Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
U. 5. Enlp|oye
Turnover Seen
Hurting District
Effect on Business
Is Worse Than Cut'in
Jobs, Bonkers Hear
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JOOSy OoHNStS TtSOI
By Donald B. HodIey
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
w. Va, June liza high turn
over in Government personnel
which the Eisenhower admins
tration inherited from the pre-
ceding administration is hurt
ing Washington business more
than q reduction in total work
force, Chairman Philip Young
Of the Civil Service Commission
told the District Bankers AS
ISOLATION here today.
Addressing the, associations
seth annual convention at the
Greenbrier. Mr.. Young outlined
a broad program now being
pressed in Congress to stabilize
the Federal career service.
Sees No Economic Disaster. =
He also reviewed trade sta
tistics for the Washington
Metropolitan Area. and the DIS.
trict alone. Illustrating, he said
that ''the reduction in Govern
ment employment which the
people wanted and the admin
istration accomplished, did not
bring economic disaster upon
the Nations Capital and is not
going to-"
Emphasizing that the high
fob turnover in the Government
is nothing new. MIR. Young said,
"Federal employment in the
Washington area decreased by
about Is, 500 in 1858. Only H.
400 separations by reduction in
force were necessary to make
this cut; the remaining 1880
represents jobs left vacant by
destinations and other forms OF
separation and not fllled again.
Expressing o conviction that
declines appearing in some seq
ments Of the areas trade reflect
no more than the national pic
ture, Mr.. Young continued:
Figures for one recent week
show drop in retail trade in
the Washington area whic 4 Is
matched in Baltimore and Pl a.
delphia, almost equaled In Dallas
and exceeded IN Richmond. With
the possible exception of Phila-
delphia, these cities have no
significant Governments employee
population"
Lists Stabilizing Measures.
Among the measures described
by Mr.. Young which have been
taken or proposed by the admin-
istration to stabilize the Federal
career service were the following:
1. Schedule c, the new ex-
cepted job CATEGORY which set
the political area of appointment
clearly apart from the career
civil service.
2. The current legislative pro-
gram calling for Improvement OF
classified pay scales. an increase
in supergrade positions, longev-
ity salary-Step increases in the
higher grades, more equitable
overtime pay rates. unification
and extension of the Govern
ment's incentive awards pro-
gram, unemployment insurance
coverage for Federal employees,
a contributory low-cost group
life insurance plan, and repeal Of
the Written Amendment, which
has caused most appointments
and promotions since 1850 to be
made on a temporary or in
definite basis.
3. The new appointment SyS-
tenn proposed by the commission
to 60 into effect upon repeal OF
the Written Amendment.
4. Proposals to provide COM
bined civil service retirement and
old-age and survivors insurance
coverage for Federal employees.
as embodied in the recommends
ton of the committee on Retire
ment Policy for Federal Person.
mel.
Hear Other Speakers.
Another speaker at the second
business session was Richard l..
Hardness, Washington CORE
spondent for the National
Broadcasting Co.. who appraised
the foreign situation.
Francis E. Robey, vice presi-
dent of the Bank of Commerce
g. Savings and first vice pres
ident of the association this
year, presided at the session and
introduced two guests, Raymond
Gidney, controller Of the cur
rency, and Ivy Baker Priest.
Treasurer of the United States.
Eldridge Kendrick, who has
served as secretary Of the aSsoci-
alton since 1912. and Albert s,
Galley, who has just completed
his 40th year as treasurer, gave
their annual reports.
The association yesterday was
asked to sponsor an annual two
day institute at Georgetown Uni
versity to improve understand
ing between Washington area
bankers and Government regu-
latory agencies.
The proposal was announced
by Robert v. Fleming, president
of the Riggs National Bank. who
said it was outlined to him by
M. s. Szymczak, member Of the
board Of governors Of the Fed
eral Rasarue system