratulated for the selec-
ton of such able people to head
the commission"
UPWARD CLIMB - George
Moore, incidentally, was good
naturedly discussing the Gov
ernment backgrounds of himself
and his two colleagues.
I'VE really are career en-
ployeS," declared Mr.. Moore.
Fred Lawton and I started in
the Government as messengers
and Phil Young started as
clerk. 1 guess none of us ever
dreamed we'd eventually wind
up as civil service commission
ers."
BROKEN PRECEDENT-The
three-man commission marks the
first time since 1919 that
woman has not served on the
csc. After World War I and
the gradual increase in the num-
Der of Federal women employees,
it was more or less assumed that
they should have a member of
their own sex on the commission.
However, the new administration
felt that the three best people
available for the jobs should be
selected, regardless of their sex.
NO SAVVY-Republicans on
Capitol Hill are continuing to
grippe about the White Houses
lack Of political savvy concern
ing top Government job appoint
AS an illustration, they cite
the case the other day where a
top White House aide on pa
tronage matters told the Asso-
ciated Press that former Sena-
tor Cain, Republican, of Wash
ington. was being considered for
the then untitled vacancy on the
Civil Service Commission. This
was before Mr.. Lawton was ap-
pointed.
It's pointed out that under the
law the vacancy could only have
been filled by a Democrat, since
the minority party is entitled to
one of the three places on the
commission. Thus. former Sen
ator Cain couldn't have gotten
the job even if President Eisen-
hover had wanted to give it to
him. The fact that the White
Houses political patronage aide
did not even know this is cited
to support the charge that closer
liaison is needed between Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Capitol
Hill on patronage matters.
NFFE - Gertrude McNally.
secretary treasurer of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal
Employees and the grand old
lady" of the Federal employe
union movement, will be hon.
ored by the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing local No. los,
NFFE. at a dinner at 7:3O pm.
tomorrow in the Willard Hotel.
The occasion will be the start
of Miss McNally's 45th year as
secretary of the local.
Miss McNally is among the
small band of persons who have
done so much to improve the
Federal service and the condi-
tions of those who work for it.
May she serve another IS years
on behalf of the NFFE and Fed
eral employees.
\
CAPITAL ROUNDUP PRO
duction Standards and Incen-
tive Pay in the Federal Service"
will be discussed by the Society
for Personnel Administration at
7:30 pm. tomorrow in the
Auditorium. Participat-
ing will be A. H. Aronson, Sal
ary Sterilization Board; Leon
Clifford, Census Bureau; Fran
els x. Mccarthy, Bureau of En-
and Printing; and Eliza
beth Mulholland, Bureau of Old
Age and Survivors Insurance.
. The Social Security Ad-
ministration announces an exam
for social insurance research
analysts. $4,2o5 to S7,040 a year.
Apply to Executive Secretary,
Board of Civil Service Examin-
ers. Social Security Administra-
tion. 109 Market Place, Balti-
more 2. Md. Three Public
Housing Administration en-
ployes have received meritorious