Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23


atoms Committee has approved
legislation providing $13-a-day
maximum travel allowance for
Federal workers. House approval
is expected soon.
UNIFORM ALLOWANCES -
President Eisenhower has signed
into law the years first Govern.
ment employe bill of any con-
sequence.
The measure would provide
uniform allowances Of up to 500
a year for an additional $4,000
Government workers who wear
such garb. Last years Fringe
Benefit Act gave the 500 uni
form allowances to Federal
Workers who were required to
wear uniforms as a result of pre-
vious laws or regulations. The
measure signed by President Eli
senhower last week would extend
these benefits to employees who
wear their uniforms as q result
Of oral instructions or no specifi-
cally defined regulation.
FRIENDS-A number of House
members proved to be strong
friends Of Government workers
in the successful fight to approve
a provision in the 1856 Defense
Department bill that bars the
department from contracting
work in private industry tradi-
tionally performed by Govern
ment workers unless Congress
gives its approval.
The provision is intended to
stop the dismissals of thousands
Of Government workers which
has resulted from the admins
tration's policy of transferring
Federal functions to private in
dustry.
Among those leading the fight
for the provision were Repre-
sentatives Skies of Florida,
Hardy Of Virginia. Rivers OF
South Carolina. ONeill and Be-
land of Massachusetts,. Demo-
Gratis; and Wolverton Of New
Jersey and Rogers Of Massa-
chusetts. Republicans.
The three Washington area
Representatives also supported
the provision and voted for 1t.
They are Representatives Broy-
hill. of Virginia and Hyde Of
Maryland. Republicans: and
Landlord, Democrat. of Mary
land. ...
The successful House fight
showed that Government work.
ers have friends on both sides
Of the aisle.
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STORY-A recently appointed
postmaster in a large city had
freshly painted on his Office door:
Postmaster" and underneath it,
Private. When his small grand
daughter came to visit his Office
he proudly asked her what she
thought OF her grandpa becom-
ing a postmaster. well" she said
disappointedly. Il thought you
were going to be Postmaster
General. not a plain old Post
master Private"
LABOR DEPT. -- Secretary of
Labor Mitchell practices what he
breaches about giving older work.
ers employment opportunities.
Recently, Mr.. Mitchell waived the
compulsory 70-year age retire.
ment provision in the case Of
Miss Louise MCGUIRE, the de-
partment's highly respected spe-
cialist on handicapped worker
problems. Mr.. Mitchell felt the
department could i'll afford to
lose her services and so Miss Nc
CURE will continue on the job.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Martin
Packman of Editorial Research
Reports has done an excellent
job in a special report, Gov
eminent Jobs" which details the
pressures that the Civil Service
system has been undergoing the
past few years. Mr. Packman
gives both sides of the argument
regarding opening up more Fed
eral Jobs to patronage. as well as
detailing the proposals Of the
Hoover Commission and other
groups for improving the merit
system. Twenty-year-service
awards were presented to the
following employees Of Region III.
Department Of Health. Education
and Welfare: Kent F Bradbury,
Daniel A. Dollarhide. Maurice D.
Dewberry. Martha Foster. Clara
q Kirkman. Douglas w Reid