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as chairman. Ills CuIICllL pAdllo
apparently do not include con-
sidering the leave accumulation
ban rider together with his leave
legislation involving top political
officials.
However, several top Repub-
lican members of the group, to-
gether with some of the Demo-
Gratis on the committee. are pre-
pared to move that repeal of the
Thomas leave rider be made part
of Mr.. ReeS' bill. Whether Mr..
Rees will agree remains to be
seen. If he refuses, a committee
battle may be in the offing.
COMMISSION - Frederick j.
Lawton, the special assistant to
Budget Director Joseph Dodge,
is under consideration as the
Democratic member of the Civil
Service Commission.
Mr.. Lawton would be an excel
lent choice. AS longtime career
employe. he has distinguished
himself in Government. Serving
as director of the Budget Bureau
under President Truman after
many years as a careeriSt in the
agency, as well as other bureaus,
Mr.. LaWton was persuaded to
stay on by Mr.. Dodge, his Sue
cessor, as executive assistant be-
cause of his outstanding ability.
Meanwhile, the nomination OF
George M. Moore as associate
Republican civil service COM
missioner is expected to be an
nounced by the White House
within the next few days. The
new chairman, Philip Young, is
expected to take Office Monday
or Tuesday.
STRONG ASSURANCE-Fed-
eral employees are breathing q
little easier today, as a result
of President Eisenhower's strong
assurance that the large bulk of
Government workers need have
no fears regarding their jobs.
Told as his press conference
yesterday that Federal en-
ployes are jittery. the President
emphasized that he Is a strong
supporter of the civil service
system and that the vast ma
jority Of Government workers
haven't the slightest thing to
worry about. His sincerity was
apparent in the way that he
said it and the fact that he re-
peated 1t several times to lend
emphasis to the way he felt.
The President said the admins
tration is interested only in re-
moving from civil service those
jobs that are of a policy-making
nature.
GUN FACTORY-Meanwhile,
the result of the Defense De-
partment's 3 per cent civilian
personnel cut is being felt at the
Naval Gun Factory.
A total of 225 employees will
have to be dismissed in order to
meet the reduction quota. These
employes-all temporary-indefi-
nites-are semi-skilled ordnance
workers and ordnance operatives.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Henry
G. Nolda of the Veterans Ad-
ministration has been elected
president of Federal Employees
Union No. 2, National Federation
of Federal Employees. Others
chosen were Edward H. Holmes,
Bureau of Public Roads, and
Dayton S. Ward, Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration, vice pres
idents; Miss Paris F. Keener
who has retired from the Fed
eral Security Agency, secretary
treasurer, and Mrs. Vera M.
Sabin, Veterans Administration,
recorder. Jacob N. WasSer-
man, chief counsel of Interiors
Bureau of Land Management. is
resigning to practice law here.
Margaret w. Moran and
j. r. Lescault of the Naval Re
search Laboratory have received
superior accomplishment awards
for their outstanding perform
ance ratings. Brownie H
Allen has been elected president
of the District of Columbia
Chapter No. /. National Associa-
tion of Retired Civil Employees.
Others elected were Harry T.
Morningstar and Jennie K.
Johnson, vice presidents, and
Max Abel, secretary-treasurer
. Albert E. Fischer has be-
come the first employe of the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing to receive an outstanding
performance rating. Also at the
bureau, Robert E. La Hayne and
Martin A. Dyer received awards
for meritorious suggestions.
Mrs. Zilpha c. Franklin, director
of the Federal Security Agency's
Publications and Reports Divi-
sion, is leaving to take an execu-
tive job with the National Lead
Co. of Toledo, Ohio. Three
employees in Navy's Bureau Of
Supplies and Accounts have re-
ceived recognition for long and
outstanding service. They are
B. Stone Leizear, A. M. Resing
and I. H. Hullings. Also, Eliza
beth A. Doherty was cited for
submitting a beneficial sugges-
ton that resulted in greater
operating economy. Navy's
Bureau Of Ordnance has given
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